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Witches and warlocks abide in Birmingham, Alabama, in three ancient Houses—Rose, Iron, and Stone. They arrived over a century ago to draw their powers from the abundant ores beneath Red Mountain. Rose Brighton, a Birmingham police detective, is the last witch of House of Rose. A terrifying encounter with House of Iron has mentally crippled her best friend. Rose battles to control her own abilities and the supernatural attraction that pulls her to a mysterious, handsome warlock.

Clayton and Leilani live a picture-perfect life in a beachfront town. The hero cop and his wife have long been the dream couple, earning the affection of those around them, yet within their home is a couple who have lost their passion—a husband content in the life they’ve created and a wife longing for the thrill of their earlier years. When new neighbors move onto their street, Leilani is intrigued when she learns of their secret life. Looking for a new way to connect, Leilani convinces Clayton to step out of his comfort zone and into a forbidden union—and a world of trouble.

When rookie patrol officer Rose Brighton chases a suspect down an alley, she finds herself in the middle of every cop’s nightmare—staring down at a dead body with two bullet holes from her gun...in his back. He’s dead and now she has to explain it, which is going to be a problem because what happened was so strange, she doesn’t understand it herself. Rose must unravel the mystery of what happened and who she really is—a witch of the House of Rose. If she doesn’t figure it out fast, there will be more bodies, including her own.

Rappelant les légendes traditionnelles et les contes initiatiques, les cinq histoires de ce recueil mêlent le monde de l’enfance aux destins d’animaux. Ces derniers se voient pris dans un tourbillon d’événements aussi anodins que mystérieux, inspirés de la vie quotidienne. Dans un mélange d’humour et de simplicité, d’ironie et d’amour maternel, l’illustre écrivaine brésilienne écrit pour ses fils Paulo et Pedro, et à travers eux pour tous les enfants de la Terre, avec à ses côtés leur chien Ulysse, qui saute joyeusement de la réalité à la fiction.

Rosie Stanton climbed on a westbound train to answer his ad for a wife and mother, everything she wants to be. But Tom Harris lied. He doesn't want a wife, merely a mother for his two abandoned children and a cook and cleaner for his ranch. Betrayed once, he's vowed never to let another woman into his heart. Sexy Rosie upsets all his plans and threatens to invade his scarred heart. How will he maintain his vow to keep his hands off her as she charms his children, his cowhands, his life?

In Tame a Wild Wind, an exciting, sensual, historical Western romance, Sam Colter is running from his past as a Texas Ranger, from the pain of losing his wife and daughters, from his own broken soul. He finds peace running a ranch and minding his own business until the beautiful, widowed ranch owner, Cassie O'Malley, offers him a devil's bargain...to become her lover with no strings attached. Trouble is, once he's tasted her fiery passion, he wants it all....

PI Noah Sommers has always wanted Natalie Hastings. When a car accident leaves her with short-term memory loss, he doesn’t hesitate to take her in, along with protecting her when he learns she’s acquired a stalker. The hardest part of living with Natalie is keeping his hands off her until she can remember what happened. Only, he hadn’t counted on this beautiful, sexy woman making his job so difficult.

Music is the magical entry into the spirit world, the golden gate into the kingdom of God. But we mustn’t be of the mindset that God only uses Christian music to reach out and touch our mind, heart, and spirit. In this devotional, Pamela S Thibodeaux shares how God opened her spirit to a deeper understanding of the abundance of his grace and mercy through the words of the song "The Rose" sung by Conway Twitty. Pamela offers seeds to ponder and a prayer as she parallels the love of God and Christian life to each verse.

Prim and proper secretary Melodie Turner has been in lust for her boss for years...and she's finally going to do something about it. Cole is definitely in over his head. He's got more cases than he can handle, but all he can think about is taking his secretary to bed, turning her over his knee, and showing her what happens to naughty girls who don’t behave. At every turn, Melodie is there, taunting him, teasing him, making him burn with a deep, undeniable need. But Cole promised her father that he’d protect her - even from himself - which means she’s off-limits.

