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Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story are cousins, but they barely know each another, and they've never even met their grandmother. Rich and reclusive, she disinherited their parents before they were born. So when they each receive a letter inviting them to work at her island resort for the summer, they're surprised...and curious. Their parents are all clear on one point - not going is not an option. This could be the opportunity to get back into Grandmother's good graces. But when the cousins arrive on the island, it's immediately clear that she has different plans for them. 

To help her archaeologist sister, geeky Samantha Rose swaps her black T-shirts and diet of pizza and ice cream for a pretty apron and a summer caring for her adorable twin nieces plus their Newfoundland dog in Huckleberry Lake, Idaho. How hard can it be? When the homemaker blog meant to reassure her sister goes viral, everyone believes it's real. Sam needs to convince them she truly is a Proverbs 31 woman before the girls' overprotective grandma swoops in to remove them.

Laura and Casey were once inseparable: as they floated on their backs in the sunlit lake, as they dreamed about the future under starry skies, and as they teamed up for the wild scavenger hunts in their small California lakeside town. Until one summer night, when a shocking betrayal sent Laura running through the pines, down the dock, and into a new life, leaving Casey and a first love in her wake. But the past is impossible to escape, and now, after 17 years away, Laura is pulled home and into a reunion with Casey she can’t resist - one last scavenger hunt.

When Rosie's best friend has an affair with her husband, the consequences reverberate through the lives of the two families. Relationships are torn apart, friendships shattered, and childish innocence destroyed. Her daughter Daisy's fragile hold on reality begins to unravel when a letter arrives that opens old wounds. Rosie's son Max blames himself for everything that happened. And her ex-husband Nick has his own version of events. As long-repressed memories bubble to the surface, the past has never seemed more present and the truth more uncertain.

When kidney disease is diagnosed early, you do not have to rely on dialysis and a transplant; you can actually get relief by simply changing your diet. Besides, owing to the fact that over 100, 000 patients are on the kidney transplant list, you really can’t just sit around hoping to get a transplant while doing nothing to remedy the situation (it takes about two-and-a-half to three years to get a transplant), and about 13 people die every single day waiting for a transplant.

When Ashley Stevens discovers a box of photos that remind her of her difficult childhood with cancer, she wants to push that box aside while keeping her promise to her adoptive grandmother to create scrapbooks from the pictures in the trunk. A photo of herself as a young child sitting beside a smaller girl continues to haunt her. Who is she and why does the toddler’s face look so much like her own? Between her job at the animal shelter, waiting on a proposal from and her boyfriend of three years, and his troubled family, will Ashley ever discover who the girl is?

Are you searching for simple, easy-to-prepare and delicious meals that renal-friendly and help you manage your kidney condition? Are you sick and tired of tasteless, complicated diets and want to enjoy wholesome meals without counting calories? If you answered yes to any of the questions above, then this cookbook is for you. In this special cookbook specifically designed for patients with renal problems, you're going to discover practical advice to help you successfully manage your condition and perform at your peak.

This accessible history, the first of two volumes, tells the story of the birth and expansion of the Fatimid Empire in the 10th century. Drawing upon recently available eyewitness accounts, Shainool Jiwa introduces the first four generations of Fatimid Imam-caliphs as well as the people who served them and those they struggled against. In this lively and comprehensive introduction, we discover various milestones in Fatimid history and the political and cultural achievements that continue to resonate today.

>When the Burgert family moves to Seattle in 1852, Kathryn is convinced her father has destroyed her life. The backwoods settlement offers none of the comforts and culture she loves in San Francisco. She cares nothing for the new sawmill the townsfolk are so excited about. That is, until she meets Jason, a lumberjack with dreams for a bright future. As she comes to know Jason, Kathryn can't help catching his vision.

The Storys are the envy of their neighbours: owners of the largest property on their East Coast island, they are rich, beautiful and close. Until it all falls apart. The four children are suddenly dropped by their mother with a single sentence: you know what you did. They never hear from her again. Years later, when 18-year-old cousins Aubrey, Milly and Jonah Story receive a mysterious invitation to spend the summer at their grandmother's resort, they have no choice but to follow their curiosity and meet the woman who's been such an enigma their entire lives.

