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I love three things in this world more than life itself: my family and housemates, musicals, and my best friend, Eric Moody. The first two are no surprise to anyone who knows me. The third is a secret I’ll carry to my grave. Most of the time, I manage to keep my feelings for him under lock and key, but things change when Eric moves in with me temporarily. Now, he’s here all the time. And it’s harder and harder not to imagine what life together could be like, if only. The final straw? When he starts helping me prepare for my (forced) lead role in a local musical.

"Viviani Joffre Fedeler is full of spunk and pizzazz, thanks to the craft of narrator Brittany Pressley. She weaves Tubb's story masterfully, bringing alive Viviani's wild imagination and exciting tales about what goes on in the New York Public Library." — AudioFile Magazine The Story...

There is a lot of misinformation thrown around today, especially Online. Headlines tell us to do this, not that - all in the name of living longer, better, thinner, younger. In Hype, Dr. Nina Shapiro distinguishes between the falsehoods and the evidence-backed truth. In her work at Harvard and UCLA, with more than 20 years of experience in both clinical and academic medicine, she helps patients make important health decisions everyday. She’s bringing those lessons to life here with a blend of science and personal stories to discuss her new definition of “a healthy life”.

Quinton Errington is perfectly happy teaching at Cambridge, with his elder brother carrying the duties of being the duke of Wesley. But when a trip to celebrate his brother’s last week of bachelorhood ends in tragedy, Quinton, now the duke of Wesley, would give anything to have his brother back. Now, under the most heartbreaking of circumstances, Wesley's would-be bride, Catherine Greatheart, is left wanting. Her only protection left, her grandmother, has fallen ill, and Catherine has nowhere left to turn but to the family she was so close to being part of.

Let’s cut to the chase—you’re thinking about, or maybe already living as, “the naked neighbor.” You know, the one who trims their hedges in the buff, sunbathes with nothing but a book for cover, and occasionally sends the mail carrier running back to their truck faster than they’d like. Or maybe you’re not there yet but you’ve been tempted. Either way, welcome to the world of naked neighborhood living—a lifestyle equal parts liberating, hilarious, and mildly awkward (in the best way possible). When I first decided to embrace outdoor nudity in my suburban backyard, I ...

Rory Calhoun is a teen popstar with perfect teeth and messy hair who’s inspiring first crushes all over the globe. Millie Jackson is just one of the millions of fans who love him—but that doesn't mean her heart doesn't break for him every single day in this laugh-out-loud coming-of-age story.

Brought to you by Penguin. A follow up from the bestselling Self-Compassion, this book shows why it is more urgent than ever that women acknowledge their areas of suffering, celebrate their inner voice and challenge the male-orientated status quo. The book will draw on Kristin Neff's own life...

The United States wasn't built as a democracy. The Senate doesn't represent people. Both sides hate gerrymandering and the courts refuse to fix it. Our right to be heard is defeated by voter suppression and an Electoral College system that concentrates power in a handful of states and too often reverses the popular vote. But within our flawed system, we have the tools to tackle our most stubborn election problems by flexing state and local power (no constitutional amendments or courts required).

A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue meets Miss Fisher's Murder Mystery in this rollicking romp of truth, lies, and troubled pasts. New Year's Eve, 1929. Millie is running the show at the Cloak & Dagger, a swinging speakeasy in the French Quarter, while her aunt is out of town. The new year is...

When newly single and heartbroken Paige inherits an isolated cottage facing out to the wild sea on Dune Island from her great-aunt Violet, she is shocked. Paige never even met Violet, and she’s heard family stories about how a terrible incident involving the wealthy neighboring Hathaway family during World War Two led Violet to withdraw from everyone. But why would Violet leave everything to her? Then Paige finds an old envelope containing her aunt’s only piece of jewelry.

