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For more than a century, no number one and number two high school football team had ever met—until October 6, 2001. This is the story of two teams—Concord De La Salle, a private Catholic school in an upscale Northern California suburb, and Long Beach Poly, a proud public institution from a blue-collar SoCal seaport—striving to achieve the same goal: the all-American dream.

Between social media platforms, the videos kids watch online, or the television shows they can now stream from anywhere at any time, keeping up with what our kids are doing has become more difficult than ever. Still, there has not been an influence quite like the video gaming world. For a time...

In Find Your Financial Freedom, entrepreneur Logan Rankin reveals how to become financially independent. A self-taught investor who found his niche in real estate, Logan knows that life becomes what you make it when you learn how money really works. He debunks common myths, provides a structure for managing money each month, and shows how to scale investments and achieve financial freedom. Wealth is gained by trading time or money. Which will it be for you? This is your first step in a new direction toward confidence, clarity, and a lifetime of wealth. 

According to scientific research, emotional intelligence is far more important than ones intelligence quotient or technical abilities when it comes to determining a person’s overall success in life. But it become twice as powerful when implemented with cognitive behavioral therapy techniques. This bundle includes the most powerful collection of strategies that will help you improve in every area of your emotional life, personal life, and with your relationships.

In Love, Hope & Leadership: A Special Edition, CEO of Korn Ferry, Gary Burnison, delivers an insightful and powerful discussion of the principles leaders must embrace and convey to their team members to ensure they feel as though they matter.

My coach wants me to take figure skating lessons so I can gracefully pivot around the net. That's a whole lot of hockey hooey if you ask me. Making matters worse, the class is with my sister's best friend, who I'm convinced hates me after what happened back in high school. We're faced with something of a Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet reversal—she said it's her favorite, so I read it. Since she's totally over me and I shouldn't be interested in her, I set her up on a few dates that go sideways, which does not help me shake these newfound feelings.

I’m what people call a charmer. Maybe it’s the drawl, maybe it’s the dimples, or maybe it’s the entire ex-Special Forces package. Either way, I’ve never met a woman I haven’t been able to sweep off their feet … until Mallory Monroe. The only female on our team, she’s all fierce words, brave actions, and impenetrable walls around her heart. She’s also the only girl I’ve ever loved.

Liam: I don't know what I'm doing. I have no idea where this kid came from. I mean, I know that part, but when he showed up on my doorstep, not only did I have to put everything on hold, but my hockey coach threw me into the sin bin.

Someone stole Azulin's true name. Cursed to ride with the Wild Hunt during each full moon, he is helpless against the Unseelie king's will. Over the years, the curse's grip has strengthened, making Azulin's magic difficult to control. Fighting the curse has exhausted his spirit to the point that...

Hanna and Alex land themselves in the crosshairs of a dangerous drug cartel when the deadly fentanyl crisis finds its way to the Low Country of South Carolina. Acting sheriff, Alex Frank, leads a taskforce of law enforcement agencies to confront a growing scourge of fentanyl overdoses and drug cartel violence. Attorney, Hanna Walsh, offers to help the wife and family of one the cartel drug runners at her peril, and neighbor, Quinn Burke, returns with more drama and chaos surrounding a new boyfriend.

Madeline needs a fake boyfriend. Cooper needs a fake family. Their newfound friendship quickly blurs into something entirely real. Only he's not fit for 'uncle-hood', and she can't find a place in her heart or her schedule to add one more person to her circle of loved ones. Snowed under their complications, Madeline and Cooper are destined to find out if love is enough to overcome tragedies of the past.

As I struggle to stay afloat in the housekeeping hustle, a handsome guest and I have a magical night sneaking into the pool, making wishes under the stars, and spilling secrets. But at midnight, I risk turning into a pumpkin, er, my not-so-fancy self, compared to the pro hockey player with the expensive watch. Time is slipping through my fingers as the bill for my dad's care comes due.