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The Ice Dragon was traded to Las Vegas for one reason and one reason only: to bring the Crush another Cup Championship. But off the ice, there’s something not right with my money. My financial managers in Russia are probably stealing from me. So I really need the expert eye of a pro to investigate what's going on. My money being stolen is problem number one. Having the hots for the genius finance goddess I just hired to help me out of problem number one? That's problem number two.

I’m the girl most people peg as a future librarian. Shy. Nerdy. Excellent at hiding. Innocent with a capital I. Aside from being an overachiever who gained the freshman fifteen all in one semester, I know I’m not exactly doing college right. I don’t date, don’t flirt. Plus, I spend all my free time working.

When Kara Mitchell - a curvy college student who gets tattoos to hide her insecurities about her body - becomes overwhelmed with keeping her life on track, her boyfriend, Brody Mitchell, decides it is time for him to take on a new role. From now on, he'll be the firm but loving daddy who builds her up when she is down on herself, takes her over his knee for a bare-bottom spanking when she needs an attitude adjustment, and brings her to the town doctor for an exam when she is ill.

Dani had always been a lone wolf and she had no desire to join a pack, but that didn't matter to a true alpha wolf like Mason Daniels. When he finds out that human hunters have been threatening Dani, he puts his mark on her. Unfortunately, the hunters are foolish enough to disregard his mark, and Dani is captured. After Mason and his pack rescue her from certain death, Dani is given no choice about joining Mason's pack for her own protection.

I didn’t do it. I never betrayed my friend. Last year, I was kidnapped along with presidential candidate’s daughter Lindsay Bosworth, forced to help her assailants, my mother implicated in one of the biggest political scandals in American history. I've been cleared of any wrongdoing, but that doesn’t matter. Once you’re tried by the media, you’re guilty as sin. The truth doesn’t get the public’s attention. But shame? Shame sells. And everyone assumes you’re tainted.

In We Could Perceive No Sign of Them: Failed Colonies in North America, 1526-1689, historians David MacDonald and Raine Waters tell the fascinating stories of the many attempts to establish a European foothold in the New World, from the first Spanish colony in 1526 on the coast of Georgia to the final disastrous French endeavors near the arctic.

When both your physical safety and your heart are threatened, which one do you protect? Belle Cosgrove is incredibly frustrated. Four years after the death of her young husband, she’s finally managed to box up her grief and guilt and move on, having convinced herself she neither wants nor deserves another relationship. But now when her massage clinic is thriving, she’s just adopted a dog, and the future is looking bright, her newfound peace is threatened by disturbing notes and gifts from an anonymous stalker. Huckleberry Ridge police corporal, Woody Bannock, has decided it’s much ...

If only she could be invisible Kara Grissom has spent twenty years in hiding. Ever since suffering a severe facial burn the night after her college graduation, her only refuge has been the childhood home she shares with her mother. She's long since given up on any possibility of finding love, so when a handsome stranger suddenly invades her safe place, she's stunned by the sudden awakening of desires she thought had died years ago. Dawson Wickham loves life as a bachelor. He has everything he needs with his own home, a great family, and the perfect job. But he also loves mysteries, and when...

Short Stories and Flash Fiction This is the fourth anthology of short stories and flash fiction from the Blackwood Writers Group (South Australia). Speculative Fiction: Science Fiction and Fantasy with touches of HorrorYou will see stories that examine how the strings that hold a marriage together are strained in Andrew Loves His Wife, a scientist manages to elevate his discovery above what he’d expected in High Note, a new recruit in a near-Orwellian society is assigned to the effort in War Footing, and a young girl finds that she and her pet kitten share a very close bond that will make...

I asked Santa for a Christmas miracle, but I didn’t expect my brother’s best friend to deliver one. Returning to my childhood home, I’m drowning in holiday blues—until a blizzard drops my longtime crush, Sebastian Cruise, on my doorstep. Dashing, dominant, and impossibly close, he’s ready to spoil me like a princess, igniting a fire I thought was long extinguished. But my sassy exterior hides my fears. Can I let down my guard and embrace the heat brewing between us, or will I push him away just when I need him most? This Christmas, the greatest risk leads to the sweetest reward—...

