The wonderful seaside story from Jennifer Bohnet, perfect for fans of Fern Britton and Veronica Henry! One summer they’ll never forget… Meet Sabine, desperately fighting to save her little kiosk from closure whilst turning down her friend Owen’s proposals, time and time again. Cue Harriet, returning to Dartmouth after thirty years, haunted by the scandal that drove her away and shocked by a legacy that threatens her relationship with her journalist daughter. Enter Rachel, the mysterious newcomer who has an unexpected chemistry with a local widower, and who sets in motion a chain of events she could never have predicted… One thing’s for sure, as the autumn tide turns, there’ll be more than one secret laid bare!

Competing with witches spells disaster… When popular baking show Britain Bakes decides to televise their latest series on location in Claddach, Esme is thrilled. This will finally put her beloved hometown back on the tourist map, and revive the family’s cafe business. But when her cousin Harmony insists that novice baker Esme join her as a contestant on the show, she panics – with no witching allowed on prime-time TV, this will be a question of focus over hocus pocus… So once filming gets underway, Esme is surprised to find that she is actually enjoying herself, until strange ‘accidents’ start to befall the other contestants. Are they just run-of-the-mill baking mishaps, or is someone trying to sabotage the show? It looks like Esme may need to wave her magic spatula after all…

The greatest bond of all… Neonatal nurse Jade Grant’s former wild-child existence ended the day she became sole guardian to her newborn niece. Three years on and she’s ‘Miss Sensible’ – she’d wrap Amber in cotton wool if she could! And she definitely doesn’t have time for men… Especially not Amber’s devil-may-care uncle, Mitchell Forrester – no matter how gorgeous he is! But as Mitchell reminds Jade how to live a little, and she sees the way he lights up Amber’s eyes, she begins to wonder… Perhaps her perfect family was right there all along!

Someone's sleeping in my bed Needing to ponder a marriage proposal, play-it-safe Jenny Baer escapes to an Ozarks cabin–right into bed with a naked man! What's a recuperating Officer Gavin Locke doing in her rental amid a raging storm? He's the last thing she needs–the man she loved…and left. Trapped with Jenny in his cabin, with no power and too many memories, Gavin knows nothing's changed. She can't accept his dangerous career, and she's about to marry a powerful politician. But when one little kiss brings him to his knees, Gavin can't deny the attraction never died. Nor can Jenny. Once the flood waters recede, Jenny will wear a ring…But from whom?

"Will you marry me?" Ellie Scott stopped believing in fairy tales three years ago. Now she’s living by her own rules, and nothing will distract her—especially not hotshot executive Max Loveday. They might be bound together by her godmother’s will, but Ellie’s determined to ignore the sparks lighting up her heart every time Max is near! Max is used to women walking away when they realize they can’t change him. But beautiful, vulnerable Ellie makes him want to be a different man, and with four little words he’ll prove it!

Speed up the software delivery process and software productivity using the latest features of Jenkins About This Book ? Take advantage of a Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery solution to speed up productivity and achieve faster software delivery ? See all the new features introduced in Jenkins 2.x, such as Pipeline as code, Multibranch pipeline, Docker Plugin, and more ? Learn to implement Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery by orchestrating multiple DevOps tools using Jenkins Who This Book Is For The book is for those with little or no previous experience with Agile or CI and CD. It’s a good starting point for anyone new to this field who wants to leverage the benefits of CI and CD to increase productivity and reduce delivery time. It’s ideal for Build and Release engineers, DevOps engineers, SCM (Software Configuration Management) engineers, developers, testers, and project managers. If you’re already using Jenkins for CI, you can take your project to the next level—CD. What You Will Learn ? Get to know some of the most popular ways to set up Jenkins ? See all the new features introduced in the latest Jenkins, such as pipeline as code, Multibranch pipeline, and more ? Manage users, projects, and permissions in Jenkins to ensure better security ? Leverage the power of plugins in Jenkins ? Learn how to create a CI pipeline using Jenkins Blue Ocean ? Create a distributed build farm using Docker and use it with Jenkins ? Implement CI and CD using Jenkins ? See the difference between CD and Continuous Deployment ? Understand the concepts of CI In Detail In past few years, agile software development has seen tremendous growth. There is a huge demand for software delivery solutions that are fast yet flexible to numerous amendments. As a result, Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) methodologies are gaining popularity. This book starts off by explaining the concepts of CI and its significance in the Agile. Next, you'll learn how to configure and set up Jenkins in many different ways. The book exploits the concept of "pipeline as code" and various other features introduced in the Jenkins 2.x release to their full potential. We also talk in detail about the new Jenkins Blue Ocean interface and the features that help to quickly and easily create a CI pipeline. Then we dive into the various features offered by Jenkins one by one, exploiting them for CI and CD. Jenkins' core functionality and flexibility allows it to fit in a variety of environments and can help streamline the development process for all stakeholders. Next, you'll be introduced to CD and will learn how to achieve it using Jenkins. Through this book's wealth of best practices and real-world tips, you'll discover how easy it is to implement CI and CD using Jenkins. Style and approach The book uses a simple Maven project to demonstrate the implementation of CI and CD using Jenkins. This step-by-step guide shows you how to implement CI/CD and can be used as a template to perform CI/CD in your projects.

