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There's a storm brewing...The day his wife died, Sheriff Cash Hill discovered she was leaving him for another man, one she'd loved since before their marriage. How could the single dad ever trust another woman again? But when Georgia's best friend, Holly, comes back to town, something about Holly's sweet, sassy vulnerability has his protective instincts kicking in hard.Holly Jensen left La Colina, Texas with regrets. She's returned home to work as the new large animal vet a...

"Pawns on the Chessboard" is another political novel by the famous novelist Riyad Al-kadi, whose works have been translated into more than six international languages. It is an extension of his novel "hunchback of Baghdad", which was released in 2015 and has been translated into many international languages. This novel mixes reality with fantasy and magic, and tells the story of the militias' control over the minds of most citizens and the American occupation, which is living a bloody mili...

A FIZZINGLY ORIGINAL COMING-OF-AGE STORY FOR FANS OF HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY'A deeply endearing and vivacious coming-of-age story - I gobbled it whole.'SUNDAY TIMES'Riotously funny, nostalgic and immensely touching.'PANDORA SYKES'Your new favourite novel.'INDIA KNIGHT'A debut that sparkles like Marc Bolan's eye makeup.'GUARDI...

Can gruff and grumpy Bear cheer up his usually upbeat friend Mouse? With signature with and whimsy, this delightfully mismatched duo is back in a much-anticipated seventh story!One fall day Bear is getting ready to have a picnic with Mouse. But when it’s time to leave together, there is no tap, tap, tapping on Bear’s front door. Where is Mouse, small and gray and bright-eyed? Bear sets out to meet him on the path, only to find his friend sitting alone on a stump, l...

He thought he was in control until she snuck into his heart...Carter Hill walked away from a perfectly fine life and relationship…all for a career she's chased since she was fourteen. Years and a PhD later, she loves her job as a water rights consultant. At the same time, now that all her brothers are happily married, she’s lonely and wanting more. But the only man in her life is Logan – super serious, no sense of humor, and friend-zoned. Or is he? Perhaps a sexy, ...

Rusty Walker has spent her entire life trying to earn her tough, ranching father's respect and approval by learning the business inside and out. But now her uncompromising parent has decreed she must marry if she wants to inherit. Worse, her husband has to be someone who can help her run the business. As if she needs it!Williams Hill kissed Rusty in a bar in an act of temporary insanity, and lost his heart to her on the spot. Despite the complications to his own rodeo stock busines...

Follow-up to the NEW YORK TIMES bestseller A VISITOR FOR BEARFeatures an audio read-along! Bear does not like birthdays. He doesn’t like parties or balloons, cards or candles. In fact, Bear does not like anything to do with birthdays at all. He would much rather spend his birthday alone cleaning his house, but Mouse, small and gray and bright-eyed, has other ideas. With a perfectly paced story by Bonny Becker paired with Kady MacDonald Denton’s slapstick visual com...

This book constitutes the revised selected papers of the 19th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics, VISIGRAPP 2024, held in Rome, Italy, during February 27–29, 2024.The 26 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 431 submissions. The papers are categorized into the following topical sections: Computer Graphics Theory and Applications; Human Computer Interaction Theory and Applications; Information Visualiz...

"Parents looking for a book about separation or divorce will find few offerings as positive, matter-of-fact, or child-centered as this one. . . . Simple, yet profoundly satisfying." – Booklist (starred review)At Mommy’s house, Alex has a soft chair. At Daddy’s house, Alex has a rocking chair. In each home, Alex also has a special bedroom and lots of friends to play with. But whether Alex is with Mommy or with Daddy, one thing always stays the same - Alex i...

Her thermostat was set to frosty, until her Christmas cowboy cranks up the heatAshley Hughes would love to cancel Christmas this year. Instead of holiday plans, she’s back in her Texas hometown planning her twin sister’s wedding — to her ex! Nothing like small town speculation to make her life cheery and bright. No one believes that she’s over the groom, until a certain cowboy secret crush steps in to be her plus one. Ashley’s tried to friend zone Jennings since hi...

“Oh, holy mother of geeky heroes! You guys, this book is so delightful.” ~ Panda and BoodleData analyst Cassie Howard may be brilliant (and, okay, a little awkward), but she’s worked hard to get where she is. She definitely doesn’t need some sexy new analyst coming in and taking credit for her work. Or the inappropriate thoughts that keep popping out of her mouth she’d rather he not hear.For undercover FBI agent Drew Kerrigan, computers have always made more sense than peop...

In today’s modernized world, digital technology has taken the forefront in all aspects of society, including education. Students have access to numerous electronic devices, which has made online learning materials highly accessible. These technological impacts have blurred the distinction between formal and informal language learning methods. Informally learned English has lost proficiency when assessing student performance. Sizable research is necessary to study and understand the informa...