That is, of course, until the curious Riley Dawson enters the picture and changes it all for him with two innocent little words.

    With conventional solutions failing, a new culture of decision-making is called for. Strategic design is about applying the principles of traditional design to "big picture" systemic challenges such as healthcare, education and the environment. It redefines how problems are approached and aims to deliver more resilient solutions. In this short book, Dan Hill outlines a new vocabulary of design, one that needs to be smuggled into the upper echelons of power. He asserts that, increasingly, effective design means engaging with the messy politics - the "dark matter"- taking place above the designer's head. And that may mean redesigning the organization that hires you.

    Money, fame, power everything. His personality perfectly explained his dark and cold aura but the main problem was his anger issues and the way he treated every woman. Angela Carson is a bright and shy woman. She is intelligent, beautiful and most importantly Kind-hearted. Destiny played its game and tied them together. So now it's time to proof the famous theory "Opposite Attracts" Really? Well then let's find out!

    Life on the streets is tough but Mpho makes a good friend in Themba and manages to earn a reasonable living from his shoe-shine business. But how is he going to find his father in this huge city?Mpho's brave search for his father takes the reader from the hardships of life on the streets of Johannesburg to the euphoria of South Africa's first democratic elections. An engaging story, Mpho's search gives a realistic and compassionate insight into the life of South Africa's street children.

    

     It’ll be my business to know curves, but this new model we brought on is going to be the end of me. Money was the name of the game when I started this venture, but now, I’m tied up in knots. This woman has my mind in places it doesn’t belong, at least not in the office. Her curves. Her passion. The fire behind her eyes. I can’t get her out of my mind, and I sure as hell don’t want her out of my bed. But life doesn’t always play fair. A few bad decisions later, I’m losing my grip on the one thing I want most. Her and our secret baby she's carrying.

     Written with incredible honesty and self-knowledge, Between the Lines is a stunning collection of poems from Céline Zabad. Ranging in length from a single line to full pages, her poems mimic at once the brevity and vastness of feeling. Her verse is at times as free as a cloud, other times as solid as stone. Her words are philosophies and feelings in their own rights, on love, loss, loyalty, betrayal, hope, and disappointment—on life. Zabad encapsulates the thrill of love’s first blush and the freezing burn of heartbreak. Her feelings flow freely throughout the collection, lending her poetry uncommon authenticity and power. Nature thrives between the lines of her verse, reminding the reader that tears are as natural as raindrops. Whether you’re looking for new ways to think about your own feelings or are simply passionate about poetry, you’ll find plenty to love in this collection. To better understand the complexities of emotion in yourself and others, you must read Between the Lines.

     A chance comes during one of the nights when the organization is least prepared, and he flees. However, he discovers that the night he chose to escape was the same night the organization had sent out many experts and ability type users to capture a phoenix, weakened by its rebirth. Eventually, surrounded and knowing that his situation was hopeless, he desperately shoots at the ability user blocking his way. This helps the phoenix break out of the encirclement, so the phoenix grants him his one and only wish – freedom. The assassin’s soul is sent back to his ten-year-old self. He wakes up at a point in time that allows him to drastically change his fate – he kills the two assassins that picked him up and brought him to the organization in his past life. Thus, he began a brand new life – trying to blend into the crowd; trying to hide his sharp instincts and deadly skills. Two naive little girls and one experienced boy living together, and filling their days with warm memories of childhood… But will they be able to continue enjoying an uneventful life?

    In this novel, he tells of Obuechina, the only brother of six older sisters, prize pupil in the village school, apple of his doting mother's eye, eight years old and hopelessly spoilt. In a vain attempt to salvage his character, his father decides he must be sent away as a servant to a schoolmaster with a dragon of a wife. Obu goes - and comes back very different.

    This is Book 6 in the Love, Accidentally series, but each book is a stand-alone and can be read in any order.

