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Unlock the secrets of macrame and transform simple cords into exquisite jewelry pieces that showcase your creativity. Perfect for beginners and experienced crafters alike, this guide takes you step-by-step through the art of knotting to design beautiful bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and more. Learn essential techniques, from basic knots to advanced patterns, and explore how to incorporate beads, pendants, and charms into your designs. With tips on tools, materials, and professional finishing touches, you''ll be crafting one-of-a-kind pieces that are perfect for personal use, gifts, or even starting your own jewelry business. Whether you''re creating boho-inspired accessories or elegant statement pieces, this book is your ultimate resource for mastering the timeless art of macrame jewelry. click the buy button to get your copy today

A deadly shipwreck. A missing child. A reluctant alliance that sparks unexpected romance. A CONSTABLE CRAVING ADVENTURE Constable Gavin Kimbrell''s life in the quiet hamlet of Newford is predictable and dull-until a perilous shipwreck changes everything. Amidst a thick Cornish fog, Gavin finds more adventure than he anticipates when the wreck reveals a murder, and the mysterious female he rescues from the sea becomes his most likely suspect. A LADY DESPERATE FOR ANSWERS Mari Talbot refuses to believe her sister Hannah took her own life, but her protests have gone unheard. Disguised as paid lady''s companion Mari Swan, she sets off to find the truth about her sister''s death and her missing niece. Her quest takes a treacherous turn, though, when her ship wrecks off the rugged Cornish coast. Mari soon finds herself caught in a complicated web, uncertain whom she can trust-certainly not the local constable, who is all too eager to suspect the worst of her. AN UNLIKELY PARTNERSHIP Thrown together by fate, Mari and Gavin form a reluctant alliance to uncover the truth. As the mystery of what happened aboard the ill-fated ship escalates, their connection deepens, but will their growing affection be enough to save Mari when the truth of Hannah''s death is revealed? Saving Miss Swan is a closed-door enemies-to-lovers romance about family and courage and finding love in unexpected places. Set in the charming seaside village of Newford, each book in the Hearts of Cornwall series stands alone, although most readers prefer to enjoy them in order.

In the picturesque Lake District, an earl''s heir must choose between saving his family''s legacy or risking it all for love with a bookish and scandal-shrouded lady.

Escape to the alluring world of Victorian Egypt! When her travel plans go awry, a bluestocking must rely on an enigmatic gentleman. Amidst danger, laughter and misadventures, could this pair discover their hearts'' shared destiny?

She''s the grumpy to his sunshine. Will Eliza''s ambition and Alfie''s family loyalty keep them apart, or will they find a way to love?

"At thirteen, Benedick Kimbrell attempted to steal his first kiss from Miss Catherine Parker. But his hopes, then and since, were larger than fact." - Kissing KateA LADY''S UNSPOKEN LONGINGKate Parker is resolute in her quest for marriage, seeking a dependable match among Newford''s eligible bachelors. But behind her composed demeanor, Kate''s heart holds a stubborn affection for her less-than-dependable friend and an unspoken longing for a kiss that was never claimed.A ROGUE''S LOST AMBITIONYears ago, Ben Kimbrell harbored ambitions, chief among them a kiss from Miss Kate Parker. Fate, though, had other plans. Now, his heart is weighted by family tragedy, his pain concealed behind a carefree charm. His reputation as an aimless rogue is well-earned, but beneath the façade lies a man who yearns for more.AND A HEART WELL-GUARDEDWhen Kate sets her sights on Ben''s dependable cousin, a man who fits her expectations if not her heart, Ben can no longer stand idly by. His efforts to save her from a loveless match find the two of them paired together in a village production of Much Ado About Nothing. Tasked with crafting the enchanting sets for their town''s inaugural performance, their undeniable affection finds the perfect stage to blossom.But for their love to flourish, Ben must reveal his true self and confront the shadows of his past. Can he find the courage to unlock his heart before it''s too late?Kissing Kate is a heartwarming best-friends romance about finding the courage to choose happiness and the healing power of love. Set in the charming seaside village of Newford, each book in the Hearts of Cornwall series stands alone, but most readers prefer to enjoy them in order.