For as long as she can remember, Keri Jackson has despised the hype and commercialism around Christmas, especially with the controversy over the time of Jesus's birth. Jeremy Hinton thinks Keri is a highly intelligent, deeply emotional, and intensely complex woman, and he's as fascinated by her aversion to Christmas as he is the woman herself. A devout Christian at heart, he's studied all of the world's religions and homeopathic healing modalities. But when a rare bacterial infection threatens her life, will all of his faith and training be for naught?

Fate declared them neighbors. Scandal insisted they were brothers. The fact that they looked enough alike to be twins only added fuel to the rumors flying about their parentage. For 50-plus years, Craig Harris and Scott Hensley have enjoyed a bond nothing can sever. Not the insinuations that they share the same father. Not the years of strife and grief and heartache.

Lori Strickland (introduced in Tempered Fire) has always been known as her father's "wild child" with no desire to change, until she meets ex-bull-rider-turned-preacher Rafe Judson. Her attempts to change her wanton ways come to naught, until she realizes redemption only comes with true repentance.

I've been living in the past for so long, and it's time that I move on. Forget Catherine. I'm done with her. I'm done with her memory. I'm done playing "what if". I have this beautiful woman right in front of me that I want. And I'm just going to go for it. Finally.

Traveling nurse Rhys Wild knows the consequences of choices. After she lost the most important people in her life, she has vowed to herself to never make the decision to fall in love. The only way to cope is to keep moving, to stay busy. To stop means to think. To feel. And feeling is a luxury she cannot afford. Unless it’s Random Day. The stranger on the plane ride home is the perfect distraction from her anguished thoughts about returning to the one place that will make her face everything she’s left behind. It was supposed to be a random bit of fun.

Why did I ever think Emerson and I were a good idea? She's my assistant, so I have to see her every day. We get along, for the most part, but there's subtle hostility between us both. Being on my own is better. It makes far more sense. Until something terrible happens, something I didn't see coming, and it's those moments of tragedy that change you forever. I've changed...and I can never go back.

The last couple of days haven't been easy on Litha, being sent to a world she had no knowledge of, finding out she's part of a prophecy which will bring peace to the four kingdoms, getting pursued by four sexy princes and finally walking in on her hot roommate getting ready for bed. The last one she definitely didn't do on purpose.

This book is written for global leaders who speak English as a second language. Organizations with diverse workforces can use this book as a learning and development strategy reference to improve diversity, productivity, and profitability.

Trudie is thrilled to be catering the opening night dinner at a local mystery writers conference where her favorite author, Ben Knight, is the featured speaker. When a dead body is discovered, trying to determine the killer in a room full of suspects is like digging through a blackberry crumble. The arrest of her good friend, Ally, compels Trudie to join forces with Ben to find the real murderer. After all, who best to solve a crime than a mystery writer?

Es ist Spätsommer. Putzi erfährt, dass der Baum, in dem die Bienen leben, morsch geworden ist und Regen durchlässt. Schnell ruft sie alle Waldbewohner zusammen, und einmütig beschließen sie, für die Bienen ein neues Haus herzustellen. Voll Eifer gehen die Waldtiere an die Arbeit. Doch bevor das Richtfest gefeiert werden kann, gibt es noch viele Aufregungen, denn die Füchsin Suse will das Gelingen der geplanten Arbeit verhindern.

Eine Sternschnuppe saust durchs Weltall und erblickt in der Ferne eine leuchtende blaue Kugel. Auf dieser will sie nun landen, ohne zu wissen, dass es die Erde ist, in deren Atmosphäre sie verglühen wird. Doch bevor dies geschieht, erfüllt sie einem kleinen Erdbewohner, und zwar einem Heimchen, noch den sehnlichsten Wunsch - eine Flugreise zu machen, um zu erfahren, was da oben in den Wolken geschieht, woher der Regen und der Schnee kommt und wer den Regenbogen macht.