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Pauline Hunter is in a desperate situation, a no-account husband abandoned her and her children and Pauline struggles to provide with little skills other than a work ethic, the willingness to sacrifices for her children, and a fierce pride. She meets Jake while she is working her night job cleaning an office building when he makes a huge mess complicating her job. You see, she doesn’t know it, but he isn’t some guy working late, he owns the company.

North Carolina, 1893. Thirteen-year-old Maggie Winters lives with daily danger. As the daughter of a former slave, her secret quest for education can’t protect her for long. When vicious racists bent on teaching blacks their place attack her home, Maggie’s innocence dies, but she barely survives. Nearly 60 years later, a frightened mother calls on Maggie to perform an exorcism on a girl who talks to spirits. As she prepares to help, Maggie discovers a family secret that resonates with her own painful past.

This book is intended to help you understand the nature of your toxic parents or narcissistic partner. Narcissism and codependency can lead to personality abuse and emotional trauma that can affect you deeply. When not properly addressed, the issues caused by the hidden abuse of narcissism can prevent you from realizing your full potential as a person. It can hinder you from leading the happy, fulfilling life that you deserve. Toxic relationships such as that of a narcissist have a debilitating impact.

"Me and Mama wake beneath the Warrior Angel statue at the cemetery to all the screaming and craziness. A judge’s body is missing from his grave. They can’t have the funeral. The cops blame Mama for snatching it. I watch ‘em haul her off to jail. What about me? I better find that body fast...before I die alone on the streets."

Miranda dreams of disappearing. That and torturing her younger brainiac of a brother. To sidestep the risk of personal vulnerability (and her much-hated history class), she plays soccer or skips school by escaping to her favorite magic shop whenever she gets the chance. As her truancy creates a rift between her ambitious TV producer mother and misunderstood stay-at-home dad, Miranda begins to covet the unknown destiny of strangers and questions whether she will ever have one of her own worth living. Miranda’s relationships are laced with the strychnine of blame, envy, and doubt.

Ruthless killer Gabriel is doubled crossed and savagely injured, shot and left for dead. He is taken to a shadowy laboratory where he is placed in a gas chamber where many have been blown to pieces. Suddenly, he finds himself in another time, meeting a young woman by the name of Maria who believes him to be an angel. When Gabriel returns to the present, the leader of the secret society experimenting in time travel finds out where Gabriel has been and sends him back to kill those who made history.

After being thrown in prison for preaching of God in the town square, Amulek must rely on his newfound faith that his family will be spared the evil running rampant through the city. Little does he know that this is only the beginning of his family's trials. Tabitha flees with her children in order to save their lives, leaving her husband at the mercy of the courts. Not knowing if she will ever see Amulek again and with no possessions to her name, she fears they will never find a place to settle or call their own.

Living on the streets is hard enough, so when Mama drags me out in the middle of the night, I know we’re in trouble. Big trouble. Her so-called secret mission to help a “friend” is a crap-sandwich if I ever saw one and I almost talk Mama into going home.... Then we find that first dead body.

Canine private eye Trigger wishes someone would throw him a bone. Without a case to solve, the quick-witted Chihuahua is stuck digging for scraps in a city run by criminal cats. So, he thinks his luck has changed when a classy purebred hires him to find her priceless stolen collar. With his client insisting that an infamous master thief took the jewel-studded accessory, Trigger sniffs around for clues.

In Inspire, best-selling author Yazmín Torres Padilla shows entrepreneurs how to grow their sales team by serving with love, engaging their team’s passions, and refining their skills. It can be difficult to find salespeople who make important deals and maintain customer relationships. Yazmín Torres Padilla has much experience in this line of work and uses her expertise to help those whose sales teams are having difficulties scaling up and keeping the customer in mind at the same time.

An author avoiding Christmas with his family. A widow baker planning a Christmas pageant. A clash between neighbors that might spark romance. Forced to rent out her childhood home next door to make ends meet, Holly Ewing finds herself battling the aggravating new renter.

What if you could make more money every year in business without sacrificing your marriage, family, and friends? What if you could finally have the freedom and income you've always wanted from your business? Imagine how different your life could be if your business ran without needing you 24/7!

You’re about to discover how to navigate the wonderful world of parenting. Yes, you want to be the best parent you can. Know that there are plenty of paths to parenting. It is up to you to find the perfect one for your family. If your environment is nontoxic and nurturing, you are winning.

Get the Interview Get the Job will provide you expert advice in resume writing and interviewing. This is a real book written by actual person, *NOT* ghost written. It gives examples of actual resumes going from bad, good, better, to best and why this is so. Having the ability to say your qualifications verbally and in writing can become a key asset in your future.

Chosen for inclusion in William Evans Burton's Cyclopediae of Wit and Humor of 1857, The Lightning-Rod Man was the one Melville tale to be available throughout his lifetime, thanks to reissues of this volume. More a parable than a character-driven story, the Lightning-Rod man is a charlatan who tries to profit by selling fearful people lightning-rods during thunderstorms. The narrator has a difficult encounter with the Lightning-Rod man in this story about overcoming fear and superstition.

How to Stop Feeling Like Sh*t is a straight-shooting approach to self-improvement for women, one that offers no-crap truth telling about the most common self-destructive behaviours women tend to engage in. From the bitchy inner critic and imposter complex to the prison of perfectionism, Andrea Owen - an internationally sought-after life coach - distils what’s behind the 14 silent habits that are holding women back from experiencing life to the fullest and provides a road map for overcoming them.

Oprah Winfrey has been called the Queen of All Media for good reason: during her more than 30-year career, she has left an indelible mark on radio, television, film, theater, magazines, and books. One of the most influential people today, Oprah is also a committed humanitarian.

Me and Mama sleep beneath the Warrior Angel statue. It’s our cemetery home...that is, ‘til the day I wake up and she’s gone. Gone? Now, I’m seriously freaked out and I’ve got to find her. But how? Where? Has anyone seen her? She always saying, don’t trust nobody but yourself. Wish I would’ve listened.

James, letting go of you will be the hardest decision of my life. We were devoted and committed to one another. Secret clubs, family, friends, careers and undeniable chemistry filled our lives. Previous troubles seemed nonexistent. We were ready and willing for whatever life had to offer. Life was perfect. If only perfect really existed.

Learn how to take control of your life by earning passive income and gaining financial freedom. Quitting our everyday job in search of the real meaning of life is something everyone strives for at some point in their lives. We need more time in the day for family, friends, and sometimes even our own happiness.