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This personable author of My Teachable Moments demonstrates her excellence as a values-driven educator as she commits to guiding fellow educators to experience the classroom environment of their dreams. Filled with firsthand accounts and techniques to use to instill values in the classroom, this book will guide you to be an educator who helps your students become more kind, more empathetic, and more resilient to everyday stress.

New parents, Janelle and Daniel have their life flipped upside down when Daniel's mother, Kate gets more than a little greedy and secrets come out. Everything they thought they knew was a lie and things just don't seem to let up. Is Kate who she says she is?

Melissa Sneedle recently escaped her magical town and went headfirst into owning and operating her own bookstore in the normal world. She'd love nothing more than to live a calm life but the trouble with running away from life's pressures is they always find a way to catch up to you. With strange surges of power showing up in her spells, Melissa begins to realize she may be out of her element and causing danger to everyone around her. If she doesn't figure out how to control her power soon, she may cause a lot more trouble than a wonky spell here and there.

They’ve had the white dresses and the fancy receptions. But now that the honeymoon’s over, Stella, Casey, and Erin have each had to face some hard truths about the men they’ve married and the lives they’ve chosen. So when the news breaks that the pastor who presided over their weddings failed to file a few critical pieces of paper, none of these newlyweds is rushing down to the courthouse to legalize her vows. Instead, the brides share their hopes, disappointments, and secrets while grappling with that pivotal question: Should they stay or should they go?

For those who like their erotica fast and frenzied, the genre's most popular raconteur offers you 69: Sultry Short Erotic Stories of Need and Desire. In this delightfully dirty collection, Alison Tyler has gathered the crème de la crème of erotic fiction authors to pen 69 brief romps–among them, Violet Blue, Donna George Storey, Thomas S. Roche, John Albert, Kristina Lloyd, Justine Elyot and Jeremy Edwards.

The Practical Guide to Postpartum Self-Care will support you every step of your journey, delving deeply into the often overlooked emotional and mental health aspects of the postpartum experience. Whether you are a first-time mom or a seasoned parent, you'll discover effective self-care strategies empowering you to navigate postpartum life with confidence, self-compassion, and resilience.

When Shep participates in the student exchange program, he finds himself in the body of a man on a rustic colony planet. Then a native sheep comes to the door. It seems Shep must become a literal shepherd, to his dismay. These are very special sheep, deadly, telepathic, and precognitive, and their will governs. They also recruit a Vulture, a Python, and a lovely Elf girl for a dangerous journey. Then things get interesting. Soon Shep is deep in adventure and love. But he can't marry a native girl by proxy. Or can he?

Evie has just barely acknowledged that she has an eating disorder when she’s admitted to an inpatient treatment facility. Now her days are filled with calorie loading, therapy sessions, and longing—for home, for control, and for the time before her troubles began. As the winter of her treatment goes on, she gradually begins to face her fears and to love herself again, with the help of caregivers and of peers who are fighting their own disordered-eating battles.

Two best friends dare to cross the boundaries of friendship and plunge headfirst into the tempestuous waters of love. Spanning over 15 years, these star-crossed lovers lives diverge and intersect, perpetually finding themselves out of sync with destiny's plans. Hunter, battling inner demons and societal expectations, starts a journey of self-discovery as he grapples with his evolving sexuality. His struggle to come to terms with his desires and identity leads him down a path filled with introspection, acceptance, and the pursuit of authentic love.

Lourna Dee is not a villain. She’s not a hero. She’s a survivor. The former Tempest Runner, wanted by both her Nihil allies and the Republic, has evaded imprisonment and death from both groups more times than she can count. But even Lourna cannot outrun the mysterious blight that devours everything wherever it appears. And Marchion Ro, the Eye of the Nihil, has announced that only he knows the secret to stopping it.

Hollywood has come to Cliff Haven, and with it, a whole new cast of characters and drama. The annual Christmas play is in full swing, but this year, someone won't be taking their final bow. Ellie Vanderwick has only one line in the play, but even that proves to be a challenge when she finds herself struggling to speak it. With her magical mane causing chaos and a visitor who claims to know about her family, Ellie's got a lot on her plate.

Ellie Vanderwick has hair-raising problems, and we're not just talking about her unruly locks! Yoga may ease the tension, but when it comes to dead bodies, she needs more than just downward dog. Her life may seem imperfect without friends, family, or a stable job, but she's got her trusty VW Microbus named Mona and her loyal piggy companion, Penelope. Unfortunately, her hair is a different story. It's like magic, but not the kind she likes! Her hair can go berserk at any moment, transforming into curls, bright purple, or even limp strands.

A whirlwind courtship. A storybook wedding. A kiss for the bride. And suddenly everything changes. When Peter and Rita's brand-new marriage is strained by a magical twist of fate, true love will never mean quite the same thing again.

While Emma and her bridesmaids are toasting to Emma's future, Max and his brother, Spencer, make a stop on their way to the wedding and suddenly find themselves in a life or death situation. They go from being worried that they might be late to the ceremony to wondering if they'll make it at all. Spencer is used to his younger brother being the hero of the family. But now it's his turn.

A killer who strikes every year during the holidays. A new hot shot detective on his tail. Five women at the mercy of a mad man. But he has made a mistake this year and he has taken more than he is prepared to deal with. It’s a race to cross a finish line of blood. Who will win; the killer, the cop or the memory come back as a haunting ghost.

This book’s intention is to ignite and maintain the love within you and that you will find your true self in the process of working with the divine energy of the Akashic Records. Developing a connection to the Akashic Records requires both heart and spirit. I am going to use a common medium—language—to explain the process and the guidelines of connecting to this source.

It's one thing to fall head over heels into a puddle of hazelnut coffee, and quite another to fall for the - gasp - wrong guy. Straight-A junior Julia may be accident prone, but she's queen of following rules and being prepared. That's why she keeps a pencil sharpener in her purse and a pocket Shakespeare in her, well, pocket. And that's also why she's chosen Mark Bixford, her childhood crush, as her MTB ("meant to be").

In this L.A. Theatre Works original commission, playwright Jeanne Sakata has created a new audio adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved classic. Mary Lennox is an orphaned 10-year-old who is sent to live with her uncle in his country house on the moors. Her new life is almost unbearable, but when she hears stories of the estate’s mysterious, abandoned garden she’s determined to discover its secrets.

When Ella's twin brother Oscar disappears without a trace, her plans for a fresh start in London with her boyfriend Sam are upended. Forced to confront her crumbling reality, Ella finds herself at the center of a dangerous mystery that threatens to unravel the very fabric of her identity. In her desperate search for answers, she begins to question everything she thought she knew about her family, her past, and even herself.

Megan Howard used to be a successful painter - but that was a long time ago. These days she's struggling to move forward, convinced her heart is permanently broken after her last relationship and grief stricken over the loss of her father. Clinging to memories of happier times, she holds tight to her father's most cherished possession: a 1958 DeSoto Adventurer. Though she needs the money, she'll never sell it - even loaning the prized automobile to her best friend on the day of her wedding stirs up painful memories.