I won\u2019t forget that moment I looked over at Ellie\u2014the paleness of her once rosy cheeks, the blue hue coating her perfect lips\u2014the woman I had been with since we were five years old. My wife. My best friend…and the mother to our newborn baby girl.<\/p>\n You promised me we would be together forever, I wanted to tell her. She gave me her forever, I told myself. Her forever just ended at twenty-five.<\/p>\n \u201cYou need to say your goodbyes…\u201d the doctor said.<\/p>\n How do I say goodbye to the one person in my life I could never say goodbye to?<\/p>\n My body is numb, and my heart hurts. Hurts like someone just ripped it out of my chest. Which is ironic…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Nadia Wolf had one wish, and it wasn\u2019t for the latest designer purse, fashion-forward clothing, or even a handsome man to marry . . . although, that would be acceptable too. Her wish was to win the World Series of Poker tournament and collect the one million dollar prize, beating the arrogant men who make her professional poker career a daily challenge.<\/p>\n The odds were stacked against her when sexy poker celebrity Caleb Usher sat down at her table. As they pin their battles against each other, a steamy side wager drew them both in and gave them an even greater reason to fight for the championship. It only took one hand to make tournament history and leave them both hot under the collar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Klarinda Snow is the innkeeper of a beautiful, historic bed and breakfast in Windy Pines, Idaho. Guests come to Mistletoe Manor to escape from their troubles while enjoying the scenic mountain town.<\/p>\n When all seven rooms of the inn get booked on a Tuesday night in December, Klarinda is excited about having so much business, but a little confused as well. After all, her inn normally isn’t exactly a destination hotspot.<\/p>\n The guests have barely settled in before strange things begin happening. Is this the most accident prone group of travelers ever, or is someone out for revenge?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n I have learned a few things in my life. If you can\u2019t wear clean underwear, don\u2019t wear any at all. Never trust a vampire. Secret ruling councils should generally be avoided. Finally, and this is the most important, very few people are ever what they seem.<\/p>\n However, it wasn\u2019t always easy to live by these rules. Like, when said secret ruling council demanded my appearance and then did the worst thing they could possibly do, inflame my curiosity. 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Or was he?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 365 Days of Slow Cooking Recipes<\/i> Healthy eating is about feeling great, having more energy, stabilizing your mood, and keeping yourself as healthy as possible. These things can be achieved by learning some nutrition basics and using them in a way that works for you.<\/p>\n Sausage, Apple, and Sage Raisin Bread Strata breakfast entr\u00e9e [wp_ad_camp_2]<\/p>\n A woman rancher hitches the community\u2019s dreams to her sleigh ride business and ropes in a heap of trouble for them and her heart.<\/p>\n Jayne Gardner turned her family\u2019s ranch into the successful Snowed Inn Lodge and Restaurant. After she learns the community has one month to earn funds needed for a grant, she donates her company\u2019s sleigh rides for a community fundraiser.<\/p>\n When Jayne\u2019s new volunteer sleigh driver turns out to be Forrest Hunsaker, the man who left her three years ago, Jayne sets up three rules to maintain a professional distance and protect her heart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Penny Meadows loves her home \u2013 a cosy cottage decorated with pretty twinkling fairy lights and stunning views over the town of White Cliff Bay. She also loves her job as an ice-carver, creating breathtaking sculptures. Yet her personal life seems frozen.<\/p>\n When Henry and daughter Daisy arrive at the cottage to rent the annex, Penny is determined to make them feel welcome. But while Daisy is friendly, Henry seems guarded.<\/p>\n As Penny gets to know Henry, she realises there is more to him than meets the eye. And the connection between them is too strong to ignore \u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Baking with whole-grain flours used to be about making food that was good for you, not food that necessarily tasted good, too. But Kim Boyce truly has reinvented the wheel with this collection of 75 recipes that feature 12 different kinds of whole-grain flours, from amaranth to teff, proving that whole-grain baking is more about incredible flavors and textures than anything else. When Boyce, a former pastry chef at Spago and Campanile, left the kitchen to raise a family, she was determined to create delicious cakes, muffins, breads, tarts, and cookies that her kids (and everybody else) would love.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n FBI agent Nick Bracco can’t stop a Kurdish terrorist from firing missiles at random homes across the country. The police can’t stand watch over every household, so Bracco recruits his cousin Tommy to help track down this terrorist. Tommy is in the Mafia. Oh yeah, it gets messy fast. As fast as you can turn the pages.<\/p>\n Stephen Carpenter, creator of NBC’s hit show Grimm, said, “Couldn’t put it down and now I want more. Bravo.”<\/p>\n Judith L. Pearson author of “Wolves at the Door,” and “Belly of the Beast,” said, “Gary Ponzo is simply the best new thriller writer out there.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A ghostly tale of how much fame and fortune can cost…<\/p>\n American artist Joseph Hannigan and his alluring sister, Sophie, have arrived in enchanting nineteenth-century Venice with a single-minded goal. The twins, who have fled scandal in New York, are determined to break into Venice\u2019s expatriate set and find a wealthy patron to support Joseph\u2019s work.<\/p>\n But the enigmatic Hannigans are not the only ones with a secret agenda. Joseph\u2019s talent soon attracts the attention of the magnificent Odil\u00e9 Leon, a celebrated courtesan and muse who has inspired many artists to greatness. But her inspiration is otherworldly and comes with a devastatingly steep price.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Rick Gullotti lives the good life. He fights fires, dates beautiful women\u2014though none long enough so they cast wistful glances at jewelry stores\u2014and has great friends. And thanks to helping out the elderly couple who own his building, his rent is low. But when concerns about their health lead him to contact their only son, his life starts getting away from him.<\/p>\n Jessica Broussard has no interest in leaving sunny San Diego or her cushy corner office for Boston, but her father\u2014who happens to be her boss\u2014dispatches her to deal with the grandparents she’s never met. She’s unprepared for the frigid winter, loving relatives who aren’t the monsters she’s been led to believe, and the hot, scruffy firefighter who lives upstairs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Jacob Stearne was a killing machine for the Army until he started listening to Mercury, winged messenger of the Roman gods. 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