Laura Kehoe

Amara wants nothing more than to put her past behind her and start a new life away from Alwyn. But when an old foe resurfaces, she finds herself diving right back into the fight.Meanwhile, the Resistance struggles to recover from their attack. Can they band together and find the strength to keep fighting?

Redemption

War rages in Alwyn. A group of rebel fighters, who call themselves the Resistance, fight tirelessly against their cruel, bloodthirsty king. With their lives and the very future of Alwyn in the balance, neither side is willing to surrender without a fight. As far as Amara is concerned, King Osric and the Resistance can continue fighting one another until they both drop dead, as long as they keep her out of it. Unfortunately, a miscalculation lands her right in the middle of the bloody, dangerous battle for the throne. All she wants to do is get out of this in one piece. But every decision she makes pushes her further into the war. One way or another, she will have to choose a side. Amara is willing to sell her services to the highest bidder, but she quickly realizes every decision she makes comes at a high cost. How far is she willing to go to keep her pockets full?

Royal Thief

Low intakes and suboptimal status of vitamin D, riboflavin, vitamin B12, folate and calcium have been reported in older adults across Europe. Dietary strategies to improve micronutrient intakes and status could include food fortification (mandatory or voluntary) and/or the use of nutritional supplements. This study aims to examine the impact of fortified food consumption and nutritional supplement use on nutrient intakes and nutritional status of vitamin D, riboflavin, vitamin B12, dietary folate equivalents (DFE) and calcium in older Irish adults.Analyses were based on the National Adult Nutrition Survey (NANS) (2008-2010). A 4 day semi-weighed food record was used to collect food and beverage intake data (including nutritional supplement use) from a nationally representative sample of 1500 adults (226 older adults (u226565y)). Blood samples (n 1126 (n 145 u226565y)) were collected, processed and analysed using standard operating procedures. Nutrient intakes were estimated using WISPu00a9 based on UK and Irish food composition data. Fortified foods were identified as those that had one or more micronutrients added in the ingredient list and a nutritional supplement was defined as a supplement containing vitamins and/or minerals (i.e. excludes herbal/non-nutritional supplements). A fortified food consumer or nutritional supplement user was defined as a participant who consumed a fortified food or took a nutritional supplement at any time over the 4-day recording period. Usual intakes of micronutrients were calculated via the NCI-method using SASu00a9 Enterprise Guide and analyses of biomarker data were carried out using SPSSu00a9. The consumption of fortified foods and/or use of nutritional supplements increased mean intakes of vitamin D (3.6 to 6.9u00b5g/d), riboflavin (1.6 to 2.3mg/d), vitamin B12 (4.5 to 6.0u00b5g/d), DFE (228 to 408u00b5g/d) and calcium (784 to 947mg/d) in older Irish adults and reduced the prevalence of inadequate intakes of these micronutrients by up to 40%. Furthermore, consumers of fortified foods and/or nutritional supplements had improved biomarker status and reduced prevalence of low/deficient status for vitamin D (62 vs 16%), riboflavin (65 vs 11%), vitamin B12 (8 vs 0%) and folate (serum folate:18 vs 0%; red blood cell folate: 0% across all groups) when compared to non-consumers.This study has shown that fortified foods and/or nutritional supplements represent an opportunity to improve intakes and status of key micronutrients in older adults. The data presented in this study will serve to inform the development and implementation of updated dietary recommendations for older adults in Ireland.

P3-04-02 - The Role of Fortified Foods and Nutritional Supplements in the Diets of Older Irish Adults

Deciding she's long overdue for a fresh start, beautiful, blonde, single mom Holly Robinson makes a rash business decision to purchase the Beach Cottage Resort in Florida and abandon her old life in Georgia. With only two days to head to Florida and prepare the old resort for her first paying customers, she's feeling stressed. She needs a boat and a captain to provide chartered tours. Upon her arrival in Florida, Holly encounters cocky and handsome Clint Chambers as he's nursing a beer at the Tiki bar outside Clam Diggers restaurant. Sporting two-day-old stubble, a melt-your-heart grin, and his custom-built forty-foot Sabalo, the Miss Tilly, Clint has all the right credentials for the job. The fact that he's built rock solid and otherwise easy on the eyes is a bonus. So she bribes him to work for her. However, when Holly gets her business up and running, and the tourist season is underway, a series of break-ins shake at the foundation of the small beach community. She and Clint do a stakeout that turns amorous, but not productive. And once the beach area has its own body count, Holly has to reassess her entire life situation.

Beach Cottage Bliss

Craig Cherry

Tinsel Swain, an enchanted story poem written by Craig Cherry and illustrated by Laura Kehoe is a prequel to the novel Tinsel Swain and the Vampire Theatre. Many call Tinsel Swain a dark fairy, not because she is evil, but because she is unlike the usual fairy creature as found in most children's books. She has the ability to link far away worlds with her superfairy powers and travel to distant realms. Acting independently, she moves through space and time, jumping from planet to planet. She bounces along from soul to soul like a stone skimming over water. How she uses her multi-dimensional powers to connect with people on different planets is one of the greatest mysteries of the universe.

