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First loves only lead to broken hearts. Thats what Tori Bianchi has been telling herself for two decades. That and she doesnt have the time for love, what with running part of her familys organized crime syndicate as the brutal and ruthless crimeboss, Torch, and leaping over rooftops as the self-appointed vigilante superhero, Firebolt. But when she makes a mistake on a run that starts the entire criminal underworld gunning for her, she must reluctantly face the only man who she ever trusted.Once burned, twice shy. Eric Harris knows he made an unforgivable choice twenty years ago. A more superstitious man might suspect thats where it all started to go wrong for him and his family. Hed give anything to make things right with Tori, but all he can do is stand between her and danger, even when she makes it clear that its the last place she wants him to be.Buried embers burn the hottest. Keeping their distance isnt doing anything to tamp down the rekindled flames between these former lovers. With their lives and the lives of those they care about on the line, not to mention the survival of the lalassu as a whole, they cant ignore the sparks. Will the flames transform their feelings into steel or burn them to ash?Find out in this thrilling conclusion to the Lalassu series!

The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu is widely considered the worlds first novel and one of the greatest achievements in global literature. Written in 11th-century Japan, this richly detailed narrative explores court life, romance, aesthetics, and impermanence through the life of Prince Genji. Elegant, introspective, and emotionally complex, the novel offers deep psychological insight and cultural richness. A cornerstone of Japanese literature and world classics, this work is essential for readers interested in literary history, philosophy, and timeless storytelling.

Artificial intelligence is changing how work gets doneand which skills remain valuable. Preparing Your Career for AI helps professionals understand how to stay relevant as automation and AI reshape roles across industries.This book focuses on practical career resilience rather than fear-driven predictions. It explains which skills are most likely to endure, how professionals can adapt their roles, and where human judgment continues to matter.Readers will learn: How AI is affecting jobs and career paths Which skills remain difficult to automate How to adapt roles as AI tools become widespread Practical strategies for continuous professional growth How to build long-term career resilience in AI-driven workplacesWritten in a practical and reassuring tone, this book helps professionals take control of their career development in an evolving digital economy.

Empatia Funcional: O Modelo para Ajudar Sem se Esgotar O livro Empatia Funcional confronta o paradoxo central da nossa era: a necessidade urgente de uma conexo humana profunda e o alto custo pessoal de pratica-la, levando ao esgotamento profissional e pessoal generalizado (burnout). A empatia tradicional, baseada apenas em sentir a dor do outro como se fosse a propria , se torna uma via rapida para a sobrecarga, a angustia pessoal e a paralisia da ajuda. Para superar essa crise, o livro apresenta a Empatia Funcional, um modelo otimizado e sustentavel de conexo. O objetivo da Empatia Funcional no e apenas a compreenso intima do sofrimento, mas a produço de uma aço de ajuda concreta e eficaz, mantendo a integridade emocional e a clareza do ajudante.

Niemand ist sicher, wenn das innere Tier erwacht...Dr. Lukas Reinhardt tritt dem medizinischen Team der Luxusyacht Atlantica bei, um die Passagiere bei kleinen Beschwerden zu behandeln, wahrend das Schiff den Atlantik uberquert. Doch bald entdeckt er, dass unter der Fassade der Freizeit etwas Dusteres lauert. Tief in den verborgenen Bereichen des Schiffes entbrennt eine heimtuckische Krankheit, die geliebte Menschen gegeneinander aufbringt und die Grundfesten der Zivilisation zerstort.Die Arrestzelle fullt sich mit Straftatern, das Leichenschauhaus mit Leichen, und der Urlaub verwandelt sich in einen Albtraum.Nach und nach werden Lukas Verbundete Opfer des Chaos. Sein Mentor verfallt in den Wahnsinn, und der Sicherheitschef kampft verzweifelt gegen die Anarchie. Vom Kapitan, dessen Ego groer ist als der Ozean, kommt keine Hilfe.

