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The staff of St Margaret's Primary School are hanging by a thread. There's serious litigation pending, the school is due for registration and a powerful parent named Janet Bellevue has a lot to say about everything. As teachers they're trying to remain professional, as people they're fast unraveling. There's Tyson: first year out of Uni and nervous as hell, Derek the Assistant Principal who's dropped the ball on administration, Bev from the office who's confronting a serious diagnosis and Sally-Ann who's desperate for a child of her own. Thank goodness for kids like Lionel Merrick.

Mack: Bryce "Mack" McNamara has been caught in a pity party for one ever since his wife cheated on him, causing their nine-year marriage to end in divorce. He wants to move on but can't seem to figure out how to. That is, until Victoria Masters waltzes into Ladder 171 as the company's newest member.

In this book, you'll end negativity with hundreds of affirmations organized into the morning and night. Plus, hundreds of powerful quotes from amazing women. By listening to these affirmations, you'll reprogram your subconscious mind with powerful positive thoughts that will automatically move you toward your goals.

Embrace the full spectrum of LGBTQ+ family life with the LGBTQ+ Empowerment Trilogy, a collection designed to support and uplift LGBTQ+ individuals and families at every stage. This essential trilogy combines three guides, offering practical strategies, inspiring stories, and expert advice.

From the author of The Rope Walk, the story of a woman's life in its twilight, as she looks back on both a harrowing childhood and the unaccountable love and happiness that emerged from it. As the novel opens we see the Derry School in all its glorious New England fall colors and witness the loosening of the aging Peter's grasp - he will soon have to retire, and Ruth is wondering what they will do in their old age, separated from the school into which they have poured everything, including their savings.

A world devastated by a Great War, a large part of it, turned into an irradiated wasteland, but also breaking open the sky into a northern lights kaleidoscope that brought a system, abilities, stages of power and oh yes, demons. It was called the Dream. It also brought an advancement that melded magic and tech and the Lanterns, a trained force to keep the demons in check....

The explosive conclusion of the Toucan Trilogy. As Colony East scientists coldly implement their vision of a utopian society, Abby goes on a desperate journey to find her brother and sister, and save the lives of millions.

Everyone dies famous in a country town, but glamorous Vanessa Walton was a shining star. A celebrity since a television commercial when she was a child, Vanessa is back on the front page for all the wrong reasons; after a terrible storm she has been found dead at the bottom of her stairs. At first her death seems to be a simple accident, but anonymous letters are discovered that suggest otherwise–and when 16-year-old Jasmine Landridge claims it is murder, she suddenly disappears. As the police begin to investigate, secrets are exposed and friendships unravel.

This Shifter CEO just met his match. But will he be able to make her his? When the full moon comes, will this Billionaire Shifter Alpha be able to resist his true mate? Will these two shifters be able to see how lucky they are to have each other? Or will he have pushed her too far away.

When I was fifteen, I saw something that no one could explain. I saw a man change into a wolf. Everyone thought I was drunk or looking for attention but I knew what I saw. Now I'm going to prove it to the world.

Nine Bodies in a Puddle is a collection of nine interconnected short stories that follow nine characters who discover a body of water. When they step into the water, they switch places with their reflection. The stories slowly traverse from a fairy-tale/fantasy style toward the realm of horror.

For her first forty years, Jo Haldeman’s life followed a conventional path. While her husband, Bob, built his career in advertising, Jo comfortably settled into her role as mother of four, housewife, and community volunteer. In 1968, Jo’s world changed dramatically. Richard Nixon was elected President of the United States, and Bob was offered the job of a lifetime—White House Chief of Staff.

Embark on a journey of healing and empowerment as you recover from past traumas and start creating a more peaceful and fulfilling life. This must-have guide is filled with simple, enjoyable, and effective tools that will help you break free from the chains of narcissistic parenting and help unleash the best version of yourself!

The practice of meditating has been around for many centuries. Where other exercise forms and fads have come and gone, meditation continues to stand the test of time, proving again and again how practicing it regularly provides numerous mental and physical benefits. Many of us, though, struggle to find the type of meditation that best suits our needs and lifestyle and don't even know where to begin. That is, until now.

Birk and Heath have always been inseparable. Then Ivy moves to town. Now they’ve got bigger problems than graduating and finding their place in the pack. They need to figure out how to tell Ivy about shifters and wait until she comes of age so that they can see if she’s the fated mate to either of them. When Ivy and Heath go hiking one day and she falls and hurts herself, badly, he has a decision to make. Hope that she can survive the trip back to town, or bite her, forcing a mating but saving her life in the process.

This is the story of the final 24 hours of the life Mary, Queen of Scots. From the news that after 19 years in prison she would be finally going to her death, to the final moments of drama on the scaffold at Fotheringhay. The story is told in a dramatic minute by minute countdown which ends with the botched blows of the executioner.

Sadie Carson is an expert on unfinished business. Five years after the derailment of her dreams she's just barely existing, using her job as a hospice nurse to give others the one thing she can't seem to find-closure. So when her elderly neighbor Charlie, a brilliant conspiracy nut known for harassing the FBI, is murdered, Sadie suspects Charlie might've been onto something and intends to make sure someone solves the mystery of her friend's death, even if it's her.

If you have lost or left your job, this brief self-help guide will assist you in recovering yourself and your faculties. Only after you acknowledge your emotions, reset your mind, and train your body, you will be able to identify and find a befitting occupation. The book will guide you through these steps of recovery and healing by adopting the Stoic virtues of wisdom, courage, justice, and temperance.

Dick was a Master who came here to enlighten and challenge us to become our authentic selves. An amazing artist, Hypnotherapist, lecturer and writer, he left behind hundreds of columns and articles he wrote over the years. Wanting to carry out his wishes, his wife, Roberta, organized his most important articles into the years in which he wrote them. This is the first time they have been published in a book.

Brooke has been forced to grow up and take care of her ten year old sister all at once during her senior year of high school. With her drug addict mother mostly out of the picture, keeping a roof over her and her sister is more than a challenge. Without any money or food, she resorts to stealing at the farmers' market.