Tinsel Swain

Investigating the Relationship Between Global Agricultural Land Use & Biodiversity

Of Food & Fauna

Holly Robinson has no idea when she purchases an abandoned waterfront resort in Florida that her life is going to change forever. She becomes the victim of bad juju when she finds a lifeless body lying on a kitchen floor and another victim left for dead in one of her cottages, and Holly begins to wonder what could possibly happen next. Now some of Holly's lingerie is missing, her beloved Aunt Tess and another guest have disappeared, and hurricane warnings have just been issued. Resolved to bring her aunt and guest home safely, Holly enlists the services of her ex-boyfriend, charter captain and official scum-of-the-earth, Quint Chambers. Along with the island cops, Holly and Quint stumble across the bloodied vehicle the women were last seen in, submerged in the murky mangroves of the intercoastal waterway. As the storm spirals out of control and takes aim for the resort, the number of missing people continues to mount and the list of suspects holds few names. But even though Quint is still carrying a torch for Holly, he fears his past has come back to haunt him, putting those he loves in grave danger. In this romantic tale of suspense, it is up to Holly and Quint to solve a complex mystery dangling over their little piece of paradise-before a killer strikes again.

Beach Cottage Chaos

To the casual observer, Casey Thomas has had a perfect life. Sole heir to a wealthy, powerful business mogul, she seems to have the world at her feet—but life is not easy for a daughter whose father only wanted a son. Not to be deterred, Kenneth Thomas makes the best of bad circumstances and sets out to prove that he can transform anything—even a girl—into profit. He pushes Casey to excel and dangles a carrot in front of her: graduate from business school, and you’ll get a cool half-million bucks. Casey plays her father’s game and gets that diploma—and the reward. And just like her father, she sets out to make the best of a bad situation. She uses the nest egg to fund her own sweet dreams of being a pastry chef, leaving her father’s dreams behind for crepes drenched in chocolate ganache, a bungalow on the beach, and a wind-in-your-face, tricked-out ride. She’s convinced she has the hottest ride on the beach—that is, until she meets Nate, her scorching-hot photographer neighbor. After experiencing what he can do with chocolate icing, Casey’s convinced she’s found the man who can satisfy her sweet tooth. But then she learns he’s become her competitor and may be in cahoots with someone who’s trying to sabotage her new business venture. Nate’s fallen hard for the accident-prone beauty. Somehow or another, he has to convince her that his involvement with the bagel joint isn’t what it seems. Someone that rotten has no business looking that good.

Simply Delishable

To the casual observer, Casey Thomas has had a perfect life. Sole heir to a wealthy, powerful business mogul, she seems to have the world at her feet-but life is not easy for a daughter whose father only wanted a son. Not to be deterred, Kenneth Thomas makes the best of bad circumstances and sets out to prove that he can transform anything-even a girl-into profit. He pushes Casey to excel and dangles a carrot in front of her: graduate from business school, and you'll get a cool half-million bucks. Casey plays her father's game and gets that diploma-and the reward. And just like her father, she sets out to make the best of a bad situation. She uses the nest egg to fund her own sweet dreams of being a pastry chef, leaving her father's dreams behind for crepes drenched in chocolate ganache, a bungalow on the beach, and a wind-in-your-face, tricked-out ride. She's convinced she has the hottest ride on the beach-that is, until she meets Nate, her scorching-hot photographer neighbor. After experiencing what he can do with chocolate icing, Casey's convinced she's found the man who can satisfy her sweet tooth. But then she learns he's become her competitor and may be in cahoots with someone who's trying to sabotage her new business venture. Nate's fallen hard for the accident-prone beauty. Somehow or another, he has to convince her that his involvement with the bagel joint isn't what it seems. Someone that rotten has no business looking that good.

Holly Robinson has no idea when she purchases an abandoned waterfront resort in Florida that her life is going to change forever. She becomes the victim of bad juju when she finds a lifeless body lying on a kitchen floor and another victim left for dead in one of her cottages, and Holly begins to wonder what could possibly happen next. Now some of Hollys lingerie is missing, her beloved Aunt Tess and another guest have disappeared, and hurricane warnings have just been issued. Resolved to bring her aunt and guest home safely, Holly enlists the services of her ex-boyfriend, charter captain and official scum-of-the-earth, Quint Chambers. Along with the island cops, Holly and Quint stumble across the bloodied vehicle the women were last seen in, submerged in the murky mangroves of the intercoastal waterway. As the storm spirals out of control and takes aim for the resort, the number of missing people continues to mount and the list of suspects holds few names. But even though Quint is still carrying a torch for Holly, he fears his past has come back to haunt him, putting those he loves in grave danger. In this romantic tale of suspense, it is up to Holly and Quint to solve a complex mystery dangling over their little piece of paradisebefore a killer strikes again.

Laura Kehoe

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