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Ex-racing car driver Grayson crashes Izzy’s fertility appointment to reveal to her his late best friend’s deceit before it’s too late. He always desired Izzy from afar, but being in her presence again unlocks something primal in Grayson. Knowing she feels it too compels the cynical billionaire to make a scandalous offer: he’ll give her the family she wants!

A romantic getaway for vampires Cat Crawfield and her husband Bones is cut short when they’re called on to guard a spoiled heiress with a price on her head, and an undead hitman on her trail. What starts as a simple bodyguard job ends up being a fight for survival that neither Cat, nor Bones, saw coming.

One of the greatest love stories ever! A couple struggling to make ends meet finds themselves with nothing with which to buy the other a Christmas gift. Through extreme personal sacrifice, they manage to give one another the best gift they - or anyone - could ever receive.

New chapters on the brain, intersectionality, and parents. Simple, proven strategies that schools can start using today. With a view through an economic lens that has only become sharper and more focused since its initial publication in 1995, the premise owned by A Framework for Understanding Poverty is unchanged: Middle-class understandings of children and adults in poverty are often ill-suited for connecting with people in poverty and helping them build up the resources to rise out of poverty and into self-sufficiency.

After the First World War, European powers decided that the small but affluent, and strategically important, Central European nation of Sokovia should become a monarchy. And so Boris, Count d'Esseck became Boris I of Sokovia. The dissolute philandering sovereign left a deputy to rule in his stead as Prime Minister, and now spends most of his time in Paris. But his debauchery grows ever more extreme and reckless, until in a fit of lecherous madness, he abducts the beautiful young artist Francine Gardannes!

The players of the prophecy are all in place. The vampire, the werewolf, and the witch. The fate of all paranormal beings hangs in the balance. Too bad Divina, the witch in question, wants nothing to do with any of it. She’s not about to let some ancient prophecy dictate who she’s going to love. She’ll be the master of her own destiny, thank you very much.

Oftentimes, psychic "gifts" don’t feel like a gift at all. In this thrilling memoir, Sarah K. Grace describes in vivid detail what it's like to be in the trenches of some of California's busiest 911 systems as both a paramedic and highly sensitive clairvoyant/empath.

There are a lot of books written on the topic of visualization. Mine is a little different. As an engineer and experiencer of many paranormal events I’ve got a different perspective enabled by my research and experience. There are many subjects I’ve studied that indicate that the mind really can affect our reality.

The long-ago mysteries of the great opera house in Paris have never been explained. Why did so many terrible tragedies happen there? Why did everyone flee from it in fear? This gripping story about the “opera ghost” and the beautiful singer he loves launched one of the most popular musicals in Broadway history - and it serves up enough thrills, chills, and surprises to keep even the most reluctant listener fascinated.

Our bloodline can be traced back to the most prominent in Russia. Well, in the Russian Bratva, to be specific. And with our family at the helm, we’ll be among the first to secure real financial leverage in the United States. So, what’s standing in our way? Two words: Chase Harrington. We need this deal to make history, and Mr. Harrington’s reputation precedes him across continents. Not to worry. Sealing deals is our specialty, and we’ve done our homework. We’re ready for him.

Confronting loss, historical intersections with race and family, and the threshold between childhood and adulthood, Smith gathers courage and direction from the many disparate selves encountered in these poems, until, as she writes, "I was anyone I wanted to be."

During the Yukon Gold Rush, a jilted lover returns to settle his score.

More than two thousand years ago Stoicism revealed a way of living with less suffering and more happiness. Even though the Ancient Stoics lived a long time ago they had startling insights into the human condition which have lasted until this day. Stoicism sought answers to questions such as "how can I be more happy?" or "what is the purpose of life?" and much more. Stoicism can help us put things into perspective, let go of worry, overcome adversity, and improve our overall experience of life.

The fifth book of this dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world of vengeful gods and goddesses, mysterious murders, and restless ghosts. The Los Angeles Firestorm killed over a hundred thousand people, set in revenge against necromancer Eric Carter for defying the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. Carter feels every drop of that blood on his hands. But now there's a new problem. Too many ghosts in one spot and the barrier separating them from the living cracks.

Controlling someone else’s mind is a power not everyone should have. However, when you go through this book, you will understand it more, and hopefully, this information is in good hands. Do you want more negotiation power? More insights into what manipulation does? How about tips to make a better impression? Feast your brain on the practical and theoretical gems in this publication, and you’ll see more with your psychological eyes than ever before.

Do you want to be more humorous? Have you ever watched someone effortlessly make a group laugh and wished you knew their magic? Well, wonder no more. The mystery of charisma is finally unveiled; the fallacy of "you either have it, or you don't" has been laid bare. Anyone can learn to make people laugh. Observing a couple of surprisingly simple rules, Make People Laugh is a comedic tour de force, as it explores all the facets of laughter. Turn your lazy bones into funny bones, and you will have made the world a better place.

A shipwreck; a deserted island; a single family, wondering if they can survive. Rich in suspense and surprises, The Swiss Family Robinson entices young listeners to come along on a wonderful adventure, where each moment brings a new thrill. Featuring amazingly resourceful characters and a wondrous landscape bursting with exotic wildlife and plants, it’s an irresistible tale of ingenuity.

Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic tale, with its engaging heroine and evocative description of the Prince Edward Island landscape, never fails to delight youngsters. When Matthew Cuthbert goes to the train station to pick up the orphan he and his sister Marilla plan to adopt, he expects to meet a boy who can help on the family farm. Instead it's Anne - a talkative, dreamy, red-haired, freckle-faced 11-year-old little girl who transforms the Cuthberts' life forever and fills it with love and joy.

A single person - but with two personalities: one that’s noble and kind and another that’s pure, repulsive evil. Robert Louis Stevenson’s engrossing masterpiece about the dual nature of man - and a good doctor whose thirst for knowledge has tragic consequences - serves up all the suspense and satisfying chills one expects from the best horror and science fiction.

In this hot raunchy collection filled with 32 filthy erotic stories, you’ll find BBW, swingers, gangbangs, lesbian first time sex, bisexual, vibrator sex, spanking, threesomes, cuckold, anal, coming out, doctor sex, nurse sex with older woman/younger woman, college girls, cheerleaders, MILF’S, and much more.... These stories are a work of fiction and contain sex scenes and are suitable for adults only. All characters are fictional and are over 18 years old.