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In this collection of beautiful and raw essays, Amy S. F. Lutz writes openly about her experience - the positive and the negative - as a mother of a now 21-year-old son with severe autism. Lutz's human emotion drives through each moment and challenges commonly held ideas that define autism either as a disease or as neurodiversity.

History of Woman Suffrage is a window into the suffragette movement, a front-row seat to the fight for women’s rights. This historic work draws a dramatic picture of the massive effort and struggle that took place in America from 1848 to 1861 through letters and documents, as well as uncensored thoughts and ideas from women during this evolving time, all rich with lively wit. The writing is vivid and compelling, with rousing speeches defending the legitimacy of the request for suffrage and strong, witty defense against those too comfortable in the status quo.

Three ripped, "college hunk" moving men. One sizzling hot game of "Truth or Dare". Who would've thought setting up my new apartment could be this much fun? Just weeks before Halloween, Savannah is starting an all-new life in Salem, Massachusetts. So when her three absolutely gorgeous movers offer to come back later and help break in her new place? Pizza isn't the only thing on the menu. When Savannah drags the ghosts of her own haunted past into her shiny new world? It'll take all three of her strapping new boyfriends to keep her safe from harm.

A darkness approaches that only a fae can stop. Evil forces threaten to cover the human world with darkness. The faerie world is dependent on the human world’s survival or they, too, will perish. Shayna, a faerie warrior of the light is sent to the human world to prevent that from happening and must convince a human to help her.

Carrie Overton is in deep trouble. All she wanted to do was escape her alcoholic and drug-addicted mother and leave the memory of the son she lost behind. Carrie’s opportunity for freedom comes at a high price when she leaves home with Travis Montgomery, a man 20 years her senior. A man who harbors shocking secrets connected to her past. After a botched robbery, in which Travis forces her to help him steal two million dollars from a drug lord, leaves two people dead, Carrie decides to add a third victim to her list, and Travis is left lying on the floor.

The year is 2341 and Earth is a distant memory. Thousands of people from all over the world, and some from other worlds, enter a vast virtual reality on planet Zeta. Commonly known as the ALT, visitors hope to find what they can’t in their physical world. Sport hacking, gambling, and pleasure houses are a few of the offerings of the ALT. But there are also dark dynamics lurking within the virtual city....

Marcia (pronounced Mar-see-a, not Marsha) likes to think of herself as a normal person, even though she has a rather abnormal vocation. She trains service dogs for combat veterans with PTSD. Then the former marine owner of her first trainee is accused of murdering his wife, and Marcia gets sucked into an even more abnormal avocation - amateur sleuth. Called in to dog-sit the Labrador service dog, Buddy, she’s outraged that his veteran owner is being presumed guilty until proven innocent. With Buddy’s help, she tries to uncover the real killer.

From leader of evil, to outcast, to wanting revenge, Kasdeya joins forces with the faeries in hopes of witnessing, firsthand, the destruction of Abaddon. She’d forgotten what it felt like to be human, with a heart that could be broken. Now, she would fight alongside the very people she’d once tried to extinguish and find that being human came with its own treasures. Namely in the form of Detective Luke Marshal, who saw through the darkness in Kasdeya and pulled her into the Light.

The epic battle between good and evil continues with Deema training the warriors for her queen. Once a follower of the dark, Deema’s responsibilities increase as she strives to prove her worth to a race of fae she’d once betrayed. Not only is her life in danger against an evil traitor’s creation of a new breed of demon, but she longs to bind herself to a human...something forbidden to an heir of the throne.

When American schoolteacher Samantha Greene goes missing in Mexico, the US government calls on private military firm, Astor Stone Inc., to assist in finding her. Former soldier Roman Thieves volunteers for the case, seizing the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.

Tech-talk is something Aria Finch is fluent in. But when it comes to romance and run-of-the-mill human interaction, she feels like she barely speaks a word of that language. No matter; she has everything she needs. Good career? Check. Sweet boyfriend? Check. Spoiled cat? Double check.

One terrible night in Tahoe left Carmela Santiago dead and a visible scar on Miguel Medina’s face. After three long years, a still-open wound lies hidden inside his cold heart. Once Carmela’s trusted Sicario and lover, he is determined to exact vengeance on the man responsible for her death. Miguel knows going up against such a man as Nicholas D’Angelo will not be easy. Both ghosts, hit men at the top of their game, their past confrontation in Tahoe has proven they possess the skills to eliminate one another. Only Miguel’s plans run much deeper.

Assaulted, left for dead, and amnesic, the woman who thinks her name is Alex, may be the only surviving victim of a killer who’s targeting prostitutes and leaving their bodies without fingertips to complicate their identification. Denver Homicide Detective Blake Halloran is sure she is connected to the other killings but he can’t identify her, even with her fingertips intact. And she can’t remember anything - including the face or name of the man who tried to kill her.

After losing her first husband to cancer, newlywed Abby has found love again with dashing widower Declan Cafferty. On honeymoon in Ireland where Declan grew up, the idyllic start to their marriage is everything Abby hoped it would be. Until the morning Declan vanishes without a trace.

Former federal agent Alexis Parker is tired of death, destruction, and mayhem. She wants to forget her past and focus on the present. She has a new gig guarding a priceless piece of art and a promising future with James Martin, but when she runs into an old friend while working in Paris, her new life comes crashing to an end. Armed thugs, stolen art, and a bag of cash are just the tip of the iceberg. The painting is a fake, and the insurance firm blames Alex for the theft. But the real thief is out there.

When PI Heather Nelson makes a last-minute decision to attend her class reunion, she and her once tight-knit group of friends are surprised at dinner by an elaborate forget-me-not floral arrangement. But the accompanying card contains an ominous message: "You deserve to die". When several of the group come close to death in the following weeks, they begin to suspect that the sender of the message has deadly intentions. Fearing for their lives, they beg Heather to return to Iowa and track down the person. But her friends only think they know her.

With the real estate world thriving and her daughter’s wedding right around the corner, Cindy York is busier than ever. The bridal couple is searching for the home of their dreams and Cindy's only too pleased to help. When the happy couple finally locates a home, Cindy is less than thrilled to discover that the listing agent is Hillary Ryder, a condescending snob who once dated her husband. For her daughter's sake, she tries to cooperate and get the sale over with as soon as possible.

Ever since meeting James Martin, Alex's life has never been the same. The former federal agent turned private investigator has faced off against mercenaries, deranged crime lords, and art smugglers, and that's just what's happened since taking a job in the private sector. After the most recent brush with death, Alex is reconsidering her work, but the universe has other plans. Martin has been arrested for the murder of supermodel Caterina Skolnick. The body was found on his yacht, and he was the only person onboard.

Anne Kirkland is in love…with a home. The 200-year-old stone mansion has been in her family for generations and nothing is more important to her. A renaissance woman, who doesn’t realize how gifted she is, Anne has poured her blood, sweat and tears, along with every penny she has, into restoring the house that she owns along with her father and siblings. But the ravages of time and nature have taken a toll, and despite her best efforts, Anne is losing the war.

Is it really possible to simplify your life? The answer is a resounding "yes," if you know the necessary steps to unclutter your life and lifestyle. Get the inside scoop from professional organizer Marcia Ramsland and begin to solve your life management issues like a pro. With fast-paced...