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Have you ever struggled to find the right words, misread someone’s intentions, or felt misunderstood? Talk Smarter, Live Better bridges the gap between what you say and others hear, helping you connect more deeply at home, work, and in everyday life. With 55 chapters filled with practical scenarios featuring constructive and unproductive communication. This book provides actionable tools and strategies to help you: ✔ Speak with confidence, clarity, and compassion in any situation ✔ Build trust and resolve conflicts with ease ✔ Adapt your communication style to different people and ...

When Dana Simmons was ten years old, her mother disappeared. Twenty years later, with a successful modeling career, Dana faces another loss after her father dies of lung cancer. She soon discovers her mother might still be alive and harbors a secret that could endanger Dana. As she searches for answers, Dana rallies through a deadly chase which lands her in the Witness Protection Program. Although the program promises to protect her, they strip away her career, her home, and her identity hoping she would never look back. Determined to find closure, Dana is left with a choice that could ...

Barbara Walker has spent her life putting others first—devoting herself to her family, her home, and the life she built in Naples, Florida. But after losing her husband and watching her children grow up and go their own way, she’s left with an empty nest and a heart full of forgotten dreams. Now, at fifty, Barbara is determined to start anew, so she makes a bold move—leasing her suburban home and leaving behind the comfort of her past for the fast-paced streets of New York City. As she reconnects with Elsa, an old friend who owns a publishing house in Manhattan, Barbara is presented ...

Four ruthless criminals on Death Row are chosen to participate in a three-month groundbreaking clinical trial facilitated by Dr. Alicia Sharp, utilizing cutting-edge Psychological Rehabilitation through Virtual Reality (VR) technology. Crafted scenarios within the VR experiences are designed to evoke empathy, remorse, and emotional healing by confronting the criminals with the consequences of their actions. With nothing to lose and time as their enemy, the four participants—two men and two women—leave their identities behind, addressed only by their Zodiac signs—Virgo, Scorpio, Aries,...

In a psychiatric institution, resides a weaver, Marisol Suarez. Her hands are frail, her eyesight is failing and her hope is dwindling, but her mind is as sharp as steel. She carries with her scars of a dark secret she chooses to take to her grave because the person she needed most to believe … never did. Years have passed but Isabel Ongpin cannot seem to let go of the darkest days of her life. The past seems to haunt her with each bruise and scar―each hurtful word from the person she refused to believe was a monster. Every day she chooses to keep this secret, all she can think of is, ...

Renowned therapist and San Francisco’s Love Guru, Marsha Caufield, thought she had her life all figured out—marrying her college sweetheart and establishing a successful career. During their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, her husband, Blake walks out on her and turns Marsha’s world upside down. Lost and confused, Marsha crosses paths with uninhibited sex coach, Dr. Lee who invites her to participate in a mid-life crisis study where she’ll spend one month in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Marsha isn’t in favor of Dr. Lee’s invitation, but realizes staying in San Francisco will only ...

American travel journalist Sophie Matthews is searching for that elusive place called home. Working for Constar Communications has allowed her to see the world and experience different cultures, but the nomadic lifestyle has not enabled her to have much of a personal life. As she approaches her fortieth birthday, Sophie’s priorities shift and she decides to quit her job to pursue a different dream—meeting a man, settling down, and starting a family. Her boss, Greg Sullivan, has one request—that Sophie complete her last assignment featuring the life of artist/writer Marina Suarez. ...

This may be the best time to be an author, but with thousands of books released daily, what will make your book stand out from the rest? Whether you’re published through a traditional publishing house or are self-published, every author should market their book. Although authors need to have a strong face-to-face presence, Authorpreneur in Pajamas focuses on how authors can build their platform in their pajamas while using online tools that increase exposure and visibility. We live in a virtual world, where digital has taken over paper, where smart phones, tablets and eReaders are now ...

Bridal shop manager Chloe Rogers will soon marry Richard Foster—so she thinks—until suddenly, she bumps into her childhood sweetheart, Josh Goldman, whom she hasn’t seen in thirteen years. The sparks between Chloe and Josh fly, but Richard provides safety, financial security. Should she follow her heart or her head? The answer comes in a surprise twist. While cleaning her attic, she stumbles upon love letters written to her estranged mother forty years ago from a man she loved. When Chloe secretly brings them together again and sees how much time they’ve lost, she is challenged not ...

After losing his three-year-old son, Gabriel, Jake Palmer’s life crumbles as his wife, Veronica, abandons him, leaving him to navigate the depths of grief alone. Struggling to find comfort, Jake’s best friend Luke extends a lifeline in the form of a spiritual retreat. With uncertainty gnawing at his heart, Jake cautiously sets foot on a path of healing and self-discovery. At the retreat, he encounters the enigmatic spiritual guru, Niravara Devi, who introduces him to the realm of astral travel. In a mesmerizing experience, Jake finds himself on a mysterious tropical island, hidden from ...

Grace and Michael are soulmates, and Heaven is the only world they’ve known. While Grace and Michael play a game of tag, they discover an area prohibited by God. Piqued by their curiosity, Grace urges Michael to explore what’s out there, not realizing that the dark hole is a tunnel that leads to Earth. Michael is hesitant to probe further, but a slip in the ravine causes him to tumble and land on Earth. Grace can’t afford to lose Michael, so she follows him to Earth, hoping to bring him back to Heaven. Unbeknownst to Grace, on Earth, Michael is a married man with a three-year-old ...

After third grade teacher, Lacy Stone undergoes a kidney transplant she develops vivid dreams of a toddler running away from a blazing fire. Lacy soon embarks in a journey to Boracay island, Philippines to find answers. On the island, Lacy meets Sampaguita Navarro, one of the last few Aetas of her tribe. As a masseuse, Sam hopes to open her own holistic spa on the island, but as she acquires tragic visions, she discovers that her gift of touch comes with a price. Searching for clues, Lacy crosses paths and falls in love with investor, Adam Shaw not realizing that he's the prime target of ...

A week after Blair Nightingale’s husband, Larry, dies, she learns she’s about to lose everything she owns due to a foolish mistake Larry made. In an instant, Blair’s life is transformed from rich, Silicon Valley trophy wife to poor, widowed single mom. Her only goal now is to provide for her daughter. As Blair begins to pick up the pieces, George—Larry’s best friend and the man she truly resents—seems to always be around. When Blair is overwhelmed by all the challenges she faces, she seeks comfort in baking rich, filled, three-layered chocolate cupcakes that her grandmother once...

Shortly after Liv Walters' husband, David slips into a coma, she discovers he planned to leave her. Desperate to run away from her doomed marriage, Liv embarks on a Mediterranean cruise where she begins a thirty-day wisdom project and embraces a new identity―Red. But life as Red isn't what she hopes for. As David slowly recovers, Liv can no longer run away from the demons that haunt her and wishes to restore their relationship. Little does Liv know that David intends to destroy her life in thirty days.

Newly divorced Art Historian, Adrienne Roche is sent to Sierra Dunes, Spain to check the authenticity of a portrait and return it to her boss in Paris since he claims it belongs to his grandfather. Eager to bury the wounds of her past, Adrienne runs into an old flame, Rodrigo Morales, whom she hasn’t seen in more than twenty years and discovers that he owns the painting. Although Adrienne is hesitant to complete her mission, she is piqued by the story of Doña Clarita, Rodrigo’s grandmother and the woman in the portrait. As Adrienne rekindles her relationship with Rodrigo, she unravels ...