In this YA retelling of Sabrina set in the glam fashion world, Amelia is whisked off to an amazing New York City fashion internship that changes her life--and quickly finds herself caught between two brothers. A RITA finalist for Best First Book If anyone saw the prom boards Amelia Blanco makes on her favorite fashion app, they'd think Ethan Laurenti was her boyfriend. They wouldn't know that all the plans she's made for them are just dreams, and that she's the girl who watches him from the kitchen while her parents cook for his famous family. When Amelia's abuelita enrolls her in a month-long fashion internship in NYC, Amelia can't imagine leaving Miami--and Ethan--for that long. As soon as she gets to New York, however, she finds a bigger world and new possibilities. She meets people her own age who can actually carry on a conversation about stitching and design. Her pin boards become less about prom with Ethan and more about creating her own style. By the time she returns to Miami, Amelia feels like she can accomplish anything, and surprises herself by agreeing to help Ethan's awkward, Steve-Jobs-wannabe brother, Liam, create his own fashion app. As Liam and Amelia get closer, Ethan realizes that this newly confident, stylish girl may be the one for him after all . . . even though he has a reality TV star girlfriend he conveniently keeps forgetting about. The "new and improved" Amelia soon finds herself in between two brothers, a whole lot of drama, and choice she never dreamed she'd have to make.
Can you find something you might do to wiggle your worries away? What about something that smells like chocolate and feels warm to touch, or a place where you can go to feel safe? Can you find something you may dream upon, shooting across the dark sky? See if you can find over 20 hidden coping tools and strategies in this ultimate seek and find book with a social-emotional learning twist! Chill. You’ve got this! Tools to Cool creates opportunity for readers to enrich their reading and learning experience by exploring coping skills they may use while at school, home or even out in the community. This book will inspire readers to communicate their feelings, learn new coping tools, and overcome challenges in a fun-filled way while building their emotional intelligence. The adventures within are best for ages 5-10.
One night, Missy walks into a bar and kisses the first man she sees. That man is Jase Montgomery, a drifter who doesn't like to stay in any one place for long and has no interest whatsoever in beginning a relationship with a society belle. For Missy, a kiss born out of desperation and spontaneity is a wake-up call after the man she loved, David, shows up with his new bride. She chides herself for being foolish enough to kiss a complete stranger, but for some reason, she can't get her mind off of him. The tension intensifies when Missy goes to work one day to see Jase working for her company. At first she covers her embarrassment with haughtiness, but the more she tries to avoid him, to distance herself, the more drawn in she becomes. Meanwhile, Jase begins to see more in Missy than just another pampered princess, and finds himself struggling between his desire to keep moving and his growing desire for her. Can Missy convince Jase they're made for each other? And can a quiet loner risk his heart for a woman who may still love another man?
Each chapter of this enrapturing novel is elegantly brief and charged with barely contained emotion." —New York Times Book Review A gripping debut set in modern-day Tokyo and inspired by a true crime, for readers of Everything I Never Told You and The Perfect Nanny, What's Left of Me Is Yours charts a young woman's search for the truth about her mother's life—and her murder. In Japan, a covert industry has grown up around the wakaresaseya (literally “breaker-upper”), a person hired by one spouse to seduce the other in order to gain the advantage in divorce proceedings. When Satō hires Kaitarō, a wakaresaseya agent, to have an affair with his wife, Rina, both assume it will be an easy case. But Satō has never truly understood Rina or her desires and Kaitarō's job is to do exactly that—until he does it too well. While Rina remains ignorant of the circumstances that brought them together, she and Kaitarō fall in a desperate, singular love, setting in motion a series of violent acts that will forever haunt her daughter’s life. In an engrossing dual narrative inspired by a true crime, Stephanie Scott exquisitely renders the affair and its intricate repercussions. As Rina’s daughter, Sumiko, fills in the gaps of her mother’s story and her own memory, Scott probes the thorny psychological and moral grounds of the actions we take in the name of love, asking where we draw the line between passion and possession.
