In Portland, a city celebrated for its progressive ideals, Ethan and Olivia Hayes appear to have it all. Their minimalist home, filled with carefully curated art, reflects their outward success. But beneath the surface, a subtle tension simmers. When Ethan unexpectedly loses his job and becomes the primary caregiver for their daughter, Maya, the fault lines in their marriage begin to crack. He navigates the unfamiliar terrain of toddler tantrums and the subtle emasculation of Portland’s hy...

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Business economics - Offline Marketing and Online Marketing, grade: A, University of Bradford, course: MBA, language: English, abstract: Terms of Reference This marketing plan for the BMW 1-series aims to outline and analyse the market environment in Germany. Also, an evaluation of the strategic and operational orientation as well as the strength and weaknesses of the product should be given. Based on this, recommendations for the future dire...

In cryptography, ciphers is the technical term for encryption and decryption algorithms. They are an important sub-family that features high speed and easy implementation and are an essential part of wireless internet and mobile phones.Unlike block ciphers, stream ciphers work on single bits or single words and need to maintain an internal state to change the cipher at each step. Typically stream ciphers can reach higher speeds than block ciphers but they can be more vulnerable to ...

How do you stop an assassination when you're working with the number one suspect?When secret organizations are forced to merge after years of enmity and bloodshed, only one person has the fearsome powers - and the bureaucratic finesse - to get the job done. Facing her greatest challenge yet, Rook Myfanwy Thomas must broker a deal between two bitter adversaries:The Checquy - the centuries-old covert British organization that protects society from supernatura...

**A LOCUS AWARD FINALISTONE OF THE GUARDIAN’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY BOOKS OF 2017A surreal debut novel set in a world shaped by language in the tradition of Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin.**Vanja, an information assistant, is sent from her home city of Essre to the austere, wintry colony of Amatka with an assignment to collect intelligence for the government. Immediately she feels that something strange is going on: people act oddly in Amatka, and ...

When love comes to town…Artisan blacksmith Ned Harrow lost his wife and gained a son, all in the space of a day. Since then, he’s been caring for his son, Ollie, and working to rebuild his business. When his neighbour’s visiting goddaughter offers to help, she’s a lifeline and so much more. Ned knows the beautiful and fun-loving Lola isn’t staying long, but she’s impossible to resist and his heart is cracking wide open.Actress Lola Darcy has never hit the b...

Full of heart and humour, Molly Flatt's The Charmed Life of Alex Moore is one woman's adventure – with a most unexpected twistHow would you feel if everything in your life suddenly started to go . . . right?Six months ago, Alex Moore was stuck in a dead-end job, failing to unleash one grand plan after another. Then, seemingly overnight, she launched her dream start-up and became one of London's fastest rising tech stars. At thirty, ...

Justine’s fantasies are shattered when she learns the truth about the wealthy businessman.Former model Justine Phillips agrees to be auctioned off at a charity event. Alex Melrose, the CEO of a pharmaceutical company wins the bidding to take her to dinner.It isn’t until after Justine loses her heart to the handsome businessman that she learns that Alex’s company manufactured the drug that killed her mother.Author Caution

An atheist is framed for murdering a pastor and must work with a secret religious organization to prove her innocence.Jillian Campbell doesn’t believe in God. When a pastor tells her that she’s a supernatural being called a Deiform, and she must join a secret religious organization called the Deiform Fellowship, she dismisses him as a kook. Two days later the pastor is dead, and Jillian is arrested for his murder.With the evidence stacked against her, Jilli...

What would they think if they knew the truth?Trading true love for violence and manipulation is a dangerous game, but what can a girl do when she's eighteen and already committed the worst of sins?Deleilah Hanover leaves an affluent and destructive marriage, losing her entitlement to half the international corporation she helped her husband build. Broken by circumstance and shunned by the elite Auckland social set, she hides in a rural town to lick her phys...

One brooding Scottish pub owner, one American grad student, and one semester—enough time to fall in love.When PhD student Olivia Boyd lands in Edinburgh, romance is the last thing on her mind. Her dissertation on Scottish folk music is in shambles, and she’s running out of time to save it. The Red Rose pub seems like the perfect spot to escape a driving rain and get some work done beside a warm fire. But its brooding owner, Max Cameron, proves to be her bi...

She’s a mail order bride who confesses her fear. He’s a jack of all trades who likes adventure. Will they find balance in their new lives together?Ethan Simmons came out west to Carson Valley for a taste for adventure. He’s had various jobs from a cowboy, stagecoach driver, bartender – to landing a position as a foreman on the coal mines on the outskirts of Wyoming territory. It’s a dangerous position, but Ethan is a man who strives to be one step away from peril. ...