Avery never dreamed she’d have to leave her dad and friends behind to spend the summer with a mother she barely knows.

Just when she thinks it can’t get any worse, the discovery she belongs to a coven of teenaged witches changes everything. Avery soon learns most of her life was built on a lie.

Though she doesn’t want to believe what the coven reveals, she can’t deny the power growing inside her. With little choice but to embrace her new life, Avery finds herself sinking into a world of magic and mystery. The deeper she goes, the more her feelings develop for Reid, another member of the coven.

Avery’s barely awakened to her powers before Regan arrives with evil intentions.

When he forces Avery and her friends into his nightmare realm, each new horror he throws at them tests the limits of their powers and leaves Avery with the realization she’s different from the rest of the coven. There’s a reason why Regan wants her so badly, and the growing strength of her powers draws her toward the lure of darker magic.

Can Avery resist the darkness inside herself to save the people she loves most, or will she succumb to the temptation of Regan’s sinister promises of absolute power?

The only thing standing between you and crushing your next sales goal—is you.

Your mindset, your beliefs, and your processes can either catapult you beyond your target or hold you back before you even launch. The real difference between high performers and everyone else is they know how to focus and strategically pursue their ambitions. It’s how they break through the cycle of feast or famine to enjoy consistent checks and income.

Every salesperson has experienced the swing of the commission pendulum—going from being flush with cash to barely scrounging up enough to pay bills.

In “Catapulting Commissions,” world-class sales expert Anthony Garcia leverages his two decades of sales experience and shares the 11 questions every salesperson must ask themselves to break that cycle. Throughout the book, Garcia helps readers rewire their mental approach to sales, target actionable activities, and create a support system. Whether you are just beginning your sales career or are a seasoned professional, “Catapulting Commissions” can help you get the commissions you want.

In sales, the energy you invest directly impacts the rewards you reap from it. Read “Catapulting Commissions” and get ready to earn returns on investing in yourself.

How to move people and mountains with the power of story.

Charismatic leaders seem to possess an effortless ability to influence, captivate, charm, and inspire people to action. Whether it is through grace, passion, or unshakable confidence, charismatic people can rouse the sentiments and energies of the people they touch. While not everyone can master charisma, there is one charismatic tool that any leader can learn — the power of storytelling; specifically, how to communicate a strategic narrative. This book will show you how.

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The book details the story categories all great leaders need to tell, and the cultural framework they need to infuse these stories into. Each chapter has several stories illustrating the chapter topic. Here are three of the author’s favourites:

The World’s Oldest Recorded Customer Complaint Letter – In 1750 BCE, in what is considered the world’s oldest recorded customer complaint letter, Nanni, a merchant from Ur, writes to Ea-nasir, a copper producer in the Persian Gulf, complaining that his order for copper ingots was substandard. The letter, inscribed in cuneiform on a clay tablet, was recovered from an archaeological site and in many ways shows that customer service issues such as rude treatment, contempt, broken promises, and delivery of substandard goods, have been with us for millennia. Read the full letter and you will understand the angst poor Nanni had to endure.

A Letter from a Freedman to His Old Master – In the summer of 1864, Union soldiers freed plantation slave Jordon Anderson and his family, who were then able to make their way north to Dayton, Ohio to start a new life. Imagine Jordon’s surprise when he received a letter from his old slave master asking him to return to the plantation to run its operations. You won’t believe the wit and sarcasm Jordon delivered back in his response to such a ridiculous request.

A Twenty-Three Year Delay – Charles Darwin spent five years on the HMS Beagle as the ship’s naturalist. Upon his return in 1836, Darwin’s mind reeled with what he had witnessed and was already formulating the genesis of two revolutionary ideas: the theory of evolution and a theory for how evolution takes place, that being natural selection. But it wasn’t until 1859, twenty-three years after he returned from his voyage, that Darwin published his theories in the book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. Why did he wait so long? You may be surprised by the reason.

An atom bomb is waiting to explode in the very heart of London…

Le Docteur is a professor who fed up with the ways of the Western world, and decides to establish a terrorist network to outperform ISIS and fight the enemies of Islam. The talented professor plants fear across Europe through several murderous attacks, leaving an entire continent paralyzed.

In order to carry out his diabolic master plan, Le Docteur has recruited an Eastern German nuclear physicist to help him build an atom bomb that will shake the world and change the course of history forever.

David Avivi, a senior officer in the Israeli Mossad, is leading the chase after the bloodthirsty terrorist band, aiming to capture its leader and prevent the impending catastrophe.

As Europe faces nuclear disaster and the fate of hundreds of millions of people rests on his shoulders, David knows that any failure on his part will bring the whole world to an atrocious holy war.

Middle-aged bookstore owner Willa Chance is often haunted by ghosts who want her to do their bidding. Usually it involves the nasty business of bringing their killer to justice, so when the ghost of Adelaide Hamilton asks her to find an old recipe book and give it to Elspeth Whipple, it seems like an easy job.

Except Willa’s search for the book has her crossing the path of Sheriff Eddie Striker one too many times for comfort. He’s acting almost as if he’s investigating a murder, but Adelaide died of natural causes. Didn’t she?

When it turns out Adelaide’s entire family had means, motive, opportunity, Willa’s search becomes dangerous, and she finds herself matching wits with a cold-blooded killer that wants the same thing she does.

Luckily, Willa’s cat Pandora is looking out for her and enlists the aid of the other cats of Mystic Notch who will stop at nothing to ensure Willa’s safety as well as the recovery of the book … even if it takes a little bit of magic.