He''s set on winning a competition. She''s set on caring for her young brother. Will an unexpected bargain help them both or risk their hearts?

A soldier returns to claim the lady of his heart before she marries another in this frosty Victorian Christmas romance. A 2023 HOLT Medallion Finalist.

An abandoned bridegroom, a reluctant bride and avenging relatives come together in this sweet seaside tale! An abandoned bridegroom: Bell tuner Jory Tremayne has never been more certain of anything than his love for Miss Anna Pepper, despite her fancy dresses and insensible footwear. But when he offered his heart five years ago, she ran off with it and left him alone beneath a midnight moon. Now, he''s finally resolved to stop mourning her loss and find a lass who will take him and his fish-scented dog. A reluctant bride: Miss Anna Pepper has left a trail of jilted suitors behind her, but she''s never been able to forget Jory Tremayne. What began with one jilted fiancé has turned into a distressing habit. Now, shadowed by remorse over her poor treatment of Jory, Anna flees her latest fiancé and returns to Cornwall to learn his fate. Perhaps if he''s well settled, she can shed this uncomfortable guilt and find her own happiness. There''s just one tiny problem... In her hasty flight, she''s left behind a few things. Clothing. A maid. Money. And avenging relatives: Unbeknownst to Anna and Jory, his hordes of relations have learned of her past betrayal, and they enact their own agenda. Without funds, Anna finds herself working as a common barmaid to avoid arrest, while Jory becomes her reluctant champion. With each turn of the screw beneath his cousins'' well-intentioned hands, Anna and Jory are forced to face their past. Will they overcome doubts and betrayal to trust love again?

"Erratic heartbeat. Rapid pulse. Dilated pupils. Was he afraid or . . . excited?" - Charlotte GraceA physician seeking loveJulian Grey has led a charmed life. His every endeavor has been easily achieved, and he doesn''t want for much. Freedom from the females in his family. A man-sized scone. A bride so he might join his friends in wedded bliss. He''s even found the perfect lady to court. But first, he needs to hire a surgeon for Heloise Manor, London''s newest foundling home.If only it weren''t for the annoying Miss Grace, whose brash manner and freakishly accurate memory irritate him like a pebble in his boot.A surgeon seeking employmentCharlotte Grace has watched her sisters abandon their own desires and step off the matrimonial cliff. That life is not for her, thank you very much. She wants nothing more than to be a surgeon, but she''ll be content making rounds with her father and helping him treat his patients. That is, until he retires.Set adrift, Charlie goes to London to further her studies and seek like-minded doctors for intelligent discourse. Instead she encounters small minds and Dr. Julian Grey, a physician who studied with her father years ago. Life is too easy for Dr. Grey-even London''s stubborn traffic parts for him. With little effort he''s gained the entrée into the medical world that she desperately longs for. But she''s willing to overlook his failings if he''ll hire her on as surgeon at Heloise Manor.Will he realize that the best things in life don''t come easy? Will she learn that shared dreams are the best dreams before it''s too late?The Physician''s Dilemma is a sweet Regency romance novel. It''s Book 3 in the Something Wonderful series. Each book stands alone, but is best enjoyed when read in the order below.Books in the Something Wonderful series:Book 1: The Astronomer''s ObsessionBook 2: The Artist''s RedemptionBook 3: The Physician''s Dilemma

She was everything he never knew he wanted. He was everything she was determined to avoid.A problem-plagued painterProblems are piling up for Alexandre Marchand. His last courtship ended in failure. Nightmares have been invading his waking thoughts, he can''t concentrate on his art and to make matters worse, someone is selling forgeries of his work. He''s running dangerously low on funds and sets out to find a wealthy widow, or perhaps a biddable heiress. Instead, he encounters Regina Townsend, who is neither biddable nor wealthy. Used to going it alone, he doesn''t have any wish to play the hero. But if anyone ever needed a hero, it''s Regina.A rogue-resistant runawayRegina Townsend will protect her daughter and unborn child at all costs. With nowhere else to turn to escape her greedy brother-in-law, she flees to an abandoned cottage on England''s southern coast. She has a plan to secure her future. One that doesn''t require help from any man. Certainly not a silver-tongued, golden-haired lying rogue.Can a piglet, a forged painting and Castle Soup bring them together?

