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A man who married young, and so never had the chance to sow his wild oats, suddenly breaks out when in his mid-thirties—and becomes convinced he has stumbled on the secret of happiness.

SIZZLING HOT SHAPESHIFTER ROMANCE COLLECTION 4 Standalone Short Stories With No cliffhanger - Guaranteed HEA. Dragon Protector Kayla never thought that her life in the spot light would bring along with it real danger. She also never expected to need a shapeshifter bodyguard, so when both those things happen her life is thrown into total disarray… Kayla The whole world loves me, I'm a pop star, beloved by all… Except some people love me a little too much. I don't know why the strange man on the Internet has become obsessed with me, but I'm pretty sure that it isn't anything to worry about. I certainly don't think that I need a personal bodyguard. That is until Hex comes along, and my whole world is turned upside down... Hex Running, always running… that's what I seem to do best. I left home to escape a failed romance with another dragon shapeshifter, and now I'm floating through life, refusing to get hurt by anyone. Until Kayla. No one will tell her the truth. Everyone seems to assume that she's too fragile, but I disagree. If no one will tell her about the man who has been stalking her, then how will she know how much danger she is in? As long as I don't fall for her, as long as I keep these unexpected feelings in check, I might just about be able to save her life... Maybe. Three Kingdoms Sondra never imagined that her search for love would lead to two men—and they never imagined that their love would be tested by the threat of war between their kingdoms. On the fertile planet of Udiss, a great dragon shifter species lived in peaceful harmony. Among this tribe of shifters was the beautiful Ruby Princess, Sondra, who yearned for knowledge and, above all, love. While seeking answers in the Emerald Kingdom, she ran into Aizan—a handsome and intelligent prince who asks to join her. When she invites him to sit with her, Malik—another rather handsome prince—joins them. The pair are best friends and have been for ages, describing their adventures to the captivated princess who decides she doesn't want to choose between the two. She never imagined her search for love would end in the arms of two men, and she would soon find their union was written in the stars. Although the triad is deeply in love, the three kingdoms are at odds for the first time in centuries. The threat of war looms over the triad—and only a union of three can prevent a war between the kings. Once Bitten, Twice Shy When Almeria Jones gets an invite to her high school reunion, she can only think of one person: Sam Sparrow. The golden eyed boy who showed her true love and shattered her heart beyond repair. She isn’t even sure that she can face him again, but she has to give it a try. As soon as they lay eyes on each other, sparks fly all over again and the past hurt is quickly forgotten…but is Sam all that he appears to be, or does he have secrets that are about to catch up with both of them? Learning with Dragons Riley is graduating in one semester and taking a high-level tech development course. Once in the classroom, he is immediately attracted to beautiful Linne, the black-haired and amber-eyed teacher's assistant for the classroom. After the first class, they get coffee together and hit it off. While he's entering his phone number into Linne's phone he sees a text from their teacher to meet him in his office scantily clad. Riley is accepting of the relationship, but has a surprise of his own for the professor and Linne. That night, they are interrupted by someone that tells Riley the professor's secret— he is a dragon shifter. Later, Riley reveals the professor's secret to Linne, but also reveals his own. He, too, is a shifter. He takes Linne to places she has never been before, but danger looms. Only danger that the three of them can face together, not alone, and vanquish together.

Winner of the Shingo Prize for Excellence in Quality Improvement -From the Shingo judges: This work has an extremely widespread application as the tools, techniques, and methods described are at a level that achieves the goals of Lean and operational excellence without tying them down to a specific industry or work stream. The book provides practical knowledge for lean champions, managers, and executives driving toward operational excellence enterprise-wide. The story format, and the presentation of this material was excellent, and the avoidance of lean and operational excellence jargon gives the book a wide appeal...it is a pleasure to read. The Sequel to the Influential “Lean” Business Novel Andy & Me The Remedy is a compelling a business fable that shows how Lean quality improvement business practices—traditionally associated with manufacturing--can dramatically improve the service areas of your business-including design, engineering, sales, marketing and all processes in between. Written by Pascal Dennis, a leading Lean consultant, the story follows Tom Pappas and Rachel Armstrong, senior leaders at a desperate automotive company as they try to implement a Lean management system across an entire platform, the Chloe, a breakthrough "green" car. The future of the company is at stake. Can Tom and Rachel, supported by Andy Saito, a retired, reclusive Toyota executive, regain the trust and respect of the customer? Can a venerable but dying company implement Lean practices to every part of their business and learn a new, more effective way of managing? Shows you how to use the Lean quality improvement method to fix not just a manufacturing system, but an entire company, including management, design, marketing, and supply chain Written by Pascal Dennis, author of four books on Lean practices and winner of the coveted Shingo Prize for outstanding research contributing to operational excellence Originally developed by Toyota, the Lean approach to quality improvement has gained a worldwide following and helped turn around enumerable struggling businesses