Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Knot by Marty Kindall The Knot by Marty Kindall. It�s the year 1936, and the locals consider Heather an odd woman. She doesn�t act like a proper woman should�she wears trousers, lives alone, and refuses to marry her long-time steady. And now she�s taken up with that scruffy Ben Sheridan, who they think, in their twisted minds, might drag their daughters off into the woods and murder them. But Heather knows what happened all those years ago, and she�s not one bit afraid of Ben or what the town thinks of her. Ben feels that probably the best thing he can do is leave Bryeton and not cause trouble for Heather�or for his mother, whom he fears is being treated badly by his stepfather, Hal. In the end, he can�t leave his mom to suffer, and he can�t get Heather out of his head. But someone else feels otherwise, and he or she will do whatever it takes to get rid of Ben�even if it means going as far as murder to get the job done. The Knot is the stuff great movies are made of�a vintage setting, a family torn apart by tragedy, and a moving love story. Very few authors can suck me into a story so thoroughly or make me fall deeply in love with the hero, but Ms. Kindall has done it here. Heather is a tough, assertive woman, yet very likeable�making her worthy of the hero�s love. It�s so hard to pull off that type of characterization�yet Ms. Kindall masters it beautifully. With a hint of mystery and a deeply moving romance, The Knot captivates you from beginning to end. If you�ve never tried a vintage romance, start with this one. You�re sure to love it. WHO WE ARE. Hospitality Restaurant Group is proud to be a locally owned and operated YUM! Brands Franchise for over 30 years! HOSPITALITY RESTAURANT GROUP AT A GLANCE. 2019 & 2020 Franchise Times “Restaurant Top 200” of the nation’s largest and most successful franchisees. Number of people we are proud to employ. Number of restaurants (and growing). 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Ramona Singer's daughter strayed from the spotlight in favor of Wall Street, and the Hadids just followed in their mama's model footsteps. Business as usual, right? Unfortunately, for every Hadid Vogue cover or Manzo business venture, another housewife is probably spending her time visiting her kid in jail. Just check out what's going on with the former Real Housewives of Orange County. From weddings, to babies, to business ventures, to attempted murder charges, this is what the children of the Real Housewives are up to now. The Manzo brothers. Fans of The Real Housewives of New Jersey remember the Manzo brothers for their entrepreneurial spirit. During their time on the show, Albie and Chris moved to Hoboken, NJ, and launched the bottled water line BLK (you might remember seeing the bizarrely dark-tinged, alkaline water pop up in Walmarts across America). According to The Hollywood Reporter , the brothers were later pulled into a lawsuit that claimed they stole the concept, though it's not clear, as of this writing, how that was settled. Since then, Albie and Chris have opened up three restaurants in Hoboken: The Ainsworth, Little Town (which closed to make room for the Ainsworth), and Little Town Social. Little Town Social has since closed down like its predecessor, but the Ainsworth remains kicking. Restaurants just happen to be the family business, and the pair credit their parents for instilling their work ethic. "We don't think were celebrities. We worked very hard to get to where we are," Albie told The Jersey Journal in 2011. "And I believe it comes from our parents. Our dad has always worked 15-hour days at The Brownstone in Paterson, and our mom has always taught us family values. We are not afraid of hard work." After their time on RHONJ, both brothers appeared in Manzo'd With Children. Chris has since become a children's book author and host of the TV series Foul Territory, while Albie became a partner in the flower company Bloom & Birch. Lauren Manzo. Lauren Manzo has grown up a lot since her time on The Real Housewives of New Jersey. The reality TV spawn has run through a number of major life milestones over the last few years. In 2018, the Manzo'd With Children star celebrated her 30th birthday with an epic party, and we're guessing her husband was in attendance because — you guessed it — she has a husband. According to US Weekly , the starlet tied the knot with her long-term boyfriend Vito Scalia in 2015. To make things even more adorable, her reception was held at her family's restaurant. Two years later, the happy couple welcomed a baby girl — all before the starlet became a tricenarian. Since then, Lauren has dodged divorce rumors because she's taken her life out of the public eye (read: off Instagram) and started enjoying her time in the real world. "They are very much married," said mama and certified