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Following the path of Sebastien, Sean, and Benji Bennett isn't an easy feat. Too bad life has a way of dismantling your world, leaving you to figure things out on your own. Tavious is the youngest member of the Bennett family, making his way through a maze full of roadblocks. Is he ready to step into the footsteps of those who paved the way before him? He's a recent college graduate ready to take his profession by storm, but will he take this walk alone or have a willing companion by his side?

Sydney Collins left the small Berkshires town of Rose Bend eight years ago, grieving her sister’s death - and heartbroken over her parents’ rejection. But now the rebel is back - newly divorced and pregnant - ready to face her fears and make a home for her child in the caring community she once knew. The last thing she needs is trouble. But trouble just set her body on fire with one hot, hot smile.

Yoshiro escaped a career of crime with the mafia after they killed his family. For five years, he's dropped out of life. All he wants this Christmas is to be left alone. Then, Ebony and her kids accidentally crash onto his property during a snowstorm. For three years, they've been running from her husband - who's been more monster than man. The storm picks up. They are forced to remain with Yoshiro until it dies down. And the threat of Ebony's monster remains, lurking within the shadows and threatening her safety. But Yoshiro knows all about death and blood.

Best-selling novelists Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan present an elegant, international anthology of erotica that explores the diverse spectrum of desire, written by winners of the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, PEN Awards, the Women’s Prize for Fiction, Edgar Award, and more. There are stories of sexual obsession and sexual love, of domination and submission. There’s revenge sex, unrequited sex, funny sex, tortured sex, fairy tale sex, and even sex in the afterlife.

Blending high adventure with history, this chronicle of 100 astonishing discoveries from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the fabulous “Lost City of the Monkey God” tells incredible stories of how explorers and archaeologists have uncovered the clues that illuminate our past.

Ransom Lawson, heir apparent to the Immortals MC throne, has defied family tradition and obligation for love - and her name is Willamina "Billy" Stanton. Can Ransom truly be his authentic self without the creature comforts of a leather cut and a few bones to crush? Can Billy resume her life as a privileged collegiate and forget all the gore and the near-death experience that assailed her in a short span of time?

Blake never expected to meet beautiful women while studying archaeology — let alone a stunning Valkyrie. Dying was a bit of a bummer, but the chance to see Asgard with his own eyes was well worth it. Blake found himself one of the few, modern mortals found worthy of Valhalla, earning him the interest of the gorgeous battle maidens.

Common Wisdom unveils the discoveries of The Wisdom Research Project, a fascinating journey led by Dr. Gabayan to explore the timeless question: What is wisdom? Through engaging interviews with 60 wise individuals across North America, Dr. Gabayan uncovers 8 essential elements they share.

Agnes Noble is private, mysterious, and untouchable. She rules House of Agnes, the most exclusive escort agency on the East Coast, with a diamond fist. Crossing her is a mistake no one makes twice. Investigative reporter Lola Osbourne is not afraid. She's gunning for the House and its so-called queen. She'll make sure no other innocent gets dragged into Agnes's alluring web, to be used and discarded the way Lola's sister was. But her plan to get close to the elusive madam shatters the moment her eyes meet the Queen's. One look and everything's different.

When I smelled the enemy in our territory, my wolf nearly tore her apart. But instead of a vampire, I found a human female. Shaken, starving, and afraid. In need of protection. My protection. Once the vampire stink is washed off her, she smells divine. Her scent calls to me like nothing else ever has, driving my instincts to keep her safe.

Daisy Payton has everything. Exceptional grades. Impeccable clothes. Model family. Trevor Boone has nothing. Abandoned as a child. Raised by distant relatives. Constantly reminded he's a burden. Trevor's lived at the edges of opulence for years, having all he's ever desired dangled just out of reach. But his ambition is finally about to pay off, and nothing will distract him from his goal - finishing college top of his class and starting life, on his own terms. When Daisy and Trevor meet, can they learn to put their ambitions aside and fall, or will they lose it all?

International businessman Roark Donovan has just suffered the greatest loss of his life. After years of being the leader of his family, he had to walk away from them and his business while grappling with the circumstances surrounding his mother’s death. Returning to the English countryside was supposed to be therapeutic and restful. It wasn’t meant to open his heart to love again… or lead to clues about his mother’s murderer.

No man enraptured Martha Jean Richards. Not since her scoundrel of a late ex-husband left. Men came with problems, and she didn't believe in happily ever afters. But even Martha Jean's hard exterior couldn't hold after meeting Christopher Lee Rose, a multimillionaire mogul. He was the father of her recently acquired son-in-law, and Christopher wooed Martha Jean every time he entered a room. Now with a change of heart, Martha Jean decides it's time she marries a gentleman, but there is one person who stands in her way: Adeline Stevens.

A year after a messy break-up with her stripper ex-boyfriend, seamstress Trevia McCall is still feeling the after-effects of his betrayal...and their mind-numbing sex life. She's done with him, but her subconscious mind and body haven't gotten the memo. Spoken word artist Nyles Adams is the kind of man Trevia loves to love - handsome, talented, and cocky as hell. But as far as she's concerned, he's everything she wants and nothing that she needs. Could it be possible that Trevia and Nyles were made to love each other?

From their first meeting, awareness sprang between them. Pretending it didn't exist was impossible. Yet, it didn't stop Guy Keetoowah-Marquez from coveting the attention of the one woman in the world that he could never have. The moment Miguel brought Fern home and she met his younger brother, it confirmed what she'd already known. Her marriage had been a mistake. Harboring the guilty feelings and her growing connection to Guy ate Fern alive as she tried valiantly not to fall further from grace and be the best wife possible, given the circumstances.

Fresh out of a relationship, Shawnna Green is heartbroken, lost, and almost penniless. She decides to start over in New Orleans to find a new sense of self, despite her ex hampering her progress. With the help of her best friend, Veda, she finds employment at Stumpy's Sex Emporium where she deals with customers that range from the strange to the hilarious. At the same time, Shawnna discovers that women, sex, and dating, are not what they used to be, but neither is she. In finding herself, she uncovers a part she didn't know existed, and that's not always a good thing.

Dane Donovan is in Paris, but he is not starting over. Neither is he looking back. He’s picking up where he left off—now, more than ever, determined to get it right. Four years ago she was a mistake, but unfortunately for Dane, walking away may not be an option this time around. To bring her cousin home, Zera Kennedy would give up everything she worked for…but now that the kidnapper’s trail has gone cold, Zera is not sure she’ll be able to achieve her goal, and until she does, returning home is not an option. Neither is staying away from Dane Donovan once he walks back into her life.

A Course of Love is more than a book. It offers a new way of living and being. ACOL posits that all changes we would like to see happening in our lives, even in the world, stem from a single change: moving from seeing ourselves as separate individuals, to seeing the truth that we are an integral part of life, and of an eternal consciousness that exists in unity. ACOL is a call to move into love's embrace.

MacKenzie Decker was a question Avery never got to ask, much less an answer. They met when she was a young reporter fueled by ambition, and the ink on Deck's first NBA contract was barely dry. Years later, they've climbed so high and lost so much, but one thing hasn't changed—the attraction that simmered between them in a locker room before is still there. With success like theirs, everything has been possible...except them. But that was then.