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Fans of Joan Didions The Year of Magical Thinking and Blue Nights will find inspiration in this mothers memoir about the year following her sons sudden death.When Marcy learns her beloved forty-five-year-old son, Michael, has died, she refuses to believe it. He was her only child. Later, she blames herself because she didnt recognize the signs of his illness. She has disturbing dreams about not saving him and spirals through the various stages of grief as she waits months for the coroner to render a cause. But the fifth and final stage of grief, Marcy rejects. In her mind, if she accepts Michaels death, he wont ever return.ThePorcelain Heart chronicles her raw emotional journey the year following Michaels death. Marcy endures all the firsts without himthe holidays, his birthday. She joins grief groups, remembers frightening and fun times together, questions whether she was a good mother, and tries to distract herself with travel. She creates a golf scholarship in his name and commissions a stone people and pet fountain to be built on the path where he used to hike.Her journey culminates when she takes his ashes to his favorite place, a lake in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and finally begins moving toward acceptance.

For parents walking the path of raising a neurodivergent child, this memoir brings courage and hoperevealing that beyond ADHD and other complex challenges lie the gifts of resilience, purpose, and unfathomably profound love.The moment Jennifer Gay Summerss adopted daughter, Lee, took her first steps, joy filled the houseand the chase began. Jennifer was swept into a whirlwind of motherhood with a bold, curious child wired without brakes.Drawing strength and wisdom from her years of teaching at-risk high school students, Jennifer became Lees fiercest advocate. An ADHD diagnosis was just the beginning. Sensory and learning disabilities, along with anxiety and depression, followed, creating a mountain of neurodivergent challenges. With Lee stuck in a school system ill equipped to handle children with mental health struggles, Jennifer was forced to come to grips with losing every last traditional parenting expectationand in doing so found a deeper meaning to her life, turning hardship into joy.More than a memoir, Chasing Lee encourages parents of neurodivergent children to shift perspectives and find valuable survival tools using compassionate guidance and hard-won hope. Jennifers inspirational story shines a light on the humanity that connects us, no matter the disabilities or labelsand is a testament to the power of unconditional love and the freedom found in letting go.

Her child is missing, and theres only one man who can help. Walker St. Brown has more regrets than he can count. The things hes done, the people hes hurt, he will never forgive himself for the pain he caused. His penance is a life of solitude and service. He deserves worse, but eliminating anything that brings him happiness is his only path forward. Until his biggest regret walks through the door and demands his help. Not actually his help. Shes looking for his boss. But she found Walker. And shes not happy about it. Fiona gave up on the man she loved years ago. The pain of losing him was more than she could bear, so she moved on. She built a life without him. She never intended, or wanted, to see him again. But her son, the child shes devoted herself to, is gone. And Walker is her only hope to bring her son back alive.

A vivid new biography uncovers the fascinating story of Jo Van Gogh-Bonger, the true steward of Van Goghs art and legacy after Vincent and Theos early deaths.On a stormy summer night in 1891, a young Dutch widow left her home and went for a walk outside alone in the rain. It was the anniversary of the death of her brother-in-law, Vincent van Gogh, and she was at the beginning of an improbable decades-long journey that would transform the ridiculed and unappreciated painter into one of the most beloved artists of all time.Jo van Gogh-Bonger is a critical piece of the puzzle in understanding the life and posthumous fame of Vincent van Gogh, but most have never even heard her name. Jo was the wife of Vincents younger brother Theo, and when Theo died just six months after Vincent, she found herself with an extraordinary inheritance that included a treasure trove of Vincents drawings, letters, and some four hundred paintings.Family, friends, and critics considered it largely worthless. Vincents lifes work might well have wound up lost, casually dispersed, or relegated to the family attic. But Jo, who was convinced Vincent was a misunderstood genius, had other ideas.The Widow Van Gogh takes a fresh and illuminating approach to the Van Gogh story by placing Jo at the center. While they had every intention of being good to each other, Vincent, Theo and Jo found themselves in a tragic love and financial triangle. Theo was torn between his love for Jo and his duty to Vincent; Vincent was a threat to the happiness of Theo and Jo; and Jo was a threat to Vincents relationship with Theo. Joan Martelli offers new insight into the burning questions that have long puzzled art loverswhy Vincent cut off part of his ear, why he shot himself, and how, after selling one painting in his lifetime, he achieved such worldwide fame.With vivid prose and intimate details, Joan Martelli details the last tumultuous years of Vincents life and the three decades following his death as Jo struggles to be a good mother and a noble person, while also trying to find personal happiness. Jo would take on the role of dealer, publicist, and editor, and remain true to what she saw as her duty to be the Vincents champion.The Widow van Gogh might be set in another era, but family tensions and issues of loyalty, guilt, financial hardship, misunderstanding, loneliness, mental illness, and ambition resonate today as an all too human story and invite readers to see Vincents life and work anew, through the loving eyes of the Widow van Gogh.

