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For everyone who’s ever felt too big, too weird, too queer—or just too much—comes Because Fat Girl, a hilarious, emotionally piercing, unapologetically fat novel that is Chasing Amy meets Romantic Comedy. The only man Diana has ever wanted is golden and goes by the name of “Oscar.” Now this off-her-game filmmaker has a chance to make her dream come true...but to get her Hollywood ending, she’s going completely off-script.

Taking care of our energetic well-being is just as vital as caring for our bodies and minds. Today, research shows just how effective traditional energy healing practices can be, especially as a complement to conventional medicine. With Discover Energy Healing, you’ll have a diverse tool kit of essential wisdom and guided practices from some of the top teachers in the field.

Melody Bennett's parents trampled on her teenage romance with a drifter 10 years ago. He disappeared without a word of goodbyes on the night they had planned to run away together. Since then, she cast aside her foolish notions of happily ever after and worked hard alongside the hired help to care for the majestic horses on her family's ranch. She refused to give love another chance and resigned to live her life alone.

Comment un homme d’affaires insensible et grincheux peut-il métamorphoser un parc d’attractions voué à apporter du bonheur à ses visiteurs ? C’est pourtant la mission que doit réaliser Rowan Kane pour toucher sa part de l’héritage familial… L’insupportable mais rayonnante Zahra, qui n’a pas sa langue dans sa poche, pourra peut-être lui être utile.
Cette relation, purement professionnelle, n’a que six mois pour porter ses fruits…

Jarrah Hejazi is an ex-Marine, who defended his country and now owns a security company. He’s worked for twenty years, but forgot to live. On a visit with friends at Safe Haven, he meets Grace McKay and a young boy named Jonah. Haven is a place where street kids get help and feel safe. Little does Hejazi know that within a couple of months his life will change one-hundred percent. Grace McKay, an ex-marine, works at Haven. She’d heard the owners talk about their friend Hejazi and when they meet, there’s more she wants to know. Hejazi and Grace surrender to their attraction and work to...

Cassie Holmes has made a big change. She left sunny, warm Arizona and moved to Seattle to join three friends in a new endeavor. Her first case involves the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl, Cami Reynolds. Her mother is desperate to find the young girl and, even though she doesn't have much money, hires Cassie for the job. The new private detective finds a dark underworld lurks under the viaduct that runs along the Seattle Waterfront.

What happens when you get a role in a horror movie, eagerly search the pages of the script to see what your character is like and what scenes you are in only to find out you are not the "final girl?" You don't survive to be in the sequel. That happened to me a few times, most notably in Friday the 13th, Part 2 and Girls Nite Out. Those of us who were not the final girls in our films deserve our day of glory! Join us as we chat about what we could have done differently to change our fate. What about the guys who met with their unfortunate demise? They drop in along with the writers and ...

Gabby Banks is a writer, whose post-apocalyptic book - Ice Blue Eyes in the Desert Sun - is being made into a film. She's invited down to Arizona to observe the filming and meets British actor, Robert Shepard, who is playing one of her heroes. He read the book and fell for her picture on the cover, but Gabby has a ton of secret baggage from her last relationship that could make anything with Robert impossible.

A man from 2008 falls 48 floors from a building in Seattle and wakes up in 1815 England. A woman in 1815 England watches a bright star fall from the sky. She travels to the future but can’t stay due to her lack of immunity to the 21st-century diseases. Michael Drury and Emma Wallace have fallen in love but are torn between two worlds. He has family in the 21st century. She wants to stay with him but continues to grow very ill very fast. Spanning almost 200 years, will their love be able to exist in the same time?

Turner Black works for a group, Lost Souls, in Seattle that helps find people who were separated from loved ones for one reason or another. He’s hired to find the half-sister of Stewart Tarver. Their shared father has passed away and left her part of a large inheritance. Turner finds Rae Smith working as a stripper at a dance club in Tracy, California. She always wanted to be a ballet dancer, but the death of her mother took that dream away. She moves from one club to another, and is happy to just survive. Turner and Rae are drawn to each other, but she isn’t big on commitments and ...

