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Sisterhood is the secret weapon for two women at crossroads in a bighearted multigenerational novel about family, forgiveness, and fresh starts by the author of The After Party. When Rita McCall discovers her husband's affair, there isn't a lick of surprise-not a single tear or broken heart. Just a wife and mother who's over it and ready to watch her twenty-three-year marriage go up in flames. Sticking close, thick as thieves since childhood, Rita's unfailingly loyal cousins Jemel and Sharae become her lifeline. They stand beside her as she contemplates a new career and navigates the murky waters of being a preacher's daughter disgraced by scandal. Although she would never turn her back on her cousin, Sharae has her own issues to deal with after learning of her father's jailhouse death and an inheritance she doesn't want. The last things she needs right now are a handsome lawyer snooping around in her business and a secret that comes back to bite. With the cousins at life-changing crossroads, it'll take the wisdom of the Aunts and their family's legacy of feeding the soul to guide them through the painful secrets, betrayals, and empowering revelations ahead. They'll learn that what matters most is holding tight to love, to the promise of happiness, and most of all to each other.

CONSTRUCTION RISK MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING Explores the relevance of systems thinking and behavioral science in construction risk management Effective risk management is a vital component of all successful construction projects. Although quantitative tools for evaluating data and minimizing risk are readily available, construction managers commonly adopt a more innate, experience-based approach. In Construction Risk Management Decision Making, project manager and senior consultant Alex C. Arthur provides step-by-step advice on assessing and prioritizing risk using qualitative decision-making systems in the construction industry. Incorporating key theories and concepts from systems thinking and behavioral science, this highly practical guide focuses on the behavior patterns of real people in the industry, rather than complex quantitative techniques and data. Concise, easy-to-understand chapters highlight the current practices of construction risk management while helping readers view risk and decision making from a broader perspective. Throughout the book, the author presents invaluable insights into the ways construction professionals think and behave in the real world. Addresses the actual risk management practices of construction professionals Applies human behavioral theories to the study of construction risk management decision making Illustrates the highly intuitive approaches prevalent in various construction projects Features real-life case studies and practical examples throughout Construction Risk Management Decision Making is an excellent textbook for advanced students in project management, engineering, construction, and surveying courses, and a must-have guide for practitioners of construction management, surveying, and architecture.

PLEASURED BY A DONOVAN A dangerous Donovan. Benjamin Donovan is one of Las Vegas' top defense attorneys, his dynamic and debonair personality winning kudos in the courtroom, while breaking hearts in the process. But Ben draws the line at going against his ethics, except when those ethics lead a line of murder directly to his door. And the woman that steals his heart. She'd been rejecting him for as long as she's known him and years later, prosecutor Victoria Lashley is still giving Ben a run for his money. Only this time, Victoria has no choice but to team up with Ben as her job is on the line and the killer she's prosecuting has set his sights on her. Will she lose the biggest case of her career, along with her life? Not if a Donovan has anything to do with it. HEART OF A DONOVAN A Family Affair Regan Donovan loves her family first and her job second. She's never been the "happily ever after" type and prides herself on keeping a cool head at all times-until Gavin Lucas shows up at the Donovan Family Reunion, uninvited, unwelcome, and undeniably irresistible. Risking It All She absolutely despises him and has made no secret of that fact. But Gavin Lucas knows better, he's seen the passion in her eyes and the spark of attraction between them keeps him awake at night. Regan Donovan is the woman for him, the one he's yearned for all his life. She's also the reason he's traveled to the Donovan private island when he should have been promoting his restaurant, because Gavin will stop at nothing to win the heart of this Donovan. A weather disaster is predicted, an escaped convict is on the loose, and a wedding will be interrupted-will love once again prevail for the Donovans?

Three women form an unbreakable bond in a sexy, suspenseful, and adventurous novel about empowerment and sisterhood through thick and thin. Venus McGee, Draya Carter, and Jackie Benson are coworkers with a lot in common. They're smart, independent, driven, and deserving of recognition-certainly more than they've been handed by a demoralizing boss. He's the topic of conversation at their impromptu get-together after the company holiday party, where the threesome fantasizes about a life without him. There has to be an alternative to taking a deep breath and sucking it up. There is. It's just not the one they expected. When morning comes, Venus, Draya, and Jackie are blindsided by murder-a twist of fate that brings a startling new challenge to the table and forces them to navigate a hair-raising detour they never saw coming. For better and (unless they can help it) for worse, it's going to turn their world upside down. What starts as a necessary bond of mutual trust soon morphs into an empowering and galvanizing friendship that Venus, Draya, and Jackie need now more than ever.

Under The Mistletoe 'Tis the season for falling in love... in the workplace, at the mall or on an impromptu trip to a luxurious ski resort...all they need is a little moonlight and lots of mistletoe Holiday Hearts As a result of her parents' messy divorce, Keysa Donovan refuses to celebrate Christmas or to let herself fall in love. A successful marketing exec, she's positive she doesn't need anything or anyone else in her life to be happy. Until Ian Sanchez, her sexy co-worker, catches her off guard with homemade cocoa, old holiday movies and kisses that promise the heat of pleasure. Now, Keysa's second guessing everything she thought she believed and wondering if Ian's touch is worth risking her heart this holiday season. The Christmas Wish Lynn Desdune was burned by her first husband and left to raise their young son, Jeremy, alone. This year, Jeremy's final Christmas wish before he believes what his classmates have told him about there being no Santa Claus, he will test fate one more time and ask the big man in red to bring him a dad and his mother a husband. Brice Wellington's vow to begin his holiday shopping early this year pays off when he runs into a little boy at the mall. When he meets the boy's mother Brice finds himself adding the pretty woman's name to his shopping list and vows to make her and her precious little boy believe in the magic of Christmas again. A Snowflake Seduction A jilted bride and a jilted groom meet up to discover that a rebound romance in an erotic themed hotel just might be the remedy for all their problems Sydney Mills gets some devastating news ten minutes before her wedding and runs off for a solo honeymoon in Aspen. After saving himself and his bride-to-be from a horrific life-altering mistake, Kyle Jackson, takes time for a little R&R at his favorite ski resort. A Valentine's Day love affair was not on the agenda for either of them, but before this trip ends, one will be madly in love and the other will be faced with the biggest decision of their life.