Book 2 will center on the story of Syl and Est and their unlikely adventures in love! Due to Syl and Ests personalities this book is likely to be quite a bit more steamy than book 1. Full description

A queens ambition. A kingdom on the edge. One womans hunger for power will set Portugal ablazeunless shes devoured first.A queens ambition. A kingdom on the edge. One womans hunger for power will set Portugal ablazeunless shes devoured first.Portugal, 1367. The court is a powder keg, and Leonor Teles de Meneses is the spark. Born noble, married off for duty, Leonor aches for morefreedom, passion, a place at the heart of power. Her wit is sharp, her enemies sharper. Her king? Hes both lover and battleground.As the crown changes heads and alliances shift like sand, Leonor fights for a voice in a world that wants her silent. Shes hemmed in by jealous sisters, a mother-in-law from hell, and a husband whod rather write poetry than rule. But when the kings eye lands on her, the stakes soar. Now, every whispered rumor, every stolen glance, every calculated risk could mean everythingor nothing.Palace intrigue, forbidden love, and betrayal pulse through every corridor. In this world, trust is a luxury, and secrets are currency. Leonors choices will tip the scales of dynastic conflict and decide the fate of a kingdom hungry for an heir.If you crave the courtly drama and rich detail, get ready to lose yourself in a tale of ambition, desire, and survivalwhere every move could be your last.

Another body turned up on the lakes shore, adding a chilling piece to the complex, deadly web being spun in Southern Louisiana.As the office manager at Black Widow Security, I spent my days juggling clients, fueling a relentless coffee habit, and holding the line when the team dived headfirst into danger.We were more than coworkers; we were family, and Id do whatever it took to keep them safe. So when an opportunity came to join our newest teammate on reconnaissance, I didnt hesitate.Tavo Vega was desperate to find his cousin and hellbent to get under my skin.Id thought the marines had taken everything I had to give, but what started as a missing persons case was spiraling into something far darkerfar deadlierthan any of us anticipated.The Black Widow team was trying to stay ahead of the game, but nothing, not even the fierce woman by my side, would stop me from chasing the truth. With Mariela gone, Id burn every bridge, break every rule, and tear through every lie to find her.I also wanted to build something unbreakable with Becca, but the chaos may rip it apart first.

From the Bram Stoker Awardwinning author of Queen of Teeth and A Game in Yellow, a blissfully twisted and genuinely heartfelt (Rachel Harrison, New York Times bestselling author of Play Nice) literary horror novel following a young woman on the heels of a traumatic break-up as she anxiously awaits an impending alien abduction.When Rabbit was ten years old, she was abducted by aliens. Then, it happened again when she was twenty. Now thirty, shes ready for their next visit. What she isnt prepared for is her boyfriend callously ending their long-term relationship and ejecting her from their shared home.As her birthday approaches, the aliens still havent arrived. Rabbit descends into a spiral of growing paranoia and bizarre bodily transformations, until soon it seems that even her reflection has a mind of its own. With her only refuge being the chaos of strangers who might not have her best interests at heart, Rabbit worries that her exs abandonment not only severed her from his life, but also from her own. Struggling to orient herself within a world growing more topsy-turvy by the day, Rabbit must regain control before her aliens at last return.