A collapsed Italian chemical plant. A trail of toxic PFAS pollution. A controversial industrial rebirth in India.The Afterlife of a Chemical Plant: From Veneto to Maharashtra is a groundbreaking investigative work that follows one of Europes most infamous environmental disasters across continentsrevealing how chemical technology, corporate liability, and global supply chains intersect in ways the public rarely sees.The story begins in Veneto, Italy, where decades of fluorochemical production contaminated the drinking water of hundreds of thousands and triggered one of Europes largest public-health investigations. As the company fell into bankruptcy and its executives faced criminal prosecution, its machinery, patents, and technical knowledge were quietly dismantled and shipped to India.What follows is a gripping examination of how an industrial legacy can be reborn far from the site of its collapse. In Maharashtra, the relocated technologies raise new questions for worker safety, environmental monitoring, and regulatory oversight. Through firsthand accounts, scientific analysis, and a detailed look at PFAS chemistry, this book exposes the hidden costs of globalized manufacturing and the uneven distribution of risk between nations.Combining investigative reporting, science writing, and geopolitical analysis, this book offers an unflinching look at the future of fluorochemical productionand the communities living in its shadow. It is a vital resource for readers interested in environmental justice, industrial policy, public health, and the global movement of hazardous industries.

What happens when your life is put on holdby an automated decision you cannot appeal? CLEARANCE: PENDING is a chilling near-future thriller about identity, access, and the fragile systems that decide who is allowed to live normallyand who is quietly locked out. When a routine verification fails, Mara Rahman expects a quick fix. Instead, doors stop opening. Accounts freeze. Permissions vanish. And the system offers no explanationonly silence. As the failure spreads across every part of daily life, Mara realizes that modern society no longer runs on people, paperwork, or compassion. It runs on clearance. And once your status changes, reality itself begins to close around you. This is not a story about technology turning evil. It is a story about systems doing exactly what they were designed to doefficiently, calmly, and without mercy. Blending the unsettling atmosphere of Black Mirror with the emotional weight of a family drama, CLEARANCE: PENDING explores: What happens when access becomes conditional How small system errors can escalate into life-altering consequences The hidden cost of convenience The human toll of automated decisions Written in short, fast-paced chapters, this tightly focused short-novel is highly readable, emotionally grounded, and accessible to both technical and non-technical readers.

Quase sempre nos deparamos com o dilema de se ter que tomar muito cuidado ao fazermos ou lermos uma "sinopse", principalmente uma que chama a si própria de "relapsa"; sim, atenção: devemos ter muito

This isnt a happily-ever-after kind of book. He dies at the end. My late husband and I had a rocky marriage. We got together when he was clean. He didnt stay that way.

When marine biologistturnedkeeper Eliora "Ellie" Marlowe arrives at the isolated Greyhaven Light, she expects solitudeand a storm of secrets. A steady amber flame, a perpetual fog, and a phantom ship that appears only within the lanterns circle hint at an ancient covenant between the lighthouse and the sea.Guided by cryptic whispers, a cracked porcelain doll, and a hidden stone chamber, Ellie discovers that the lighthouse is more than a beaconit is a living pact. Every ten years the sea demands a tribute, and the lighthouses light is the fragile bridge that keeps the tide at bay. With the help of the pragmatic fisherman Jonas Reed, the diligent historian Mara Whitlock, and a determined village, Ellie must: unravel the diary of the original keeper, Alistair Grey, forge a feedback system that turns the lighthouse into a resonant defender, confront a modern corporations drilling plans that threaten to shatter the pact, and pass the mantle to a new generation before the next tide rises. Through whispered lullabies, hidden chambers, and a daring blend of folklore and engineering, Greyhaven Light weaves a haunting, lyrical tale of memory, sacrifice, and the relentless power of the sea. As the lanterns flame steadies against everdeepening darkness, one question remains: Will the light ever falter, or will the tide forever remember?

Is it really him, or just a ghost from the past? A stranger with the face of her lost love stirs questions and longings her heart cannot ignore.Fifteen years ago, Sara lived through the darkest moment of her life when she was taken hostage in a bank robbery. Trapped by her captors, she found an unexpected savior in Angel, one of the robbers who, unlike the others, opposed the kidnapping and risked his life to free her. During their escape, the two shared more than the adrenaline of the moment: an unexpected and profound love blossomed between them. But fate stole their romance when, in an unfortunate misunderstanding, the police opened fire and killed Angel right before Saras eyes. Shattered by the loss and with only his memory for company, Sara decided to transform her pain into purpose, dedicating herself to helping vulnerable children and teenagers, just as Angel had been in his youth.Today, Sara is recognized for her social work and is engaged to marry Cristobal, a rising political star and candidate for the Senate. But just as her life seems to have found a measure of peace, another kidnapping attempt throws her back into turmoil. She is assigned a bodyguard for protection, and her world tilts off its axis: the man looks identical to her lost love, though he seems not to remember her and goes by a different name. Confusion and disbelief mix with hope, doubt, and the pulse of a love she thought was buried. Could Angel truly have survived? And if he did, why would he pretend not to know her?

