A down-hearted woman gets a magical candy bar from a sidewalk Santa that transports her into an alternate reality in this enchanting tale of lost love and second chances from NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Sandra Edwards.
Rio Laraquette is back in Las Vegas, her normal routine interrupted by her attraction to Eddie LaCall and having to deal with a stalker making dangerous attacks on the reluctant lovers' lives.
Three Sisters. Three stories. Three Missed Opportunities. On a visit to her hometown of Cypress Falls, Ginger Franklin runs into her high school sweetheart and tries to fend off his advances because she is, after all, married--maybe not happily married, but married nonetheless. Eldest sister, Risa Franklin Russell's marriage is falling apart, and it's happening right as her only daughter, Lisa, becomes engaged. As if that's not bad enough, she's not happy about the prospect of her traitorous sister's return for Lisa's wedding. Risa doesn't need Georgia's success or her own stupidity thrown in her face. Georgia Franklin contemplates going home for the first time in twenty-five years, after she learns her niece is getting married--to the son of Georgia's childhood crush. The only thing Georgia fears more than her past coming back to haunt her, is disappointing her niece.
Georgie has a favorite pie he could eat all day..Everyday! Now his morning is turned upside down when he learns he's picked berries for his sister's pie! A whole pie - just for her! But--- could it be this yummy desert is really for someone else? Can Mom help him feel better before their visitors arrive? Georgie has a long day to remember when he lets jealousy make him feel so sad and lonely. He's sure to snuggle his way into your heart as he struggles with this BIG problem, in the story-- The Special Pie. Matthew loves to be home. He likes spending time with his Mom and playing with his pet frog .Now everything is about to change. Today he goes to preschool. But--- his Mom will miss him! He doesn't know anyone at school! He feels weird and a little scared. His new backpack is filled with crayons, pencils and paper for school. Wearing new clothes and shoes, Matthew sets off on an exciting adventure, after a great big hug from his Mom! Will this be a fun day or will he NEVER want to go back? Enoy-- A Great Big Hug Too!
When Camille Chandler is fired from her job as a tabloid journalist, she is forced to consider a French billionaire playboy's proposal to make her his temporary wife.
Lecie de Laurent is dying to cut the apron strings and strike out on her own. With the house and the money she's inherited from Edouard Renault, she finally has her chance without financial repercussions from Papa. California is an intoxicating place for the sheltered, high society girl from France, and she's not ready to leave when her father insists she return home. Lecie's father, Maurice de Laurent is a powerful man who will stop at nothing to get what he wants--just ask her brothers, Julian and Andre. When Maurice threatens to have Lecie deported (thinking she'll come home), Lecie retaliates in true de Laurent fashion. Nick Matthews desperately needs cash, after his fiancée leaves him deeply in debt the day before their wedding. On the verge of losing his popular restaurant, Nick decides to seek out an investor to help pay off the debt. The answer to both their problems just might be wrapped up in The Marriage Fix.
We begin with an understanding of the background of the concept of sustainability and how it applies to the business world. In 1987, the Brundtland Commission put forth a "global agenda for change" with the purpose of "furthering the common understanding and common spirit of responsibility so clearly needed in a divided world."Brundtland (1987). The report outlined the following description of sustainable development: Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts: the concept of "needs," in particular, the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given; andthe idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment's ability to meet present and future needs.Thus the goals of economic and social development must be defined in terms of sustainability in all countries-developed or developing, market-oriented or centrally planned. Interpretations will vary, but they must share certain general features and must flow from a consensus on the basic concept of sustainable development and on a broad strategic framework for achieving i
When Lieutenant Petti Oliver arrests a gang of drug dealers her house is torched and she and her family are on the drug dealer s hit list. With crime marring the beauty and serenity of the Virgin Islands, Oliver vows to capture the criminals and make St. Croix a safe haven for residents and visitors. Petti Oliver is the first and only Haitian on the V.I. police force. Born with her grandmother s gift of ESP, Oliver is familiar with voodoo. When an eleven-year-old boy is gunned down in the parking lot of a public housing community, Oliver brings her own brand of justice to hunt for the killers. When she takes on the bad guys, the results are as explosive as they are unexpected. Emelda A. Sandra Edwards is a playwright with several produced plays. Her most recent full-length play, EIGHT TO FIVE, GOVERNMENT WORKERS STYLE, was produced July 2010, in the Virgin Islands to sold-out audiences. Edwards is also the author of three self-published books, A CARIBBEAN STORY OF LOVE, LUST AND LIES; the sequel, A CARIBBEAN STORY
For three years, Dana Sinclair has been nursing a broken heart. The last thing she needs is the reason for her heartache to come waltzing back into her life again. Ever since Sam Treverton broke Dana's heart, he's been craving redemption but with no real way to get it until the local veterinary clinic in Whisper Falls goes up for sale. Now that they're living in the same small town, can Dana and Sam navigate the choppy waters of broken hearts and long-held regrets? Find out in Yesterday's Promise, Sandra's latest installment in the Billionaire Games series.
