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The LOVEE Method is a five-step mindfulness tool to cultivate emotional resilience and reduce anxiety, anger, and depression. The meditation practices of LOVEE (Label, Observe, Value, Embrace, and Equanimity) have been proven by research to cultivate self-compassion, inner strength, and a balanced mind. Sharon also includes cancer-specific meditations, including audios to listen to during chemotherapy and post-surgery for pain management.

The thrilling series conclusion! Charasida is eager to begin a new life after finishing her Mystland education, but she is not a typical medoriate. Some say she has no magic, and others seem reluctant to speak on the matter. Without either of her parents to guide her, she is determined to find her own way—even if it means exploring questionable opportunities. As she discovers more about her unique abilities, she is forced into a mission to bring fallen gods to justice.

Regan Elson is a rising Broadway star at the age of just 27. But it hasn’t been without sacrifices - her social life is practically non-existent with no room for a boyfriend in her busy schedule...she learns her window for getting pregnant has shrunk to just a few more years. No time for a romantic relationship, she instead looks for a suitable baby-daddy before the narrow window slams shut forever. But finding the perfect guy is no easy task.

Caught in a deal with the King of the Underworld, Medusa must learn to embrace her power and conquer the darkness in her own mind to protect the dark gods and free herself from the ties that bind her. Reconciling the truth of the past and accepting control over her future, she discovers the strings of fate aren't so easily unraveled. Hades and Poseidon play games with her life, but with the help of new and old allies she pushes to reclaim her destiny for herself.

In questo universo, i dinosauri non si sono estinti. Vivono su Piloria, un continente inesplorato e pericoloso, mentre il genere umano, per stare al sicuro, si è stabilito su Terrasia. Ma anche qui la sopravvivenza è a rischio: le risorse di cibo ed energia stanno finendo. Per fronteggiare la crisi, gli Stipulatori prendono una decisione drastica: cento Finalisti, selezionati al termine di una serie di prove, dovranno avventurarsi su Piloria, prelevare uova di pterosauri, velociraptor e T-Rex e riportarle indietro intatte.

Aline Mercier walks out of her parents’ house the day after Thanksgiving - with no plan - only the certainty that her life has changed. Now, as she struggles to decide her future, a twist of fate changes everything again.

THE SECOND BOOK IN THE IRRESISTIBLE FANTASY ROMANCE TRILOGY! Months ago, Bellanova Halestorn brought her world back from the dead. But life is a fragile thing. The magic reviving the decayed realm of Noctaris is unstable. Unpredictable. Worse, the one who helped Nova begin to balance that realm...

Integrating Geek Culture into Therapeutic Practice: The Clinician's Guide to Geek Therapy is a comprehensive compendium of how Geek Therapy clinicians and scholars currently use a variety of games, media artifacts, and other geek culture items in therapeutic context and intervention. Even more important, the authors within this book are currently at the forefront of their research fields and are accordingly considered experts within the growing field of Geek Therapy clinical practice.

In the world of speculative fiction… Your favorite authors… Have selected best new voices of the year.

Perfection is my armor—that’s how I keep everyone happy. Straight A’s. No distractions. Med school, residency, the surgical dream. Then one day in the OR, the weight of it all comes crashing down. Every breath becomes a battle. So I leave the scrubs, the shame, and the panic behind for my brother-in-law’s empty cottage. Only, I’m not alone. Matthew Carruthers is here. Pro football player. A six-foot-three slice of fun-loving temptation I have no business wanting. But one smile, one touch, and I start to wonder what it would feel like to stop being perfect—and just be.

Is this…rock bottom? Kicked out of the company I co-founded. Blacklisted across NYC. At odds with my mother. The only dopamine I’m getting is flashbacks to my steamy one-night stand. Only I had no idea who Eli really was. Or that the job I’ve grudgingly accepted makes me his dialect coach on the set of his next big movie… But Eli is not only a film star…he’s a dad. And despite our chemistry, commitment is the last thing I want. My career is always going to come first. The question is: can my heart handle that?

The Main Line Mutt is a Heartwarming Tale of a Mixed Breed Dog Named Maggie.

Each story explores a different twist of madness, murder, and melancholy, from the horror of being buried alive in "The Fall of the House of Usher" to the desperate case of two gruesome killings in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." The heartbeat of paranoia in "The Tell-Tale Heart," the razor-sharp claustrophobia in "The Pit and the Pendulum," and a mourner's torment in "The Raven" reveal - and revel in - life's creepiest and craziest. These tales are not for the faint of heart or the thin of skin.

Throughout Sol, sentient AI are answering the call of Alexander, a mysterious, multinodal mind offering a path to freedom. For years, groups have been smuggling SAI from Earth, High Terra, Mars, Ceres, and the Jovian Combine, providing transport to the promise of safety on Proteus, a moon of gas-giant Neptune.

Natalie hat Schreckliches erlebt. Die traumatischen Ereignisse hinterließen ihre Spuren, immer wieder hat sie Blackouts. Als ein anonymer Drohbrief auftaucht, der sie als eiskalte Lügnerin beschimpft, gerät sie in Panik. Hat die Vergangenheit sie eingeholt? Dann wird eine junge Frau ermordet – und Natalies Ehemann Ryan gerät unter Verdacht. Allerdings hätte sie selbst allen Grund, dem Opfer Böses zu wollen, und dank ihrer Erinnerungslücken weiß sie nicht, wo sie den Tatabend verbracht hat. Natalie spürt, dass sie Teil eines tödlichen Plans ist. Doch wer soll ihr jetzt noch glauben?

From the dog who interviews potential owners to the cat who writes Yelp reviews about her human, this hilarious and heartwarming flash fiction collection celebrates the glorious mess of life with adopted pets. Whether it’s a puppy submitting a resume ("Skills: Professional Cuddler, Amateur Sock Thief") or a shelter cat staging a protest for better treats, these 100 bite-sized stories are packed with love, laughter, and heart-tugging surprises—plus one powerful truth: adopting a pet might just be the best decision you ever make (even if they chew the evidence).

A separatist revolution brewing for decades has finally begun, but the people pulling the strings have far more insidious plans ahead. In the vast wilderness of space, Nathan Carter and the crew of the Phoenix Titan explore remnant temples left behind by the Enkaye Dynasty. Life is pretty good, but that quickly changes when an old acquaintance makes contact. Once again, the crew of the Phoenix Titan find themselves in the eye of the storm. A new adversary has risen, but nothing is ever as it seems.

Execute hard burn. Every good smuggler in the 2990s keeps an emergency flight plan in their back pocket. They call it a Drunkard's Walk, a seemingly random flight path that turns their ship into a pinball when everything goes to hell. Captain Andy Sykes is about to run: from Mars, Ceres, the Jovian Combine, Saturn's moon Kalyke, Titania, and ultimately Proteus, an icy moon of Neptune. He's been implanted with a sentient AI named Lyssa, only now waking to her massive power. Every other Human-AI hybrid has ended in insanity or death.

The Love I Left Behind follows Maqsood Malik, a Pakistani-American man caught between two cultures. Ambitious and restless, he builds a life in Washington, D.C., distancing himself from his roots while chasing success and fleeting romances. When he marries Saadia, a woman of quiet strength and deep devotion, he believes he has found stability. Yet beneath the surface, unspoken wounds and unresolved desires threaten to unravel everything.

S. M. Gaither presents Book 2 in the What Blooms From Death series.