Happy endings don't come easy. . . Author Grace Macguire is on her way! Her publisher has just bought more of her bestselling Fairy Godmother series of books, and finally, she's looking at financial security! Her life is just about perfect...until the three fairy godmothers from her books appear and tell her they intend to find Grace her very own happily-ever-after! So Grace does what any rational person would do when three fictional fairies show up in her car--she finds psychiatric help for her sudden sanity-impairment. In his career as a psychiatrist, Dr. Max Aaronson thought he'd seen it all. But none of his previous patients has prepared him for Grace Macguire. The poor woman has a bad case of fairy delusions. but when she smiles, he finds he almost believes in magic. Almost. It's a bumpy road to Happily Ever After, but with the fairies' bumbling help, Grace finally gets there. But first, she has to admit that maybe she is a little insane. After all, she's . . . Mad About Max. "Fans of whimsical romance will not want to miss Mad About Max. Full of wit and charm, it's a book that begs to be read quickly and won't be put down until the last page. - Ivy Quill Reviews "This delightfully amusing book had me hysterically laughing one minute and tearing up the next." - Kathy Boswell, E-book and Small Press Reviewer for Romantic Times Magazine "Holly Jacobs' deliciously unconventional tale of a writer who thinks she's crazy, and her sexy psychiatrist is guaranteed to endear readers." - Bestselling author, Cheryl St. John Award-winning author Holly Jacobs has sold more than two and a half million books worldwide. Along with her family and her cover model dogs, she resides in Erie, Pennsylvania, which serves as the setting for many of her stories, including her Dear Fairy Godmother series!
Myrtle, Fern, and Blossom have successfully found all three Aaronson siblings their own happily-ever-afters. But in doing that, they've stepped over the line. The Fairy Council has sentenced them to live as humans for the next six months. But not as their familiar, comfortable selves. Instead, they're to revert back to their true forms--gorgeous women guaranteed to make any man stand up and take notice. The godmothers have always functioned as a unit. Now they're on independent paths. Each sister collides with a man who makes her feel everything from delight to annoyance. And maybe something more. Myrtle, Fern, and Blossom soon learn all about a magic that has nothing to do with fairies and everything to do with love. When their six months is up, will they go back to creating happily-ever-afters for people in need? Or will they find their own, instead? Award-winning author Holly Jacobs has sold more than two and a half million books worldwide. Along with her family and her cover-model dogs, she resides in Erie, Pennsylvania, which serves as the setting for many of her stories, including her Dear Fairy Godmother series.
Published after each Presidential election, the Plum Book contains data & actual salaries on over 7,000 Federal civil service leadership & support positions in the legislative & executive branches of the Federal government that may be subject to noncompetitive appointments. Data covers positions such as agency heads & their immediate subordinates, policy executives & advisers, & aides who report to these officials. The duties of many such positions may involve advocacy of Administration policies & programs & the incumbents usually have a close & confidential working relationship with the agency or other key officials. Four appendices.
Happy endings don't come easy. . . Author Grace Macguire is on her way! Her publisher has just bought more of her bestselling Fairy Godmother series of books, and finally, she's looking at financial security! Her life is just about perfect...until the three fairy godmothers from her books appear and tell her they intend to find Grace her very own happily-ever-after! So Grace does what any rational person would do when three fictional fairies show up in her car--she finds psychiatric help for her sudden sanity-impairment. In his career as a psychiatrist, Dr. Max Aaronson thought he'd seen it all. But none of his previous patients has prepared him for Grace Macguire. The poor woman has a bad case of fairy delusions. but when she smiles, he finds he almost believes in magic. Almost. It's a bumpy road to Happily Ever After, but with the fairies' bumbling help, Grace finally gets there. But first, she has to admit that maybe she is a little insane. After all, she's . . . Mad About Max. "Fans of whimsical romance will not want to miss Mad About Max. Full of wit and charm, it's a book that begs to be read quickly and won't be put down until the last page. - Ivy Quill Reviews "This delightfully amusing book had me hysterically laughing one minute and tearing up the next." - Kathy Boswell, E-book and Small Press Reviewer for Romantic Times Magazine "Holly Jacobs' deliciously unconventional tale of a writer who thinks she's crazy, and her sexy psychiatrist is guaranteed to endear readers." - Bestselling author, Cheryl St. John Award-winning author Holly Jacobs has sold more than two and a half million books worldwide. Along with her family and her cover model dogs, she resides in Erie, Pennsylvania, which serves as the setting for many of her stories, including her Dear Fairy Godmother series!