After a terrible day at her awful job, the last thing Mia Hammond expects is to see her ex at happy hour. On the floor. Unconscious, after falling over at the sight of her. They always did make a disastrous pairing. Aaron Stanek is humiliated to discover not only did he suffer a concussion, he wasn't even on the ice when it happened. Worse, Mia-freaking-Hammond, aka the love of his life who blames him for tanking her sports agenting career, is at his side in the hospital. Mia swallows her pride and asks Aaron for a favor to aid her beloved childhood camp. Recruiting a few notable hockey players from the team he manages to teach sports clinics could be just what the flailing camp needs. Surely, two mature adults who happened to have dated once upon a time (fiery break-up notwithstanding) can handle working together. After all, it's temporary. Partnering with a kids' camp is the golden good press opportunity Aaron needs to turn around his family’s expansion hockey team before the players' pranks result in losing more sponsors. (See there was this Zamboni...) And it puts him back in Mia's orbit, with the long-shot chance she just might forgive him. Falling Into Place is a sweet, closed-door contemporary romance about second chances.
One country guy. One city girl. One big tree. Megan: Three nights before Christmas, and all I need to do is to pick up a Christmas tree. Never mind I’m a city girl who’s never bought a real live tree. The biggest and best tree in the lot will impress my mom and her new husband, helping them forget how I’ve neglected to visit their tiny town of Crystal Cove. Nick: Three nights before Christmas, and all I need to do is to pick up a Christmas tree. The one saved for me that I should have picked up already for the charity event at the historic mayor’s mansion on Christmas Eve. A task my mother, Mayor Bennington herself, entrusted me with. Now the biggest and best tree in the lot is gone. Lucky me, I have the chance to redeem myself by helping a recent tree buyer out of a snowy ditch. Wow, is she pretty. And in possession of my tree. Falling for the country boy is not part of Megan’s holiday plans. But for Nick, stumbling upon this city girl might be just the wake-up call he needs. OMG Christmas Tree is a sweet, slow burn, holiday romantic comedy.
Welcome to Ginsburg, Michigan where summer might not go as planned, but love finds a way despite the odds. All Last Summer: Lila ditches her study abroad trip with her boyfriend after catching him cheating and lands a job with her ex's arrogant buddy Aidan. Lila and Aidan find common ground, but dating her ex's BFF goes against every plan she's made. Sunset Summer: Good girl Holli is spending the summer with her grandparents as punishment for a party-gone-wrong. Bad boy Will in her community service group may be her only friend, but he's nothing but trouble. Only appearances aren't what they seem. Big Wild Summer: Elena is humiliated by a prank at her new summer theme park job. Worse, her crush was in on it. Exiled to the "loser" end of the park, Elena discovers the misfit staff are misunderstood, especially the big scary dude, Jonah. Free Wheeling Summer: Chelsea isn't ready for college like her over-achieving friends, so the chance to join a roller derby team is just the confidence boost she needs. Only her new crush turns out to be the coach of the rival team, her team's sworn enemies. This collection includes four full length young adult novels: All Last Summer, Sunset Summer, Big Wild Summer, Free Wheeling Summer
A killer on the hunt... Treacherous Mountain Investigation by Stephanie M. Gammon Years ago, Elizabeth Hart took down a human trafficking ring in the Rocky Mountains with a single blog post—and now someone wants revenge. But her ex-fiancé, Officer Riggen Price, won’t let anyone hurt her or his newly discovered son. With the threats only escalating, can Liz trust the man who broke her heart…and live to give their family a second chance? Wyoming Mountain Escape by Laura Scott Just as Chelsey Robards decides to call off her wedding, her soon-to-be husband is shot and killed at the altar. When the bullets start to fly her way, the best man, former Special Ops soldier Duncan O’Hare, drags her to safety. But with an unknown enemy on their trail, can they survive long enough to find out why she’s a target? USA TODAY Bestselling Author Laura Scott 2 Thrilling Stories Treacherous Mountain Investigation and Wyoming Mountain Escape
