Have you dealt with some form of brain injury due to illness, aging or an accident? Do you know someone who has had to deal with cognitive differences? Do you understand the subtleties of a brain injury? Living with the effects of a brain injury "ding" from a car crash can be life-altering. The rehabilitation, the daily struggles, the frustrations for both the patient and their families are immeasurable and have a ripple effect across the board. Some Ding Happened is the retrospective journey of the author as she gradually learned to build strategies to better cope with affects of a brain injury as a result of a motor vehicle accident. On one fateful day, the author’s life changed drastically. From part-time teacher and artist to full-time recovery work, the author has spent the better part of ten years making herself stronger—mentally, physically, emotionally. Without knowing the how long and how far recovery could be, she worked with many experts to discover and cope with all the differences. She learned and continues to learn patience, acceptance, and taking life at a slower pace. Every brain injury is different but there are commonalities. Some Ding Happened is the story of survival, of insight, of understanding, of encouragement, of support.
Surgery MCQs and Vivas is designed as a companion to Fundamentals of Surgical Practice, by Aljafri Majid and Andrew Kingsnorth, and is split into two main sections: multiple choice questions and viva topics, reflecting the structure of two of the key components of many postgraduate surgical examinations worldwide, including the MRCS and AFRCSEd. The MCQ and viva questions provided are typical of those that will appear in the MRCS examination, and answers, along with detailed explanatory notes are provided throughout.
As a child, Veronica Strauss learned to walk on the beaches of Argentina. Surrounded by the sights and sounds of the ocean, she nurtured the love of musicfrom tango to Chopinand eventually also fell in love with the written word. Her poetry career began at the age of ten as she wrote about life, the beauty of the sea, and the boundless gifts of Mother Nature. Despite facing life-threatening health issues and other hardships, she found that writing was a healing balm for her soul. Poems from My Heart is her first collection of meditations on what its like to struggle, but what it is also like to soar. Veronica holds tight to the power of healing, whether through yoga, poetry, song, or dance. Her poems invite readers to reflect on their own destined journeys and see the worlds beauty with fresh eyes and a soul wide open. Too often we rush through life until the stress threatens to tear us apart. Day-to-day becomes unmanageable. Why not, for a moment, sit still and wander through words? Why not find peace in poetry and restoration through reflection?
A mother—and still a virgin! Award-winning author Veronica Sattler brings you a compelling story of love in the nineties. Nurse Randi Terhune has never had a husband or a lover. But she does have a wonderful son, Matt. She never thought she'd meet the boy's father. Ex-CIA agent Travis McLean has avoided paternity all his life. The McLean family was virtually dysfunctional. Why would a family of his own be any different? But then he meets Matt, the image of himself as a youngster, and Randi, Matt's beautiful mother. Can he come to terms with the past to give them all a future? WILD HONEY
Do you know what you’ve done? I’ve sunken my teeth into a story that could make my career—an exposé on the most powerful man in the city. A vicious attack fails to deter my ambitions, but it brings Detective Sebastian Reed into my life. He’s steely and magnetic, and determined to keep me safe. Except there is no safe. Only stolen moments, secrets and lies. And a tinder box of an attraction, waiting to ignite. Every touch is a reckless diversion, because out in the night a hooded figure plots his revenge. Do you know what you’ve done? I don’t. But someone’s determined to make me pay for it with my life.
