Books with author Lyn Harrington

Texas Hold’em is the most popular form of poker in the world today and hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars change hands because of it at tables all around the world each day. While basic skills can keep you from losing your shirt, and maybe even see your turning a profit from time to time, if you hope to really improve your game then you need to understand the math behind the it and build a solid strategy from there. If you are looking for a way to stop simply playing Hold’em and are ready to start mastering it then Poker Strategy and Maths is the book you have been waiting for. Texas Hold’em is a numbers game and if you don’t know what numbers matter and why, you are going to be at a significant disadvantage every time you sit down at a table. That’s why this book starts from the top, breaking down things like probability, pot odds, equity, expected value, combinatorics and more in a step by step fashion to ensure that the takeaway is something that you can use every time you play a hand. What’s more, you will also find numerous different strategies that can be utilized by players of all skill levels to ensure that no matter what level your game is currently at, you will find something that will help you improve, hand by hand and game by game. Excelling at Texas Hold’em is a skill which means that like any other skill it is only ever going to improve with practice. Poker Strategy and Maths gives you the tools you need to maximize your overall effectiveness and points you in the direction of success. The sheer number of games of Texas Hold’em being played online and in person around the world means that someone is always on the verge of a major payday. Why can’t it be you? Do yourself a favor and take control of your financial future and have fun doing it. Stop procrastinating and buy this book today! Inside you will find •A primer on probability and why you should be thinking about it every time you pick up a deck of cards. •The two most common ways to determine pot odds and card odds as well as what exactly they mean to you. •How to determine the right course of action for any hand at any time through the magic of equity. •The best ways to maximize your expected value with every play and why it is so important to do so. •Cbetting, double barreling, 3betting, 3betting light and squeeze play strategies that anyone can master. •And much more…

Lauren Hunt has just committed the ultimate crime in the eyes of her mother. She has betrayed her family. As part of her punishment she is now sentenced to write in this diary for the next two months of her life.A typical teenager, Lauren is busy with pep band, swimming, and friends, but unlike her friends, Lauren is a freak, and it is all thanks to her family. Lauren is the fifteenth in a long line of twenty-five kids. And if that weren’t enough, a good majority of her siblings, that have been collected from around the country, are both physically and mentally challenged. She blames her lack of a social life on the fact that she has been linked up with this band of misfits.Diary of a Freak is an entertaining, 60,000 word, YA novel that will make you smile and groan through your teen years again. The witty look into Lauren’s crazy life will resonate with anyone who has ever felt like a freak as they battled their way through high school. It will appeal to the fans of YA who enjoy a good coming of age novel and to the general public who wouldn’t pass up the chance to peek into someone else’s diary.This is a semi-autobiographical novel. I drew from my own life experiences and deep vein of sarcasm to weave Diary of a Freak into the novel that I wish had been around when I was suffering through the mortifications of growing up in an odd family.

One prophecy with the power to change both worlds.Two worlds divided by a mortal divide.Three factions fighting an ageless battle.An eighteen year old girl with the power to destroy them all.Life for Hailey has been pretty average overall, well except for the fact that her parents disappeared without a trace. Oh, and the fact that whenever she dreams she visits an alternate world full of both dangers and beauty. Basically, her life is literally a living nightmare.Hailey Portner is just shy of her eighteenth birthday and experiences what one would call a serious mental breakdown. She wakes to find that her nightmares may very well be real, and to top it off she is covered from head to toe with weird glowing marks. Her aunt tells her its genetic, a mysterious boy named Ike calls them glyphs, and yet another boy calls her his property. All she really wants is her parents to come to her graduation and to pick a college to attend. With living nightmares feeding off her, various factions fighting over her, and a boy with dreamy eyes appearing around every corner, a normal life is definitely off the market. But who needs normal when you have two gorgeous guys just at your fingertips. If only they wouldn't appear and disappear within a blink of an eye.Vampires, werewolves, and zombies are only really something one would dream about...right?*This is a clean book for any age reader. The language is PG, and there is no sexual content besides kissing and acceptable touching.

