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In "Forest Friends and the Whirling Wind," Sunny Squirrel, Ollie Owl, Benny Bunny, and their friends work together to gather colorful autumn leaves for a harvest parade. When a strong wind threatens to scatter their carefully collected pile, they quickly collaborateusing an old net to cover and secure the leaves. Through teamwork and quick thinking, they save their decorations and proudly join the parade the next morning, celebrating their successful cooperation.

Brian Calvert is thrilled that his fellow Lost and Found teammates have found the loves of their lives, but its hard being one of the only guys without a significant other. Needing a change, he shifts to the new Lost and Found branch in Columbus, Ohio, searching for something hes never had before. Then he attends a weekend wedding in Wyoming and meets someone. Shes radiant and amazing, and shes raising a brilliant young man on her own. He feels a connection to them both, and for the first time, he regrets moving across the country. No, it was a good thing. Now he doesnt have to see the disappointment in her eyes when she realizes how broken he is.Sage Harrison has dated attractive men before and she feels like she can usually hold her own, but the muscular blond hero from the wedding leaves her confused and wanting. In the few minutes they spent together, she could tell he wanted her, but he made no move to connect. Was it because she had baggage, namely her precocious, demanding child? And because her life was in flux? Unable to help herself, she kisses him, leaving them both hungry. Unfortunately, hes on his way back to his new life in Ohio.When her ex tries to stake a claim on the child hes barely even acknowledged, she has to find a way to fight him. Maybe the handsome neighbor next door can help her out Lost and Found Columbus-Flat LineThe Hero Next DoorSlow BurnBurning Truth

From USA Today bestselling author Jenika Snow comes a gritty mafia romance where the villain blurs the lines between right and wrong...and love and hate.She came to me looking for salvation.She came to me looking to save a family that didnt even want her.But I didnt want money. I didnt want her fathers and brothers debt paid off in blood.My obsession went far deeper than anything Id ever experienced.It was fast and hot, an inferno that leveled everything around me like a trigger being pulled.I sent her away, humiliated her, made her think I wanted nothing from her.That was the biggest lie Id ever told. Because what I wanted was everything from her.I was the villain. The bad guy. And shed be mine.

Julien cant rope, cant ride, cant ranch, and cant resist the ranchers smoking hot futanari daughter. Jolene is bold, brash, quick on the draw and has Julien in her sights. Opposites attract and lust blooms quickly as lessons are learned under big skies and shady trees. By the time the dust settles, both of the unlikely pair realize that what theyve learned during their hard, hot summer together makes goodbye a lot harder than hello. A male-futanari romantic erotica.

Elara is drowning in the noise of the city, plagued by a sensitivity to the chaotic energy of the world. Her only respite is Number 13, a townhouse that doesnt appear on any map, owned by Malphas, the Architect of Bone. Malphas is a creature of ancient geometry and ritual who feeds on the surrender of control. What begins as a desperate contract for silenceshibari rituals in a dungeon of velvet and ironevolves into a psychic bond that rewrites the laws of physics.As their connection deepens, the outside world threatens to tear the Sanctuary apart. From Valerius, the High Inquisitor who becomes an unlikely ally, to the Void Dragons gnawing at the roots of reality, and the celestial Architects who seek to "delete" the anomaly of their love, Elara and Malphas must fight a war across dimensions. They will shatter time, rewrite blueprints in the High Planes, and bolt their house to the core of the earth. In a world of magic and entropy, Elara discovers that the only way to survive is to become the heaviest thing in the room.

Eine Wand. Eine Tur. Ein Kuss, der alles verandert. April Harris hat eigentlich nichts mit dem attraktiven Leichtathletik-Star Cal Chase gemeinsam auer einer Wohnheimwand und einer ziemlich ungunstigen Verbindungstur. Kussen? War fur April bisher kein groes Thema. Bis eine Nacht unter den Sternen alles auf den Kopf stellt. Entschlossen, das Ganze als einmaligen Ausrutscher abzutun, startet April eine ganz eigene Kuss-Mission. Doch Cal ist mindestens genauso entschlossen zu beweisen, dass ihr elektrisierender Kuss erst der Anfang war. Lektionen der Liebe Band 1Eine sue, prickelnde College-Romance uber erste Kusse, zweite Chancen und Gefuhle, die man nicht ignorieren kann.

