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It Began with a Dream is the story of Dr. Gladys B. West, who played an integral role in the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS) as a mathematician with navy. Born in 1930, in the poor farming community of Sutherland, Virginia, she rose from poverty despite segregation, The Great Depression, and Jim Crow laws to become one of the first professional black women hired at the Dahlgren Naval Proving Grounds in Virginia (now Dahlgren Surface Naval Warfare Center). Dr. West takes us on her incredible life journey in this heartwarming and unforgettable memoir.

Eva Ward has won a lavish wedding on the nation's hottest morning show and can't wait to kick off her happily ever after in style. Too bad her fiancé backs out on-air - and cameraman Aidan Walker makes sure her private meltdown goes viral, down to the last couch-kicking moment. The only way Eva can save face and keep her perfect nuptial plans on track is to star in a new "find a groom" reality segment. But finding Mr. Right in one month means ignoring her handsome new producer - none other than Aidan himself.

A reclamation of essential history and a hopeful gesture toward a better political future, this is what listening to Black women looks like—from a professor of political science and columnist for Teen Vogue. “Jenn M. Jackson is a beautiful writer and excellent scholar. In this book, they pay...

Want to improve your mental and physical health? Build your spiritual health - through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ! This audiobook blends scripture with science to heal the human spirit, mind, and body.

When your name is a lie, every truth can kill. Three months after cutting a secret deal with the FBI's Deputy Director, ex-Special Agent Ashley Prescott gets her first off-the-books assignment: go back undercover as Niki and infiltrate Greenwar, a radical eco-cell executing executives of America's biggest polluters. Her way in? A dangerous cover as special assistant to the head of a powerhouse D.C. energy lobby. Access that could expose buried studies and dirty money—and paint a target on her back. The assignment is already a death trap. But her real nightmare? The FBI surveillance team ...

She's done, finished, had it. Between her family's expectations and being always a bridesmaid, Lily Perry is fed up with being nagged to find a husband. She's happy with her life - and tired of being burned by "nice guys" who demand she fit their dreams. So she's going to settle the issue once and for all: by marrying herself. And celebrated chef Vincent Caro's fabulous restaurant is the perfect place for a big-time, blow-out, not-hearing-it-anymore wedding. Lily doesn't care if everyone - including Vincent - thinks she's crazy.

With her big city career and relationship in sudden free fall, Olivia Gale isn’t sure where she belongs. So when her help is needed at Goode N’ Sweet, the family bakery in Sugar Lake, she jumps at the chance to indulge her pie-making hobby while getting her life back on track. Olivia’s not looking for any distractions. Even if the boy who once left her without a word is now a grown man with intriguing secrets - and the same tempting hold on her heart.

USA Today bestselling author K.M. Jackson delivers a hilarious road-trip rom-com perfect for fans of Meet Cute and When Harry Met Sally. Bethany Lu Carlisle is devastated when the tabloids report actor Keanu Reeves is about to tie the knot. What?! How could the world's perfect boyfriend and...

This is a powerful anthology! There is power in prayer and this amazing anthology will show you that! Each of the phenomenal authors share prayers! The children in this book are a light in the darkness. Take a clue from them and choose prayer!!

A bewitchingly brilliant collection of never-before-published letters from the renowned author of “The Lottery” and The Haunting of Hill House i must stop writing letters and get to writing a novel. Shirley Jackson is one of the most important American authors of the last hundred years and...

Two years undercover. One phone call. Zero margin for error. FBI Agent Ashley Prescott has spent two years undercover as Niki Foster, earning the trust of Patriots for Freedom—an extremist militia. As the Bureau’s only window into the group—and their Chinese linguist and arms go-between—she’s the only one who can stop an imminent weapons sale and their plot to tear America apart with targeted assassinations. Then her estranged billionaire father vanishes after leaking classified intel—details that threaten to expose her and could only have come from inside the FBI. HQ plans to ...

