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The underground mine fires ravaging Pennsylvania coal country have forced 11-year-old Brigid Howley and her family to seek refuge with her estranged grandparents, the formidable Gram and the black lung-stricken Gramp. Tragedy is no stranger to the Howleys, a proud Irish-American clan who takes strange pleasure in the "curse" laid upon them generations earlier by a priest who ran afoul of the Molly Maguires. The weight of this legacy rests heavily on a new generation, when Brigid, already struggling to keep her family together, makes a grisly discovery in a long-abandoned bootleg mine shaft.

As if it wasn’t awkward enough being an adopted normal kid in a family of purebred shape-shifters, Kale Rollins was now being transferred to a new school made solely for their kind. And it gets worse. He must attend this school under the pretense that he, too, is a shape-shifter in order to “babysit” his 14-year-old brother, who has suddenly shifted a year earlier than expected. However, with the newfound knowledge that shape-shifting families are mysteriously disappearing, Kale wonders if attending Emerson Fox Academy is actually as safe as it seems.

What if a new woman walked into your life while you were still haunted by the woman you lost? Stunned by the accidental death of her partner, Darcy Morrow can summon little kindness for the beautiful nurse Alis Baker, the woman hired to tend her while she grieves, the woman with the too-blue eyes and a healing touch. But day by day, month by month, as the Colorado winter rages on, Alis' determined gentleness and unwavering compassion chip away at Darcy's frozen heart - even though Alis has a deep sadness of her own, one she carefully hides.

Gillian Delaney's career is slowly tanking. As head photographer for Coyne Hotels, she used to love her job - but then her old boss's jock son took over, and it's all been downhill since. When Gillian is taken along on a company trip to scout out a new hotel location on an uninhabited island, she thinks it's going to be business as usual. That is, until she meets the boat captain who will take them there: a gorgeous and enigmatic woman named Ivy. The three-hour tour turns into a disaster when the boat is wrecked at sea.

What is couponing? Where can I get coupons? How can I start couponing? Does it really have benefits for consumers? Everyone is a shopper. But what distinguishes the best buyer from the worst buyer is the amount charged on the receipt for equal quantity of items. From the candid depiction of ways to make the most of coupons, listening to this book promises a bounty of knowledge to shoppers.

Timothy Wilson Spencer has the distinction of being the first American serial killer to be convicted on the basis of DNA evidence - evidence that also exonerated a man who had been in prison after being wrongly convicted of committing one of Spencer's murders. A troubled adolescent from Arlington, Virginia, with a deep hatred of women, Spencer utilized his cat-burglar skills, strength, and agility to gain entry into his victims' homes, lay wait, and then bind, rape, torture, and murder them.

James Marlow and Cynthia Coffman were a troubled couple who were convicted of murdering five people during a deadly rampage that spanned multiple states. The last two victims, 20-year old Corrina Novis and 19-year old Lynell Murray were kidnapped and found strangled and sodomized, and the murderous pair were found guilty of the crimes.

Congratulations on your decision to learn about the gastric balloon or to get it! You're about to find out more about this tool that can help you lose weight, and also about the healthy habits that can keep you losing weight and keep it off for years to come. If you're looking into the gastric balloon system, you've already been fighting obesity for quite a while. The balloon is designed to lend a hand as you jump-start your weight loss. For three or six or even 12 months, the balloon will be in your stomach, reminding you of what you should and shouldn't eat.

Meet Andee Shaw. A decade ago, her heart was broken by a devastatingly beautiful woman - the woman she thought she'd spend the rest of her life with. Now, 10 years later, two of her oldest friends, Elizabeth and Heather, are getting married in Vermont. And they have a request: They want the old gang to take that infamous road trip they always talked about in college but never set into motion.

Maya knew that this was going to be her last homecoming for a while, but she didn't know or expect that this homecoming would be the craziest and/or chaotic one of all. Although Maya has always been the peacemaker in the group, this may be the first time she may just let it go. Through it all, she and her friends will realize how crazy things can get this homecoming may even challenge or destroy their friendship.

When Lieutenant Corban McAlister returned from Afghanistan, he was awarded with the gold Medal of Honor for his heroic deeds whilst serving in the military. If only he felt as heroic. Despite the fact that he saved so many lives, he had to also deal with loss. Ridden with guilt, he was slipping further into depression. And with the arrival of his ex-girlfriend Alley Jamison, things changed drastically.

You've seen the aliens known as "the Greys" in movies and on TV. But what if everything you think you know about them is wrong? And what if the Greys are only the beginning? On a nondescript planet on the far side of the galaxy, the M'Uktah have evolved from a wolf-like predatory creature into a highly advanced species that has mastered intergalactic travel. They are cultured. Refined. And hungry.

I never really believed in soulmates until I was 34. Previously, I only had deep love connections. That changed when I met my first soulmate. The experience and energy was almost indescribable...and so powerful, that I was devastated when the encounter was short lived. I yearned to have this connection again, but I thought that surely people didn't have more than one soulmate. I was 100% wrong, because more soulmate encounters followed with increased intensity.

Vida Toujours has struggled all of her life, working hard for everything she's ever earned, using her all-consuming job as a Chicago doctor to numb herself against the emptiness she carries inside. Overprotective of her heart, Vida pushes people away, and despite her loneliness, she's made an art of remaining detached and disconnected. Then she receives an unexpected letter from France.

Negotiating in a business setting can be stressful and challenging no matter who you are, but women in the workplace face unique challenges (and possess unique skills). With this book, you'll get a complete primer on how to effectively negotiate in a variety of important situations.

Poppy is a fussy eater who doesn't like her Mum's cooking. One day she seeks out the Guzzle Gump, but what happens next isn't quite what she planned. A lighthearted story about the perils of not eating your dinner!

The IT world is fascinating inside and out. Every year, new technologies come to the market to much appeal and praise, from phones to computers to cybersecurity programs. However, what people do not see covered in the press as much are the IT projects that do not make it big. A realty of the technology world is that projects fail every year - many projects. Furthermore, government entities, who one would think had all tools necessary to launch a successful IT project, have a long list of failed IT projects.

Workplace bullying is a serious problem. If it's happening to you, it's important to take the right steps to deal with it. If you notice it happening to someone else, you should reach out and help that person. By fighting back against bullying wherever you see it happening, you can help to make your work environment happier, healthier, and more productive.

Healthcare is a big business and is only continuing to grow. Because of this, technology must adapt and transform to meet the needs of the public. Failed healthcare IT projects are nothing new. However, they surely are something that can be learned from. In every failure is a lesson that can be used for a future project - a lesson that can help to save, or better, someone else's life.

Wren Mallory is no stranger to failure. Reeling from the humiliation of a very public breakup, she has fled LA for the comfort of her East Coast hometown of Archer Cove. Here, she happily passes her days as the barista in her family's bakery and spends her nights writing her screenplay. Hollywood bad boy Jax Cosgrove has to fix his image if he's going to be considered for the role of a lifetime. When a good deed leads to a misunderstanding, he presents Wren with an opportunity.