A Most Anticipated in 2021 Pick for The Independent | Buzzfeed | The Nerd Daily When we came to America, we brought anger and socialism and hunger. We also brought our demons. In Burning Girls and Other Stories, Veronica Schanoes crosses borders and genres with stories of fierce women at the margins of society burning their way toward the center. This debut collection introduces readers to a fantasist in the vein of Karen Russell and Kelly Link, with a voice all her own. Emma Goldman—yes, that Emma Goldman—takes tea with the Baba Yaga and truths unfold inside of exquisitely crafted lies. In "Among the Thorns," a young woman in seventeenth century Germany is intent on avenging the brutal murder of her peddler father, but discovers that vengeance may consume all that it touches. In the showstopping, awards finalist title story, "Burning Girls," Schanoes invests the immigrant narrative with a fearsome fairytale quality that tells a story about America we may not want—but need—to hear. Dreamy, dangerous, and precise, with the weight of the very oldest tales we tell, Burning Girls and Other Stories introduces a writer pushing the boundaries of both fantasy and contemporary fiction. With a foreword by Jane Yolen At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
From New York Times best-seller and science fiction and fantasy mistress of adventure Mercedes Lackey, Book #4 in the pulse-pounding SECRET WORLD saga of modern-day humans with superpowers. Destroying the Thulian North American Headquarters has not made life easier for ECHO, or the world. The Thulians continue their attacks, first in unpredictable incursions, then with another all-out assault on ECHO, orchestrated against ECHO headquarters across the world. Dominic Verdigris has not given up on his effort to obtain The Seraphym for himself, in order to use her to avert his own fate at the hands of the Thulians. Nor have the heroes of ECHO and the CCCP found life anything but harder. Belladonna's duties have increased a thousand-fold, and now she has responsibility for the lives of every metahuman in ECHO on her conscience. Obviously using the intelligence gathered from the raid on the North American Thulian base to find the main Headquarters is of paramount importance--but once it is found, can she manage to convince the armies of the world to follow ECHO into an all-out attack? Then Red Saviour risks everything on a risky gambit of her own: send her wolves of the CCCP to find the Thulian Headquarters, despite the dangers, and despite the consequences of blowing everything on this hazardous gambit that could very well end, not in victory, but with the world in flames. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About World Divided, Book 2 in the Secret World Chronicle: "[C]omes together seamlessly. . .an awesome and lightning-paced story: read it on a day when you will not have to put it down."_San Francisco Book Review About Mercedes Lackey: "With [Mercedes Lackey], suspense never lags..." _Kliatt The Secret World Chronicle Invasion World Divided Revolution Collision
Escape to the country this Christmas in this delightful festive read from bestselling author Veronica Henry. 'As fruity as a mince pie' SUNDAY EXPRESS Christmas is coming to Honeycote House and Lucy Liddiard is busy whipping up a feast of festive treats (all with an extra dash of brandy!) for her nearest and dearest. She knows this year's celebrations need to be extra special - their beloved Cotswolds brewery is struggling and Lucy is sure that the secret her husband Mickey is hiding isn't a diamond necklace in her stocking... As the scent of cinnamon fills the air and the glamorous guests start to arrive, Lucy suspects there might be a few more secrets waiting underneath the Christmas tree... It's certainly going to be a holiday to remember! Irresistibly good fun and bursting with heart, A Country Christmas is the first book in the Honeycote series, followed by A Country Life and A Country Wedding. ** This book was originally published as 'Honeycote' ** Your favourite authors love Veronica Henry! 'A blissful escape' SARAH MORGAN 'The most uplifting getaway' LUCY DIAMOND 'Veronica Henry writes like a dream' JILL MANSELL 'Irresistibly romantic. I adored it' PHILLIPA ASHLEY 'A delicious, dreamy, joy of a book' LIBBY PAGE 'The perfect weekend read' FANNY BLAKE
Five of Veronica Henry's brilliant novels, together in one collection. The collection comprises: Just a Family Affair Marriage and Other Games The Beach Hut The Birthday Party The Long Weekend
They share a haunting past...and an unspoken passion. FIRST IN THE ALL-NEW CLAN MACALPIN SERIES. After Scotland's Civil Wars, the orphaned brothers and sisters of the MacAlpin clan reclaimed the abandoned Dunnochen Castle as their birthright. Now they must rely on each other as they right the wrongs of their troubled history... Tormented war hero Cormac MacAlpin gets a chance at redemption-and romance-when former love Marjorie Keith asks him to help her find the missing child who was in her care.
In November, 1915, a shy, cosseted and rather pompous bank clerk left Canada to fight as a lieutenant on the battlefields of Europe. Despite genteel poverty, his mother had raised him to be the heir to both military greatness and aristocratic splendour. She even followed him to Europe in an attempt to manipulate his destiny. But in the awful killing ground of the Ypres Salient, and subsequently at Vimy and Passchendaele, William Arthur Peel Durie came to understand something of the man he was, instead of the man he was supposed to be. Mother was not pleased. When her son died in the trenches of France, Anna Durie could once again control his fate. Despite the dictates of Britain and the Empire stating that soldiers who fell in the Great War must rest with their comrades, she made up her mind to steal his body from its grave in the military cemetery near Lens and smuggle it home to the Toronto family plot. Veronica Cusack has unearthed a treasure trove of letters, memoirs, and war records and used them to brilliantly recreate a soldier finding himself in battle and a woman driven by her maternal obsession.
