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Stop the Violence, Kinda is my memoir or struggles from about 2015 to 2020. Most of it is made up, and all names have been changed to protect my friends and family, just in case. The first part of my book you will listen to is really the most recent time in my life, post-coronavirus 2020. Then, it takes you back in time. You'll come right along with me through a bumpy ride of drug addiction, salesmanship, leadership, and the inside of corporate America.

When Chardonnay Selby arrives at the hotel, she immediately spots two men holding white roses — the object that her work friend Cecily told her would distinguish her blind-date from everyone else. She assumes that her guy is the one who’s dressed more casually, in jeans and sport coat, but she soon realizes her man is the complete opposite, dressed in a fine-tailored suit, waiting with the air of confidence of the man who owns the place. His name is Stephan Hale, and though he doesn’t own the hotel, Chardonnay quickly learns that he’s in complete control of everything.

What would you do if you had a neighbor, who was not only devastatingly handsome, but also sexy as sin? Claire is about to find out when she meets Greg, the neighbor with a hard body always clad in tight jeans and biker boots, and a tendency to look into her (usually open) windows while she is working out. In an unexpected act of desire, Claire surprises herself when she reacts by stripping bare and giving him a show of her own.

Helena Blake should be nothing but thrilled. She’s traveling from snow-covered Boston to the sunny Caribbean, where she’s set to be a bridesmaid in her best friend’s wedding. Still, she can’t help feeling a bit depressed - and a little embarrassed - that she’s attending the wedding alone, and certainly not for lack of trying.

When Jake explains that he’s a dominant, and wants her to be his submissive, Beth suddenly has doubts. Beth Reed hates office parties, but her boss Paul Vincent has asked her to go and keep an eye on things - particularly his son, Jake, who is visiting for the holidays. The owner of a custom motorcycle shop, Jake has a bad reputation for being a womanizer, and possibly a criminal, but Beth has always had a bit of a crush on him. Wishing for a guy like Jake is dangerous, however, so she’s always kept her distance.

What will happen when Chardonnay and Stephan realize that the details behind their blind date aren’t exactly what they seemed to be? When Chardonnay Selby arrives at the hotel, she immediately spots two men holding white roses - the object that her work friend Cecily told her would distinguish her blind-date from everyone else.

Minuet Dewin, eldest daughter of the wizard Razzmorten, practically raised her half sister Leeuh, who was abandoned by her mother. For many years, Minuet is Leeuh's passionate champion. As time passes, Leeuh becomes increasingly hard to defend as she grows determined to be awful at every turn. Whilst undoing her dangerous pranks, Minuet finds herself the target of her hatred and jealousy. And when they fall for the same prince, it looks like war.

Meisterdetektiv Sherlock Holmes und sein treuer Weggefährte, Dr. John H. Watson, werden zum Schauplatz eines grässlichen Verbrechens gerufen. Inspektor Lestrade steht vor einem schier unlösbaren Rätsel - denn alles deutet darauf hin, dass der Mörder selbst längst tot sein müsste. Und doch lebt er noch immer und bahnt sich einen Pfad des Schreckens durch London. Sherlock Holmes hat nur einen einzigen Anhaltspunkt, der einer Visitenkarte gleich in den Mündern der Leichname steckt: Die gläsernen Flügel der Sphinx.

Die Suche nach einem mysteriösen Tierdieb führt Niklas, Linus und Melissa - Mitglieder der Pfadfindergruppe "Pollution Police" - in die Geisterstadt Holzrath. Der kleine Ort, der kürzlich einem Braunkohletagebau weichen musste, ist eigentlich schon unheimlich genug, doch dann entdecken die Freunde in einem der leerstehenden Gebäude einen Voodoo-Schrein.

For the Elves, it's the very worst time to be in the woods. Trolls are hunting them down. Will they live long enough to reach a safe place to live? Oisin’s plan is to come with his bow to help Aedan and Doona lead a party of children into the forest to gather the maidenhair seedlings his people would take across the sea as they flee the trolls who hunt them as prey. Maybe he can be back in time for supper. And if he only dares to dream, he might also be back in time to speak with Doona alone.

Ein Schmuckstück von unbezahlbarem Wert, einst im Besitz der gefürchteten Lucrezia Borgia. Eine geheimnisvolle Frau, deren Anwesenheit in London eine Blutspur des Verbrechens nach sich zieht. Ein entgleister Zug und ein gestohlener Sarg - Meisterdetektiv Sherlock Holmes und sein treuer Gefährte Dr. Watson schlittern unversehens in ein Inferno sich überschlagender Ereignisse ... und erblicken schließlich das sanfte Lächeln der Medusa.

