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Annie Markum grew up with a Bible in one hand and a disapproving father holding the other. At 22 she dared to dream of a different life and risked everything to become a mail order bride. One year later she finds herself on a friend's doorstep, penniless, pregnant, and a widow. Her husband was an honorable, churchgoing man, and she believes her father will allow her to come home. To get back to her father in New York will take money she doesn't have. She's got no choice but to accept work as a cook in a local saloon.

An ass you could bounce a quarter off of - that's the sight that greets me as my new roommate f--ks a blonde on the kitchen table. That's right before I get an eyeful of his giant cock. Cue wet panties. Oh, and did I mention he's a Navy SEAL? One semester - that's as long as I have to last - and then I'm gone, graduated, off into the real world. But can I survive that long without becoming...his plaything?

Kasey O'Brien's life has always been about airplanes; what makes them tick, what makes them fly. When her father's plane crashes into a Colorado mountainside, she takes over their failing air charter service and is determined to make it work.

A BBC Radio 4 drama by Mark Wheatley, originally broadcast as the ‘Afternoon Play’ on 13 May 2010.Fraser once tracked clients who jumped bail. Then he added a little twist to the business by helping people disappear instead, which is why Kathryn gives him a call.Starring Lia Williams as Kathryn and Neil Pearson as Fraser. Also includes Tessa Nicholson, Michael Shelford and Miche Doherty in the cast. Produced by Eoin O'Callaghan.

Devastated by the sudden end of her relationship, Rose reunites with her best friend from high school after a 10+ -year break in their friendship. The old flames rekindle and through their romantic involvement they learn that love, like people, is uncategorical, multi-hued and infinitely more complex than the societally established boundaries of "friend" or "lover"; and the key to happiness is accepting love and ourselves for what they are.

Ed Talbot isn't husband material. He's an outlaw, was forced into his father's gang at the age of 13, and is wanted dead or alive in more than one territory. But now his father is dead, he hates the life, the blood, and his brother's rages. When a stagecoach robbery goes awry, Ed ends up with a satchel full of charming letters from an enticing young miss. Unfortunately for Miss Lizzie Cobb, her betrothed is now dead, and Ed Talbot sees a way out.

As the local preacher, Gideon Fraser often talks about the many virtues of a good marriage, but that doesn't mean he has the slightest inclination of claiming a bride of his own. No, he's been burned before, by greedy women who only want the prestige and money the Fraser family name can provide. When his mother's devious matchmaking results in his unexpected wedding, Gideon looks at the beautiful face of the woman who has sworn to be his and wants nothing to do with her.

It's Christmas Eve, and Cici, Bridget and Lindsay are busy preparing for their annual holiday party. The tree is sparkling, the turkey is roasting, the stockings are hung and the eggnog is chilled. The scene is set for the perfect Christmas...with one or two exceptions. The entire state is in the midst of a heat wave. No one can find any mistletoe. The Christmas tree lights keep exploding, and, perhaps worst of all, something has gone terribly wrong with Ida Mae's fruitcakes.

No book in the Bible is more frightening than the Revelation. The entire book is devoted to the end of the world detailing God's judgments unleashed onto the earth plague by plague. Revelation is the last book of the Bible and is a prophetic book. It forecasts the apocalypse, which means the final destruction of the world with events of catastrophic scale. Part of the Earth's judgments happen through a world dictator Bible Scholars refer to as the Antichrist.

Kayla, bored in her relationship, gets an idea that her husband can't refuse when she wants to spice it up. She wants to give her husband something that he's always wanted. Kayla doesn't know what to expect when Dean won't explain what he wants, but the one thing she does know is that she's really planning to go through with it. Dean plans to test her devotion to make things right. Just like he plans to test her limits.

Today, many people, especially the adults, are having a difficult time conveying the true meaning of human sexuality to younger generations. More often than not, parents and guardians find it challenging to prepare children for adulthood, specifically in terms of human sexuality education. This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to fully understand human sexuality.

Jake Anderson killed a man defending his fiancée from a brutal attack, but lost her and his freedom in the process. Now he's on the run, tormented by the need for vengeance. Becky Finnegan will do anything to escape her drunken father's fists, including slave away at their mine. Her only hope is to strike gold and make a new life for herself somewhere far, far away from Deadwood. But then Jake arrives and does the unthinkable... forces her to feel, to hope... and to love.

Cosette Whitlow is a society matron if tiny Bradley, North Carolina, has one. She kindly volunteers for all the town's charities, but isn't nearly as kind to her own family, neighbors, and friends. In fact, Cosette is emphatically disliked by much of the town - including octogenarian Myrtle Clover. And Myrtle knows that dislike in Bradley can quickly turn deadly. No one seems surprised when Cosette's body is discovered during a party she's hosting - she was struck on the head with a croquet mallet.

Am Vorabend von Mamma Hesselbachs Geburtstag schellt der Bürobote Hedderich an der Tür und richtet aus, dass Babba Hesselbach abends nochmal zum Chef kommen solle, verhaspelt sich aber und gesteht, dass Babba Hesselbach selbst ihn mit dieser Botschaft beauftragt habe und nicht der Chef. Mamma Hesselbach hat einen Verdacht und bricht in Tränen aus. Anneliese versucht sie zu trösten und lässt dabei durchblicken, dass der Babba geschwindelt hätte, als er behauptete, er habe Überstunden gemacht.

It took me a long time to forgive Hawke - a very long time. But now that I have, I feel nothing but unbridled joy. Everything is exactly as it should have been two years ago. He's just what I need, and not just now, but forever. Until disaster strikes. We promised each other forever, but will Hawke honor that promise when his world comes crumbling down? When the ground cracks below his feet, will we still stand? Or will we fall?

Lazy, indolent Prince Landon never wanted a bride, least of all one of the princesses from the kingdoms surrounding his. The lot of them are far too much effort with their curses, their hexes, and their beastly guardians. A gift from a fairy woman changes all that, giving him the ability to meet with Aurelle, all that changes.

De situations cocasses ou tendres à la stupéfaction et à l'émerveillement devant cet être étrange et fragile, vorace et bruyant, dont les besoins impérieux structurent le quotidien en courtes tranches de temps, le livre comme la pièce réparent une injustice qui fait du bébé l'objet de très nombreux discours sans qu'il le soit jamais de la littérature. La mère et le bébé, l'auteure et son sujet, l'interprète et son texte... La légèreté et la drôlerie se doublent ici d'une sourde inquiétude intime.

One night, while dumping a corpse in a secluded, marshy, swamp, a serial killer unexpectedly discovers love and horror.

Boat Girl is the heartbreaking memoir of growing up aboard a sailboat. Throughout the 1980's and 90's, Melanie's family lived aboard a 47-foot sailboat, spending their summers along the US East Coast and their winters in the Bahamas. But the cruising life was not all fun in the sun. The family had to work hard to pay for their way of life. They dodged hurricanes, overzealous federal agents and bullying land-kids. And they endured a boatload of family drama.

Mamma Hesselbach weckt mitten in der Nacht den Babba, da sie denkt, sie sei krank. Babba Hesselbach entdeckt Bissstellen auf Mamma Hesselbachs Haut und stellt fest - Wanzenbisse. Nun bricht das Jagdfieber aus.