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There's no place like home, they say."Hello, I'm Nina Parker…and I'm an alcoholic." For Nina, it's not the weighty admission but the first steps toward recovery that prove most difficult. She must face her ex-husband, Hunt, with little hope of making amends, and try to rebuild a relationship with her angry teenage daughter, Meagan.

In Every Little Thing in the World, Nina de Gramont turns a familiar predicament teen pregnancy into an unforgettable journey.

For cowboy and firefighter Jake Ramsay, Christmas at Thunder Mountain Ranch is all about family, food, and celebration. Okay, and maybe a chance to run into his high-school sweetheart, singer Amethyst Ferguson. Six months ago, they had a scorching-hot, wild reunion - and this cowboy can't wait for another chance to play with fire.

In Real Women, Real Leadership, 24 women leaders describe their personal journeys to the top, providing deep insight and a fascinating perspective on "making it" as a woman in the male-dominated business environment. They discuss their experiences and offer guidance on topics such as balancing family and career, building alliances, mentoring and being mentored, and overcoming obstacles in the business world, which is still dominated by men in the senior levels of management.

It was cold, they were trapped, and Rory Buchanan had made love to a perfect stranger. She’d also enjoyed it far more than she should have. But how was a regular girl from Whitehorse, Montana supposed to know the royal protocol for dealing with a fantasy one-night stand? Even if he didn’t remember their night together, it soon became clear that gorgeous Devlin would do anything for Rory. But this relationship was no fairy tale. Because someone was willing to kill to keep Devlin’s secret past from toppling a royal hierarchy.

All J.T. McCall cared about were cattle. He'd always been the responsible brother and had taken over the day-to-day management of the family-owned Sundown Ranch years ago. He was as authentic as a cowboy can come–and Regina Holland knew it. He was just what she was looking for, and she was determined to have him–for business purposes only, of course. So when she finagled a job with his cattle drive deep in the Montana mountains, she didn't count on becoming a killer's target or on falling for J.T.

Willie Colt feels at home in the wide-open spaces of the country. Lawyer Eleanor Shaffer has a corner office with a spectacular view of the city. The two could not be more different. Willie was brutally attacked while trying to extradite Eleanor’s client. The two have every reason to distrust each other, but they’ll have to work together if they’re going to achieve justice. Move over big-city tactics—and meet good old country grit.

After her double-crossing, thieving husband disappears, Geneva Carrington Beck and her puppy—the only thing the no-account left behind—recruit Montana outfitter Calhoun St. Pierre to track him down. But their mountain mission takes a dangerous turn when criminals searching for the missing man make his bride a target…and a widow. Now a reluctant hero has to partner with and protect the renegade wife.

In Focus Astrology provides the ins and outs of all the star signs, along with instructions to create your own astrology chart.

At the Court of Flowers, Chloe Witherspoon learns what her owners have planned for her, but she has a plan of her own. Travis Tyler pursues his vendetta against Jack, but someone far more cunning unleashes a vendetta against him. Ramage Cadler creates doubts in Jack's mind about Aiyanna. Is she truly who she claims to be? Or is she something far darker? When he shares his fears, Aiyanna reveals her past—and that of her people—in a way that leaves Jack spellbound.

On February 16, 2006, twenty-year old American snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis was poised to win the first gold medal in women’s snowboardcross, a sport making its Olympic debut. With a seemingly insurmountable lead over the other competitors, Lindsey only needed a clean run for the gold medal to be hers. But as the five-time world champion entered the last 100 meters the unthinkable happened: choosing to add a little flair to the run, she grabbed the back edge of her board—then lost her balance and fell.

Much to their mutual annoyance, FBI agent Jacob Wolff and Miami detective Jasmine Adair discover they’re both undercover to bust a notorious organized crime group. But amid a glamorous South Beach nightclub opening, their key informant is found dead, leaving Jacob and Jasmine the dangerous job of infiltrating the ring. With desire igniting between them, can the two set aside their distrust and work together to bring down the brutal mobsters?