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Iris Fisher Smith's stories of family, friends, and health will show the importance of sticking together with those you love. She had an Italian grandmother, who, in her teens, idolized Bonnie and Clyde; a father who was friends with Leonard Nimoy; a mother who attended school with the Boston Strangler, and more. This family provides a rich history that shaped the author's life and personality. When Life becomes challenging, this is the time we need each other the most. It is important to laugh and play together and enjoy each other’s company.

In Healing Earth, Healing Ourselves, Dr. Iris Bell weaves together a powerful narrative about the intimate connection between our personal health and the environment. This concise guide offers simple, actionable steps to create a cleaner, greener lifestyle that supports both your well-being and the planet. From reducing toxic exposures in your home and adopting sustainable eating habits to exploring eco-friendly fashion and transportation options, this book provides the tools you need to embrace a more holistic and earth-conscious way of living. Whether you are looking to detoxify your ...

I've never been the type to get on the wrong side of the law until the day I did. I was given two options, to either go to jail for a very long time or become an agent for the CIA. I'm unlike any other agent, though. Most of my colleagues don't have families like I do. You see, I'm Romanian and the purest of blood flows through my veins. Since time has passed I believe I was targeted because of who I know. Otherwise I wouldn't have been sent on this mission, to take down Franco Falcone of the New York Crime Family.

Broadway’s most esteemed visionaries tell all - how they got started in the business, how they chose projects, how they raise money, why some of their shows were huge hits and others flopped, and much more. From Flo Ziegfeld and David Merrick, from Joseph Papp, from Cameron Mackintosh, from today’s up-and-coming new generation of producers - here are priceless words of wisdom.

Celebrate the joys of the holiday season with a trio of exquisitely crafted, richly romantic tales by three of the brightest stars in contemporary fiction. Filled with passion, drama, and a touch of magic, this festive gathering of classic Christmas stories—available for the first time in ten...

Iris Murdoch's first novel is set in a part of London where struggling writers rub shoulders with successful bookies, and film starlets with frantic philosophers. Its hero, Jake Donaghue, is a drifting, clever, likeable young man who makes a living out of translation work and sponging on his friends. A meeting with Anna, an old flame, leads him into a series of fantastic adventures.

Greg Hallstead lost the championship buckle to Terry McCaskill at this year's Policemen's Rodeo. Now, he's partnered with his rival, working undercover at a Florida resort while sparks fly between them at every turn. Greg and Terry are unconvincing as a brother/sister duo, but even less convincing are the cops pretending to be their "parents": a gay "dad" and sexy, flirty "mom". Still, the four cops may survive, if the resort owner's wife, Emerald, doesn't reveal she dated Greg years ago. And if a hotel hooker doesn't recognize him from past arrests.

“Promise me that you will do what I told you. Take good care of your brother.” An elderly man is found lying unresponsive on the street and rushed to the hospital with obvious trauma to the head. No one knows who he is or what happened to him. A hand-written diary is his only possession. In the ICU, he comes under the care of sympathetic night-shift nurse Marie, who, having grown up in an orphanage, feels a kinship with the nameless comatose patient. Attempts to locate the man’s family persuade Marie to find out more about her own fragmented past, and, with any luck, put an end to her...

LEAD YOUR WAY UP is a practical guide to outstanding leadership, whether you are a newbie in the corporate world, stuck in your career, or want to shake things up. Full of invaluable life and career lessons, Iris Irumva unveils the untold secrets of leadership that you need to become a person of influence: from adopting a leader’s mindset and leading yourself first to leading others.

The unveiling of the Grinch's Heart of Gold. Sara Parker, a runaway bride with a secret pregnancy, never planned on becoming a nanny. But when billionaire CEO Alex Harrison's daughter mistakes her for one, she seizes the perfect cover. In the small town of Rosewood, Alex, known as 'The Grinch,' grapples with the dual responsibilities of managing his business empire and being a single father. Alex finds his icy exterior melting as Sara wins over his daughter, Lily. Their forced proximity ignites an unexpected connection, but Sara's web of lies threatens everything. When her pregnancy and ...

Strong Core is a podcast for mother-athletes who are figuring out who they are beyond the roles they play. Through honest conversations, we explore what it takes to pursue big goals while staying grounded in who you are at your core.

