Everyone's done something they regret in the past. Dean Devereaux is dealing with that, making amends. Now, after nine months sober, he feels confident. So confident that he begins a noir romance with a troubled woman from his past. Despite her stories that don't add up, he is intrigued. What is he supposed to do, investigate every pretty lady he meets? Maybe she's a little flaky. Maybe laying off the booze would help. It's no mystery. Anyone who's been the victim of an abusive, abandoning...

Dean Deveraux wants to get back on his feet after a lifetime of addiction and the failures that go with it. He never planned to return to his parents' trailer in Mahuenga after his mother's death but, then, he never planned anything. Before he gets a chance to feel too sorry for himself, he begins investigating the disappearance of a teenage sex worker after a violent encounter in a dark parking lot. With no witness, no obvious suspect, and evidence at the crime scene that doesn't make sen...

Stories of a fictionalized 1960s childhood, as if Judy Blume had written Little House on the Prairie. Nellie and her family and friends navigate various childhood dilemmas full of nostalgic lingo through conflicts as simple as a missing marble and as complex as the loyalty of friendships. A favorite pet, a first dance - it's all here. It even has a fictional episode of the Wallace & Ladmo TV show! These stories will entertain and ring true to anyone coming of age in the late '60s/ early '7...

The Book "Love Languages: How To Build A Solid Marriage " by Dr. Elena Smith is a non- Fiction book that aims at :- providing solutions to broken marriage.- useful for marriage counselor to fix and amend unhealthy marriage.- promote love between spouses and partners.The book is generalized and advised to be purchased.

Unlock the secret desires of a modern woman who refuses to settle for anything less than total fulfillment.In "Kate Lille’s Intimate Diary," readers are invited into the most private corners of Kate’s life—a high-achieving professional by day and a woman of uninhibited passion by night. Through her raw and honest diary entries, Kate explores the delicate balance between her demanding career and her deep-seated need for sensual exploration.Inside the Diary:The Thrill ...

After Vickie goes through a bitter divorce, she is adamant there will never be another man in her life. She is bored, but she is free, and she likes it this way. She simply can't trust men anymore because she sees them all as losers and liars. One evening after a couple glasses of wine, Vickie's girlfriend talks her into going online to see what's out there. Vickie is horrified by what she sees, but before she can delete her brand-new account for good, a picture of one guy attracts her att...

"Rogue Protocol is the third entry in Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, The Murderbot Diaries.Starring a human-like android who keeps getting sucked back into adventure after adventure, though it just wants to be left alone, away from humanity and small talk.Who knew being a heartless killing machine would present so many moral dilemmas?Sci-fi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is back on a mission. The...

"Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment in Martha Wells's New York Times bestselling Murderbot Diaries series.Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly-colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there’s an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to find it, and if Barish-Estranza can’t have the planet, t...

Local communities are now, more than ever before, experiencing environmental change. These changes draw attention to the discrepancy and conflict between their own views and the views of the initiators of development, such as governments and multilateral organizations. The main thesis of the book unfolds around the idea that under changing environmental conditions, sustainable development can only be achieved when communities can overcome the view conflict and are free to set their own goa...

Local communities are now, more than ever before, experiencing environmental change. These changes draw attention to the discrepancy and conflict between their own views and the views of the initiators of development, such as governments and multilateral organizations. The main thesis of the book unfolds around the idea that under changing environmental conditions, sustainable development can only be achieved when communities can overcome the view conflict and are free to set their own goa...

Using a case study of the Trio indigenous peoples in Suriname, Conflict and Sustainability in a Changing Environment presents an inside view of a community facing climate change and on the path toward sustainable development. Smith and Bastidas take the reader beyond an examination of examples from the field of practice and into a thorough case study on climate change. With more than ten years of field experience, Smith and Bastidas present an in-depth, bottom-up analysis of sustainable de...

"The galaxy is at war, and Space Team just can't seem to stay out of trouble. Following one close-call too many, the team hides out on a tiny backwater moon, hoping the hostilities between Zertex and the Symmorium will all just blow over.But when first officer Loren's brother is taken prisoner and sentenced to death by the Symmorium, Cal and the others must make a choice - a choice that could spell the end of Space Team forever....Packed with space battles, giant robots, an...