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We Shall Persist is the first book to detail the distinctive political contexts and common problems that characterized campaigns for women's suffrage and other rights in Atlantic Canada.

He's a beast only she can tame When a dark portal spewing shadow beasts opens into a research facility, Kaida's unit is dispatched to destroy them. The last thing she expects is for the massive dragon amidst the creatures to claim her. To avoid an intergalactic conflict, and to perform an important mission, she consents to a temporary marriage of convenience with the Shadow Lord Cedros. But with each passing day, she finds herself drawn to the sweet and socially awkward male who lurks within this strong and fearsome protector of his realm. She's his peace and his salvation For decades, Cedros searched in vain for the one female who would silence his growing madness, take away the pain torturing his body, and end the loneliness and isolation that is the curse of a Shadow Lord. Who would have thought she would be an off-worlder? And yet, here she is, his little Kaida, a human so fragile, so delicate, and yet so strong. Her mere presence brings him divine peace. Her simple embrace awakens feelings and emotions he never thought possible. How can he convince her to stay with him in this world so ill-adapted to her species, and when she didn't come to him by choice, but out of duty?

Dakota is out in deepest Sasquatch territory by herself. Will she be able to bring home the medicinal herbs her grandmother sent her to find?

Ella pertenece a un mundo diferente. Afectada por una extraña enfermedad que confunde a los médicos humanos, Neera recurre a los médicos alienígenas. ¿El pronóstico? No es lo que siempre creyó que era: la atmósfera terrestre la está matando lentamente. Al no poder permitirse el coste desorbitado de trasladarse a un nuevo mundo más adecuado, Neera acude desesperada a la Agencia Primaria. ¿La pareja? Un tritón sexy, con escamas rosas, pelo escarlata y una voz que hace que se le encojan los dedos de los pies. Cuando Eco se entera de que la Agencia ha encontrado por fin una pareja para él, está encantado. Descubrir que la débil salud de su compañera requerirá mucho cuidado y atención durante su recuperación hace que sus instintos protectores se activen. A pesar de la incomodidad inicial, el valor, la resistencia y la personalidad traviesa de Neera le cautivarán. Pero a medida que Neera evoluciona hacia su verdadero yo, ¿se convertirá este nuevo refugio en algo tóxico para ella también? ¿Se verá obligada a dejar atrás la floreciente felicidad que ha encontrado aquí con Eco?

Minúscula, atrevida, pero tan feroz Rihanna está condenada a una pena de veinte años en el planeta penitenciario más salvaje del sector por un crimen que no ha cometido. El día de su traslado, le ofrecen un trato para conmutar su sentencia: un matrimonio concertado con un orco-minotauro gruñón que tiene músculos a raudales, ojos rojos diabólicos y una boca insufriblemente inteligente. A pesar de la reputación de su especie de ser bestias violentas, Rihanna pronto se siente atraída por el gentil gigante que se esconde bajo su aterradora apariencia. Temible, salvaje y a la vez tan esponjoso Cuando la agencia informa a Zatruk de que ha sido emparejado con alguien, lo último que espera es que su compañera sea una humana tan pequeña. Con su pueblo sumergiéndose rápidamente en la sed de sangre y la amenaza de guerra que se cierne sobre él, necesita una reina que esté a su lado mientras se esfuerza por salvar a su pueblo, no una flor delicada. Pero pronto descubre que detrás de su frágil apariencia, su pequeña hembra esconde un alma feroz e intrépida, con una actitud descarada que le inquieta de forma inesperada. Con el tiempo agotándose, ¿será Rihanna la bendición que necesita para lograr la paz que su pueblo desea desesperadamente, o se autodestruirá?

Plus de secrets. Plus de mensonges. Pendant les huit dernières années, Tévek a cherché sa mère et sa soeur portées disparues. Mais en tant que l'un des génies en technologie de Guldar, il est surveillé de près. De plus, étant l'un des leaders incognito de la rébellion, il doit être prudent. Lorsque l'Empereur l'envoie d'urgence sur une mission qui lui permettra d'être réuni avec ses deux femmes bien-aimées, la dernière chose à laquelle il s'attend est de croiser le chemin de la superbe Vérédienne, experte en armes, qui avait capturé son coeur dès l'instant où il avait posé le regard sur elle. Ashara est sidérée par le sens de l'humour tordu de la Déesse. Toute sa vie, elle a attendu de rencontrer son âme soeur, et non seulement c'est un foutu Guldanais, mais également le fils de l'un des esclavagistes les plus cruels qui aient jamais opprimé son peuple. Et pourtant, Tévek est tout ce dont elle a toujours rêvé intelligent, fort, héroïque, beau à couper le souffle et complètement fou d'elle. Toutefois, ses origines deviennent rapidement le cadet de leurs soucis alors que d'innombrables assassins multiplient les efforts pour éliminer Tévek et contrecarrer la prophétie qui l'entourant. Alors que tous les sombres secrets sont révélés, les familles et les amitiés mises à l'épreuve et les alliances transformées, Ashara sera-t-elle obligée de choisir entre son homme et son peuple dans cet ultime affrontement pour défier le destin ? -----------------------------ORDRE DE LECTURE Afin de pleinement apprécier l'histoire globale de cette saga répartie entre les Chroniques de Vérédia et les Braxiens, il est fortement recommandé de lire les tomes dans l'ordre suivant: 1. Fuite du Destin (Chroniques de Vérédia 1)2. Destin Aveugle (Chroniques de Vérédia 2)3. Élever Amalia (Chroniques de Vérédia 3)4. Anton's Grace (Braxiens 1)5. Aléas du Destin (Chroniques de Vérédia 4)6. Ravik's Mercy (Braxiens 2)7. Mains du Destin (Chroniques de Vérédia 5)8. Krygor's Hope (Braxiens 3)9. Défier le Destin (Chroniques de Vérédia 6)10. Keran's Dawn (Braxiens 4)>Si vous êtes un lecteur sensible, prière de lire attentivement les avertissements avant de décider d'entamer Anton's Grace et Ravik's Mercy.