A Christmas tree farmer meets his match when his holiday-despising childhood crush returns to town with a favor to ask... Marlowe Holly: Me and Christmas aren’t on the best of terms. I’ve only ever wanted to make a name for myself apart from my family, but my holiday-loving town can’t see past the traumatic event that rocked the Holly clan all those years ago. When a summons from my strong-willed grandmother has me hightailing it from California back to my Midwest blip-on-the-map hometown, wow is there news. The beloved Holly family home is up for grabs, with a wild contest to compete for inheritance. The criteria? Participating in the month-long holiday festivities in town, with points tallied by my grandmother’s hand-plucked judges. Ethan Sawyer: I can hardly believe my eyes when she walks into the local watering hole the night before Thanksgiving. Marlowe Holly. The girl I grew up with. The girl I grew to love, but never made a move on to preserve our friendship. Now she needs my help to invoke holiday cheer, which I’m never short on working at a Christmas tree farm. And I need something from her: land acreage tied to the Holly estate. If she wins the house, our family business can pull off the farm expansion we desperately need. Now if I can only manage not to fall for her all over again… Miss Humbug is a sweet, small-town, grumpy sunshine romantic comedy. Get ready for: · Return to hometown · Larger-than-life family · A secret contest to win an inheritance · Childhood friends to more · Slow burn romance · Mandatory caroling · Public shenanigans* *no actual holiday displays were harmed in the making of this book
Sometimes taking a risk keeps the wheels turning. Everyone seems to have life figured out but me. I’ve never been good at much, though I’ll give anything the old college try. Well, except for actual college. I’m not trying that at all. Not yet. So here I am, taking a gap year after high school, which I hear is a totally acceptable practice in many countries. In my high school filled with over-achievers, I’m the odd one out. Working my summer job and feeling my lowest, I accept an invitation to sub in on a roller derby team. I own skates and am okay at it, so why not? I never expected to love the feeling of racing the track. Of pushing my way to victory. For once in my life, I might actually be good at something. I even have a new guy to crush on—Rob, who I met at a derby match. Only it turns out, he’s affiliated with our rival team-slash-sworn enemies. The team split in two last year from a big blowout between the captains. And worse, Rob is the brother of our rival’s captain. Maybe worse than that, I kinda took a solemn vow when I joined the team that I’d never associate with any of them. The team means everything to me, but Rob is finding a place in my heart too. Just when I thought I’d figured out my life, I fall back down again. Free Wheeling Summer is a young adult secret dating romance and the fourth book in the Love on Summer Break series. It can be read as a stand-alone story. Search terms: young adult romance, ya romance, ya series, ya book series, summer romance, teen romance, teen romance books, high school romance, high school romance books, teen romcom, romcom romance, summer job romance, young adult romance series, sports romance, young adult sports, roller skating, roller derby
Top tax guidance for today's turbulent real estate market Despite the downturn in the real estate market, savvy investors can continue to capture profits by using money-saving tax strategies. In The Real Estate Investor's Tax Edge, authors Scott Estill and Stephanie Long provide all of the necessary tax planning techniques to lower your tax bill and fully capitalize upon your real estate investments. In addition to this, you'll learn how to protect your assets and avoid losses in a down market through smart tax planning strategies. Containing the most updated tax law information, and offering tax-planning tips geared toward today's real estate market, this reliable resource is a complete guide to managing your real estate taxes. Outlines effective strategies for legally reducing the impact of taxes on your real estate assets Offers detailed coverage of the newest tax laws and rules affecting real estate Focuses on tax smart techniques for making the most of your real estate investments In today's volatile real estate market, it's important to make the most of your assets by paying the legal minimum in taxes-no more and no less. The Real Estate Investor's Tax Edge will show you how to achieve this goal, and put you in a better position to profit during even the most difficult of times.
