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Navigating the intricacies of love can be daunting in a world where emotions and personalities are diverse. But what if you had a compass to guide you through this maze? This book introduces the fascinating idea of personality gems that help unravel the mystery of love. These gems form a powerful lens, allowing you to view from a unique perspective, appreciate the complexities, and embrace their beauty.
Discover practical strategies for enhancing communication, resolving conflicts, and understanding the unspoken needs beneath the surface. Unearth the secrets to building confidence, enabling lasting relationships, and uncovering the hidden gems within each personality. Embrace the chance to ignite or rekindle the connections you've always desired.
Gary S. Park's principles are essential for anyone seeking a positive transformation. This guide is valuable for single adults and married couples who want to deepen their connection and strengthen their bond. These practical strategies and insights enhance communication, resolve conflicts, and uncover the hidden gems within each personality. Whether you are single, searching for love, or in a committed relationship, this book is the key!
This guide goes beyond the conventional, exploring:
· The intricate nature of the eight languages of love, helping you identify your own language and understand those of others.
· The concept of personality gems and how they influence our relationships and communication styles.
· Practical tips and techniques for improving communication, resolving conflicts, and understanding unmet needs and desires.
· Strategies to build and maintain lasting relationships, ensuring they remain strong, healthy, and satisfying over time.
· Empowering advice to bolster your self-esteem and confidence, enabling you to assert your needs effectively in your relationships.

Embark on this transformative journey today and discover the secret to achieving the deep, satisfying connections you've always craved.
Knowledge is power. Expand your horizons.
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Dive into a thrilling portal fantasy book - "Conman: The Fire Magician," an epic LitRPG tale of cunning, survival, and magic. Unjustly killed on the grimy streets of earth, Chrix is granted a fantastical resurrection in a realm teeming with magic, mythical creatures, and electrifying adventures. This LitRPG reincarnation catapults him from a conman navigating the perils of street life to a newcomer in a deadly world of dragons and mythical creatures.
With no combat or magical prowess, Chrix is the ultimate underdog in this LitRPG portal fantasy. His survival hinges on his quick wit and innate cunning. He enters a dangerous situation that defies the laws of life and death. In a world where survival of the fittest isn't just an aphorism, but a way of life, can he adapt and thrive, or is he destined to meet his doom?
Experience a snapshot of this thrilling action & adventure, an episode where an accusation cuts as sharply as a dagger, "You're a dirty rotten cheat!" But as a deadly blade flies towards him, Chrix's litrpg epic fantasy truly begins. A shield of blue energy materializes to halt the dagger's path. The calm reveal of his magical prowess leaves his accusers in stunned silence. His utterance, "Fire magician, actually," ricochets through the room, intensifying the tension.
His real gamble? Surviving a second attack with just a hastily cast shield. It's a high-stakes bluff in a world where errors are lethal. But what fate awaits him if his luck runs out?
Embark on this exhilarating journey of sword & sorcery and witness Chrix's transformation in this thrilling reincarnation fantasy LitRPG. Find your place in a world where nothing is as it seems. Will he become a master of magic, or will his cons lead to his downfall? As the tale unravels, so does Chrix's fate in this spellbinding portal fantasy book.
"Conman: The Fire Magician" is a must-read for fans of Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Dragons & Mythical Creatures, Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Action & Adventure, and Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Sword & Sorcery. It's time to turn the page and leap into adventure.

My Stroke in the Fast Lane: A Journey to Recovery begins on Easter Sunday morning. While driving home on an interstate highway at 65 mph, Bonni had a stroke. Her 86-year-old mother, sitting in the passenger seat, grabbed the wheel and crashed them into a guardrail. Bonni's stroke left her unable to walk, talk, or swallow. The timing couldn't have been worse. Her son was getting married in only eight weeks on Martha's Vineyard.

This profoundly moving memoir is about Bonni's recovery and resuming what she calls her "magnificent life." Told with authenticity and honesty, her tenacity, perseverance, and humor see her through the darkness of Stroke Land. Bonni's courage and resilience take the reader on a compelling and inspirational journey.

Reminiscent of the stories and styles of Amy Tan and Francine Rivers, Blazing China is an extraordinary tale about a family's journey through adversity and persecution. It reached Amazon's #1 new release in Asian Literature in 8/2023.

Live or believe? God or survival?

Ordinary Christians. Extraordinary circumstances. Beliefs under siege outside and conflicts within. Where do these women stand?

Leesan wants to produce heirs to carry on the Lee family name and manage their enormous estates. When she delivers identical twin girls, Ann-Ann and May-May, just before the Cultural Revolution in China, she cannot imagine how much their world is about to change. Now, with her husband dead, their land forfeited to the government, and their lives in jeopardy, Leesan, her mother-in-law, Su-Ann, and her daughters must surrender all that’s left of the past, even as they struggle to hold on to their Christian faith.