It was the perfect shot, so the assassin took it.In the heartbeat between perfection and action, secrets come to the fore. R. Harrison Dalton (68 years old and the CEO of Dalton Tire & Rubber) is dead. Anne Dalton is widowed; police race to the scene and lives change forever. 911 operator, Emily James, asks questions with few answers. A simple accident, devolves into a homicide investigation, throwing Emily into the sights of a desperate killer. Detective Sergeant Colm O'Byrne pleads with Emily to leave the investigation to him. Despite Colm's concern for her safety, Emily pushes forward, discovering Harrison Dalton's diabolical secret. The couple soon finds themselves in a maelstrom of corrupt cops, greedy land developers, and the crosshairs of a manic killer. An assassin, with delusions of saving Clarksville's populace from economic ruin.

Classified as creative non-fiction. The Gospel According to Philly Raccoon. Philly, having carefully investigated everything from Genesis to Revelation, it seemed good for him to also write an orderly account to his readers (all one of them) about the Good News of Jesus the Messiah.Philly will take you on a journey like no other, from the book of Genesis to Revelation introducing snippets from the past that might at first sight seem unrelated, prophesies applicable to our present time-ish, and because Philly was good at "Hard sums" when he was a Kit, throwing in some quantum physics for good measure, if for nothing else, just to show how great the LORD is.Meanwhile, the untold stories of The Special Raccoons will answer important questions like: "How did the ram get stuck in the thicket?""The lost Ark of the Covenant, where is it now?""Why was the Inn packed out?""The mystery of the 5th cup during the Passover Seder?"

"What a great book - and so timely! Stephan has encapsulated the heart of the world's spiritual wisdom and offers a simple tool that brings the reader into direct experience of his and her own connection with the Source. If you've been looking and reaching for a way out of the maze of this world, you will find Gone Into God a wonderful help and support." Andrea Joy Gietz, Author and Creator of The Moving Hearts Guide to Real Relating. Despite of our planetary human predicament with all of our limitations, fears, worries, our daily survival stress, we human beings all sense, adore and love a perhaps very tiny, warm, tender, and fulfilling space of unconditional love inside. I like to use the metapher of a tiny flower that we all have experienced inside that is so irresistably nourishing and so full of a warm tender flow of love and light. Entering this tiny flower feels may feel like entering paradise on earth or like resting in a encompassing flow of light inside. I strongly believe that everything we undertake on this planet, all the projects we start, all the relationships we more or less enjoy are unconsciously in existence to get closer or even inside this tiny little flower of divine love and light. So what can we do to water this little beautiful flower inside? In this book, I like to invite us into starting a research project about this irresistable flower. How can we get to know more about this flower? Does this flower want something from us? Are we separated from this flower? How can we dive deeper into the flower? How can we deal with what we strongly feel und believe is keeping us away from experiencing this flower? Stephan Wilmes. M.A. was born in 1963 into a family with a Christian background in Germany. Since teenage years he was suffering from serious trauma, depression and a lack of a real perspective. Stephan's first real love was something you could call the resonance of "Christ-consciousness" He experienced it as a warm and light state of being able to love other human beings despite not liking them on a personal level. Lacking the knowledge and structure to pursue a deeper, real nourishing way of being inside, he started his search for true lasting fulfillment and love. Turning lots of stones he was searching for happiness in many corners of this world: Stephan pursued a sports career, an academic career, a spiritual teacher career, and really tried hard to find real love in looking for his "soul mate" partner. His search for happiness leads him to meditate in Indian ashrams, facilitating seminars in Bali and California, and studying with various contemporary spiritual teachers. Stephan found what he was looking for and lives now in Edmonton, Canada with his beloved wife Alice and their 4 kids.

