Aundrea Lacy tells the story of how she founded her business, Luv Brownies and grew it into a success. Along the way she offers up the kind of brass-tacks lessons of use to any entrepreneur, but especially women, who face unique challenges in starting their own companies. Lacy explains how she not only weathered major business challenges, but also overcame enormous personal difficulties on the path to success. Now with her business celebrating its tenth anniversary, she’s created a powerful resource for others, full of concrete, hands-on advice to help focus effort, solve problems, meet challenges, and make the most of opportunities. Lacy’s hard-won experience and positive yet practical perspective offer invaluable wisdom to anyone wishing to start a company of their own.

Brownies, bribes and a body on the beach. Suburban mom Jill Andrews has two young kids and a husband who travels more than he's home. Her biggest worry is the decision to re-enter the workforce, until she trips over the body of her neighbor, Samuel Westen, who'd been feuding with Jill's sister-in-law Desi. When the stress of being the police's top suspect lands Desi in the hospital with pregnancy complications, Jill must navigate her own mom-life crisis, sift through a tangled web of secrets and lies, and discover the identity of the real killer before it's too late. Jill Andrews Cozy Mysteries Brownie Points for Murder -- Book 1 Death to the Highest Bidder -- Book 2 -- Coming Soon A Deadly Pair O'Docks -- Book 3 -- Coming Soon Stuck With S'more Death -- Book 4 -- Coming Soon Murderous Mummy Wars -- Book 5 -- Coming Soon A Killer Christmas Party -- Book 6 -- Coming Soon

Sometimes that's the way the Thin Mints crumble...When Lisa Taylor and her family move from San Francisco to the suburban paradise of Los Corderos, they know their family won't fit in perfectly. They're the only interracial family in the neighborhood. Lisa is a snarky sculptor. And 13-year-old Logan is gay.After Logan is repeatedly bullied at school, he finds his niche in an unusual place – his twin sister's Girl Scout troop. When he tries to join, the organization refuses, so the boy sues for gender discrimination and sets off a firestorm of national media coverage. This only makes matters worse between the Logan and his father, a macho firefighter who is already struggling with his son's sexual orientation.Adding to the strife is Lisa's increasing distaste for Junta Moms who wish each other “Namaste” while rigging school elections and stealing each other's husbands.Join the Taylors on their hilarious journey as they face the fight of their lives and,in the process, discover what it means to be a family.Praise for Jennifer Coburn's Books"Jennifer Coburn's Tales From the Crib is a deliciously fun, laugh-out-loud readabout one woman's journey toward motherhood. You won't be able to put this book down until you arrive at the final, satisfying page.”- Emily Giffin, author of Where We Belong“The Queen Gene is entertaining…fresh, fast, and unpredictable…I didn't want it to end!”- Jennifer Lancaster, author of Jeneration X“I absolutely loved The Wife of Reilly. It's so funny and snappy, it was a total delight…a riot from start to finish, but an intelligent, thoughtful one that says a lot about the nature of love and relationships.”- Marian Keyes, author of This Charming Man

More than five hundred recipes celebrate the passion for food with New York specialities ranging from Codfish Puffs to Braised Lamb Shanks to Kreplach

A humorous take on all-too-common couple conflicts—and a helpful guide to restoring affection and joy in your marriage. In I Know You Love Me but Do You Like Me?, Joey O’Connor takes a humorous look at how couples can build strong marriages by developing what he calls “a like-minded love” for one another. From the mystery of a woman’s wardrobe to the perils of the Brownie Point system, decorating for the sexes to reading each other’s minds, O’Connor pokes fun at many of the inevitable conflicts that erupt in every marriage. He also offers helpful biblical insights to help husbands and wives learn to lighten up, laugh at themselves, and become more likeable spouses in the process.

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