Attentat im Fürstenhaus - Fürstin Auguste Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis setzt Mörder auf ihren eigenen Ehemann an. Durch Spione hat Seine Durchlaucht aber längst von diesen Plänen erfahren und stellt seiner Gemahlin eine Falle. Doch die Intrige hat einen doppelten Boden. Was unglaublich klingt, ist tatsächlich geschehen - in Regensburg im Jahre 1775. Mit seiner unverwechselbaren Stimme haucht Sky du Mont der spannendsten Intrige des Hauses Thurn und Taxis neues Leben ein: Lauschen Sie einem wahren Abenteuer aus der schillernden Zeit des Rokoko.

If there truly is life after death, he was going to find out. Before he suddenly passed away, world-famous magician and showman Harry Houdini vowed that he would find the truth and prove it to the world. Rhonda Bennett works at an old folk's home. A new arrival, a Mister Paul Dresser, is suffering from dementia with the onset of Alzheimer's. He is just another resident. A kind, but very sick old man at the end of his life. He claims to be the man who knows the truth. Not just about Houdini, but about his promise of returning from the afterlife. Rhonda doesn't believe him.

Bei Nacht und Nebel flieht sie aus ihrem Heimatland, um in der Fremde ihr Glück zu suchen. Fast scheint es, als wäre sie endlich am Ziel ihrer Träume angelangt, da fällt ein drohender Schatten über ihr neues Lebensglück. Ein fürchterlicher Verdacht beschleicht sie, und so wendet sich die noble Dame mit den Saphiraugen an den einzigen Mann, von dem sie sich Hilfe verspricht - den beratenden Detektiv Sherlock Holmes. Holmes und Watson stürzen sich Hals über Kopf in ein neues Abenteuer.

While the underground frantically works to mount a resistance against Pandora and the World Alliance, the potentate’s evil grows. She stages withering chemical attacks wherever the underground may survive. She passes more laws to hamper their movements. And new inventions to control their minds. And as Nia grows heavy with the potentate's child, her desperation to escape before the birth turns to panic. Get ready for hours of entertainment, from the busy pens of Carol Marrs Phipps and Tom Phipps.

When Children and Family Assistance police drag her mom, her dad, and her beautiful sister out the door into the night and beat her senseless, Tess Greenwood finds herself alone, her every move watched by the hidden World Alliance. Almost blind after her beating, she flees to the forbidden Broadstreet compound and a troll named Maxi.

Alexander Kuprin prefaced his novel The Pit about the lives of early 20th century Russian prostitutes as follows, "I know many people will find this novel amoral and inappropriate, but nevertheless I dedicated it from the bottom of my heart to mothers and young people" Indeed, the novel's publication was followed by an explosion of outrage. The "good" society accused Kuprin of slander and forever exiled him from its sitting rooms, charity auctions, and holiday balls. Progressive intellecutals winced and shuddered, but could not help admitting Kuprin had a point.

When Apache warrior Gabriel Golden Eagle escorts his sisters to England to live with his mother's family, he only intends to see them safe and claim the family inheritance so he can free his village from the white man's cruel tyranny. What he doesn't count on is meeting Riley Flanders. Infatuated with another woman, Gabriel doesn't pay much attention to Riley...until the day she is kidnapped.

Kaum aufs heimatliche Anwesen zurückgekehrt, wird Lucille Amos in dramatische Umstände verwickelt. Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson müssen einsehen, dass in diesem Fall alle Hilfe zu spät kommt: Unweit von Harlington wurde die enthauptete Leiche des Lords entdeckt - Sandfort und seine Schergen haben ihre Drohung auf grausame Weise wahr gemacht. Holmes ist dennoch fest dazu entschlossen, den Mördern das Handwerk zu legen. Denn schon das nächste Opfer Sandforts könnte Lucille Amos heißen, die letzte verbliebene Erbin von Hysteria Hall.

Das British Museum in London: Ein anonymer Absender kündigt schriftlich ein geplantes Verbrechen an - die unbezahlbare Statuette einer römischen Göttin soll aus dem Museum gestohlen werden. Mr. Downing, der Kurator des Museums, bittet Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson um Hilfe in dieser Angelegenheit. Doch was als vermeintlich harmloser Einsatz beginnt, entpuppt sich bald als nervenzerreißendes Abenteuer. Holmes hat nur einen einzigen Anhaltspunkt, um ein weitaus schlimmeres Verbrechen zu verhindern. Und diese Spur führt zu einer rätselhaften Gestalt: "Sturmfront Steven".