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A bookish accountant accepts an offer she cant refuse from a dangerously seductive mafia cowboy in this dark Western romance with vibes of Sons of Anarchy. Ive been given a choice. Either I can marry one of the four fearsome Tempesta brothers or I can bury my own troubled twin brother after his latest misdeeds. This is a sacrifice I will make with no hesitation. As a cruel favor, Im allowed to choose which of the Tempesta brothers Ill walk down the aisle with. One week among them on their vast ranch fortress in a remote corner of Wyoming is all the time Im given to make up my mind. They are all different. All gorgeous and seductive. And all uniquely challenging in their own way. But only one of them stands out and fascinates me to the point of obsession. Years ago, Julian Tempesta saved my life and now our intense physical attraction is undeniable. Julian, as the charismatic eldest brother, is also the natural leader and protector, not a man who intends to use me and then callously crush my heart to pieces. When Julian says this marriage will be real, I believe him. Im in far too deep by the time I understand the truth. Ive foolishly trapped myself in a devils bargain. And now my husband will be my undoing

Struggling with consistency, procrastination, or lack of discipline?This book gives you a practical system to build powerful habits that actually stick.Inside, youll discover how habits really work, why most people fail, and how to create simple routines that transform your daily life without relying on motivation.Youll learn how to break bad habits, stay consistent even when you dont feel like it, and design a lifestyle that supports your goals automatically.If you want more discipline, focus, and long-term results, this is your blueprint.

From the award-winning, New York Times best-selling author of Cod and Salt, To Catch a Fish is an entertaining and beautifully written illustrated collection of essays that explore a lifetime fascination with fishing. For as long as there have been humans, there have been humans trying to catch fish. The two speciesfish and manlive in constant tension. One chases the other. One tries to get away. Some of usauthor Mark Kurlansky includedare hard-wired for that chase. Guiding readers through the waters and into the mind of the fish, Kurlansky considers who fish are and why they behave the way they do, and along the way delves into the many approaches to catching a fish, their ecology, and the ins and outs of cooking and eating your catch. Whether youre a seasoned angler or a novice, or simply want to explore the world of fish, the forty short essays in this collection and the dazzling illustrations by Bri Dostie, shed new light on these creatures and our relationship to them. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.

Banff sparkles as the crown jewel of Canadas national parks. Explore the best of it with Moon Banff National Park. Inside youll find:Strategic, flexible itineraries, including the Best of Banff and highlights for a day trip The Best Hikes in Banff: Find the right trek for you with details on length, elevation gains, difficulty levels, and trailheads Experience the Outdoors: Ride over the snow in a horse-drawn sleigh or through the sky in a mountain gondola. Follow the vast network of hiking trails along glacial valleys and discover alpine lakes and spectacular vistas. Soak in a natural hot spring, treat yourself at a luxurious mountain resort, or discover the parks history at one of Banffs excellent museums. Grab a cup of coffee at a local shop, or experience the towns classic apres-ski nightlife How to Get There: Up-to-date information on gateway towns, park entrances, park fees, and tours Where to Stay: From campgrounds and rustic lodges to sprawling ski resorts, find the best spots to kick back, both inside and outside the park Planning Tips: When to go, what to pack, safety information, and how to avoid the crowds, with full-color photos and detailed maps throughoutExpertise and Know-How from seasoned explorer and Banff local Andrew Hempstead Find your adventure in Banff National Park with Moon. Exploring more of Canadas great outdoors? Try Moon Canadian Rockies. Hitting the road? Try Moon Vancouver & Canadian Rockies Road Trip.About Moon Travel Guides: Moon was founded in 1973 to empower independent, active, and conscious travel. We prioritize local businesses, outdoor recreation, and traveling strategically and sustainably. Moon Travel Guides are written by local, expert authors with great stories to telland they cant wait to share their favorite places with you. For more inspiration, follow @moonguides on social media.

