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At least 75 percent of all mergers and acquisitions fail. It doesn’t have to be that way. Don Scales has been in the professional services business for more than three decades. During that time, he has been involved in more than 40 M&A deals, on both the buyer and seller side. He has learned firsthand what works and what doesn’t and has long thought about writing a book to share his knowledge with others.

Starline is not a traditional princess in pink. She is the one who will do anything to help others from villains and danger. She is a mysterious, heroic girl for the townspeople and to her own family - she is The Masked Princess. A beautiful girl who changed her princess castles life for an adventurous life of the unknown.

Alpha and Omega: Your transfiguration awaits you, my love. Heed the mantra, and live exalted forever. Reject it, and die a mortal death. Haunting relics lure a non-fiction writer into this destiny proclaimed by his tantalizing seductress. He must either claim his revealed identity to start his new life with his soulmate, or else perish in the wake of devastating temptation. Through twists and thrills that test the boundaries of reality, Robb Hoff’s launch of the Eggsquisite Corpse series is an odyssey across a surreal landscape that careens between the earthly and divine.

In the story, the multiethnic community of Wailuna Bay struggles to find safety as a tsunami races toward the islands, but to survive the crisis, they must overcome their own prejudices, class differences, and family conflicts. If residents of this isolated coastal community are to survive, they must band together and seek refuge on the hillside land of an embittered, old milk farmer who wants nothing to do with his neighbors.

It’s a race against time for Wren and her four mates. If they win that battle, the foundation will be set for an epic war for the throne. Queen versus queen. Blood against blood. With both queens at four mates each, the playing field is matched. Or is it? Just one more mate could ensure Wren’s claim to the throne. He kept his mouth shut while lurking just out of her reach, always watching, driven only by his need for vengeance.

Intersecting neuroscience, psychology, and spirituality, author Anne Kertz Kernion offers mindfulness tips and explains the benefits of Christian meditation.

Wren, true heir to the vampire’s Southern Clan throne, has recently joined the Kidnapped Multiple Times Club. She’s certain she’s sick of it - until she meets her latest kidnapper and potential fourth mate. He’s dangerous. He’s lethal. He’s basically Idris Elba in leather. And he looks damn good in a tux. He’ll make the perfect date for a cult party. The murderess queen will be there, and Wren can sever her crown, once and for all. If he can be persuaded, that is.

Still reeling from witnessing Queen Ravana’s devastating cruelty, Wren and her men cling to one another, trying to create some semblance of normalcy in their insane world. Ashe and Charles still believe in Wren - but she’s not sure she really has what it takes to be queen of the Southern Vampire Clan. As it turns out, her latest potential mate doesn’t think so, either. Marlowe - SFBI agent and professional thinker - wants nothing to do with Wren.

With a broken-heart and a broken spirit, Sophie must work through the pain once again to fight an evil worse than anything they've ever faced. With all that has happened, can her mind handle another loss or will it finally break her down? Something or someone is mixing blood-lines to create a powerful army. When her mortal friends are caught in the mix and everyone around her is dying, she must call on a higher power.

Yara Parmstone, queen of the dragon shifters, is at war. Two of them - one among those she’s supposed to rule and an even darker, deadlier one. The plan? Panic. The other plan? Steal back the goddess of the dragon shifters like the thief Yara has always been. If she doesn’t, the war will be lost, and all shifters will die. Even her three hot-as-sin favorites. That just won’t do.

Lilac Noble must face the traumatic experiences of her childhood before she can conquer the dark entities that have wreaked havoc on her family. On this epic journey, Lilac undergoes the destructive process of spiritual enlightenment in order to lift the veil of darkness and shame that has obscured her youth. As Lilac unlocks painful memories of abuse, suppressed in her subconscious from years of fear-based conditioning, she uncovers menacing secrets feeding the evil within her generational bloodline.

Five women take a getaway to write their first book in a series on the body, mind, and soul called Bodylutions. They set out for the adventure of a lifetime, but the town’s spooky vibe and strange occurrences may interfere with what they came to do. Adventure is around every corner in this little town, along with its history. So many distractions to avoid, but these five women only have seven days to sit down and have five roundtable discussions on how they keep their bodies balanced.

Catherine L. Knowles has written White Dove, an epic story of love, betrayal, hate, and survival set against the tumultuous background of the Civil War and General Sherman’s Scorch the Earth campaign. At the center of the tale is a former bordello business manager Mollie “Sissy” Greenleaf, a “spitfire” loud, outspoken woman. Sissy finds herself in the middle of a heated courtroom battle to defend the honor of her deceased best friend and confidant Mollie Teal and her estate.

As the wedding of the century unfolds, trouble erupts to bring more devastation to Sophie's world. A prophecy is revealed that could turn everything around. Relationships will be tested beyond normal limits, but can Sophie resist the temptation to give up when she feels her world is falling apart? Making decisions is never an easy task, but one decision of betrayal is made that could have drastic consequences. She must see past her emotions to help save their world from another evil that wants to keep her from possessing power greater than ever before.

Nine months after removing the Reaper in the Tree from his throne, Clarence, Wakoba, and Jessi have struggled to adjust back to their normal lives. Ever since he was marked by the Pit, Clarence has been tormented by nightmares. With the return of color, the tensions between mortals and reapers increased. The need for the unpleasant guardians of Ganedyn has diminished. Now that the End was trapped in the in-between, the right to enter Ganedyn has become a blessing once more.

Serenity gets a new pair of glasses, and she is concerned about what her friends and classmates will say about how she looks in them. Her grandmother, whom she calls Nana, helps Serenity understand that if she feels good about herself, that is what truly matters.

Uttering the name Mr. Memory evokes the live performances and talk-show appearances when he would impress the world with his abilities of recollection. His clarity of remembrance has kept listeners captivated for days while sharing the adventures of his life. In this collection of short stories, we learn the truth about Mr. Memory, the fantastic gone unseen, and a world of wonder that can inspire us to believe.

Diana Curtis works hard to grow her businesses and look after her scatterbrained mama in a charming, Southern mansion. So, when Miss Jackie returns from vacation engaged to an English duke, Diana will do whatever it takes to stop the impulsive marriage. She’ll even join forces with the Duke’s handsome but secretive nephew. Tracking his uncle, the card-counting Viscount, Andrew Montgomery, leaves Monte Carlo for the Mississippi heat with a mission and a secret: Stop the Duke from making an embarrassing blunder and prevent anyone from learning just how few zeros are in the family’s bank account.

The Shermans have given up successful professional careers as engineer and editor to become booksellers in The Olde Victorian Bookstore in Annapolis, Maryland. Rare 15th-century typesetting artifacts journey through time to the present, leaving behind not only their original innovation, but a horrifying imprint of murder, robbery, kidnapping, and mugging in their wake. Professor Abner Fraume, brother of the bookstore's former owner, possesses these artifacts and gives his life to protect their whereabouts.

When a royal decree demands the death of all young children, along with any born over the next two years, Adriella's life comes unraveled. Instead of the excitement of a new baby, she feels nothing but trepidation at telling her soldier husband. She decides to flee before he can turn her in.