Shy and vulnerable Maya Hartney has one great passion – cooking. But when hired by workaholic Will Thomas to cater a charity dinner, she can do no right. Her only solution is to sign him up for her cookery course and force the man to fall for her food. Except sometimes just one taste isn’t enough…

His homecoming is bittersweet…for both of them Café owner Maddie Strong is finally ready to take her burgeoning cupcake business to the next level. With the help of handsome businessman Alex Perkins, her future's all mapped out. Until her first love comes home. At seventeen, Maddie adored Nate Barzonni with her whole heart and soul. But when he asked her to elope, she'd said no–she couldn't let him throw away his dream of becoming a doctor. Then he vanished from her life for eleven years. Now the cardiac surgeon has returned to Indian Lake asking for a second chance, and Maddie has to choose between her new life…and the man she never stopped loving.

The minute Brett Murphy laid eyes on Forever’s new doctor, Alisha Cordell, he knew he’d never be the same again. The big-city blonde isn’t looking to put down roots and Brett’s been burned by love before, but he’s looking for a second chance… with Alisha!

A FOREVER FAMILY Raising twins on her own hasn't been easy for widowed mom Hannah Douglas. But she's determined to see her family-and the picnic basket auction she's organizing for the town's centennial celebration-succeed. Still, there are times she wishes for someone to lean on. To her surprise, Brody Harcourt's strong shoulders are at the ready. Seems like Jasper Gulch's favorite firefighter and rancher is always there when she needs him. But Hannah's not sure she's willing to take another chance on love, especially with someone whose job puts him in harm's way. Is the risk of loving Brody worth the reward to make her family complete? Big Sky Centennial: A small town rich in history… and love.

Please Report to the Principal's Office… Paige Graham only has room in her life for her son, Owen. He hadn’t spoken since his father died, but things changed when he met his new art teacher, Liam Campbell. Paige can’t help marvelling at the progress Owen’s made – and Liam isn’t exactly hard on the eyes either! New to Texas, Liam can’t risk his future by falling for his captivating supervisor Paige. But there’s something about her that he can’t resist. With Owen on the road to recovery, healing Paige’s heart to help her love again is next on his agenda.

Bound to oblige her every desire... When a rogue group of human-hating vampires overtake London, the elite immortals who own the city turn to American newscaster Madison Chase. If she can convince someone to help her infiltrate the dangerous faction, she just might stem the bloodshed and find her brother in time… The instincts that keep St. John from being fully human make him the rogues’ worst enemy. His all-consuming desire for Madison is forbidden. But, as the investigation escalates, Madison must discover if St. John is her trusted Protector – or if she’s being seduced by a monster!

Walking into Suzanna Zelensky’s shop, Dominic Brabant can’t help but make an impression. Zanna can’t control the beating of her heart – except this stranger’s here for more pressing matters… her home is top of his redevelopment list and Zanna’s not going to give in to her rival’s charms!

Leverage PowerShell to perform many day-to-day tasks in Microsoft Azure Key Features *Deploy and manage Azure virtual machines with PowerShell commands. *Get to grips with core concept of Azure PowerShell such as working with images and disks, custom script extension, high availability and more. *Leverage hands-on projects to successfully apply what you learned through the course of this book. Book Description As an IT professional, it is important to keep up with cloud technologies and learn to manage those technologies. PowerShell is a critical tool that must be learned in order to effectively and more easily manage many Azure resources. This book is designed to teach you to leverage PowerShell to enable you to perform many day-to-day tasks in Microsoft Azure. Taking you through the basic tasks of installing Azure PowerShell and connecting to Azure, you will learn to properly connect to an Azure tenant with PowerShell. Next, you will dive into tasks such as deploying virtual machines with PowerShell, resizing them, and managing their power states with PowerShell. Then, you will learn how to complete more complex Azure tasks with PowerShell, such as deploying virtual machines from custom images, creating images from existing virtual machines, and creating and managing of data disks. Later, you will learn how to snapshot virtual machines, how to encrypt virtual machines, and how to leverage load balancers to ensure high availability with PowerShell. By the end of this book, you will have developed dozens of PowerShell skills that are invaluable in the deployment and management of Azure virtual machines. What you will learn *Manage virtual machines with PowerShell *Resize a virtual machine with PowerShell *Create OS disk snapshots via PowerShell *Deploy new virtual machines from snapshots via PowerShell *Provision and attach data disks to a virtual machine via PowerShell *Load balance virtual machines with PowerShell *Manage virtual machines with custom script extensions Who this book is for This book is intended for IT professionals who are responsible for managing Azure virtual machines. No prior PowerShell or Azure experience is needed.