Riley Frost is an attorney who was once a Dom and liked control. He left the life style and tried to figure out what he wanted in his life. He’d never found a woman with a sense of adventure and passion, until one night when he walked into a bar and... Sophie Pantagen is the vice-president of her father’s company. She’s spent the past ten years having one-off’s with men who are strangers. She never found out their names and didn’t care to see them ever again. That was until one night in a bar when she met... Riley and Sophie find each other at a time when both are looking for more...

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Ian Deatherage's past is a shadow. He's doesn't make friends easy, traveling from place to place on his motorcycle. But when it breaks down in Berne, Washington, he has twenty dollars in his pocket and needs to find a job to pay for the repairs. Kris Marcus is the owner of The Scamp bar. She offers Ian a bouncer job. He works for a week and the relationship between he and Kris builds and boils over into nights of hot passion. Ian and Kris dance around each other and she figures once his motorcycle is fixed that he'll leave the area, and she wants to protect herself. Ian doesn't know ...

Welcome to the Shine Through podcast, formerly known as Grab Your Light. I’m your host, Lauren Marie. Together, we’ll explore the journey of rebuilding your life after divorce with warmth, humor, and unfiltered honesty. In each episode, we’ll dive into topics like navigating divorce, co-parenting, dating after divorce, remarriage, entrepreneurship, and personal growth. Whether you’re facing the challenges of post-divorce life or simply seeking a space that understands your journey, I’m here to help you shine through every chapter. Tune in, and let’s grab your light beyond divorce ...

Join Lauren Chen and Marie Oakes as they discuss the news of the day in politics & culture.

Anna Sheets has been running from her ex-husband for two years. She’s been up and down the west and mid-western states, but finally finds a town, Willow Creek, Montana and job she likes and doesn’t want to give it up. The people are nice and for the first time she feels safe. Sam Crawford, P.I., was hired by Anna’s husband a year and half ago. He’s found her in several different locations, but has lost her each time .Until he caught up with her in Nevada, were they had an explosive one night stand....

It's an exciting new suspense trilogy about a cult! Three women fight against the Sanctuary of the Prophet in three separate stories. She Lied - Kara King was asked by the Sanctuary eight years earlier to set up a journalist, Jim Hollis, due to his negative articles about the prophet. Because of what she did, he served seven years in prison and now wants justice. He wants her to tell the truth. A Suitable Pawn - Rachel King is asked to help the Sanctuary bring a wayward parishioner, Donovan Boomer back into the fold. He's a millionaire and they want his money. With his help she finds out a ...

Join business coach and neural manifestation expert Lauren Marie as she guides you through the 4 M's: Money, Mindset, Manifestation & More!! Tune in every Wednesday for insightful episodes that delve into topics such as manifesting financial abundance, effective content strategies for business growth, leveraging human design for greater alignment, and neural reprogramming techniques to reshape your reality. Whether you're an entrepreneur, spiritual seeker, or someone ready to take charge of your life, this podcast is your go-to resource for empowerment and inspiration. Experience big sister ...

Welcome to The Oath Breakers Podcast, hosted by Lauren Marie. Oaths are a solemn commitment that people make to uphold specific standards of conduct, whether in government, healthcare, finance, or other fields. However, there are instances where individuals break these oaths, such as politicians engaging in treason, doctors neglecting their duties, or financiers resorting to fraud. Join us as we explore the complex motivations behind oath-breaking. Why do individuals take oaths they may not honor? What drives them to betray their commitments, and what are the consequences? Delve into these ...

Fifteen years after Kris Lake gained her magical abilities and fought many demons and Garda the puppet master, she and her husband Roman Lake lived peacefully by Haller Lake with their children and friends. The kids are teenagers now and Kris and Roman are as happy as ever. Until one night when Kris has a nightmare about being burned at the stake and her friends, Cassie and Lorrie, have the same dream. They can’t figure out why they’d all have the same dream and because Kris knows her dreams could be visions and can be subjective, she thinks it might come out different, until the dream ...