As the persecution intensifies, Red Guards murder those caught attending their home church, and the survivors are scattered in different directions. From Beijing to Inner Mongolia, from Hong Kong to California, hardship and the clash between ideologies challenge their faith, love, and loyalty.

Should they choose survival over God?

Life appears peaceful in Sienna’s new hometown in Tennessee.

After successfully solving a mysterious blackmail case, a relaxing summer is right around the corner, until…

A rash of carbon monoxide poisonings begins by nearly taking the life of a sweet friend & widow, Aurelia Simpson, while celebrating Pierre Delacroix’s bakery’s 5 year anniversary.

Not convinced her dear old friend was an intended target, and bewildered that Pierre’s bakery might be threatened, again, Sienna is determined more than ever to solve this bizarre mystery.

Earth, 2212: The novel, third in the Against The Machine trilogy, yet free standing on its own, tells of a dystopian society in the midst of catastrophic climate change. Billions have died. The minority of people remaining inhabit the MEGs, former cities transformed by technology into huge protective domes. Outside is the MASS living by subsistence. All seems well for those in the CORPORATE. It is not. With worsening climate, the MASS increasingly restive and their AI Silicons becoming sentient, those at the top have concocted a final solution: to leave Earth for Alpha Centauri, destroying the planet in their wake. Four protagonists, each from separate segments of this world, come together to attempt to prevent the plan. By the end they have managed to alter the human/machine interface, so changing human evolution.

Intriguing and challenging, Conga Drums in Space and Time is a bilingual study (English & Spanish) that explores the unexpected relationship between music and three-dimensional space while providing a simple and accessible system of percussion notation that will have you banging salsa rhythms in a matter of minutes.

Carly navigates the sadistic machinations of her sociopathic captor while decay and turmoil tear away the last vestiges of civility. Colonel Sebridge relies on his hybrid pet Ramirez to sow unease amongst the small group of prisoners. Marik's disgust of Ramirez goes too far as he finds himself made an example of when Ramirez feeds on him to show the consequences of disobeying the Colonel's rules of conduct. As the infected grow more resilient and intelligent, Sebridge must abandon his stronghold when advanced mutants lay waste to the military base under his command. He secures the artifact in his flight from danger, dragging Carly and Ramirez along for the ride. Sebridge makes himself, and those around him targets for another devastating attack when he brings the artifact and the pseudo-artifact together in one location.

The artifact calls to all infected beings, promising its limitless power to any creature able to reach it. The pseudo-artifact, a quantum computer infused with knowledge gained by analyzing data from the artifact, becomes a nexus of chaotic potency yet to mature. Both objects will shift the course of reality for all time.

Cowboy faces an opponent he can't defeat. With no memory of the battle afterward, Cowboy finds himself alive thanks to his physiological enhancements. Cormac, an old friend from Cowboy's distant past, shows up in his life to teach Cowboy how to hunt and kill the Wyrtevore. Together they track the one that stole Cowboy's memory, finding themselves outside the gates of a veritable fortress holding the artifact and the pseudo-artifact.

Luke and Gavin fall prey to a sadistic gang of vigilantes who force them to fight scramblers to the death for sport. Taking a desperate gamble to escape with only their lives, Luke and his best friend encounter Jacob. Jacob leads a crew of glorified bandits, fancying themselves protectors of justice in a lawless world. Working their way out of Jacob's debt, the two hapless wanderers find refuge in the well-protected township of Hampton Flats. Things are going well for Luke and Gavin in their new home. They live content and find their purpose in joining the Search & Clear team. Tragedy strikes hard when on a routine S&C shift, their old captor shows up out of the blue. Luke suffers yet another devastating loss, wounding him to the core.

Genevieve and Chloe arrive at The Mountain. To her surprise, she finds an old colleague occupying her fortress of solitude with his daughter. An uneasy truce comes out of their initial conflict. When Conrad and his brother show up to claim The Mountain for themselves, Genevieve and Sal Bernardi's precarious agreement goes awry.

Read the tumultuous prologue to End Game in this fourth installment of Disrupted Equilibrium.

There's a huge problem; she's my best friend's little sister

I've known Desiree since she was five years old. And now that she's all grown up, parading her luscious body around me while her brother is out of town, I'm not so sure how much longer I can resist her. She drives me crazy, and the longer she's in my presence, I don't think I can control my hands or filthy mouth around her any longer.

