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In the deep woods of East Texas, Henry supports his family by selling bootleg liquor. It's all he can do to keep his compassionate but ailing mother and his stepfather - a fanatical grassroots minister with a bruising rhetoric - from ruin. But they have no idea they've become the obsession of the girl in the woods. Andoned and nearly feral, Eve has been watching them, seduced by the notion of family - something she's known only in the most brutal sense. Soon she can't resist the temptation to get close.

La joven pelirroja Demelza nació fruto del amor entre una escocesa y un vikingo, algo que Urd, la mujer de este, nunca perdonará. Demelza, a la que todos llaman Pelirroja salvaje, creció con unos hermanastros que la adoraban y un padre que la veneraba. Urd, sin embargo, se la tiene jurada y, con la ayuda de un malvado vikingo llamado Viggo, urde un plan para destrozar el futuro de su hijastra. El padre de la joven, creyendo todo lo que se dice de ella, la obliga a casarse con Viggo, algo de lo que más tarde se arrepentirá y que, sin duda, marcará el resto de su vida.

Gillian es conocida entre los miembros de su clan como la Retadora por su carácter indomable, que siendo su mayor atractivo es también su gran maldición. Enamorada de Niall desde la infancia, juntos vivieron una bonita historia de amor que se rompió cuando éste partió a luchar junto al rey de Escocia sin despedirse de ella. Gillian se juró entonces que jamás lo perdonaría.

Maxwell toda una vida, y ofrece sus lecciones más valiosas basadas en cuarenta años de liderazgo. Un líder entre los líderes, John Maxwell se prometió a sí mismo al comienzo de su carrera que no escribiría este libro hasta tener sesenta años de edad. Y ahora finalmente está aquí. Con su estilo característico, Maxwell se pone al lado de uno como mentor, haciendo que los lectores sientan como si fuera un programa individual de liderazgo.

Summer's end approaches, and it's time for the Harvest Festival, the last big event of the season, held by Mamie Fish, wife of millionaire railroad tycoon Stuyvesant Fish, at their grand "cottage", Crossways. The crowning jewel of the evening will be the guest of honor, Prince Otto of Austria. As acting editor-in-chief of the Newport Messenger, Emma must attend the Harvest Festival. The next morning, the prince is found dead in the side garden at Crossways, making it clear a murderer crashed the party.

Casey and her little sister, Christine, started off with what looked like a good beginning. But looks can be deceiving. Their mother, Eve Whitney, a stunning Hollywood beauty, didn't much care for children. Their father, Eddie Maxwell, was a successful songwriter and gag man; he was a brilliant, handsome, hugely charismatic man, but he had a secret drug habit that sent him careening between warm and loving parent one day, to hair-trigger monster the next.

A Wall Street Journal best seller, How Successful People Think is the perfect, compact listen for today's fast-paced world. America's leadership expert John C. Maxwell will teach you how to be more creative and when to question popular thinking. You'll learn how to capture the big picture while focusing your thinking. You'll find out how to tap into your creative potential, develop shared ideas, and derive lessons from the past to better understand the future. With these 11 keys to more effective thinking, you'll clearly see the path to personal success.

Drawing from the wisdom in his books Your Road Map for Success, Talent Is Never Enough, Developing the Leaders Around You, Failing Forward, The 360 Degree Leader, Winning with People, and Leadership Gold, John C. Maxwell provides in Self-Improvement 101 the essentials all leaders need to keep striving for excellence no matter where they are or what they are doing.

Why do some people achieve great personal success, yet never succeed in building a business or making an impact in their organization? John C. Maxwell knows the answer. According to Maxwell, the greatest leadership principle that he has ever learned in over 35 years of leadership is that those closest to the leader will determine the success level of that leader. It’s not enough for a leader to have vision, energy, drive, and conviction. If you want to see your dream come to fruition, you must learn how to develop the leaders around you.

