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An older man crushed by his long-time sweet-pea, a younger woman who stays in trouble...the crazy MC of Montana! I'm Butch and I'm Kitty's play uncle. I work at her father Mac's motorcycle shop. When she ran away from home, the young girl came looking for me. She shows up to the clubhouse begging for my help. Of course, I’m going to help her - I would never turn away a woman. But with her, she wants more than a stay at my place. I don't know. Her father is a crazy muthaf--ker especially when he drinks. I've known him for a long time.

In this story told in spare, lyrical prose, a Jewish family prepares for their Passover seder, visiting the farmer's market for walnuts, lilacs, and honey (and adopting a kitten along the way!), then chopping apples for the charoset, and getting dressed up before walking to Nana's house. The refrain throughout is “Dayenu” - a mindset of thankfulness, a reminder to be aware of the blessings in each moment. At Nana's, there's matzo ball soup, chicken, coconut macaroons, and of course, the hidden afikomen.

With hits such as “Stand By Your Man” and “Golden Ring,” Tammy Wynette was an icon of American domesticity and femininity. But there were other sides to the first lady of country. Steacy Easton places the complications of Wynette’s music and her biography in sharp-edged relief, exploring how she made her sometimes-tumultuous life into her work, a transformation that was itself art.

High-end Chef Fancy Bohannon is hightailing it home to small-town Texas to escape a professional scandal. But instead of cooking up a little R&R on her aunt’s goat farm, she finds herself head caterer in her cousin’s impending nuptials. Though her culinary plans go smooth as butter, this Hill Country wedding turns into a mountain of trouble after one of the wedding party is found dead.

Catastrophic computer failures have led to aircraft entering death dives, fatal car crashes and killer radiation overdoses in hospitals. Advances in Artificial Intelligence and the UK Post Office Horizon IT scandal have further raised public concern, as an ongoing, previously unreported scandal involving TV Licensing appears to be unfolding. Computer scientist, Dr. Junade Ali, peels back the layers of cover-up, negligence and wrongdoing to uncover how killer computers are born and how everyone can protect themselves.

Avery Lewis is dead. Avery is destined to be the queen of senior year at Clearview Academy...at least, until she's murdered over the summer. When she wakes up behind a dumpster in an alley, she knows something is wrong. Things go from really bad to worse for Avery after she's visited by a Reaper and realizes that she's dead. Now, she needs to find her vessel - a boy who shares her birthday. A boy she wouldn't be caught dead with. Clark Daniels.

In a world where everyone possesses unique abilities, Sean's late-blooming powers lead him on a transformative journey. He uncovers the astonishing ability to shape his own destiny through sheer imagination. But the true power he discovers isn't in his extraordinary abilities alone—it's the strength of his friendships and the choices he makes that truly define him.

Innovation requires solving big problems from a new perspective, but many struggle to successfully innovate in their work or personal life when faced with a problem that requires innovative thinking. Author and researcher April Bell has zeroed in on the power of empathy and the ability to embrace risk when solving big problems in the unknown. In her book, The Fire Starter: Igniting Innovation with Empathy, Bell combines engaging personal stories with research to provide listeners with a simple framework helping them connect to greater human truths to solve big problems.

Chelsea Welling is a completely normal 15-year-old girl…well normal except for the pesky fact that she thinks she is going crazy. Either that or she really is being transported to a magical world known locally as Amar. However when Chelsea is transported to Amar with her friend Easton, she knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that these little trips are more than figments of her imagination. Then the unthinkable happens. Chelsea, Easton, Chelsea's brother Clint, and their mutual friend Bobby are all stranded in Amar.

This naughty three-story collection is packed with stories of fertile and tender woman surrendering their innocent bodies for their first BDSM session.

These 10 virgins experience their first time. This scorching hot collection includes the following stories of virgins surrendering every inch of their innocence.

Navigating Life with Multiple Sclerosis will serve as a practical guide for meeting the challenges of this life-long disease. MS may cause a myriad of symptoms and varies greatly from person to person. The authors demystify MS and offer practical solutions and guidance based upon their extensive combined clinical and research experience. The book tackles many of the common symptoms experienced by the person with MS and looks into the future to explore where research is headed. If you are newly diagnosed or have been living with MS for years, this book is an invaluable guide.

Why did two veteran FBI agents die in a bizarre car fire while investigating a serial murder case in Massachusetts? According to the official report, the agents died in a murder-suicide. Quinn Westerly doesn't believe her father was capable of such a horrendous act. Quinn launches her own investigation. Drawn into the dangerous realm of the supernatural, she must rely on Evan Cordell, a disgraced psychiatrist. Cordell is a paranormalist who possesses abilities that allow him to interact with the creatures from our worst nightmares.

The trick of accepting redemption is finding something in yourself to redeem. A scary Halloween-themed ghost tale from Michael Lynes in The Trick.

Twenty years ago, Isabelle DiSanto ceased to exist and Sloane Matthews took her place. Since then, she's spent her life hoping the world would forget all about her former identity and leave her alone. She never wanted to be the heir to a serial killer dynasty, but someone else does, and they want to make Sloane pay for turning her back on the DiSanto name.

With The Mommy Murderer case finally closed, there's nothing keeping Sloane Matthews from heading back to the solitude of her quiet island home in Washington. Nothing but the lure of catching another killer. Someone's preying on the women of San Francisco and she's determined to figure out who.

What is Autism? is a collection of poems that explains what Autism is as well as other things associated with it. The book takes a lot of information and condenses and simplifies it making it easier for people to understand. You can use this book to help with autism training.

A Version of You is an introspective adventure that will take the listener upon a journey throughout the course of one year within a young woman’s life on the road. The story is a true tale that speaks with raw, poetic gravity about not only the endearing beauty of travel, but also the unspoken hardships faced when attempting to maintain a sense of personal identity against the world's ever-changing backdrop.

For generations the Connelly witches made a great sacrifice to protect their town. In exchange, New Mourne remained a refuge for humans and supernatural beings to live in peace. Now Brenna Connelly Burns, or another chosen female of this generation, is next in line to die unless Brenna can find a way to end the curse of the malevolent Woman in White. With coven protections breached, Sheriff Jake Tyler joins the battle. The witch and the shape-shifter search for answers to break the curse, becoming closer every day.

What changed the direction of Dara's life journey? She chose to believe and travel with the power of love, God's love - a love that at first was not always easy to understand, trust, or accept. As her story reveals, it was Divinely life-transforming when she welcomed this unconditional love into her heart. Dara's life lessons are about choices and how great trials can be great teachers; how the biggest hurts can be the biggest gifts. It is one's choice how to learn the lesson.