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My name is Missouri Cotton, and I was born into a family of thieves. From her opening words, it's obvious Missouri Cotton is no ordinary 15-year-old. Arriving with her memorable family in Louisiana's No Man's Land, she discovers an area of great beauty, deep secrets, and expansive isolation. The Cotton family wanders into an ongoing local feud between encroaching outsiders and the local Ten Milers Redbones, a mixed Indian group.

After the death of her fiance, the last thing Ginger Riley was looking for was romance, especially with someone like billionaire Chandler Briggs. He was everything she stood against: arrogant, superficial, and above all else, infuriating. She would do anything to keep her distance from him, but fate had other ideas. After Chandler agrees to partner with Ginger in a charity project, Ginger must learn how to cope with her dislike for Chandler. But in the process, she discovers that he is much more than she gave him credit for.

Lillian was a young, twenty-six year old woman who lived in 19th century London. Married to Grant Jackson, a wealthy, successful businessman who provided her with everything she ever wanted. Yet, Lillian was unable to give Grant what he had always really wanted, a child. As the years went by, the love died out, and their relationship was on shaky ground. Grant became abusive toward Lillian, and Lillian suspected Grant of being disloyal to her. In those days, a woman was seen as the property of her husband, and Lillian was stuck in an unhappy, abusive marriage with no escape in sight.

What if a deadly night in Seattle is just the beginning? I haven’t even been in the city for 48 hours, and it’s already obvious that the information in front of me doesn’t add up. As a homicide detective, I’ve seen it all, but this murder is different. To kill someone in this manner is often a crime of passion or a deeply personal attack, and yet, the evidence suggests otherwise.

When I woke up this morning, I hadn't counted on this. I mean, sure, the life of a homicide detective will never be unicorns and rainbows, but any time where I'm called to a scene where the crime techs know the victim, it’s going to rank up there with some of the seriously bad days.

It’s okay that you’re not feeling okay! Whoever you are, I would like to start off by saying that you’re are not alone in this. We have all been there, going through rough times. Feeling the weight of the world on our shoulders. If this is something you can relate to, you have found what you are looking for.

What do Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and Elon Musk have in common? They read either 50 or over 50 books in a year. You see, no matter what your goals are, being epic and successful in life starts the moment you decide to read. If you're struggling to read the amount of books you desire or need ideas for how to read more, this book is for you. This book offers a practical framework for reading books: It teaches you how to read them and get the best out of them, and at the same time, it highlights the benefits of reading and why every human being on this planet should read more.

Un billón, a Spanish phrase for "one billion", represents a movement inspired by the Spanish song written and sung by Enfermera Marysol, aka Marysol Uribe. Marysol, the author and music artist, is a bilingual Latina healthcare professional who has worked in the medical field for six years. Un Billón begins with the origin story of Enfermera Marysol, but the movement is about empowering you to strive to reach one billion, too.

Those words spoken by Hud Haller are the first line of chapter one. Minutes later, a two-helicopter collision plummets him and everyone aboard to their deaths. Now there is only one member of Electra Kittner’s “Keepers Group” still alive: Su-Lin Song Chou, who is ninety-plus and in failing health. She hasn’t a clue what to do to keep the memory or hope alive for Electra. But one entity does: Indira, the Singularity Electra created.

Thus speaks the Irani-Electra duo at the start of chapter one. The duo is back in action and ready to reconstruct personal and professional worlds. But new challenges await.

After an 18-month absence caused by a fire that destroyed her house and nearly incinerated her, Electra Kittner is now ready to re-enter her life’s “multiverse arena”, which she must now reset. She needed the solitude to recalibrate herself, physically and mentally, after a supra-international conspiracy tried to terminate her. And she has a new identity–Native American Indian Professor Electra Alisha Kirchner–for whom Indira the Singularity has created all documentation necessary to cover her early 30s.

Indira—Electra’s most powerful silicon substrate Singularity—has just finished speaking to the Irani-Electra duo and now awaits an answer. The duo plans to announce to the president that she is resigning from the Secretary of Health and Human Services post that she has held for nearly two years. And she does, but troubles soon intrude and continue escalating, forcing changes in plans. The duo navigates a risky course but always follows Electra’s expanding empathy that puts friends and family ahead of everything else. So, follow the action-adventure to the very end.