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When Sloan Booker’s father dies tragically, he has no other option but to give up his job as an FBI agent and take over his family’s vehicle restoration business in Oahu, Hawaii. Giving up his badge is difficult but having Homeland Security and his old boss request the use of his house in a stakeout, spying on his Muslim neighbors who they suspect are terrorists, is just too damn much for a man already frazzled. It makes no difference that they’ve offered him a partner to be in charge of the surveillance...until he meets the gorgeous divorcee.

James is days away from being married when he learns his fiancé Raquel has been keeping an explosive secret. Humiliated and with his reputation on the line, he sets out to destroy Raquel. The bride-to-be strikes back with a blow so intense it leaves James defenseless, with his life spiraling out of control.

The Goddess of Forgetfulness has spent 70,000 years wishing for a man to remember her for more than five seconds. But when her wish is finally granted, she's appalled. Távas is cocky, handsome, and seven feet of rude, muscled man. He can't possibly be her mate! But all signs are pointing to yes. Okay, at least a strong maybe. Is this some sort of cosmic dating error? She darn well hopes so. Determined to discover the truth, she agrees to one date. Just one! But the night is about to reveal that his real identity is crazier and more alluring than she ever imagined.

Sisters Lu and Min have always known their places as the princesses of the Empire of the First Flame: assertive Lu will be named her father's heir and become the dynasty's first female ruler while timid Min will lead a quiet life in Lu's shadow. Until their father names their male cousin Set his heir instead, sending ripples through the realm and throwing both girls' lives into utter chaos. Determined to reclaim her birthright, Lu has no choice but to go on the run, leaving Min to face the volatile court alone.

Seventeen-year-old Arion Rush has always played the obedient sidekick to her older sister's flashy femme fatale - until a mysterious boating accident leaves Lilah a silent, traumatized stranger. As her sister awaits medical treatment with their mother, Arion and their father head to his hometown in Maine to prepare a new life for them all. Surrounded by the vast Atlantic, songwriting is Arion's only solace, her solid ground.

Book #3 - Ultimate Freedom Conquering conflicts and battles, Demi and her Alaskan family face more unexpected adventures. Battling for her life is just the beginning. Before she has a chance to catch her breath, she’s deep in a fight for her best friend’s future. Nothing comes easy in this wild country. Even with the support of the handsome gold prospector, her new brother, and her wolf, life in the North continues to challenge her every step of the way. If she fights with everything in her, will she finally find the peaceful existence she craves? LAND OF THE FREE TROLOGY Book #1 - ...

Rylee couldn’t believe her rotten luck...Being chosen as one of the agents to play bodyguard to a spoiled billionaire while sailing on a Caribbean cruise depresses her...a lot. The dude - so important to the government that they’re willing to provide the best to protect him - won’t even know they’re in place. The big question - why her? She prefers work that matters, the dirty jobs, on the streets, in the trenches, and her boss knows it.

Many Americans today feel they don't hold the reins to their own health care; for American women, health care is nothing less than a Trojan horse. With women's health care politicized more than ever, it's impossible not to wonder how we got to now. Mimi Swartz's "Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives" is a vital snapshot of this history for fans of Hulu's adaption of The Handmaid's Tale or listeners of the podcast "Pod Save America". Told with immense levity and grave understanding, this article - available for the first time as an audio program - details a turning point in women's health care legislation.

Special agent indeed, Kandice Warner is everyone’s best friend. Talk about a Barbie doll! This female might have the same pretty-girl looks but even though she has a tender heart, she also has the resilience needed for a very successful FBI hostage negotiator. Feelings of inadequacy constantly force her to prove that she’s tough, and she demonstrates her courage when dealing with a murderous bank robber, a desperate jumper, being stalked, kidnapped, and beaten.

If love for his father makes a man weak, what’ll happen when he gives his heart to a woman? When Special Agent Finnegan O'Reilly gets shot, and the news brings on his father’s heart attack, he decides to take leave from further undercover assignments. The O'Reilly has suffered enough, and Finn can’t be the cause of more distress for this beloved old rascal. Unexpectedly, his boss forces one more case on him - to take place in their own pub.

