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Cristian Slava doesn't fear much. After he was betrayed by the man he called an uncle, leaving upstate New York for the Carpathian Mountains of his childhood is more a matter of practicality than fear. With him is Atlas Kinkaid, a former marine turned fierce bodyguard...and fierce lover, albeit a hell of a complicated one.

"Day One culture" is a start-up mentality that gives leaders the ability to fight challenges, embrace change, employ quick decision-making, innovate, and most importantly, develop a healthy obsession with customers. Using the mantra and example of technology giant Amazon, Valrie Grant shows start-up leaders how they can develop their own Day One culture in their organization, no matter the size or industry.

This collection follows on from Australian Christmas Yarns Volume I and consists of 10 stories by notable Australian author Mary Grant Bruce (1878-1958). These stories sketch challenges of landscape, relationship, loss and hope.

One Plus One is ABC TV's weekly long-form interview show, where hosts have an in-depth conversation with prominent figures from around the world. ABC presenters Kurt Fearnley, Barrie Cassidy and Stan Grant sit down with personalities and storytellers from Australia and around the world, to talk about their work, life and what makes them tick.

In the new book, Earl and Charlotte introduce and cross-examine a set of societal influences or Framing Factors, which have a significant influence in the daily lives of Americans. The anti-humanitarian effects of several of these Framing Factors were amplified during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to exist at an elevated level today.

The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest pieces of literature that dates to around the Third Dynasty of Ur in early Sumerian times, approximately 2150-2000 BC. The Epic is a poem that was preserved in Cuneiform on clay tablets and translated to eventually be what we read in current times. The tale is about the King of Uruk, Gilgamesh, and his adventures with his companion Enkidu, who was sent to calm the tyrant King. But this is not that story.

Will Inness and Gus Dawes have outrun Oliver Cromwell’s arrest warrant and fought off a Seneca war party to make a home for themselves on the wild Virginia frontier. But war is raging in the wilderness between the Five Nations of the Iroquois and their neighboring tribes while religious conflict threatens the peace of the English settlements on the coast. Will the violence reach them in the mountain valley they call Eden? Nowhere is safe from old enemies with long memories.

Tyrone Washington has thousands of online friends, so he should have no problem making friends in real life. After all, he’s a successful Army colonel, happily married, and pursuing his dreams. Everything is going well when he and his cousin, Harold, make a bet about which one of them will make a new friend first. Tyrone unexpectedly becomes fast friends with his classmate, Melissa Lee Park. As their friendship unfolds, Tyrone discovers that winning the bet will be harder than he imagined, given situations that put his military career, family, and mental health in jeopardy.

Sexy. Mysterious. Dangerous. He’s an immortal Dragon King bound by ancient rules and eternal magic. Cullen has one objective: find and destroy the evil that threatens the new home of the dragons. Just when he’s closing in, he’s ambushed and finds a stunning warrior woman fighting alongside him. No amount of magic could prepare him for the beguiling lass who spurns his advances and defies him.

Dr. Kelly Harper lives the good life. She has a dream job working alongside her father at their urgent care clinic in San Francisco, and a longtime boyfriend who is a Homicide Inspector with the SFPD. But everything suddenly and drastically changes when her father, a well-known and much-beloved physician, is murdered. As Kelly tries to pick up the pieces of her shattered life, she discovers that her father had a shocking secret; he'd led a dark and perilous double-life.

This collection of true, feel-good holiday stories celebrates the gift of dogs. It's the perfect companion for those magical Christmas evenings in front of the fireplace with your favorite canine companion. It also makes a heartfelt gift for dog-loving friends. Contributors include Lauraine Snelling, Melody Carlson, Amy Shojai, and many more.

The aristocracy abide by a different set of rules...or so it seems to Sam Applewhite when her job brings her to Candlebroke Hall, the stately home. The burglary definitely wasn’t what it appeared to be, and the subsequent accidents suggest that it’s a dangerous place to spend time. Sam is caught up in events as she tries to protect the interests of young Hilde Odinson, part of the local viking family. The Odinsons insist on doing things their own way though, with scant regard for the law.

Since that day I found my first crystal, I’ve devoted thousands of hours to researching the phenomenon I was personally experiencing. I’ve talked to experts. I’ve researched what the ancient sages and mystics taught us. But most importantly, I tried everything myself. And my results were utterly life-changing. For the first time in my life, I don’t feel like a slave to my racing mind. I have control of my stress and anxiety. If crystals can work for me, they can work for you.

Grant Golliher is what some would call a “horse whisperer”, able to get a wild horse to calmly accept a saddle and a rider in just hours without the use of force. Through training thousands of horses, many traumatized or abused, Golliher was able to learn essential lessons about communication, boundaries, fairness, trust, and respect to foster more fulfilled relationships, and in turn, create a richer life.

Former Marine Atlas Kinkaid knows not to ask questions about the clients he protects at the behest of the elite Whitethorn security agency. Just like he doesn't like anyone asking about his scars - scars left by a mysterious attack that haunts his every waking moment. Consumed by the need to find out what happened to him, Atlas takes a job providing security to Cristian Slava, the indolent - and gorgeous - son of a notorious businessman.

What has been missing from the daring tales of fairy tale heroes is quite simply some heft. In Burly Tales, Lambda Literary Award-winning editor Steve Berman has gathered a dozen stories of whimsy and romance that feature gay men with plenty of curves and fur. Run away with us to enchanted woods, where the cubs and bears are not going to eat you (not without informed, enthusiastic consent), where no one will judge if you take up residence in a house with seven bearded men and only one bed.

Chase Johnston is leading a double life. After two years of psychological torment, the quiet, highly skilled Raptor operative now has a darker side, and he’s hellbent on bringing human-traffickers to justice - using any means necessary. The only relief he finds for his troubled mind is a woman he’ll never meet in person.

Are you searching for an audiobook that looks beyond the inspirational? Learn how to gain new insights for aligning personal evolution with professional development. When busy people are overlighted by spiritual purpose, they naturally manifest the heroism needed to uplift our imperiled world. Spirituality for Busy People shines light upon how our daily busyness can be effectively fused with our eternal livingness, to the benefit of individuals, groups to which we belong, and even to planetary life as a whole.

Research suggests that we should refrain from screens at bedtime. But it can be hard to give up social media and news without something to take its place. In this book, author Jennifer Grant offers gentle meditations that help you direct your gaze away from screens and uncertainties and toward the natural world. Dimming the Day guides you to focus on the wonders of God's good Earth, from the ordinary head of a dandelion to the exquisite beauty of a fractal.

When you listen to this, you will be transported to the lives of a handful of people whose lives got turned sideways by a chance meeting.