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In this part heart-rending memoir, part expose of fundamentalist Islamic terrorism, finance expert Janet Tavakoli bears witness to the incompatibility of Western values and fundamentalist Islam. >In 1978, Janet Tavakoli moved to Tehran with her Iranian husband and witnessed the overthrow of the progressive Shah and the birth of the fundamentalist Islamic Republic of Iran.

Joan Didion and Nora Ephron have both written, by turns grimly and hilariously, about the indignities of getting older. Now comes Jane Juska, laying bare (literally) everything no one has yet said about life in the later years. With her characteristic wit, unsparing eye for detail, and famously frank opinions on gender issues, Juska, author of the best-selling memoir A Round-Heeled Woman, talks sex, the ups and downs of body parts well below the neck, and the indomitable human need for connection, whatever a woman's age.

Ever been told you have the winter blues? A negative attitude and lack of motivation may be the symptoms of these winter blues. We can relate the generality of winter blues and medically identify it as seasonal affective disorder. Find out why people are depressed, unmotivated, and overweight during this disorder.

After seven years, the Giant has nothing left to say to his friend the Cornish ogre, and so he returns home to his castle - only to find that in his absence, the children have been playing in his beautiful garden. At once the selfish Giant builds a high wall to keep the children out of the garden.Winter turns into spring all over the country - but not in the selfish Giant'sgarden.

When Clare Thaddeus' sister was abducted, she was five and her family fell apart. Now, twenty-seven years later, there's a chance Lynnie could still be alive! Divorced parents, a rebellious daughter, and a devoted sister find their lives in turmoil once again. This time, will crisis tear them apart or will forgotten love knit them together once more?

Visiting Costa Rica on a budget is a dream come true! You can surf at the beautiful sandy beaches, hike amazing trails complete with waterfalls, and eat the best homemade food in the world. With its hospitable people, amazing ecotourism, and something new around every corner, Costa Rica is the perfect journey for the traveler on a budget. In my audiobook, Thrifty Traveler’s Guide to Costa Rica: A Perfect Journey for the Budget Traveler, I will show you how to have the vacation of your dreams while saving a buck or two.

This is a dark short series of a submissive's first time attending a luxurious BDSM ball. Caroline is under strict orders not to play with anyone other than her Master, but when she notices a smoldering hot Derrick, the attraction is instant and all-consuming. Can she make it through the night obedient to her Master or will she forever be changed from one forbidden encounter?

Avery Smart doesn't believe in "forever cowboys". Especially after her father died young in a tragic rodeo accident, and she watched all her girlfriends get their hearts broken by love 'em and leave 'em types in Stetsons and spurs. But when she returns to her hometown of Bandits Hollow, Colorado to take pictures of cowboys for her lucrative photography business, a new light is shed on the darkroom of her heart by Grant Hollow. He's one professional bull rider who not only intends to stick around for the right woman - he's determined to lasso her heart for good.

Madison, a healer, is running from the venomous were-snakes when she rescues and heals a werewolf pup under attack by a troll. Soon the pup’s werewolf pack finds her...and she is drawn to the pack’s charismatic and alluring Alpha leader, Alex. Madison swore off love long ago, but the more time she spends with the werewolf pack, the harder it is to push Alex away.

From the dark depths of the past to the bright hopes of the future, Pati Nagle's stories range across the palette of human emotion. Named for her Theodore Sturgeon Award Finalist story, Coyote Ugly includes fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, romance, mystery, and a few surprises. The rhythms, colors, and flavors of New Mexico enrich many of the stories. Curl up with this collection and your favorite hot cuppa, and prepare to escape the ordinary.

Josie Decker has spent her whole life as an unloved and unwanted bother. Like a wild horse captured and bridled, Josie's spirit is broken. She devises a plan to start her life anew; silently biding her time, she waits for the perfect moment. When that moment arises, Josie takes the opportunity and runs freely into an uncertain future in Torey Hope.

Penthea is tall - very tall - and that's wreaking hell on her romantic ilfe. A friend suggests she go to Spells 4 U, the magic shop, to find a solution. But the magic sold at Spells-4-U has a reputation for going wrong, and it's not undeserved....

Paige McCandliss is not sure what is worse - having the embarrassing video her younger brother filmed of her go viral or being coerced into spending three weeks on a service mission in Mexico. She isn't even out of the airport before she is caught on camera falling into the arms of a handsome trip participant. After one look into his blue-green eyes, she nicknames him "Dream Guy", but worries that he will become "Detestable Guy" if he posts the video.

I have experienced four “near-death experiences” in this lifetime on Earth. The story begins at the end of my life in 2017 and recounts my history as a child abandoned by my mother, raised by a nanny during the 1950s. Having imaginary friends who were angels guided and directed to become the spiritual leader I am today.

Jessie is busy getting her new bookstore ready for its grand opening when deliveryman Evan Foster arrives with an order of books. To her shock, the suddenly distraught Evan tells her that he has seen her in a dream. She is the only person who can help him find his missing wife. Jessie calls her boyfriend Matt, the chief of police, and almost immediately, a picture of the abduction forms in her mind.

Have you had a hard time in the dating world, due to being shy or simply uncertain of what to say or do? Have you resigned yourself to either loneliness or having one night stands to try to feel fulfilled? Have you ever longed for a beautiful, interesting girlfriend that is interested in you?

Young Lucy has been kidnapped - trapped in a place she can barely understand by an obsessed man. Her captor has created a twisted home that only he can navigate, for reasons only he can fathom. What follows will test her body, mind, and soul. Lucy is about to witness horrors that no one should ever experience. There are many secrets behind the curtain, and Lucy will discover them all.

When an intergalactic cop exchange program serves up an alien partner for NONPD Detective Violet Baker, she can't help wishing the handsome alien would be a little less Joe Friday about keeping the pleasure out of their business. Yeah, he's kind of purple and she can't pronounce his name to save her life, but he's almost the only guy in the New Orleans New police department that she's not related to.

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Newly-widowed Francesca Canelli is not your typical soccer mom but she would do anything to help her 15-year-old son, Matt, a passionate soccer player determined to honor his dad's memory. Financially strapped and emotionally devastated, Francesca accepts a sexual proposition from the coach of Pegasi United who promised to secure Matt a starting position on his premier St. Louis team. Their bargain quickly sours when the coach abuses Francesca, demeans Matt, and threatens to renege on the deal.