     A young man leaves his small village with mysterious strangers on an epic journey. Life is simple in Ben’s village until an unexpected attack brings the arrival of exciting strangers. Before he understands what is happening, the strangers have recruited his sister to go with them on an adventure. Ben leaves with them to ensure her safety. Soon, they venture into a more dangerous world than he ever imagined. Mages, demons, thieves, and assassins are just a few of the perils they will face on an epic journey to a city shrouded in myth and legend. As the story unfolds, the stakes get higher, and much more than Ben’s life is at risk. Against the backdrop of warring political, economic, and military factions, Ben and his friends battle a threat to all of mankind. Ben's knowledge and skill grows, but he must decide if he will live under the control of the unscrupulous leaders who rule the land, flee from them, or break them. Packed full of action and adventure, Benjamin Ashwood is perfect for fans of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time, Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn, or Jeff Wheeler’s Muirwood.

     The series is available in this omnibus edition for the first time. Read PERRY & HER PRINCES, HER HIGHNESS PRINCESS PERRY, and LONG LIVE QUEEN PERRY, and fall for George, Xavier, and Edward as hard as Perry does!

    Includes: Summer Unplugged Bayleigh is addicted to her cell phone and her mom has had enough. After catching her sending a less than lady-like photo to a boy who barely knows her, Bayleigh's mom sends her away to her grandparent's house for the summer--sans cell phone, laptop and Ipod. Bayleigh thinks the summer will be torture without social media...that is until she meets the boy next door. Autumn Unlocked After a summer grounded from technology, Bayleigh is back home and rebuilding her relationship with her mother. Her boyfriend Jace keeps his promise and stays in Texas, where he works at a local motocross track. Knowing her relationship with Jace is something special and not like all the guys before him, Bayleigh is determined to keep their love strong, despite his notorious fame in the motocross world and the dozens of girls throwing themselves at him in his new job. Winter Untold When Jace accepts a job that has him traveling all over the country, Bayleigh wonders how their relationship can survive on random text messages and intermitent phone calls. Frustrated by his popularity on Facebook and jealous of all the parties he's attending, she finds comfort and friendship in Chase, the guy who just moved in next door. Spring Unleashed Bayleigh graduates from high school and with her boyfriend Jace by her side, she feels like life can't get any better. That is until Jace and her mom suggest some plans for Bayleigh's future that she's not too thrilled about. As long as she can win them over to seeing things her way, life will be great again. Or so she thinks.

    My friend Adam jumped to his death.

    I should have known then and there that the asshole would break my heart. But dumb me, I made him my best friend instead.For as long as I can remember, it was Sassy and Macy against the world.We were eight when I asked him to be my husband and promised to never slip him the tongue like my mom and dad did when they kissed.Nine, when I discovered that the Monster under his bed was very real and that we had to hide from it whenever it came home.And sixteen when we were tragically separated à la Romeo and Juliet (well, minus the dying part).So what do I do to mend our friendship? I accepted a dance scholarship at the prestigious Elite Preparatory Academy, a school for the ultra-rich, to be close to him.But my reunion with the boy I left behind doesn’t go according to plan.For one thing, Mason Winthrop isn’t a kid anymore. He is a sexy six-foot-tall, tattooed MMA fighter with dark hair and glacier eyes.And two, Mace isn’t happy to see me. At. All. Granted, it would have helped if I hadn’t kicked him in the balls, but the jerk had it coming.Will we be able to overcome our differences and pick up where we left off amid all the High School angst and drama? Or will the Monster keeping the beautiful boy trapped in a golden cage win the war after all?Welcome to a world where Billionaires, evil cheerleaders, and football pricks reign supreme. You think the Mafia is the big bad in our world? Pffff, wait until you meet my roommate’s Russian bodyguard.Going up against bullies has never been so much fun!This is a new adult book that is part of a duet and is not standalone. It contains situations and language that some readers might find offensive and/or triggering.