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When a buttoned-up billionaire meets the one woman he can't control, will he finally let himself feel something? One click this short, sweet, and steamy boss romance now! Nina I've worked for Tobias Kline for two years. Two years of fantasies I'd never admit to. Two years of him never looking twice at me. Then I ended up on stage at a charity auction. And he bid. Now the most powerful man in Oakwood City wants one date. One night. His rules. I've always been a good girl. But Tobias Kline makes me want to be very, very bad. Fall for your boss in the Bad Bosses series, where curvy women find ...

Erica Roberts was the maid of honor in my brother’s wedding and my next conquest. She was toned, tan, and sweet as pie. I should’ve known I’d end up breaking her heart. Still, against my better judgment, I took her, giving us both the best night of our lives. When I woke up the next morning, she was gone, not a trace of what had happened between us, and I realized then I’d broken my number-one rule.

These beautiful and timeless stories from the African Bush were gathered more than a century ago and have touched thousands of readers ever since. The South African-born author, Sir Laurens van der Post, revered them and helped to make them known throughout the world. For this special new edition, Gregory McNamee has adapted the original nineteenth-century English translations to create modern versions of the stories for readers without a prior knowledge of the Bushman ways of life. The stories in this book carry universal observations and truths and, with their historical and ethnographic ...

He wants to keep her close. She wants to make his brother jealous. Too bad fake love feels way too real. Veda I’ve had a thing for Jack Perez forever. So when he breaks up with his girlfriend, I ask his little brother to fake-date me. It’s just a scheme, until Nacho kisses me like he means it. Nacho Veda’s my best friend, not my girlfriend. At least, that’s what I’ve been telling myself for years. But pretending not to love her is getting harder by the day. And I’m one rule away from ruining everything. A steamy friends-to-lovers romance with fake-dating fun, big feelings, and ...

Three extraordinary, award-winning books in one boxed set. Whispers of the Dead, Whispers of the Serpent, and Whispers of the Sidhe. Evolved Publishing presents a suspenseful, thrilling glance inside one woman's extraordinary connection to the elements around her, in a special edition boxed set featuring the first three books in the action-packed, paranormal Zoë Delante Thrillers series.

One shot too many. One stranger too hot. One very awkward Monday morning. I did everything right. Graduated. Moved to the city. Landed the dream job at Toronto's most prestigious law firm. And the night before my first day? I celebrated with my girls, one too many shots, and a devastatingly handsome stranger named Baron. Tall. Silver-tongued. The kind of man who ruins you for anyone else after a single night. Then Monday happened. Then I walked into the office. Then he walked into the office. My new boss. The partner I'm supposed to assist. The man whose bed I crawled out of less than ...

The life Dahlia built in Sentinel City is over, shattered by betrayal and crushed beneath the rubble of a world she’s come to love. But in the apocalypse, grief is a luxury none can afford. Least of all, the scaled vigilante fighting to protect them. In a race against time, Dahlia must find a way to save what remains of this tragic new reality—before the Renewal extinguishes all life on the linked worlds.

The only daughter of a country baron, Honor hin'Bellvue has long felt the weight of duty to her noble house - a duty her mother abandoned when she left her child and husband for a foreign lover. Now an adult, and entering the social Season for the first time, Honor is keen to help restore House Bellvue's reputation. Natasha Volkova is an immigrant to Metamor City, struggling to adjust to civilian life after serving in a brutal world war. When she isn't working as a house guard, she soothes her battle scars with hard drinking and beautiful women.

This collection of classic horror stories is sure to give you goose bumps, raise the hair on the back of your neck, and put some fright in your night. Includes Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper by Robert Bloch, Coin of the Realm by Charles L. Grant, Something Had to be Done by David Drake, The Graveyard Rats by Henry Kuttner, The Small Assassin by Ray Bradbury, Calling Card by Ramsey Campbell, The Words of Guru by C.M. Kornbluth, and Passengers by Robert Silverberg.

