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Ethan Davis always knew his grandmother was a busybody, but he never expected her to play matchmaker from beyond the grave. When he learns that she left her beach house to him and a beautiful stranger, he vows to do whatever it takes to keep the family home - even if that means living with a woman he can't allow himself to trust. When a greedy developer wants to steal their beach house right out from under them, they must join together in the fight to save their home, but can they also fight their growing attraction?

Thousands of people use ghostwriters, including well-known celebrities, speakers, corporate leaders, government officials, and others. They commonly provide the ghostwriter with some ideas about what to say, and the ghostwriter puts those ideas together into an organized piece of writing. The author or speaker gets to approve whatever is written, and then the writing is presented as his or her own. This book discusses the steps involved in finding and collaborating with a good ghostwriter.

The death of Lake Williams, a former football player at Central Montana State, in his squalid tent in a homeless camp looks to Seagate and Miner like a routine heroin overdose. Soon, however, they discover that someone hired a courier to deliver the uncut heroin, knowing that Lake would shoot up and die instantly. When a second body turns up, and then a third, the evidence points to the head coach and the other leaders of the football program.

When Jessie steps onto the plane, turning her back with a heaving sigh on her family, she faces an unknown year in a foreign land. What will happen to her? The minute the beautiful, dark-eyed Gypsy children see her, they are drawn to her like a magnet. Walking down rutted cobblestone streets to school every day, Jessie learns valuable lessons of bonded love and transforming pain. This is the memoir of a young Mennonite teacher in a Romanian mission.

Alexa Jackson was falling hard and fast for Noah Foster. The world-renowned photographer had woven a path straight into her heart. He offered her another chance at love, and she offered him the path to a world that he no longer believed existed for him. That all ground to a startling halt when Alexa came face to face with Noah's past. Not everything is at it seems, and as he helps her piece together the puzzles that exist within his world, they both realize that their needs might not match what's best for either of them.

Posing nude for the illustrious Noah Foster seemed like an exciting escape from Alexa's life. No one was supposed to find out, but when the one man who owned her heart discovers her secret, everything changes. Alexa is caught not only in a compromising position but in a situation in which her past and present collide. Determined to build a future for herself, she takes on the dual task of focusing on her career and burying her past regrets.

Sex. That's all Noah Foster wants when Alexa Jackson shows up at his apartment. After returning from a semester in Paris, Alexa is back in her hometown of Boston and looking for anything but the drama that surrounds Noah. He's intense, gifted, famous, and a bastard through and through. Alexa doesn't take life too seriously. Noah doesn't do calm and easygoing. Their unexpected meeting sets them both on a course toward an unlikely connection.

It all started with a castle. Yes, the real kind, found in Missouri. On a bluff. Carved from the side of a cliff. With secret passageways, and locked doors and secret, concealed rooms and lots of false walls and panels and cubbyholes. When Jae visited the well-renowned Rothwell Lodge, known as Sedalia Missouri's Castle on the Hill, she was suspicious from the first. Why did Rothwell have so many secret things about the Castle? Why was his wife Hattie a recluse, who died two years after their marriage?

What would happen if an average American homeschooling family decided to visit a church from the Quiet of the Land? Jae never guessed that as soon as she stepped into that strange church service the first Sunday, where the people droned on like bumblebees and the preacher pulled at his beard showing his bottom teeth, that she had just entered the Life She Never Lived. They are so quiet...home-loving people, who keep to themselves.

Psychic adventurer Jacob Koslor's body has been destroyed, hideously hacked to pieces by a bloodthirsty maniac. And his killer is under the power of a terrible evil - a supernatural force that can bend men to its will and make them relive their worst nightmares... fatally.

To the outside world, Taylor Hudson has it all: beauty, money, and social status. But Taylor's privileged life is far lonelier than it appears. Levi is the inside man on a job to steal $15 million from one of the town's wealthiest families, putting him on a crash course with Taylor. Neither of them believes in love, but lust...that's undeniable. Now they're locked in a wicked game of seduction, and it's unclear who is playing whom.

Sergey Petrov é o novo Pakhan da Bratva, um homem cruel e impiedoso, capaz de tudo para ter o poder que almeja. Até mesmo auxiliar na morte do seu próprio pai. Ele é um Pakhan que vem tendo problemas em seu novo reinado por querer resolver todas as suas dificuldades na base da agressão. Uma aliança com a máfia vizinha traria bons frutos para eles, isso se não viesse para selar o acordo duas mulheres, as duas Suíças, elas interceptariam as informações do Pakhan com o Don da máfia Suíça.

Deborah Wright já era uma militante do empoderamento feminino antes mesmo de esse conceito existir. Durante muitos anos foi a única mulher na mesa de reuniões–não poucas vezes na cabeceira, já que comandou empresas como Kraft Suchard Foods, Kibon, Tintas Coral e Parmalat. Neste audiolivro, ela conta sua trajetória profissional sem “dourar a pílula”.

Erika Parker-Ward is living the dream—her professional soccer career is on the rise, and she's got her sights set on making the World Cup team for the US. But all of that could be over in a blink now that Erika's been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Her plan? Keep the diagnosis hush hush by paying for private medical care, but the cost is threatening to bury her alive.

Are you finding that stress is becoming a dominant force in your daily life, impacting you both physically and mentally? Many individuals share this experience, whether it stems from work, school, family dynamics, or relationships. Stress tends to accumulate gradually, initially affecting your mental well-being but eventually manifesting physically. Fortunately, there are numerous methods to cope with stress, and guided meditation is one effective approach. This guided meditation is specifically designed for stress relief and serves as a transformative practice.

How To Be The Best (In Business) by Donald V. Almeida is not just any business book. Drawing from his impressive journey up to Global Vice Chairman of PwC, Almeida offers a unique blend of personal memoir and practical self-help. Through engaging stories from his own career, he breaks down complex business concepts into understandable, actionable advice. This book is designed for anyone in the business world, from newcomers looking for direction to seasoned professionals seeking to refine their skills. Almeida's narrative is inviting, making his profound insights accessible to all.

Mysteries of Golfton Hills is a set of sixteen gripping psychological suspense, crime, and thriller audio short stories by bestselling author R. Barri Flowers, set in the fictional town of Golfton Hills, Florida, situated in the Panhandle.

O enredo de "Romantismo" traz a história do resistente e volúvel Rodolfo, filho único do Dr. Sepúlveda, que, contrariando seu pai, não queria de jeito nenhum casar-se com a rica viúva Santos. Até que o pai encontra uma saída... romântica. Em "Questão de honra", a fútil Angélica faz um périplo para conseguir dinheiro bastante para comprar um vestido que disputa com uma amiga. E chega aos limites da honra para obtê-lo.

Leopoldo das Neves já não suporta sua amante Clotilde, e pede ao amigo Viriatinho da Estrada de Ferro que a conquiste, para dela livrar-se, missão cumprida com sucesso. Mas então veio o arrependimento... – eis o enredo de "Útil inda brincando". Em "Uma noite em Petrópolis", o jornalista Gustavo aproveita a noite livre da família para dormir em paz na serra, mas encontra o amigo Miranda, bêbado. Volta ao Rio ainda mais cansado.

As duas narrativas aqui reunidas vêm do livro "Contos fora de moda", de Artur Azevedo. Em "A cozinheira", o narrador conta como Araújo aprendeu uma lição ao ser traído pela amante. Já em "Caiporismo", o leitor encontra a história tragicômica do inocente Secundino, recém-chegado ao Rio de Janeiro, em busca de emprego.