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Are you longing to delve into the rewarding world of raised bed and container gardening but feel hesitant because of limited space, budget or a lack of expertise? Do you find yourself yearning for a hobby that offers stress relief, beauty, and the satisfaction of growing your own food and becoming self-sufficient? If so, your gardening dreams are about to become a reality!

Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age - and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. But years later, she learns about love for herself and the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors.

All I wanted was to find answers to who I was. No one knew who had abandoned the gray-eyed baby with fiery red hair and a cry loud enough to make a man's nuts retract. I moved to Arbor Falls to find myself. Little did I know I'd be thrown into a world I didn't know existed. A world with wolves at each other's throats and enough pack politics and danger to make my head spin. Then there's the fact that I have more than one mate. Not all of them accept me because there's one gigantic problem: I'm not what they expected.

The monsters delight when a prey falls into their lair until their den becomes the prison for the beasts. Trusting Daywalkers is dangerous. Double-crossing them is suicide. When death falls on her doorstep, agent Francesca Drake goes undercover inside the Daywalkers Academy. Desperate to prove herself she forgets the number one rule. Only the pure bloods are welcomed. Entering a world where she can never measure up, suddenly she’s surprised to find that she sets the standard. Sadly, for Francesca, not everyone agrees to this new trend. Each secret uncovers a path to betrayal, that shakes ...

How do you take on the most powerful organization of the supernatural world? One death at a time. A thousand years in the making, the Council finally has created their strongest weapon. What they didn’t expect was for her to target them. Forged by the pits of the underworld, Brooklyn plays her part all too well until the assassination of her friend. It was meant to send Brooklyn a message. What it did instead was unleash an uncontrolled rage that threatens the Council’s very existence. Each target tips the moral compass and realigns who is friend and who is foe. Unified by necessity, ...

Eveline Armstrong is fiercely loved and protected by her powerful clan, but outsiders consider her "touched." Beautiful, fey, with a level, intent gaze, she doesn't speak. No one, not even her family, knows that she cannot hear. Content with her life of seclusion, Eveline has taught herself to read lips and allows the outside world to view her as daft. But when an arranged marriage into a rival clan makes Graeme Montgomery her husband, Eveline accepts her duty -unprepared for the delights to come.

Grace Peterson is desperate, in hiding, and on the run after escaping a shadowy group determined to exploit her extraordinary ability to heal others. Her only lifeline - an unerring telepathic ability she shares with her sister - has been severed, leaving her alone and vulnerable. And time is running out.... Enlisted to bring Grace home is Rio, relentless member of the KGI. He's unprepared for his reaction to this wounded, damaged woman, and he's fiercely determined to protect her from those who nearly destroyed her.

Jillian's marriage was a nightmare, the news of her husband's death an answered prayer. She refuses to bow to the ton and pretend to mourn. And her best friend, Case, will be by her side as she defies society's rules and has her first taste of freedom. Justin, eighth Duke of Whittington, is determined to save his family name from the scandal his brother Case is creating, but the lovely Jillian is not the foe he expected. Both vulnerable and vexing, he's never met another woman like her.

Matt Turner es el exitoso hombre detrás de la Agencia de Seguridad Turner, una floreciente empresa que se encarga de la seguridad de estrellas del deporte, actores y empresarios de alto nivel. Eficiente, letal en lo suyo y tan millonario como sus primos Turner (Liam, Alden, Ryker, Ethan y Avery), es un hombre taciturno y solitario. Su experiencia en la guerra lo cambió, además de dejarle una pierna herida que es una de sus frustraciones y razón de que su vida sentimental se frustrara. Su presente en conexión con sus primos lo acerca a una de las mujeres más bonitas y enérgicas que ha...

Ryker Turner es el playboy cínico por excelencia. Siempre en control, su trabajo y sus hermanos son la constante de sus días. Exitoso, millonario, acostumbrado a contener emociones, su única debilidad es su familia. Su idea de intimidad no incluye el compromiso. La dominación juega un rol en su vida y el club de BDSM se ha convertido en su lugar del placer. Nada de ataduras, salvo las del bondage, claro. Sofía es una bonita pastelera con un pasado difícil, del que ha debido escapar, enterrando incluso su nombre. Sus ansias de rearmarse y vivir sin cadenas la han llevado a Los Ángeles...

