Lennon James. The girl next door. My little sister's best friend.I'd known the brilliant, funny, shy beauty my entire life. Falling in love with her wasn't a choice, it was destiny.When tragedy struck, and our lives were turned upside down, I knew we were going to be okay. We had each other. Together we could make it through anything.Falling in love with the girl who marched to the beat of her own drum was one thing I never regretted. Sometimes the ...

Hudson Rawlins is the eldest of four sons, and a chip off the old block. He doesn't do relationships. He is happy working the ranch and being left alone.Addy Howard has a six month contract as the new equine vet for Lewistown, Montana. And she has just been assigned as the ride along vet for the Rosewood ranch annual muster. But she hasn't been on a horse since her horrific fall at the Show Jumping Olympic Qualifiers.When her past sees them thrust together, will Hudson fina...

Young love: unpredictable, fleeting. They say it never lasts.Falling in love when you're a teenager isn't supposed to shape your life, but it has defined us.I was fifteen when I fell for the boy with stars in his eyes. At seventeen, desperate to fight the currents pulling us apart and against our families' wishes, I married him. Determined to make it work, I headed to college while he moved across the country, each chasing our own dreams.Falling in ...

I was in the middle of the biggest merger of my career when my love life took a nosedive. My now ex-girlfriend wouldn't leave my apartment, so I moved into my office, only to be caught by my brothers one morning after I'd gone on a bender.Angry and bothered that I'd violated company policies more than once, I was put on a two-week forced vacation effective immediately. One week into what was supposed to be peaceful solitude to get my life back on track, I decide to cut my trip shor...

MySQL is a popular and robust open source database product that supports key subsets of SQL on both Linux and Unix systems. MySQL is free for nonprofit use and costs a small amount for commercial use. Unlike commercial databases, MySQL is affordable and easy to use. This book includes introductions to SQL and to relational database theory. If you plan to use MySQL to build web sites or other Linux or Unix applications, this book teaches you to do that, and it will remain useful as a refere...

Before the odyssey began... there was the Trader.Stories of the Trader and his convoy of war wagons endure in the badlands of post-holocaust America. A dealer in Deathlands' most precious commodities—weapons and fuel—Trader takes note of a young Ryan Cawdor. Surrounded in myth and rumor, Trader sets into motion the beginnings of legend at a place called Virtue Lake...At Spearpoint, the ultimate redoubt housing a valuable cache of predark technology, two opposing wills clash...

This photography rich book is a love song for local food. Through narrating the stories of 31 Minnesota chefs and restaurants, the Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook offers 100 recipes that celebrate cooking with local, sustainably grown food. The passion of these chefs, and the farmers they work with, sings throughout the pages.This cookbook combines rich traditions and delightful innovations. The mouth-watering fare of world-class bed-and-breakfasts is here, alongside the sauc...

"Offers a glimpse into Salem's complex, haunted history—murders, hangings, corruption—and provides a handful of ghostly tales." — Statesman JournalSalem's haunted tales date back to the 1830s, when indigenous tribes, trappers and homesteaders shared the lush Willamette Valley. Murders, hangings and dark underground passageways defined the city's early days as the Willamette River moved old stern-wheelers up to the city's docks. Today, the sounds of those p...

Data is an increasingly important business asset and enabler for organisational activities. Data quality is a key aspect of data management and failure to understand it increases organisational risk and decreases efficiency and profitability. This book explains data quality management in practical terms, focusing on three key areas - the nature of data in enterprises, the purpose and scope of data quality management, and implementing a data quality management system, in line with ISO 8000-...

Are you searching for wisdom that endures the test of time? Do you long to deepen your understanding of faith, virtue, and the mysteries of life?The Wisdom of Solomon is one of the most profound and poetic works of ancient wisdom literature. Traditionally attributed to King Solomon, this sacred text explores themes of morality, divine justice, and the transformative power of wisdom as the foundation of a meaningful life.Now available in a modern, accessible translation, thi...

You’re not defined by what you’ve done.You’re defined by Who pursues you.What if you could believe that God not only chases you, but has yet to leave your side for a second, has yet to go a minute without courting you, whispering in your heart, I’m right here? What if you could believe that God is never distant, never out of reach, never indifferent to what’s going on in your life? Would that make a difference in your relationship with him?A...

The Spellweaver: a legendary sorcerer who crafted magic with their words.These spells were written down and given to others who would become mages. Over time, the Spellweaver was no longer reincarnated through the ages.Without the magic-creating words of the Spellweaver, magic is now a finite resource. Soon, magic will be lost to the sands of time. Unless a new Spellweaver can be found.Calwyn Weft lives in the village of Pebbert and works as an apot...