He’s a dragon ready to protect her at all costs. Even from herself. Where there’s smoke, there’s dragon fire. Ordinary girl. Extraordinary fate. Violet Winters is having a less than perfect day. Her parents are meddling with her love life (again), her wintery magic is kaput and her vivid dreams are coming far too close to reality. When she falls through the ice after seeing her fiancé all close and snuggly with a fellow polar bear, all bets are off. Is she better off dead or will she get another chance at life when a Grimare angel rescues her from her chosen fate? Fire meets ice and passions ignite. Dante is a dragon on a mission: fight the string of strange fires springing up around Westmore and find a mate. When his Captain decides to have the men pose for social media shots to garner attention for the station, Dante finds himself in the middle of a steady stream of women after his special strategically placed “fire hose.” At Hot Whips Café to haggle with the owner for counter space for their new firemen calendar, he meets a woman who sets his inner scales on fire. Can he save her from the machinations of the Fates or will she die a second time by the very threat Dante fights against? A dragon’s panty-melting kiss may just be the wow this curvy girl needs.

Can Patrick Medcaff a janitor at a swanky hotel, and Christian Jennings, the older, handsome dean of a college make it work? When sparks fly, they end up embarking on a secret love affair. But when an ex-boyfriend of Patrick’s comes back to claim him, Christian will do whatever he can to keep Patrick as his own.

A LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE WINNER A BOSTON GLOBE BEST BOOK OF 2021 Booker Prize-shortlisted and New York Times bestselling author Paul Auster's comprehensive, landmark biography of the great American writer Stephen Crane. With Burning Boy, celebrated novelist Paul Auster tells the extraordinary story of Stephen Crane, best known as the author of The Red Badge of Courage, who transformed American literature through an avalanche of original short stories, novellas, poems, journalism, and war reportage before his life was cut short by tuberculosis at age twenty-eight. Auster’s probing account of this singular life tracks Crane as he rebounds from one perilous situation to the next: A controversial article written at twenty disrupts the course of the 1892 presidential campaign, a public battle with the New York police department over the false arrest of a prostitute effectively exiles him from the city, a star-crossed love affair with an unhappily married uptown girl tortures him, a common-law marriage to the proprietress of Jacksonville’s most elegant bawdyhouse endures, a shipwreck results in his near drowning, he withstands enemy fire to send dispatches from the Spanish-American War, and then he relocates to England, where Joseph Conrad becomes his closest friend and Henry James weeps over his tragic, early death. In Burning Boy, Auster not only puts forth an immersive read about an unforgettable life but also, casting a dazzled eye on Crane’s astonishing originality and productivity, provides uniquely knowing insight into Crane’s creative processes to produce the rarest of reading experiences—the dramatic biography of a brilliant writer as only another literary master could tell it.

This is the story of one mansVinayak Damodar Savarkars sacrifice of his name, fame, comfort, and family life in the fifty years of his quest for the freedom of his beloved motherland, India. It is the story of politics and power plays. Exposed here is the reality that lies behind the mask of Truth; exposed are the shenanigans of Mahatma Gandhi in the Freedom Movement of India. The reality is a far cry from the rosy picture presented by what passes as history. Here, Savarkars life is creatively intertwined with a fictional character, Keshav Wadkar, taking the reader from the horrors of the Cellular Jail in 1913 to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948. Savarkar fought to preserve the integrity of India, to reinstate the honor of his motherland without ripping her heart out. For the emancipation of his beloved country and people, he suffered agonies and gross injustices at the hands of the British government, Gandhi-Nehru-led Indian National Congress, and the successive Governments of free India. That his contribution to India should be negated to bolster the political aspirations of any political party is unacceptable. The truth cannotand shall notbe hidden!

The defeat that many Christians experience in their lives is a great reflection of their understanding of Christianity. Many have come to know Christianity as a life of suffering and struggling to please God, as though He were a dictator who takes pleasure in pains. Although we cannot divorce Christianity from sufferings as the Apostle Peter details in his writings, it is evidently revealed as a life of victory and triumph twenty–four seven. John the Beloved tells us clearly, “he that is born of God overcomes the world.” (I John 5:4). This kind of victory has not been experienced by many because they have not understood the Words of Jesus when He said ‘I would not leave you comfortless, helpless or orphans.’ ( John 14:18). And even though the Holy Ghost has come, they remain orphans and helpless in the world. This is He of whom John spoke when he referred to the ministry of Jesus

This book explains the process of fat deposition and burning, and provides a plan to gain control over both sides of the issue: intake and burn-off. Whether one is getting off the couch or has been exercising for years, there is advice for improving well-being through eating strategies and gentle segments of exercise. Jeff and Barbara don't just explain the principles, they say exactly what to eat and how to insert 5-10 minutes of exercise, strategically. Readers will find tools to manage the process, with a series of steps leading to the goal.

For two hundred years the volunteer fire service has motivated teams, developed leaders, and managed quality, all without spending a dime. This book uncovers the ten secrets of how they do this and shows you how to apply these principles to your business. If you have ever looked for "best practices" for motivating employees and insuring customer satisfaction, look no further. We will show you how to light a fire under your organization and have it Burning for Success.