A practical book which will help the readers understand how the container ecosystem and OpenStack work together. About This Book ? Gets you acquainted with containerization in private cloud ? Learn to effectively manage and secure your containers in OpenStack ? Practical use cases on container deployment and management using OpenStack components Who This Book Is For This book is targeted towards cloud engineers, system administrators, or anyone from the production team who works on OpenStack cloud. This book act as an end to end guide for anyone who wants to start using the concept of containerization on private cloud. Some basic knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes will help. What You Will Learn ? Understand the role of containers in the OpenStack ecosystem ? Learn about containers and different types of container runtimes tools. ? Understand containerization in OpenStack with respect to the deployment framework, platform services, application deployment, and security ? Get skilled in using OpenStack to run your applications inside containers ? Explore the best practices of using containers in OpenStack. In Detail Containers are one of the most talked about technologies of recent times. They have become increasingly popular as they are changing the way we develop, deploy, and run software applications. OpenStack gets tremendous traction as it is used by many organizations across the globe and as containers gain in popularity and become complex, it’s necessary for OpenStack to provide various infrastructure resources for containers, such as compute, network, and storage. Containers in OpenStack answers the question, how can OpenStack keep ahead of the increasing challenges of container technology? You will start by getting familiar with container and OpenStack basics, so that you understand how the container ecosystem and OpenStack work together. To understand networking, managing application services and deployment tools, the book has dedicated chapters for different OpenStack projects: Magnum, Zun, Kuryr, Murano, and Kolla. Towards the end, you will be introduced to some best practices to secure your containers and COE on OpenStack, with an overview of using each OpenStack projects for different use cases. Style and approach An end to end guide for anyone who wants to start using the concept of containerization on private cloud.

Learn to build professional full-stack web apps with Vue.js and Laravel About This Book ? End-to-end guide on full-stack development with Vue.js 2 and Laravel 5 ? Developing modern user interfaces with a reusable component-based architecture ? Use Webpack to improve applications performance and development workflow ? Explore the features of Vuex to build applications that are powerful, consistent, and maintainable Who This Book Is For This book targets developers who are new to Vue.js, Laravel, or both, and are seeking a practical, best-practice approach to development with these technologies. They must have some knowledge of HTML, CSS and Java*. What You Will Learn ? Core features of Vue.js to create sophisticated user interfaces ? Build a secure backend API with Laravel ? Learn a state-of-the-art web development workflow with Webpack ? Full-stack app design principles and best practices ? Learn to deploy a full-stack app to a cloud server and CDN ? Managing complex application state with Vuex ? Securing a web service with Laravel Passport In Detail Vue is a JavaScript framework that can be used for anything from simple data display to sophisticated front-end applications and Laravel is a PHP framework used for developing fast and secure web-sites. This book gives you practical knowledge of building modern full-stack web apps from scratch using Vue with a Laravel back end. In this book, you will build a room-booking website named "Vuebnb". This project will show you the core features of Vue, Laravel and other state-of-the-art web development tools and techniques. The book begins with a thorough introduction to Vue.js and its core concepts like data binding, directives and computed properties, with each concept being explained first, then put into practice in the case-study project. You will then use Laravel to set up a web service and integrate the front end into a full-stack app. You will be shown a best-practice development workflow using tools like Webpack and Laravel Mix. With the basics covered, you will learn how sophisticated UI features can be added using ES+ syntax and a component-based architecture. You will use Vue Router to make the app multi-page and Vuex to manage application state. Finally, you will learn how to use Laravel Passport for authenticated AJAX requests between Vue and the API, completing the full-stack architecture. Vuebnb will then be prepared for production and deployed to a free Heroku cloud server. Style and approach Learn front-end Vue techniques, back-end Laravel skills, and put them together to build a working application

