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Friends fall out of touch, we run out of time, or sometimes our courage simply fails us - and thank-yous, regrets, feelings, and secrets are left unshared. In 2009, Jackie Hooper came up with a way to help people recapture a moment that had once passed them by. She began asking them to write letters that answered one question: If you had another chance, what would you do differently? Based on the popular blog of the same name, this captivating collection of letters presents the stories of ordinary people.

A "she shed" for moms to discuss the delights and difficulties of motherhood. We're more alike than we are different. Spend Fridays with your mom bestie!

A podcast for rural women... by rural women. Hosted by Kirsten Diprose and Jackie Elliott, they seek expert advice and the stories of other rural women on issues such as succession planning, motherhood, starting a business...running for politics and much more!

Jenny is on the way to the Halloween party of the season. School is out and all her friends will be there, including her football player boyfriend, who she plans on getting down and dirty with for the very first time - her very first time! Things don't go exactly as planned for her once she gets to the house, though. At first it seems dark and creepy, but not long after she gets there a party does seem to be going on. Just not the party Jenny thought it was going to be. Jenny is overcome with lust when two strange, unidentified men in masks ravage her in an upstairs bedroom.

Henry Whitfield answers the call of duty and travels halfway across the world to fight in the war. Far away from his family and Canadian hometown, he feels the loneliness. On the battlefield, he meets an angel. Afraid she is just a dream, he befriends Winnie.

In her socialite days, Ella Sanborn was the life and soul of every party! Now she's on the other side of the invitation, determined to become New York's premiere events planner if it kills her! Which working with straight-laced new client Chase Trumbull could well do.... Chase has been too busy saving his family's business to enjoy much recently. He might have agreed to throw a themed party, but that doesn't mean he's off duty just yet! Until he meets Ella. Something about her tempts him to loosen his tie, take off his suit jacket and finally have some fun...

But I'm only a former cop, out of the rescue business for a long time now. Still, I couldn't leave Caro Franklin stranded in a snowstorm. Even if bringing that beautiful lady to my home meant my family - and yes, maybe I, too - would immediately fall in love with her. So we just met. We still have …something. In spite of those "family obligations" of hers that I don't fully understand, there's no denying what's between us. No denying that I could make the perfect father for her son. Now I just have to convince Caro to choose me.

In Jackie Kay’s first collection of stories, ordinary lives are transformed by secrets. Her world might seem familiar – sex, death and family cast long shadows – but the roles of mothers, daughters and lovers are imagined and revealed in the most surprising of ways. Jackie Kay sees the extraordinary in everyday life, and lights it up with humour and generosity in a way that is uniquely her own.

Jessie Fields has been in love with her childhood friend Dalton for ages, but he did the one thing that makes it impossible for them to be together: He joined the army. Traumatized by the death of her brother when she was 15, can Jessie learn to put the past behind her and commit herself to the man who needs her more than the air he breathes?

Each Episode is with Jackie Moravek and a Fasting Foodie Friend - discussion about eating windows, food preferences and how Intermittent Fasting provides the ability to enjoy food! Each episode Jackie talks with a new guest to highlight just how different and flexible fasting can be for each individual.

This book offers approaches from professionals working with the mind-body connection to reduce stress and anxiety, build motivation and enable individuals to understand and respond to their needs. You will discover the impact of three pillars of health and wellness: Awareness, Information and Learning. This provides you with the framework to deepen your professional knowledge - skills and confidence to support others in times of uncertainty and crisis.

Decades after Thomas Circling Eagle's suicide, his wallet is discovered buried in an abandoned barn. That puzzling fact intrigues his now-grown son Richard, especially because its contents contradict the suicide assumption and include a reference to mysterious human remains uncovered in the wilderness near Medford, WI. Disturbed by these revelations, Richard starts on a quest for the truth.

The teacher has given out an assignment for the school’s annual science fair over spring break. Carrie is up for the challenge as the school’s brightest student teams up with her friend, Brandon, to make a remarkable project. What happens when their "project" disappears inside the school? Only her dog, Roscoe, knows what happened to their new creation! Join them in this fun-filled story filled with science and heart.

Embrace the darker side of love with this alluring collection of verses and short stories of how love, although wonderful, can also be dark and provocative.

Two adoring spouses, Roger and Margaret, lose the loves of their lives and a routine that made them fond and content. They become baffled and find chaos learning to live without the other. Margaret escapes memories by traveling, and Roger keeps the candle lit, recreating memories to last the rest of his lifetime for his daughter, grandchildren, and himself. Margaret is led to Roger after finding typed letters to his beloved with questions, missing her and trying to heal. Both Roger and Margaret bond in understanding and empathy.

Crystal wakes up from a very late night out and heads to the kitchen only to find her husband and his poker buddies gawking at her half-naked body. Her husband takes off her clothes in front of the group of men and plays with her breasts and clit while they watch. She is embarrassed and mortified at first, but as she is passed around and filled in every hole, she is soon overcome with a desire to be used by them.

Fifty-one-year-old Tori Williams' life implodes when she sends a text while driving on the M62 motorway and allegedly causes the horrific crash in which three people die. Public and press are baying for her blood, but Tori is no wallflower and refuses to buckle under their pressure or be a pariah in society. Instead she sets about saving the nation. But can she save Etta, the woman who saved her life? Or will Etta's secret be her downfall?

Owner of the luxurious and exclusive Keys complex in Las Vegas, Lucky Santangelo comes up against Armet Askarani, a ruthless billionaire middle-easterner potentate with three wives, who has little regard for women except as sexual playthings or breeding mares. Armet wishes to purchase the Keys, and is shocked when he hears that Lucky has no desire to sell - whatever the price. That a mere woman would turn him down is insulting and unthinkable. And so the battle for power begins….

From Miami to Beverly Hills, from Mexico City, Acapulco and Las Vegas, Lucky Sanangelo is back! And so is the illegitimate son Anthony Bonar, of her one time Godfather and lethal enemy, Enzio Bonnati.

Lucky is preparing for the opening of her new multi-billion dollar hotel complex in Las Vegas, The Keys. But Anthony Bonar - drug lord and vicious killer - is out to stop her in any way he can.

Take an up-close look at the fascinating lives of clownfish and sea anemones. Learn how this animal team works together to survive.