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When people say, "You're only as good as your last hit," are they referring to the music or the drugs? From the sidelines, the band's agent, tour manager, and record label have more say about whom they associate with than its members. And although Sage may have started as a muse travelling with lead singer Dex from the infamous rock band Whilder, her destiny as the future Mrs. Dex Whilder was never guaranteed. There are other unexpected players involved in shaping the lives of the members of Whilder and their entourage.

This is a collection of poems about abuse and its impact on our lives and about healing. Healing is critical because “if we do not heal, we end up bleeding on people who might never have harmed us”. Many times, a still-wounded person stuffs the pain and can rise above it but, eventually, hits a ceiling or sabotages him or herself.

April and her family have returned to the place where her nightmare began. It’s bad enough that she feels trapped by a building, a virus, and the upcoming winter, but the indistinguishable whispers in her head hold her captive, as well. For April, remembering is reliving the events in her life every day - good and bad. When she discovers that the voice in her head is Cecil’s, she turns to her parents for a solution.

Someone, or something, is causing trouble at Southland Academy for Supernatural Youth, a.k.a. SASY. Random items turn up missing from SASY students’ rooms, and no one know who is doing it or why it's happening. When Vlad's valuable family ring goes missing and Devlin hears the culprit, the six friends decide to follow the clues left behind.

Do you dream of the freedom of the open road? Do you wonder what it would be like to live as a nomad in an RV, but aren’t sure how to start? Do you wonder if you’ll be bored, cramped, or not able to afford it? In my book, Trial RV Life for Beginners: How to Start the Nomad Lifestyle, you will learn all about how to get started in the RV lifestyle. Whether you are considering going full-time or if you’re just going to spend endless summers on the road, I will teach you how to get started.

Ambrose Colin Heathermore, the fourteenth Marquess of Hereford, wants to be left alone. Now that he’s back in London and has put life as a celebrated spy behind him, he must take up the reins of his real life and attend to his title. Which he will, after a quick tryst with an experienced lightskirt at a ball. If it will help him forget the woman he first loved in France, all the better. Lady Mary Clarke, a daughter of the Duke of Tarkington, is tired of proper ton life. She’s spent more time as a widow than she has as a wife, so she’s ready for excitement and adventure.

A fluffy, solid black kitten with golden yellow eyes rested on his favorite perch just outside the entrance to Seth Elementary School. It was a warm, sunny day without a cloud in the flawless blue sky. As the students passed, many stopped to pet him - a pat on the head here, a scratch under the chin there.

Razor-sharp teeth. Vicious claws. The soul-piercing eyes that stare you down right before it pounces. What will you do when it’s you against a purveyor of pure evil? You think it’s just a dream? Think again. These nightmare creatures have transcended the pages of the books they were written into, they’ve ripped their way from the silver screen, and now they are coming for you. There is nowhere to hide - they will find you. But the question remains. Do you have what it takes to conquer the beast or will you let it destroy you?

A flip of a card, a throw of the dice, a turn in the road... Damaris Tilghman loses everything when her father gambles away their home and then commits suicide. She is resigned to becoming a servant to a distant relative, but when she receives an unexpected marriage proposal from wealthy planter Matthew Pope, she wagers her future on the outcome. At first, as their love grows, she thinks she has won the toss. She soon discovers she has a rival in Zoë, who has convinced her fellow slaves that she is a conjure woman and that it is her orders that must be obeyed.

Julia kehrt als alleinerziehende Mutter in ihre dänische Heimatstadt im hohen Norden zurück. Back to the roots, um ihrer dreijährigen Tochter Ida eine wunderbare Kindheit zu bieten. Im Café Waffelglück trifft sie unversehens auf ihre Jugendliebe Bent. Nie konnte sie ihn vergessen, obwohl er sie damals betrog. Augenblicklich lodern die alten Gefühle wieder auf. Selbst die ansonsten so schüchterne Ida, lässt sich schnell von seinem Charme bezaubern. Aber auch er lässt sich von der Kleinen mit den großen Kinderaugen und blonden Löckchen, nur zu gern um die Finger wickeln.