Sneaking in is the easy part. But living it down is tough… One corporate pink slip and Morgan Miller is back in Pittsburgh bunking with her mother. But when Morgan agrees to attend a posh wedding reception for fabulous "Penny and Sam," she's appalled to learn her invitation is far from legitimate. Though her friends agree that party crashing is a superlative way to meet men, Morgan's life is becoming completely unmanageable. Wedding photographer Conner Danning keeps shooting her swoon-worthy glances and Morgan's ex is trying to de-ex himself. She can't wait to run home to San Diego…but maybe living life as an "unofficial guest" is better than facing a B-list existence alone.
Cara has always lived a simple life. One day she bumps into a man named Mike at the park. He makes her heart flutter and they spend a sweet night together. But when she wakes, he’s gone, and Cara spends the days that follow nursing her broken heart. She’s sure that she’ll never see him again. Several months later, when she goes to the country of Eliason to help her friend prepare for her wedding, she meets Mike at the airport. There, she learns the shocking truth. He’s actually Prince Michael, her friend’s older brother and the next in line for the throne!
A love to be proud of Tucker--as Angelina Tucker is known to her friends--is in the midst of big change. The pressures of juggling single parenthood and the family business keep her busy 24/7. And now something else is throwing her world into flux--Tyler Martinez. Oh, right. That Tyler. The successful--and sexy--business guy who asked her out. The same guy she turned down. But Tyler needs a job. He also needs her help with the toddler he's guardian to. So what are she and Tyler, exactly? Helpmates? Friends with benefits? She needs some definitions, because she's already in love with his little boy and--heaven help her--she's falling for Tyler, too...
For Mattie Keith it's the best and the worst of times. She should be reveling in the joy that one of her closest friends is getting married. Instead, she's being sued. All because of the three kids she recently inherited. She's trying to do what's best for them...even if it means fighting in court with the children's uncle, Dr. Finn Wallace. None other than Mattie's first and last crush."--P. [4] of cover.
Princess Parker of Eliason, who dislikes being in the public eye, lives an ordinary life in America. One day while working at her café, a tall man with black hair and black eyes enters. When Parker trips and almost falls, the mysterious man, Jace, saves her. Since then, Parker cannot seem to get the dashing man out of her mind. Then she discovers he was hired by her father to spy on her!
Rainbows don't come without rain The world you want isn't always how the world is. Former marine Sebastian Bennington discovers that upon his return to Valley Ridge for a friend's wedding. Even his grandfather's health isn't what he's expecting. Nor is the interference from his grandfather's young business partner, Lily Paul. Even more aggravating, Lily seems to know everything about Sebastian, thanks to his grandfather. But Sebastian can't get her to open up about anything. Is she using all that merry sunshine to hide something deeper and darker? He's determined to find out, as long as their crazy attraction for each other doesn't get in the way….
The fairies are back! And they're determined to see that another Aaronson sibling bites the matrimonial bullet. Whether she enjoys the experience or not. Joy Aaronson is an accident waiting to happen. but she's long since learned to accept her ability to create catastrophes. She doesn't need help--especially not fairy help. But that's just what she's getting, like it or not. Joy has always felt like a bit of an outsider, until she connects with a little girl who desperately needs her. Now, she'll do whatever it takes to help Sophie . . . even if that means dealing with Sophie's stern but sexy father. She's not the least bit worried that the fairies believe Gabriel is her own Prince Charming. After all, he's described her as "comfortable!" That doesn't sound like a match made in heaven. But the fairies are sure that Gabriel St. John will turn from a toad into a prince as soon as he falls in love with Joy. In fact, they're counting on it. And what the fairies want, the fairies get . . . "Do you believe in fairies? You will believe when you read this heart-warming and funny tale of the magic of true love." --Bestselling author J. A. Ferguson " . . . a warm, witty, and touching story . . . " --Harriet Klausner " . . . another winner . . . It was a feel good kind of read."--PNR Reviews Award-winning author Holly Jacobs has sold more than two and a half million books worldwide. Along with her family and her cover model dogs, she resides in Erie, Pennsylvania, which serves as the setting for many of her stories, including her Dear Fairy Godmother series.
