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A troubled rock star. An innocent small town woman. For these lost souls, unexpected passion may lead to the happy ending they both crave. Sebastian Hale is missing in action. As lead singer of the hot as sin rock band, Beneath, he’s got the world at his feet… but he wants out. He’s done with the empty relationships, the one-night stands, and the consequences of his wild celebrity lifestyle. Unable to break free of the darkness taking over his soul, he disappears, sending the media, his record label, and the world into a frenzy. When small town woman Juniper Rowe, meets a sexy, ...

Her plans for her Europe trip didn’t include falling in love! When Tiffany Gallagher flies to London to spend the holidays with her family, volunteering at a homeless shelter on Christmas Day isn’t part of her plan. Nor is having to travel to Edinburgh with Mac, the grump and cynical wounded Scottish photojournalist also volunteering at the shelter, to get the New Year's Eve she'd dreamed of, a Scottish Hogmanay. Returning to London, she sets up an ambitious back-to-work partnership between the shelter and Pettett & Mayfield's department store. But her scheme means she and Mac are ...

In an era when people and money are flowing fast across international boundaries, physically and virtually, culture crashes have become increasingly frequent, says international business consultant Michael Landers. A culture crash is what happens when someone unwittingly offends, frustrates or mystifies a person from a different culture. This can lead to lost business, hurt feelings, damaged relationships, even international incidents.

A second chance to win back the love of his life… Ever since Beck’s wife, Josie, moved out of their family home with their son, he’s been trying to win her back, but Josie refuses to reconcile. As much as he loves her, he knows if he doesn’t do something drastic, he’s still going to be working in his bar, waiting for her, in twenty years’ time. So he’s applied for a new job in another town, and when their divorce comes through after Christmas, it’ll be time for him to move on. Caught up in a cycle of pain and grief, Josie’s retreated into her shell, cutting herself off ...

It’s been zero days since I realized I’m in love with Leander Knight. Lee, or Knightley as everyone calls him, is my brother’s best mate, and he’s always treated me like his kid sister. Okay, so he might not put cockroaches in my lunchbox and lizards down my neck anymore, but even though we work together every day at Hartfield Wildlife Hospital, he’s never seemed interested in me in that way. And then something changed. Maybe it was when I walked past him in my bikini, and he lost the power of speech. Or perhaps it was when I found out that an old girlfriend nicknamed him Twice ...

God goes to great lengths to rescue lost and hurting people, and that is what The Story is all about: the story of the Bible, God’s great love affair with humanity. Filled with intrigue, drama, conflict, and redemption, listen to Chapter 31 of this dramatized edition that sweeps you into the stories, poems, and teachings of the Bible.

Just as Britain set the terms of the international system in the 19th century, and America in the 20th century, a new system will be set by today's creditors in China and the Middle East. In the process, rich will be pitted against poor, young against old, public sector workers against taxpayers, and one country against another. In Paper Promises, Economist columnist Philip Coggan helps us to understand the origins of this mess and how it will affect the new global economy.

God goes to great lengths to rescue lost and hurting people, and that is what The Story is all about: the story of the Bible, God’s great love affair with humanity. Filled with intrigue, drama, conflict, and redemption, listen to Chapter 30 of this dramatized edition that sweeps you into the stories, poems, and teachings of the Bible.

Only she has the power to heal his heart… Freya Fletcher’s ambition to use her nursing skills abroad remains a distant dream while her father’s gambling debts eat into her measly savings. Bound by her job and family responsibilities, she grows desperate to find a way to escape. Nate Taylor is a man on the run, hiding from the life he left behind when he came to Wellington. Following a car accident at fourteen, he developed the ability to heal, but the memory of a boy he couldn’t save continues to haunt him. He doesn’t believe he deserves to be loved, but the gorgeous Freya ...

Ten years after an attack on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, cries of "Benghazi!" still echo across America. But instead of a landmark event to be taken seriously, it has become a punchline, an empty word, or a code for controversy and political theatre. In this thrilling retelling, Ethan Chorin reveals Benghazi as a watershed moment in American history, one that helped create the world America lives in today: polarized, fearful, and dangerously unstable.