Time didnt just stop. It consumed.For a century, the world has been held in the grip of the Great Freezea temporal stasis that turned the sun into a memory and the people into ghosts. In the heart of the last Citadel, Elara, the Smith of Seasons, has done the impossible. She has forged the Winterglass: a weapon crafted from the very fabric of frozen time.But a blade that drinks seconds requires a heavy price. To save her world, Elara must trade her own memories for steel, hammering her history into a jagged, translucent edge. Alongside Kaelen, a man haunted by a sister lost to the frost, she must carry the weapon into the eye of the Eternal Storm.Together, they will navigate a landscape of clockwork terrors, screaming forests, and temporal echoes. Their goal is the Eye of Stasis, where they must plunge the blade into the heart of the worlds silence. In a journey where a single heartbeat can last an eternity, Elara must decide if a future filled with the pain of living is better than a beautiful, frozen grave.Winterglass is a hauntingly beautiful tale of sacrifice, longing, and the courage it takes to let the world move again.Approximate Length: 10,800 words. A Closed-Ending Standalone Novel.

In dem magischen Bergdorf Frostbite Falls, wo ewiger Schnee langsam dem Sommer weicht und Monster aller Art friedlich mit Menschen zusammenleben, sucht die 25-jahrige Schmiedin Aria Forge einen Neuanfang. Nach einem katastrophalen Brand in ihrer alten Werkstatt und einer gescheiterten Beziehung kommt sie in das idyllische Tal, um die legendare Forge of Flames wiederzubeleben. Doch die Ofen sind kalt, die Flammen erloschen und die einzige Quelle fur echte magische Hitze liegt tief unter dem Berg in den verbotenen Lavahohlen.Dort wacht Draven Flamewing, ein sieben Fu funf groer Feuerdrachen-Hybrid mit roten Schuppen, gluhenden goldenen Adern und kleinen, ledrigen Flugeln. Er ist der Beschutzer der Hohlen, leidenschaftlich, kontrolliert und seit Jahrhunderten allein. Als Aria sich heimlich Glutsteine holen will, erwischt er sie und statt sie zu vertreiben, schliet er einen Handel: Sie repariert seine alten Werkzeuge, er versorgt sie mit unerschopflicher Hitze.Was als praktische Abmachung beginnt, wird schnell zu etwas Heierem. In der gluhenden Schmiede fliegen nicht nur Funken. Dravens rauchiger Duft, seine uberwaltigende Prasenz und die Art, wie seine Beruhrung euphorische Hochs auslost, ziehen Aria in seinen Bann. Seine ridged, dampfende Lange, das tingling Slick, die gluhenden Marken, die er auf ihrer Haut hinterlasst, und die tiefe, besitzergreifende Stimme, die sie "meine Glut" nennt alles wird zur Sprache ihrer wachsenden Leidenschaft.Als eine gewaltige Hitzewelle das Tal trifft und sie tagelang zusammen einschliet, geben sie sich einander vollkommen hin: endlose Nachte voller Worship, Knotting, rauchiger Pheromone, Breeding-Fantasien und der suen Gewissheit, dass sie fureinander geschaffen sind. Doch alte Geruchte flustern, Feuerdrachen wurden ihre Liebhaberinnen innerlich verbrennen oder abhangig machen. Zweifel schleichen sich ein kann eine Menschenfrau diese unbandige Hitze wirklich dauerhaft ertragen, ohne selbst zu vergluhen?"Verfuhrt vom Feuerdrachen" ist eine sinnliche, herzerwarmende Cozy Monster Romance voller Groenunterschied, Heat-Play, Smoke-Pheromone, Knotting, gluhender Marken und expliziter Szenen, die vor Leidenschaft dampfen. Mit einem sanften, beschutzenden Drachen, einer feurigen Heldin und einem Happy End, das nicht nur Herzen, sondern auch Bauche zum Leuchten bringt eingebettet in die gemutliche, bunte Sommerwelt von Frostbite Falls.Perfekt fur Leserinnen, die zartliche, besitzergreifende Monster, starke Frauen und eine Prise magische Schwangerschaft lieben.

"While you carry around anger and bitterness...it makes it impossible for you to truly heal." My husbands addiction caused me a lot of anger. Through my lyrics, I have been able to start healing.

