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A powerful collection of short stories telling the tales of a Mexican American childhood ideal for fans of Gary Soto. Welcome to Southern Texas. Meet Loco, a dog with a passion for firecrackers, and Pedro, an altar boy forced to lean a hard lesson from two of the toughest, oldest men ever to serve the Lord. Jordan and Todd are two boys from California who don't know what they're in for when they push their Texas cousins a little too far.

Investigative journalist Oonagh O'Neil's instincts tell her when a story is worth pursuing. And the death of an elderly priest on the altar of his Glasgow church, just as she is about to expose the shocking truth behind the closure of an infamous Magdalene Institution, tells her a sinister cover up is in play. DI Alec Davies is appointed to investigate the priest's death. He and Oonagh go way back. But now they're united in uncovering not only what happened to the lost babies secretly born in the Institution, but what happened to the young women that survived by vowing loyalty to one another...forever.

Hotrod & Little Cowboy introduced best friends Ken and Brad as they discovered they are both into hot guys and each other. In this second story, Brad reveals hidden talents creating his sexy comic book heros WonderGuy and QuestionBoy, inspired by he and his lover. But the secret lovers have challenges in their relationship as Ken wants the two of them to live together! Ken wants to use his outgoing nature to help Brad's career grow. Brad worries about their hidden sexuality being discovered, but he can't live without their passion.

The last thing Sebastian Zeller wants is to be pack Alpha. But when the pack leader, his uncle Ron, is attacked, he has no choice but to leave his beloved Colorado mountains and fulfill his duty as Ron’s heir - at least until his uncle recovers. In the meantime, he intends to lure the attacker out...and make them pay.

It was a hot sunny suburban afternoon in the spring of 1956. Gay still meant jolly and boys could be buddies and fool around without ever having heard the word homosexual. Fun was fun, and there was no guilt as long as no one knew.... Brad was hot, sweet and sexually inexperienced, Ken was very experienced and ready to teach his best friend about it all. Together they have the best night of their young lives.

In a business world that spans several continents, it is no longer common for everyone to speak English as a first language. Whether you speak English as a first, second, or even third language, intercultural business communication means that getting it right first time has never been more important for you and your organization. English can never be standardized in the global and digital marketplace; instead, we can learn how to customize business English according to our own values and culture and communicate successfully across borders.

Solitary vampire Fallon Underwood gets all the social interaction he needs being the silent partner at the Dead and Breakfast B and B high in the Colorado mountains. Change is hard for Fallon, so when his business partner, Tanner, suggests hiring a new manager for the inn, he's adamant that they don't need help, especially not in the form of bouncy werecat Carter Hughes. Carter is a happy-go-lucky kitty, and he loves the hospitality industry, so the D and B ought to be a great place for him. He falls for Fallon as soon as he picks up one of Fallon's novels and begins to woo the vamp.

One year into Donald Trump's presidency, the US 2016 presidential election is still being fought by both parties. As the case of Russian hacking and collusion is investigated, and Hillary Clinton desperately attempts to explain what happened to her and why she lost, a more important question, one haunted by shadowy tactics and campaign double-dealing, rings out: what happened to Bernie Sanders?

Saddle up and hit the trail with three beloved tales of passion in the great Southwest. From the ranch to the bunkhouse, it's easy to see why everybody loves a cowboy - and these cowboys are ready to ride off into the sunset with that special guy.

Pippa Winterbourne runs Moorehaven, the Oregon Coast's quirkiest bed-and-breakfast and former home of world-famous mystery writer A. Raymond Moore. Guests come there to write their own crime novels. When a real-life murder takes a local's life and washes a handsome boat pilot into her arms, Pippa is yanked into a deadly plot of her own. A tangle of secrets crashes past into present, and Pippa must uncover clues dating back to Seacrest's Prohibition days, including a secret Moore himself hid from the world.

He was last in his class at the Earth Corps Fleet Academy. Lieutenant Brian Huffman is seen by most of his Captains and peers as a joke, but through quick thinking he brought a rebellion to a violent end. Years later, although still not seen fit to be an officer by some, he was picked to solve a double murder. Or was he picked to be the next target? Follow along as Brian and his friends fight their way to the stars to save mankind. Rushing from the frozen reaches of Neptune to the terror-filled tunnels of Mars stopping a second rebellion.

I'd come with a bare face, apart from the lipstick, which was something I wasn't used to, but I figured Taylor would either want me natural or with her own crazy artsy make-up on. She peered at my face, moving a few inches closer, and I caught a whiff of her musky perfume. Up close, I could see that she had a sprinkling of freckles across her nose and cheeks, and I found myself fighting the urge to reach out and trace the spaces between them.

Gay cowboy passions flame bright and bold on the Golden Circle Ranch, where the only boundaries are those you make. When two city boy best friends decided to spend some time between college terms out a West on a ranch, it turned out Dillon had an uncle, who had invested some money in a ranch on Colorado, New Mexico border. They were pleasantly surprised by how good looking all the cowboys were in the pictures his uncle sent.

Something is hidden beneath the shifting sands of Middle Egypt, and its discovery will bring humanity to the edge of oblivion. Archaeologist Gail Turner stumbles upon the most incredible find in living memory, a find that the ruthless Seth Mallus will do anything to get hold of. Caught up in a web of deceit, kidnapping, and murder, Gail struggles to unravel the mystery of the Amarna Stickman as the world around her descends into chaos.

Twenty-two year old, scruffy cute collage kid Garth was into fantasy, but he never expected to end up as a fantasy. This very American blonde boy's college trip to Denmark and the Netherlands was a search for realms of Dragons, trolls, and elvish princes of legend and fiction. So how was it he found himself on all fours getting his virginity taken royally by this big Danish dude, Dolf, who looked like a tattooed evil prince, while a mysterious dark lord watched, waiting in the shadows....

I was told there were wonderful art books in the library. Garth said he was eager to show and share them with me, some erotic drawing by Aubrey Beardsley and others.... He tells me Dolf has a surprise for his rare antique sex toy collection...he says famous historical people owned the, they are very valuable and I should be honored as Dolf brings it out for special friends.

A break-in at Mount Vernon sets Dane Maddock and Bones Bonebrake on an action-packed search for the lost treasure of the most notorious pirates in history, and once again hurls them into the path of the Sons of the Republic. From famous landmarks to secret passages, danger lurks around every corner as Maddock and Bones race to find justice!

Amber Ward is pretty passionate about the stock market - it's not just about the money for her. Amber has to prove her ability to really trade stocks, options, and futures - or she's out. Hannah helps all the new intraday traders refine their ability to make money every day. Of course Amber wants to continue to learn from Hannah and to impress her, but she also feels an undeniably strong attraction to her new boss. Does she want the job or the relationship more?

September, 1787. A clandestine group of founding fathers gather to debate a decision that could change the fate of America. Once again, Navy SEALs Dane Maddock and "Bones" Bonebrake find themselves pitted against the revolutionary group, The Sons of the Republic, as they seek to unravel a centuries-old mystery. Action, thrills, and mystery abound in the exciting new Dane and Bones Origins story, Liberty.

Young Jared stood frozen in wonder as the specs of enchantment danced around his dazed face, unwittingly he breathed them in. Instantly his entire body began to tingle with a wonderful feeling of liveliness, well-being, feeling he was one with nature. Jared suddenly felt his clothes were binding him, he needed to shuck them off instantly, he had to strip off right this moment.... He unfastened, unbuttoned, and unzipped and slipped off his sandals to be free and dance naked in the leafy private temple of nature.