The world is facing great changes. We have to prepare ourselves for what lies ahead. The type of book that I have written is becoming more demanding with the population all around the globe. The reason is, people are looking for answers. They are not happy with their lives because something is missing from life and with the state the world is in, like in the Middle East, where wars are still continuing. Atrocities on a grand scale are happening every daythe beheading and murder of innocent men, women, and children. A lot of people are turning to drugs and alcohol, especially the younger generation. And now we are faced with the ISIS threatening to take away our freedom, This can never be allowed to happen. My book offers answers as to why life happens in the first place, why we have a life, and the reasons why we are all here. My book could change your life. Im sure you will find it helpful, and some of your questions answered, if not all. God bless you all. Eileen Veronica Richmond
As someone who has survived her first year as an Acari recruit, Drew's ultimate goal is to become a Watcher and be paired up with a Vampire agent. Except nothing is as it seems. The vampire Alcántara is as sinister as he is sexy, Ronan is more distant than ever, and it turns out there are other vampires out there. Bad ones. They've captured one of the Watcher vamps and are torturing him for information-and Drew is going undercover to rescue him. But when their vampire prisoner turns out to be a gorgeous bad boy, Drew's first mission quickly turns into more than she bargained for...
After an Earth-scarring apocalyptic battle, the meta-humans have turned back a massive invasion of super-science powered Nazi war machines. Now meta-hero organization Echo and sometime Russian ally CCCP must battle back. Task one: to hunt down the secret puppetmasters behind the Nazi robot invasion, the Thule Society. It's "go time" once again for the meta-heroes, including fire-bender John Murdock, hacker-witch Vikki Nagy, healer Belladona Blue, super-quick Mercurye¾and most of all for their ghostly ally, Seraphym, the spirit of the world who uses her secret influence to direct the fight against a Thulian-based tyranny of evil and slavery that is fast descending upon the entire universe! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Bring more whole, real ingredients into your kitchen and replace processed foods with the 120 plant-based recipes in Pure Food. A busy mother of three who was frustrated with trying to find healthy, organic snacks for her kids, Veronica Bosgraaf decided to make one herself, the Pure Bar. Now nationally available and widely beloved, the bar kick started a nutrition overhaul in Veronica’s home. Clean foods and a new, simple way of cooking and eating replaced anything overly processed and loaded with sugar. Organized by month to take advantage of seasonal produce, Pure Food shares Veronica’s easy vegetarian recipes, many of which are vegan and gluten-free, too. • January: Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, Winter Garlic and Vegetable Stew, Chocolate Rice Pudding • April: Asparagus with Turmeric-Spiced Almonds, Egg Noodles with Wild Mushrooms and Spring Greens, Roasted Cauliflower with Quinoa and Cashews • July: Watermelon Mint Salad, Grilled Garlic and Summer Squash Skewers with Chimichurri, The Perfect Veggie Burger • November: Caramelized Pear Muffins, Parsnip and Thyme Cream Soup, Wild Rice and Pecan Stuffing With 18 color photographs and tips for "cleaning" your kitchen and lifestyle—from drying your own herbs to getting rid of chemical cleaners—Pure Food shows the simple steps you can take to make your cooking and living more healthful.
Cinnthea Damone was kidnapped by alien scientists who assigned her to a rogue Badari Alpha as his unwilling consort. Rescued by the other Badari packs, she’s now living in Sanctuary Valley and doing her best to fit in. She makes the Badari uncomfortable and the humans gossip about her. The improvements she suggests in various areas like the Stores are rejected and cause more animosity. Only one Badari Warrior becomes her friend but the abuse she suffered under the late rogue Alpha makes her wary of allowing any closer ties. The situation becomes intolerable and she flees the valley. Rokhan, enforcer of the South Seas pack, realizes too late how much Cinnthea means to him and that she’s not merely a friend but his fated mate. When she leaves the valley he insists he be allowed to go on a solo hunt to retrieve her. Aided by the Badari goddess, Cinnthea has gone much further than anyone would have dreamed possible and found a surprising haven far to the west. She learns a secret which the enemy will go to any lengths to uncover. When Rokhan arrives to take her back to the valley and proclaims her to be his mate, she’s torn between what her heart wants and her fears fueled by her past experiences. Can she overcome her trauma and find a future with Rokhan? Can they survive what the enemy plans?
A candid look at life from the lens of one woman's journey. Veronica Valles reveals the details of her mind through the musings of her day. Such is the dance of being Spirit in this human form.