No one in Sunset Point guesses Claire Robinson’s secret heartbreak. Including Ryan Connor, who seems to think she’s “the One”. Sure, he’s handsome, kind, and her students light up brighter than the classroom Christmas tree when he’s around. He wants a big family, something she can’t give him. Her snark should make him forget her. Problem is, both God and Ryan seem to have other plans! 

We live in a society where we are always in a rush. We wake up in a rush, try to prepare for work hastily, and leave the house in a hurry to beat traffic jam to get to work on time. This constant being on the move and never experiencing the moment and enjoying it is what leads to anxiety, stress, and depression. Owing to this, we are an unhappy and stressed society. What then can we do to be happy? What steps can you take to be happy? The key lies in changing our lifestyles and adopting a calm lifestyle, that is, the Hygge lifestyle.

It's 1851, and Evie Lawrence is penniless and heartbroken after a failed romance. When a kind elderly man announces his plan to move west and make his fortune, Evie jumps at the chance to go with him and start a new life. She says goodbye to the only home she's ever known and sets out for the Northwest. There she meets Noah Hughes, a handsome young man who has gambled everything he owns on the chance to make a fresh start. Living the rugged life of a lumberjack, he too is determined to one day make his fortune.

In Ruth Davidson's Yes She Can we meet world-beating women from fields as diverse as science, politics, the military, business and sport. They share their own journeys to the top - whether that's becoming Prime Minister, winning an Olympic gold medal or teaching male special forces how to fight. They share the bad times, too, the challenges faced and difficulties to hurdle, explaining what they've learned along the way. We also see the author's own path as she tracks the societal shifts that have seen women advance - and discuss how far we've still got to go.  

If you're suffering from very low mood, you can end up feeling alone, desperately struggling to find a way through - but recovery is possible, and in Making Peace with Depression, best-selling authors Sarah Rayner and Kate Harrison, together with Dr. Patrick Fitzgerald, discuss how. They explain that hating or fighting depression can actually prolong suffering, whereas making peace with difficult emotions by compassionately accepting these feelings can restore health and happiness.

This Christmas, Brad Hughes hopes he can convince his ex-wife Maddie he's not the unreliable, workaholic charmer she married young and then divorced. They'll be together over the holidays, for the sake of their four-year-old son. But what chance do they have of becoming a family again, when she can't leave the tiny Idaho lakeside community she grew up in, and he's a city boy through and through. Can they allow God to heal their broken marriage and broken hearts before his career tears them apart again?

Ready for adventure in the snowy Colorado mountains, Cecelia Gage is thrilled to be employed as the live-in housekeeper for her favorite best-selling author. The 25-year-old doesn't count on Mark Andrews being so prickly, nor becoming part of the small town gossip centering on the celebrity. Neither does she expect to become involved in Andrews' family drama and a relationship with Simon Lindley, Mark's oh-so-good-looking best friend. And certainly, Cecelia has no idea she'll be mixed up in a murder investigation.

Naomi is an Amish single mother who realizes that she may never find a man who will accept both her and her son. Her family has tried to marry her off several times but she knows what she really wants : a marriage based on love rather than convenience. Soon a mysterious man comes into town and she feels an instant attraction to him. But will he accept the fact she has a son out of wedlock?

Shelby Jenkins, former bad girl of Springdale, left town at 18 when her boyfriend's best friend attacked her. Now, seven years later, she's returned with her daughter to run the diner left to her by her late grandmother. Can Shelby and the town let bygones be bygones? Can Shelby trust that God knows what is best for her as she is drawn back into caring for her first love?

When Rosie's best friend has an affair with her husband, the consequences reverberate through the lives of two families. Relationships are torn apart, friendships shattered and childish innocence destroyed. Her daughter Daisy's fragile hold on reality begins to unravel when a letter arrives that opens old wounds. Rosie's son, Max, blames himself for everything that happened. And her ex-husband, Nick, has his own version of events.