Life can be challenging at times, and unpredictable, with ups and downs and all sorts of things we can’t control. It’s like driving a car on a bumpy road. We can’t wish the bumps away. We can’t control who travels those roads with us, or make the sun shine on our journey if it’s a rainy day. But we can control how we feel about it. We can let it make us angry or sad or scared, or we can stay calm, accept the challenges, and make good decisions. That’s what this story is all about. With Nini the bird as your special guide, you will take a driving journey in your imagination, a road trip in your mind, with you in the driver’s seat. You’ll learn how to face life’s obstacles and disappointments with healthy, positive “green thoughts”, and wait patiently for the rainbow that will surely follow the rain.
In Japan, a covert industry has grown up around the wakaresaseya, a person hired by one spouse to seduce the other in order to gain the advantage in divorce proceedings.When Sato hires Kaitaro, a wakaresaseya agent, to have an affair with his wife, Rina, he assumes it will be an easy case. But Sato has never truly understood Rina or her desires and Kaitaro's job is to do exactly that - until he does it too well
A much-needed guide that delivers essential baby and child-care advice while reminding parents to calm down and trust themselves. Parents are more overwhelmed than ever before -- juggling demands on their time as well as conflicting advice from family, friends, frenemies and "experts" on how to achieve parental perfection. Pediatrician Jane Scott has seen this parental anxiety up close, and in The Confident Parent she shares advice on how to cut through the confusion, dial down the insecurities and unhelpful advice, and simply do what countless parents around the world have done throughout history: respond to their little one's needs without overthinking, overstimulating, and overparenting. Informed by a unique global perspective, The Confident Parent shows readers how to be not just better caregivers but happier and more balanced human beings. The book covers the basics of baby and child-care from breastfeeding and sleep training to managing temper tantrums, offering a fresh perspective that’s both commonsense and liberating. Takeaways include: * Children are strong and resilient--unless parents teach them not to be. * Picky eating is learned, not innate. * There is such a thing as being too careful. This upbeat and empowering guide shows how small changes can yield big results -- helping both parents and kids feel more secure, confident, and connected.
This Christmas was not the kind she was used to - quiet, boring solitude. But Darcey Macpherson had all she needed, or all she thought she needed, to get through the holidays all by herself -- her laptop and her cat, Kimble. Her family who she had to reconcile with last minute, for the sole reason of not spending the holidays alone and not true forgiveness, was trapped in Dallas by an unexpected snowstorm. She held on to so much pain and hurt, and they froze her heart even more than the snow did. Fortunately her neighbor, Thayer Stern whose existence she was previously unaware of, helped her to navigate her feelings and unknowingly offered some closure to her confusion. And as the Christmas carols sang and the bells in her heart jingled, she allowed love and forgiveness take the place of her past hurt.
Creating home, #2 An entanglement with a werewolf brings unexpected turns. Scott, a lone werewolf expelled from his pack, bends over backward to give his kids everything he can—including knitting lessons for his daughter. Learning to knit becomes much more appealing with Lucy Jamieson as the teacher. His heightened senses tell him the compassionate and beautiful human might be what he and his little band need, yet getting involved with Lucy means exposing her to his paranormal reality. Although Lucy's childhood skewed her expectations of family, she recognizes and respects Scott's desire to protect and provide for his kids. When Scott is hit by a truck, Lucy offers to help with the kids--and gets more than she bargained for after learning Scott's true nature. . . 44,000 Words
Serious Games in Personalized Learning investigates game-based teaching and learning at a time when learning and training systems are increasingly integrating serious games, machine-learning artificial intelligence models, and adaptive technologies. Game-based education provides rare data for measuring, assessing, and evaluating not just a game’s effectiveness but the acquisition of information and knowledge that a student may gain through playing a learning game. This book synthesizes contemporary research, frameworks, and models centered on the design and delivery of serious games that truly personalize the learning experience. Scholars of educational technology, instructional design, human performance, and more will find a comprehensive guide to the history, practical implications, and data-collection potential inherent to these fast-evolving tools.
