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"Patricia writes with heart, integrity and hope. Her stories both entertain and edify-the perfect combination." -Kim Vogel Sawyer, award-winning and bestselling authorIn this close-knit Amish community, she'll hide in plain sight...Pregnant and desperate, Victoria Worthington runs to the only place that's ever felt safe. For years she's been controlled, first by her crime-boss father, then by her ex-boyfriend. Donning a hand-sewn dress, a kapp and a new name, she escapes as Abby Martin to the Amish community of Harts Haven, where she spent happy summers with her grandparents. Taking a job as a maid at the local inn, Abby plans to repair her grandparents' abandoned house and build a new life for her baby.Since a tragedy took his family, contractor Joseph Troyer has traveled from one Amish town to another, refusing to let anyone get close. Not that it stops the inn's elderly, eccentric owner, Rose, from doing some matchmaking while Joe renovates her kitchen. Though Abby is more outspoken than any Amish woman he knows, something draws him to her-and to the secrets she's hiding.Taken under Rose's wing, Abby begins to find her place at last. But even here there's no hiding from the past. Only by facing it with courage, faith and the unexpected gift of love can this haven become the home she's longed for.

'Benni had everything that a coach loves in a player.' – José MourinhoBenni McCarthy is South Africa's most successful footballer – he's the all-time top scorer for Bafana Bafana, the country's only UEFA Champions League winner, and he is now forging a successful career as a coach.Benni has gone from growing up in the ganglands of the Cape Flats to playing at some of the biggest arenas in sport, moving from South Africa as a teenager to become a much-prized player at clubs in the Netherlands, Spain and England. He was the top scorer at the Africa Cup of Nations finals, he also found the back of the net at the World Cup, and he helped FC Porto and their fabled coach José Mourinho to win the top club prize in world football.Since hanging up his boots, Benni has embarked on a coaching career that has seen him win silverware in South Africa and then go on to work on the staff at Manchester United. He is now building a national team for Kenya as they ready themselves to host the 2027 Cup of Nations tournament.Overcoming formidable obstacles has been the hallmark of Benni's career, be it defying neighbourhood gang bosses, a series of vindictive coaches or self-serving South African football administrators. His defiant approach to officialdom often landed him in hot water but he has always stayed true to his principles, resulting in a love-hate relationship with Bafana Bafana that has never been properly explained … until now.

One goblin's wit may prove just as sharp-and dangerous-as his teeth in this rollicking LitRPG tale of mud, blood, and battles galore. Aside from regenerating teeth and enhanced night vision, newborn runt-of-the-goblin-litter Daggat didn't have much going for him. Until, that is, the spin of a wheel granted him a big, fat intelligence boost. Now, his hunger for knowledge drives him as much as his hunger for prey does. He has so many questions: What are trees made of? Why does he have to stop killing his siblings? And what's that shaman cooking up in his hut? Unfortunately, his curiosity usually leads to percussive punishment rather than answers. Determined to figure out the rules of this game he was born into, Daggat must apply his wits to manipulate his brute-force siblings, outsmart cruel goblin bosses, and claw his way to Party Leader status. Meanwhile, across the Elderveil Forest, fate brings together a troop of outcasts who're also forging their own bloody paths to power: A tyrannical dragon reincarnated as an ambitious-albeit tiny-worm forms an unlikely alliance with a cursed human girl and an orphaned ogre, and a ten-year-old prodigy uncovers his father's horrifying experiments, leading to a tragic betrayal. As Daggat rallies his crew to master the secrets of alchemy and the system, each soul strives to evolve, mutate, and shed their weak forms. But how far will a gremlin go to become the ultimate party leader? The first volume of the hit LitRPG fantasy series-with more than 800,000 views on Royal Road-now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook! Tropes include: weak to strong and defying fate.

Overwhelmed by a sea of career choices and stressed that the clock is ticking? Dive into a no-nonsense roadmap that paves the path to your success, before you even don your cap and gown! Research shows that 52% of teens feel pressured to make big decisions about their future way too soon. How exactly can you lock into a career plan when you're still figuring out who you are and what you want to do? That's what this life-changing guide is offering. While you feel like you're standing at the crossroads of your future, totally clueless about which path to take, this helpful manual is tailored specifically for you. It's designed to help you wade through a maze of endless possibilities, career choices, and life decisions. Inside, you will discover: The low-down on what makes you tick - unlock the magic combo of your interests, strengths, and passions to help you realize your true calling Your personal army of advisors - find out how family, teachers, and even coaches can catapult you to your dream job An exciting exploration of careers with a handy guide to 16 clusters - get to know more about your options so you can make smart decisions Real talk on higher education and its alternatives The inside scoop on diverse career paths... from coding whizzes to Wall Street warriors and even the next Hollywood star How to be your own boss - the A to Z on starting your business (find out what it takes to go from classroom daydreams to real-world success) Your golden ticket to networking - maximize your career fair visits and other networking opportunities (plus a guide to boosting your resume and nailing that interview) And much more! More than just pep talks, this one has actionable steps so you can make confident choices based on your passions and aspirations. And if you're worried it's too late to start planning-remember, the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago; the second-best time is now! Your dream career is waiting - it's time to take the first steps toward it.