This book will help you take your first steps in the WordPress theme development process, with 5 different projects centered around creating unique and responsive WordPress themes About This Book ? Learn the basics of WordPress theme development in a step by step manner ? Make your themes more dynamic by integrating components of Bootstrap and JQuery ? 5 carefully-selected projects to help you get beyond the theory and create highly marketable WordPress themes from scratch Who This Book Is For If you are a blogger or a WordPress user who wants to learn how to create attractive, eye-catching WordPress themes, this book is for you. A basic understanding of HTML5, CSS, PHP, and some creativity is all you need to get started with this book. What You Will Learn ? Simple and advanced themes – covers basic syntax and files along with archives and search pages ? Photo Gallery – add simple animation and use the W3.CSS framework to design a photo gallery theme ? Wordstrap – incorporate Twitter Bootstrap into the theme and use the WP_NavWalker class ? E-commerce theme – build an e-commerce theme using the Foundation framework In Detail WordPress has emerged as a powerful, easy-to-use tool to design attractive, engaging websites. Themes play a big role in making WordPress as popular as it is today, and having an eye-catching, fully-functional theme could separate your website from the rest! This book will help you take your first steps in the WordPress theme development process, with 5 different projects centered around creating unique and responsive WordPress themes. Start with creating a simple WordPress theme using HTML5, CSS, and PHP. Then, you will move on to incorporate different APIs, widgets, and tools such as Bootstrap and jQuery to create more dynamic and highly-functional themes. Whether you want to create a photo gallery theme, a highly customizable e-commerce theme, or a theme designed to suit a particular business, this book will teach you everything you need to know. By the end of this highly interactive book, you will have the required mastery to develop WordPress themes from scratch. Style and approach This book takes a projects-based approach, where every project incrementally builds on your programming skills required to create different kinds of WordPress themes. With the difficulty of the projects ranging from basic to complex, this book will help you get beyond the theory and put your understanding of WordPress theme development to practical use.

From The Rugged Beauty of Australia Comes a Story of Love and Hope… Claire McIntyre needs to remember what really makes her happy when tragedy and the loss of her job throw her into turmoil. Soon Claire finds herself back at the very place she’s been running from – the family property. A place where reputations are hard won and easily lost, and where fortune is as fickle as the weather. Here, in the rugged Adelaide Hills, Claire starts to rebuild her life with her friends, her father and his beloved racehorses – including one really promising horse. But, just as she begins to find happiness and perhaps even love, fate comes to call. Now Claire must decide whether to risk it all on her newfound passion…

A FRESH START Widow Kate Sullivan moved to Cupid's Bow, Texas, to get her teenage son on the right path. But their new life in the small town gets off to a rocky start when her son is caught shoplifting by the sheriff. Kate is immediately attracted to Cole Trent, but she's not ready to fall in love again, and certainly not with another cop. Cole should have known Cupid's matchmakers would scramble to fix him up with a smart, beautiful woman like Kate. The single dad has managed to evade their efforts until now, so he and Kate come up with a plan to keep the matchmakers at bay. Pretending to be a couple was a good idea, until Cole realizes his feelings are anything but pretend. Can he convince Kate to give their romance a real chance?

The Man To Heal Her Heart? ER physician Dr Brooke Brown is too busy saving patients to have time for men – especially men like firefighter Zach Bishop. But, after one unexpected night with Zach, Brooke begins to fear that it’s not her job but her tragic past that’s standing in the way of her happily-ever-after.