A deeply felt memoir of race and history that defies social erasures of the diasporic Palestinian experience, They Told Me Back Home Would Be Beautifulboldly explores how politicized identities, especially within the US, are shaped and manipulated by broader agendas. The Whiting Award Judges CitationIn the tradition of Safiya Sinclairs How to Say Babylon and Cathy Park Hongs Minor Feelings, a stirring and poignant memoir that follows Elena Dudums transformational journey as she interrogates her evolving relationship to Palestine.My father scours the internet for century-old magazines about Palestine. For years, he would talk about these mysterious documents but rarely show them to anyone. I have proof, he would say to whoever would listen, that Palestine exists.As a child, Elena Dudum understood Palestine as a place too important for mapsmythical and just out of reach. In her Palestinian Christian household in San Francisco, Ramallah and Jaffa existed first in her fathers voice. She was raised on stories that felt more like warnings, his lectures pushing against the threat of forgetting. But as those lessons began to eclipse everything else, Elena found herself shrinking from an inheritance that felt both sacred and suffocating.Elenas first trip to Palestine shattered distance. Checkpoints, razed olive groves, soldiersit was all plainly in front of her, as were the ghosts of her familys history. What had once felt mythical now pressed against her body. The visit left her unsettled, gripped by an anxiety she could not name. Back in the United States, her relationships and psyche quietly unraveled as she tried to outrun what she had seen. She buried herself in elite institutions and the rising world of tech, where ambition was rewarded and history was inconvenient. In time, she would have to decide whether success was worth the silence it required.Eventually, the inheritance she had tried to escape demanded reckoning.Braiding rich personal narrative with history, archival fragments, and cultural critique, They Told Me Back Home Would Be Beautiful traces one womans journey as she returnsslowly, deliberatelyto her fathers lessons, determined to claim them on her own terms.

Mouth-watering recipes that ease the mental load of cooking on holidays & at home.Packed with the hard-won wisdom of decades spent cooking for family and friends, two of Australias best-organised women share their most delicious recipes with tips on how to cut corners, minimise work and maximise taste and fun while on holidays. The sensible, practical and unfussy philosophy of Leigh Sales and Gwen Blake will look after your wellbeing and protect your downtime at home or on vacation, with dozens of answers to the perennial question, Whats for dinner?From double down recipes that create two separate meals, to half-baked dishes that get as much prep as possible done before leaving home, to fridge clear-outs that make the best of what you have on hand, Gwen and Leigh do all the thinking and organising for you. Coming up with ideas for economical meals and how to stretch them further is one thing you can tick off your never-ending To Do list.

Something old, something new, something deadly.Life is moving in a new direction for podcaster Joss Miller as she plans her wedding and officially takes over managing the Rebecca Montgomery Center. When she steps into a Charleston bridal boutique, she finds her dream dressand her next cold case for Cold Justice Podcast.The boutique owner shares the story of a bride, a talented young actress and dancer, who went missing days before her wedding. As Joss investigates, she uncovers jealousy, ambition, and dark secrets in Charlestons theater world. If Joss isnt careful, digging into one brides tragic past may destroy her own chance at happily ever after.

The eagerly awaited follow-up to Hanna Harps incendiary paranormal dark romance debut and viral sensation Haunting the Hunter, perfect for fans of Sadie Kincaids Forged in Blood and Keri Lakes Anathema, Haunted Hearts returns to the tale of Callie and Cade, and the mysterious spirit who breaks down his defenses in a scorching, fourth-wall breaking read that places you, the reader, at the heart of the story.The haunting has only just begun.