Set in Appalachian Ohio, Jamie Lyn Smith''s debut short story collection, Township, explores a region and the rotating cast of characters who call it home. With honesty and empathy, Smith closely examines the strains that intimate family ties put on lives worn raw by collective history. Ultimately, the nine stories in Township interrogate the notion of reconciliation, examining whether people can truly change and if forgiveness is possible.

2022 NATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN ROMANCE FICTION AWARD FINALIST. An unlikely pair find love beneath the stars in this sweet Regency tale. AN ASTRONOMER OF HUMBLE ORIGINS. In a discipline dominated by titled noblemen, Harry Corbyn has fought to get where he is. And where he wants to be next is Egypt, to lead an expedition to measure the size of the solar system. Distraction in the form of a childhood friend-his mentor''s daughter, no less-is not part of the plan. A NOBLEMAN''S DAUGHTER. Artist Celeste St. James knows she''s meant for more than needlepoint and high society. With dreams of exhibiting at Paris''s prestigious Académie, she doesn''t need distractions, but she can''t seem to help her fascination with her father''s protégé. AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK. When Harry and Celeste join forces to help her father build an ambitious telescope, their powerful connection draws them deeper into each other''s orbit. But when sabotage and her father''s shocking revelation threaten their dreams, will Harry and Celeste find their way to love? Each book in the Something Wonderful series stands alone, but most readers prefer to enjoy the series in order.

"Oh, Remy…I had no idea! You are a man with a large, loyal heart." - Goodreads reader The Footman''s Tale is a short story prequel about Remy, the dreamy footman from The Astronomer''s Obsession. Learn how he came to be a footman in Lady Ashford''s household and how his inspiring romance with Odette began. There''s more to him than meets the eye, as Harry Corbyn discovered in The Astronomer''s Obsession. The Footman''s Tale is what you might call a "Soaking Story." At about 30 minutes, it''s just the right length for a soak in the tub. Lock the door, grab the wine, light a candle and enjoy! Note that this is a short story prequel that''s best enjoyed after reading The Astronomer''s Obsession.

A turbulent story about a business and family woman, whose life is turned upside down by a legal system decision that she has no hand in. Relationships, business activity and investment; and life in prison are all unveiled in this exciting auto biography from the woman behind the Les Frogs Brand.

In the current climate of American Indian culture in the United States, the impact of the internet on powwow music and the electronic sharing of music has superseded the more traditional sharing of music in Native cultures. Due to the unique history of American Indian cultures, Native music changed, or evolved, from medicinal uses, pejuta, to expressionism, a method in which to cope with and express the effect history has had on the American Indian people and a way in which to bond with one another in these shared experiences. The evolution of Native music is a traditional form of historical particularism as seen by Native people themselves, and the history of American Indians, ethnomusicology, and hip-hop prove that this is the natural trajectory of Native cultures in today''s America. This paper poses to explore the movement of American Indian music from a sacred, private medicinal use, to continue being used to heal, but in a more public and adapted domain.

Paddle along with a twenty-six year old woman as she navigates the watery new world of the future with strength, humor, good sense, and a kayak. Her home is Wisdom Island, one hundred years after a catastrophy wipes out most of the world''s population, and life is pretty good: there is no pollution, lot''s of open space, and plenty of resources to go around. But even utopia isn''t perfect. Avalon Blake has an over-protective dad, a mom with high expectations, and too many relatives minding her business. She''s working in the family shop, slowly chipping away at a college degree, and trying to be a good person. Her biggest problem is a tire shortage forcing her beloved moped to lay idle. Then a charming stranger walks into her life, and her carefully laid plans take a turn onto the wild side. He shows her the Outlands, the uninhabited world around them, and in the process expands her understanding of the complexity of humanity, and the meaning of life. A clever, not too serious, tale of people doing their best and getting it right most of the time, Wisdom Island is filled with warmth, emotional depth, humor, and . . . wisdom.

