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One tornado. Two lives changed forever.Ally had everything in life. A good job, some land with a little house on it, a flock of chickens, and one very spoiled cat. What more could she ask for? Everything was... almost perfect. She just wished she had someone to share it all with. Someone that wasn't a pretentious cowboy.Jack's job demanded everything from him, and then some. His life was filled to the brim with work and stress, but his tank was running on empty. His dad told him it took six figures to get and keep a woman, and he was far from that. What was even the point? Life as he knew it seemed so... impossible. When a storm strikes in the night, Jack is forced off the road to find protection in Ally's storm shelter. But when the tornado passes, things don't go as planned.Can two strangers from different worlds survive being trapped in a tornado shelter together?Perfect for fans of: One BedForced ProximityOpposites AttractDual POVSweet RomanceThis special edition hardback contains three bonus chapters, the alternative cover, and printed edges.
Joe Alley marries SueAnne Thomas and from there the myriad of badgering takes place that they just can't quite understand. Why the hassle? Is Joe a target? If so, why? Was it something he did? Was it SueAnne? What did she do? In this interesting story of people being affected by the choices of their fathers. Pull up a chair, hunker down and enjoy this thrilling ride through the life and times of Joe Alley; Chemistry Teacher.
Waking up on only his second day with the Mountain Warrior tribe, Eric finds he must still prove his worth despite stepping up in the previous night's battle with a zombie horde. Accompanying Bryan and Critter on a mission to save a bitten and injured comrade, the group is captured by the Lowboys and is taken to Craigsville where Eric is strangely treated like a celebrity. Inciting the ire of the Mountain Warriors and not sure why his new and dangerous hosts want him in their camp, Eric is suddenly a man on his own. With his loyalties in question and a new and possibly deadly ally emerging, Eric will have to choose between saving himself, finding out the truth, or coming to his friends' rescue--if they still are his friends. Whatever he chooses to do, his only escape route leads through the heart of the killing grounds of the vampires. It's kill or be turned or maybe both, and Eric will have to muster a strength he's not sure he has to make it out alive.
Two lone survivors of a battle fleet make alien contact. Befriending and understanding an alien becomes the key to their survival as they encounter even more remote aliens who are disembodied. This is the start of an Odysseus-like tale, in which the survivors meet aliens in ever more exotic forms.
Her father is missing. Her ex is back and asking questions she can't answer. Her world is spiraling out of control. Lacey Jordan thinks love is a bad joke, but that won't stop her from celebrating her dad's future happiness. When she gets to his place to raise a toast to his engagement though, he's nowhere to be found.Hours pass and the worst scenarios Lacey's mind can conjure send her rushing into action. But reality is even more frightening when she discovers that her father's recent scientific breakthrough is one that people would kill for. And worse, the source of the information is the one person she'd hoped to never see again.Caleb Mansfield knows time is running out to find his former mentor. He needs Lacey's cooperation, and the trust he'd stolen years before. And although Lacey isn't certain if Caleb's working with her or against her, she has nowhere else to turn.As the trail leading to her father narrows, Lacey becomes a target, risking her life to save him. Too late, she understands that with Caleb back in her life, she's risking her heart as well.Dangerous Ally is the nail-biting first book in the Long Shot romantic suspense series. If you like second chances, races against time, and pulse-pounding action, then you'll love Michelle Grey's thrilling mystery. Buy Dangerous Ally and get swept away today
What do national security and defense mean in the ecologically destabilizing age of climate change? In California, the US military has begun to redefine these concepts by taking on a largely unrecognized yet crucial role in renewable-energy innovation and in preserving cultural and natural treasures. Environmental stewardship is law on installations throughout the United States, but a few bases in Southern California have taken a more comprehensive approach—one in which energy security and protection of threatened and endangered species are embedded in the practice of national defense. Unlikely Ally takes us through these bases to examine what twenty-first-century sustainable-energy infrastructure looks like; whether combat readiness and species protection can successfully coexist; how cutting-edge technology and water-conservation practices could transform life in a resource-constrained world; and how the Department of Defense's scientific research into the metabolic secrets of the endangered desert tortoise could speed human travel to Mars. With investigative journalist Marilyn Berlin Snell as our guide, we explore a martial culture in California informed by science, strategic imperative, state and federal law, and visionary leadership.
In this unexpectedly hilarious social novel, a misguided thirty-something tries to beat his girlfriend at her own game: becoming the ultimate feminist. When he first meets Najwa at a lecture by Siri Hustvedt--whom he's never read--our hero discovers a whole new world of feminist thought. Determined to impress her, he sets out sincerely on his journey to allyship. His mother confides in him about the dreams she had to sacrifice because of the patriarchy, and he laments the violence and oppression women face. But he can't help but notice that they're going about their activism the wrong way... So our hero does what any good ally should: he gathers the worst of the macho men in town and begins a campaign to provoke the feminists. By "putting them in their place" with this phallic club--pelting demonstrators with raw eggs, posting obscene, threatening manifestos--he's convinced he can make women understand, and get them to fight harder for the cause. Following him as his plan spectacularly fails, The Ally mixes humor, clever storytelling, and hard-core feminist theory to lampoon the macho superiority complex and our modern gender wars.
