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When the outbreak comes to a head, Laney is away from home. Chasing her dream of being the winner of a baking reality show, she is sequestered like a juror. No phone, no internet, no knowledge of what is happening. When the show evacuates all of the contestants, somehow Laney is left behind. Shut off from communication when the city loses power, Laney is clueless about what is happening and lacks the knowledge of the virus she is facing. Those infected experience a violent fever rage before the virus ultimately consumes them and takes their lives.

In the summer, Waldameer is like Seth and Julia's second home. The amusement park provides an unexpected thrill when new construction unearths an old locket near the carousel. Armed with only the locket's faded black-and-white photo of a young girl, Seth and Julia must track down its owner. Their investigation leads to new friends and new enemies. Like the greedy pickpockets eyeing the locket like hungry sharks.

STRONG, FAST, AND TOO SMART describes tomboy Hattie Dumond, born in bilingual New Orleans in 1914. No one, including Hattie, thought that would save her life two decades later. She struggles against the restrictions women face in those early 20th century years. Yes, she's a tomboy, but she can slip into the role of debutante and trains her intellect to straddle both worlds.

Four generations ago, a generation ship crashed into the sands of Savene. Since then, its survivors have eked out an existence in the planet’s hostile desert. Yet, the tech is failing, the sands are encroaching, and people are dying.

Penny has caught some unlucky breaks in life, which is why she is driving an Uber instead of running her own restaurant. However, her luck changes when a mysterious stranger gifts her an antique coin and then quickly kills himself right in front of her. Before she can process the trauma, Penny learns this coin is her ticket into Pendulum, an organization that controls all of the life-altering luck in the world. But to earn their unique good luck, Penny needs to choose someone and cause their bad luck. To help herself, she needs to hurt someone she knows, over and over again.

Ready to be blown away? Sure, you’ve read memoirs before, but none with the honesty, grit, and vulnerability contained in The Gifts That Haunt Me! This story is interwoven with heavy topics such as suicide, infidelity, substance abuse, and family skeletons. It’s scandalous at times, all the while being balanced out with humor and the undeniable power of love. It’s a roller coaster indeed—one that you will not regret riding!

Today you woke up to a new idea: Instead of waiting for your life to change, or resigning yourself to your lot, you should transform. Being your authentic self is your birthright, and you must claim it. Regardless of your reasons for listening to this audiobook, listen with a beginner's mind. Be open to a new way of seeing and being. Sandy’s relatable and actionable tools and processes will help you release the blocks that keep you stuck, and unleash your inner power to live your life with unshakable confidence and joyful exuberance. The time is now, and this audiobook is the answer.

Throughout my life, I have had the privilege of crossing paths with various successful individuals who have excelled in their respective fields. These individuals come from diverse backgrounds, have faced unique challenges, and have had varying circumstances. From CEOs, business owners, doctors, and lawyers, to athletes, coaches, teachers, and immigrants, to my own family and friends, I have closely studied their journeys and the journeys of successful public figures in an attempt to decipher what led each person to achieve their level of success and happiness.

In a moment of righteous fury, Mirren binds Fate into human flesh so that he will feel what it is to live and love and have it all ripped away. To know pain so deep, nothing and no one can ease it. She assumes her magic, like her heart, is too weak to do as she commands...until the night Fate finds her, rage simmering in his dark eyes as he demands she break her spell. He claims he never knew she existed, proposing that someone or something hid her from his sight, then vows to uncover who is truly responsible for her misery and make them pay for every second.