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Microsoft President Brad Smith operates by a simple core belief: When your technology changes the world, you bear a responsibility to help address the world you have helped create. This might seem uncontroversial, but it flies in the face of a tech sector long obsessed with rapid growth and sometimes on disruption as an end in itself. While sweeping digital transformation holds great promise, we have reached an inflection point. The world has turned information technology into both a powerful tool and a formidable weapon.

Meg is excited when she hears the Centennial Strawberry Days Celebration is holding a competition for kids. The winner will be crowned the official Strawberry Days Ambassador and get a pair of electric bikes! Meg knows with Dad as her partner, there's no way she can lose. But Meg's strawberry dreams turn sour when Dad can't participate and, worse, he's already invited Grandma Sally to replace him. Without even asking Meg! Grandma likes to play by her own rules and Meg realizes her chances at winning are at an all-time low.

Marrying my best friend’s little sister is supposed to save my company… not steal my heart. I’m one board vote away from losing my position as CEO, and my power-hungry uncle is ready to pounce. The solution? A marriage of convenience to Cedar Rowan. She’s drowning in student debt, her parents want her to settle in our cozy Small Town. After losing her sister—my best friend—our friendship has become my lifeline. Cedar is smart, sassy, and her sunshine personality chips away at my grumpy exterior. But pretending she’s mine feels dangerously real. This arrangement was supposed to...

She didn’t come looking for a new beginning. But maybe one found her anyway. Claire Whitmore wasn’t searching for a second chance—she only meant to settle her great-aunt’s estate and return to her quiet, measured life. But Sugar Maple Cove has a way of holding on to people, and the seaside inn she inherits carries more than just creaking floors and sun-faded quilts. It holds memories—and maybe the promise of something new. Elijah Brooks has spent years keeping his distance, fixing other people’s broken things while ignoring the cracks in his own heart. When Claire walks into ...

In Girls of Tender Age, Mary-Ann Tirone Smith fully articulates with great humor and tenderness the wild jubilance of an extended French-Italian family struggling to survive in a post-World War II housing project in Hartford, Connecticut.

She came back to claim her inheritance. He gave her a reason to stay. After the passing of her estranged grandmother, Ivy Hart never expected to return to Oak Hollow—let alone as a bride. But the will is clear: to claim the inheritance tied to her childhood home, she must marry a local and stay for one full year. Luke McAllister is the last person she imagined standing at the altar with. A widowed rancher with quiet eyes and calloused hands, he’s also her former best friend—and the only man who ever truly saw her. For him, the arrangement offers a lifeline for his struggling ranch and...

The firefighter next door is about to save my heart. Jackson, my next-door neighbor, is my brother’s best friend, not mine. Looking for a husband isn't on my radar; my priority is protecting my daughter. That's why I moved to this small town where no one knows the shame I carry. But when my ex-husband gets out of prison, fear takes on a new face. Then, my worst nightmare unfolds: my house is engulfed in flames. In that moment of sheer terror, Jackson, the firefighter, emerges from the chaos. He saves more than just my life that night. Offering us a place to stay, Jackson becomes a ...

She believed in fresh starts. He needed one more than he knew. After years of quiet dedication to her grandmother’s boat tour business, Abby Rhodes had everything she needed in the cozy lake town of Forager Cove—except a reason to believe in love again. But the day a mysterious man collapsed on her boat and lost all memory of who he was, everything began to shift. He called himself John at first. Gentle, grateful, a little lost. Abby never expected to fall for him—or to discover his real name was Cade Ashton, heir to a luxury hotel empire and a past he couldn’t outrun. As seasons ...

In this revised and updated edition of the original, groundbreaking book Overcoming Perfectionism: The Key to a Balanced Recovery, Smith describes the key differences between overt and covert perfectionism; the role early attachment, temperament, sibling relationships, and life circumstances play in developing this pattern; and how to shift toward a center of balance for a more fulfilling life.

I wasn’t looking for love, but it found me in the most unexpected way, far from the quiet life in my small town. Taking care of my niece and running my art business were my top priorities. But when my best friend asked me to be her brother Jake’s plus-one on a business cruise, I couldn’t say no. Jake—a junior lawyer recovering from a tough breakup—was focused on his career. He needed someone to pose as his girlfriend for appearances. His grumpy attitude clashed with my cheerful spirit, but soon, his kindness began to melt my heart. Before I knew it, what was supposed to be pretend...

