After the housing crash of 2008, people were broke with very few opportunities available.Except for one.A decade earlier, California passed the Compassionate Care Act, allowing residents to grow and cultivate marijuana plants for medicinal purposes. Inspired by the election of Barack Obama, who stated that pursuing medical patients and growers would be a waste of government resources, this was seen as the green light to otherwise law-abiding citizens to get involved in the ...

At 24, Personal Trainer Todd James has everything he was told to want in life. But when he is forced at gunpoint to recount the events of his day, Todd's mind begins to unravel, shattering the facade of perfection and exposing the horror that lies beneath.Warning: Contains graphic violence.

Red Handed is a short story introduction to the Katerina Carter Fraud Legal Thriller series.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐When Katerina Carter and boyfriend Jace Burton accept an impromptu party invitation, crime is the last thing on their minds. Then a winning wine investment leaves a sour taste in Kat’s mouth and she uncovers a million-dollar wine fraud, all before dinner!Related subjects include: cozy mysteries, women sleuths, detectives, murder mystery series, whodunit mysteries (whodun...

To wake up a lost girl from the ice, two brothers must face an empire.Deep in the Far Outworlds, a derelict space station holds the bones of a long-dead people—and a beautiful young woman locked in cryofreeze. When the star-wandering brothers Isaac and Aaron Deltana find the sleeping girl, they soon realize that they are her only hope for rescue. If they don't take her, then slavers certainly will.With no way to revive her, they set a course for the New Ple...

England, 1813. Lady Theodosia feels she has no choice but to marry a man she doesn't love. That is until she stumbles into a different universe — an astonishing, mystical forest inhabited by the Nextic, a peaceful people who live close to nature.Ahuil is fiercely independent until he meets Theodosia. Cut off from his own people, he nurses a dark secret. But in Theodosia he sees someone he can trust … and love.Theodosia is convinced she's found paradise. But a great change i...

This Play was first performed for the public on February 14, 1895, at the St. James Theatre in London, and is regarded by many critics and scholars as being the wittiest play in the English language.The Play is a classic comedy of manners in which two flippant young men – in order to impress their respected beloveds – pretend that their names are Ernest, which both young ladies believe confers magical qualities on the possessor.Working within the social conventions of late ...

In this prequel novella to the epic fantasy series The Triadine Saga, we follow the Elven Princess Rozlynn as she struggles with her role in The Prophecy and what she must do to keep the world from falling into darkness.This is a story of love and conflicts, personal growth, and freedom to choose your own destiny. The world of Elves, Dwarves and humans, is inexorably tied to magic, wizards and dragons, as the battle of good versus evil, light versus darkness, wages on.Will ...

"THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS" - Popular Classic Novels included Free AudioBook Links, NEW illustrations, Clickable Table of Contents for both the list of included books and their respective chapters.The text and chapters are perfectly set up to match the layout and feel of a physical copy, rather than being haphazardly thrown together for a quick release.The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 (1826) is a historical novel by Jam...

When war strikes in the apocalyptic future, a teen will rise (probably after lunch).One thousand years have passed since nuclear war wiped out civilization in the northern hemisphere. Out of the ruins of a devastated civilization rises a new breed of people - those with the power to control magnetism: Teslas.Sebastian, a young orphan boy from a quiet rural town, is being hunted by strange part-machine, part-human people. His only hope is Melanie, an angry, ...

#1 IN 18-STRONG-RAFFERTY & LLEWELLYN MYSTERY SERIESHis first murder investigation…an****d Joe Rafferty’s already got trouble in spades.His first case in charge looks like being his last.Because his new boss has taken against him; the case is a poisoned chalice from the start, with a ‘faceless lady’ victim; and his main suspect is pals with the Chief Constable.Even his ma adds seems to add to the kick...

His old life shattered, his new life is consumed with revenge… and love.Dr. David Lephmann lived a normal existence until he was attacked by a shifter. Thrust into a world of violence and mistrust, he must battle for a place among his new people.Only strange new alliances can keep him alive. A powerful master vampire may help him take his revenge on the shifter who destroyed his life. There's only one distraction from his mission: an intriguing shifter woma...

What is leadership? How do we define leadership? What is servant leadership? What are the most effective leadership characteristics? Do you wish your company had a leadership development program, or are you frustrated with organizational leadership? Do you wonder why some leadership styles suck? You are not alone.So why does leadership suck? It sucks because real leadership is hard, requires selfless service, and because the buck stops here. Servant leadership or Level 5 leadership...