In the wake of her mother’s death, Lyssa Thomson flees her oppressive stepfather and heads for Halifax intent on attending university and leaving her past behind. But things don’t go as planned and with nowhere to turn she’s forced to reconnect with her estranged step brother, Aidan. After finding some discarded medication, she quickly realizes all is not as it seems, and Aidan is not the person she remembers.

A sinister wizard. A mysterious teacher. A kingdom on the brink of collapse. In the ancient kingdom of Havenglade, a brutal enemy is ravaging the countryside making his way closer to Gradur Castle. An aging king seeks protection from a council of loyal wizards. A peasant girl finds herself at the center of it all after bonding with a magical crystal and absorbing its magical essence. After losing her parents, Laurena was given the chance of a lifetime to study wizardry under the mysterious and renowned teacher Unai.Can she learn to harness the powers inside her before it's too late?

When Libby Thorne wakes up in the hospital, they tell her she was in a car accident. They tell her it was her fault, and that an innocent victim is clinging to life. And they tell her that criminal charges are going to be brought against her. The problem is, Libby can remember none of it. She can’t remember the accident, the party, the drinking … She can’t even remember the guy who keeps sending her flowers and acts like he’s her boyfriend. With the help of her best friend, Kasey, Libby pieces together the events of the evening that landed her in the hospital. As memories start trickling through, she begins to realize that something is not right, and that what she’s been told about that night may not be what happened at all. But is she prepared for a truth that might be darker than the fiction? A riveting psychological thriller from Lisa Harrington, Live to Tell is filled with staggering twists and emotional punches.

We throw coins in a fountain, we blow out candles, we close our eyes against a falling star... all for the chance at a single wish. But what would happen if a wish was forced on you? Kira is one of the newest batch of Jinn sent to mend the paths of those humans who have lost their destinies. She has been assigned to discover Jack Morgan’s one true wish by whatever means are necessary, with only three stipulations: 1) no one is to discover she is a Jinni2) she is never to lose control of her powers3) she is never, ever to grow attached to her human. The stubborn Wall of Jack, as Kira thinks of him, has worked hard to create a life that is normal in a home that was anything but. He wants nothing more than to follow his meticulously laid out plan for his future. So, when Kira arrives in his English class with a rush of wind and spark of energy that knocks him off balance, he never would have guessed that she was a Jinni sent for him. Kira and Jack battle wills, battle their own failings, and battle the impossible feelings that are growing between them; until a battle of another kind pulls them eternally together. Even with mystery, magic and a timeless romance, nothing could prepare you for the consequences of two little words… I wish.

Fifteen-year-old Lydia, resigned to a boring summer in Halifax, is thrilled when Megan and her totally hot brother, Sam, move in across the street. But their rude and hostile mother, Mrs. Swicker, is strangely protective, and does everything she can to stop Lydia and her older sister, Jilly, from getting anywhere near her kids.One day Lydia accidentally stumbles across something very puzzling in the Swickers' basement. Determined to find some answers, Lydia enlists the help of Jilly. But the further they investigate, the more bizarre the discoveries.Lydia's suspicions about Mrs. Swicker are mounting, but she has no idea what a twisted, dangerous secret she has uncovered until it's too late.

Lucy's (completely cool and totally true) E-Journal is a true-to-life confession of an 11 year old who has a lot on her mind. It's lighthearted but honest in dealing with life's twists and turns.Lucy is 11, and it's her first day of summer vacation. Lucy anticipates that it's going to be one freaky summer, so she decides to right a tell-all E-Journal -- in an attempt to deal with it all. She figures if she can survive sleepaway camp, make up with her best friend, and keep her biggest enemy from moving in next door, then maybe everything will turn out OK. Maybe.