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Heather Hays finally has everything she's worked for—she was promoted principal dancer and is engaged to her forever crush, ballet royalty Jack Andersen. But after Jack is caught cheating, Heather's near-perfect life comes crashing down. Determined to prove that she rose to the top on her own merits, she accepts a guest position from the only company that will hire her without Jack: the Australian National Ballet.

Over the past five years, Mitra Esfahani has known two constants: her best friend Bea Ortega and The Book—a dogeared moleskin she and Bea have been filling with the stanzas of an epic, never-ending poem since they were 13. For introverted Mitra, The Book is one of the few places she can open herself completely and where she gets to see all sides of brilliant and ebullient Bea. There, they can share everything—Mitra’s complicated feelings about her absent mother, Bea’s heartache over her most recent breakup—nothing too messy or complicated for The Book.

The night before my trip to Spain, I discover Mr. Taylor, my bestie’s sexy man-in-charge, asleep on the couch. I give in to a sinful urge only for him to wake up and catch me. I’m so ashamed. The following day, I decide I’ll make things right. But Mr. Taylor doesn’t care for my apologies or that I’m off-limits. In a room on his company’s private jet with others close by, he calls me princess and shows me the hard consequences of my naughty actions.

Actress Wendy Knight thought her life was finally turning around. But when her ex came back into the picture, he wanted to take all of that away from her and more...and then she disappeared. Scriptwriter Angie Bearing longs to write something deeper than daytime soaps. When the plot for a new thriller comes to her, she doesn't question it. At least until she discovers an uncanny resemblance between her story and the unsolved disappearance of an actress named Wendy.

While all of my friends are starting college, I've decided to travel to Europe and see more of the world. I have a flexible itinerary and enough money to last me for three months. Then I find out that my dad's best friend, Alex, lives in Paris now...and I've been invited to see him while I'm there. I'm not sure it's a good idea, considering I used to have a big crush on him. But maybe this is meant to be.

After a summer spent with her aunt Dee in tiny Elsbury, Louisiana, former Chicago princess Libby Gentry traded in her old life for a new one with the Southern Casanova Blaine Crabtree. But just when she thinks things are changing for the better, old girlfriends of Blaine's start coming back into the picture, and not a single one of them are friendly or bad on the eyes. Combine the worry of passing her first semester at St. Joseph Community College and sponsoring her tomboy cousin in cotillion and Libby can barely keep up.

The first book in the series, The BBW Submissive, is a graphic erotica short about a 34-year-old, very full-figured woman named Mary, who falls for her neighbor Jack. Jack is into extreme domination, and requires an open relationship with fertility submission. Can Mary handle him?

Teen years are tough, but they don’t have to feel overwhelming. Self-Love and Mental Toughness for Teen Girls is a powerful guide to building resilience, boost self-esteem, and nurture a positive, unstoppable mindset. Whether your teen is facing everyday challenges or simply looking to grow, this book provides the tools she needs to thrive.

Seeds of the Cosmos is an epic fantasy that follows four elemental queens, each tied to the forces of nature, who guide humanity’s rise and navigate their own complex relationships.

A how-to book on how to get into the college of your preference. Complete with my own college story and helpful tips.

Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights movement. This tribute to Mrs. Parks is a celebration of her courageous action and the events that followed.

Inside the classroom, I have plenty of rules. Outside the classroom, I only have one—don’t date shifters. That includes the single father of my new kindergarten student. But limiting myself to sideways glances at Cole’s powerful muscles is proving impossible to do.

Karalevine Ruzz was born with a mysterious star mark on her chest. A mark that gives her powers, but worse… it also gives her problems. One of those problems comes in the form of a prince. But the prince of Arianyte is no knight and shining armor. He wears all black and his words always have a double meaning. Prince Malakyte has one mission: Find Karalevine and make her his.

Women and girls everywhere are being played, hungrily chasing after a brand of broken beauty that leaves us disconnected, damaged, and so desperate for acceptance that we fuel our own exploitation with our shame and money. In the midst of battling an eating disorder, Melissa Johnson, a marriage and family therapist, was given new eyes to see the widespread fallout of this ultimate deceit. With piercing insight and tender encouragement, Melissa helps women capture hope and freedom as she shows that true beauty is not impossible—it abounds all around us.

1939, India. Bindu holds her baby close, listening to the monsoon raging outside. She tries to hide her tears behind her sari as she hands her baby into a stranger’s arms, wondering if she will ever see her child again. When their small savings run out, Bindu reluctantly accepts an offer of marriage from the landlord’s entitled and often unpredictable son. In return, he promises to provide medical care for her beloved grandmother, but alone in a world she doesn’t understand, Bindu is desperately lonely. She soon finds solace in writing recipes and creating new spice mixes.

As a new coven, Aziza, Leo, and Tristan faced evil and triumphed. All that’s left is to put their lives back together, a process complicated by the fallout from painful secrets, the emotional and physical scars they now carry, and the mysteries that still haunt them. But with the approach of the solstice comes the arrival of strange new visitors to Blackthorn: the Summer Court, a nomadic community of Fair Folk from deep in Elphame. They’ve journeyed to the border between the human world and fairyland, far from their usual caravan route, to take back something that belongs to them.

Even though I’m a stripper, I've been saving myself for marriage. I even dance for my boyfriend in the club so we don’t get carried away. When I meet my boyfriend’s father, I’m shocked to realize I’ve been dancing for him too. My boyfriend told me to do whatever his dad wants, but what he wants is me.

When a burst pipe in my dorm forces me to stay with my dad's friend, I never expect to fall for the mysterious older man. Patrick tries to keep things platonic, but his intense gaze and commanding presence awaken desires I've never felt before. Soon, my flirting turns into a heat that consumes us both. If I’m only getting one night with him, I’m going to make it good.

Elena Cortez is off on a camping trip with sexy witch girlfriend Cassia and just as sexy best friends Juliana and Kaia, who just happen to be a vampire and werewolf. But first Elena has to agree to be Cass's sex slave and do whatever kinky roleplay her witch lover wants. And witches love kinky roleplay! Witches also love naked camping! What kind of supernatural shenanigans will the foursome get up to in a spooky cabin in the woods? And what other sexy creatures will they meet there?

My boyfriend invited me on vacation to his dad’s luxurious Mediterranean villa, and the first thing he does? Cheats on me with a maid. He was supposed to by my first time. I was ready to lose my innocence, and in my anger, I decide I will not wait any longer. Not when there’s a silver fox, twice my age, happy to treat me like a woman. I don’t care who sees us. I offer my fertile body up to my boyfriend’s dad.