Real Housewife during an appearance on her sons Albie and Chris' podcast, Dear Albie (via The Daily Dish ). "Lauren just doesn't post a lot because she doesn't want to hear your bulls**t. Plain and simple. We deal with a lot of bulls**t; she doesn't want to hear it." The Hadid sisters. The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills' Yolanda Hadid has a lot to be proud about. Her offspring — Gigi and Bella Hadid — are so famous we almost forget they're connected to the series at all. The Hadid sisters have done a lot more than kick-start the tiny sunglasses trend that just won't go away and looks good on practically no one. Gigi has even become a certified member of Taylor Swift's girl squad, though, it appears the gang has been dismantled. When you're traveling by shoving yourself inside a large suitcase to avoid the paps, it's hard to bring your friends along (at least according to Gigi's on-and-off boyfriend Zayn Malik). Both Bella and Gigi take after their model mama. The pair are Vogue regulars, and made headlines when they posed together naked for the fashion rag in 2018. Bella also appeared in a 2019 exclusive digital cover for the publication, while Gigi graced the cover with Malik in 2017. Despite their undeniable talents, they do occasionally find themselves in hot water for some risque shoots, like the time Gigi had to apologize after her skin appeared darkened in a Vogue Italia shoot. Both girls landed a spot on Forbes' list of highest-paid models of 2017. Anwar Hadid. Gigi and Bella Hadid also have a younger brother who jumped into the family business. Though he remains relatively under the radar, Anwar Hadid is, in fact, a model. According to W Magazine , the star made his runway debut in 2016 with Moschino. He's since become the face of Tommy Hilfiger and landed campaigns with Hugo Boss and Zadig & Voltaire. As of this writing, he is signed to IMG Models. On the tabloid side, the youngest Hadid sibling has been linked to Kendall Jenner. According to Seventeen , Hadid and Jenner were spotted "making out at the CFDA Awards after-party in NYC" in June 2018. Things got even more scandalous from there when the couple were spotted sporting matching hickeys a few months later in September. By November of that year, he was reportedly posting Instagram stories about a breakup (hey, we were all teens once). According to Page Six , Anwar also branched out from modeling and became a luxury jewelry designer. He launched the line Martyre in 2019 with rapper Yoni Laham. Pieces reportedly run from $195 to $795. C'mon, as if the Hadids shop at Claire's. Brielle Biermann. Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak-Biermann has six children, but her eldest daughter Brielle Biermann is arguably the breakout star of their spin-off Don't Be Tardy. The star, who's the spitting image of her mom, has more than 1.3 million followers on Instagram, which she uses to hawk her makeup line, KAB Cosmetics. Brielle launched the cruelty-free brand alongside her mama and sister Ariana. Brielle also made headlines for a high-profile relationship with a baseball star. According to People , she started dating Boston Red Sox minor league pitcher Michael Kopech in 2016. The Daily Dish reported that the pair called it quits in 2018, but it wasn't Brielle who sparked the split. "It was more of him wanting to take a break, and he wanted me to wait on him," she told TooFab . "And I was like, 'I'm not gonna wait on you, dude. You clearly wanna go f**k around. You think I'm stupid? I'm not stupid. I'm not gonna be waiting for you to return. I have a life, too.' He was like, 'In a year, we can date.' I was like, 'Are you insane? No.'" Josh Waring. Lauri Peterson, who left The Real Housewives of Orange County in 2008, has been open about her son's many legal struggles. When this mama joined her Bravo series, her introduction tagline was even "Are the police involved?" They were, in fact, usually involved. As of 2018, Josh Waring had spent the last two years in jail for attempted murder (per Page Six ). So what happened? According to The Los Angeles Times , Waring started "drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana" when he was 12 years old. He was "charged with felony assault" after fighting his teacher at age 16, and his time in a juvenile hall became a Real Housewives plot point. He sought treatment sometime between the first two seasons, but in 2008, he was "arrested for possession of heroin" and according to Page Six, hit with nine separate charges. The reality TV spawn was sent to jail for 8 months. Since then, Waring has been bouncing in and out of jail. He tied the knot with a woman named Hannah Kiefer, who also had a substance abuse problem, and welcomed a daughter named Kennady Kaydence, who Peterson adopted. As of 2019, Waring was asking a judge to drop his murder charges in relation to a 2016 shooting outside of his sober living home because he believed prosecutors and investigators listened in on his "privileged jail phone calls," according to Radar Online . The tab also reported that Waring was accused of "slashing" inmates in jail and smuggling drugs. Riley Burruss. Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss is hip hop royalty. The songstress could certainly afford a super, super sweet sixteen for her baby girl Riley Burruss. According to Page Six , Kandi bought her daughter a $50,000 Porsche on her milestone birthday (and here, the rest of us got a hand-me-down minivan, if anything at all). Riley's new ride isn't the only thing that's brand new for the teen. Puberty was extra kind (by puberty, we mean some really hard work). The star managed to drop a whopping 52 pounds thanks to a healthier diet and exercise, according to The Daily Dish. In an Instagram post, her RHOA mama praised her daughter for her hard work and explained how she used her haters as motivation. "Y'all just don't understand how hard it is to grow up in front of the public eye and in front of social media trolls who make negative comments about kids' weight. Luckily, Riley has tough skin and doesn't let it bother her, but as her mom, it used to piss me off when trolls would make negative comments about her size. Nobody knew she was over 200 lbs. because my daughter is tall," she wrote. "Riley is still working out five days a week. I'm so proud of her dedication." ​Noel and Victoria de Lesseps. Noel and Victoria de Lesseps made headlines in 2018 after joining their father in a lawsuit against their own mother, former countess and Real Housewives of New York star . According to The Blast , the star was allegedly in breach of her divorce deal when she sold their $8 million home in Bridgehampton, New York in 2014 after failing to create a trust for their two kids. She allegedly used that cash to purchase a brand new Hamptons home for $3.1 million. Though Luann was legally allowed to change residence as part of the divorce deal, she had to make her children owners of one half of the new Hamptons home. Instead, she reportedly threatened to sell the house to purchase a pad in Upstate New York without giving her kids a dime. Victoria, Noel, and their father hoped to block the sale. It's unclear what's happening with the lawsuit, as of this writing, but Luann claimed she has reconciled with her kids, who are taking the art world by storm. Victoria, who was working for Nicole Miller in 2019, had a 2014 showing at Art Basel Miami. Noel is also an artist and dabbles in skateboarding. Alexa Curtin. Josh Waring isn't the only Real Housewives of Orange County kid to get into some nasty legal trouble. Lynne Curtin, who appeared on the series from 2006 to 2010, has a daughter named Alexa Curtin, who was arrested for possession of Xanax and drug paraphernalia in 2019, and possession of (heroine-related) paraphernalia in 2017, according to The Blast. The same outlet also reported that Alexa was charged with a DUI (for prescription drugs) that same year, and for driving without a valid license after crashing her car. Did we mention she also made adult films? What's happening in the OC? According to People , Alexa also has some serious trouble with traffic stops. When she was pulled over in May 2016, cops reportedly found drugs in her car. She was hit with two misdemeanors: "possession of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance paraphernalia." She also got nabbed for not having her vehicle registration in the car. Two months prior to the incident, she filed a lawsuit "accusing an Orange County sheriff's deputy of raping her" during a prior stop in 2014. The department was reportedly taking the allegations "very seriously," according to OC Weekly . Although an internal investigation by the Orange County Sheriff's Department did not find "sufficient evidence to support the filing of criminal charges" against the deputy (per People ), Alexa eventually won a $2.25 million civil suit against the agency in August 2017. Avery Singer. Ramona Singer's famed first tagline was "I like making my own money. I find that an aphrodisiac." As it turns out, her daughter Avery Singer doesn't stray too far from her mama's ideals. The young star decided to jump into the world of finance. There's no Turtle Time here, just hard work. In 2018, Ramona gave The Daily Dish an update about her daughter, who had recently graduated from college. Avery reportedly had passed her Series 7 exam and was gearing up to take the Series 6 (for those of you who aren't financiers, those are required — and very tedious — exams you need to take before you can work on Wall Street). "She said to me, 'Mom, I really want to be very successful financially in life, so what career should I pursue if I wanted to be very successful financially?'" Ramona