*Formerly titled: Broken Wings. "If you like intrigue, twisted plots, a love story, and an elaborate con worthy of The Sting all rolled into one well written and developed book, you'll love this one" -- Manic Readers *A Top Pick from The Romance Reviews* The Story: Rio Laraquette thought the legend was nothing more than an enchanted tale about star-crossed lovers who left behind a fortune. That is, until she figures out that she--in a past life--was the culprit who stole a shipment of gold and silver and buried it somewhere in the hills of northern Nevada. While searching for the treasure, Rio's heart begins to ache for a man who's been dead more than one hundred years. They say time heals all wounds, but what if it doesn't...? More Praise for Forgotten Soul: "Magical, whimsical, enchanting...a must, Must, MUST read!" --The Crazy Bookworm "This is the first book I have read by Sandra Edwards but it won't be the last." -- Blackraven's Reviews
Hand Grasps and Manipulation Skills: Clinical Perspective of Development and Function, Second Edition is an expertly designed and logically organized text that provides an accurate and clear depiction of the development of hand grasps and the taxonomy of functional hand grasp. Hand Grasps and Manipulation Skills, Second Edition by Sandra J. Edwards, Donna B. Gallen, Jenna D. McCoy-Powlen, and Michelle A. Suarez is full of concise and user-friendly text that is written to assist in understanding complex information. The photographs, illustrations and charts have been expanded in this Second Edition and present new content areas for students and clinicians to use in education and practice. Hand Grasps and Manipulation Skills, Second Edition is unique in that it is also the only text on the market that contains this comprehensive pictorial information about hands and their grasps. Additional unique features include rare information about in utero development of the hand, left handedness, scissor skill development, in hand manipulation skills, and extensive information regarding clinical application. Hand Grasps and Manipulation Skills, Second Edition is a text that can be used as a career long reference. It provides all the pertinent and comprehensive information for students to learn about the development of the hand in one place, and is expertly and thoroughly referenced with the latest research. Hand Grasps and Manipulation Skills: Clinical Perspective of Development and Function, Second Edition provides clear information on a very specific subject, which makes it the ideal reference for occupational therapy professors, students and clinicians; mechanical engineers, computer software instructors, and engineers working in robotics; medical students and orthopedic hand surgeons.
This book is a brief introduction to sustainability as it applies to business and offers an overview of how sustainability is applied throughout the organization. Chapters are organized by familiar departments or functions of the business and cover the applications and terminology of sustainability throughout each area. Whether you are an executive, an entrepreneur, an employee, or a business student, this book will help you understand the big picture of what it means to be a sustainable business.
In The Playdough Poem, modeling clay illustrates timeless truths about our creator God while it exposes the fallacy of evolution’s claims. Simply put, the universe could not have emerged as the result of millions of years of random chances. The proof is in the playdough!
Time-saving strategies for Resourece/Special Education Class Teachers and Administration Staff. This unit: defines the special needs process, includes a monthly calendar to organize and plan ahead, provides O.S.R.s, a tool for programme planning and gleaning pertinent information from O.S.R.s, gives a closer look at all students, explains how to be a more efficient Resource Teacher, and is an effective use of volunteers.
**Escape to paradise with Sapphire Bay Romance. Includes all six books in the series.** Second Chance Bride - After being jilted, practically at the altar, Genie Wainwright heads to Hawaii to escape the well-meant pity party her friends and family are bound to throw on her behalf. What she never expects is to find someone to help her mend her broken heart. Donnie Taylor, owner of the posh Sapphire Bay Resort, has no interest in marriage--until he meets an unforgettable guest at the hotel. What starts out as a kindhearted gesture brings Donnie something he never expects--a chance at love! Christmas Bride - Cami McClure is spending the Holidays with her best friend, Genie Wainwright Taylor (heroine of Second Chance Bride) in Hawaii. Will Cami find love in paradise, or will it slip through her fingers? Maybe Baby - All Amanda Wainwright wants is a little romance--from the right man. When she starts receiving candy and flowers anonymously, she dares to hope for a love connection. A Romance to Remember - RosaLee's fondest wish is to return to the place where she fell in love for the first time--fifty years ago. With her granddaughter, Rose, in tow, RosaLee is dismayed to find that things have changed on the island of Oahu. Now there's a swanky resort along the once-deserted beach where she and Nick used to rendezvous. At Sapphire Bay, Rose finds new love while RosaLee comes face-to-face with her past in this magical tale about first love and new beginnings. Holiday Bride - Holly Sanders is in Hawaii to attend the wedding of her best friend, but can she resist the best man--her ex, who she hasn't seen in five years? Holiday Magic - At Sapphire Bay's New Year's Eve party, Jayne Garwood and Cord Duncan tempt fate after deciding there might be something between them.
Acclaimed writers, family, friends, and more pay homage to the celebrated Southern author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini. New York Times–bestselling writer Pat Conroy (1945–2016) inspired a worldwide legion of devoted fans, but none are more loyal to him and more committed to sustaining his literary legacy than the many writers he nurtured over the course of his fifty-year career. In sharing their stories of Conroy, his fellow writers honor his memory and advance our shared understanding of his lasting impact on literary life in and well beyond the American South. Conroy’s fellowship drew from all walks of life. His relationships were complicated, and people and places he thought he’d left behind often circled back to him at crucial moments. The pantheon of contributors includes Rick Bragg, Kathleen Parker, Barbra Streisand, Janis Ian, Anthony Grooms, Mary Hood, Nikky Finney, Nathalie Dupree and Cynthia Graubart, Ron Rash, Sandra Brown, and Mary Alice Monroe; Conroy biographers Katherine Clark and Catherine Seltzer; his longtime friends; Pat’s students Sallie Ann Robinson and Valerie Sayers; members of the Conroy family; and many more. Each author in this collection shares a slightly different view of Conroy. Through their voices, a multifaceted portrait of him comes to life and sheds new light on who he was. Loosely following Conroy’s own chronology, the essays herewith wind through his river of a story, stopping at important ports of call. Cities he called home and longed to visit, along with each book he birthed, become characters that are as equally important as the people he touched along the way.
Revisit the de Laurent clan in Book 2 of Billionaire Games. Andre de Laurent's world gets turned upside down when his mother's uncle leaves him a multi-billion-dollar fortune--with stipulations.
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