Awaken your chakras to heal yourself and live in harmony - here's how! Do you feel tired, distracted, or anxious most of the time? Do you suffer from chronic pain that your doctor can't treat? Do you feel as if something was weakening you from the inside? It's time to learn more about chakras and reclaim your health!

Our culture values being a busy, hyper-productive multitasker. However, trying to fulfill these expectations often leads to depression, anxiety, and never-ending emotional pain. But you deserve to be calm, happy, and healthy. So...how do you calm down and reboot your tired mind without giving everything up and going to live in a Buddhist monastery? You meditate. Meditation will help you overcome anxiety and depression. By reducing stress, it will help you rebalance your hormones and keep your heart healthy. In short, meditation isn't a fad - it's a must!

Addie wasn’t expecting much when she inherited a cabin on Lake Verret from her father. He’d never done anything for her in life so death shouldn’t pose any surprises. Except it did. An uncle she never knew about and a decades old murder mystery await her when she arrives at a place that eerily resembles one of the sketches on Wade’s wall of unsolved crimes. Ghosts from the past threaten her relationship with Jake as the people she relies on seem to be drifting away. Will one summer on the lake be the final nail in Addie’s coffin as she struggles with the gift she inherited from ...

Blindness. A tough topic to discuss? Not anymore. In this groundbreaking book, listeners will see blindness in a whole new light. In fact, the compelling and entertaining stories will not only change perceptions of blindness, they’ll make listeners forget the people featured are actually blind.

Welcome to the world of nude manifestation…as in literally making your wildest and craziest nude-themed realities become a reality! I’m here to help you because I’ve done it all. Not only am I an ardent nudist, I am also an ardent student of the law of assumption as taught by people like Neville Goddard. Your thoughts really do manifest your reality, and what you believe is what will come to pass. Put the two together, and let me just say, if you think and then believe that you can enjoy your most wild naked experiences that you’ve always dreamt of in your mind…you can! From ...

Lucas Mayfield, the Eighth Earl of Heightford, couldn’t be more pleased with the private club that is his brainchild. But when a young courtesan at the club’s masquerade appears far too innocent, his suspicions are raised - along with his interest...until her gleaming hair tumbles down and he recognizes her as the Duke of Chatterwood’s beautiful daughter. How did the minx even know the place existed? And how has he allowed himself to give in to temptation and kiss her? Even more perplexing is this: she has vowed the kiss won’t be the last.

Let’s get one thing straight right away. This is not a seduction manual. This is not a manifesto. This is definitely not a cult thing, although my aunt asked and I respect the concern. This is just me, Kristin, thirty eight years old, living in the suburbs outside Seattle where it rains sideways and everyone owns at least one fleece they emotionally depend on, telling you that if you are naked around me, I am not going to scream, faint, call the cops, or suddenly act like I’ve never seen a human body before. I have. I own one. I live in it. Sometimes it creaks. If you are already naked ...

Decompress and move from anxious to calm in just minutes a day with these forty encouraging devotions, which include simple stress management practices for parents If you're a parent, you probably know what it's like to feel overwhelmed on pretty much any given day. The hard reality is that our...

For 14-year-old Krissy, her new life maxim is pretty sad: First choices out. Second choices in. It's been that way since dialysis left her disabled. Her limitations went from none to a ton, and now they stand in the way of her dream - to compete in dog agility with her runty Sheltie pup, Aslan. Krissy has seen videos of agility handlers sprinting, spinning, and twisting as they race with their dogs through the intricate obstacle courses. It's a beautiful sport. Like dance. Like art. And surely impossible for someone like her.

I hate fakers—and Dax Nyhart is as fake as they come. I also hate to lose. My nemesis has been stealing all the best clients for the last year at the marketing firm where we both work—and not because he’s better than me. Because 1) his uncle is the boss and 2) he kisses up to people. And I’m sick of it. So when he asks me to fake an engagement so he can land another job—far away from me—I agree. It’s only one dinner, right? Yeah, sure. One dinner turns into an entire Caribbean cruise