The Great Bridal Escape by Bonnie Tucker The bride ran away with…the best man? When Mary Kathryn O'Malley woke up on her wedding day, she had no idea that by high noon she would desert her groom at the altar, answer only to "Kate" and be on her way to Texas with Tony Donetti—the gorgeous best man! Oh well, what's done is done. She might as well relax and enjoy the ride. Especially because Tony doesn't seem eager to let her go…. How To Catch a Groom by Holly Jacobs Four moves to matrimony Yes, ladies, it's time to put that plan into action! Step 1: Find an incredibly cute guy, such as Seth Rutherford—scientist, logician, total nonromantic. Step 2: Introduce him to a beautiful, charming female, such as Desi Smith—super-duper wedding coordinator and one huge romantic fool. Step 3: Stand aside and let good ol' nature take its course. Step 4: Voilà. One groom who's good to go!
Introduction Steve Reich pitched up in San Francisco in September 1961. He was a young musician, one who had been taken by the early-century work of the Hungarian composer and folklorist Béla Bartók, and he had journeyed west from New York in the hope of studying with Leon Kirchner, a composer in the rough-lyric Bartók tradition who'd been teaching at Mills College. But Kirchner had just left for Harvard, so Reich ended up working at Mills under Luciano Berio. Over the course of the previous decade, Berio had become identified as a figurehead of the European post-war avant-garde: his ultramodern serialist work was quite a different proposition to Kirchner's own"--
Speak now…or forever keep your secrets? Colton McCray's an "I do" away from the perfect life. He's got a prosperous farm and he's lucky enough to have fallen in love with a good woman like Sophie Johnston. What more could a man who loves the simple life want? Certainly not a wedding-crasher who's only one of Sophie's secrets! Marry a woman he doesn't really know—or take a chance and trust her? No way! Though the harder Colton tries to cut Sophie out of his life, the more he wants her…complications and all. When he finds out she's pregnant with their baby, it's impossible for him to stay away. But first, he must forgive her past in order to rebuild the future they were meant for.…
The whole town's in on this Christmas secret! Maeve Buchanan isn't the jealous type. But with another Valley Ridge wedding approaching, she's feeling a twinge of envy. Everyone seems to be finding "it"--except her. Not that romance is high on her priority list! Inspired by the arrival of a homeless family one snowy night, Maeve--Valley Ridge's own George Bailey--is determined to give them a permanent home by Christmas. To make this surprise happen, fiercely independent Maeve is going to need a lot of help. Particularly from the irritating newcomer Aaron Holder, who thinks Maeve is just too good to be true and suspects her motives. Working together won't be easy. But it'll be worth it...in so many ways!
Shey goes to the airport to wait for Prince Tanner; however, he isn’t expecting her. He’s expecting Shey’s friend Parker, a flighty princess from a neighboring country…and his fiancée. Parker refuses to agree to a political marriage and so she is doing her best to avoid him, but the prince is adamant. Thinking he’ll find Parker if he sticks with Shey, he ends up staying with Shey at her place. Little do Tanner and Shey realize that being around each other all day, every day will spark unexpected feelings.
One possible method of producing high-quality graphene is to grow it epitaxially; this thesis investigates the mechanisms involved in doing so. It describes how the initial stages of growth on the Ir(111) surface are modelled using both rate equations and kinetic Monte Carlo, based upon nudged elastic band (NEB) calculated reaction energy barriers. The results show that the decomposition mechanism involves production of C monomers by breaking the C-C bond. In turn, the thesis explores the nucleation of carbon clusters on the surface from C monomers prior to graphene formation. Small arch-shaped clusters containing four to six C atoms, which may be key in graphene formation, are predicted to be long-lived on the surface. In closing, the healing of single vacancy defects in the graphene/Ir(111) surface is investigated, and attempts to heal said defects using ethylene molecules is simulated with molecular dynamics and NEB calculated energy barriers.
Vancy doesn't believe in the Salo Wedding Curse, but when her groom ditches her and the press is hot on her heels, she's not quite so sure anymore. She's hiding out with Matt Wilde, owner of the Everything Wilde landscaping business, helping out with his two newly-inherited nephews as she figures out what to do. Matt doesn't believe in curses either, but he seems cursed with thoughts of Vancy Salo that he just can't seem to shake.
When her nephew announces he's going to find his father, Michelle Hamilton never dreams the man's actually going to show up at her door! Only a paternity test will determine whether Daniel McLean has a legitimate claim. But that dsoesn't stop the much-too-appealing potential dad from throwing Michelle's well-ordered world into upheaval.
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