In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following nationally recognized features are now available in a bundle as an audio download: "Still Life" by Skip Hollandsworth; "Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives" by Mimi Swartz; "The Innocent Man, Part One" by Pamela Colloff; "The Innocent Man, Part Two" by Pamela Colloff; "The Witness" by Pamela Colloff.

¡DEJA DE PENSAR DEMASIADO Y EMPIEZA A VIVIR CON TRANQUILIDAD! Si alguna vez has sentido que tu mente no se apaga, que pasas horas analizando cada decisión, reviviendo conversaciones pasadas o temiendo lo que podría salir mal, este libro es para ti. El sobrepensamiento no solo te agota mentalmente, sino que te roba la oportunidad de disfrutar el presente y avanzar con confianza. En Libérate de tu mente, descubrirás por qué caemos en esta trampa mental y, lo más importante, cómo puedes salir de ella. A través de historias reales, estrategias probadas y ejercicios prácticos, ...

An adult story. A young woman is desperate to get out of the small town she has lived in all her life. She thought she had her boyfriend convinced to take her away, but he changed his mind. There is another opportunity but it takes boldness on her part, and something else. Is she so desperate that she's willing to pay the price. The cost will be high.

Cuentos que nadie nunca te conto. Cuentos, mitos y leyendas de latino america. Credit to: https://www.flickr.com/photos/okfde/9834946384/in/photolist-DNV5e8-9EViDT-duJr4Y-fjHkB1-bMaAzB-pn4LzZ-239iFXV-2aTrWss-poHfMT-fZ5EV7-XNvM4W-r9iby8-H8SinP-fnxTRy-osgRME-gYFjr1-9VZQxd-byWAFy-iw8CvZ-9FaMSx-PePwAW-i3UHiA-fZ5QYz-7KrsCG-pwbPoa Used under license CC BY 2.0

A woman desires to be a theater star but the price she pays is her self-respect. Another woman lied on her employment application and finds herself at the mercy of an employee she hates. A third woman finds herself under the control of the boy next door and a very classy lady finds herself being blackmailed into sex by her husband's best friend. Of course, all these women have one thing in common. They discover they love being blackmailed.

Issa, jeune musulman russe affamé, arrive clandestinement à Hambourg avec les reliques d'un passé mystérieux. Annabel, jeune avocate idéaliste se jure de sauver Issa de l'expulsion. Tommy Brue, patron d'une banque anglaise en perdition détient les clefs de l'héritage interlope du père d'Issa. Ces trois âmes innocentes forment un triangle amoureux désespéré, sur lequel vont fondre les espions de trois nations différentes.

When a powerful goddess gives Damien one week to deliver the world’s last vampire, he only has one question: “Why is the vampire hiding in the jungle?” Damien isn’t sure, but he knows what’ll happen if he fails: The insane goddess will execute the only two women Damien’s ever cared for. (It’s complicated.) Also, there’s the small matter of his assistant, who believes her destiny is to become a vampire herself. (It’s very complicated.)

8000 word story contains sexual situations. For adults only. Everyone has secrets, but nobody would dream that Barbara-Jean has one. Barbara-Jean is a teacher, a housewife, and a supporter of her church. But down deep Barbara-Jean has desperate longings. Sometimes her longings become too much for her to resist. In those moments, Barbara Jean sneaks away, changes her looks and becomes another woman. A woman who sells herself for money.

Sophia’s mane of silver hair gives her the look of a mystical warrior, a female not of this world. Some colleagues defend her, others are jealous, most fear her, yet everyone respects her abilities. An ace sharpshooter, she’s called on for the most difficult cases. Her uncanny ability to remain cool under duress makes her the perfect person to rescue the twins of the frantic governor whose rejected husband intends to make her suffer. Problems begin when a cocky hero hits on her in the marketplace. Why her?

This contains adult descriptions. A quiet, conservative mother of two, Trish had lived her entire life following the rules. But as soon as Matt and Angie came into her life, the rules changed. It was just a picnic, just like a hundred other picnics all over America. She thought it was wrong for the young man to flirt with her, but she soon found herself slipping away from her husband and walking down to the river in the woods. Of course, she knew the young man would follow her and the things he asked her to do … well, a good woman wouldn’t.