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Having fled their troubled pasts, Izbel and Manaat have made a new home on Sa12, a remote and quiet planet at the edge of the Galactic Arm. But when they apply for a procreation permit and fly to the administrative station in orbit, they attract unwanted attention. One of the station's administrators asks to meet them. Among the thousands aboard, why is he asking specifically for them? What if he knows who they really are? And if so, should they fight—or flee once more?

Once upon a time.... There is a girl with skin as fair as ivory and hair as black as night. She was the apple of her father's eye, but now that he has died, someone wants to dip that apple into poison. Advised to flee, Ivory escapes her elite world in New York City and stumbles into a place she didn't know existed. A modern-day princess, afraid and lost on the dark streets, running for her life. Ivory White has no one to call, nowhere to turn. All she has is a random number scrawled on a torn napkin. She calls. He answers.

Sexism. Self-doubt. Invisibility. When you're one of the only women in your workplace, it can be difficult to gain your footing. Organizations need to change, but in the meantime, women can find success in these settings—and even flourish in them. Thriving in a Male-Dominated Workplace provides the advice you need to ensure your professional growth in roles and industries that have traditionally been filled by and controlled by men.

Easy-to-use AI tools, contactless commerce, crypto for business, the mature metaverse—new technologies like these are reshaping organizations at the hybrid office, on factory floors, and in the C-suite. What should you and your company be doing now to take advantage of the new opportunities these technologies are creating—and avoid falling victim to disruption? The Year in Tech 2023: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will help you understand what the latest and most important tech innovations mean for your organization.

The audiobook bundle includes the first three books in the mystery-thriller series: The Numbers Killer, Pretty Little Girls, and When They Find Us.

When the first victim is found dead in his kitchen with a mysterious number and message on his forehead, FBI Agent Victoria Heslin knows this is no ordinary hit job. It’s also just the beginning. As she follows the leads, calls start coming in—more dead bodies across D.C. and Virginia, each with a different message. With no common denominator connecting the victims, Victoria fears anyone might be next. Then the killer leaves a personal note for Victoria, making clear she isn’t just investigating the case, she’s part of the equation.

A fourteen-year-old girl goes to the mall to meet a cute guy she friended online, then wakes up trapped in a basement with two other girls. FBI Special Agent Victoria heads to Charlotte, NC, to investigate the girl’s disappearance, but the mysteries only deepen. Why are the girl’s parents so uncooperative? Why are the local authorities resisting Victoria’s help?

Despite broad interest in developing concentrated treatment programs for OCD, practitioners face several challenges when trying to launch and maintain these programs. This book will provide a comprehensive guide covering the topics of import for clinicians, researchers, and administrators, across different types of institutions and care settings, who want to build an intensive treatment program into their clinical practice across different types of institutions and care settings.

Now that Wilma has finished Cherish’s quilt, she and Ada decide to make her a surprise visit. While they are gone, the timing is perfect for Krystal and Hope to test Matthew’s love. If he loves Krystal, as he says, he won’t succumb to the new woman’s charms.

Port Marie’s Veteran’s Day celebration and parade reunites Reverend Margot Quade with her old army buddy Derek Nesbit. He’s finally at peace with the death of his uncle, and both believe they’ve put their past overseas behind them. But fate has other plans....

Debbie faces a tough decision about her future, and Krystal hatches a plan to learn about Matthew's true feelings for her. Favor and Simon make a big move, and Cherish sets out to investigate a mysterious document she found of her late aunt's.

Wilma Baker was a widow for the second time. She had buried her first husband when her daughters were still young. And now, here she was, burying her second husband when she was only middle-aged.

A year and a half after accepting the calling to return to her home church in Port Marie, Reverend Margot Quade is finally moving into the parsonage. The festivities to celebrate the move come to a painful halt when one of the attendees falls gravely ill.

It’s four days before Christmas, and Hackle County health inspector April Islip is up to her ears with super-spreader investigations. On top of that, her boyfriend Clay Nolan is adding to her stress by insisting she avoid confrontations that could send her through time. When an altercation at a suspicious gathering catapults her to 1972, April must face her family’s messy past and the real reason she avoids holidays.

After the year she’s had, Reverend Margot Quade is ready to spend New Years at a cozy bed and breakfast to recharge. The Lord has other ideas. Without her usual crime fighting partner, Margot teams up with another amateur sleuth to find the truth.

When a casual jog turns into a missing persons discovery, Reverend Margot Quade s thrown off her game. Turns out the wounded woman she found begging her for help is her high school best friend Olivia Van Ness, a woman presumed dead for over 15 years. The disappearance of Olivia and her twin sister, Penelope, has always haunted Margot, and now she refuses to sit idly by as Sam searches for answers. Margot is definitely on the case, even as Olivia is hesitant to give over information about her captivity and what really happened to her sister.

Wilma is not a stranger to secrets, but could one big secret be her undoing? With Levi at death's door and Wilma facing being a widow for a second time, what will become of the Baker Apple Orchard? Will Florence seize an opportunity against her husband's wishes?

Cherish is happy with her new husband on their farm but misses her family and friends. A surprise visitor shows up at their home, revealing a little more of Malachi's secret past. Ada attempts to keep her friendship with Wilma even though they have less time for each other. Meanwhile, Favor attempts to convince her husband to leave his controlling mother.

Wilma Baker was a widow for the second time. She had buried her first husband when her daughters were still young. And now, here she was, burying her second husband when she was only middle-aged. When other Amish widows rally to support Wilma, how will Wilma's life-long best friend react? Meanwhile, Wilma's niece Debbie has problems of her own. She has fallen for her ex-boyfriend's brother. What will she do when both men come back into her life? Will she be sensible and choose the man she has known for years? Or will she choose his brother with whom she'd had an instant connection?

Spring has come to Port Marie, Vermont, shedding new light on old mysteries. Margot has discovered two sets of skeletal remains buried in the wall of the church basement. And even though her police officer cousin Sam warned her to stay out of the case, Margot can’t help herself. After all, it’s her church, her domain, and her responsibility. Hoping for answers, Margot seeks out Conrad Baptiste, the former church custodian, and becomes reacquainted with a loss from his past—his teenage son who went missing 20 years ago has been identified as one of the bodies.