She was a pawn coveted by kings. From the moment of her birth, Thalia has been groomed to become a Blood Maiden to a vampire. As a human born in one of the colonies of Karthia, Thalia's extremely rare blood type is her ticket out of the life of poverty and hardship that normally befalls her species. During her first Blood Fair, she intends to entice the Vampire Lord Konstantin into claiming her. But unable to resist an unexpected offer, her long years of hard work and carefully planned future are derailed by a stunning, silver-eyed Lycan named Drogo. Struck by a rare but deadly illness, King Drogo's only chance of survival relies on securing some golden blood. Yet, the moment he sees Thalia, the rabid emotions the clever female awakens in him surpass even his thirst for her unique blood. But the Lycan King's efforts to claim Thalia as his mate revive a century-old rivalry with his nemesis, Konstantin. As the realm braces for a cataclysmic event, the clash between the two most powerful males of Karthia escalates. Will the battle to claim Thalia bring about her ultimate demise? This book reads as standalone.

Trust is the most basic quality at the heart of every relationship. We understand it naturally and our inner alarms go off when trust is damaged or absent. But most business leaders consider trust to be something intangible and difficult to quantify.This book clearly demonstrates that trust is both measurable and manageable. It offers a practical guide to building and protecting trust, and making it part of the balance sheet of every organization. Natalie Doyle Oldfield has spent years studying trust. She lays out a practical, step-by-step approach that will enable everyone from the CEO to the front line employee to thrive in a culture of trust.By taking a look at the science and research, case studies of trust broken and rebuilt, and the reflections of leading business figures, this book will show you how to create trusting relationships with customers, employees and stakeholders. It will show you how to make trust part of your core business strategy and how to make it pay off on the bottom line. "In this groundbreaking book you'll hear real case studies about why the businesses that operate on a strong foundation of trust and integrity, dramatically outperform. Better still, Natalie shows you, with results from her original research, how you can join their ranks!"Cathleen Fillmore Owner, Speakers Gold Bureau"Natalie changed the way we view our customers, our thought process and everything we do - we now see things in a different way. Since working with Natalie and implementing the Trust Building Model and the Client Trust Index(TM) we now have a customer performance metric and benchmark to measure customer experience."Kevin Pelley, CEO, Kohltech Windows and Entrance Systems"Natalie has coined the importance of trust and offers a toolbox to implement the thinking and strategy. This book is a not to be missed compendium relevant for negotiators, executive, leaders of government and the rest of us. I will certainly be using this book in my work."Keld Jensen, award winning author of The Trust Factor"Natalie's style immediately engages you with examples and best practices, spelling out just how leading companies have outpaced those in their industries by investing in their employees and customers."David Alston, Chief Innovation Officer, Introhive"Natalie Doyle Oldfield's well-researched and expertly crafted work takes you on a journey to understand the bottom line benefits of creating and managing trusting business relationships. The Power of Trust will stand out on bookshelves as one of the best business books published in recent years. It's balanced with what goes to the heart of what matters most "Trust". Kathy Malley, APR, FCPRS, Vice President, Malley Industries Inc

A Forbes Top 20 Read to make you a better coach in your business. Most entrepreneurs are overworked and overwhelmed in their business. Even worse, they continue to sacrifice their health, time, relationships, and happiness for the very thing that continues to elude them-their freedom.If you've become your own best employee and the bottleneck of your business, it's likely because there isn't enough you to go around. But what if you could clone yourself?Award-winning retailer and best-selling author Jeff Hilderman believes your dream business shouldn't keep you from living your dream life. Drawing on two decades of personal experience, Jeff shows you how to build an extraordinary team that understands your vision, shares your passion, and runs your business for you.In this conversational, step-by-step guide you will discover: ✓ How to win back the day and accomplish more by doing less✓ How to build an inclusive, high-performance culture✓ How to effectively lead and empower your team✓ The secret formula to cloning yourself✓ The financial and personal rewards of putting your business on autopilotJust imagine what you could do with another you...or two!

"As if being born Diasporan wasn't enough, Technician Nash Korpes had the bad luck to resemble his Tyran ancestors almost identically in both form, and manner. These traits, though highly prized by the special projects division at the shadowy Korlune Military Research and Development, mark him as a specter from their warlike past. With only his intellect holding his sanity in place, he wages a private war against the entire socioeconomic status quo and begins to uncover the truth that threatens them all."--- The Korpes File contains coarse language, adult situations, and controversial themes such as, but not limited to racism, xenophobia, arranged marriage, genocide, and genetic experimentation. Set against a dystopian sci-fi backdrop, and told from multiple point-of-views, the story centers around the main character's experiences as a genetic anomaly. ---

As the crown prince of Fath, it is Selif's duty to understand the hearts of the people. He has sworn an oath to protect his subjects, but having never left the castle, he has been blind to the chaos that inhabits his kingdom. Despite his honourable upbringing, it is Selif's pride and vindictiveness that drives him to confront his destiny as the harbinger of death and calamity. With his Knights of Harab, he alone will decide whether Fath deserves to be saved, or to be put out of its misery. Knights of Harab is the first installment of an ongoing trilogy.It is intended for young adults, since it contains harsh language, adult themes, and graphic violence.This book does not contain any explicit sexual content.