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My life was beautiful. I used to dream, set goals but then came a loan that can’t be paid. It’s even more than my life and dignity so here I am now, compelled to comply with the agreement. I belong to him now and he owes me now, owns everything I have and I have to cooperate else my family will be troubled. I am breathing but there is nothing left to live. I am alive but my independence is lost. I can't recall the time when I was happy, when I used to smile. Now all I have here is darkness and locked emotions, and all I remember is rules & punishment. I am on the edge of losing my mind,...

Grace Mercer’s unmatched wraith-killing ability made her the unofficial defender of a city shattered by supernatural catastrophe. So there’s no way she’ll allow the new regent of Seattle’s most powerful dragon-shifter clan to "protect" her from a vicious evil stalking the ruined streets or keep her from the freedom she’s risked everything to earn. Leif’s science-honed instincts tell him Grace is the key to keeping shifters and humans safe, but helping this wary fighter channel her untapped power is burning away the dragon’s sensual self-control and putting a crucial alliance at risk.

Nina: Mutter, Ehefrau, MTA. Erfüllt alle Rollen, doch daneben gibt es eine, von der niemand etwas weiß. Alexander: Oberarzt, Ehemann, Vater. Tut alles für seine Familie, opfert sich auf als Arzt – und wer dankt es ihm? Emilia: Gymnasiastin. Zum ersten Mal richtig verliebt. Sucht ihren eigenen Weg, geht aber den des Freundes. Ben: Student. Es geht ihm gut. Es geht ihm wirklich gut. Verdammt noch mal, es geht ihm gut! Nina, Alexander, Emilia und Ben. Eine liebevolle Mutter, ein beruflich erfolgreicher Vater, zwei wohlgeratende Kinder. Doch wenn der Druck steigt, reißt die Fassade auf.

An inherited parking spot. That's all it took to make Natalie Moran's food truck dreams come true. But her dream space is attached to a bakery inherited by someone else - drop dead gorgeous Eric Schneider, a financial consultant who wouldn't know a cupcake from a cannoli. And he wants to buy Nat out, no matter what she has to say about it.

A sparkling selection of one-off comedy shows from Radio 4's Sunday night Stand Up Specials season Since 2018, BBC Radio 4 has been making the nation laugh with its Stand Up Specials strand, featuring fantastic half-hour sets from a host of celebrated comedians. This wide-ranging collection...

18+ only Do you have a dark secret? Well, I do. For the world, I am a simple girl with an innocent face, but deep down I have sold my soul to a person who owns half of this city, a billionaire. Yes, even though I still love my dignity and independence above everything, I still did a big mistake in bargaining my youth in return for money. Well, I am not proud of what I did, neither I regret it, but only now I have discovered that the crazy rich bastard isn’t a lover of regular sex, but is sadistic who enjoys other's sufferance. He finds pleasure in my pain and now I am busted. He is above ...

Tras sobrevivir a duras penas al ataque de Player 2511, Selene decide volver a Detroit con su madre para empuñar las riendas de su vida y olvidar a Neil, sus ojos dorados y sus contradicciones. A pesar de darse cuenta de que lo que siente por él es algo profundo, la chica ha comprendido que Neil no es capaz de dejarse querer por nadie, y menos aún por ella, y que su alma está surcada por cicatrices indelebles que le impiden vivir con normalidad.

Join the author Kira Morgana on the first Land Far Away adventure, as Pika the Phluph sets out to conquer the heart of the savage and uncouth Gribblebid.

I spend all day telling my clients to keep their mouth shut so I can get them off whatever charge they've managed themselves caught up into. I'm one of the meanest attorneys in NYC, and women can smell money and confidence from a mile away. I win cases, and I can get any girl. Except for one, and she's making my life a living hell.

TETHERED IN ASH AND STARLIGHT A Dark Romantasy Novella Every bond has a price. Every love has a choice. Damon Ryse doesn't believe in fate—especially not when it comes wrapped in glowing runes and forged in blood. As an elite magical hunter in a world where enchantment leaks into the cracks of reality, he's spent years containing breaches, breaking spells, and keeping the modern world safe from mythic chaos. The last thing he expects is to be tethered—soul-bound—to an exiled elven sentinel with a sword sharper than her tongue and zero patience for humans. Lirael Virelen didn't ask to ...

