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In 2014, Chessy Prout was a freshman at St. Paul's School, a prestigious boarding school in New Hampshire, when a senior boy sexually assaulted her as part of a ritualized game of conquest. Chessy bravely reported her assault to the police and testified against her attacker in court. Then, in the face of unexpected backlash from her once-trusted school community, she shed her anonymity to help other survivors find their voice.

Born into slavery, Henrietta Wood was taken to Cincinnati and legally freed in 1848. In 1853, a Kentucky deputy sheriff named Zebulon Ward colluded with Wood's employer, abducted her, and sold her back into bondage. She remained enslaved throughout the Civil War, giving birth to a son in Mississippi and never forgetting who had put her in this position. By 1869, Wood had obtained her freedom for a second time and returned to Cincinnati, where she sued Ward for damages in 1870. Astonishingly, after eight years of litigation, Wood won her case: In 1878, a Federal jury awarded her $2,500.

Lee Ann London once had big plans…scholarship, college, love. Then she found herself raising her deceased sister’s twin girls when their father disappeared. Now, with her beautiful girls, a community that depends on her, and her photography studio finally taking off, Lee Ann may not have the life she’d imagined, but it’s definitely the one she wants. Until Cody, her bad-boy ex, returns to Sugar Springs…

The moving and inspiring story of a young Creole/Black woman born in 1936 in New Orleans. Stung by the ugly hatred of racism, young Iris Duplantier Rideau learned from her grandmother to pass for white, affording her better opportunities than her darker-skinned friends and family. Moving to California with her mother, Iris experienced horrors that no child should endure, leaving her a single teenage mother without a future at 17. What would have stopped most people, only made Iris more determined. She took a grueling job in a sweatshop to support herself and her baby. Needing more education...

Embark on a roller-coaster ride of humor and wisdom with "The 21 Laws to Keep Your Woman in Check," a book that turns the conventional guide to relationships on its head. Authored by the dynamic duo, Shawn and Stormie Andrews, this gem of a book is an exploratory journey into the nuances of love, partnership, and the inevitable dance between the so-called ‘Alpha’ maneuvers and the genuine connections that bind a couple together.

In this remarkable book, Sandra Day O’Connor explores the law, her life as a Supreme Court Justice, and how the Court has evolved and continues to function, grow, and change as an American institution. Tracing some of the origins of American law through history, people, ideas, and landmark cases, O’Connor sheds new light on the basics, exploring through personal observation the evolution of the Court and American democratic traditions.

When the IRS is tasked with assisting the border patrol in pursuing unscrupulous "coyotes" who've transported illegal immigrants across the border, Tara finds herself at odds. Not only must she investigate Brett Ellington, her old flame whose landscaping business employs such workers, but now Tara has to convince her new romantic partner in crime, Nick Pratt, that she doesn't still carry a torch for Brett. #stresseating #greaseistheword

Where there’s a Will, there’s not always a way in Japan. For the unsuspecting, risks and dangers lurk in the shadows of Japan’s unique inheritance system. These fictional short stories illuminate the real-life system’s inner workings in an easy-to-understand format. A revealing, entertaining window into a rarely seen corner of modern Japanese life. The protagonists represent a cross-section of modern Japan (urban and rural, suburban and expat). What links them all is how they confront the inheritance system's unexpected risks and deal with them in equally unexpected ways. (Earlier ...

Harness the power of the universe to create a life of purpose and fulfillment and manifest your dreams into reality Do you yearn for a life where your dreams effortlessly manifest into reality? If you've ever felt a disconnection between your desires and your current reality, then The Law of Attraction Blueprint is your key to bridging that gap. Imagine waking up each day feeling aligned with your purpose, surrounded by abundance, and living the life you've always dreamed of. Within these pages, you'll discover the power within you to create your own reality. Bestselling author Layla Moon, ...

A boxed set of books 9-12 of the full-length Morelville Mysteries series novels featuring Sheriff Mel Crane and Agent Dana Rossi. You get: Book 9: The Turkey Tussle - The old-fashioned country village of Morelville Holds a secret. Faye Crane has the perfect life as a homemaker, farmer’s wife and grandmother…or she did until her daughter-in-law Dana went and stirred up a mysterious murder, never resolved and long buried in the Lafferty family lore – before Faye ever became a Crane. Now she’s been reminded of some startling questions about her families past that she’s not sure she ...