Behold the Eye: Braumaru is the first book in the fantasy trilogy in which two distinct worlds become intertwined by dreams, shadows, ghosts, and magical gifts. As several different stories are weaved into one, diary entries from an ancient text allow the reader to discover how the past affects the present. The main characters include Micah, a teen boy from another world; a 6th grader named Vickie who simply wants to have fun with her friends; and Roland, an unscrupulous janitor who will stop at nothing to get what he believes he deserves.
Don't miss Veronica Henry's new bestselling and gorgeously uplifting novel, The Impulse Purchase - available now! 'A heart-warming, triumphant story combined with Veronica's sublime writing - the perfect mix!' Cathy Bramley *** What's the secret ingredient to your happiness? Laura Griffin is preparing for an empty nest. The thought of Number 11 Lark Hill falling silent - a home usually bustling with noise, people and the fragrant smells of something cooking on the Aga - seems impossible. Laura hopes it will mean more time for herself, and more time with her husband, Dom. But when an exposed secret shakes their marriage, Laura suddenly feels as though her family is shrinking around her. Feeling lost, she turns to her greatest comfort: her grandmother's recipe box, a treasured collection dating back to the Second World War. Everyone has always adored Laura's jams and chutneys, piled their sandwiches high with her pickles . . . Inspired by a bit of the old Blitz spirit, Laura has an idea that gives her a fresh sense of purpose. Full of fierce determination, Laura starts carving her own path. But even the bravest woman needs the people who love her. And now, they need her in return . . . The brand-new feel-good story from bestseller Veronica Henry - a perfect mix of family, friends and delicious food. ***** Your favourite authors love A Family Recipe: 'An utter delight' Jill Mansell 'Truly blissful escapism' Lucy Diamond 'A delicious treat of a book' Milly Johnson 'A beautiful book. Warm, emotional and full of hope' Sarah Morgan Readers have fallen in love with A Family Recipe: 'So absolutely and completely gorgeous in every way!' 'A delightful, heart-warming story about the importance of home, family, friends and the unbreakable bonds between them' 'Wonderfully uplifting...A story of lost chances and second chances, tragedy and despair but also hope and resilience' 'The perfect mix of food, family and friends provides the right ingredients for this delightful read' 'My favourite book of 2018 - treat yourself to a delicious novel this summer
Who is the Muse? Why do we need Her? How do we tap into that shining current of inspiration and create something never before seen, something beautiful and terrible, fantastical and infinitely real. The Muse is as vital to our lives today as She was in ancient times. She changes as we change and Her Arts are continually in flux, Arts that we simply cannot live without...or that we wouldn't want to. Among other things, they are tools to make and re-make our world even as we work with Fate to weave the web of life and death, of creation and destruction. Through four faces, four masks of the Muse, this book explores different aspects of inspiration, creativity, and magick. Aphrodite, Cerridwen, Ariadne, and the Lady of the Lake await--each to teach us of the Arts and what we are capable of at our very best. By the poetry, prayer, invocation, and ritual contained within we can come to know the Muse and so know ourselves and the gifts we all have within us that demand recognition and expression. The path of the Muse may not always be an easy or a safe one, but anything worth having is worth paying the price for. Who is the Muse? Who are we? This book is a journey, one that we must dare to take and dare to take hold of what is revealed.. As we must return to the well of memory, the depths of the ocean, and the currents below the earth, there to claim what was ours all along.
After sealing Sebastian in a dark dimension with the demon Samrael, Daryl loses her visions and must rely on her instincts to lead the riders into a shadowy realm where she fears she may have to use evil powers in order to rescue him.
Arven Fiercis is a young boy who dreams of becoming a worldrenowned hunter along with his friends Seravanna and Ferran. However, when an attack on Shoren, his hometown, causes him to be separated from his friends, Arven is forced to join the legendary Scarlet Blades all on his own. Over the course of his journey, Arven goes on a number of different hunts and is on the road to becoming a hunter known all throughout the world of Ivaria. That is until a demon presents herself to Arven and tells him that he is meant to serve a higher purpose than simply hunting for the rest of his life and that it is her responsibility to train him to be prepared for that purpose, though she will not tell him what that purpose is. Now, Arven must fight to live the life he wants to live instead of the life that is forced upon him.
