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As a lieutenant at the Fool's Pass Fire Department and a single father, Easton Kooper's life revolves around his children. When he receives an urgent call from his son's doctor, it upends Easton's world. With no idea of what to do or where to turn, he's never felt more lost. And then in walks the answer he didn't know he needed: a gorgeous fae with an angelic smile, bearing grand promises to turn the Kooper family's life right side up again.Finch knows the rules: don't fall in love...

The Creative AI Handbook is a practical, accessible guide to the rapidly evolving world of AI-powered creativity. With nothing more than a few words and the click of a button, today's tools can generate striking images, complete songs, and polished writing—but knowing how to use them makes all the difference.This book bridges the gap between raw technological capability and real creative results. It explains not just what today's leading AI platforms can d...

In the complex web of fate and obligation, Jaliah, a successful dentist, and Rio, the ambitious heir to the plug's throne, suddenly find their destinies intertwined.Forced into a marriage to ensure Jaliah's safety, their arrangement arises from dire necessity rather than affection. However, as Jaliah and Rio navigate the intricacies of their union, unexpected emotions begin to surface. Despite Jaliah's initial animosity, she discovers that Rio is one of her safe sp...

Twenty years can blur many memories. But they can't erase the first boy who broke your heart.Naomi Ellington is an accomplished emergency room physician in her mid-forties, recently divorced, and raising a spirited teenage daughter—alongside a vivacious sixty-five-year-old mother who has opinions about it all.She isn't looking for drama. She definitely isn't looking for love.When a reunion invitation arrives from Sterling University—the prestigious ...

We have a choice in how we look at the events that happen in our lives. We can choose to view the events in our life as a series of failure, employing blame and guilt. This is the Failure Road.Or we can look at life as a journey of experiences, and no matter the outcome, there will always be a lesson to learn. And if we learn even one thing from the experience, we have succeeded! This is the Experience Road. It is a path that embraces success and optimism.In The Two Roa...

Does the ethical heart of the world's great traditions lead to a common human wisdom?In a world increasingly divided along religious and cultural lines, Michael Simon Baker poses a provocative question: What if the world's great wisdom traditions—despite their theological differences—share a core set of ethical teachings that transcend boundaries of time, culture, and belief?Drawing on decades of study and personal experience living at the intersection of multiple faith com...

In the sequel to the gripping saga, the Brooks boys are reeling from the shocking assassination attempt that concluded Malice Matrimony.Tensions run high as the family scrambles to uncover the identity of the assailant lurking in the shadows. With danger creeping around every corner and old wounds reopening, the family finds themselves at odds like never before.At the heart of the turmoil, both couples are grappling with their own trials and tribul...

The idea behind this book is to produce a fully comprehensive and highly illustrated “how to” technical reference manual, demonstrating surgical procedures in a step by step manner. This book also covers assessment and investigations, but focuses on the surgical and non surgical management of all aspect of maxillofacial trauma.It will include most, if not all, of the surgical approaches and techniques used, for all injuries. This volume includes emergency procedures and the various...

Your children are always on the move, and keeping up with the best treatment for their bumps and scrapes, fevers and colds, is a challenge for even the most experienced parents. This book is an essential resource for parents and grandparents of all skill

The Pruning Principle offers a groundbreaking approach to educational leadership, drawing inspiration from horticulture to address the chronic issues of overwork and inefficiency in schools. The authors, Dr Simon Breakspear and Michael Rosenbrock, propose a radical shift from the culture of "doing more" to one of strategic subtraction, arguing that by carefully pruning away non-essential tasks and initiatives, schools can achieve better outcomes with less strain on resources and s...

This pioneering, interdisciplinary work shows how rituals allow us to live in a perennially imperfect world. Drawing on a variety of cultural settings, the authors utilize psychoanalytic and anthropological perspectives to describe how ritual--like play--creates "as if" worlds, rooted in the imaginative capacity of the human mind to create a subjunctive universe. The ability to cross between imagined worlds is central to the human capacity for empathy. Ritual, they claim, defines the bound...

The clearest, most concise coverage of one of the most complex topics in medicine—updated with the latest advances in the fieldA Doody's Core Title for 2023 & 2026!Clinical Neurology, Eleventh Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of basic and clinical neurology in a concise, digestible format. It links clinical neuroscience to current approaches for accurately diagnosing and effectively treating neurologic disorders....