I felt starstruck when Troy walked on the elevator. Where did this man come from, I can feel my mouth watering. My mind clears instantaneously while admiring him, I envision him taking me behind closed doors. I’m nearing my thirties, not married, still in therapy learning how to deal with past trauma. This man made me forget with one glimpse from his gorgeous, contagious smile.

The fine art of persuasion. Darius Rourke and his burning passion for a woman. The gentle Marianne... as beautiful as she is mysterious. When presented with an opportunity to make her his bride, Darius takes it, and knows Marianne will finally belong only to him. Or will she? Marianne carries a secret. Something she believes will prevent her from ever being worthy to be loved by any man—even the masterful Darius, despite the fact he captivates her utterly.

⭐The Water Wars Are Coming!⭐ 💧Overpopulation 💧Natural Disasters 💧Aging Infrastructure 💧International Conflicts 💧Climate Change 💧Political Uncertainty 💧Pollution 💧Overuse ✅These Threats to Your Water Survival Are Real The thought of a tap running dry seems unfathomable in a world where access to clean, flowing water is a given. Yet, in an instant, you and your family could face a reality where clean water is not just scarce—it's a matter of survival. ✅Secure Your Water Future NOW before it’s Too LATE! Don't let uncertainty dictate your future. With this ...

A Libertine... Jeremy Greymont certainly qualifies. "Sex rough and women loose" is his credo - one he's always taken very seriously, with no deference whatsoever to the society into which he's been born. He's been perfectly content milling along through life on an existence of courtesans and fine Scotch whisky...that is until his grandfather lets him know he's out of time, and his station in life comes with duties attached. Jeremy must produce an heir - posthaste.

When justice turns personal, a juror becomes the target of revenge, and love becomes her only refuge. When Lydia Bradford is selected as a juror in a high-profile trial, her tranquil life is thrown into chaos. Not only does the case force her to confront unsettling memories from her childhood, but she soon becomes the target of an elusive blackmailer who seeks to manipulate her verdict. Feeling trapped and desperate, Lydia defies the blackmailer's threats and turns to Luca Lascari, a dedicated state trooper assigned to provide security during the trial. But when her beloved Great Dane is ...

I have a secret: I can see visions. For my whole life in St. Neuri, I've struggled with keeping people out, so I don't unlock their future. Alone, I live a quiet existence trying to make sense of what visions are tossed my way, protecting who I can in the process.

Chase Halloway's father is the president of Atlas, the drug dealing motorcycle gang that terrorizes most of our desert town. My stepfather turns out to be a rival drug dealer, and I'm pretty sure he killed my mom two years ago. I'm not supposed to fall in love with Chase. He's not supposed to know I even exist. But when he finds me, he can't let go.

I’ve always been a bad boy, but things have never been this bad before. Now I’m running from something terrible, something I didn’t want to do and can never take back. When I arrive in Washington, planning to hide out at the Tremblay estate where I used to visit my cousins, the Tremblay brothers, I pretend everything is fine. Because nobody can know what I did when I can’t even look at myself in the mirror and every time I close my eyes, I taste my best friend’s blood.

An abused and incredibly intelligent young woman, Sylvia (aka Corban Sylvania), was abandoned by her parents at the age of sixteen. Technically homeless, she has learned to survive in the woods with the help of an older man, Holt French. Sylvia has no identifying records because she was not supposed to have been born. She mostly lives the life of a reclusive mountain woman who can handle any situation on her own.

For avid student Olivia Murdoch, life on the Estilorian plane is filled with wondrous adventure. Every lesson about her new existence is both exciting and challenging. Along with her sisters, she embraces this non-human half of herself. Helping with her lessons is her Gloresti, James. Teacher, scholar, and distractingly attractive, James takes on his roles of Olivia's guide and protector with equal dedication. As he learns the human emotions that Estilorians no longer experience, he starts to see Olivia as much more than just an assigned pairing.