Etta Jarvis faces a formidable decision, one no wife should ever have to make.Forest fires rage to the north of their lodge on Shad Lake with a safety evacuation order issued. Should Etta take her husband, who suffers from advanced dementia and go to the closest town south, or, should she keep him calm and wait it out? After all, they'd never had to leave before.Early the following morning, while Charlie's in his medicated sleep, Etta packs for the...

Beauty in life is found when shared.A timeless collection of classic vignettes. Inspiring, memorable voices from 1960 to present day. From roller skates to the tech age. From growing pains to the wisdom of growing older, join Judith as she captures the vibrancy of those moments intrinsic to all of us.*" This was a delightful candy read. I really enjoyed it." Toni Kief, Author of the Mildred Unchained series"I read The Boomer Years in one sitting. I ...

A dashing crime author gives his writer guests a weekend retreat they'll truly want to forget.Aspiring writers Mac and Livvy stand before the great oak door of Claddagh Hall primed for a weekend of work, wonder, and play.Little do they know, their handsome host, celebrated crime author Terrance Mayville, plotted his own agenda and it has absolutely nothing to do with writing.If you like The Guest List and The Writing Ret...

Disaster is just a whisker away…When two seniors get roped into overnight cat care, a simple plan becomes a rollicking adventure. With the arrival of a hippie cousin, a mysterious young man, and a paranoid daughter on speed-dial, their peaceful evening turns into a date with hell.Joining forces with this misfit crew, Reggie & Donna take on a psychic phenomena, fight a fiery adversary, and fall into a desperate quest to find the secret lair of a mis...

The Handbook of Online Learning is a comprehensive reference text for teachers and administrators of online courses and programs. It presents a discussion of the conceptual and theoretical foundations of online learning along with an exploration of practical implementation strategies.New and Ongoing FeaturesEmphasizes interactive teaching/learning strategies – challenging readers to think differently about pedagogyProvides a...

"Plot twists galore, relentless suspense and expert insights to satisfy anyone fascinated by today's financial crisis."—Culture TF1From Lagos to London, by way of the Faroe Islands and St. Petersburg, an investigation turns deadly. The head of the Nigerian fraud squad is evacuated from Lagos by secret service operatives. Meanwhile a junior prosecutor in Nice probes the mysterious death of the wife of a powerful banker and a crusading journalist in St. Petersburg pursues a corrupt o...

Software architecture—the conceptual glue that holds every phase of a project together for its many stakeholders—is widely recognized as a critical element in modern software development. Practitioners have increasingly discovered that close attention to a software system’s architecture pays valuable dividends. Without an architecture that is appropriate for the problem being solved, a project will stumble along or, most likely, fail. Even with a superb architecture, if that architecture i...

A masterful twist on the serial killer novel from the award-winning author Lauren Beukes: the girl who wouldn't die hunts the killer who shouldn't exist.Harper Curtis is a killer who stepped out of the past. Kirby Mazrachi is the girl who was never meant to have a future. Kirby is the last shining girl, one of the bright young women, burning with potential, whose lives Harper is destined to snuff out after he stumbles on a House in Depression-era Chicago that opens...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The iconic thriller series that inspired the upcoming streaming show on Prime Video, in development now!Psychologist Alex Delaware and detective Milo Sturgis unravel a shocking crime at a raucous wedding reception in this gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling master of suspense.“Jonathan Kellerman’s psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix.”—Los Angeles Times**LAPD...

Winner of the 2011 Jolt Excellence Award!Getting software released to users is often a painful, risky, and time-consuming process.This groundbreaking new book sets out the principles and technical practices that enablerapid, incremental delivery of high quality, valuable new functionality to users. Throughautomation of the build, deployment, and testing process, and improved collaboration betweendevelopers, testers, and operations, d...

I’m thrilled to be the maid of honor in my friend’s wedding, but the best man, Andrew McCormick, is a chauvinistic pig with a God complex.And I can’t stop kissing him in closets.(Don’t ask.)He’s the brother of the groom and the CEO of my biggest mystery shopping account, but suddenly he’s refusing to be in the wedding. He won’t talk about it. Won’t see reason.He’s such a man.And he still won’t stop kissing me in random closets.

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