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With her grandpa’s medical bills threatening the family farm, Ivie Gilbert is determined to win the prize money when the Moonlit Horse Pulls are brought back to the Frostlight Festival. But there’s a catch. The event is only open to couples, and Ivie is very much single. So she enters with the first name that comes to mind, Jack Bennett. Now she just has to convince her longtime childhood friend to follow along with her impulsive scheme without too much of a fight.

When Jaya Mill’s parents were killed and her brother was kidnapped in an attack on her childhood home, she saw only one future for herself: Enlist in the Union Starfleet and learn to defend herself. Now, as a lieutenant commander aboard the UNS Avalon, Jaya and her elite counter-terrorism unit enlist the help of Tynan Vasuda, an alien scientist from the Szacante Federation, to investigate the potentially sinister research of the new and mysteriously well-funded Sons of Priam.

Grant Sullivan does not lose control. Denver’s captain built his career on discipline, composure, and a reputation no one questions. In a contract year, stability is currency. Leadership is leverage. One wrong move can cost him the C — and the next deal. Then Tyler Bennett scores three goals in his debut. The rookie is electric. Arrogant. Untouchable. And completely unimpressed by Grant’s authority. Grant benches him the next morning. Not because he has to. Because he can’t focus when Tyler skates. What begins as discipline turns into tension. What turns into tension becomes ...

Brought to you by Penguin. A woman and her teenage daughter are found murdered in their South London home. The girl's throat has been cut. Her mother stabbed to death. When DC Maeve Kerrigan arrives at the scene, her first thought is that this is a domestic dispute gone bad. But the husband -...

There is a thin wall between our world and that of the Fae. During times of war, it is easily stepped through. The passions and emotions stirred by violence and combat bleed over, and the supernatural often awake from long slumber to meddle in mortal affairs. But there have always been those among us who have been willing to meet the supernatural threat with cold steel, burning hearts, and grim determination.

Who would've thought my life as a single mom could get tangled up with seven rugged tattoo artists? My focus has always been on raising my daughter, shielding her from the scars of my past. Love life? Non-existent. Until my adventurous friend dragged me into Swan and Rose, a tattoo parlor that screamed trouble and temptation. In a heartbeat, I'm thrust into a world of art, redemption, and seven sinfully alluring artists. Yeah, you read that right—seven. Each guy's got a past as colorful as their tattoos. And despite their rugged looks, they're hiding something more.

Writing Anti-Heroes, Anti-Villains, and Consequence-Driven Stories is a practical craft guide for writers who want to create morally complex characters without losing control of their story. This book explores what separates anti-heroes from anti-villains, not through labels or aesthetics, but through belief, method, certainty, and cost. It shows how wounds shape decisions, how noble goals turn dangerous, why consequence matters more than punishment, and how tone and structure determine whether a character feels honest or accidentally endorsed. Designed for writers of all levels and age ...

Profiler Sarah Armstrong knows what it's like to be in a sticky situation. As a single mother and one of the few female Rangers in Texas history, she has had to work twice as hard to rank among the best cops in the Lone Star State. But when mega-wealthy businessman Edward Lucas III is found murdered along with his mistress, their bodies posed in grotesque ways, Sara quickly senses that this will be the deadliest case of her career. While others focus the investigation on Lucas's estranged wife, Sarah disagrees.

The truth is, Marsh is actually one giant marshmallow. Another truth? I'm all-out, head over heels, slap-me-sideways in love with him. My plan is to confess my secret when I visit, not sleep with him. But it seems that I'm not the only one with something to reveal.

You lie in bed, the weight of unanswered questions pressing down on you, unable to escape the clutches of worry. Each thought replays like a broken record, leaving you feeling drained before your day even begins. Yet amid this chaos, you realize that it's not just you; countless others share this struggle, caught in their own mental mazes. In this journey toward clarity and calm, you'll discover powerful strategies that have helped many regain control over their thoughts, transforming anxiety into action.