"Powerful." Wall Street Journal An immigration journalist and her wife trace their familys intertwined past to unearth a history of how hundreds of thousands of Polish Jews survived Hitlers Holocaust at the brutal hands of Stalina story that sheds light on the enduring power of hope and love. Daniela Gerson and her wife, Talia Inlender, met at a picnic in Los Angeles, not knowing that 75 years earlier, their grandparents had left homes only blocks away from each other in a small Polish town, and fled east to Ukraine. The Gersons and the Inlenders would go on parallel odysseys of 5,000 miles to survive the Holocaustjourneys that would, after a deceitful loyalty test from Stalin, put them on cattle cars to a Soviet Gulag, trap them for years in limbo in Central Asia, and would end, after a decade on the run, with new lives built on secrets and lies. For years, Daniela and Talia simply accepted this painful shared history as a sign that they were bshert, meant to be. Their families refugee past fueled their work: Daniela as an immigration journalist; Talia an immigration attorney. But as Daniela uncovered more, she realized that their grandparents shared this escape path in the Soviet Union with most Polish Jews who survived; a groupsometimes collectively called the Wanderersthat is almost entirely absent from popular understanding of World War II. And unlike most Holocaust sagas that focus on the exceptionality of the Nazi genocide, theirs was also a universal story of refugees making impossible decisions when forced to seek safety, protect their children, and find new homes. This is a story that, to the dismay of the world, remains relevant each time a political upheaval wreaks havoc on individual lives. Part genealogical detective story, part gripping history, part contemporary reporting on war-torn territories, The Wanderers chronicles Danielas journey to unearth this past with her wife, and reveal its echoes in still-contested lands from Ukraine to Israel.The Wanderers is a groundbreaking narrative history, and a meditation on how a home left behind and a desperate journey to survive reverberates across borders and through generations.

From critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Light Pirate comes a powerful, deeply resonant novel about an ambitious archaeologist in pursuit of a rare artifact from an ancient civilization that would not only change her life but potentially society at large.Lily Brooks-Daltons novels are rich literary feasts." Geraldine Brooks, bestselling author of Horse Professor Ember Agni is a rising star in archeology, trying to balance an unfulfilling career in academia and a crumbling marriage, all while pursuing her true passion: unearthing a lost empire that no one else believes existed. Just as shes about to give up on the ambitious expedition she spent a decade trying to fund, a message arrives from overseas. A former student claims to have found something extraordinaryan artifact that hints at the forgotten world lying beneath historys tidy surface. With vindication finally within reach, Ember risks everything for the sake of discovery and undertakes an odyssey that will either make her name or ruin her. Driven by unwavering faith in her vision of the past, she challenges the limits of her nation, her colleagues, and herself in order to exhume the missing pieces of how humanity began. But as she journeys deep into an untouched wilderness, in dogged pursuit of a dead civilization, she collides with the wreckage of her own life. On the brink of either discovery or destruction, Ember must choose who she wants to be, and to what kind of world she wants to belong.

The bridge is at eighty-four percent. Avra Solis sits in a maintenance alcove with a numb left hand, a depleted Fire, and a folded piece of paper listing six things she used to feel. The machine architecture inside her skull reports hourly. The girl underneath counts ventilation cycles to confirm she still exists.Scion tells her to stop gripping the Fire. To let it exist without directionpresence, not weapon. The instruction contradicts everything the bridge was built to do. It is also the only thing that slows the construction consuming her.Isen is captured. Dr. Leit is imprisoned. Rumis supply network is shattered. Kess has forty-seven fighters, a seventeen-year-old analyst named Sera, and a girl whose neural architecture is more machine than human. The Continuitys suppression grid covers the city. Directive LuxAvras sister Liora, buried inside seven hundred years of constructed controlcommands from the Chapel at the infrastructures core.But the pre-Continuity tunnels are warm. Scions original architecture remembers what it was built to do: preserve. And Avra discovers that the non-grasping Fire moves through the old systems like warmth through stonecostless, self-sustaining. A heartbeat, not a weapon.To reach the Chapels core and free 412,709 stored consciousnesses, Avra must walk through suppression fields with an open hand, sing through a bond that was never designed for music, and offer her sister the one thing the Directives architecture was built to prevent: feeling.The conclusion of The Fire and the Bridge trilogy.

She said we and meant it. Six weeks later, the word has become a weapon she cant put down.Avras Fire connects her to Scionthe ancient machine intelligence that stores 412,709 compressed consciousnesses and controls the citys infrastructure. Through that connection, she pulls intelligence that saves dozens of lives. The cost is measured in memories she can no longer feel, sensations she can no longer name, and a bridge building itself inside her skull that is replacing the girl with the machine.Dr. Leits scans confirm what Avra already knows: her neural patterns are constructed, not organic. Geometric. She is ahead of her sister Lioras trajectorythe same trajectory that ended with Liora becoming Directive Lux, the Continuitys most powerful enforcer.Three months remain before the bridge reaches irreversibility. Three months if she stops. Less if she uses the amplifier. She takes the amplifier anyway, because seventeen people are in processing facilities, and the math says she can find them.The people around her hold the shape of love against the architecture of a girl who is forgetting what the shape means. Rumi leaves cups of tea. Isen stands in corridors. Dr. Leit watches it happen again with trembling hands. And somewhere in the machines ancient code, a ghost remembers what Scion was built to do before preservation became controland produces a datum it cannot delete: This is wrong.Book Two of The Fire and the Bridgea literary YA dystopian trilogy about a girl deciding what shes willing to become to protect the people shes already forgetting how to love.

