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Starving artist Lia Anderson makes a new friend at her seasonal job scoring academic proficiency tests. Desiree is a sassy, pocket-sized sexpot and owner of a larcenous beagle named Julia. Desiree also has a secret admirer who leaves her tiny figurines sculpted from twisted aluminum foil. The friendship falls afoul when the pair discovers a connection in their past, a secret Lia's detective boyfriend, Peter Dourson, kept from her. When Desiree is murdered, Lia not only winds up with the woman's kleptomaniac beagle, she also inherits her stalker.

Private investigator Eddie Naku is hired by attractive divorcee Kathryn Higuchi on Maui to investigate the murder of her sister, Suzette Higuchi Bordeau, wife of a well-known criminal defense attorney. She was gunned down in a shopping center in the Upcountry region of Pukalani. What seems like a routine case for the ex-police detective turns into a complex murder mystery as Naku uncovers a web of lies, deceit, arms trafficking, infidelity, seduction, betrayal, and more murders as he tries to solve a deadly crime.

For hundreds of years, coconut oil has been an important part of the lives of many people around the world. Even today, its benefits continue to amaze a lot of people. Aside from its various uses for food preparation, it is also known to have medicinal properties that prevent and help cure different diseases. It is also beneficial in improving the overall well-being of today's generation. Coconut oil makes up about 20 percent of the total volume of vegetable oils used in the whole world.

Honolulu fashion designer Kiyoshi Yoshida had just gone through the worst year of her life after losing her twin brother and husband, costing Kiyoshi nearly everything she held most dear. In what still gave Kiyoshi chills in disbelief, her brother Sergio Matsuko, one time dedicated and decorated homicide detective for the Honolulu Police Department, had stunned nearly everyone who knew him by being identified as the Aloha Black Scarf Killer.

It is 1980, and college roommates Jessica, Tammy, Kelly, and Gabriella, fresh off of receiving their MBAs from Michigan State University, spread across the globe and embark on their new lives, loves, and careers while experiencing the ups and downs, hopes and dreams, twists and turns, and success and failure that life brings.

Your metabolic rate is the rate at which your body processes nutrients into energy, and it's important for it to function well. The metabolism affects the functions of the entire body. If you have a healthy metabolism that burns fat quickly and regulates body functions accurately, more than likely you have fewer problems with your body image, have energy to do normal daily tasks without tiring easily, and have healthy, sharp brain function.

It's not like she's going to do anything dangerous... When Detective Peter Dourson arrests that nice stranger for the brutal murder of a dog park regular, he begs his girlfriend, artist Lia Anderson, to stay out of it. But her best patron takes the woman under her wing, and Renee insists her new friend needs help. Lia isn't going to do much, just ask a few questions. Surely that won't lead to trouble. Besides, she's got an escape-artist foster dog to deal with. Then there's Peter's desire for a commitment she's not ready to make.

A retelling of the Sleeping Beauty legend told from the perspective of the "Evil Fairy" - a woman who should have been the heir to the kingdom as the eldest, but was overlooked in favor of her brother. Is she out for revenge? Or does she perhaps have the best interest of the kingdom at heart in casting her spell to make the princess her pawn in this game of power?

Raquel Deneuve prides herself on her ability to make any bad-rap celebrity look good. But the Honolulu image consultant takes on the challenge of her career when she's hired by former NBA hotshot Keanu Bailey. The hard-partying playboy has a rep for never getting serious with any woman. That spells trouble for Raquel when she starts falling for her seductive client. To the world, Keanu is the ultimate bad boy. But he's determined to prove them wrong-especially when he meets Raquel.

Anna Kacey had faced many difficulties in her life and had carried some heavy responsibilities. When she met Senator Kenneth Levall, her world soared. At least until it collapsed. Until that fateful day when the gun she held fired, and the senator fell on the floor at her feet and died. Undercover cop, Detective John Mentz, came into her life and fell deeply in love with Anna. He gave her reason to question her relationship with the senator, who he was investigating for drug trafficking.

Meet the pathology residents! Marla is a new mother looking for a place to “pump”; Sana is a first-year resident looking for a place to “pray.” Neil is a good-looking Instagrammer with lots of admirers, while Pixie is an ambitious resident with almost no admirers. Lastly, the elusive and secretive Jiang, their chief resident. Together, they encounter strange, annoying, occasionally abusive attendings, as well as obnoxious and ridiculous clinical staff and situations. They each face struggles in their personal lives, in family, friendship, and love.

This was my assignment: to write everything down without adding or removing a single detail, so that you will believe that Jesus Christ is real, and He exists. I'm not a miracle worker, nor have I been anointed with some supernatural power to convince you, but I know that my testimony about Jesus Christ is true.

Anxiety and fear of the unknown when death occurs is a subject not often talked about within family conversations, including my own. My daughter helped me open my mind and my heart to share memories of those patients I cared for who survived and passed away from cancer so I could help diminish the fear and anxiety surrounding death.

Words of encouragement help children become the person God created them to be. Changing the words "I'm not a..." to "I am a..." is critical to building a positive self-concept. Children are less likely to focus on their imperfections, negative thoughts, and shortcomings when they have talents, skills, hobbies, and special interests.

“Profit killers” are costly expenditures that do one thing: Kill your practice's profits. In her 20 years of experience in the medical cosmetic industry, Kelly Smith has identified 10 key areas that can immediately infuse massive profits into every elective medical practice.

This bundle contains audiobooks five through seven in the Lia Anderson Dog Park Mysteries series, written by C. A. Newsome.