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A fox in the wolf's den. That's exactly what life is like for Foxy Wild as she navigates life in a moonshiner-run shifter wolf town of Blue Moon. Danger is around every corner, especially when her childhood bullies are lurking in the woods and hunting her like prey. But she’s not about to let that stop her. Determined to be one of the pack's warrior elites, she will fight tooth and claw to reach the top.

Rejected from prim, proper, polite society, wild-child ElizabethAnn and her hot-rod-driving Grandma find a dystopian world to take them in, but can they uncover its hidden truths before it's too late?

Teo made Estela queen of the Enduares—his queen—only for the giants to steal her away on their wedding night. Locked in a cage, far away from her new home, she plots to paint the palace with Rholker's blood. He will pay for everything he's taken.

When I drank the "harmless" punch at the Screaming Woods annual Halloween party, I never expected to wind up dead. Other townspeople grew tails and claws. Not me. Nope. I'm trapped in a realm between life and death. Doomed to wander in search of a cure for the curse. Which is pretty damn complicated when no one can see or hear me. No one except Xander, the town's grumpy reclusive carpenter.

The book examines a social cognitive framework that includes the importance of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). It also discusses the positive influence of safety and belonging on the prefrontal cortex. Educating Students provides tools for negotiating the abstract realities of school and raising achievement, it reveals strategies for calming students, and it explores how to build a wider community of support.

Layla FireStar is an insurance rep by day, and a ghost reaper by night. Her passion is setting free the ghost who have been trapped by the evils of the world. However, she has to be able to survive her life on earth. While working her day job Layla will be summoned by an unlikely source who will teach her things she never knew. She will learn who she is and where she comes from. She will set Theodosius and Alister free from their torment, and show them love.

After locking eyes with Carmen in the store, Mateo’s obsession takes root. He can’t get her out of his mind. She becomes the one thing he craves, the one thing he’ll stop at nothing to have. While Mateo’s desire for her grows darker and more consuming, Carmen is trapped in a crumbling marriage with Daniel.

When Ruby Bridges was only six years old, she made history by being the first Black child to integrate William Frantz Elementary School. She became best friends with her teacher, Mrs. Henry. Excited to come back for her second year, Ruby is soon devastated to learn that Mrs. Henry isn't her second-grade teacher. Where did Mrs. Henry go? Can Ruby ever reconnect with her favorite teacher?

A scandalous arrangement between a hellion heiress and destitute duke reveals truths that neither can outrun…. As the youngest and most rebellious daughter of the overly protective Luna family, Gabriela Luna Valdés claws after her freedom in any way she can. This time, her hunger for...

Usually Annabelle loves her birthday party, but this year everything keeps going wrong! Will she be able to make it the best birthday ever, or will it be a total disaster?

Bec loves swimming – and she loves being the fastest in the class! But when she joins junior squad, Bec discovers that there's more to swimming than just winning.

Cassie is convinced her big sister hates her. First, Hillary cuts off Cassie's hair (so she won't look like such a baby!). Then she stops talking to her. But Cassie knows a secret about Hillary's biggest fear. And she's going to use it to win her big sister back!

Chloe's nervous about going back to school. She has to get used to a new teacher and harder, more challenging work. But she didn't expect to be the only student to find the new math so difficult.

Utopie Alpha, der Zone der Kriminellen, konnte Alexia Kempner entfliehen. Dennoch gilt sie weiterhin als Straftäterin. Ihre ganze Hoffnung setzt sie in den kurzfristig einberufenen Arbeitskreis, der über die Zukunft von Utopie Alpha entscheiden soll. Zudem wird Alexia in die Pläne der mächtigsten Menschen des Landes verwickelt, die das Ende von Utopie Alpha verhindern wollen.

Fortune had always smiled on Miss CeCe Collins, but her luck was about to run out. Gardner Kegan would see to that. Capturing her guarded heart was the key to his scheme—for only then could he make CeCe pay for what her family had done to him. Prim, privileged CeCe was used to false flattery from gold-digging suitors, but Gardner was different. One kiss from the dashing stranger and CeCe's doubts and misgivings were transformed into newfound bliss.

Ihr Herz stößt an seine Grenzen, wenn fremde Hände ungefragt in ihre Haare greifen. Die 7-jährige Akoma ist ein Mädchen mit wunderschönen Haaren und lebt mit ihren Eltern in einem kleinen Ort bei Hamburg. Auf Twi – einer Sprache, die in Ghana gesprochen wird – bedeutet Akoma "Herz". Ihr Vater sagt oft zu ihr: "Mit deinem Akoma steht dir die Welt offen." Doch bei einem Klassenausflug auf einen Bauernhof passiert es: Die Besitzerin, Frau Schröder, fasst ungefragt Akomas Haare an. Und Akoma mag das überhaupt nicht. Ihre Freunde merken sofort, dass sie sich unwohl fühlt.

It took three bullets to change my life, but I’d only needed one to end it all. The deadliest monsters are the ones lurking in the shadows. The ones you least expect to strike. Victor Morales took something from me, and I was back to orchestrate his downfall. Everything was going according to...

Socialite Bella Carmichael's perfect life was shattered when she was jilted at the alter. But a fated encounter with three perfect strangers at an airport is the beginning of an exhilarating and empowering sisterhood; The Karma Club. Bella doesn’t need a man, she just needs to get even! But instead of her ex-fiancé, Bella’s target is the man who betrayed her new best-friend, Chase Miller; artist, charmer, cheater!

It's Midwestern America in 1952. Family values in the burgeoning suburbs, carried over from the influx of immigrants that created America, as well as values brought to the towns from the farms, remain strong. Even so, young girls are often rebellious and require 'correction' from time to time. Older girls, too, grown daughters who have married and moved away, often need similar corrections...'reviews' of the values they had been taught at home but have sometimes allowed to fade.

The missing piece isn't in your skills. It's in your relationships. Award-winning author Morag Barrett shows why most careers stall not from lack of competence, but from relationship blind spots. In Cultivate: The Power of Winning Relationships, you'll discover the framework that's helped 15,000+ leaders transform their careers and their teams.