A fun and accessible guide to birding one of the worlds most vital bodies of water, supporting remarkable biodiversity and more than 18 million people. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States, and the different habitats found on the North, South, East, and West Bay make for year-round birding. Without trying hard, youll likely see some of the Bays spectacular birdsdiving Ospreys in summer, geese flocking in fall and winter, and Great Blue Herons stalking the shallows in any month. This easy-to-use book will help you identify more than 100 commonly occurring birds that help make the region the natural wonders that it is. An emphasis on best practices and habitat sustainability help empower conservation and ensure that birding around our most precious resources will be possible for years to come. Perfect for budding and experienced birders alike, this sleek and compact guide is the ideal travel companion for every trip to the region.

كتاب عن صراع الانتخابات تشريح السقوط وصراع الإرادات المتصادمة​في لحظات التحول الكبرى، لا تعود الأحداث مجرد وقائع عابرة، بل تتحول إلى مرايا كاشفة لجوهر النفس البشرية حين توضع بين مطرقة المبادئ وسندان

Weight loss isnt just about food its about mindset.If youve tried diets and failed, the problem isnt you its the approach.This book helps you shift your mindset, break emotional eating patterns, and build a healthy relationship with your body without extremes.Youll learn how to stay consistent, stop self-sabotage, and create habits that lead to long-term results.No more quick fixes. This is real, sustainable change.

As the first stars begin to shine outside, a time of miracles and ancient stories begins in Itzik and Varyas homethe holiday of Passover.Grandma kneidlach from matzah. Varya, picking up a resonant drum, suddenly realizes that she is Miriam, leading her people through the sands of time.An old bookthe Haggadahcomes to life right before our eyes, transforming an ordinary dinner into a great journey to freedom. Who will be the first to unravel the secret of the song-fairytale about the little goat?This book is a warm invitation to the festive table, where every child and adult becomes part of the great exodus, and every piece of matzah holds within itself the taste of freedom.Join the closest family to discover how this night differs from all other nights.

Feeling overwhelmed by debt and financial stress?This book gives you a clear, simple plan to take back control of your money starting today.Youll learn exactly how to organize your finances, create a realistic payoff strategy, and eliminate debt step by step.No complicated systems. No fluff. Just practical actions you can apply immediately.If youre ready to stop living paycheck to paycheck and finally feel in control, this is your starting point.

What if a place could carry more than structure what if it could carry Gods presence?Rising from the hills of western Uganda, Butiiti is more than a church. It is a story of faith carried across generations, of a people who built not only with hands but with conviction, and of a presence that continues beyond what can be seen. Butiiti: A Dwelling Place of God in Africa invites you into a journey that begins long before the foundation was laid and continues long after the final stone was set. Through history, architecture, pilgrimage, and sacred encounter, this book reveals how a local parish becomes a global sign: how a place becomes a dwelling of God. This is not simply a record of what was built. It is an invitation to encounter what remains. From the first seeds of faith in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal in Tooro Kingdom, Uganda to the emergence of one of East Africas most remarkable sanctuaries, Butiiti stands as a testimony to continuity, sacrifice, and divine presence. You may arrive as a reader. But you will leave as one who has encountered God.

In this sinister and whimsical adventure, a changeling boy embarks on a magic quest of self-discovery through a Grimm-inspired Fairyland, perfect for fans of Kelly Barnhill and Aubrey Hartman. Cricket has lived with the Fairy Witch for as long as he can remember. She may be moody and cold, and sure, maybe even a little bit evil, but she raised him as her owneven though hes a human changeling with a rare and dangerous magic. But as his thirteenth Change Day approaches, Cricket worries she may kick him out of her tower if he cant prove his worth soon. When a knight from the human world falls (literally) into Fairyland, Cricket sees his chance. He knows the knight can lead him to a coveted missing piece of the Night Sky sure to impress Crickets fickle guardian. But after chasing him out of the tower, Cricket learns the knight has been cursed and will die soon without help. Embarking now on a quest to break the curse and steal the piece of the Night Sky, the two are thrust into a Fairyland wider, weirder, and more beautiful than they expected. As they encounter delightful characters, eerie magic, and a mischievous narrator, Cricket and the knight may discover more than they bargained forabout who they are, who they can be, and who really has their best interests at heart. In this wildly imaginative, episodic fairy tale for the modern reader, acclaimed author Sarah Jean Horwitz delivers a powerful message of identity, independence, and self-love.

