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Winston Constantine is no prince charming...but I crave him so badly I think I might be losing my mind. He's right in front of me, but he’s just as remote as my dreams of getting away from my stepbrothers. I keep playing his twisted games, and I want to stay just as distant as he is. But I can’t. I never could. I’ve fallen for him. Hopelessly. Irrevocably. But Winston isn’t a lover; he’s a business venture, a way for me to pay for college. A ticket out. He’s never pretended to be anything other than that. I can’t blame him for making me fall in love.

Mia Simms has nowhere else to turn. Her son is fresh out of juvie and falling back into his old ways. Without a purpose or father figure, she is certain Kyle’s penchant for violence will only escalate unless something drastic happens. Mia knows little about the methods used at the grimly titled "Cemetery Camp", but is aware their radical practices have resulted in miraculous turnarounds for even the most troubled teenagers. Could Kyle be another success story? Or will he become the exception that gets buried on the cold graveyard grounds?

Lina Ragelis prides herself on her bravery and strength, two traits that have served her well in her career in the US Army. Having been disconnected from her family since she turned eighteen, Lina has learned to rely solely on herself—and her slightly overbearing best friend—and she swears she prefers it that way. It's an easy lie for someone who has spent her entire life dodging love. Lina's pretty certain that she's damaged goods. But the truth is, she's the kind of person everyone wants in their corner, and the kind of woman many women want to love.

He offers me the position of his personal assistant. Is it the job I want? No. But his firm is brilliant, and I'm determined to work my way to the top. Nothing will stand in my way, not even an inconvenient attraction to my new boss. He's competitive, ambitious, harshly good-looking. His new favorite sport is challenging me—my limits, my wits. The chemistry between us soon sizzles and burns. Lines get blurred. Boundaries are crossed.

Heather Mills has had a run of bad luck. After an obsessed stalker forces her to move East, her new apartment catches fire and she loses everything. She accepts a charitable offer that allows her to live in the basement of an old house awaiting renovation while she gets back on her feet. But what she finds in the dark cellar challenges the fabric of reality. A lost invention with the potential to elevate her from the slums—to re-decide her many poor life choices in the blink of an eye. Because her life couldn’t possibly get worse, could it?

You are piloting a small plane.... And crash land on a desert island populated only with women.... Who've never had sex with a man before.... Until you.... This hot erotic short story includes vivid and graphic descriptions of adult activities between a man and an innocent island girl. It is only intended for mature readers 18 years and older.

Skylar Beaumont never wanted to return to Alaska. Still, when duty calls, she can’t refuse. And, as a third-generation “Coastie” and the only female captain in the local coast guard, she has too much to prove. Being stationed in her hometown of Port Serenity isn’t ideal—but she’ll tough it out until her transfer goes through and she can move on to warmer waters. That’s the plan, at least, until she crashes into Dex Wakefield. Again.

Do you often feel weighed down by life? Is it hard to find time for yourself? Do you often feel that you’re putting the needs of others above your own? Then it’s time to try the self-love workbook! Inside, you’ll find everything you need to revitalize your self-love and stop feeling like you’re neglecting your own needs for others. In the modern world, it can be very easy to forget about our own basic needs, running around after others and never taking time for ourselves.

Art or atrocity? Francisco Booth is an infamous photographer known for pushing boundaries, yet it’s only the boundaries he pushes away from the public eye that satisfy his macabre appetite. But when he’s gifted an antique picture frame that contains a strange stock photo, Francisco’s life is suddenly turned upside down. Each time he looks at the picture, he sees something different. As the world around him grows more frightening and absurd, he finds himself questioning his sanity. Will the beautiful woman in the frame become his ultimate prize or the instrument of his undoing?

After all, I'm Graham Scott, son of a football legend and guaranteed a scholarship. But now, I'm so far off the beaten path I barely recognize myself anymore. My father is a cheat. My best friend broke my heart. And I owe ten thousand dollars in gambling debt. The only thing I seem to find solace in anymore is the bottom of a booze bottle.

When a gorgeous billionaire snatched me up from a Vegas casino and tossed me into his private jet, I thought I had hit the jackpot. But then I ended up with my face on a wanted poster, discovered a shocking secret about my possessive captor, and ended up pregnant with his baby.

