Download or read book How to Make Sense of Any Mess written by Abby Covert and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything is getting more complex. It is easy to be overwhelmed by the amount of information we encounter each day. Whether at work, at school, or in our personal endeavors, there's a deepening (and inescapable) need for people to work with and understand information. Information architecture is the way that we arrange the parts of something to make it understandable as a whole. When we make things for others to use, the architecture of information that we choose greatly affects our ability to deliver our intended message to our users.We all face messes made of information and people. This book defines the word "mess" the same way that most dictionaries do: "A situation where the interactions between people and information are confusing or full of difficulties." - Who doesn't bump up against messes made of information and people every day? How to Make Sense of Any Mess provides a seven step process for making sense of any mess. Each chapter contains a set of lessons as well as workbook exercises architected to help you to work through your own mess.

Download or read book Arsenic and Old Lace written by Joseph Kesselring and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 1942 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy going drama critic discovers that his kind and gentle aunts have a bizarre habit of poisoning gentlemen callers and burying them in the cellar.

Download or read book Home at Last written by Judith Keim and published by Wild Quail Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-13 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third in a series about how a young single mother, faced with the task of keeping an inn and winery going in Oregon wine country, becomes the matriarch of a family filled with love and unexpected surprises as the inn continues to grow into a well-known hotel. Home is where your heart leads you… Louise “Lulu” Kingsley is thrilled to discover after years of wishing for a sibling, Cami Chandler is her half-sister. When Cami invites her to live at Chandler Hill, Lulu jumps at the chance to leave behind all the heartache in her recent life. Not the spoiled little rich girl the media would like everyone to think, Lulu digs into marketing for the inn and winery, feeling more comfortable there than she ever did in California with her political father. Better yet, her mother is becoming a stronger, happier person and shares the idea of becoming part of a new family. Even though Lulu is aware that Miguel Lopez is the kind of guy who represents everything she’s trying to forget, she’s attracted to him. Following a heartbreaking situation, she steps away from their relationship. Lulu settles in at Chandler Hill, coping the best way she knows—by working hard. But when Cami’s beloved grandfather, Rafe, has a stroke, Lulu realizes life is short and knows she must make things right with Miguel, and learns that home is where your heart leads you. A great read with a glass of wine or anytime! A love story of a family with heart… Be sure to read the other books in the series: Going Home and Coming Home. And check out Judith Keim’s other series – the Hartwell Women, The Beach House Hotel series, the Fat Fridays series, the Salty Key Inn series, the Chandler Hill Inn series, the Desert Sage Inn series, and the Seashell Cottage Books that readers are loving. Judith Keim is the author of beloved novels of contemporary women facing challenges with family relationships, work situations, or other life struggles as they grow to discover more about themselves and triumph with happiness and romance along the way. Contemporary women's fiction, Contemporary Women's Romance, Friends Fiction, Family Saga, strong heroine, Finding love, Family Life Fiction, Mothers and Daughters Fiction, Friends fiction, Women's literary fiction, strong women face challenge, Oregon winery, Women's domestic life fiction, friends, country inn, hotel, vineyard, winery,