The world is facing a war to end all wars, a confrontation that will destroy everything Dion and Chloe hold dear. With Palemon's dragon army growing in number, time is running out... Dion is doing everything in his power to prepare his kingdom, but he knows it will not be enough. Although he needs Chloe's help, recent tragedy makes him terrified for her safety. Magic is dangerous. Only Palemon is too arrogant to see it.

Few people know more about developing leaders than John C. Maxwell, the bestselling leadership author in history. In the last twenty-five years, he has grown from equipping a handful of leaders in one organization to developing millions of business, government, and non-profit leaders in every country around the world. In The Ultimate Guide to Developing Leaders, Maxwell teaches everything leaders need to know about how to develop leaders in their team or organization.

Björn es un atractivo abogado a quien la vida siempre le ha sonreído. Es un hombre ardiente, alérgico al compromiso, pero al que le encanta disfrutar de la compañía femenina en sus juegos sexuales. Melania es una mujer de acción. Como piloto del ejército americano está acostumbrada a llevar una vida al límite, sin embargo, su principal misión es la de luchar como madre soltera por sacar adelante a su hija. Cuando el destino los pone cara a cara, la tensión entre ellos se hace evidente.

He hired me to care for his failing heart, but when meddling family forces his hand, he introduces me as his girlfriend. His live-in girlfriend! What can go wrong, right? Agreeing to Preston’s scheme will ensure I never practice again, but he’s willing to pay handsomely for my services. Do I even have a choice? My family needs me to make ends meet, and I’ll never let my sisters down again. Giving up my dreams to help a fake boyfriend seems like my only answer.

Like many a Regency miss, Lyssa Harrell longs for love, but knows her duty lies in marriage. Still, when her father promises her hand to a dissolute but well-connected lord, she does the unthinkable...she flees to Scotland. Not to Gretna Green, but to her family-and to the castle where her mother once had been so happy. In this romantic land she will discover her heart's desire.

Tras la muerte de su padre, el prestigioso empresario alemán Eric Zimmerman decide viajar a España para supervisar las delegaciones de la empresa Müller. En la oficina central de Madrid conoce a Judith, una joven ingeniosa y simpática de la que se encapricha de inmediato.

"Teamwork is always at the heart of great achievement," says New York Times best-selling author John C. Maxwell. "The question isn't whether teams add value. The question is whether we will acknowledge that fact and work to become better team players." This concise, power-packed game plan can help you create an environment that results in victory and fulfillment for the whole team.

Navigating today's dating scene feels overwhelming for many young Christian professionals. Everywhere you look, the progressive dating culture screams a very different message of hookups, situationships, and gray areas. In this book, you'll finally get the practical guidance and encouragement you've been searching for. Based on Biblical teachings but written for today, this guide will give you a much-needed sense of clarity and direction as you seek to honor your faith while pursuing the joys of romance.

You know that nobody succeeds alone - you need a great team. But when you're the leader and you aren't sure how to nurture the best from your crew, where can you turn for help? In The Lasting Impact of Positive Leadership, best-selling author Stan Toler serves as your coach and reveals what it takes to build a successful team. As you examine the proven strategies of great leaders, you will learn how to effectively connect and communicate, and how to motivate people and inspire them to give their best every day.

No longer stuck in Woodhaven, the survivors must race against the clock in order to get Mia to the City of Light before her delivery. Along the way, they meet a former resident of the City, and with this new acquaintance's help and guidance things begin looking up for Grady and company.

Filmmaker Tessa Shepherd helped free a man she believed was wrongly imprisoned for murder. When he kills again, Tessa’s life is upended. She’s reeling with guilt, her reputation destroyed. Worse, Tessa’s mother has unexpectedly passed away, and her sister, Margot, turns on her after tensions from their past escalate. Hounded by a bullying press, Tessa needs an escape. That’s when she learns of a strange inheritance bequeathed by her mother: a derelict and isolated estate known as Fallbrook. It seems like the perfect refuge.