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Culinary creator, writer and community advocate, Sohla El-Waylly selects the best twenty articles published in 2021 that celebrate the many innovative, comforting, mouthwatering, and culturally rich culinary offerings of our country.

I should never have approached Remington's car. I knew he was dangerous, but he needed help, and I was sure he could pay well for it. When he offers me an astronomical sum to stay with him for two weeks, I can't say no. Even then, I know when our time is up, I'll wish we had forever. Remington cares for me like no man ever has, and I can’t help falling for him. But how could a crime boss be my Prince Charming or give me the fairytale happily-ever-after I’ve always dreamed of?

Endless ice. Thin air. The threat of dropping into nothingness thousands of feet below. This is the climb Silvia Vasquez-Lavado braves in her pulse-raising memoir. A Latina hero in the elite macho tech world of Silicon Valley, privately, she was hanging by a thread. Deep in the throes of alcoholism, hiding her sexuality from her family, and repressing the abuse she’d suffered as a child, she started climbing. She then took her biggest pain as a survivor to the biggest mountain: Everest.

When I met Julian, I wanted to hate him. He's my opposite in every way. But I want him like I've never wanted anyone else. To win him over, I'll have to do the impossible, prove I can be reserved and restrained.

Si quiere conocer las respuestas a las preguntas anteriores y más, ha llegado al lugar adecuado. Este audio libro es una recopilación exhaustiva de todo lo relacionado con el chamanismo, incluidas las creencias subyacentes, los conceptos, los rituales, las ceremonias y los resultados esperados.

Thornwell Shipton is wealthy, uptight, closeted, and an incurable workaholic. A tragic love affair left him terrified of relationships, so he tells himself sex is better scheduled and paid for. Riley Dashwood is young, easy-going, and comfortable in his own skin. He's a passionate baker and an aspiring chef, working as an escort to save up for culinary school. When Thorne hires Dash, it's lust at first sight. After a few scorching nights together, both men start to wonder if what's between them is more than physical.

Travis is my friend's little brother. I'm supposed to keep him safe. To be a man he can trust. But I haven't seen him in years. When he turns up hurt and needing a place to stay, protection is only one of the things I want to offer him. Because Travis isn’t a kid anymore. He’s all grown up now. And the way he looks at me tells me he feels the heat rising between us.

Everyone says I need discipline, but no one's willing to give it to me until I meet my match. I can't stand the arrogant man who refuses to cower at the mention of my family's name. But my hate isn't strong enough to keep me from wanting everything his hungry look promises.

Luke Sumner has spent his whole life being coddled after nearly dying as an infant. At 21, he is more than ready to break free from his restricted world. He hasn't told anyone he's gay, and he's only just admitted his kinkier needs to himself, but he hopes to work up the courage to say something to the older man who has captured his attention.

Devil is a mobster with a dangerous secret.... There's a cop who hates him. A cop he caught and released. A cop he can't get out of his mind after the one forbidden night they shared.

I’m a sniper. A trained operator. A bodyguard. A member of the elite private security force known as Vigilance. When my boss’s son acquires a stalker, of course I’m the one he calls to keep the guy safe. Mr. X’s one rule? Keep my hands to myself. Not a problem. At least, not until I meet Lane Porter. He’s gorgeous. Flamboyant. Fascinating. He makes me want things I can’t have. He stretches my self-control to the limit...and then breaks it.

Mexico City, 1988. Long before iTunes or MP3s, you said "I love you" with a mixtape. Meche, awkward and fifteen, discovers how to cast spells using music, and with her friends Sebastian and Daniela will piece together their broken families, and even find love.

I was the one straight Theriot cousin. At least I thought I was. Then an annoying, clean-cut sheriff came into my life and started making me feel things I didn't want to feel. I wanted to protect him; I wanted to be good enough for him. I wanted to kiss him.

I’ve seen too much death as a Marine and the son of a mafia boss’s lackey. I finally have a chance to do what I’ve always wanted: raise horses. The catch: My brother’s ranch is also a safehouse for men the police would never protect.

Discovering his boyfriend's affair with a co-worker wrecks Eli's holiday plans. With his parents on a cruise and his brother and sister out of town, he's on his own. His mother insists he escape to her friend's mountain cabin. Eli reluctantly agrees, but he takes off unprepared and ends up driving into the worst snowstorm the area has seen in years. He survives the trip, but he's stuck with no logs for the woodstove and little food. Fortunately, he gets the number for Mac's Wood Delivery.

Overthinking suppresses your brilliant intuitions for the benefit of redundant mince words and memories. In short, overthinking could be a huge breaking point in your career, which can ultimately be built only by original intuitions, of whom you’re the unconscious owner. And what about uncontrollable emotions? Fear, rage, anger, surprise. How many times did they tell you that they’re only temporary feelings with which all you can do is coexisting? The good news is that you don’t have to do it any longer.

A wrong turns leads Ainsley to a remote cabin owned by a grumpy mountain man. The gorgeous former Army Ranger demands a steep price for a night’s lodging. Ainsley is willing to pay...and pay again the next day. The real question is, will he ever want to leave?

It is a lofty attempt to fill that gap by exploring their mythology regarding Shamanism, and their cosmological view compared with today's modern practices. If you are interested in learning about the spirit world through the eyes of the Norse and other cultures, then this audiobook is for you!

Un manoir isolé. Un aristocrate dangereusement séduisant. Et une jeune mondaine poussée à dévoiler leurs atroces secrets. Après avoir reçu un mystérieux appel à l'aide de sa cousine récemment mariée, Noemí Taboada se rend à High Place, un manoir isolé dans la campagne mexicaine. Elle ignore ce qu'elle va y trouver, ne connaissant ni la région ni le compagnon de sa cousine, un séduisant Anglais.

Bereits vier Monate sind vergangen, seit der Siechenmeister Lazarus nach Rom beordert wurde. Um sich abzulenken, arbeitet die junge Begine Anna Ehinger mehr denn je im Spital. Nach seiner Rückkehr begegnet Lazarus seiner heimlichen Liebe Anna mit einer für sie unbegreiflichen Kälte. Während die Trauer an ihr nagt, sucht eine Reisende Schutz bei den Beginen, deren Zustand sich schnell so verschlechtert, dass sie ins Spital eingeliefert werden muss. Dort verstirbt sie und bereits in der folgenden Nacht verschwindet ihr Leichnam aus der Spitalkapelle.