Small Life

A Wall Street tech leader explains how small behavioral changes lead to major self-improvement. Whether trying to lose weight, save money, or get organized, we' re always setting goals and making resolutions but rarely following through on them. Determination and willpower aren't strong enough to defeat our mass of ingrained habits; to succeed we have to learn how to focus our self-control on precise behavioral targets and overwhelm them, according to longtime Wall Street technology strategist Caroline Arnold.

Welcome to Steadfast, Kansas. Population: 3,386. A town with down-home values, a fierce gossip grapevine, and a library ghost. Claire Adams is a wealthy mosaic artist from Kansas City who's on the edge of famous—until she feels called by God to abandon her life of luxury and her art to start over. Everyone thinks she's crazy. What will an eager, purpose-seeking city woman do in tiny Steadfast? Sim is a runaway orphan with an attitude and a nose ring. Steadfast has never met a girl quite like Sim, and honestly, they don't know what to do with her. Should they turn her in to authorities? Or...

'What starts here changes the world' was the university slogan that inspired William H. McRaven to take charge of the small things that could change his life...and even the world. Here McRaven shares the 10 life-changing principles he learned during his 37 years as a Navy SEAL. These 10 philosophies helped him to overcome challenges not only in his career but also throughout his life. What's more anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves, and the world, for the better....

Rebecca has been catapulted from her home, her marriage, and her children. She has escaped to Pawleys Island to hide herself from herself. But after Miss Olivia pries Rebecca's secrets from her, Huey and especially Abigail are challenged to reenter life outside the dream state their idyllic geography evokes. They will see that Rebecca has her day in court, but they never expect to provoke a national forum for discussion.

Alexandra McKnight prefers a life of long workdays and short-term relationships, and she's found it in Hope's Crossing. A sous chef at the local ski resort, she's just been offered her dream job at an exclusive new restaurant being built in town. But when it comes to designing the kitchen, Alex finds herself getting up close and personal with construction foreman Sam Delgado. At first glance, Sam seems perfect for Alex. He's big, tough, gorgeous and in town for only a few weeks.

While renovating an old beach house, Ivy and her sister, Shelly, suddenly have full occupancy after fire forces Summer Beach residents from their homes. Even the mayor, Bennett Dylan, who was Ivy’s high school crush, moves in. As the summer heats up, attractions simmer and feuds erupt. Living in the house Bennett had hoped could be a community center, he finds himself at odds with Ivy’s campaign for a bed-and-breakfast zoning change. And when valuable items disappear from the inn, Bennett’s friend Mitch, who owns the popular Java Beach coffee shop, is the prime suspect.

Tell Me Something I Don’t Know Book One in Love on The Edge Series **Spicy Language, Spicy Scenes** Selene DeWitt has just been burned. After a career-ending PR disaster in the city and the rude awakening that her friends - and even her long-time boyfriend - weren’t the supportive people she thought they were, she needs to hit the reset button. Her escape? A job in the country with her mom’s friend’s son. No distractions, no high expectations. Just a chance to clear her head and start over. She’s spent years climbing the ladder, and she’s not about to abandon it for a quiet life...

In the quaint oceanside town of Lighthouse Cove, the past and future are about to collide. Cristena Lane thought she had settled into a peaceful life after the death of her husband. As an active member of the local church and a leading figure in the community-driven effort to save the historic Lighthouse Cove lighthouse, she believed she had found her purpose. But when a government investigation threatens to unearth more than just environmental concerns, Cristena finds herself caught in a storm of controversy that could wash away everything she holds dear. Reverend Oliver Fenwick, the ...

Born and raised in idyllic Sullivan's Island, Susan Hayes navigated through her turbulent childhood with humor, spunk, and characteristic Southern sass. But years later, she is a conflicted woman with an unfaithful husband, a sometimes resentful teenage daughter, and a heart that aches with painful, poignant memories. And as Susan faces her uncertain future, she realizes that she must go back to her past. To the beachfront house where her sister welcomes her with open arms.

In the ninth installment of the beloved Willow Heights series, readers are reunited with some of their favorite characters as they witness Lorraine's journey toward healing and redemption. Lorraine is a single mother who has faced her fair share of challenges. As Lorraine begins to rebuild her life, she discovers that second chances are possible and that healing can come from unexpected places. With its heartwarming characters and engaging plot, Second Chances in Willow Heights is a must-read for fans of the series and newcomers alike. Whether you're looking for a touching story of hope and...

In today’s political climate, it’s hard not to get discouraged. Isolated, doom scrolling, lacking a sense of purpose or community...it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the dire state of American democracy and do nothing, because why try when the odds are never in our favor?

Dewey's Nine Lives offers nine funny, inspiring, and heartwarming stories about cats - all told from the perspective of "Dewey's Mom", librarian Vicki Myron. The amazing felines in this audiobook include Dewey, of course, whose further never-before-told adventures are shared, and several others Vicki found out about when their owners reached out to her.

His attractive neighbor is tugging at his heart-strings. A wealthy widow is pursuing him with hot casseroles. And his red-haired Cousin Meg has moved into the rectory, uninvited.

In the fading town of Rooster, Texas, all that's really left is a service station, a church…and the Banty House, a long-ago Depression-era brothel. For more than seventy-five years, Betsy, Connie, and Kate Carson have called their mama's house a home. The three eccentric sisters get by just fine with their homemade jams and jellies, a little moonshine on the side, and big hearts always open to strangers. Like Ginger Andrews.

Single mom Heather Donovan’s dreams of home and family are tantalizingly within reach when she settles in Chesapeake Shores. The welcoming arms of the boisterous, loving O’Brien clan embrace her and her son. But accepting their support seems to further alienate her son’s father, Connor O’Brien. His parents’ divorce and his career as a high-powered divorce attorney have left him jaded about marriage. Then everything changes. Will the possibility of a future without Heather make Connor look at love and his career differently?

Over the course of four celebrated works of fiction and almost forty years, Richard Ford has crafted an ambitious, incisive, and singular view of American life as lived. Unconstrained, astute, provocative, often laugh-out-loud funny, Frank Bascombe is once more our guide to the great American midway.

A mistaken kiss? Oh, it's seared in my memory... But we’re just friends, right? I'm a mom flying solo, no room for daydreams. Jobless, bills piling up like unwelcome guests. And here I am in our small town… Living with the ghost of a love drifted away. But Sophie's smile gives me hope. Until Clay strides in, a kind vet with healing hands. Each 'hey there' sends me dreaming naughty thoughts. His blue eyes, they’re trouble, wrapped in cool denim blue. The way his shirt hugs tight, outlining buff abs… Stirs passion, unbridled and free. Yet, I’m still unwilling to face my past. When ...

This story of a young woman's confrontation with death and her past is a poetic study of human relations.

Dear friends and army wives Diana, Carmen, and Joanie have been through war, rumors of war, marital problems, motherhood, fears, joy, and heartache. But none of the women are prepared when their daughters decide to enlist in the army together. Facing an empty nest won’t be easy. Especially for Carmen. With emotions already high, she suffers an even greater blow: divorce papers. Diana understands the fury and tears. She’s been there.

Wishes in branches tied with string. Someone's hopes. Another's dreams. As the cameras roll for Season 2 of hit home-improvement show Wishes of Home, Pam Olson and Steve Turner dive into their biggest project yet: building the first no-kill animal shelter in their region. With their wedding just around the corner, they find themselves juggling work, wedding plans, and community service, while trying to squeeze in a moment or two of romance. When a wildfire threatens their community, Pam and Steve rally the town of Linden Falls to come together in the face of disaster. With a nearby animal ...