An Emergency Medicine Podcast. Started over breakfast in 2016, where four friends (Drew, Tanner, John and Andy) along with the occasional guest talk about all things emergency medicine with a focus on #MoreThanMedicine conversations cover the things you don't learn in medical school and residency, but need to know to be a high functioning Doc. Visit our website www.emovereasy.com for more details.

To honor her brother’s dying plea, Vayl Halifex carries a message that might prevent war with the elves: the location of their captive princess. Fortune and circumstance align in her favor and Vayl’s life is forever changed when an opportunity arises that only she can seize. With the help of a matchmaker, she becomes the emperor’s newest concubine. The new role affords her unfettered access to the gilded mountain stronghold, where the princess is rumored to be hidden away.

Your life feels harder than it should because your environment is working against you. If your floors are buried, your counters are stacked, and your space drains you before the day even starts, that’s not bad luck or personality. It’s a systems failure. And it’s fixable. Clutter Is Your Major Malfunction isn’t about cute storage bins, calming aesthetics, or finding your “organizing style.” It’s a no-nonsense field manual that treats your living space like what it actually is: your base of operations. When your quarters are compromised, everything downstream suffers—focus, ...

Dylan Brooks doesn’t lose control. Chicago’s top-pairing defenseman built his career on structure, discipline, and clean hits that hurt without crossing the line. He doesn’t chase. He doesn’t spiral. He doesn’t let anyone inside his game. Marcus Reed is everything he isn’t. Boston’s resident villain. Fourth-line enforcer. League leader in penalties and highlight clips. He knows how to bait a fight, sell a rivalry, and make the cameras linger. When Dylan levels him on national broadcast, Marcus answers the only way he knows how. Gloves drop. Crowd explodes. The league eats it ...

Dirk Callahan is wealthy. Very, very wealthy. And since he's wealthy in Hollywood, he doesn't lack for "companionship". But one thing Dirk doesn't do, is relationships. He lives in the penthouse of an upscale LA condo building, which seems to be crawling with up and coming actresses, all of whom are young and nubile, and all of whom would like Dirk's "attentions". But Dirk has an inviolable rule: he doesn't hook up with anyone who lives in the same building as he does. Nope, never, because Dirk never stays with one girl for too long, and he prefers not to have to see tears or hear ...

On my 17th birthday, I finally heard Fate’s voice. He whispered to me again and again, insisting I find the Omen of Stones. Having never heard of such lore, I thought I could ignore his pleas. The summer solstice proved otherwise. Being surrounded by fellow witches worked my magic up into a powerful swell that crashed and churned within me. As the energy crackled through my veins, I shunned my royal duties to follow the call of my heart. Venturing beyond the safety of the kingdom’s borders, I felt Fate nudging me toward a destiny I was eager to claim.

A knock at my door reveals a very pregnant woman. Good news: I’m not the father of her baby. Bad news: I am the father of the baby her sister is carrying. I’m the bad boy, rock star, playboy ice hockey star. I collect paychecks and shell out broken hearts. Now I’m collecting the storm of pregnancy hormones and shelling out foot rubs. How am I supposed to go from the hottest bachelor in the world… to being called ‘Dad’?

Decades after Bull took control of the long-abandoned facility on the moon of Tambu, it has become a refuge, a weapons manufacturing facility, and a holding point for The Company’s varied assets. It has remained one of The Company’s closest-held secrets.

Ten blind dates in ten days... How bad could it be? Unfortunately, Dana Ripley is about to go on the bad date carousel. Heartburn, a romantic comedy for the dating app age.

This movie role is her last chance at a second act. But a stalker forces her to flee to a small town where a sheriff threatens to steal her heart. Actress Laura Lane lands a role in a movie with Oscar potential. Over fifty, this may be her last chance at a great role. But the creepy attention of a fan spooks her, forcing her to leave Hollywood in hopes the stalker will give up his obsession with her. After decades of stressful police work in Detroit and a failed marriage, Sheriff Jake Betkowski is ready for a peaceful, if lonely, small-town life. Everything is going to plan until Laura Lane...