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This book isn't going to give you all the answers about publishing. Everything is changing too fast for that.Instead, this book will help you figure out the questions you need to be asking, right now and tomorrow and direct you to areas you need to think about.This book covers some of the universal things in publishing, such as: organizing your computer, your publishing schedule, contracts, etc. It also highlights the things that are driven by the genre of your project, such as covers, price, and marketing. Learn from someone who has already learned some of this the hard way. And continues to figure it out.Some of the topics discussed include: Producing Easy Books Organizing Your Computer Ideas In Marketing What Happens When You Do Strike it Big? Distribution and BrandingThe Business for Breakfast series contains bite-sized business advice. This is a 101 level book, with beginning advice for the professional.Be sure to read all the books in this series!

The road from Louisiana to the L Bar Ranch on the Bosque River, Texas is a long and dangerous one, but for Earl Lamar, recently discharged sergeant from the First Texas Confederate Cavalry, it's the only way home.Earl Lamar, former Confederate soldier and Bosque County Texas rancher has made two successful cattle drives, selling cattle to keep the L Bar Ranch in business. While driving his herd safely across the Red River and Indian Territory will bring in enough gold to keep his ranch afloat for a long time to come, the danger in taking the trail to Kansas can't be overlooked with treacherous rivers to cross, Indians to avoid or fight, bad weather, and ruthless cattle thieves always lying in wait.Earl manages to return home in one piece just in time to meet his new daughter. But a carpetbagger Texas governor seems intent on playing rough with former rebelling states by making things as miserable as possible for native Texans. To make matters worse, the KKK raids Earl's ranch and Texas no longer seems to have a hope or prayer of ever returning to normal.

During 2022, Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate the 70th anniversary of her role as Queen of England. The American and British people have shared a special relationship between our two countries. This book intends to celebrate our relationship, and honor Queen Elizabeth II for her role and contributions to a friendship recognized throughout the world. This release is a revised 2nd printing of The Queen and the U.S.A. released in 2012 to honor her Diamond Jubilee Celebration.

The book presents the fundamental stories and legends of Greek (and Latin) mythology. The intent is to preserve this rich and varied heritage, that is the basis of Western culture and permeates every form of art, even contemporary. It is divided into the following four parts: The Origins, The Gods of Olympus, Other Gods and Legends, and Weird and Wonderful Creatures. Fact sheets follow the narratives, that can also serve for educational use. Each tab is divided into two parts: Analysis and Understanding of the text, Reworking and Writing.

Manuale che oltre a parlare della fondazione del Karate, stile Shorinji Ryu Renshinkan, è corredata da oltre 500 foto, oltre 20 video pubblicati su Youtube, con allegato il Regolamento WKF per Kata e Kumite. L'autore ha voluto portare a conoscenza del PRATICANTE, o anche a coloro che stanno valutando la possibilità di investire tempo e fatica, oltre agli aspetti teorico-tecnici, gli aspetti e conoscenze della Psicologia nello sport, con particolare riferimento al Karate, la Ipnotecnica applicata al Karate, il lavoro del Coach nel Karate, il Marketing sportivo relativo al Karate, alcuni suggerimenti di applicazione di strumenti utili per la pratica del Karate, come l'utilizzo del Dinamometro digitale. Per ultimo, viene data una visione d'insieme completa e analitica, qualora il PRATICANTE, ottenuta la cintura nera, intenda svolgere l'attività a tempo pieno col Karate ed altre arti marziali, individuando quei possibili percorsi che possano aiutare il PRATICANTE/IMPRENDITORE. Si porta a conoscenza del PRATICANTE, la possibilità di intraprendere il percorso di Laurea in Psicologia delle scienze motorie, completando così la propria formazione e lavorare con passione e dedizione.