Medical humiliation from both sides! Dr. Pete Fournier is having one of those days—bored out of his mind working an extra-long shift at a critically understaffed urgent care center. Until he walks into Exam Room #6 and finds his son Eric and daughter-in-law Jill there. Also on hand is one of Pete’s neighbors, police sergeant Sean Driscoll. Pete learns that, while out running, Jill was bitten by an unleashed dog belonging to one of the neighbors… On her bottom. Well, Pete’s day has just gotten a whole lot more interesting! Jill might be shy and modest, but she’s also beautiful and ...

Angela Merkel is a boss. A trailblazer. An icon of colorful suits. Formerly the new leader of the free world. With an entire hand gesture named after her (the “Merkel Diamond”) and celebrated in a viral meme for sparring with Trump, Angela Merkel spent a decade economically and politically revitalizing her country. No one is better positioned than New York Times Berlin correspondent Melissa Eddy to pull back the curtain on the woman who engineered Germany’s rise to wealth, power, and an economy worth 3.8 trillion in USD.

This book is written to women and for women as a tool that will empower them to become the best version of themselves. It utilizes the true and powerful meaning of scriptures without incorporating religion. It addresses the psychological, emotional and physiological limitations we impose upon ourselves through paradigms that tend to limit our ability to fully become who we are meant to be. It incorporates the science behind the universal laws that govern every part of our existence. This book teaches every woman how to focus on her well-being by improving the inner person spiritually and ...

Joanie Bigbee, cupcake baker extraordinaire, likes to keep her options open - and she's good at it. She's started and sold some 30 businesses in her postage stamp-sized Tennessee town, and at the moment she can be found in a short skirt and go-go boots, selling cupcakes out of the back of a converted Volkswagen van. What she moves on to next is anybody's guess. She knows better than to be tied down. In any way. She's watched every woman in her family fall head-over-heels, only to find herself wondering how to pick up the pieces when love is lost.

All eBooks free this week, except number six...See Below or use the series link... Murder, Mystery, Mayhem and Intrigue ....In this dark women's sleuth murder mystery series, romance and suspense spice up the adventures of Detective Henson, as she investigates a gruesome murder. A wealthy, mysterious man, living in a small town of the Blue Ridge Mountains, finds his wife brutally killed. During Henson's investigation of the crime, she meets the son of a strange witness and yes... falls in love. Their romantic connection is instant, but not without doubt and intrigue. The case leads our ...

Sassy tomboy Ginger Atkinson would rather be captaining a deep-sea fishing boat than baking pies, yet she still wishes she had a man to bake for. Sure, the pretty redhead is happy running her late father's Turtle Island ferry business, but everyone in the world is finding love except her. Stuck on the wrong side of thirty, she's trying to accept singlehood by building a dream home - for one.

Gabe Wilde has never been more ready for a change. Thirty-three and in the midst of a divorce, he's packed up his second-grade daughter and come home to Birch Bay, Montana. New house, new career, new life. Only, with changes come stress. His daughter is struggling with the transition to their new norm - and Gabe is out of ideas as to how to help.

Heather Lindsay loves falling in love - even though her blueprint for romance has failed her time and time (and time) again. But now that she’s signed on to design an outdoor-wedding venue for her friend’s home renovation show, Heather’s found a new focus: her career. Only it’s not long before she’s being distracted - by the hunkiest man who ever swaggered down the streets of Red Oak Falls. The show’s new ranch manager, Waylon Peterson, a.k.a. Prince Harry in a cowboy hat, has every woman swooning. He’s also got a bad-boy rep that’s made him the hottest mess in town.

Casey Hartman checks handsome Will Kerns into Belmont Inn, her family home passed down through generations. He claims to be on vacation, but when Casey witnesses a murder, Will flashes his DEA badge and takes her on the run. His real mission is to seize a drug operation in the historical town of Belmont. Casey can’t believe this is happening in her little town, much less that she witnessed a murder. Will is determined to take down the drug ring and the man leading the operation, but can he do that while running with Casey? She wasn’t part of his mission. Will soon realizes this ...

All he has to do is keep her safe and not fall in love… Easy, right? Callie Summer, CEO of the Four Seasons lingerie business, is in shock. She’d expected her new PA to be a middle-aged frump, but Jean turns out to be Gene, and he’s neither middle-aged, nor anything like a frump. When the gorgeous Bond-lookalike insists he’ll be the perfect companion on her business trip around the country, Callie agrees to give him a trial. Having recently found her ex in bed with another woman, she’s not looking for love. But a little bit of private lusting never did anyone any harm. Once a ...