Eight stories of terror and horror from Lovecraftian cosmic horror to creature features to a modern ghost story. These tales will spur the darkest recesses of the imagination. Put yourself in the shoes of a soldier from World War II, a single mother in her first home, a scoundrel turned prospector in the Old West or a Film Noir detective in the 1930s with a past that has torn holes in his psyche. And more! Read this book in the daylight lest you be touched by tendrils in the dark!

Early-stage AI companies face a unique challenge: moving fast while proving they can manage risk responsibly. Safe-By-Design Startups provides practical guidance for founders and technical leaders who need lightweight, credible controls without slowing innovation.This book focuses on governance and safety measures that are realistic for startups with limited resources. It explains how to embed responsible AI practices early, before technical debt and regulatory exposure accumulate.Rather than enterprise-heavy frameworks, the book offers pragmatic templates and decision tools that align with investor expectations, customer trust requirements, and emerging regulatory norms. It helps startups demonstrate maturity without bureaucracy.Key topics include: Minimum viable AI governance for startups Safe-by-design principles applied to early products Lightweight risk assessments and approval workflows Investor- and customer-facing AI controls Compliance basics without enterprise overhead Written for founders and CTOs, this guide helps AI startups scale responsibly while maintaining speed, credibility, and trust.

Este livro é um guia de educação financeira afetiva e acessível, criado especialmente para mulheres negras que vivem a realidade da escassez, da renda instável e da responsabilidade cotidiana. Unindo

Ander Forrest renounced blood magic to become a nurse-healer in his rural hometown, far from the drama of wizardry and espionage his sister Kate craved. When Kate goes missing in action, Ander finds himself the legal guardian of her gifted twins and receives a cryptic warning from Kates husband to protect them before he, too, disappears. Six months later, his former lover crash lands in the kids bedroom via a spell only Anders sister could have cast. Druid Cai Piper doesnt remember how he got there, but he knows he never stopped loving Ander, and that he was sent to protect him and the twins. Cai is strangely drawn to Forrest House and the land it stands upon. With the secrets of a clandestine wizards order hanging between them, Cai and Ander must remember how to trust each other as sinister forces move against the Forrest familymagical terrorists who want to exploit their rare sorcery and bring the world to its knees.

When Amy set out to write a novel, and thus establish herself as a writer to be reckoned with, she was faced with a problem. Although most novelists begin semi-autobiographically, her own life in the small town of Crooked Riverwith its endless cycles of mowing lawns and setting tableswas far too boring. No one could possibly be interested in what she had to say if she were the subject.That drove Amy to tell a thinly-veiled and largely-invented story about Kalicia, easily the most interesting girl in school. Where Amy lacked substance, Kalicia was bursting with it. That decision to write Kalicias life meant she had to somehow learn about, or invent, what Kalicia meant to the townspeople.Pure invention was difficult to accomplish, and realism a bridge too far, and Amy was caught between the Kalicia in her school and the fantastical greenhouse girl she imagined her to be.

Donuts & Deadbolts collects two new entries in the slowly expanding DUTY CALLS universe of interconnected standalone short stories."Doug Zhang Seizes Opportunity"(Donuts)Meet Doug: equal parts showman, baker, and marketing genius. Dougs morning mantra used to be a jokeuntil beer and batter made his donuts famous."SmithLocks Overthunk Escape Plan"(Deadbolts)Meet Justin: a hesitant locksmith inadvertently caught in a job gone wrong and an unrequited crush harder to pick than most padlocks.Together these stories cross foodie fiction with a cozy comic thriller while teasing future jury duty related tensions when Doug & Justin inevitably cross paths at the local courthouse in the eventual Duty Calls crossover novel.Fast-paced, witty, and loaded with mouthwatering details, this indie crime comedy is perfect for fans of culinary capers, heist-adjacent thrillers, or urban dark comedies.