Relive the luxury of days long gone, and love almost secured, with these notepads from Wes Anderson's Grand Budapest Hotel.From Herb Lester's Fictional Hotel Notepads series, these hotels are out of reach to all, no matter their wealth. They exist only in the imaginations of their creators, and now in these paper pads. * Includes three 50-page notepads * Litho-printed in the UK on sustainably sourced, heavy text-weight paper with cardboard backs Also available (three 50-page pads per set): *Bates Motel, from Psycho (9781838216757) *Bertram's Hotel, from Agatha Christie's At Bertram's Hotel (9781838216764) *Camp Crystal Lake, from Friday the 13th (9781916349582) *The Great Northern Hotel, from Twin Peaks (9781916349551) *Heartbreak Hotel, from Elvis Presley's song Heartbreak Hotel (9781916349575) *Kellerman's Resort, from Dirty Dancing (9781916349537) *The Overlook Hotel, from The Shining (9781916349544) *Rosebud Motel, from Schitt's Creek (9781838216740) *The Horror Set feat. Bates Motel, The Overlook Hotel & Camp Crystal Lake Fictional Hotel Notepads (9781739897147)

In the fortune-telling business, there are a lot of pretenders, but Sunshine Meadows is the real deal-and her predictions can be lethally accurate...Leaving the Big Apple for the quaint town of Divinity, New York, Sunny is determined to make it on her own as a psychic. With an ancient Victorian house as her place of business, Sunny uses various psychic methods to aid the town's residents. But when she uses tea leaves to give a reading for a frazzled librarian, what she finds at the bottom of the cup is anything but helpful. Sunny informs the police of her deadly vision, but her warning is too late. And with hard-nosed, ruggedly handsome Detective Mitch Stone denying her abilities and naming her prime suspect, the situation is dire. Now Sunny has to use her visions to clear her name before the killer can put an end to the psychic once and for all.

WHAT IF GOD ISN'T IN A HURRY?WHAT IF THE WAITING IS PART OF HIS PLAN?WHAT IF DELAY DOESN'T MEAN DENIAL?Humanity tends to gravitate toward the quick solution. If it can be cooked faster, delivered faster, or fixed faster, we're all in. But this is just one of the infinite ways that God is different from us. God has no problem taking His time. He loves to work in ways that don't match our manic schedule. He isn't always the God of the immediate, but His timing is always perfect.The stories in God of the Long View reveal a Creator who does marvelous, miraculous, instantaneous things! But they also reveal a God who is just as content to work over decades, lifetimes, even centuries to heal, save, and build His Church. This book explores the God who is active even when we can't see Him designing blueprints that span generations in order to accomplish His will.God of the Long View will inspire believers and skeptics alike. The Creator is orchestrating His epic narrative! We may not fully see it today, but rest assured, His agenda is worth waiting for.

Reina and Ricardo have a relationship that's as close to perfect as one can get. Coming home after a romantic honeymoon, they're ready to settle down and begin their life together. But when Reina literally bumps into someone from her past, their future turns into a thing of uncertainty, and her life begins to unravel. Things are no longer as they seem when this dangerous stranger embeds himself into their lives. Will this vampire and his bride survive a wizard bound and determined to recreate his obedient mate from a past life? Or will they show him that sometimes the past is best left buried?

This wall calendar boasts twelve beautiful and timeless images of iconic scenes around Egypt, the Holy Land, and Turkey, by one of the earliest professional photographers to visit the region. Francis Bedford was the officially appointed photographer who accompanied the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) on his royal tour of the Near East in 1862. The photographs he took on the journey are celebrated as some of the finest products of the new art form of the nineteenth century.

Renowned petroleum geologist Bree Hart's blood, sweat, and tears have put her sexist father Duke Hart's Dallas firm, Hart Enterprises, on the international map. So when he brazenly appoints her cousin Caleb Hart, a former bull rider with little relevant work experience, to lead HE, Bree walks. She takes a job with real leadership responsibility at Wells Oil, one of Hart Enterprises's competitors . . . and the real drama begins. Bree thinks she's landed the position because of her top-notch skills, but billionaire oil tycoon Grayson Wells's motives are not noble. Grayson believes Duke Hart swindled his father out of his oil field and fortune, leaving him, his dying mother, and autistic brother mired in poverty for decades. Now, years after winning a lucrative oil field in a high-stakes poker game in Dubai, the dashing con artist Grayson is back in Dallas to steal Duke's kingdom and get his family justice-and he plans to use Bree to achieve his ends. But Grayson hasn't counted on Bree's beauty, boldness, caring nature, and intellectual fire to stoke a flaming sexual desire in him that he can't quell. Problem is, Bree's battling her own wild attraction to her impeccably groomed, brawny stud of a boss. For Grayson, the stakes are high: In bringing Duke Hart down, he'll hurt Bree. His heart wants him to be with her, but his brain knows better. Will Grayson stay focused on destroying Duke? Will Bree get steamy thoughts of Grayson off her mind and stay focused on the high-responsibility job she was born to do? Or will the lure of amazing sex-and possibly real love-derail their plans? Will these two stop Chasing Hearts?