Good can come out of bad If it wasn't for the tragic accident ten years earlier, Audrey Smith might never have taken in the three foster kids she loves so dearly. And if it wasn't for the new addition to her home–a troubled teenage thief–she wouldn't be fantasizing about Sawyer Williams. Make no mistake–Sawyer's the victim here. He's the one who was robbed by Audrey's daughter. But teaching the teen a lesson rather than punishing her makes Sawyer a superhero in Audrey's eyes. Someone who can forgive and forget… That is until another break-in rocks their community, threatening Audrey's family and her future with Sawyer.

Billionaire Declan Grant has been a recluse since his wife's death. But, when his garden needs taming, he reluctantly invites gardener Shelley Fairhill into his home. And, as he watches his garden come back to life, he feels his heart come back to life too...

From New York Times bestseller Diana Palmer comes a reader-favorite story of a woman attempting to do the impossible: tame the roguish man she loves from afar… There has only ever been one man for young Danetta Marist…but he's the one she can never have. That's gruff, handsome boss Cabe Ritter, whose mere glance makes her spine tingle and her heart race. And then there was that heart-stopping kiss in his office. But Danetta believes in marriage and happily-ever-afters. And everyone knows Cabe is a terrible womanizer… Deep down, Cabe is no playboy. Long ago, he put up a facade to protect himself from any woman–like his alluring secretary–who wanted a commitment from him. Cabe knows that young, fresh and deliciously tempting Danetta has a lot to learn about love. But now that he has held her in his arms once, he decides that he'll be the man to teach her…for the rest of their lives.

New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer delivers another fan-favorite story of intrigue, passion and unexpected love! Maureen Harris is dedicated to her job at McFaber Corporation, which manufactures jets. The green-eyed ingenue has her eye on everything that comes through the company's offices…including a report of a sabotaged plane! When she hears the news, Maureen decides to conduct her own investigation. She is suspicious of the company's newest and most antagonistic mechanic. There's more to him than meets the eye, though. Soon, Maureen is shocked to find herself seduced by the sexy stranger! But Jake has a deeply buried secret that will surprise her even more…

They're a team…not a couple! Falling for Liam was unthinkable. He and Gabi had been best friends since college, nothing more. And crucially, now Liam was her client and needed her to be focused on his case. Gabi could never risk their friendship–or Liam's freedom–over these feelings. They could never be a couple, anyway. He was Liam Connelly, the handsome and privileged son of a billionaire. She was Gabrielle Miller, the girl who'd fought her way out of poverty and put herself through law school. They were unlikely friends to begin with. Anything more was impossible. Unless…he felt it, too.

English rose Saskia Elwood has slaved for years to turn her family estate into London’s most exclusive venue. She's not going to do anything to jeopardise its success! So considering wine magnate Rick Burgess’s business proposition would be nothing short of madness… But, before she can catch her breath, her heart-stoppingly gorgeous new business partner has swept her off to Europe for intimate champagne tastings and once in a lifetime experiences. Saskia won’t be able to blame the sparks flying between them on the champagne for much longer!

An Unwilling Mistress Duncan, Lord Risley, is challenged by a bet to try his luck with actress Madeleine Charron–when he should be looking for a suitable wife. He takes her to dinner, and discovers strong feelings for this beautiful woman who is so clearly a lady. But how can he contemplate marrying outside his class? Madeleine yearns to be accepted by society, but she is not willing to become any man's chère amie. The burning question is: what is more important–love or reputation?

More Than A Guardian! Sir Leon Gascelin was completely unprepared for Lady Felice Marwelle's arrival to oversee the final preparations to her family's new home. The handsome surveyor knows he must take drastic steps to prevent her from distracting his workforce–and himself! Capable, determined Felice has had to learn how to take care of herself. So it comes as a shock when Sir Leon forces her to accept him as her temporary guardian. Is it to stop tongues wagging because they are living under the same roof? Or has she deliberately been sent to this dangerously attractive man to be well and truly tamed?

A Lady's Deception When the Earl of Carlyle suddenly decides to leave London to become better acquainted with the young daughter he barely knows, Miss Antonia Hadley's plans go awry. Believing the man abandoned his daughter, Antonia has no compunction about persuading the earl's servants to help her deceive him. Determined to help little Clara overcome her fear of horses, Antonia teaches her to ride, under the guise of a Mr. Anthony Davlin. Soon the earl notices something just a bit odd about his daughter's riding instructor. Can Antonia keep her secret, or will Carlyle expose her innocent deceit?