This report examines potential transformations that could alter Russia’s current cooperative stance in the Arctic. It analyzes current security challenges related to climate and geography, economy, territorial claims, and military power, suggests some ways in which these could undermine Arctic cooperation, and offers recommendations for the U.S. government to manage the risks to cooperation.
The statistics are alarming and become more so every year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 68 children have been identified with an autism spectrum disorder, making it one of the fastest growing developmental disorders in the United States. Further, the CDC estimates that parents with a child on the autism spectrum can have nearly a 20 percent chance of having a second child with autism. In How to Prevent Autism, Dara Berger shares her personal journey with autism. She describes everything that went wrong with her son that led to an autism diagnosis and everything she did differently to prevent her daughter from suffering the same fate. She interviews eight well-known ASD experts--including doctors, nutritionists, nurses, and scientists--about the factors that have led to the growing epidemic of autism. Based on the best practices for preventing autism in children, each professional offers perspectives grounded in their own research and their patients’ improvements. The book covers every detail--from the importance of mothers’ cleaning out their bodies preconception, through common genetic mutations that may put children at risk, to the crucial role of nutrition in prevention. All parents agree that every choice counts when it comes to the health of their children. As Dara Berger makes clear in this personal, informative, and authoritative book, the stakes could not be higher when it comes to autism.
**If you buy this cookbook, your customers will not stop thanking you and will return to your store frequently** When it comes to non-fiction, cooking books are in the world's top ten best-selling genres. A well-written cooking book appeals to every person who wants to cook at home or discover a new way to nourish his/her body. We all eat, and most of us prepare our meals at home. But we are always looking for something new. We want to experiment and expand our knowledge to taste something different while keeping our body healthy and in shape. With this innovative cookbook, it is possible to give our body everything it needs without sacrificing the most enjoyable aspects of food: taste, aroma and colors. In this book, everyone can learn how to prepare meals at home, which are easy and fast, but at the same time tasty and nutritious. This manual has been created by nutritional experts and chefs to have balanced and delicious dishes for every taste and offers tons of recipes and secrets for outstanding results. Our Cookbook is ideal for Christmas or birthday presents, or for anyone who wants to learn new tasty and healthy recipes. Order this cookbook today and offer your clients the chance to learn how to cook delicious and healthy meals at home. What do you waiting for? BUY THIS AMAZING BOOK NOW, AND LET YOUR CUSTOMERS GET ADDICTED TO THESE RECIPES!!
Paul Ricoeur and the Lived Body extends the scope of Paul Ricoeur’s reflections and analyses of the body as one’s own through explorations into the ethical, cultural, and affective dimensions of our corporeal existence. Starting with the fact that each of us has a place in the world by reason of our mode of incarnation as flesh, the contributors to this volume address a range of diverse themes in which the lived body figures. Edited by Roger W. H. Savage, this book investigates the construction of narrative identities and the social assignment of gender and race, the passions and an ethics of respect, affect theory, feeling, the carnal imagination, and the cultural and social milieu that comprises the conditions of our embodiment as subjects who have deeply held convictions and beliefs. By acknowledging that the lived body is irreducible to an object in the world, the essays in this volume have a common point: our assurance in acting and suffering is rooted in the mode of our incarnate existence as fragile yet capable human beings.
Presenting the first comprehensive catalogue of the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) American art collection, A National Image reflects the artistic and chronological range of the museum's collection. Included in this group are works by John Singleton Copley, Thomas Sully, Edward Hicks, John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, Martin Johnson Heade, Albert Bierstadt, Jacob Lawrence, and many more important American artists. The catalogue, comprised of over one hundred works of art including oil paintings, stone and metal sculptures, and works on paper, is divided into two sections. The main section of the book comprises four introductory essays and seventy catalogued objects, fully illustrated with color plates and details, the masterpieces of the San Antonio collection of American art. The second section is an appendix of thirty-one works, which are illustrated in black and white. These represent both the lesser-known works of notable artists and the works of lesser-known artists, all of which are a valuable addition to the study of American art in particular, and art history in general.
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