I agreed to be my brother’s best friend, a billionaire's fake fiancée, knowing it’s forbidden. Confronting him about his wild party next door was supposed to be straightforward. But nothing is simple when his captivating green eyes meet mine. This playboy CEO with a reputation, becomes the center of my world. He proposes a fake engagement to ward off his persistent ex and media followings, as the city’s most eligible bachelor and Billionaire. Being with him, attending all those special events and benefits, the line between pretense and reality blurs. Despite my brother's warning, my ...

This small town single mom brought sunshine to my grumpy life. Settling into Oceanview, I never expected Jenna's vibrant presence. Her dedication to her son, Tyler, tugged at something within me. Yet, my gruff demeanor seemed incongruent with her sunny disposition. Caught off guard by her compassion, I found myself drawn to her, against my better judgment, as her Boss. Witnessing her defend me against office gossip, I glimpsed a side of her that stirred my emotions. As we worked together on a fundraiser, I couldn't shake the realization that my thoughts lingered on her more than they should...

As such things are measured in Washington, Denise Burke has everything a woman of wit could want: two hip kids able to look after themselves; a marriage constructed to allow maximum mutual leeway with a husband smack in the center of Clinton's inner circle; and a high-profile lover. Plus, she's a best-selling author of several true crime books. But when death strikes close to home, Denise becomes a woman with a big-time problem.

From Microsoft's President and one of the tech industry's wisest thinkers, a frank and thoughtful reckoning with how to balance enormous promise and existential risk as the digitisation of everything accelerates. In Tools and Weapons, Brad Smith takes us behind the scenes on some of the biggest stories to hit the tech industry in the past decade. From Edward Snowden's NSA leak to the NHS WannaCry ransomware attack, this book is essential listening to understand what's happening in the world around us.

For much of history women have been seen rather than heard. Their thoughts, their views, have lain too long in the shadows of our culture. Whilst this traditional view has some merit it is not entirely accurate. Here, gathered together in these volumes, we can, through their words, experience their lives; we can hear their voices, their thoughts, joys, loves and losses. For the female poet there was always the confining hand of men to instruct that their time was perhaps spent more productively elsewhere. These lines, these gilded verses, often protest otherwise.

Lady Minerva Malbury has never lost a game of chess, and if she wants to avoid marriage, it's a streak she'll have to keep alive. Everyone knows the marriage mart is a game, but no one expects this one: the first gentleman to defeat Lady Minerva in a game of chess wins her hand. His best friend's sister was all, Anthony MacMillian, Lord Drake, could think about most days. Since her season debut, four years ago, he's had to endure countless games of chess that threated his fortitude to remain in the wings.

Josh the Billionaire is back and my heart doesn’t stand a chance. Running my B&B was supposed to be my fresh start. Not a reunion with my old friend and secret crush, Josh, while on business. He’s all grown up now, with an adoptive son, and a successful career. With a rugged charm that still makes my heart skip a beat. He offered to help, and I accepted, how can I refuse assistance from a pro. Working side by side, blurs the lines between friendship to something more. Investors had other plans for this small seaside town including my B&B. But Josh’s protective instinct kicked in to ...

It’s never easy keeping secrets...Only her desire to crush the Crown’s enemies could induce Lady Lucille Stanford to endure another Season. For years she has worked secretly for the Home Office, and she has come to London with one purpose: Foil the attempted kidnapping of a highly valuable target, identity unknown. Inconveniently, Lord Harrington - Lucy’s brother and guardian - has other plans. He won’t be satisfied until she is at long last married.

Fall in Love with Four Grumpy Billionaires in One Heartwarming Box Set. Dive into the captivating world of grumpy billionaires who made life-changing decisions that shaped their futures forever. This special collection brings together four Clean and Wholesome standalone novels, each weaving a tale of love, transformation, and happily ever after. CEO Next Door I agreed to be my brother’s best friend and billionaire's fake fiancée, knowing it was forbidden. Confronting him about his wild party next door was supposed to be straightforward— until his captivating green eyes met mine. This ...

This book offers a path to healing and setting a new course for your life after enduring a great loss. Written from the perspective of Life Between Lives, this book reveals that we are souls who have incarnated here on earth to learn and grow toward enlightenment. A great loss is the soul's invitation to return to the purpose we have set for this life after we have lost our way. Author Ann J. Clark shares dozens of stories that illustrate how you can cope with grief, reconnect to your inner self, work through guilt, and receive assistance from the spiritual realm.