told The Daily Dish. "I said, 'Well to me, where the most financial success is either Wall Street finance, [or] real estate or computer technology.' So she chose finance 'cause she's really good with numbers." According to Avery's LinkedIn, the Real Housewives of New York daughter started working as an analyst at Neuberger Berman in March 2019. She previously worked as a registered associate at Morgan Stanley. The Giudice sisters. Fans of The Real Housewives of New Jersey got to know 's children from when she'd (almost constantly) scream Milania in her accent across the hallways of her mansion. As it turns out, the children of the Giudice household have totally come into their own after having to deal with their parents' traumatic legal woes. With "Juicy" Joe Giudice facing deportation following his fraud-related prison sentence, eldest daughter Gia took to Instagram to defend her dad. "My father is no threat to society. He is one of the most warm-hearted people I know. He would never harm a soul," she wrote tagging #BringJoeHome. "My father did his time and learned from his mistakes. Isn't being in there supposed to make you realize your mistakes so you can become a better person? And that's exactly what my father did." Gia, who's making college plans, was also working on a music career like her sister Milania. Gia's in the group 3KT, while Milania made her debut with the single "Can't Wait To Grow Up" in 2019. Youngest Giudice sister, Audriana, is busy trying her hand at fashion with Milania. According to Bravo's The Look Book , Audriana walked a runway at NYFW for Cosmopolitan, and Milania performed her song. Finally, Gabriella Giudice tends to shy away from the spotlight, but she did celebrate her 14th birthday in 2018 with a designer-themed party. Ashley Holmes. 's daughter took a few years to get it together following her time on The Real Housewives of New Jersey . Ashley Holmes' move to Los Angeles rocked the series, and her habitual disagreements with her mama were a central plot point for some time. According to The Daily Dish , the star shipped out west in 2011 for an internship with Buzznet and Celebuzz and to work on a clothing line, website, and book. Let's be real: she was always all over the place — such is youth. Her life in Hollywood didn't last long. Holmes got evicted from her L.A. apartment that same year. According to Radar Online , she owed $1,654.96 in back rent for October 2011, but eventually made it back to the west coast after the small hiccup. "I went about handling the situation the absolute wrong way. What else can I say? It was a hard time for me. 20 years old and on my own for the first time — across the country," she told Real Mr. Housewife . "I learned the hard way, ha. After I was evicted from that apartment, I had moved back to NJ for about three months. I ended up being able to move back to LA shortly after." Since then, Holmes reigned it in. The starlet had a child with then-boyfriend Pete Malleo in 2016. The pair eloped at City Hall two years later. Margaret Josephs thinks Danielle Staub needs to ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ Teresa Giudice supports amid Caroline Manzo drama. Caroline Manzo's son defends her letter of support for Tommy. Teresa Giudice's daughter Gabriella goes to prom. Dina Manzo slams nephew Albie Manzo after he teases family drama on podcast. Danielle Staub will need to work hard to repair her relationship with Margaret Josephs. Josephs recently told Page Six that a friendship is “off the table unless she’s willing to go on the ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ tour for about a good year. Go to the ashram and then I’ll think about it!” The Macbeth Collection founder, 51, and Staub’s relationship began to crumble after Staub, 56, picked a fight with Josephs over her hanging out with “RHONJ” costar Dolores Catania. Catania, 47, called Staub a “scumbag” in the midst of an argument on the last season of the show. “Never in my life have I had someone have that reaction,” Josephs told us. “Grown women don’t behave that way. Stable people don’t behave that way.” Josephs invited Staub to her house to hash out their differences on a recent episode of the show, but her efforts ultimately didn’t . “I truly wanted to make up with her. I think everybody saw it. You know, I even when I watch it back I was like, ‘Wow. The emotion on my face — I really want to make up with her.’ And she really was like icy with me and it didn’t even click to me at that moment … I think our relationship unraveled from there.” “We are not close. She’s not my people,” she added. “It’s kind of sad but we’ve — when you guys see the wedding and the whole thing … I said she was a bridezilla. I mean just imagine what that wedding is going to be like when you guys watch it. It’s no day at the beach in Bimini. You would hope it would be. But it’s not.” Staub tied the knot with Marty Caffrey in front of Bravo cameras in the Bahamas in May, but their marriage began crumbling in July. She was served with divorce papers just four months later. The Knot by Marty Kindall. Marty Kendall is an engineer who seeks to optimise nutrition using a data-driven approach. Marty’s interest in nutrition began eighteen years ago to help his wife Monica better control her Type 1 Diabetes. Since then, he has developed a systematised approach to nutrition tailored for a wide range of goals, contexts and preferences. Over the past five years, Marty shared his research at OptimisingNutrition.com . He has developed Nutrient Optimiser and Data-Driven Fasting to guide thousands of people on their journey towards nutritional optimisation. Here Is My Story. Eighteen years ago, I married Monica, who happens to have Type 1 Diabetes. At the time, I didn’t understand what that meant or how it would change my life. Like most newlyweds, shortly after tying the knot, we started to think about having kids. But we quickly realised that Monica needed to get her diabetes under control to avoid the long list of scary pregnancy complications with high blood sugars. Monica has lived with Type 1 Diabetes since she was ten. But sadly, no endocrinologist, diabetes educator or dietician had been able to tell her what to eat or how to manage her insulin to enable her to control her blood sugars. I didn’t know it at the time, but this was the start of my quest. We have also seen dramatic improvements in the health and happiness of our kids by changing what they eat. I didn’t know it at the time, but this was the start of my quest. In 2012, I started to get more serious about nutrition after realising I was getting fat and risking becoming diabetic myself. Not only does my wife have Type 1 diabetes, but I have seen many of my family suffer from obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. After trying a range of popular diets, I found I was getting fatter and sicker! So, I started researching and working to create a system to make better food choices for myself and my family. I didn’t know it at the time, but this was the start of my quest. In 2012, I started to get more serious about nutrition after realising I was getting fat and risking becoming diabetic myself. Not only does my wife have Type 1 diabetes, but I have seen many of my family suffer from obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. After trying a range of popular diets, I found I was getting fatter and sicker! So, I started researching and working to create a system to make better food choices for myself and my family. As an engineer, I tend to understand my world with numbers and graphs. So I combined my skills, my passion and my fear to drive me to discover how I could use the data to cut through the noise. As I shared my observations, people asked more questions. I continued to learn more as I worked to answer them by digging into the data that I have been fortunate to have access to. 1. INSULIN LOAD AND THE FOOD INSULIN INDEX. First, I analysed the Food Insulin Index data to help Monica make more informed food choices that would enable her to stabilise her blood sugar and insulin requirements. Once she could get off the blood sugar-insulin roller coaster, her weight, mood and energy levels improved dramatically! 2. NUTRIENT DENSITY. But I soon realised that the foods that required the least insulin in the short term (i.e. high fat, low protein foods) didn’t provide a significant amount of nutrients. So I combined the insulin index with nutrient density to identify the foods and meals that were nutritious while also keeping Monica’s blood sugars stable. 3. SATIETY. More number crunching enabled me to identify how macronutrients and micronutrients affect our appetite, cravings and how much we eat. Whilst we can try to restrict for a while, our appetite usually wins out in the end, that is, unless we choose foods the provide greater satiety . The QUALITY of the food we choose to eat has a massive impact on food QUANTITY. 4. DATA-DRIVEN FASTING. I recently developed Data-Driven Fasting to address the problems I noticed people having when following popular fasting protocols. Rather than focusing on blood sugars after you eat to manage the symptoms of diabetes, it is much more valuable to manage your blood sugars BEFORE you eat if you want to lose fat and reverse insulin resistance and Type 2 Diabetes. It has been a fantastic ride that continues to excite me! I am inspired by the hope that others will learn from my family’s journey and get the precise nutritional advice they need to enable them to reach and sustain their metabolic health & well-being goals. It’s rewarding to see more people achieve extraordinary results as they apply these concepts in various ways to suit their unique preferences and goals.