In the mist-shrouded village of Silverbrook, silence is a traditionand secrets are buried deeper than the graves beneath its ancient church.When investigative journalist Eleanor Graves receives an anonymous letter bearing the chilling words "The truth sleeps beneath the stones", she is drawn to a place she has never known yet somehow belongs to. What begins as a routine inquiry soon unravels into something far darker: unmarked graves, coded symbols carved into stone, and whispers of a clandestine society known only as The Silver Circle.As Eleanor digs deeper, the village turns against her. Shadows follow her through fog-filled streets. Strangers watch from behind lace-curtained windows. And the truth she uncovers is more personal than she ever imaginedlinked to her fathers disappearance and a bloodline steeped in betrayal.With the help of a haunted local handyman and a conflicted librarian, Eleanor must confront a legacy of guilt, fear, and ritual that has controlled Silverbrook for generations. But exposing the truth comes at a costand the closer she gets, the more she realises she may be the final piece in a deadly design.Dark, atmospheric, and psychologically gripping, Shadows Over Silverbrook is a haunting thriller about secrets, sacrifice, and the courage to break a legacy of silence.

The Inside-Out Guide to University LifeHow to Stay Present, Stress Less, and Thrive University is often sold as an exciting new beginning a time of freedom, independence, and possibility. For many students, it is also one of the most confusing, emotionally demanding, and overwhelming transitions they will ever face. Academic pressure, constant deadlines, financial strain, social expectations, and the unspoken fear of not measuring up can quietly build into stress, anxiety, and self-doubt. Many students assume these struggles mean something is wrong with them that they are falling behind, failing, or simply not cut out for university life. The Inside-Out Guide to University Life offers a radically different perspective. Rather than teaching students how to manage stress, fix themselves, or push harder, this book explores how human experience is created from the inside-out. It reveals that stress, overwhelm, procrastination, and anxiety are not personal flaws or weaknesses, but natural by-products of misunderstood thinking. Through relatable stories, gentle humour, and clear everyday metaphors, the book shows how thoughts come and go, how clarity disappears when the mind is overloaded, and how calm naturally returns when mental noise settles. Deadlines dont create pressure thinking about deadlines does. Social situations arent intimidating in themselves its the meaning we attach to them that creates discomfort. When this is understood, students stop fighting their minds and begin to experience more ease, confidence, and focus without effort. The book explores common challenges students face, including imposter syndrome, procrastination, social pressure, financial anxiety, and the need to have everything figured out. It highlights how much stress is generated by living in imagined futures "what if" scenarios that feel real but havent happened and how grounding in the present moment restores clarity and perspective. Grounded in the understanding of Mind, Consciousness, and Thought, this guide points readers toward an innate sense of wellbeing that has always been there, even in moments of confusion or overwhelm. Rather than offering techniques or strategies, it helps students recognise how their minds already work and why peace of mind does not depend on circumstances going their way. This is not a promise of a stress-free university experience. Challenges will still arise, deadlines will still exist, and uncertainty will still be part of the journey. But with a clearer understanding of how experience is created, students find themselves responding rather than reacting, adapting rather than panicking, and trusting themselves more deeply. The Inside-Out Guide to University Life is for students who feel lost, pressured, or quietly overwhelmed and for anyone who wants to navigate university with more clarity, resilience, and self-compassion. This is not a book about changing who you are.It is about seeing that you were never broken to begin with.

The mountain listens.And it always answers the ones who ring.Eira has spent her life avoiding the old storiessaints who bleed, wolves who kneel, and the Church men who claim every miracle as proof they were right. But when a cruel zealot named Valtor begins hunting her with hymn-mouthed priests and bells that tighten the air itself, Eira discovers the truth: the mountain doesnt want her faith.It wants her consent.Marked by a power that flares at blood and refuses to stay quiet, Eira is forced into flight across winter woods and hidden cuts in stonedrawing salt lines that hold only as long as she chooses to hold them. At her side is Bastian, a man bound to the mountains oldest vow: golden-eyed, half-feral, and trained to obey a voice that still knows how to hurt him.As Valtor closes in on an ancient cairnthe grave of the first wolf saintEira and Bastian must decide what theyre willing to break to keep a name from being turned into a leash and what it means to love someone without making them belong to you.Because some boundaries arent drawn to keep monsters out.Theyre drawn to keep you from becoming one.