Are you single and need to rebuild yourself? Are you in and out of meaningless relationships? Are you always attracting the same type of people? Are you impatiently waiting for your kingdom marriage? In “IT’S OK TO BE SINGLE”, you will take a detox journey to concentrate on becoming a better you. In these pages, you will discover,§ Self-Care§ Dealing with loneliness, forgiveness, rejection, coveting, word curses and letting go§ Learning how to say no§ Quietly fast and wait § Getting to know yourself§ Gain self-exposed opportunitiesIf you want to get clean for a genuine ...

Mika Walters is a normal woman working in the not-so-normal world of New York fashion. As longtime assistant to uber-sexy photographer Alejandro Vega, she's tired of being the girl in the background. Just once she wants Alejandro to look at her with the same smoldering look he gives to his willowy models and now she has her chance. Stranded. After a travel mishap where the rest of the crew and the models can't make the remote island location shoot for another three days, Mika is taking her moment to catch Alejandro's eye and put herself in front of his camera.

Learn to grill like a master and become a backyard barbecue hero. Grilling is one of the best ways to cook food simply while obtaining a maximum amount of flavor. In this audiobook you will learn how to grill like a true master. You'll learn: the basics of grilling, building the fire, tips for cooking the food, and much more.

Miss Jillian Thornburg, daughter of Major Thornburg, was forced by her father to marry a dying officer. Her father had returned briefly from the battle near Waterloo and told her that her fiancé had been killed. The situation was dire for the Allied forces, and he feared she would be left alone and nearly penniless. Therefore, he forced her to marry a dying officer to obtain his pension. Shortly after her new husband died, Jillian and her maid moved back to England and into the tiny cottage of her former nurse. Jillian quickly realized she needed to seek employment, so she accepted the ...

Alexandrea Gale put her acting career on hold to help keep her family’s bakery in business—and gave it a few eye-catching updates while she was at it. To earn money to return to New York, she puts her design skills to work with a job renovating a once thriving local vintage theater. But Alexandrea didn’t bargain on the owner’s business-minded grandson fighting her every step of the way—or proving so unexpectedly irresistible …

As the dust settled on the battlefield, Andrew St. John Danby, a captain in the 3rd King's Own Hussars, faced a new battle - returning home to assume the title of Fifth Earl of Danby after the death of his brother. But as he tries to navigate his new role and recover from his injuries, he can't shake the memory of the mysterious woman he saw before the war. Amidst the glittering balls and lavish parties of the 1812 London Season, Olivia Thorpe, the beautiful and sought-after daughter of a wealthy businessman, is the talk of the town. But despite the attention, her heart remains untouched. ...

Ride the trail to Devil's Gulch, a Western town where strange things lie in the shadows. The Weird West was never weirder in this shared world anthology set in a town haunted by ghosts and worse. "If Music Be the Food of Love" by M. D. Jackson gets things rolling with a man seeking a lost macabre masterpiece. "Dark Raven" by T. Neil Thomas follows hanging Judge Galbraith to a haunted house where he will win (or lose?) a bet. "The Black Lake" by Jack Mackenzie has a quest for the location of this terrible body of water. "The Ghost Gun" by G. W. Thomas is a portfolio of tales featuring Deputy...

Considering everything that has happened in 2020 with the economy, what do you do when life throws you lemons? COVID-19 Coronavirus changed the entire world that we once knew and had gotten used to. The virus not only touched the entire world externally; it also touched us personally. We lost loved ones and watched business after business close. Was it because we took what we had for granted or because we failed to plan? Successful footing depends on proper management of the 5 P's as well as, escaping the perils of negative thinking. This book is the strategy readers need to win by always ...

Carter's had his eye on Leila for years, so when a bet gives him a chance to get close to her, he accepts. With the goal of getting Leila the image makeover she needs and Carter the star he desires, the game is on. Get married and stay married for six months. If Leila lasts, she gets her pick of his A-list roles. If Carter wins, she'll take the hot sidekick part he's offered. But as their "I do" turns up all kinds of heat, Leila and Carter find they have more in common than they ever imagined.