Jada Hart dreamed of making it big as a TV anchor at San Francisco's WLB-TV. She'd pulled up stakes from her family home in Dallas believing her dream would soon be in hand. But five years later, and still at the same station, she'd covered nothing but fluff news for the entertainment segment. The powers that be only saw a pretty face. They didn't think Jada had the stuff to deliver hard-hitting news. But one day, in walked a new owner, Damian McKnight, who recognized Jada's on-air potential and believed she deserved a shot at the anchor seat. This was despite the fact she constantly challenged him in front of his employees. Any other boss would have deemed Jada a problem worker, but Damian had his own problem: He liked Jada's sass. Additionally, she was drop-dead gorgeous and intelligent. But he was the boss, so he couldn't get involved with her. But Jada had the hots for Damian too. She admired that he'd pulled himself up by his bootstraps to escape poverty and become a media mogul. Plus, he was just plain sexy-sexy chocolate! Soon, the chemistry between the pair would be too much to be denied, and they'd fall into a glorious affair. Jada would also get her shot at the anchor seat, but would their affair be discovered? Would she lose her colleagues' respect if they believed she'd slept with Damian to get ahead? What initially started out as hot sex would become something far more deep: Love. Will Damian and Jada walk away from their affair when both of them are Captivated Hearts?

An RT Book Reviews HISTORICAL MYSTERY of the Year Nominee, Perfect In My Sight is a "a tangy, sensuous historical romance with the added bonus of an excellent, suspenseful plot." [Rendezvous]What would you do if you believed someone you loved was murdered? Everyone suspected Peter Holland married Sarah Woodard's cousin for her money. Some were certain he killed her for it. Sarah is determined to discover the truth.Posing as a tutor for Peter Holland's blind son, Sarah suspects the clues to her cousin's murder lay hidden in her missing journals. But her suspicions will either lead her straight to the heart of a doting father... or into the arms of a heartless killer."Crosby ventures into new territory with an intriguing Victorian Gothic tale that will have readers swiftly turning the pages. Readers looking for a traditional Crosby historical will find a wonderful surprise." - RT Book Reviews"A tangy, sensuous historical romance with the added bonus of an excellent suspenseful plot with plenty of curves thrown in to keep the reader guessing and an explosive climactic ending." - Rendezvous"A different but very interesting book... The delicate balance between the mystery and the romance works beautifully..." - Affaire de Coeur "Crosby's characters keep readers engaged..." - Publishers Weekly

His reluctant belle...Juliet Templeton didn't embark on a risky London season in search of a fairy-tale. Fluttering hearts, yearning glances and stolen kisses are for starry-eyed debutantes, not disgraced, penniless females approaching spinsterhood. But when her quest to find a dull, respectable husband leads her to grumpy, maddening, brilliant Lord Cross, her foolish heart overrules her head, and insists on beating for him alone.Her irascible earl...Flirtatious, witty Juliet Templeton is the last lady Miles Winthrop should have trusted with his heart, and the only lady he ever has. He leaves for the country to escape her tempting lips and teasing eyes, vowing to forget her. But when Juliet turns up at his house party in the wake of a disastrous ton scandal, he discovers he's still a captive to his deep desire for the bold, audacious beauty.A battle of wits, and wills...The passion that began in London soon flares to life again, sparking a battle of wits and wills that has them balanced on the brink of heartbreak, or happily-ever-after. Will their dangerous game of seduction end in ruin, or will two people who were never meant to be together, find they can't bear to be apart?