Whats a werewolf to do when it turns out his mate is a ghost whisperer?Franklin Cyng was perfectly happy with his life as a bar owner and being the alpha of the Ulledo werewolf pack. The minute Axar Dusan walks into his bar, Franklin knows hes his mate, but Axar is a psychic, and werewolves and psychics do not get along.Its worse than that, though. Axar is talking to thin air, having a conversation with an imaginary friend. Franklin stays away. He cant mate someone who isnt all there. Not long after, a group of people ushers Axar out of the bar, and Franklin believes thats it. Hell never see his mate again.But Axar keeps coming back to the bar, and every time he does, he talks to his imaginary friend. An invisible person who knows things about the bar Axar has no way of knowing. Whats Franklin to do? The more time he spends with Axar, the more certain he is that he cant walk away. His mate might be batshit crazy, but better to have a mate talking to imaginary ghosts than not have a mate at all, right?

What if the real breakthroughs arent hiding in complex equations or cutting-edge labsbut in the gaps between what you see and what youve been trained to overlook?The Synaptic Method is your guide to spotting the invisible, connecting the "unconnectable", and engineering solutions by leveraging 4.4 billion years of evolutionary shortcutsno PhD required. Written by V Hallock, a rogue engineer whos spent decades outmaneuvering academic gatekeepers and reverse-engineering "lost" technologies, this book is your toolkit for thinking like Da Vinci, building like Tesla, and innovating like a time traveler whos already seen the future.Youll discover: The Synaptic Leap FrameworkHow to jump from problem to solution by identifying what isnt there (and why your brain hides it from you). Biomimicry on SteroidsWhy shark skin, predator femurs, and ancient "magic" tech hold the keys to modern engineering breakthroughs (and how to steal them). Ternary Logic for RebelsWhy binary is limiting, -1/0/1 is liberating, and how to rewire your brain (and your CPU) for true innovation. The AI Sentience RoadmapA step-by-step plan to build autonomous, creative AIwithout waiting for Silicon Valleys permission. Da Vincis Lost SecretHow to see the final invention first, then work backward to make it real (the way Tesla, Edison, and every real inventor did).This isnt theory. Its a battle-tested method for:Engineers tired of being told "You need more degrees."Entrepreneurs who know the real gold is in the gaps. AI Researchers who refuse to wait for "ethics boards" to catch up. Creatives whove always felt theres a better waybut couldnt see it. Warning: This book will piss off academics, excite rebels, and rewire how you thinkforever. If youre ready to stop asking for permission and start building the future, The Synaptic Method is your first step.Includes:Real-world case studies (from garage prototypes to patent battles). Exercises to train your "synaptic vision."The "Anti-Textbook" ApproachNo jargon, no gates, just results. 273 pages of no-bullshit innovation. Are you ready to see what youve been missing?

Written by an educator and lifelong lifter who transformed his own life through discipline and consistency, Beat Last Week offers a clear framework for anyone tired of chasing shortcuts. This is a system built for the long haulone week at a time.

Some men spend their lives holding themselves like stone.Alert. Capable. Watchful. Always braced for judgement, failure, or threat, long after any real danger has passed. Over time, the posture hardens. Vigilance becomes identity. Rest starts to feel like weakness.Dont Be a Gargoyle is a quiet, unsparing book about how men learn to perform strength, and what it costs them in intimacy, presence, and care.Through closely observed scenes and reflective essays, Stellan Hartwell examines the small, ordinary moments where masculinity becomes rigid. Assembling furniture. Listening without listening. Performing competence. Bracing for criticism that never arrives. These are not dramatic failures. They are habits. And habits shape lives.This is not a book about fixing men. It offers no programme, no ladder, no promised arrival point. Instead, it invites attention. To posture. To tension. To the difference between holding steady and holding too much.Written for men who are tired of performing and curious about what might happen if they softened without collapsing, Dont Be a Gargoyle is an exploration of masculinity that stays close to the body, the moment, and the quiet work of learning how to stay.

Thirteen-year-old Cyrus lives for The Chronicles of Eldoria. In the safety of her book-filled bedroom, she can traverse moonlight-forged kingdoms and obsidian mountains, far away from the "muted reality" of her own solitary life . But the lines between fiction and reality are starting to fray. The ink on the pages is shifting, turning heroic knights into skeletal mockeries and vibrant meadows into decaying bogs . As the "Book Beast" begins to bleed through the parchment and into her room, Cyrus realizes that the most dangerous monsters arent the ones in the chapters, theyre the ones shes been trying to read her way around.