THE APARTMENT IS PERFECT. THATS HOW HE KNOWS ITS A LIE. A price that feels like a secret. A stain on the floor that seems to watch him. For Leo Chen, a shattered man with nothing left to lose, Apartment 4B is the last chance hell ever get. He is wrong. The first whisper comes at 3:33 AM. Not a ghost, but a recording. A plea for help etched into the walls by a dying woman. The room isnt haunted. It is evidence. Built by a hidden cabal to extract confessions, its very polymer skin absorbs memories, trauma, and final breaths. Leo isnt a tenant. He is the next subject. Now, the walls are opening their vault. He tastes her fear. He writes in her handwriting. He is becoming a living archive of a murder meant to be forgotten. And the shadowy corporation that built this silent witness will burn everythingincluding himto keep its testimony buried. This is not a ghost story. This is a war for truth. Tenant of a Silent Witness is a raw, nerve-shredding descent into a conspiracy where the crime scene is alive. Its Blade Runner 2049s memory palaces crossed with the creeping dread of The Shining. A story about what happens when a broken man is chosen by a ghost to be her final weapon. The room remembers everything. It chose him to be its voice. Now, he must make the world listenor become its final, permanent memory.

Twenty-Eight Years. Eight Vets. One Question.A Natural Christian Perspective from 28 Years of StewardshipEvery vet who examined my Grey asked the same thing: "What are you feeding this bird?"They had never seen an African Grey this healthy. Not at any age. Not in their entire careers.The answer surprised them. No pellets. No seed mix. A natural diet based on what wild Greys actually eat: eighty percent palm fruit. High-oil nutrition that keeps skin supple, feathers gleaming, and bodies thriving for seventy-five years.This book gives you everything. The exact recipes. The daily egg that works like a multivitamin. The sunlight secret most owners miss. The bonding that transforms behaviour. The enrichment that prevents plucking before it starts.Twenty-eight years of faithful stewardship, distilled into one guide.Proverbs 12:10 says the righteous care for the needs of their animals.Your Grey deserves what God designed.This book shows you how. BONUS: This book includes the original song "Every Bite You Take" by Petrus Vermaak. Download it free from SoundCloud (PKV Ministries).

Join dArtagnan and the legendary musketeers in this complete adventure collection by Alexandre Dumas. Filled with action, romance, intrigue, and unforgettable heroes, these classic novels define historical adventure fiction. A must-have for readers who love daring exploits, friendship, and timeless storytelling.

Madison Lane only meant to pass through the mountains on her way to a Christmas wedding. Instead, she ends up stranded in a nearly forgotten mountain town with no cell service, no way out, and a storm closing in fast.Lucas Thompson came to Luchara reasons known only to himself. With his brothers wedding days away and old habits urging him to stay hidden, solitude feels safer than facing the life waiting for him back in Alpine Falls. But when an avalanche cuts off the only road out of town, Lucas finds himself offering shelter to a stranded stranger he never planned to meet.Snowbound in a quiet cabin just days before Christmas, Madison and Lucas share borrowed time, crackling fires, and conversations that feel far too real to be temporary. As the storm lingers, so do the questions neither of them wants to ask. about where they belong, what theyre willing to risk, and whether some detours happen for a reason.A cozy, no-spice contemporary romance filled with forced proximity, small-town warmth, and slow-burning connection, this is a story about unexpected shelter, quiet love, and the moment when the road endsand everything changes.

La Nouvelle Atlantide est un récit inachevé de Francis Bacon, publié en 1627, un an après sa mort.Sous la forme d’un voyage imaginaire, des marins européens découvrent l’île de Bensalem, société idéa

Drakon James Evergold should be celebrating the end of his schooling at Wimbledon Collegenot trudging into the wild with an enchanted backpack that talks back and a legendary scroll that burns anyone foolish enough to touch it.But Elder Wizard Elyden has one final exam: deliver the Soulscript to the distant realm of Caerthusno portals, no shortcuts, and absolutely no reading whats written inside.On the road, Drakon collects trouble the way most people collect stamps: a dazzlingly arrogant sorcerer with too much charm, a small gnome with a heroic heart, and allies who feel more like accidents than destiny. Goblin ambushes, ancient ruins, half-forgotten magic, and the hungry pull of forbidden power follow close behind and each step forward tests the one lesson Drakon keeps trying to dodge:Being a wizard isnt about what you can do. Its about what you choose not to.Whimsical, heartfelt, and packed with adventure, A Wizards Folly (Volume 1) is the start of a magical journey about friendship, temptation, and the price of reaching for glory.