When Bailey visits his grandfather''s house in Maine, he learns about an opossum who lives in the backyard.

The Cupid''s Bow Technique: From Casual To Committed Using The Power Of Polarisation This book is for women who are unsatisfied with their current relationship status either because you''re unhappy being single or are currently in an unfulfilling relationship. The Cupid''s Bow Technique is step-by-step guide to attracting or creating a healthy committed relationship with the love of your life, with all the intimacy, passion and peace you could ever want! I Answer All Your Questions: - How The Cupid''s Bow Technique uses the principles of polarisation to enable you to step into your natural feminine power - Why stepping into your feminine power brings out the natural strong masculine male inside him. - What is polarisation, why it is important? - How you can create it and use it effectively by implementing The Cupid''s Bow Technique and be a moving target that his love arrow wants to passionately hit - How to be a moving target - in the dance of love - What men really think about a woman who pursues them and why you would never want to be that woman. - Why chasing a man will make him want to pull back. - The importance of being a moving target and letting him run towards you. - How to deal with men when they connect one moment but then are distant the next - How to use disinterest and detachment as your aces in the deck! - Why men thrive in the chase and why the chase has to be as challenging as an obstacle course. If you want more information on why men thrive in the chase and more guidance on how to be pursued by your man then - The Cupid''s Bow Technique - is a must read and do. Men love it when they''ve had to earn the right to execute Cupids love arrow passionately into your heart. Some women aren''t aware that they''ve got any negative baggage and conditioning that affect their relationship status. The Cupid''s Bow Technique will ensure you get lasting successful results rather than a temporary quick fix because I''ve included exercises at the start that will build a solid foundation of - healthy positive mind-set and emotional well-being states - as a strong platform for your progression. Be the woman other women admire and secretly envy for having the healthy committed soul mate relationship that they can only dream of. I''ll hold your hand and guide you through the process of The Cupid''s Bow Technique you deserve to know how to access your inner feminine power and have the love life you crave. When you''ve practised these principles, you''ll feel really happy, alive and fulfilled in your intimate relationship I''m really excited for you to get your hands on The Cupid''s Bow Technique and welcome you to our wise woman''s confidential club!

A compelling look at war and the antiwar movement in the United Kingdom People Power charts the history of the antiwar movement in the United Kingdom from the outbreak of the First World War to present-day conflicts in the Middle East, telling the story of conscientious objectors and others who have been engaged in protest over the past century. Drawing on testimonies from the Imperial War Museum’s vast collection of recordings and documents, the book gives voice to contributors from different backgrounds and explores their wide-ranging reasons for opposing war, as well as the changes and continuity in the movement throughout these years of almost continuous conflict. The book explores the role of key organizations within the movement and tells the personal stories of high-profile individuals, including Sylvia Pankhurst, A. A. Milne, and Vanessa Redgrave, who stood out against conflict. Accompanying a major exhibition at the Imperial War Museum London in 2017, People Power provides an important and compelling look at the most divisive of human undertakings and is an essential part of understanding war as it exists today.

The world is becoming increasingly computerized; much of this computing hardware is put into silicon overseas, increasing the number of unknown or untrusted sourced ICs in critical systems. Current methods of determining the correctness of an IC are either destructive or non-specific, and usually focus on the physical structure of the IC. This work describes a solution which performs a logical, black-box analysis of the state machines upon which ICs are built. This solution was implemented on both a regular CPU and a GPU, to explore parallelization possibilities for speed benefits. These implementations were able to accurately discover the structure of the original state machines in all cases. Simulated state machines with twenty or fewer states were discoverable within one minute.

