The Human Lie Detector and the Hunkiest Hunk
The Human Lie Detector and the Hunkiest Hunk

Author: Anna Krolick

Publisher: Anna Krolick

Published: 2019-11-12

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 1999204409

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The saga begins. First, let’s meet the parents. It’s March 1970 and Beverley McLean – of the McLean’s Furniture McLeans – is not impressed. Beverley went to university for two purposes: to be challenged academically and to find a husband. University is more than living up to her expectations concerning the former, but the latter purpose? Well, two years in and she’s already coming up with a back-up plan. All the real men seem to be taken, with only boys – young and old – left to pick from. Henry Campbell certainly looks like a boy not a man: a different girl on his arm every time Bev sees him. He’s also handsome, athletic, smart, and (all the girls know) well-off. Boy or man, Henry Campbell is campus royalty. Is it any wonder that Bev has a crush on him – even if he might not be the type of guy she’s looking for? And now she’s about to meet him. Let’s see what happens. The Human Lie Detector and the Hunkiest Hunk is a standalone, quick and dirty (and fun and amusing) romance novella (35k words) about what happens after Bev and Henry meet. It’s also the lead-in to an upcoming modern-day romance series of full-length novels: The Campbell and the One. Each story told in the Origins series centres on the parents of a main character in The Campbell and the One novels. These are the stories of how the parents got together … hence, origins. (You can smile at that if you want.) Henry and Beverley Campbell are responsible for the Campbell half of each modern-day couple. Curious to know what happens after Bev and Henry meet? Curious to get a glimpse of their family forty-six years later, before life for several of their kids takes some unexpected turns? This is a charming and intimate story that you shouldn’t miss. Anna Krolick likes to write romances about book-smart women and the men who fall for them. This is the first published title by Anna Krolick.

The Top 40 Temptress and the Rock Renovator
The Top 40 Temptress and the Rock Renovator

Author: Anna Krolick

Publisher: Anna Krolick

Published: 2020-06-01

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 199920445X

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There's only one way to conquer a mountain. Shameless temptation. It's the summer of 1983 and Dani is young and modern. She sees something she wants? She chases after it without shame or apology. When she goes to Niagara Falls to help her aunt get her house ready to sell, Dani doesn't anticipate the heat. Or that half the house will be taken up by a hunky contractor she has no choice but to seduce right out of his tool belt. Holy moly, John's hot! So hot, he makes Dani's lady bits sing like a monster Top 40 hit. With a bullet. And is that a kind heart hiding behind his resting badass face? With the heat index climbing, Dani pulls out all the stops to tempt John into bed – revealing more than a little too much skin in the process. Yet, despite flashing her desire as obvious as a neon billboard, John is a mountain. Big. Unmoving. With some stupid, hard-and-fast rules getting in her way. If Dani's going to conquer John's peak, she's going to have to dig deep in her tool box – and become a mountaineer. The Top 40 Temptress and the Rock Renovator is the second book in The Campbell and the One: Origins series. It's a full-length, contemporary romance and can be read as a standalone. This book is a lead-in to an upcoming modern-day romance series: The Campbell and the One, which focuses on children born in the Origins series. This is the second published title for Anna Krolick.

Trudy, Madly, Deeply
Trudy, Madly, Deeply

Author: Wendy Delaney

Publisher:

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9781625280091

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Charmaine's unique observational skills make her a human lie detector-- a big help in her new job as the county coroner's investigative assistant. Elderly patients at the hospital have been dying when their hearts mysterious stop. When Char's friend Trudy becomes the latest victim she's on a mission to uncover the truth.

That Sort of Partners
That Sort of Partners

Author: Hollis Shiloh

Publisher: Spare Words Press

Published:

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13:

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When Jake is assigned to work with the new guy at the precinct—their first robot cop—he's nervous, to say the least. But his new partner turns out to be a great guy on every level. They work together and learn from each other—and then feelings start to develop. Jake never thought he'd be the sort to fall for his partner. Or a robot. ~20,000 words heat level: sweet

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report

Author: Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.

Published: 2011-05-01

Total Pages: 692

ISBN-13: 1616405414

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The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report, published by the U.S. Government and the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission in early 2011, is the official government report on the United States financial collapse and the review of major financial institutions that bankrupted and failed, or would have without help from the government. The commission and the report were implemented after Congress passed an act in 2009 to review and prevent fraudulent activity. The report details, among other things, the periods before, during, and after the crisis, what led up to it, and analyses of subprime mortgage lending, credit expansion and banking policies, the collapse of companies like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the federal bailouts of Lehman and AIG. It also discusses the aftermath of the fallout and our current state. This report should be of interest to anyone concerned about the financial situation in the U.S. and around the world.THE FINANCIAL CRISIS INQUIRY COMMISSION is an independent, bi-partisan, government-appointed panel of 10 people that was created to "examine the causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States." It was established as part of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009. The commission consisted of private citizens with expertise in economics and finance, banking, housing, market regulation, and consumer protection. They examined and reported on "the collapse of major financial institutions that failed or would have failed if not for exceptional assistance from the government."News Dissector DANNY SCHECHTER is a journalist, blogger and filmmaker. He has been reporting on economic crises since the 1980's when he was with ABC News. His film In Debt We Trust warned of the economic meltdown in 2006. He has since written three books on the subject including Plunder: Investigating Our Economic Calamity (Cosimo Books, 2008), and The Crime Of Our Time: Why Wall Street Is Not Too Big to Jail (Disinfo Books, 2011), a companion to his latest film Plunder The Crime Of Our Time. He can be reached online at www.newsdissector.com.

Every Employee's Guide to the Law
Every Employee's Guide to the Law

Author: Lewin G. I Joel, II

Publisher: Pantheon

Published: 2011-03-30

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 0307779939

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Covering every aspect of employment from the job interview to post-employment benefits, this invaluable resource focuses on employee rights guaranteed by law and explains how workers can be protected. In language praised for its clarity and accessiblity, this updated edition provides a strong foundation of legal knowledge and advice on wages and hours, health and safety, harassment, invasion of privacy, discipline, enemployment compensation, and more. 448 pp. Radio publicity. Author tour. 15,000 print.

Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction
Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Robert C. Allen

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2011-09-15

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 019162053X

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Why are some countries rich and others poor? In 1500, the income differences were small, but they have grown dramatically since Columbus reached America. Since then, the interplay between geography, globalization, technological change, and economic policy has determined the wealth and poverty of nations. The industrial revolution was Britain's path breaking response to the challenge of globalization. Western Europe and North America joined Britain to form a club of rich nations by pursuing four polices-creating a national market by abolishing internal tariffs and investing in transportation, erecting an external tariff to protect their fledgling industries from British competition, banks to stabilize the currency and mobilize domestic savings for investment, and mass education to prepare people for industrial work. Together these countries pioneered new technologies that have made them ever richer. Before the Industrial Revolution, most of the world's manufacturing was done in Asia, but industries from Casablanca to Canton were destroyed by western competition in the nineteenth century, and Asia was transformed into 'underdeveloped countries' specializing in agriculture. The spread of economic development has been slow since modern technology was invented to fit the needs of rich countries and is ill adapted to the economic and geographical conditions of poor countries. A few countries - Japan, Soviet Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, and perhaps China - have, nonetheless, caught up with the West through creative responses to the technological challenge and with Big Push industrialization that has achieved rapid growth through investment coordination. Whether other countries can emulate the success of East Asia is a challenge for the future. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Two Wrongs Make a Right
Two Wrongs Make a Right

Author: Chloe Liese

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2022-11-22

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0593441508

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Opposites become allies to fool their matchmaking friends in this swoony reimagining of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, Much Ado About Nothing. Jamie Westenberg and Bea Wilmot have nothing in common except a meet-disaster and the mutual understanding that they couldn't be more wrong for each other. But when the people closest to them play Cupid and trick them into going on a date, Jamie and Bea realize they have something else in common after all—an undeniable need for revenge. Soon their plan is in place: Fake date obnoxiously and convince the meddlers they’re madly in love. Then, break up spectacularly and dash everyone's hopes, putting an end to the matchmaking madness once and for all. To convince everyone that they’ve fallen for each other, Jamie and Bea will have to nail the performance of their lives. But as their final act nears and playing lovers becomes easier than not, they begin to wonder: What if Cupid’s arrow wasn’t so off the mark? And what if two wrongs do make a right?