Download or read book The Chandler Hill Inn Series written by Judith Keim and published by Wild Quail Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-12 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A family saga filled with love, a love story of a family with heart… In 1970, Violet Hawkins’ only wish at eighteen is to escape her life in the Dayton, Ohio, foster-care system and make her way to the west coast to enjoy a mellow life and find the love she’s been missing all her life. Lettie makes it to San Francisco, but soon learns she needs a job if she’s to live properly. A kind young man named Kenton Chandler offers her a sandwich and a job at his father’s inn and vineyards. With nothing to lose, Lettie takes him up on his offer and begins a whole new life in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. She immediately falls in love with the land and is fascinated with the idea of growing grapes to make wines. She, Kenton, and Rafe Lopez become friends as she learns about running the small inn on the property. At the same time she marries Kenton, a stroke kills his father. And then before she can tell Kenton she’s pregnant, he dies in an automobile accident. Heartbroken and burdened with the gift of the Chandler Hill Inn and Winery, she’s left with the task of making them a success. Struggling to raise a child alone while working to grow the business, Lettie makes a shocking discovery that changes everything. Camilla “Cami” Chandler comes home from France to take over the Chandler Hill Inn and Winery for her recently deceased grandmother, Lettie, as she’d always promised. Determined to succeed in this new venture, she finds herself in trouble from the beginning when she discovers most of her grandmother’s estate intended for maintaining the inn and its business expenses was lost in a Ponzi scheme. She forges ahead to provide her guests with wonderful experiences and to produce the best wines in Willamette Valley. After being ditched by her French boyfriend, she decides that being friends with Drew Farley is the safest way to proceed. He loves grape growing and winemaking as much as she does and isn’t looking for anything beyond friendship. When a bride planning a wedding at the inn tells Cami that she looks exactly like her best friend, life becomes even more complicated. Never having known even the name of her father, Cami searches for a connection and comes to realize how complicated love and family can be. Louise “Lulu” Kingsley is thrilled to discover after years of wishing for a sibling, Cami Chandler is her half-sister. When Cami invites her to live at Chandler Hill, Lulu jumps at the chance to leave behind all the heartache in her recent life. Not the spoiled little rich girl the media would like everyone to think, Lulu digs into marketing for the inn and winery, feeling more comfortable there than she ever did in California with her political father. Better yet, her mother is becoming a stronger, happier person and shares the idea of becoming part of a new family. Even though Lulu is aware that Miguel Lopez is the kind of guy who represents everything she’s trying to forget, she’s attracted to him. Following a heartbreaking situation, she steps away from their relationship. Lulu settles in at Chandler Hill, coping the best way she knows—by working hard. But when Cami’s beloved grandfather, Rafe, has a stroke, Lulu realizes life is short and knows she must make things right with Miguel, and learns that home is where your heart leads you.

Download or read book The Virgin of Small Plains written by Nancy Pickard and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2007-05-29 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Engrossing . . . beautifully written and carefully crafted . . . [a] work that explores the healing power of truth.”—The Boston Globe For seventeen years, a rural community in Kansas has faithfully tended the grave of an anonymous teenage girl christened the Virgin of Small Plains. And some claim that, perhaps owing to the girl’s intervention, strange miracles and unexplainable healings have occurred. Slowly, word of the legend spreads. But what really happened in that snow-covered field almost two decades ago, when the girl’s naked, frozen body was found? Why did young Mitch Newquist disappear the day after the shocking discovery, leaving behind his distraught girlfriend, Abby Reynolds, and their best friend, Rex Shellenberger? Now Mitch has returned to Small Plains, reigniting simmering tensions and awakening secrets. Never having resolved her feelings for Mitch, Abby is determined to uncover the startling truth about his departure. The three former friends must confront the ever-unfolding consequences of the night that forever changed their lives—and the life of their small town. Praise for The Virgin of Small Plains “Nancy Pickard . . . has evolved into a writer of substantial literary power. . . . [She] has fashioned a novel that accurately reflects the secrets and silences locked deep within the hearts of all small-town Midwesterners.”—The Denver Post “Tantalizing . . . Pickard writes with insight and compassion about an unresolved crime that continues to haunt a farming community.”—The New York Times Book Review “A class act . . . Pickard has a talent for adding depth to a story that conveys a sense of place and history.”—Orlando Sentinel “Crisply written, this new novel about loss of faith, trust, and innocence is utterly absorbing.”—Tucson Citizen

Download or read book As The Years Go By written by Anne Douglas and published by Piatkus. This book was released on 2013-02-07 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forced by the post-war boom to leave their shabby Edinburgh tenement for a new bungalow on the outskirts on the city, Madge Gilbride is comforted by the fact that at least she has her family near her. And when her grandsons, Will and Hamish, fall in love with local girls she is delighted. But life is not sailing- especially for Will. In love with the fiery Kate Rossie, he discovers she wants both a husband and a politcal career. Conventional Will makes a choice he will regret for years- a sensible marriage of convenience to the suitable Sara. As she watches her grand-children with their own families joys and troubles, Madge can't help but remember her old tenement home and hope that the new generation of Gilbrides never forget their roots...