I've wanted to make Desiree mine since I kissed her on her eighteenth birthday eight years ago. But her brother, Dante, and my best friend threatened that if I were ever to do that to her again, I'd be sorry, and said if I didn't wish to lose my lifelong friendship with him, I'd know what's good for me if I kept my hands and mouth to myself.

But I've got some dirty little secrets—ones I know Dante would kill me over if he ever found out what I've done and hidden from him over the years.

Now I need to figure out if losing a friendship with him is worth going after what I want. And since Desiree returned from college sporting a massive rock on her ring finger, I need to decide if going after her is worth it.

Las Vegas, 1982. Brady Wilks, a teenage transplant from the Midwest, navigates life in the dusty suburban outskirts of an aberrant 24-hour town built by the Mob. Outcast as a newcomer, Brady forges a brotherly bond with an older teenage neighbor, Mick, and his friend, Brett. But when Brett unexpectedly moves away, Mick invites a new kid into their pack, squeezing out the last remnants of their childhood in favor of a new world laced with cartel-supplied drugs and the deal of a lifetime.

Third Wheel is a powerful novel about belonging, betrayal, and breaking away from paths laid out by others, even when it means grasping at an uncertain future. It is the story of a boy trying to find his identity without the benefit of a role model by taking chances on random and fragile relationships forged in the predawn hours of a future boomtown.

Desolate and gritty, Third Wheel is a triumphant debut novel, and Brady Wilks is remarkable as a transformative protagonist. Four-time award-winning author Richard R. Becker once again shares his unique insight into the human condition.

First three books in the Chronicles of Arcon.
Planet Arcon is in trouble. Before their planet tears itself apart, The Arcons built three colony ships to take them across the stellar reaches of space… towards Earth their new home. But, only the ruling class and the most brilliant minds can come. The rest must take their chances with the lottery.
One family cheats.
The Arcons are coming…. Are you ready?

“This is a story of a young girl’s struggles that follow her into adulthood,” Large shares. “From early childhood, a life filled with trauma, family dysfunction, a mother with mental illness, sexual abuse, drug abuse, and rejection. In a world filled with hopelessness, she found the courage to open her heart. With grace, she had to overcome her demons to eventually run into the arms of her God.”

This is a self-help book for new mothers. The book explores 9 practices to help new moms transition into motherhood. The book focuses on the emotional and mental health of new moms. The Resilient New Mom is written by psychologist, Dr. Kathleen Tresness, who specializes in perinatal mental health.

14 year old Chuck hates everybody; would blow up Earth if he could. So, he steals a car and seeks someone, anyone, to kill. He drives over 6 children and the crossing supervisor, narrowly missing 84 year old Sylvia.

That night, there is a mysterious contact between them, which continues. Sylvia looks after Chuck’s little brother, Tommy. Her drawings help the police to arrest him, but at the memorial service for the victims, she says, “Hate begets hate, vengeance only leads to vengeance, violence feeds on itself. Only love can stop the endless cycle. Only love can turn hate into love.”

His very name is an abusive joke against him, so she insists on calling him Charlie. But can she steer him toward a good life?

Follow their journey together through many more crises, and good times too.

Screech! The terrifying sound of metal being twisted and torn. We jerk round, far too late, the monster has broken through the barrier. The blazing eyes of the beast blind us. I hear Dawn’s yell. “Look out, Sophie.” Her violent thrust throws me against the side wall and I fall. Even as I do there is a thud and I see my friend somersault through the air before crashing down to the ground, whimpering. I scream as the beast’s claw rakes my body. I try to reach out for Dawn but the beast comes back, its eyes now a fiery red. With another thud it runs over her and her moans die. I scream again as the monster crushes my leg. Darkness.

“They had it coming to them!”
No, they didn’t but have the murderous actions of the killer destroyed the young golfer’s career before it starts and left injuries that will stop her winning true love?
Sophie must overcome the loss of her leg while Rob struggles to cope with the aftermath of cancer.
This is their story of determination, love, and a lot of golf.

Colour. Synopsis of plot. Spoiler alert.
Ed works in a photographic shop in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, in 1970. For many months he’s been having a strong relationship with Gail on the phone, but he’s never met her or seen her. Not so much as a photo.
He’s reached the point that he believes himself in love with her and arranges to meet in person. She doesn’t seem too willing. No wonder! When he arrives at her home at last, he finds out she’s a Coloured. (A separate race in SA, not Black) He’s shattered, this is 1970, at the height of Apartheid. Such relationships were illegal.
After the initial shock, Ed finds he simply cannot ignore Gail, and that he has fallen in love with her to the point that he can’t live without her. He feels he could still take her out, an opinion Gail does not share, but she goes along with it. There are several dating attempts, but they all fail.
After the villain, Sgt. Van Greuning of the South African Police vice squad appears things get tense.