After putting her would-be-murderer behind bars, Claire Hartley is determined to get back to planning elaborate marriage proposals and exploring her undefined relationship with grumpy filmmaker Luke. If she could just kick her new sleepwalking habit, everything would be perfect. Unfortunately, perfect isn't in the cards for Claire when her archnemesis slaps her with a lawsuit, someone from her past comes knocking, and she becomes the target of mysterious threats that feel oddly familiar.

All I wanted for so long was to remember the car crash that killed my mother. Like it might somehow chase away the guilt and grief that followed her death. But now I remember, and everything has changed. I should be relieved. Instead, I'm angry at the world. My mother. Father. And especially the boy who stole my heart and crushed it beneath his palm. Everyone warned me to stay away from Atlas Scott—the bad boy football star with a reputation for trouble. Maybe I should've listened. But our bond was seemingly unbreakable, forged in the fire of tragedy. Until it wasn't.

The Irish author of TransAtlantic presents his first collection of short fiction in over a decade. With unsurpassed empathy for his characters and their inner lives, Thirteen Ways of Looking explores the territory of chance and the profound and intimate consequences of even our smallest moments. In conversation with Lila Azam Zanganeh ( The Enchanter: Nabokov and Happiness).

Hot soldier Ryder “Muffin” Hanson didn’t plan on diving into a frigid lake on a freezing day, but finding an unconscious woman in the water leaves him no choice. Single mom Alaina Montgomery does the best she can to take care of her six-year-old son, working as a cleaner in a women’s crisis center. It doesn’t pay a lot, but it’s enough to keep them going.

Violée à 15 ans par son entraîneur, la patineuse brise l'omerta. " Vous étiez mon entraîneur. Je venais d'avoir quinze ans. Et vous m'avez violée. Il aura fallu trente ans pour que ma colère cachée se transforme enfin en cri public. Vous avez détruit ma vie, monsieur O., pendant que vous meniez tranquillement la vôtre. Aujourd'hui, je veux balayer ma honte, la faire changer de camp. Mais je veux aussi dénoncer le monde sportif qui vous a protégé, et vous protège encore à l'heure où j'écris ces lignes. Quand j'ai voulu parler, à plusieurs reprises, je n'ai pas pu le faire.

Cette fois, c'est sûr, je suis née sous une mauvaise étoile. J'ai d'abord découvert les vampires, puis les anges, ensuite les entre-deux, les démons, et maintenant, voilà qu'on me jette des sorts et qu'on accroche des poulets égorgés à ma porte. Il ne manquait plus que ça ! Sans compter que cet idiot de Greg le Bulldozer s'est amouraché d'une griffeuse psychopathe que je ne vois pas d'un bon œil. Il a l'air d'avoir de sérieux problèmes. C'est plus fort que moi, il va falloir que je m'en mêle, même si, à coup sûr, je vais au-devant de sacrés ennuis.

The Princess and the Huntsman is an erotic romance, a fairy tale of true love and destiny. Crown Princess Naysa, the only heir to the Sentauran throne, by tradition must marry a king on her twenty-fourth birthday to become queen. It is forbidden to kill her before that day, but afterward without a king at her side, her kingdom is ripe for conquest and herself destined for assassination. As this fated day approaches, the princess discovers her true love is a huntsman. Will she risk losing her kingdom and her very life to be with him?

You know what I don’t have time for? The brooding, dark-eyed former love of my life showing up when my life is finally settling down. I don’t have time for Hunter Buchanan and that intense look in his eyes. The way he loved me so perfectly all those years ago.

Nourrissez la rumeur... Puis regardez-la vous engloutir. Dans les années 1960, Sally, 10 ans, a été accusée d'avoir poignardé un petit garçon. Des années plus tard, on raconte qu'elle serait revenue habiter à Flinstead, paisible petite ville du bord de mer, sous une autre identité. Joanna ne pensait pas à mal en répétant cette rumeur entendue devant les grilles de l'école. Une conversation toute simple, pour tisser des liens avec les autres mères de la nouvelle école de son fils.