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Carpenter Whitney Whitaker and her cousin Buck are no strangers to murder. After all, they’ve encountered corpses on their properties before. But this is the first time they’d decided to take a chance on a property where two suspicious deaths have already occurred. Most buildings on the former boarding school property will be repurposed for an upscale retirement community, but the developer has no use for the headmaster’s house given its violent history. The headmaster and his wife were killed there decades earlier, their deaths remaining unsolved to this day.

The sign welcoming travelers to Maggody, Arkansas, reads "Pop. 755," and don't expect Hizzoner Jim Bob to repaint it just because there's someone new in town. The mayor won't go out of his way for anyone, especially someone wicked—and a woman who would open a pawnshop in Maggody must be very wicked indeed. Kayleen Smeltner decided to open the shop after her husband was killed during a burglary. She came to Maggody expecting peace and quiet, but she'll find this quaint little patch of nowhere isn't as peaceful as it seems.

Are you spending your energy wisely, or are you teetering on the brink of exhaustion? Whether you're an executive, an entrepreneur, or a community organizer, embodiment can help you find meaningful success in life and leadership. In The Mind-Body Way, wellness and leadership experts Courtney Amo, Dr. Julie Beaulac, and Casey Berglund use their decades of experience to reveal how tapping into the intuitive wisdom of your body makes you a better, happier leader—no matter the unique challenges of your everyday.

Carpenter Whitney Whitaker and her cousin Buck are looking once again to rehab and resell a house, only this particular house is made of fiberglass, floats, and has been dubbed the Skinny Dipper. The old houseboat sure could use some work, but the unusual project has Whitney bubbling with excitement. The charming and handsome Grant Hardisty lives on the cabin cruiser in the adjacent slip, but the cousins soon learn he's left a half dozen angry ex-wives in his wake and made enemies of all sorts of unsavory folks.

Carpenter Whitney Whitaker and her cousin Buck have successfully flipped houses, but this is the first time they've attempted to renovate a house of worship. Still, the colorful stained glass in the country church has caught Whitney's eye, and she'd love to breathe new life into the abandoned building. What's more, the place has perfect acoustics. Could the worship hall be reborn as an entertainment venue with its parsonage repurposed as a pre-show bistro?

Foster Boyd wants control of the family business before his brother's escapades ruin their reputation. Since he can't force his brother out, he needs to distract him - or reform him. Where can he find a woman willing to do anything to save his business? Natalie Stolen was at the top of her game as image consultant to the stars. But when one of her client's reveals a juicy secret, the media went on a feeding frenzy, taking down Natalie's career faster than she could say "scandal." Now in dire straits, she's been given an offer she can't refuse....

Written by an expert in the field of HIV, this book provides a thorough history of HIV and addresses 20 common myths and misconceptions regarding HIV.

As owner of a well-respected national newspaper, Calvin Cabot has the means to indulge his capricious taste for excess—and the power to bring the upper crust of society to its knees. So when a desperate heiress from his past begs for his help, Calvin agrees . . . as long as she promises to stay out of his way. Except, like the newsman, this willful beauty always gets what she wants . . .

An eighth grader starts a podcast on climate activism and rallies her friends to create lasting change in their local community and beyond, in this companion to Dress Coded. When Mary Kate Murphy joins a special science pilot program focused on climate change, the class opens her eyes to lots of...

Feeders are taught to do three things. Always eat what they are told. Never disobey. Lastly, never remove their veil. After all, who wants to look a lamb in the face before they eat of its flesh? Ophelia Tamsin has been groomed most of her life to be a feeder. It means a guaranteed early retirement with plenty of pay...well, almost guaranteed.

Wanted: someone nice, normal and trustworthy to housesit a beautiful cottage in the Lake District while the owner is away on a business trip. Must like dogs. Wanting to escape from crap bosses and useless boyfriends, Becky jumps at the chance of the perfect escape - rest, relaxation and dog-sitting a very cute pooch called Bella! But looking after Bella comes with a catch, namely gorgeous, brooding, Chris Hemsworth-worthy Ash James, who claims Bella is his dog and will stop at nothing to get her back!

Zack Aukey hates the holidays - despises them, actually. December carries painful memories of his first love Autumn Cleary, who left him during the holiday season. But when Autumn mysteriously shows up in Nashville on December 25 bearing gifts and apologies, Zack knows this is a holiday he won't soon forget.

A group of writers from Nashville pile into a car and head to the mountains of North Georgia for a work retreat - and a bit of drinking and gossip. They’ve booked a cabin in the woods with no internet and no cell service and, hopefully, no interruptions. Near the cabin, the friends discover the beautiful but decrepit Catwood Manor, abandoned decades earlier.

A true crime memoir of survival and resilience, Never a $7 Whore is the story of a teenage single mother's escape from her unscrupulous lover. Part one of the $7 series, Never a $7 Whore details Toni’s transition from a girl into a woman while trapped in horrific circumstances. Developing the perspective to see a different outcome, she develops the will to change her fate. Matching her wits and will against her pimp and his companions, Toni struggles not to fall into the tar pits of prostitution.

With provocative discussions from both professional and fan writers, on subjects from Star Trek to The X-Files and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Harry Potter, Twilight, and beyond, Fic sheds light on the widely misunderstood world(s) of fanfiction - not only how fanfiction is transforming the literary landscape, but how it already has.

Have you spent time thinking about the number of roles you have in this beautiful, messy, complicated life? It’s no wonder we have sleep problems! The research on sleep is pretty clear. For most of us, there are a core set of behaviors that work cohesively to provide our bodies the necessary biological, physiological, and psychological ingredients for sleep. As an individual, it is up to us to know the behaviors and practice them in conjunction with one another to find our personalized sleep recipe. This quick listen is your roadmap to better sleep.

Are you looking for a healthy and delicious diet to help you lose weight? Are you tired of yo-yoing with fashion diets? Are you looking for permanent, healthy weight loss and a sustainable diet that works even on your most demanding days? If so, Meal Prep for Weight Loss: The Revolutionary Book with Recipes and Weekly Plans to Lose Weight in a Healthy Way is the right book for you! This book will provide you with everything you need to collect simple, tasty foods right now and start losing weight!

Master your motivation to manage communication, relationships and motivations that drive you to achieve personality success: in work, in the family and in life. You will become a better person! Get your self-help book collection now....

Renee finds out she is not only destined to rid her world of the monsters, but she is supposed to help the monsters defeat the curse put on them by her own father. Finding out she'd been born over and over again within 100 years, Renee struggles to believe she is a princess from another world, destined to find the ultimate power to bring down a tyrant.

It’s bath time for Otter, the irrepressible picture book character from I Am Otter, Otter in Space, and Otter Loves Halloween! Sure to be adored by fans of Llama Llama. Otter and Teddy love to play in the garden. But when they get dirty, they have to do something they do not love at all: take...