Retrieval Augmented Generation, or RAG, is the gold standard for using domain-specific data, such as internal documentation or company databases, with large language models (LLMs). Creating trustworthy, stable RAG solutions you can deploy, scale, and maintain at the enterprise level means establishing data workflows that maximize accuracy and efficiency, addressing cost and performance problems, and building in appropriate checks for privacy and security. This book shows you how. It goes beyond the theory and proof-of-concept examples you find in most books and online discussions, digging into the real issues you encounter deploying and scaling RAG in production. In this book, youll build a RAG-based information retrieval app that intelligently assesses data from common business sources, chooses the appropriate context for your LLM, and even writes custom SQL queries as needed. Inside Enterprise RAG youll learn: Build an enterprise-level RAG system that scales to meet demand RAG over SQL databases Fast, accurate searches Prevent AI hallucinations Monitor, scale, and maintain RAG systems Cost-effective cloud services for AIAbout the bookEnterprise RAG teaches you to build production-ready RAG systems. The guide draws from author Tyler Suards real-world experience developing effective RAG solutions for Fortune 500 companies. Learn to utilize agent-based retrieval, triage logic, query rewriting, and other cutting-edge strategies for effective RAG. Plus, essential tips and advice ensure you can sidestep RAGs landmines and handle common problems, from picking the right LLM to handling hallucinations and inaccurate completions.About the reader For software developers proficient in Python.About the authorTyler Suard is a Senior AI Researcher and Developer at a fortune 500 company.

The Duke of Bolton has hired a matchmaker to help him find his bride this Season... does it not seem odd that he is paying far more attention to his matchmaker than to his prospective matches?Indecent Dukes1. The Dukes Indecent Scandal2. The Dukes Indecent Match3. The Dukes Indecent Purchase4. The Dukes Indecent Desires5. The Dukes Indecent Proposal6. The Dukes Indecent Secret7. The Dukes Indecent Bride

Enjoy this Contemporary Small Town Sleuthing Couple Murder Mystery A theft from the ticket booth during a Myer College football game sends Helen and her people in search of a group of thieves who may have a connection with the team.The Halftime Heist is the thirty novel in The Mercy and Justice Mysteries, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to The Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone.

There has been so much focus on the real risk of animals going extinct that its easily overlooked just how many new species are still being discovered every year. In an age defined by environmental loss, the discovery of new species is a beacon of hope, proving there is still so much to learn about the natural world. Hidden Wonders by acclaimed naturalist David Alderton is a thrilling journey into the heart of modern zoological exploration. Every year, hundreds of new species are brought to light from the remotest corners of the planet. This groundbreaking book chronicles these extraordinary discoveries, from dazzling amphibians to elusive mammals, alongside astonishing "Lazarus species" that have seemingly come back from extinction. With vivid storytelling and meticulous research, Alderton introduces readers to: The colorful Rose-veiled Fairy Wrasse, discovered on coral reefs in the Indian Ocean. The enigmatic Barbados Threadsnake, the worlds smallest serpent. The rediscovery of the Fernandina Island Galapagos Giant Tortoise, thought extinct for over a century. The mysterious creatures rumored to still exist, like the Thylacine and Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Blending history, science, and adventure, Hidden Wonders unveils the challenges and triumphs of tracking life forms in an era of ecological uncertainty. For anyone curious about nature, exploration, and the boundless diversity of life, this is a must-read celebration of discovery and survival. Prepare to be amazed at what the natural world still has to reveal.

Dream bigger. Rise higher. Take on the world. Plan To Take On the World! is more than a bookits a spark that ignites possibility. Roman Tsunder, co-founder of the cultural movement PTTOW!, distills lessons from some of the worlds most iconic leaders, creators, and changemakers into an inspiring guide for unleashing your passion and purpose in your everyday work and life. With Plan To Take On the World! as your map, you will embark on your own heros journey. Youll uncover the source of your energy, align with what lights you up, and learn a framework you can return to anytime you feel stuck, off-track, or disconnected from your truth. Its not always easy. But its always worth it. And this book is here to guide the way. Through stories of visionaries, creatives, and influencers like Quincy Jones, Kelly Slater, Paris Hilton, among countless others, Tsunder reveals how bold ideas and resilient mindsets can transform not just personal lives but entire companies and communities. You will learn how to: Reframe success so its not just about titles or trophies, but about alignment, clarity, and energy that drives you Uncover your origin story and tap into the deeper motivation that fuels bold ideas Transform fear into fuel, turning challenges and setbacks into the spark for growth Expand your vision and impact by embracing collaboration, creativity, and the courage to think bigger Walk away changed, with a repeatable framework you can return to anytime you feel stuckmoving from insight to real-world transformation With its mix of practical exercises, unforgettable stories, and powerful invitations to think bigger, Plan To Take On the World! is a roadmap for leaders, teams, and organizations who want to bring more energy, creativity, and meaning to their current work and life. Whether youre a CEO recharging your companys mission, a leader seeking to inspire your team, or an individual ready to discover purpose and joy in your life, this book is a roadmap to help you and your organization thrive. Its a call to ignite passion, align with purpose, and step boldly into the impossibletogether.