This book is for all who have stayed awake at night wondering why they are here and what they are here to do. What is the meaning of life in this third dimension? You spend sleepless nights pondering and seeking for answers from within. This book is designed to assist you to trust in the creative action of life and make the breakthrough you have been longing for. You will penetrate into a world of absolute fulfillment and unending joy that will never leave you. Be willing to unglue the mind. As the ungluing takes place, you will feel out of balance, you will feel you are being stretched, and you will feel you are losing something. It’s natural to be afraid, but afraid of what? The old has to fall away for the new to emerge. Trust in what is already within you, and be willing to unglue the mind.
This romantic saga plays a symphony in your heart with notes of depth and inspiration. Just when you have become fully committed to the unusual and obsessive love shared by Princeton and Tallulah, you will have to hold on tight as you will be shocked by the disturbing chain of events that close this chapter of their life.
Enter the world of Charlotte Mandalar as she suffers through a tragic loss during a pinnacle part of her life. Building a wall against the outside world, she intentionally secluded herself at the family vineyard. Charlotte lives a life of solitude until she reluctantly crosses over to womanhood. Forced to step out of her comfort zone, she discovers strength, courage and adoration from a stranger in a garden. Unable to avoid reality, Charlotte finds herself in turbulent waters as her life encounters new chapters full of unexpected escapades and eclectic personalities. Follow her journey through friendships, trust, and ultimately, love. Here, you will find a piece of Serenity...
Growing up Catholic in a family where the reforms of Vatican II are seen as the work of Satan. It is 1972, and Veronica Chater's parents believe that Vatican II's liberalization has corrupted the Catholic Church, inviting the Holy Chastisement—an apocalypse prophesied by three shepherds in Fatima, Portugal. To spare his family this horror, Veronica's father quits the highway patrol, sells everything, and moves the family of eight from California to an isolated village near Fatima. But Portugal is no Catholic utopia, and the family schleps home penniless to join the nascent Catholic counterrevolution: attending the Latin Mass in truck garages and abandoned buildings, serving meals to religious soldiers, breeding a new member of the faithful every year. As Veronica comes of age on the fringes of the American Dream, she rebels against a fanaticism that forbids anything modern—clothes, movies, or music. This is the story, both sad and funny, of a family torn apart by religion and brought back together in spite of the injuries it inflicted on itself.
JUST BECAUSE YOU WORK FOR THE DEAD DOESN’T MEAN YOU WANT TO JOIN THEM. Drew has just started her second year on the Isle of Night, and the weather isn’t the only thing changing drastically. She has ascended to the rank of Initiate. She’s also found an intimate love in the handsome vampire Carden. But most important, she no longer dreams of escape. She dreams of vengeance. Her friend Emma was brutally wounded by the savage vampire Alcántara and may have been taken to the dreaded castle, from which none of the living returns. With so many different stories from so many people with so many of their own deceits and machinations, Drew can’t be sure of anything—except that she must find a way into the castle to discover the truth and take down Alcántara once and for all. But Drew isn’t the only one out for revenge. Someone very dangerous on the island is also out for blood…. Hers…
This is a lightly re-edited version of the previously released novel. No new scenes were added. Egypt, 1500 BCE Adopted brother to Pharaoh, warrior Khenet is fiercely loyal and willing to undertake any mission, no matter how dangerous. Assigned as the bodyguard to Lady Tiya while she travels down the Nile to an arranged marriage with a provincial ruler, he soon finds himself caught between the gods of Egypt, the black magic of an enemy and undeniable feelings for the lady in question. Chosen by the goddess Nephthys to assist in a scheme to defeat the sorcerer, Tiya knows she’s going to die but has been promised immediate entry to the fabled afterlife. During the river voyage, she discovers powerful reasons to regret her choices, including her growing love for Khenet. Life has never seemed so precious and her fate so bitter. Forbidden by the goddess to tell Khenet the truth about his own destined role in the battle against the forces of black magic, Tiya desperately seeks a way to save the man who has come to mean to much to her. Can these two successfully circumvent the goddess’s plot while still working to save Egypt from the scheming enemy? Will their love be strong enough to bring them through the danger and let them find a future in this life together? This is a connected series. Warrior of the Nile can be read as a standalone. GODS OF EGYPT SUGGESTED READING ORDER: Priestess of the Nile Warrior of the Nile Dancer of the Nile Magic of the Nile Ghost of the Nile Healer of the Nile Lady of the Nile Song of the Nile Return of Dancer of the Nile
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