Avery Turner es la menor de los cinco millonarios Turner. Un tanto tímida, con algunas inseguridades, adora a sus sobreprotectores mayores y a sus cuñadas. Romántica e irremediablemente enamorada de un imposible, sueña con una historia como las de las novelas. Unas vacaciones inesperadas con dos alocadas amigas llevarán el peligro y la pasión a su vida, así como la pondrán justo enfrente al que ha deseado por ocho largos años. Aidan. Aidan O´Malley es temperamental, protector con los suyos y tiene dos problemas. Uno, la mafia italiana tiene sus negocios asediados. Dos, la amiga de...

Ethan Turner es el menor de los cuatro varones Turner. Aventurero al extremo, deportista de élite, es de vital importancia en su equipo de hockey sobre hielo. Sin embargo, su osadía le ha jugado una mala pasada y debe regresar a la casa familiar a reponerse de sus lesiones. El retorno lo confronta con memorias que no desea y su humor lo sufre. Esto parece empeorar cuando sus hermanos deciden pedir ayuda a la amiga más preciada de su cuñada Amelia. En ella procurará desahogar su malhumor y frustraciones. Se propone seducirla y no duda en recurrir a argucias que pondrán a la mujer en ...

Liam TurnerEl mayor de los hermanos Turner, cabeza de la familia y CEO del conglomerado empresarial, está en la cima de su poder. Atractivo, millonario y seductor, es el soltero más codiciado de Los Ángeles. Protector con sus hermanos y amigo de sus amigos, no tolera la vida artificial de sus conquistas y de su madre.Hastiado de relaciones vacuas y poco desafiantes, conoce a Amelia. Esta tímida, aparentemente inocua y deslucida mesera despertará su lujuria y no se detendrá hasta tenerla en su cama, a su merced. Su lema es claro: sexo, sin complicaciones ni ataduras sentimentales. Es ...

Once upon a time, there was a princess called Hansa Raj who just didn't fit in, not in her family or the small wine-country town of Everwood. Overshadowed by her radiant sister Naina, an ex-supermodel turned media empress, Hansa harbors dreams, as fragrant and deep as a Pinot Noir, of crafting her signature wine with an Indian touch, paying homage to her heritage. When she meets the Wine Prince Orion Callahan, it's love at first sight for Hansa. Orion doesn't even notice her. Most people don't, and Hansa doesn't seek attention because she has an ugly secret.

Hiring a good nanny should be easy for the CEO of a billion-dollar company, but with my high expectations and shining personality, its proving to be harder than expected. Five. That's how many nannies my daughter has had since her mother abandoned her at day care six months ago.

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is known around the world as marking the triumph of the West and the fall of communism. However, when we zoom into the neighborhoods surrounding this infamous concrete structure, we see a different story... of radical young people who squatted empty buildings to explore alternatives to capitalism, express queer identities, and claim agency in a time of massive global change. With the help of a dynamic cast of former squatters, punks, and dreamers, Maya Justine Green integrates academic theory and personal narrative to tell a story of what people built for ...

It's been a year since ex-Navy SEAL Ethan Kelly saw his wife Rachel alive. Now he's received an anonymous phone call claiming Rachel is alive. To find her, Ethan will have to doge bullets, cross a jungle, and risk falling captive to a deadly drug cartel that threatens his own demise.

Dallas cop Gray Montgomery is on a mission: find the guy who killed his partner and bring him to justice. So far, he's found a link between the killer and Faith - and if Gray has to get close to her to catch the killer, so be it. Faith is sweet and feminine, everything Gray wants and desires in a woman, but he suspects she's playing games. No way would she allow a man to call the shots in their relationship. Or would she? Faith sees in Gray the strong, dominant man she needs, but he seems determined to keep her at a distance.