Stiff in the Sand New jobs can be murder... At least, that's what it seems like to Emma Harmon of Cape Hope. She's got a new job blogging about food and she's super-thrilled to be traveling to a new resort to sample the fare and meet local celebrities. One of who is First-Kiss-Robbie. The first boy to kiss her, he's a famous chef now. She finds out her photographer is a hot guy with a major chip on his shoulder. More like an iceberg, considering the way Deke treats her. She's not so thrilled when she discovers a body in the sand dunes. One with a knife sticking out of him. A chef knife. Robbie's chef knife. She's even less thrilled when she makes the mistake of handling the knife. Now, she's under suspicion and Detective McHottie's got his eye on her-and not in a good way. Can she find the real killer before she becomes his target? Corpse in a Crate Emma's got a few days off and what better way to spend them than joining her best friend Raina on trip to a bed and breakfast Raina's former-maybe not so former?-crush is opening. Who knows, maybe she'll get a scoop for the blog. Wouldn't hurt to turn this into a working assignment. Too bad everything falls to pieces when a body's discovered in a chest in the attic. Even worse, that Detective McHottie shows up in the middle of the investigation. Can Emma figure out who is in the attic before the killer finds out she's looking into the matter? He's got one question. How does she keep getting mixed up in these matters? Cadaver at the Con Emma's boss has sent her to a conference. All expenses paid. How great is that? It was great until her mother's best friends show up as attendees to make sure she doesn't get herself into any trouble. What? It's not like that's their only mission. The conference is at a casino and they love their slots. Not to mention they love the keynote speaker. It was great until a mysterious shady man shows up, harassing the keynote speaker and another author. That shouldn't really involve Emma. And it doesn't. Until a trip to the swimming pool turns up a dead body. Of course, wouldn't you know it, the detective in charge is Detective McHottie. And he's got his eye on a suspect. Luckily, this time, it's not Emma. Unfortunately, it's a new author that Emma's become quite a fan of. Not to mention, Emma's convinced this debuting author did not kill the dead guy in the pool.

A top saleswoman at a Finnish sauna company must outwit the police and a murderer when her boss is found dead ... in a sauna. A darkly funny, tense new thriller from 'The funniest writer in Europe¿ ( The Times) `The best comic crime novel you'll read this year¿ Abir Mukherjee `Suspense is uppermost in this adroit mix of psychological thriller, whodunnit and middle-aged rom-com. Comedy is still pervasive ... the novel's glorious gallery of weirdos¿ Sunday Times Book of the Month `Finnish author Tuomainen has a talent for creating offbeat characters ... [a] tense, pacy novel, laced with the author's trademark laconic humour¿ Guardian Book of the Month `It may seem hard to find good comic crime-writers, but clearly we haven't been looking in Finland ... simultaneously thrilling and evocative of the mundanity of life, and also very funny indeed¿ Telegraph **Antti Tuomainen's Little Siberia is NOW a major NETFLIX movie** ______ Love, murder, middle age, and a sauna to die for... A cold-blooded killer strikes at the hottest moment: the new head of a sauna-stove company is murdered ... in the sauna. Who has turned up the temperature and burned him to death? The evidence points in the direction of Anni Korpinen - top salesperson and the victim's successor at Steam Devil. And as if hitting middle-age, being in a marriage that has lost its purpose, and struggling with work weren't enough, Anni realizes that she must be quicker than both the police and the murderer to uncover who is behind it all - before it's too late... From the international bestselling author of Little Siberia and The Rabbit Factor, comes a darkly funny, delightfully tense new thriller that showcases humanity at its most bare - in middle age, suspected of murder and, of course, in a sauna... _____ `Showcases Antti's trademark deadpan humour and crime plots focused on intriguingly quirky individuals. An utter delight¿ Vaseem Khan `Just what you want from Antti Tuomainen, the brilliant moulding of apparent mundanity into a which-way-now thrill ride, with humour drier than a desert snake's belly' Ian Moore `The funniest writer in Europe¿ The Times `Hilarious, beautifully penned and startlingly inventive. No other writer can come up with more ways to kill you in a sauna, and The Burning Stones cements Tuomainen's position as the king of the humorous crime caper¿ Abir Mukherjee `Laconic, thrilling and warmly human - hugely enjoyable¿ Christopher Brookmyre `Antti turns the heat up with this wryly comic thriller. You'll sweat along with the characters!¿ Douglas Skelton `You don't expect to laugh when you're reading about terrible crimes, but that's what you'll do when you pick up one of Tuomainen's decidedly quirky thrillers¿ New York Times `Finland's greatest export¿ M.J. Arlidge `A refreshing change from the decidedly gloomier crime fiction for which Scandinavia is known¿ Publishers Weekly `Right up there with the best¿ Times Literary Supplement Praise for Antti Tuomainen `Delightfully funny¿ Guardian `Deftly plotted, poignant and perceptive in its wry reflections on mortality and very funny¿ Irish Times `Fresh and witty¿ Chris Ewan `A thrilling and hilarious read¿ Liz Nugent `Charming, funny and clever¿ Literary Review `A delight from start to finish¿ Big Issue `Finnish criminal chucklemeister Tuomainen is channelling Carl Hiassen¿ Sunday Times `A thriller with black comedy worth of Nabokov¿ Telegraph