Lifestyle modifications have been shown to improve outcomes for cancer survivors, yet no study has implemented and evaluated e-health coaching (e-HC) to encourage lifestyle modification specific to cancer survivorship. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of e-HC for survivors harvesting at an urban garden. Twenty-two survivors completed a 4-month experimental pre/post pilot aimed at improving adherence to the evidence-based recommendations for survivorship. A trained dietetic intern provided e-HC utilizing motivational interviewing and individual goal¬ setting. Fifteen survivors (68%) utilized e-HC. The majority of e-HC users were female (93%, n= 14), married (60%, n=9), with a mean age of 60. Of those users, (100%, n=15) reported they would utilize health coaching again. Seventy-eight percent of e-HC users (n=7) established and met measurable goals as evidenced by both qualitative (open-ended surveys) and quantitative (anthropometrics and biomarkers) data. In terms of self-efficacy towards adhering to recommendations for healthy survivorship, a 22% improvement was noted in self-efficacy of the goal setting group while a decrease of 4% was documented among those that did not utilize e-HC. A statistically significant increase in the consumption of fruits and vegetables and a statistically significant decrease in the consumption of red and processed meats was observed amongst e-HC users (p = 0.021, p = 0.004, respectively). This pilot established preliminary data to support the feasibility and efficacy of e-HC for cancer survivors. Future large-scale randomized studies with a control group are warranted.

Do you ever wonder if the Bible and church doors slam shut at midnight on Sunday, only to open again the following Sunday? Whether you attend church or are just curious about how real this whole "faith in Christ" thing is, perhaps you have met people who live as if God is only accessible on Sundays. Is it possible to take our faith with us every day of the week? Any number of issues-parenting woes, relationships that need healing, decisions that need wisdom-demand our attention and time. What do our Monday through Saturday conversations with God even sound like? In "Not Just on Sundays," Bonnie Lyn Smith shares how faith in Christ informs the everyday and how the Bible offers wisdom for so many situations. The book serves as a starting place to practice how to reach into God''s riches, not only to know Him deeply, but also to be part of His purpose and plan. Through personal stories and reflections, Bonnie shows us that He gives so many promises that help us live each day in His presence. She offers examples of how God reveals Himself to us, if we are open to looking for Him, seeking His guidance, and accepting His abiding love. Even when and where we least expect Him!

What you''re going through matters, not only to you but to God. He cares about your finances, diagnosis, marriage, children, job, fears, dreams, concerns and goals. He cares so much that He wrote a Book for you that meets you right where you are and leads you into the power-filled life. God''s Word is alive and exciting! Journey for six weeks through Psalm 119 and experience fresh insight, fresh solutions, fresh purpose, and fresh power. His words will leap off the pages of Scripture, illuminate your life, astound you, and change you.

"You can run, but you can''t hide" is the start of this insightful memoir down the Breast Cancer Freeway. Author/survivor DebiLyn Smith says,"It''s time to stop running and learn to stand and fight back." "There is no age restriction with cancer. You only have to be alive to grow it. You only have to be dead to get away from it completely." "The earlier you start fighting cancer, the more hope you have. Right now would be a good time." Running From Cancer: a tilted memoir is a journey of information showing why you don''t want to travel this road, complete with simple tips, recipes, books and websites to check. It''s inspirational, while humorously enlightening.

Collected here for the first time are the remarkable and moving stories of the 27 British recipients of the ‘Hero of the Holocaust’ award. During one of the darkest times in human history they refused to stand by and do nothing; risking their lives to save Jewish friends, or complete strangers. And yet many of their stories have been forgotten. Frank Foley, a British spy whose cover was working at the British embassy in Berlin, took huge risks issuing forged visas to enable around 10,000 Jews to escape Germany before the outbreak of war. Jane Haining refused to come back to Scotland and leave the Jewish orphans in her care in Hungary. When they were sent to Auschwitz she was transported with them. Louise and Ida Cook were sisters from suburban London. They used their love of opera as a cover to take daring trips to help Jews escape Nazi Germany and Austria right up until the outbreak of war. Ten British POWs hid and cared for young Hannah Sarah Rigler when she escaped from a death march, having been forced to leave her mother behind. All those whose stories are collected here were ordinary people, acting on no one''s authority but their own, who found they could not stand idly by in the face of such great evil. Written by acclaimed Holocaust historian Lyn Smith, Heroes of the Holocaust is a moving testament to the bravery of those whose inspiring actions stand out in stark relief at a time of such horror.