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Leah is raising her two children alone after losing her husband three years ago in an accident, and is in fear of losing their farm. Leah is being courted by widower Jonah, hoping that her feelings for him will grow. Leah longs to love again and struggles with continuing to court Jonah, although marrying him will provide security for her family. But when she finds a friend in neighbor Simon, she finds herself happy again, even though Simon's family tries to keep them apart.

Daredevil Rafael Revaldi has always lived for the moment. But having cheated death, the conte di Monterrato is focused on the future. He needs an heir, but to get one he'll face his toughest challenge yet - winning back his estranged wife! Lottie returns to the castle she once called home with a newfound strength. The intense sensual connection between Lottie and Rafe remains, but so do the emotional scars of their marriage.

When beautiful widow Lady Annabelle Benton-Hayes is ordered to court, she is terrified. Henry VIII desires a sixth queen for his bloodstained throne, and her scheming family cares not for her wishes. Annabelle yearns for love, but there is no escaping her fate: Escorting her is Rafe de Vere, the man who abandoned her to become England's most loyal and brutally successful soldier.

Three intrepid princesses find themselves targets in a deadly plot against the crown—until their uncle devises a brilliant plan to keep them safe... Princess Luisa has devoted her life to duty, quietly preparing to succeed her father as ruler. Nothing, however, primed her to live on the run...

When veteran yoga instructor Mila Mercado was asked to attend a new class and report back to the studio, she had no idea that the over-confident, ruggedly sexy newbie Atlas Powers was going to teach more than just a very controversial and erotic form of yoga.

Eunice "Bug" Smoot was 13 years old when her grandfather put her soul up as collateral on his dream car -- a classic 1958 Cadillac Biarritz. Now, five years later, Papa C is dead and buried, and Bug is trying to make it on her own by delivering pizzas and staying one step ahead of her landlord. And then the repo man arrives

«Añoro la vida cuando era nuestra», comenta Lola mientras trastea en la cocina de su casa. Esa vida, que era tan suya y tan llena de ilusión, estaba hecha de libros y de charlas de café, de siestas lánguidas y de proyectos para construir un país, España, que aprendía las reglas de la democracia.

I'm living in the dream our great-grandparents envisioned for their grandchildren. Long-time Alice, Texas resident, my grandmother Abelina Ybarra Garcia and her niece Jesusa Ramirez Godines escaped the Mexican Revolution and the Cristero War. Grand uncle David Ramirez sacrificed his life for the safety of his sister and niece, Abelina and Jesusa, at the end of a 500-mile journey on foot from Ocampo Guanajuato, Mexico. My elderly uncles recall a great love story on how Genaro met Martina Lopez from Seguin, Texas.

Estos Relatos nos cuentan, básicamente, una peregrinación a pie por regiones de Rusia y Siberia. Pero ese peregrinar es a su vez una búsqueda. El personaje central inicia una vía de aprendizaje: busca conocer los secretos de la oración interior y permanente, por la invocación del nombre santo de Jesús. Como todo caminante de la Fe (y cada uno de nosotros, los creyentes, lo somos) cree saber lo que busca, pero desconoce lo que ha de hallar, que siempre, por los dones de la Gracia, será infinitamente superior a lo esperado.

Was braucht man denn als alter Mensch groß? Die Rente reicht für die Miete, und ich kann mir trotzdem noch eine Busfahrt leisten und einen schönen Urlaub mit Gertrud ein-, zweimal im Jahr. Man muss das Leben genießen, solange man noch krauchen kann! Wer weiß denn, wie lange wir noch reisen können ohne Pflegekraft? Also sind wir los und haben eine Kreuzfahrt gemacht. Die fahren gar nicht über Kreuz, sondern eine große Schleife. Wussten Sie das? Wir haben viel erlebt.

Lenore von Erickson, daughter of a wealthy baron, wants nothing more than to spend time at the docks along the sea. Her father, however, has other plans and intends to marry her off as quickly as possible in a business arrangement that, Lenore suspects, has little to do with her own happiness. When her intended husband gives her a magical coin and tells her she can escape this life, she realizes she has little to lose.

The Huntresses of Artemis must obey two rules: never disobey the goddess, and never fall in love. After being rescued from a harrowing life as an Oracle of Delphi, Kahina is glad to be a part of the Hunt; living among a group of female warriors gives her a chance to reclaim her strength. But when a routine mission goes awry, Kahina breaks the first rule in order to save the legendary huntress Atalanta.

In Going Back to T-Town, Ernie’s daughter, Carmen Fields, tells a story of success, disappointment, and perseverance, extending from the early jazz era to the 1960s. This is an enlightening account of how this talented musician and businessman navigated the hurdles of racial segregation during the Jim Crow era.

Elizabeth Bennet is an independent-minded young woman, determined not to be ruled by men. She enjoys her sexual passions with her maid Nell and a farmhand John. But when she’s introduced to Mr. Darcy, she’s finds herself smitten, despite his haughty nature and belief that men should be dominant in the bedroom. Although her attraction for Darcy grows, after learning of his taste for perverse sexual practices, she rejects his proposal of marriage.

A finales del siglo xix, la joven Elba y su hermano se ven obligados a huir de su aldea gallega y realizar una larguísima travesía hacia Filipinas. Allí su destino quedará inexorablemente enlazado con el de un rico negociante chino que ha hecho su fortuna con el comercio de la canela.

Tina is a pillar of a quiet village, a loving mother who once epitomized safety and order. But when her rebellious son's decisions tear through the fabric of her seemingly orderly life. her fierce devotion drives her to commit the unthinkable. In an act fuelled by desperation and love that defies all boundaries, she steps into a shadowy realm where right and wrong become tragic illusions.

Carmen Aguirre has lived many lives, all of them to the fullest. At age six she was a Chilean refugee adjusting to life as a Latina in North America. At 18 she was a revolutionary dissident. In her early 20s she fought to find her voice as an actor and to break away from the stereotypical roles thrust upon her - Housekeeper, Hotel Maid, Mexican Hooker #1.

Sheltered accountant Ena Chinen aches to prove herself after being sequestered on her family’s island resort. But when she attends a conference in Colorado Springs weeks before Christmas and her new “boyfriend” steals, not her heart, but her car, purse, and laptop, all she proves is how naïve she is. So how can she go home and tell her family she’s compromised their business by losing a laptop with sensitive information?

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Coming from a troubled youth, Morgan Faraday grabs every opportunity to up-level her life. So she definitely plans to keep oil-company heir Sebastian Reid interested...all the way to the altar. He’s brilliant and supportive and is turning his billion-dollar company green to make up for his ancestors’ exploitation. With him, Morgan can have love, money, and the power to make the world better. And securing her future is far more important than the attractive environmental activist she suddenly has unexpected feelings for...