A daughter of the forest and loyal to no clan, Seana has been whispered to be a child of the faeries, but not even a little Gael magic can help her claim what she truly desires-home and hearth... before it's too late for her ailing da. ​​​​​​​Seana pins all her hopes on Broc Ceannfhionn, but Broc has eyes for another. To win Broc's heart, she strikes a bargain with Colin Mac Brodie-the biggest rogue in all of Scotia. Although Colin has already broken Seana's heart once... this time around, he's powerless to resist the girl he once shunned... and he finds himself where he never thought to be... on bended knee.

The illegitimate daughter of a penniless English baron, Elizabet is determined to win her freedom at all costs... until treachery thrusts her into the arms of a proud Scotsman.Bound to protect her, despite that holding her could mean the death of a fragile peace between the clans, Broc of the McKinnons, soon realizes that the fiery vixen he holds captive could pose an even greater risk to his heart.

Boston heiress Sophia Vanderwahl has come to realize her fiancé is a rotten philanderer. Looking for retribution, she sets out to find the wastrel to give back his engagement ring, hiring an old rival of his to take her to Mexico.Although suspicious of her motives, Jack MacCauley needs the money to finance his expedition. In this light-hearted seafaring romance, Jack and Sophie learn to trust each other as lovers and friends."Crosby (On Bended Knee) stays true to form in this lively late-19th-century romance about Sophia Vanderwahl, a Boston heiress funding her delinquent fiancé, Harlan Penn, who has gone off to explore the Yucatan and, as it becomes apparent, the joy of native women. Looking for retribution, Sophia sets out to find Harlan and give back his engagement ring. She hires Jack MacAuley, an overbearing adventurer-and old rival of Harlan's-to take her to Mexico. Though suspicious of Sophia's motives in using him, Jack needs the money to finance an expedition of his own. Jack is convinced that Sophia is out to sabotage his boat, but before long, angry sparks turn into romantic ones. Gradually, Jack and Sophia, each learn to trust the other as both lover and friend. The entertaining banter of Crosby's characters will keep readers engaged in this humorous romance." - Publisher's Weekly"Once again, Tanya Anne Crosby gifts readers with a love story to cherish. Her amazing gift for spinning a colorful yarn will enthrall as the reader is swept away on the waves of Jack and Sophia's heartwarming voyage of discovery." - RT Book Reviews"Woman hires man to find her missing fiancé but finds love instead. Sophia Vanderwahl had hired Jack MacAuley to search for her philandering fiance. On the voyage from England to Yucatan, Sophia's feelings for Jack grow strong, making her forget she had ever promised anything to her fiance Harlan Penn. The characters may have been typical, but the Yucatan settings and legends are most unusual. They work quite well here, which makes the book interesting and magical. Tanya Anne Crosby has come up with another winner!" - Affaire de Coeur"Enticing adventurous historical romance. Fans of historical romance will cherish Tanya Anne Crosby's latest novel, HAPPILY EVER AFTER. The enjoyable plot centers on two wonderful lead characters struggling to keep their libidos and their growing attraction to each other in check. This leads to humorous and dangerous scenarios that bring the late nineteenth century to life. Sophie is a fabulous lady who dreams of a lifetime of happiness with a beloved mate. Jack is an exciting hero whose desire for Sophie fights with his ethics to do the right thing with his betrothed passenger. Ms. Crosby entices her audience to seek more of her entertaining novels." - Harriet Klausner, 5 Hearts!"Historical romance author Tanya Anne Crosby sets out to show us a good time and accomplishes that with humor, a fast-paced story, and just the right amount of romance." - The Oakland Press

A restless heart... Ruggedly sexy bull rider CALEB HART is a proud of his carefree lifestyle. He's thrown when he meets debutante ADDISON MONTGOMERY at a bachelor party in Vegas and has an overwhelming desire to protect her. Powerless to resist her sweet allure, they embark on a passionate, commitment-free affair. Caleb never expected a woman could break through his defenses, but Addison does - until a fall off a bull leaves him temporarily paralyzed. ADDISON falls hard for the smoldering cowboy with the bedroom eyes who makes her feel like a woman. She's devastated when Caleb pushes her away. She retreats, vowing to start her life anew. She never expected years later, Caleb would reel her back in with his sizzling hot kisses, reawakening the passion they once shared. Can she trust her heart again or is she headed for heartbreak?