Zren Janin has friends in high places. Through accident and adventure he knows Ngahuru of the West Islands, Miyamoto Suki, a diplomat of Vikland, Bima Ritwik the Softfoot, Solkka Ulani, a man who is more than the son of a coffee farmer, and Vikland’s prolific inventor and firemaster, Chul Swyler. Zren is loyal to those he calls his family at Manumina. He respects the talents of the Wrens, who came to fight for a chance at a better future than Kerek City would offer, and he understands those who just want a place to belong. But not all of them will survive. Some will carry scars that will ...

Jenny Hanson went to visit her good friend Mandy in Scotland, and while there she met Reade Ramsay, heir to the huge Catherwood estate. He followed her back to Houston where they fell in love. Now he’s brought her back to Scotland with him, but Reade’s father, the aging but still cruel Marquess of Catherwood, makes their life together difficult. He may be senile, but he’s still lord of the manor, and he won’t hear of an engagement. To make matters worse, his two illegitimate sons have his protection and have turned Catherwood into a decadent playground. Reade has to hide his ...

Blair believes she's broken beyond repair. West believes he's beyond redemption. It doesn't stop either of them from fighting for what they want. Even if they have to go down kicking and screaming to get it. But there's one final hurdle before the finish line. West hasn't been entirely honest and when the past finally rears it’s ugly head, it's either going to be rainbows and fluffy kittens or total annihilation. If he wants to win Blair's love, he has to come clean. Not just to her…but the entire world. All the biggest mistakes are unintended, but this time it might ruin them forever. ...

Whether a clinician employing hypnosis or hypnotherapy uses a formal written script or not, all practitioners have adopted a structure that is based upon traditions and theories that are most likely a half century to several centuries old. Most of these methods have long been overdue for an update. That is, if you wish to remain effective and relevant in this ever-changing field.

"The greatest story ever told" is more than just a cliché. God goes to great lengths to rescue lost and hurting people, and that is what The Story is all about: the story of the Bible, God’s great love affair with humanity. Filled with intrigue, drama, conflict, and redemption, listen to chapter nine of this dramatized edition that sweeps you into the stories, poems, and teachings of the Bible.

Though mankind has traded tangible goods for millennia, recent technology has changed the fundamentals of trade, in both legitimate and illegal economies. In the past three decades, the most advanced forms of illicit trade have broken with all historical precedents and, as Dark Commerce tells, now operate as if on steroids, tied to computers and social media. Author Louise Shelley examines how new technology, communications, and globalization fuel the exponential growth of dangerous forms of illegal trade and considers diverse ways of responding to this increasing challenge.

“The greatest story ever told” is more than just a cliché. God goes to great lengths to rescue lost and hurting people, and that is what the story is all about: the story of the Bible, God’s great love affair with humanity. Filled with intrigue, drama, conflict, and redemption, listen to Chapter 13 of this dramatized edition that sweeps you into the stories, poems, and teachings of the Bible.

Low Winter in Mirribool. Deluge, torrent and passion – set to music! After her disastrous marriage, Elle Charlwood now lives in Mirribool, an Australian country town. It’s the home of her childhood friends Shelley and Liam, and where Tolstoy’s War and Peace is being adapted into a stage musical! But will it ever happen? Two celebrities are invited to do major roles for the musical society, and as the cold rain sets in, the resulting drama is not just on the stage. What ties raging rivers, murderous wives, scores to be settled, new horizons, and love together? Girl in a storm! This ...

Dylan "Dee" Cosgrove is one fourth of Australian rock band, The Devil's Tattoo. Loveable, cocky as hell, but something is missing. Something he can’t put his finger on. Seeing his best friend Zoe fall in love changed something in him he didn’t know was broken and his usual string of conquests isn’t satisfying as it once was. When he gets his heart broken by Galaxy Records intern, Jessie Ware, he embarks on a road trip across America with his one true love—his guitar. He doesn't want to live up to his rock star persona anymore, he wants something meaningful but has no idea how to ...

Shinzo Abe entered politics burdened by high expectations: that he would change Japan. In 2007, seemingly overwhelmed, he resigned after only a year as prime minister. Yet, following five years of reinvention, he masterfully regained the premiership in 2012, and now dominates Japanese democracy as no leader has done before. Abe has inspired fierce loyalty among his followers, cowing Japan's left with his ambitious economic program and support for the security and armed forces.