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There’s no denying that being a teacher is also becoming an increasingly tougher and stressful job. Not because of the kids, but because of the system and the other adults. You have to deal with never-ending new standards and admin expectations. You have to spend hours explaining to parents, who can’t accept their children being not academically perfect, why you can’t just pass their kid.

I’ve always said boyfriends are like martinis. They’re lots of fun at first, but the longer you indulge, the bigger headache they’ll give you. With career goals to crush and more than a few balls in the air, there’s no place in my life for the messy complications of love. Jax Crosby thinks he can tempt me to lose control, and he’s using his daughter to reel me in. He’d be dangerously easy to fall for, but there are more important things in life than love, aren’t there?

Two thousand years ago, Jesus resurrected his friend Lazarus, who founded a secret organization: SOAR. Since then, Jesus has added to the resurrected - The Awakened - to aid Lazarus in SOAR's battle against Satan's slaves, the UnVeilers. The threat is escalating. The UnVeilers have stepped up their attacks on mankind through a charming leader and a devastating series of bombings in Dubai and Tel Aviv.

Alone on a primitive planet light-years from Earth, bio-scientist Aric Lindquist believes she has been abandoned by SARC, the sponsor of her research assignment. In the five months since her assistant disappeared, she has struggled to survive Empusa III’s beautiful but hostile environment. Is SARC punishing her because she accused them of breaking protocol in not safeguarding the indigenous humanoids? After a new assistant finally arrives, Aric’s suspicions escalate.

Teaching is a passion before being a job. It’s chaotic, sometimes stressful, but when you have that fire inside of you, you know how incredibly rewarding having an impact on thousands of young lives can be. And how big of a responsibility that is. One you don’t want to fail. However, no matter how passionate or dedicated you are, if your classroom gets out of control, learning will be negatively impacted.

Three prominent world leaders disappear following the World Summit in Kuala Lumpur. The following day, US President John Remy is found dead in his hotel room. Meanwhile, two friends on a road trip across North America come to the aid of a mysterious woman, washed up on the banks of the Colorado River. Somehow, all these events are linked. Choosing to help her plunges them into a nightmarish race across the globe, for she holds a secret that defies all we know about human evolution. Pursued by a deadly force, they must recover a relic so ancient it's fallen into legend.

Do you feel you’re not living the life you want? You have big goals and ambitions but you’re unable to achieve them? Are you trapped in an endless cycle of motivation and resignation that exhausts and drains you? You know that deep inside you have huge potential and that you can give a lot to this world, but you just don’t seem to express it in a consistent way. You might think that intense self-discipline and cutting out all bad habits is an overwhelming task. But real success often lies in the day-to-day ability to overcome the smallest of tasks, the most regular of setbacks.

Sometimes, the greatest revelation comes from realizing that which is most obvious - not the encrypted, not the hidden, not the mysterious. Militant Thankfulness presents a powerful but obvious reality that has become lost in plain sight. In his book, Dustin Dahlin illustrates one of the most important but neglected practices in the Christian life: the spiritual discipline of gratitude.

Undercover - it can be a nasty business. Constantly meeting new people is always interesting. Realizing that you may need to send them to prison - or kill them - adds a whole different flavor. Rob Anderson knows his job. And he loves his work. It’s all he has, really. No family to speak of. No "significant other" - though many "insignificant others" tend to come and go. Rob likes it like that. No baggage. Great memories. Not-so-great memories. All part of the tapestry that makes up the life of Rob Anderson.

The Cochise County coroner ruled his death a suicide. John "Doc" Holliday begged to differ and claimed the kill as his own. But, U.S. Marshal John Cariton knew the truth: Some outlaws never die... maybe Johnny Ringo will just tell you himself.

Three worlds fight for survival as a hostile alien menace known as the D'lai threatens to destroy the hard-won peace of the galaxy in an all-consuming hatred that has engulfed them for a thousand years. Racing against the clock, each planet fights back in an all-out battle for survival. As alliances crumble and character is tested, each world must face its own past if it is going to have a future.

Time and the Gloaming introduces the world to Michael Bunker's unique and fascinating world of time travel. Finally gathered into this exciting anthology, Bunker's time travel stories are the freshest take on the genre since Jack Finney mastered it, decades ago, in Time and Again.

Lissa Frye returns home from the navy hoping to find a different future - one which includes a husband, marriage, and a family - until news from her sister impacts Lissa’s personal life and derails her plans. Kurt McKintrick, having lost his best friend to an IED in Afghanistan, has returned to help the man's mother run a horse rescue ranch. Images of war plague him, and thoughts of anyone else he might love falling victim to an untimely end, distance him from the person most likely to help.

Rob Anderson had enjoyed his continuing involvement with the Drug Enforcement Administration, serving as a “Special Projects” consultant. At 60 years of age, he was fit and energized. But he was ready to hang up his guns. He had more money than he’d ever dreamed he would. Thanks to his pal Kevin McMenimen—and some very smart investments—he could do whatever he wanted, wherever he wanted. The time was right to take advantage of all that. Then came the call from DEA Acting Administrator Anna McCann.

Seeds to Unfolding is a highly enlightening compendium that assists in unfolding the listener’s inner greatness. With each root and branch of this unconventional audiobook, every word reveals simple methods to attaining inner peace, joy, happiness, and success at any level. This compendium spans the many aspects of living life while simultaneously getting to the heart of how to achieve release, freedom, power, and thus happiness. It's for anyone who works, goes to school, has relationships, sets goals, dreams, laughs, cries, and has felt sadness, anger, or loss.

"A mesmerizingly fascinating and addictive story” of alternative energy, demonic possession, and the second American Civil War, Windfall follows Seth Tatton, a corporate attorney with a side job as a bespoke hit man for a cabal of politicians, magnates, and military leaders. Even under Seth's secret life, things aren’t what they seem, because of something inside him - with big plans. And when Seth is assigned to watch a troubled young woman, all of those plans start to fall apart....

A malicious and ancient alien race from before the dawn of man lays a trap for an unsuspecting civilization fleeing its home world. The galaxy must once more fight for its very survival, as forces work against it that are almost as old as the galaxy itself. Gallagher and his crew must uncover the truth before time runs out, and the heirs of the ancients implement their evil plan.

When 13-year-old Gary Crockett hypnotizes Earl Lancaster, and Earl stands from his wheelchair, everything changes for both of them. Gary suspects Earl of lying about his paralysis, and Gary’s mom thinks Earl is sexy and a business genius. Before long, all three need to leave the town in a hurry. This coming of age tale is full of surprises and quirky characters, twisted circumstances, and weird resolutions.

In life there are choices. In times of clarity we may go right, but in our darkest hour we make a left. In our choices, our soul is judged - a devil in your right ear, an angel in your left, whispering sweet promises of blissful torment or anguished relief. Damned in life or damned in death, which will you choose? Welcome...to The Crossroads, an anthology series of 13 dark short stories that will make you ponder the question: Will you lead your fate or will fate lead you?

In 1886, 21 years after the Civil War, a shocking and brutal crime was committed in northern Arizona just south of the Utah line by two men, one of whom was a 10th Calvary retired soldier. Elderly Samuel and Charlotte Clevenger were both murdered by an ax-wielding killer. The only witness was their adopted teenage daughter, Jessie, who was abducted by the men responsible for the slaying. In secret, before his death, Sam Clevenger buried a stash of currency, silver, and gold that has never been found!