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On a snowy Christmas Day in 1929, Charles Davis Lawson, a respected tobacco farmer in rural North Carolina, murdered everyone in his family except one son. He left the world to consider the reason behind his extremely surprising and brutal act. Since that time, a huge and lonely mass grave has existed quietly in a small family cemetery deep in the North Carolina woods, and it has left generations of people wondering why.

Hiding in plain sight just got complicated. Lauren Taylor and her young son have fled back to her hometown to escape fame's cruel spotlight, and all she wants to do is start over. No press, no pictures, no problem. Until Nate Fraser, a sexy photojournalist, moves in next door. Resisting his kisses and keeping her secrets soon become the hardest thing she's ever done.

Kicked off a movie set, actress Savannah Payne flees to her vacation house in Bounty Bay to prepare for the audition of a lifetime. Only a stubborn, sexy lawyer is currently renting it and he won't budge an inch. Not even when she uses every weapon in her arsenal to drive him out of his mind. But all's fair in love and war, including his kisses that make her want to surrender. Glen Cooper needs a distraction-free month to finish writing his first novel and he's found the perfect spot. As a lawyer he knows his legal rights, and the self-absorbed woman who doesn't remember the night he once saved her won't weaken his resolve. Too bad he's fighting a battle of attraction that he just can't win. With Savannah returning soon to Hollywood, could falling in love could be the truce needed for her to stay?

Doctor O-for-Awesome Owen Bennett is all about fixing broken things and being responsible. His motto? Rules are helpful boundaries. Rules can be fun. But when he’s temporarily put in charge of three precocious kids, chaos reigns, and his list of household rules gets tossed out the window. Except one. Under no circumstance will he get involved with the kids’ tempting new nanny. After four years flitting around Europe, waitress/dog-walker/au-pair Gracie Cooper returns home to Bounty Bay for her brother’s wedding.

Coach Heidi Mount's claim to fame is helping dental offices make $500+ more a day on tomorrow's schedule. By sharing her unique and "anyone can do" steps, you all can transform your dental practice and live your ultimate lifestyle. She reveals exactly how each team member can help the office earn more than $10k a month and consistently reach your collection goals.

Forty-something, self-proclaimed cougar, Rebecca is committed only to her cats and her career. Her veteran single girl lifestyle has been peaceful and happy - that is until she started dating age-appropriate Steve, an entomology professor with a sweet smile and demeanor to match. Who knew an insect scientist could be so appealing?

If you’d love to wake up looking forward to a fun and rewarding work day, deeply aligned with your career sweet spot, Carol Maloney-Scott will lead you to career happiness discovery! This fun and actionable guide will help you to finally discover what you've always wanted to do, and provide the strategies, tools, and motivation to help you manifest your ideal work into exciting reality. If you want to conquer this career confusion and attract the work you were meant to do, listen on and grab your shovel. You're about to dig yourself out of the career rut for good.

My child is transgender. He was once a she. When He Was Anna: A Mom's Journey into the Transgender World is a mother's brutally honest story of the stress and confusion that consumed her family in the early years of her child's transition from female to male. When He Was Anna: A Mom's Journey into the Transgender World was written with the goal of helping all parents (not only those with transgender children) see that they aren't alone as they struggle to navigate the parenting journey and recover from mistakes made along the way.

Thirty-something single mom Molly’s dreams came true when her new friend Lia invested in her doll-making business, and Molly’s Dollies was born. Unfortunately, her romantic dreams were shattered when her husband of over 15 years invested in a pyramid scheme...and ran off with all their money, and the woman at the top of the pyramid.

The Engagement Ring is a step-by-step guide that gives you specific steps and skills you can use immediately to create more fulfilled, productive, and happier teams - all without spending a dime. This book covers the basics of leadership development and employee engagement so that you can be equipped to develop your own leadership style moving forward. With the guidance in this book, you’ll become the type of leader capable of positively impacting your team members’ lives - at work and beyond.

Okay, so you're checking out this book, and you're wondering if it’s any good. Well, I can tell you this much: If you ever find anyone who has been through as many things as I have and is still left standing, then you know I’m someone who can’t be stopped. I have had many people come to me and ask me how I became so successful in life. Well, I believe, it’s the "thought process" that got me to where I am today. Nothing stops me from achieving my dreams. So, now, you are thinking, “Is this is going to be one of those boring ‘self-help’ books that everyone writes?”

South Dakota, 1949. WW II veteran John Smith longs for the life he lost after the tragic death of his wife during childbirth. But in the desperation to provide for his two small children, he is manipulated into an unsuitable marriage by a young woman with a dark neurosis. Tormented by his own grief and the ravages of war, John is blind to his children’s turmoil and pain.

For three lifelong best friends, a college graduation trip to Ireland is supposed to be their last hurrah before starting their jobs, and taking on the stresses and responsibilities of adult life. When Rhiannon, a powerful fairy, pays a surprise visit to their adorable, thatched-roof rental cottage in County Clare, and persuades them to sign one-year Love Pixie contracts, their lives are drastically altered.

When 20-something Lia’s grandmother dies, her life is knocked upside-down. In order to satisfy the terms of her inheritance, Lia is forced to move to the family’s apartment complex in the scenic mountain town of Applebarrow, leaving behind her dead-end job and long-term boyfriend, Jason. While she’s happy to fulfill her Granana’s unusual dying wish to play social director to the eclectic group of tenants, she’s surprised to discover they are not what she was expecting.

The black press made a huge difference when it came to reporting to black Americans what was going on in black America. All the lynching's, court cases and protests that were ignored by the mainstream white media, black media outlets reported everything. This needed overview shines a light on a forgotten part of black history.

After surviving the loss of both her parents, one to illness and the other to abandonment, Bernice Rosin finds herself at a South Dakota orphanage that will never feel like home. Longing for a life free of poverty and misfortune, she takes matters into her own hands, determined to secure her own happily-ever-after no matter the cost.

Violet's heart flutters from the scarlet fever she survived as a child, and it beats faster at the sight of John Smith, the man she plans to marry. America is entrenched in WWII, and when John enlists, Violet is certain she won't ever forgive him for dashing their dreams. As the realities of war slowly overtake her life, Violet's days are filled with uncertainty and grief. She struggles to maintain her faith in John as the world as she knows it crumbles around her.

This book elaborates on the story of “The Parable of the Prodigal Son.” This version talks about a young man who, having asked his father for his share of an inheritance, squanders it and learns his lessons the hard way. His friends leaves him; he becomes a criminal, almost gets arrested, then finds a job as a cleaner of the pig's pen. Having suffered a lot, and with no food to eat, he eats the pig's feed and even has to sleep in their pen. Then a realization hits him....

Potty Training Tips for Busy Moms is a book written to encourage parents and guardians to keep going and succeed in teaching a child how to use the toilet on their own. Different from other books out there that seem to strongly imply that all children can be toilet trained in three days or less, the author will talk you through how she trained all of her eight children. She will encourage you to get to know your child and use that knowledge to help them in this important time of their lives.

Carly Gallagher doesn’t make mistakes. Until one day she makes one that causes the death of someone she cares about. She would turn to the man she loves more than anything—if he were free to love her in return. Phillip Morrison’s life turned upside down the moment he met Carly. Everything he thought was right turned out to be the exact opposite. He has to make a lot of choices but, one thing is clear: he loves Carly and he has to find a way to claim her.