Ever wanted to visit a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) school? Do you like sweet caterpillar pie? Would you taste it and give it a try? Six little frogs have big dreams of changing the world once they become human. But, once they reach their dream city of STEAM, Washington D.C., they are not as excited to become a human as the frogs initially thought they would be Frogs have a toad-ally different diet than people. Pigs would have to fly before my friends would try sweet caterpillar pie As the reader, you will see life through the eyes of six little frogs, engagingly telling a story to explore STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) and various other career paths for our future innovators and creators.
Someone you love has faced a traumatic loss-how to help them cope, heal, and survive.Your best friend has lost their spouse, your spouse has lost a parent, or someone close to you has lost a child. It doesn't matter what has happened-the loss is deep, heavy, and seemingly impossible. You want to help, but ... how? Unfortunately, we're not trained in the human art of knowing how to support a loved one in their darkest hour.In Grief Ally, Aly Bird rips the curtain away on this inevitable dynamic called grief. After her husband's untimely death, Aly gradually learned to cope with constructive support from loved ones. However, she soon realized she was one of the lucky ones with unwavering friends and family in her corner. In this empowering guide, she gives you solid step-by-step advice on how to support "your person"-what they're experiencing, what you can do, and what you can't control.Help your loved one feel like one of the lucky ones with this guide. You can't take the pain of loss away from someone you love, but by following the steps in Grief Ally, you can become their skilled, passionate advocate.You'll discover: How terrible clich s are more harmful than helpful and what tools to replace them with that support and comfort.The skillful art of asking the right questions to help your loved one heal.How to be a super human, not a superhero The two most important things you must provide as they grieve.How to keep your feelings out of their grieving process.There isn't a cure for grief. Nothing you do can change that devastating reality-but you have power to alleviate sorrow. Read Grief Ally today so you can offer the support your person actually needs.
A gripping spy thriller that will appeal to fans of John le Carré, Charles Cumming, and the like . an unputdownable novel.' Booklist Starred ReviewYour staunchest ally can be your deadliest enemyAfter five years' silence, a British intelligence asset has made contact from Moscow. Claiming to be in possession of an explosive piece of information, he wishes to defect to the West. The carefully-planned operation however goes catastrophically wrong, the would-be defector ruthlessly betrayed by a rogue element at the highest level of US government. As a result, MI6's Margo Lane is ordered to deliver a message the White House won't forget. It's mission that will take Margo to the violent heart of contemporary Russia and the edge of the civil war in Syria - and finally to a terrifying personal decision she had hoped she would never have to make.Fatal Ally is a riveting, literate and almost unbearably tense thriller which explores a world where emotions are lethal distractions - and your conscience can get you killed.
Masinissa: Ally of Rome resumes the story of the Numidian Prince at a moment when he is beginning to question his alliance with the Carthaginian Empire during the Second Punic War. He has been fighting as a cavalry commander on the Iberian Peninsula for several years but the fortunes of war and his own clandestine meeting with the Roman consul Scipio Africanus, ostensibly his sworn enemy, has led him to reconsider his loyalties. His love for the Carthaginian aristocrat Sophonisba, which had blossomed during his period of exile in Carthage, has remained strong during his absence from North Africa. He is due a period of leave in that city shortly to formalise his engagement to her. At this moment in the war, the Carthaginian forces are attempting to reform their military strength in North Africa and in the strategically important and historically allied southern Iberian city of Gades (present day Cadiz.) For his part, Masinissa has recently retrieved one of the sacred cups of Melqart (Hercules) which had been hidden in a fortress now occupied by the Roman legions. He is presently taking a small contingent of his most loyal troops to the temple dedicated to Melqart which is located close to the city of Gades to return the cup to its proper religious location. The mood of both he and his men on the journey is mutinous.
Masinissa: Ally of Carthage is the first part of the story of the experiences of the Numidian Prince and later King Masinissa during the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage. Masinissa’s involvement in the war was substantial, even pivotal, and he is still revered today across North Africa as the founding father of the Amazigh/Berber people. The story begins in 213 BC in Carthage, which has been Masinissa’s home for several years. He has fallen in love with Sophonisba, the beautiful daughter of one of the most senior Carthaginian generals. The two make promises to one another before Masinissa embarks west to enter the war as the commander of a substantial cavalry division. In terms of the wider world, Rome and Carthage – the most powerful nations of the time – have been at war for five years, ever since Hannibal crossed the Alpine passes and inflicted catastrophic and crippling defeats on the Roman armies at the battles of Trebia, Lake Trasimene and, most devastatingly, at Cannae, where an army of nearly 90,000 Romans was completely destroyed. The main theatres of war at this moment are the Roman siege of the Greek city of Syracuse in Sicily – which is being innovatively and belligerently defended, not least by the philosopher and scientist Archimedes – and the war in Iberia, which Masinissa is about to join with his Numidian forces.
Doing anti-racist work can be profoundly transformational for White people. Not only does it allow them to live their values of justice and equality, but it also helps develop skills like listening, sharing power, and working through conflict.Now more than ever, humanity must bridge the racial divides that exist within our society. Dr. Maysa Akbar, a race-based trauma expert, and originator of the Urban Trauma(R) framework, deftly delineates what the allyship process is for White people to align themselves with people of color through the lens of a person of color. Dr. Akbar illuminates the concept of White Privilege, the societal barrier which breeds and sustains racism, formulated by generations of oppression. She redefines previous frameworks of allyship, and through her new identity model of allyship, she constructs a much-needed pathway towards race-based rectification for White people.We are facing a global tipping point with regard to racism. To be successful, White people must provide support in the right way. This book not only educates on how we got here but also shows how we address it and fix it moving forward.