When life crumbles, dont quitbake a better batch! What if every failure was just the preheat before your greatest comeback? In Bake It Til You Make It, powerhouse entrepreneur Molly Blakeley serves up a wildly inspiring, laugh-out-loud, no-filter story about turning lifes messiest moments into the ultimate recipe for success: resilience, grit, and a dash of faith. Mollys journey is anything but cookie-cutter. From owning an Alaskan lodge and running restaurants to managing flower shops, roller derby, and launching dress boutiquesher twenties and thirties were a whirlwind of big dreams, epic crashes, and fierce comebacks. Every venturewhether it soared or sanktaught her one thing: you cant lose if you never stop rising. Then came the cookies. One late night after a business deal gone wrong. Molly was down to her last $150 in a rural Alaska town. Mollys spark turned into a full-blown flavor revolution. Bourbon. Bacon. Amaretto cherries. Molly Bz cookies exploded from her kitchen to QVC, Costco, Walmart, and Targetwith just pure hustle, heart, and holy determination. In this bold, hilarious, and brutally honest book, Molly shows you how to turn your setbacks into setups for your biggest wins. Youll learn how to: Flip rejection into rocket fuel Use chaos as your creativity gym Turn wild ideas into cant-resist brands Keep the faith when all youve got left is grit Part business playbook, part comeback story, and 100% inspiration, Bake It Til You Make It is your reminder that the sweetest victories rise from the messiest beginnings. So grab your apron (and your dreams), because its time to bake something amazingstarting with you.

Tundra is the one man I absolutely cannot have.Hes twenty years older than me, a patched member of the Riot MC, and my dads brother in arms. Every rule says hes off-limits.So why does he keep finding his way to my bar?For months, weve been dancing around our attraction stolen glances, excuses to get close, conversations that last longer than they should. Then a sprig of mistletoe at the Christmas party changes everything. One kiss. One moment neither of us planned.And now I cant think about anything else.We both know the cost of giving in. Tundra risks his patch, his brotherhood everything hes built his life around. I risk losing my family. These arent just consequences theyre devastation. And in the MC world, theres no coming back from either. We give in anyway.Four days. Just the holidays. Just this once and then its over.Except I was wrong to think I could walk away from Tundra with my heart intact. Now were stealing moments, sneaking around, pretending this is something we can keep hidden.But secrets dont survive long inside the Riot MC.When the truth comes out, it leads to a make or break moment where Tundra has to choose his patch or me. Am I the woman hell burn it all down for, or just the one he never should have touched?

In Why Dont You Understand Me? behavioral scientist and clinical psychologist Yael Schonbrun shows that misunderstanding is a problem of perception, not of communication. Solving it means looking in places most of us never think to look.In an increasingly connected world, misunderstanding is disconnecting us more than ever. Too often, we solve for the wrong problem. Understanding happens inside people, in how we filter, interpret, and make meaning of what we hear, not between people in the exchange of words.In Why Dont You Understand Me?, youll sit beside the Exalted Cyclops of Durhams Ku Klux Klan and the citys prominent Black civil rights leader as understanding transforms their lifelong hatred into friendship. Youll join a detective, sitting alone in a room with a serial killer, and watch generous understanding extract a confession. Youll visit a therapy room where two people who love each other cant understand why they remember the same fight so differently, then discover why theyre both right. And youll discover how understanding and being understood by an octopus reveals something unexpected about connection itself.Drawing on two decades in the therapy room and powerful relationship science, Dr. Schonbrun traces the hidden forces that distort what we perceive, how we interpret it, and why we defend our version of events even when were wrongthen shows what to do about it. Readers will come away with practical strategies for the moments that matter most, from the personal fight that keeps happening to the socio-political divides that feel unbridgeable. The glitches that cause misunderstanding reside in each of us. But so do the tools for understanding better and healing our most painful disconnections.