Honor hin'Bellvue, a young lady from a minor noble house, has found her life changing in ways she never could have expected. Her companion and bodyguard, Natasha Volkova, is a powerful sexual dominant who has awakened Honor's need for submission and service. Their new friend Alix, a noble scion and asexual romantic, may offer the perfect chance for them to continue their "arrangement" under a cover of social respectability. And by joining a new women's rights movement among Metamor's nobility, Honor is staking a claim for control over her own destiny.

From the age of seven, Jack Harper is raised by the leader of a mystical cult, Cyrus Harper. Through Cyrus, Jack receives a full education in all usual subjects - economics, literature, mathematics, history - as well as one unique skill useful to a person in Cyrus's position: assassination. With the help of Roland James, a man incapable of dying, Cyrus hones Jack into the perfect weapon to use against all who oppose him.

Earth is all but dead. With meteors exploding in their midst, the shuttle Grace boards takes flight in a last ditch effort to save human lives. With little food, water and eight stowaways the situation is volatile while they race to the new planet, Ulsy. A wormhole and a crash are their undoing.

When the bodies of several sex workers begin popping up across New York City, Special Agent Jerrod Shelby of the FBI reluctantly requests the under the table help of Bruce Westman, a Purple Heart Iraqi War Veteran turned private investigator. After cracking the Waterway Killer case in Connecticut, impressing Agent Shelby with his unique ability to literally enter the killer’s mind, Bruce is ready to take on another killer. Now the two of them are chasing a madman who likes to display his victims as if they were praying, pinning them to the ground like bugs under glass.

"Show me the money" has always been the number one problem for start-ups and small business owners. As a result, too many small businesses fail within the first 18 months due to cash flow problems. LC Green's book, How to Obtain Funding for your Start-up and Loans for Your Small Business, addresses these critical issues and offers solutions to these problems. This is a short, concise book, chock-full of information.

Come and lose yourself in sexy stories of handsome doctors and their sexual experimentation: anal play, sex toys, wife-swapping, orgies, fantasy, and a little BDSM. This book is just waiting for you to enjoy yourself - so download it now and start listening!

Life has been harsh, but after a horrible childhood, Park was finally content with her life. Her beautiful home sat on the edge of the Pacific Ocean in Los Angeles, she had her dream job, and good friends she trusted. Then she's abducted, car-jacked by a stunningly sexy man who she realizes is dangerously crazy... he thinks he's a vampire. Park plays along until she can escape, until she discovers that there are things out there people like her never knew existed.

An anthology of short stories based upon/inspired by, and in loving homage to all of those great gore-fest movies and books of the 1980s (not necessarily based in that era, although some do ride that wave of nostalgia), the golden age when horror well and truly came kicking, screaming, and spraying blood, gore, and body parts out from the shadows.

Hannah and Ezekiel dig deeper into the corruption of the Noble Quarter, and the sick truth of Adrien’s master plan becomes clear. They need to call upon the diverse group of those loyal to the cause in order to stop the Chancellor’s reign of terror--before any more innocents die by his hand. Meanwhile, Karl and Parker enlist a powerful ally to help them battle against the Prophet’s lies, and Gregory prepares for something far more dangerous than battle--a formal ball at his parent’s house.

Wait, That’s Random: This Day in History is a daily podcast that explores the strange, unexpected, and often overlooked moments from this day in history. Each episode takes a closer look at a few real events—some well-known, others completely forgotten—and breaks them down in a way that’s easy to follow, thoughtful, and a little bit different from the usual history format. From inventions and accidents to turning points and unusual stories, every day has something worth discovering. New episodes daily. More “Wait, That’s Random” stories beyond history may be added in the future.

Jack Harper can raise the dead, and those she resurrects she also controls. She belongs to an ancient race of magical beings called “ferrics,” though she is the first of her kind with this power. Having just escaped Jonathon Roth and his kill-for-hire organization, her new target is the demonic Builder, architect of damnation. She must act fast, too, because the ferrics’ last countermeasure - a plasmatic weapon - is dwindling away.