Download or read book Ridorkulous A Dorky Romantic Comedy written by Mary Frame and published by Mary Frame. This book was released on 2019-05-10 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awkwardland. It's where I live. And I'm the president, mayor, and sole citizen. Reese Jackson is living her safest life. This polymath is tired of trying to fit in with a small town that never knows what to do with her. Her absentee family may have forced her into dorm life for her own good, but she goes from her classes to her room and back—no parties, no dates, and no drawing attention. Until one noisy night, when Reese gets kicked out of her dorm. Fitz Moreland is living his okayest life. He’s on his own to pay for college, but he’s scraping by with an athletic scholarship and free rent with a friend. If he can keep it together, he’s on track to graduate with a useful degree, especially now that he’s finally said goodbye to his drama-loving ex-girlfriend. Until one night, when she gets him kicked out of his house. What happens when there’s one single room left for rent in the entire town and two people who desperately need it? A merrymaking, money-seeking landlord arrives and throws them into a series of ridorkulous challenges to compete for it, of course. It’s the dorky duckling versus the BMOC. The winner will get a place to live—but the loser may just forfeit their heart. keywords: only one bed, enemies to lovers, small town romance, awkward heroine, genius heroine, women friendships, nerdy romance

Download or read book Harlequin Blaze February 2017 Box Set written by Kate Hoffmann and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin Blaze brings you a collection of four new red-hot reads, available now! This box set includes: THE MIGHTY QUINNS: JAMIE The Mighty Quinns by Kate Hoffmann Regan Macintosh is positive the stranger staying with her grandmother is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. But when she comes face-to-face with the sexy Jamie Quinn, it’s Regan who’s in danger of being consumed—by desire. MR. DANGEROUSLY SEXY The Dangerous Bachelors Club by Stefanie London When a stalker threatens his business partner and longtime temptation, Addison Cobalt, Logan Dane makes the case personal. But staying close to the irresistible Addison may be even more dangerous than Logan realizes… HER SEXY TEXAS COWBOY Wild Wedding Nights by Ali Olson The attraction—and the hot sex—between maid of honor Renee Gainey and best man Jeremiah Richards is off the charts. But when the wedding is over, Renee isn’t sure she can say goodbye to her Texas cowboy… IN HER BEST FRIEND'S BED Friends With Benefits by J. Margot Critch When Abby Shaw and Trevor Jones met, the desire between them was left simmering because of their friendship. But when they finally cross that line, can they go back to just being friends?

Download or read book In Her Best Friend s Bed written by J. Margot Critch and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She wants him so much! Abby Shaw has had enough. She's done with relationships (why are guys always so needy?) and wants to focus on getting her career off the ground. The fact that Trevor Jones—her new best bud and her boss—is seriously hot shouldn't complicate things at all. But that deliciously hard, tattooed body? A kiss that suggests hours—and nights—of wicked pleasure? Yep, Trevor is trouble… Abby and Trevor can't resist turning "just friends" into "friends with sexy benefits." Which means lots of hot sex, no messy emotions. It's the perfect arrangement—at first. But their searing sexual chemistry verges on becoming dangerously intimate…and Abby will do just about anything to keep herself from falling in love with Trevor Jones.

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Download or read book Seeing the Dead written by Sheila Connolly and published by Beyond The Page. This book was released on 2014-09-22 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly! Ever since her first ghostly sighting, Abby Kimball has been trying to unravel the mystery of her newly discovered ability. So when she sees the apparition of a Revolutionary War soldier in the middle of the town green—just days before the annual Patriot’s Day celebration, no less—she’s determined to figure out her connection to the man. The ethereal soldier is not the only mystery in Abby’s life. She’s also trying to sort out her connection to Ned Newhall, the man who shares her ability and is playing a more serious romantic role in her life every day. But with plans for the celebration ramping up and her job becoming more chaotic by the minute, Abby’s finding it hard to catch her breath, much less come to grips with all the new turns her life has taken. And when another eerie episode is followed by the appearance of a very curious young girl who seems wise beyond her years, Abby discovers she and Ned may have only scratched the surface of their special ability, and that Ned may hold the biggest surprise yet.