Als mein Chef anfängt, mich auf einer Firmenfeier zu belästigen, tue ich das Einzige, was mir einfällt; ich gebe vor, der arrogante Bratwa-Pakhan Dimitri sei mein Freund. Es funktioniert. Für eine Weile. Dann schlägt Dimitri vor, wir sollten einen Schritt weiter gehen und ›heiraten‹. Mein Chef lässt mich in Ruhe, Dimitri hat einen Ausweg aus der arrangierten Ehe mit der Tochter des rivalisierenden Mafiabosses Massimo. Eine Win-Win-Situation. Außer, dass die Heirat Giovanni nicht abschreckt. Wenn überhaupt, macht es ihn noch entschlossener, mich zu belästigen.

Años de amor, complicidad y pequeñas rutinas cotidianas se transforman en un silencio abrumador que nadie te ha enseñado realmente a afrontar. Te repiten que “era solo un perro” o que “el tiempo lo cura todo”, pero quien nunca ha amado de verdad así, no puede comprender cuánto duele.

No popular videogame criado por Scott Cawthon, o jogador assume o papel de um segurança contratado para tomar conta de uma pizzaria durante a noite, enquanto os animatrônicos perambulam e ganham ímpeto violento. Mas o mistério por trás dessas criaturas e dos assassinatos que ocorreram ali nunca foi desvendado... até agora. Olhos prateados extrapola o universo que conquistou fãs no mundo todo e traz à tona os medos mais obscuros que só brinquedos sinistros são capazes de provocar.

S.T. is a domesticated crow. He is a bird of simple pleasures: hanging out with his owner Big Jim, trading insults with Seattle's wild crows (those idiots) and enjoying the finest food humankind has to offer: Cheetos. But when Big Jim's eyeball falls out of his head, S.T. starts to feel like something isn't right. His most tried-and-true remedies - from beak-delivered beer to the slobbering affection of the loyal but dim-witted dog Dennis - fail to cure his owner. 

Die Welt ist gefährlich und voller Ungeheuer, aber Alexis ist keine Heldin. Sie versucht einfach nur zu überleben. Doch das Schicksal hat Größeres mit ihr vor. Als sich ihre wahre Abstammung offenbart, muss sie sich in der spartanischen Kriegsakademie mitten in den Dolomiten ausbilden lassen und sich dem Privileg der Unsterblichkeit als würdig erweisen. Um das tödliche Training, mordlustige Mitschüler und den Kampf gegen blutrünstige Bestien zu überstehen, muss Alexis selbst über Leichen gehen und ihre Menschlichkeit aufs Spiel setzen.

In 2027, destroying an embryo is considered first-degree murder. Fertility clinics still exist, giving hope and new life to thousands of infertile families, but they have to pass rigorous inspections by the United States Department of Embryo Preservation. Fail an inspection, and you will be prosecuted.

In 2015, millennial author and cultural anthropologist Veronica Kirin drove 11,000 miles across more than 40 states to interview the last living members of the Greatest Generation. Stories of Elders is the result of her years of work to capture and share their perspective for generations to come. Stories of Elders preserves the wisdom, thoughts, knowledge, and advice of the people who make up one of America’s finest generations, including the Silent Generation. Their stories include the devastation that came from major events in US history like World War I and more.

Puoi imparare ad amarti ed essere felice, nonostante tutti i tuoi limiti? Dopo le ultime rivelazioni scottanti, Thea è sempre più confusa. Chi è davvero Efrem Krugher, il dottore a cui ha affidato la propria vita? È l'uomo malinconico e comprensivo, che le legge nell'anima e riesce a suscitarle emozioni che credeva dimenticate, o quello scaltro e calcolatore, che dimostra un erotismo estremo e le accende i sensi?

The Incredible Events in Women's Cell Number 3 is the debut novel by Kira Yarmysh that follows a young woman, Anya, who is arrested at a Moscow anti-corruption rally, and, under false charges, sentenced to a ten-day stretch at a special detention center.

I was still in high school when I met Mason. Everything about him seemed dangerous to me, from the fact that he was an illegal street racer to the fact that he was older than me. He was the sexiest guy I'd ever met, and I was way too young...Maybe that's why I fell so quickly into his arms. I'm caught between my strict dad, a boring high school life, and an underground world filled with fast cars and deadly consequences.