Build customized solutions that fulfil your business requirements using the latest features of Jira 8 Key Features ?Learn how to customize Jira applications to suit your organizational requirements ?Extend Jira's capabilities for custom integrations with other products and services such as Slack and GitHub ?Explore practical recipes for troubleshooting and securing your Jira instances with best practices Book Description Jira is a project management tool used widely by organizations to plan, track, and release software. Jira administrators are at the heart of these processes and need to know how to successfully administer and customize Jira offerings. This updated Jira 8 Administration Cookbook demonstrates how to efficiently work with Jira Core and Jira Service Desk. The book starts with a variety of recipes to help you manage users and workflows. You'll learn how to set up custom forms and capture important data with custom fields and screens. Next, you'll gain insights into the latest email capabilities, which assist you with everything from managing outgoing email rules to processing incoming emails for automated issue creation. Later, you'll be guided through running scripts to automate tasks, getting easy access to logs, and even working with tools to troubleshoot problems. The book will also ensure you understand how to integrate Jira with Slack, set up SSO with Google, and delegate administrator permissions. Finally, the chapter on Jira Service Desk will enable you to set up and customize your own support portal, work with internal teams to solve problems, and achieve optimized services with Service Level Agreement (SLA). By the end of this book, you'll have the skills to extend and customize your Jira implementation effectively. What you will learn ?Learn how to delegate administrator permissions effectively ?Gain insights into integrating Jira with Bitbucket Cloud and GitHub ?Explore ways to collaborate with your internal teams on service requests ?Understand how to add permissions to fields ?Learn how to set up SSO with Google ?Discover how to copy over configuration settings between Jira instances Who this book is for This book is for administrators who are looking to customize, support, and maintain Jira for their organizations. A good understanding of Jira's core concepts is a must to make the most out of this book. For certain recipes, some knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and basic programming will also be helpful. Table of Contents 1.Jira Server Administration 2.Customizing Jira for Your Projects 3.Jira Workflows 4.User Management 5.Jira Security 6.Emails and Notifications 7.Integrations with Jira 8.Jira Troubleshooting and Administration 9.Jira Service Desk

A developer's guide to successfully managing teams, customers, and software projects Key Features ?A complete guide to managing developer teams, software projects, customers, and users ?Transition successfully from a technical role to management ?Develop crucial skills to enhance your performance and advance your career Book Description The Successful Software Manager is a comprehensive and practical guide to managing software developers, software customers, and the process of deciding what software needs to be built. It explains in detail how to develop a management mindset, lead a high-performing developer team, and meet all the expectations of a good manager. The book will help you whether you’ve chosen to pursue a career in management or have been asked to "act up" as a manager. Whether you’re a Development Manager, Product Manager, Team Leader, Solution Architect, or IT Director, this is your indispensable guide to all aspects of running your team and working within an organization and dealing with colleagues, customers, potential customers, and technologists, to ensure you build the product your organization needs. This book is the must-have authoritative guide to managing projects, managing people, and preparing yourself to be an effective manager. The intuitive real-life examples will act as a desk companion for any day-to-day challenge, and beyond that, Herman will show you how to prepare for the next stages and how to achieve career success. What you will learn ?Decide if moving to management is right for you ?Develop the skills required for management ?Lead and manage successful software development projects ?Understand the various roles in a technical team and how to manage them ?Motivate and mentor your team ?Deliver successful training and presentations ?Lead the design process with storyboards and personas, and validate your solution Who this book is for Development Managers, Product Managers, Team Leaders, Solution Architects, or IT Directors who want to effectively manage colleagues, customers, potential customers, and technologists. Table of Contents 1.Why Do You Want to Become a Manager? 2.What Are the Key Skills I Need? 3.What Is My Job Now? 4.A Week in the Life of a Manager 5.Managing Your Team 6.Asking the Right Questions to Your Users 7.Meetings 8.Design Techniques 9.Validating the Solution 10.Agile, Waterfall, and Everything in Between 11.Always Be Shipping 12.The Training Day 13.Organizational Management in the 21st Century 14.Developing Yourself as a Leader 15.Your Next Steps

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