Download or read book Battle Lines written by L.J. Breedlove and published by L.J. Breedlove. This book was released on 2024-03-21 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen of the most powerful shifters in the world will meet in Seattle. They will bring their staff, their agendas, and their vendettas. Most of all, they will determine the future of shifters, and the survival of the species may depend upon what they decide. There are two factions: the traditionalists, pack Alphas who want to keep to the old ways — small reclusive packs dominated by the will of the Alpha; and the modern packs — large, urban and allowing personal freedom. Some, at least. As Benny Garrison says, they might be more modern than the traditionalists like, but they are by no means progressive. And then there is Abby Stafford, Chairman of the Northwest Council of Alphas. A human changed to shifter, who called a pack — the first female Alpha in centuries. A wild card — she’s the mate of the Chairman of the World Council Akihiro Tanaka, and a power in her own right. Her pack, the Hat Island pack, offers a third way. If there is one thing both the modern pack Alphas and traditionalist Alphas agree on, a wild card is dangerous. Too dangerous. But Abby sees beyond the World Council meeting. The clock is ticking, and shifters won’t be able to hide from humans much longer. And if shifters can’t learn to work together, this may be the last time the World Council meets. Book 9 in the Wolf Harbor Series.

Download or read book Abigail s Journey written by Judith Bronte and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-08-18 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abigail Johannes wasn't interested in romance. Jake Murphy couldn't stand physical contact. They were perfect for each other. When a troubled young man named Jake moves into the little yellow house, he struggles to overcome a painful past and begin a new life outside the prison walls that he had known for so long. Abby's future is secure - or so she had thought. With the prospect of marriage to a childhood friend, and the opportunity to attend college, Abby's life seems already determined. Then the new neighbor arrives, and Abby finds she must learn compassion. As she befriends Jake, the young woman wonders where her future really lies.

Download or read book Primary Assemblies for SEAL Volume II Tough Issues written by Gerald Haigh and published by Optimus Education eBooks. This book was released on 1999 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book There Are Only So Many Tomorrows written by Jay Gubula and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two men in 1980s Pietermaritzburg are drawn to the same woman, Abby, quickly becoming each other's nemesis in a political climate where resistance of any kind often invited executions, factional clashes, clandestine activity, treachery and entrapment. Abby unwittingly becomes the object of a dangerous obsession as the archenemies, not content with displacing the other in her affections, play to ensure the other's annihilation, none foreseeing the theatre their deadly encounter would be staged, culminating in a clash that potentially destabilizes the entire region and, for one of them, leaves a lasting legacy of shattered hopes, broken dreams, a life destroyed.

Download or read book Crossover written by Mel Andrews and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abby, a wife and a mother, just got the life she always dreamed about. Retired and ready to travel the world with her husband didn’t go as planned. An untimely death left this family shattered, but Abby was not ready to leave her family, not just yet. Abby’s daughter, Megan, is devastated by her mother’s death. She doesn’t think her life will ever be the same. Abby was Brody’s rock. Will he survive her death? Ben, Abby’s husband, tries to be strong for all of them, but he is only hanging on. The twists and turns of this family’s tragedy will have you laughing through your tears. Will Abby cross over?

Download or read book Abigail s New Hope written by Mary Ellis and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an Amish midwife, Abigail Graber loves bringing babies into the world. But when a difficult delivery takes a devastating turn, Abigail is faced with some hard choices. Despite her best efforts, the young mother dies—but the baby is saved. When a heartless judge confines Abigail to the county jail for her mistakes, her sister Catherine comes to care for her children while Daniel works his fields. Catherine meets Daniel’s reclusive cousin, Isaiah, who’s deaf and thought to be simple minded by his community. She endeavors to teach him to communicate and discovers he possesses unexpected gifts and talents. While Abigail searches for forgiveness, Catherine changes lives and, in return, finds love, something long elusive in her life. And Isaiah discovers God, who cares nothing about our handicaps or limitations in His sustaining love. An inspirational tale of overcoming grief, maintaining faith, and finding hope in an ever-changing world. About This Series: Fans of superb Amish fiction will welcome the rich and moving stories of The Wayne County series by the bestselling author of A Widow’s Hope, Never Far from Home, and The Way to a Man’s Heart.