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From 2000 to 2010, River Selby was a wildland firefighter whose given name was Anastasia. This is a memoir of that time in their life—of Ana, the struggles she encountered, and the contours of what it meant to be female-bodied in a male-dominated profession. Hotshot is a work of intimacy and authority, nimbly merging a personal journey of reinvention and self-acceptance with expert insight into the textured history of ecological systems and Indigenous land tending.

Her music was defiance. His critique was a prelude to ruin. Lena Hanson, a violinist with a raw, unconventional talent, challenges the rigid traditions of her elite conservatory. Her work is everything Marcus Valerius, the institution’s golden boy and self-appointed guardian of classical purity, despises. His devastating public critiques are just the beginning. Privately, Marcus’s contempt twists into a dark, possessive fascination with Lena's untamed fire. His lessons become cruel, intimate torments, pushing her to the brink of shame and an unwanted, terrifying arousal. Caught in his ...

These twelve mindset shifts are exactly what you need to focus on to make the law of attraction work for you.

His courage covered his brother's fear. His sacrifices atoned for the peoples sin. His voice carried the words of God. Moses parted the red sea. But in his shadow stood a man who symbolizes forever our great High Priest: Aaron.

If you want to study Paganism in more detail, this book is the place to start. Based on a course in Paganism that the authors have taught for more than a decade, it is full of exercises, meditations, and discussion questions for group or individual study. This book presents the basic fundamentals of Paganism. It explores what Pagans are like; how the Pagan sacred year is arranged; what Pagans do in ritual; what magick is; and what Pagans believe about God, worship, human nature, and ethics.

Professionally, Dr. Alec Johnson has almost reached his goals. As this year's recipient of a humanitarian award with his ex, Dr. Tyler Hall, Alec's work with the homeless is about to be recognized. Unfortunately, his personal life sucks because now he has to attend several events alongside Tyler - with his ex's new boyfriend in tow. In an attempt to lift his mood and break out of his rut, Alec purchases a motorcycle he has no idea how to start.

In the hallowed halls of Atheria, their rivalry was a weapon, their passion a war. Evelyn Reed is a brilliant scholarship student fighting for her place at elite Atheria University. Damien Steele is the arrogant, dark-haired campus king who seems determined to make her life hell. His cruel taunts and intellectual sparring are designed to break her, but Evelyn pushes back with a resilience that infuriates and unexpectedly captivates him. As Evelyn’s groundbreaking research threatens a powerful and predatory professor, she finds herself in treacherous waters. Damien, with his own ...

In the gallery of desire, his obsession was her most dangerous masterpiece. Haunted sculptor Lyra Ashton seeks anonymity at the elite Veridian Institute, only to be targeted by Jasper Flint, Veridian’s arrogant art king. His cruel critiques and insidious sabotage are meant to break her, but Lyra’s raw talent and fierce defiance ignite an unexpected, dangerous obsession in him. Behind Veridian’s glittering facade, a corrupt benefactor pulls strings, seeking to control and commodify art, pushing Jasper and Lyra into a volatile alliance. Their battle for artistic survival and integrity ...

Este es el primero de dos libros en una saga que explora las complicadas relaciones entre madres e hijas a través de cuatro generaciones. A finales del siglo XIX, la impetuosa Marta deja Suiza decidida a encontrar la vida bajo sus propios términos. Su educador viaje la lleva a través de Europa y Canadá, y finalmente la carga con la compañía de hijos y un esposo en el valle central de California.

In the hallowed halls of justice their blood feud ignited a bully romance too dangerous to deny. Seraphina Rousseau arrives at Northwood Law determined to escape her family’s corrupt legacy, but her hopes for a fresh start are instantly shattered by Dante Moretti. He is the scion of her family’s bitterest rivals and a campus bully intent on making her pay for the sins of her ancestors. Dante’s meticulously cruel campaign to isolate and destroy Seraphina academically and socially is relentless. Yet, her fiery spirit and sharp intellect refuse to break, sparking an unwelcome fascination...

Welcome to the River City Calvary Chapel Podcast — a place where faith meets everyday life. Each week, you’ll hear biblical, Spirit-led teaching from our services in Sacramento, CA. Whether you’re new to the Bible or a longtime believer, you’re invited to grow with us.

I rejected her once, but now I’m ready to claim what’s always been mine.Abigail belongs to me. The world believes I’m dead, but nobody can get rid of me that easily. I’ve been hiding in the shadows, and now I’m ready to take back the female who turned my world upside down. Since I’ve been gone, a gargoyle shifter who I once trusted has taken over my territory. Now, he rules my land with fear and corruption. Abigail is fighting by his side, and I can’t take it any longer. To make matters worse, a hidden enemy lies in wait, but my mate refuses to listen to my warnings. I’m a ...

The Garde values four ideals: The Truth we twist. The Beauty we flaunt. The Freedom we grant. The Power we take. I believed their lies until Lacey O'Shea. She's the only daughter of the Garde's leading family, and she was meant to be mine. Her father stole her from me to sell to another. So I stole her back. But there's more to the conspiracy that kept us apart, and we have to keep our relationship secret from her former fiancé, the Baron, to find the truth. He wants to lock her away, but she's a bird desperate to flee her gilded cage.

Garnering three RITAs and a Christy Award, Francine Rivers is acclaimed for classics like Atonement Child. Set in the 1850s Smoky Mountains, this Gold Medallion-winner tells the gripping tale of a girl who's desperate to remove the guilt of her sister's death and anxious to absolve her departed grandmother of sins. While seeking the elusive Sin Eater, she uncovers a hideous secret and finds the truth.

The growing buzz of aircraft engines disturbed the Japanese military construction personnel hauling equipment ashore on the beige coral sand of Tulagi Island at 8:20 AM on May 4, 1942. Offshore, the large IJN (Imperial Japanese Navy) minelayer Okinoshima, flagship of Admiral Shima Kiyohide, lay at anchor, along with two destroyers, Kikuzuki and Yutsuki, and transport ships. Six Japanese Mitsubishi F1M2 floatplanes also rested on the gentle, deep blue swell, marking Tulagi's future as an IJN floatplane base.

Since the early days of human warfare, which may date back to the Stone Age, combatants have sought to gain an advantage through the acquisition of secret information. With the growth of technology, a parallel advantage was sought through the application of numerous types of torture. In the 19th century, the concept of manipulation was added to military tactics, an attempt to influence the minds of assassins, double agents, and world leaders alike to act against their natures.

The Boy Scouts: The History and Legacy of the World's Most Popular Youth Organization chronicles the history of the organization, and how it came to be so famous.

The history of East Germany was closely intertwined with the development of its security services, specifically the Stasi. In an era of totalitarian countries dominated by repressive state agencies, the Stasi stood out for its size and the sheer breadth and depth of its surveillance. The Stasi: The History and Legacy of East Germany’s Secret Police Agency examines the history of one of the most notorious agencies in history. You will learn about the Stasi like never before.

My desires have always stopped at vengeance. She's made me want more. My vendetta will destroy everything in my path, and I won't risk bringing her into my world. I never suspected she'd snake her way in on her own. I craved a bite of her sugar and spice, but my little vipera is fangs and venom. Now, all I want is to be bitten.

Unveiled is the story of Tamar, one of the women in the lineage of Jesus. Francine brings the story to life in her trademark style, showing the grace of God in the life of Tamar and her father-in-law, Judah.

Unveiled is the first in the Lineage of Grace series of five novellas covering the stories of Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary.