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Glimmer of Deception Blurb: I'm Jinx, a private investigator, a truth seeker and a wizard. You'd think all those skills would make it easy for me to get to the heart of a problem, but life's never so simple. I thought I knew what had happened to my parents the night they died. I thought I finally knew the truth - but I've taken a tumble down a rabbit hole, everything is topsy turvy, and I'm not sure who I can trust. Add to the mix some rude SOB who keeps trying to kill me. Is it the same guy who targeted my parents - or someone else entirely? I need to stay alive long enough to bring whoever it is to justice, but it looks like Emory and I have got a mole. Someone is betraying us in the worst possible way, and we need to find out who. I need to find my would-be assassin and stop him before he puts the nails in my coffin. I need to locate the leak and plug it - permanently. Oh, and I probably need to stop the rampaging ouroboros who is destroying parts of the city... Except: I stuck out my tongue. 'I'm not that drunk. I can still feel my face.' I poked myself in the cheek. I couldn't feel it at all. 'Uh-oh,' I said to Emory. 'I can't feel my face.' His lips twitched as he tried to fight a smile and kissed my forehead. 'Eat up and you'll soon feel your face,' he promised. 'You're so wise,' I agreed. 'I think it's the last century of living that's really sharpened you up.' 'Do you think so?' he asked lightly. Through our growing bond, I could feel his amusement and love. He was happy, I was happy. It was nice. I nodded. 'Yup. That, or hanging out with me.' 'I'd better keep you around then.' 'Sure. So I was thinking, if we got married would I become Mrs Elite? Because that sounds a little arrogant,' I joked. Emory kissed my forehead again. 'You've been thinking about marrying me?' Happiness was pouring down the bond. 'One day. We're already kind of bonded and we get on well. You're all sexy. What's not to like? So would you ever become Mr Sharp? That's less uppity than Mr Elite.' 'I'm a modern dragon. We could combine,' he suggested with a wink. I burst out laughing. 'Mr and Mrs Shite?' Emory barked a laugh. 'Maybe not.' He took my hand under the table, which made eating a little harder but was also pretty nice. We joined in the conversation with the rest of the table and by the end of dinner my buzz had faded slightly. I didn't try the face test again, though, just in case. Description: Fans of Annette Marie, Helen Harper and Kim Richardson will love this series. This is a fun urban fantasy mystery novel featuring a women sleuth, with vampires, hell hounds and dragon shifters.

For fans of Emma Lord and Abbi Glines, Jennifer Iacopelli's swoony, romantic new novel follows elite ice dancer Adriana Russo as she finds herself drawn to both her old dance partner and her new one.Adriana Russo is figure skating royalty.With gold-medalist parents, and her older sister headed to the Olympics, all she wants is to live up to the family name and stand atop the ice dance podium at the Junior World Championships. But fame doesn't always mean fortune, and their legendary skating rink is struggling under the weight of her dad's lavish lifestyle. The only thing keeping it afloat is a deal to host the rest of the Junior Worlds team before they leave for France.That means training on the same ice as her first crush, Freddie, the partner she left when her growth spurt outpaced his. For the past two years, he's barely acknowledged her existence, and she can't even blame him for it.When the family's finances take another unexpected hit, losing the rink seems inevitable until her partner, Brayden, suggests they let the world believe what many have suspected: that their intense chemistry isn't contained to the ice. Fans and sponsors alike take the bait, but keeping up the charade is harder than she ever imagined. And training alongside Freddie makes it worse, especially when pretending with Brayden starts to feel very real.As the biggest competition of her life draws closer and her family's legacy hangs in the balance, Adriana is caught between her past and present, between the golden future she's worked so hard for, and the one she gave up long ago.

Employee retention is one of the biggest challenges faced by corporate leaders in any Industry. Even though companies make efforts to control this issue, still it fails to a great extent. The ability to retain talented and committed employees will contribute significantly to the success and achievements of the Organization. Therefore, the need for designing effective retention strategies arises. This study focuses on retention of employees at NEDA Natural Clinic, one of the fastest growing private Clinics in the Country. The study addresses the general issues related to retention practices and how valuable employees are retained by the Company focusing on different determinants including; career development opportunities, supervisor support, work environment, rewards and work-life balance.

From the author that brought you The Killer Isn't Alice, a devilishly difficult word search adventure guaranteed to drive you bonkers this Halloween! Can you find 10 sneaky cats hidden in the grid? How about 30 clever rats lurking in plain sight? Or 70 mysterious bats fluttering through the letters? Each page challenges you with a different critter - and the number to spot grows as you go. Think you have sharp eyes? Think again. You'll be squinting, second-guessing, and questioning your life choices as you navigate through grid after grid of letter chaos. Cats, Bats, and Rats is a 200-page fiendish journey where these spooky words can appear horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, forwards or backwards. No hints, no bite-sized puzzles, no answer key - just pure, unfiltered word search madness. Why you'll love it (or at least enjoy watching others struggle): Ultimate Test of Patience: Perfect for those who love a challenge that pushes frustration to the limit. Brain Teaser on Steroids: Not your average word search-this is the Everest of puzzles, and you're climbing without gear. Great for Gifting (and Gloating): Know a puzzle whiz? Hand them this book and watch their confidence crumble. Conversation Starter: Leave it out and watch guests wonder, "Why do you have this madness on your coffee table?" Ready to dive in? The hunt begins now - if you dare... Autorid: Alex Cheddar

How to harness customer demand to fuel your business growth Rob Snyder followed all the traditional advice for launching a startup. He did his research, ran experiments, raised millions in venture capital, but his company struggled to get off the ground. It wasn't until he left the standard playbooks behind that he was able to quickly scale to millions of dollars in revenue. Now he's a successful serial entrepreneur whose advice has helped hundreds of business owners get unstuck and start scaling. In The Power of Pull, Snyder strips business down to one counterintuitive principle: Customer demand is all that matters. When business owners find real demand, they stop pushing their product onto an indifferent market, and instead customers pull the product out of their hands. Demand first, everything else later And demand isn't 'people who want our product'. Its' what customers urgently want to accomplish in their own lives - right now. A promotion? Better health? Fulfilling relationships? When your solution fits that priority better than the alternatives, customers buy naturally. If it doesn't, no amount of persuasion or advertising will create traction. Including the practical PULL framework, showing how to identify genuine demand, and examples from companies like Basecamp, HubSpot and Tesla, this book gives founders a clear path to faster growth - without the guesswork. Autorid: Rob Snyder, Eric Burgher

An exclusive, definitive visual and narrative account of the New Romantic movement from a photographer who was there. While many musical styles have been labeled 'post-punk,' the New Romantic movement transcended the 'no future' ethos of the late 1970s like no other. In the dimly lit bars of Soho, a group of extravagant youths emerged, dressed in flamboyant and striking attire - ushering in a cultural moment that would define a generation. Photographer Graham Smith was at its core, capturing over 500 extraordinary images that reveal this vibrant, groundbreaking scene in unparalleled detail. This book offers an intimate, behind-the-scenes perspective on a movement that visually shaped a decade and left a lasting influence on music and fashion. Featuring a brazen text by Chris Sullivan and exclusive forewords boy George, Gary Kemp, and the late Steve Strange, this is the definitive photographic and narrative record of one of the most creative, bohemian, and influential movements of the late twentieth century. Autorid: Graham Smith, Chris Sullivan