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Stella Baldwin thought her life couldn’t get worse. Being left at the altar was bad enough, but having to show up at her cousin’s bachelorette party in Las Vegas barely two weeks later feels like a cruel joke. Thomas Maxwell-Brown is just looking for a good time. With his aristocratic family’s expectations pressing down, his career as a Formula 1 driver threatened by fresh talent, and a new reputation as the most hated man on the grid, he needs a break to clear his head. And what better way to decompress than with a stag party in Vegas?

Four months postpartum with her second child, Catherine Simone Gray is back at her doctor’s office, surveying a childbirth wound that refuses to mend. Proud flesh: tissue that overheals to become its own wound. Pregnancy and motherhood had been physically vulnerable for Gray, but this renders her most intimate parts unrecognizable—like her body is no longer her own. Has it ever been her own? As she gets to know her body in its new form, she encounters, too, the girl she’d been at seventeen.

England is burning with Norman fires, and Tate—the youngest ever abbess of Far Hope Abbey—is determined to guard the abbey's ancient secrets with her very life. Her life may be what it takes, however, for a Norman warlord known only as The Wolf is pillaging his way right to the abbey's doors. But when The Wolf arrives, Tate finds not the brutal man she was expecting, but instead a cruel and beautiful woman who leads her men with a ferocity to rival that of her Viking ancestors.

Humanity consists of coevolving software (our religion and culture), firmware (our hardcoded proclivities, such as language acquisition), and hardware (our brains). Ripping out a third of the equation has led to innumerous unintended—and typically negative—consequences. This book offers a guide to rebuilding or fortifying this increasingly neglected aspect of the human condition.

Nine years ago, my aunt took everything from me. My world. My throne. My mother. I’ve bided my time since then, serving under her in the Mwuaji crime family, but she’s crossed another line. She put a price on my head, sending the legendary assassin the Huntsman, Malachi Bowden, after me. The Huntsman’s never failed a contract before, but I know everything there is to know about him. It’s finally time for me to take my revenge and finish the war my aunt started.

A possible genius, a smidgen of madness, a twist of science, and an invention that very nearly changed the world - all collide in a giddy, unbelievably true mystery set in turn-of-the-century Paris.

Enjoy the complete Bad Boy collection by Simone Carter. Three books in one, including romance, lust, suspense, uncensored scenes, and no cliffhangers. Books in this bundle include Hawk's Call, Soul Songs, and Risky Business. Warning: These stories contain steamy scenes and are not suitable for all ages.

A Dressage Drama Series Welcome to the glitzy, high-stakes world of elite dressage where horses may be the heart of the sport, but egos and ambition rule the arena. Set against the sultry backdrop of New Orleans, this four-book series crackles with drama, betrayal, and the relentless pursuit of perfection. In Book One, a storm brews when revered head trainer Grant Tuttle is forced out by Kitty Beauveloir, a cunning up-and-comer with a sharp eye for ambition and a sharper tongue. As he packs his bags for Florida with his wealthy benefactors, Kitty wants to step into his stirrups, ready to ...

This Big Book collection of positive affirmations is a nurturing embrace, a protective shield, and a guiding star seeking to ensure that every Black child listening to it feels seen, heard, and loved. The affirmations are carefully crafted, not just as repetitive statements but as statements of strength, each one aiming to fortify the self-esteem of the listener.

Simone de Beauvoir affranca la donna dallo status di minore che la obbliga a essere l’Altro dall’uomo, senza avere a sua volta il diritto né l’opportunità di costruirsi come Altra. Con veemenza passa in rassegna i ruoli attribuiti dal pensiero maschile alla donna – sposa, madre, prostituta, vecchia – e i relativi attributi – narcisista, innamorata, mistica.

When Ivy Leavold ran away from Markham Hall on her wedding day, she knew that it wasn't the end. But what she didn't count on were the surprises, betrayals and horrors that awaited her outside of Mr. Markham's world. As for Julian Markham, he is determined to find his bride and win her back, but when the sins of his past return with a vengeance, can he keep her safe from the most dangerous thing of all—himself?

Billy Brooks is turning 50 and his life is a mess. His wife is leaving him, his kids think he's a total dork, and COVID forced him to close down his once lucrative business. Where did it all go wrong?

Say goodbye to intense lead pulling and hello to relaxed walks. Are you embarrassed about taking your dog for a walk, as you are left thinking "who is walking who?" Are you tired of being dragged around by your high-energy dog while they are choking themselves? Do you feel like you have already tried everything and nothing seems to work? Teaching a high-drive dog to stop pulling on the lead can feel impossible. It's true that working breeds, especially those with a high prey-drive, need a special approach to achieve loose lead walking, which is missing from most conventional training ...

It’s no coincidence that my family’s breakup service is called BURNED Inc. I know what it’s like to be dumped. I’ve been there. Long story short, I’ve got a rule when it comes to my love life: no athletes. As it happens, my best friend, Jordan, is a professional basketball player. He also has a delicious body and sexy tattoos. But rules are rules.

This is Krysta Morton’s last job. She’s done with being a bodyguard and is ready for a real nine to five where work stays at work. But when Addison Hayes’s manager offers Krysta a ridiculous amount of money to keep the high-maintenance singer-turned-influencer safe on a cruise, Krysta can’t make herself say no. Not when the money means that she’ll be able to set her grandma up at the nicest senior living community in town. (It has a brand new pickleball court and a juice bar!)

James is a Dom. Michael loves women. When the two become unlikely friends, they form a team, working the clubs and enjoying a carefree bachelor existence. Until, one day, James is offered an unusual opportunity: to buy a virgin....

After Angel and Luca connected on the set of Duke the Halls and had a whirlwind romance in the literal snow globe of Christmas Notch, Vermont, Luca found himself falling in love. Hard. He’d never been one to believe in fate or true love, but one thing was certain: Angel was his person. He knew it as well as he knew the history of American figure skating. But when Angel left for an art school semester abroad without a word, Luca’s already brittle heart was broken. No one ghosted Luca. Unless he was in a haunted house.

Now in the pantheon of great thinkers, Simone Weil (1909–1943) lived largely in the shadows, searching for her spiritual home while bearing witness to the violence that devastated Europe twice in her brief lifetime. The letters she wrote to her parents and brother from childhood onward chart her intellectual range as well as her itinerancy and ever-shifting preoccupations, revealing the singular personality at the heart of her brilliant essays. The first complete collection of Weil's missives to her family, A Life in Letters offers new insight into her personal relationships and experiences.

Back in Rose Bend after a work trip that went wrong, Florence “Flo” Dennison craves the kind of distraction only a searing fling with a gorgeous stranger can provide. And she gets it—in an encounter hot enough to leave scars. But satisfaction turns to shock when Flo realizes her one-night stand is leading the restoration project she’s been hired to photograph. And his sweet little girl has decided Flo’s her new bestie.

So, let's talk about loneliness. Human connection specialist Simone Heng knows a lot about being lonely. She left an enviable career and social life to move back to her family home to care for her mother. All alone in a house filled with memories but devoid of people, she was faced with the realization that human connection is one of our most essential needs. Simone shares her journey to understanding the value of human connection and explains how to distinguish authentic relationships from fake substitutes.