Six months after Mitch’s unforgettable proposal, he and Mary begin their next chapter together as husband and wife. Five years later, Mitch is thriving in the NBA and Mary is opening her own art studio. Life looks picture-perfect… until the past Mary fought to bury resurfaces in a way she never saw coming. As she navigates unexpected news and unwanted attention, Mary is forced to confront old wounds in the most public way possible. Love, pain, and betrayal collide when a familiar face returns with secrets, demands—and a dangerous plan.

I have loved her from afar for so long. I didn’t expect to stumble upon the runaway billionaire princess when I agreed to meet an Ex-Navy SEAL buddy at a shitty bar. Five years later, she’s still all I can’t have. Beautiful. Pure. My chamomile. I’m damaged. Tortured. Damned. I don’t deserve her… …but I can’t let her go. It soon becomes clear that no matter how far she runs, she can’t outrun her ruthless father or my nemesis. But for them to reach her, they must first go through me. I let her go once. This time, it’s strictly finders keepers.

Iris Aguila’s To Love in Spite of It All puts aside the typical Hollywood notion of “love” and relationships, to instead embroil readers in a tale rooted in new age fable and medieval myth. Through a journey that will have listeners redefining their own lives, Iris leaves her audience wondering where the other half of their soul may be, if they’ve already found it - and what it means to truly love someone. As anyone who has met “the one” knows, the moment is so perfect, they usually can’t even put it into words.

When Ella Burton takes a job as a lowly cleaner at the glamorous Palace theatre in Swansea, she is surprised by how quickly she takes to the job - it's as if she was born for a life in the theatre. Unlike Kathleen, who wants her name in lights, backstage is where Ella's heart lies, running the show under the watchful eye of Anthony. It's not long before she realises that she has fallen in love.

Sie ist sein Feind, sein Verhängnis - und seine letzte Chance auf Liebe. Adam Danvers hat seine Frau bei einem tragischen Unfall verloren und glaubt nicht mehr an die Liebe. Stattdessen konzentriert er sich ganz auf die Arbeit für das Weingut seiner Familie. Als die smarte und gutaussehende Journalistin Joy McGuire in die verschlafene Kleinstadt zieht, ändert sich das. Adam erliegt ihrem Charme, auch wenn sie ihn immer wieder provoziert. Allerdings hat er schon einmal erlebt, wie die Lüge einer Journalistin sein Leben zerstört hat.

What happened to Franny Blackman? Franny is now Liza Kasner, and is hiding in Chatham on Cape Cod. This newly minted blonde escaped from suburban New Jersey with her cat in the middle of the night. As she settles into the off-season beach resort, people from her hometown keep appearing. Can she lie well enough to keep her abusive husband, Barry, off her trail?

"Utan ett ord lyder han henne och öppnar de översta knapparna i skjortan innan han långsamt drar den över huvudet och låter den falla ner på fällen under dem. En muskulös bröstkorg med mörka hår syns i den svagt upplysta stugan." "Lust i epoker" består av en samling noveller som skildrar erotiska och romantiska möten och utspelar sig i en förgången tid. I en tid då gränserna mellan olika samhällsskikt var skarpa, då mannen alltid har makten. I en tid då det uppstår erotiska maktspel och spänningar.

How come nobody ever sees Miranda Ogilvy - except one smoking-hot neighbor and one stone cold killer? The tiny village called “Minokee” (Seminole for “alligators all over the place”) is chock full of mysteries like that, and like: Who is the hunky neighbor, Shepard Krausse, how in heck did he find the invisible Miranda, and why does such a nice guy have such deadly enemies? Who killed Miranda’s Aunt Phyllis? Is Shepard’s guide dog, Dave, really the smartest guy in town? Why does old Miz Cleary keep a loaded rifle beside her front porch rocking chair?

Der Sommer hält Einzug an der Amalfiküste, und auch die malerische Hafenstadt Salerno erwacht zu neuem Leben. Die Lidos haben geöffnet, Urlaubsstimmung liegt in der Luft. Wie jedes Jahr im Juni wird das nahegelegene Ravello zum pittoresken Schauplatz eines internationalen Musikfestivals. Doch dann fällt ein jäher Schatten über das frohe Treiben, als nach einem Konzert im Castello di Arechi eine bekannte Musikkritikerin erstochen aufgefunden wird. Die Stiche wurden gezielt gesetzt und mit unglaublicher Wucht ausgeführt.