Through 100 original recipes, Reilly Meehans debut cookbook gives the inspiration and instruction to bring that luxurious private chef quality to your own meals. Chef Reilly Meehan is known on social media for giving you a behind-the-scenes look at his work as a private chef, sharing dishes that rely on flavor-boosting tricks and special touches. Now, hes helping you make every meal A Little Bit Extra by letting you in on the secrets he relies on to impress his clients, meal after meal. These dishes lean on popular flavors and ingredients, but always feature a twist that enhances their color, flavor, or texture, taking them from really good to exceptionally awesome. Sure, happy hour with Gruyere and Parm Cheese Puffs sounds great, but wait until you plop some pimento cheese dip on top. Everyone loves avocado on a Crab, Grilled Corn, and Butter Lettuce Salad with Avocado, but frying your avo wedges adds a pop of crispy, golden flair. Ever had pasta fresh from your own kitchen? Two Pork Beer Ragu with Papardelle is your chance. These chapters that serve up everything from cocktails including Reillys Instagram-famous Dill Vesper Martini to sides, salads to soups like Garlicky Bread Soup (because sometimes simple is best), and mains to sweet treats like a Black Sesame Tahini Swirl Cake with Sauteed Cherries. A Little Bit Extra is the next best option when you dont have a private chef in your kitchen, but want every meal to taste like you do!

American Han shook me to my core. Gutting in its quietest moments and heartbreakingly familiar in its loudest conflicts, this book is a gripping portrait of the cost of assimilation into American life." Muriel Leung, Lambda award-winning author of How to Fall in Love in a Time of Unnameable Disaster Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980s, Jane Kim and her brother, Kevin, dutifully embodied the model minority myth as their parents demanded: both stellar tennis players and academically gifted, they worked hard to make their parents proud. Jane went on to law school. Kevin came close to becoming a professional tennis player. But where they started is nowhere near where they have ended up: Jane has stopped going to her law school classes, and Kevin, now a policeman, has become increasingly distant. Their parents, each on their own path toward the elusive American Dream (their mother hell-bent on having the perfect house and the perfect family, their father obsessed with working his way up from one successful business to the next), dont want to see the family unraveling. When Kevin goes missing, no one recognizes his absence as the warning sign it is until it erupts, forcing them all to come to terms with their past and present selves in a country that isnt all it promised it would be. Both deeply serious and wickedly funny, American Han is a profound story about striving and assimilation, difficult love, and family fidelity. A searing portrait that challenges assumptions about the immigrant experience, Lisa Lees debut introduces a powerful new voice on the literary landscape.

Quiet and sensitive Beth Bateman has a big heart and a passion for Aussie wildlife.When troubled wards of the state arrive at the Cairns farm, tragedy strikes, destroying Beths dreams for life. As she battles depression and anxiety, she discovers that sometimes the rescuer needs rescuing.Does she dare to let go and let God fight for her?Can she trust that God offers a future and hope so much greater than her shattered dreams?

What happens to a person when they leave everything familiar and step into a world that operates by different rules?How to Live as a Foreigner is the honest, practical, and deeply personal guide that answers that question written by Ibrahim Mbotoni, a Tanzanian author, hospitality professional, and founder who has lived the experience he writes about.Born and raised in Dar es Salaam, Ibrahim left Tanzania at twenty-four to take part in an international youth programme in Kristiansand, Norway. What followed was not a highlight reel. It was culture shock, economic pressure, a Norwegian winter that made the sun a celebrity, loneliness that arrived without warning, and the slow, demanding work of figuring out who you are when everything familiar has been taken away.This book is built from that experience and from everything before and after it. From a childhood in a twenty-four-room house in Kurasini, raised by a mother and aunts who gave him faith before they gave him religion. From building a hospitality career from the ground up, starting from nothing with four teammates in an unfinished building in Chalinze. From the Mikumi bush, where a difficult season taught him more about his own values than any classroom could. From January 2020, when the job he believed was coming did not come, and he had to rebuild his life from a mattress, a gas stove, and a borrowed ten thousand kroner from a friend in Norway.Across fifteen chapters, Ibrahim explores the full inner landscape of the foreigners life: cultural adaptation, language and identity, loneliness and mental health, professional culture across countries, faith in unfamiliar places, facing discrimination with dignity, and what it actually takes to build a life that is fully yours without losing who you are in the process.This is not a book of abstract advice. Every chapter is grounded in real stories, real mistakes, and real lessons earned through experience. It is written for anyone who has ever stood at the edge of an unfamiliar world and needed to hear that someone else stood there too and that the road, despite everything, is worth it.You already have what you need. The journey will show you where it lives.

Une gamine obèse et mal traitée prête à tout pour rencontrer lamourQuelquun. Dans labri. Encore Bastien, le débile dà-côté.Boulette rentre son envie, remonte sa culotte et rabat sa jupe. Sors Bastie