Black Girl Magic is an ABC affirmation for all the Black queens, from babies to preteens. Whether you've just come into the world or are ready to own your world, you can change the world. You are seen, loved, held, respected, and heard. Go out and be loud. Go out and be proud.

"Johan sauta Sophie avec ardeur. Lorsqu'il se retira, un des internes prit le relai. Elle n'avait aucune idée duquel était en train de la baiser mais cela n'avait aucune importance. Tout ce qui comptait était d'avoir un sexe en elle." Sophie a l'apparence d'une femme innocente, mais elle cache depuis toujours un fantasme inassouvi : les internes en médecine. Ou plus précisément en gynécologie. Fraîchement divorcée, elle prend rendez-vous avec Johan pour l'aider à réaliser son rêve.

To the moon and back, here are 10 tales with a twist. The unlikely characters have one thing in common - they're ready and willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. As the old saying goes, "You have to watch out for the quiet ones." From a quirky inventor, humored by his neighbors, to two old men out to dinner, to a more-than-meets-the-eye beverage maker, the stories will take you into the minds of the overlooked and unseen.

The 18th Century was saddened by war. But the war was imminent and won by those brave enough to fight. Many died and were buried close to where they were killed. In a town that time forgot, in Georgia, USA. The newly wed Rothsman couple bought the land the soldiers were buried on and had their mansion built atop the graveyard, thus they soon found out was a mistake. The evil spirits that lingered there made their way into the mansion.

How do you attain self-discipline? What does self-discipline mean to you? Does it mean the ability to acquire the most fulfilling life while unlocking countless opportunities? Contrary to what you have been taught, true forms of self-discipline is not constantly being hard on yourself. Mastering self-discipline is the realization that you can tap into the inner strength and willpower that has always been present. It’s this awakening that will allow you to develop the abilities and self-discipline you need to achieve your goals and to attain the life you deserve.

This story is about two friends who help each other learn that they can do anything they set their minds to.

It’s the year 1819, and as Valentine’s Day approaches, Lady Grace Norrington is still unwed at nearly 30. Tired of the pitying glances, she means to have a husband before her upcoming birthday by hook or by crook, and she’s expected to make a good ton match. Except all her plans are thwarted by the handsome new butler and her disturbing attraction for him. Mr. Harrison Conrad’s livelihood wins him respect in whatever household he manages. What he doesn’t need is scandal in the form of an enchanting daughter of the house.

"Something’s happening. Everything looks different. The books on the shelves, the letters, they seem to be talking to me!” These were Duane’s words when he realized that something was happening in his life. He could read the words on the spines of the books as he entered the library where he was taught reading. He said, “I started to see things differently. Before, when I looked at the books on the shelves, the letters looked like a bunch of scrambled letters.

Mit der Existenz von Elfen kann Allison sich gerade so abfinden. Dass sie nun das Sterben eines ganzen magischen Reichs verhindern soll, ist da schon schwerer zu verkraften. Doch sie ist der Schlüssel und damit die Einzige, die es vermag, die Regenpforte zu schließen, sobald das Herz der Anderwelt wieder an seinem Platz ist. Dabei muss Allison erst einmal herausfinden, wie es um ihr eigenes Herz bestellt ist. Denn das wird nicht nur von dem gut aussehenden Wächter Finn erschüttert, sondern auch von einem dunklen Prinzen, mit dem sie mehr verbindet, als sie je geahnt hätte.

Evan Michael Sedgewyck, ninth Earl of Coventry, is doomed to walk the earth as a dragon-shifter, but it’s his actions that have caused his own personal hell. Beastly half aside, he’s been a widower for seven years, and the moment he decides to attend a ball and perhaps enter the Marriage Mart again, he stumbles into a woman he once thought dead - his wife. Yet the anger he carries doesn’t diminish.