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According to his record label, Travis King's drinking and partying has to stop…or else. Image rebranding means joining AA and singing opposite one of the industry's rising stars at an upcoming awards show. It wouldn't be so bad if Loretta Gram wasn't cold as ice. No matter how hard he turns on the charm, she won't give him a break. It looks like this cowboy has finally met his match.

Chances are you know someone like Camille—tenderhearted and ambitious, yet free-as-the-breeze. An American portrait artist in Paris, Camille Portraro leads an enchanting existence until her life forever changes when everything she loves crashes in a flash.

Henley Hendrix survives a crash that kills her closest band mate. She’d like nothing more than to retire from music, to hide, to heal, to disappear. She’s tried. But her family is music royalty. Her brother is a rock star in his own right, and every friend she has is connected to the business one way or another.

The mafia is my life, but she is my obsession… We used to be so close. The devil and his angel. Inseparable… until our demons tore us apart. One forbidden kiss. That’s all we got. Then it was over. In this cruel world, there are no second chances. But when I see Tara tied up on stage at a devil’s auction, No one is going to outbid me. She’s been trying to escape our past for so long, Now, the darkness has finally caught up. I’ve found her. I’ve bought her. And I’m not letting go until she understands that she’s mine. … Even if that means becoming the very monster she’s...

The House of Twenty Thousand Books is the story of Chimen Abramsky, an extraordinary polymath and bibliophile who amassed a vast collection of socialist literature and Jewish history. For more than 50 years, Chimen and his wife, Miriam, hosted epic gatherings in their house of books that brought together many of the age's greatest thinkers.

Christian Armani When I look in the mirror I see exactly what my father made me to be A criminal A murderer A drug dealer All the things he envisioned I now am, but he didn’t see it coming when I took everything from him He had to pay for what he did, and now the whole empire is mine I sell drugs like they are candy I kill without a second thought My casinos have become the hottest spot to go, and my biggest front Everything was perfect, until I heard a ring was on my territory, everyone knows what happens when they break my rules So I went in just like I have a million times over, it ...

Irina Nikifortchuk was nineteen years old and a Ukrainian schoolteacher when she was abducted to be a forced laborer in the Leica camera factory in Nazi Germany. Eventually pulled from the camp hospital to work as a domestic in the Leica owners' household, Irina survived the war and eventually found her way to Canada.

El descanso es muy importante para el crecimiento de cada niño, pero a veces es muy difícil para ellos poder relajarse y dormir óptimamente, por eso, el disfrutar de historias a la hora de ir a la cama es de gran ayuda.

All leaders face defining moments, crises that reveal their true character. Here, Sasha and his father, David, expand on Sasha's defining moment, recounted on The Moth podcast as "An Impossible Choice." Working in the violence-torn Congo, he was charged with evacuating a specific group of refugees. Then he and his colleague discovered a group of widows and orphans not on the rescue list. Leaving them behind would mean their deaths. Attempting to take them would jeopardize the entire mission.

My hate for her ignited a war. Our marriage could end it. It started when I killed her father. Kostas Xiphias. Don of the Greek mafia. The bastard had it coming. His life was mine to take. Now, his daughter is too. Sophia. A pretty little thing with an ugly fire raging inside of her. For the sake of peace, our advisors suggest we marry. … As if I’d ever do that. Still, one look at my enemy’s daughter, and I can’t think of anything else. I need to have her. Extinguish that fire. Teach her to obey. No matter the consequences. For a monster like me, that only leaves one option. With ...

Henley Hendrix—Queen of Rock-n-Roll—finds her world shattered and her heart betrayed, but is determined to get the band back together to reclaim her title in the world of rock. But when life continues to spin out of control, so does her behavior. Will she find her strength again amid all the chaos and pain, or will the bright lights consume her soul?

Max thought he had a purpose…But one IED and half a leg later, Maxwell Watson is trying to make a new plan. He hasn’t been back to Three Lakes since high school, but with his military career cut short he has nowhere else to go. He’s trying to find something to bring his passion back, but he never expected that to be a person, and certainly not a friend he hasn’t seen in more than a decade.

Between the ages of 18 and 26, author Sasha Kildare's summers became drugs, sex, psychosis, and psych wards. During manic episodes, she ended up in handcuffs and was raped several times. The integrative treatment she received at Bellevue Hospital, her seventh hospitalization, broke that cycle. She shares her compelling story, knowledge, and insight that allowed her to overcome buried childhood trauma and addiction so that she could experience motherhood, fulfilling careers, and long-term remission from bipolar depression.

Her punishment is my reward… Sweet. Fragile. Unbroken. She’s forced up on stage like a lamb to the slaughter. The perfect captive... for a price. I’ll make sure I’m the highest bidder. It’s that sandy blonde hair; those shimmering hazel eyes. They remind me of an old life, Before I became the monster I am today. Oh, how weak I once was… Two million dollars, and she’s mine. To reclaim my past, I will conquer her. Control her. Break her. … But when Mary shatters under my obsession, Something unexpected happens. I want to put her back together again. There’s more to this girl...

"Buzzing with charm and as sweet as a honey-comb. I was captivated." —USA TODAY bestselling author Teri Wilson A stolen family recipe has all the ingredients to turn a rivalry into romance… For Tansy Hill, nothing is sweeter than honey from her farm—except maybe revenge on the man who...

An emptiness consumes me. The rational part of me shuts down as the need for survival kicks in. I have to get over her, but I can’t do that with these people constantly bringing me back to her.

Lena, geboren 1967 in der Ukraine, lebt drei Jahrzehnte lang angepasst, aber unglücklich mit dem korrumpierten System in der Sowjetunion. Auf Druck ihres Mannes emigriert die Familie in den 90er- Jahren nach Deutschland. Heute wählt Lena die AfD - völlig unverständlich für ihre Tochter Edi, die zu dem Leben ihrer Mutter keinen Zugang findet. Sie selbst will Journalistin werden und die Welt sehen. Die Vergangenheit und das kulturelle Erbe ihrer Mutter sind ihr fremd - und doch muss sie Stellung beziehen.

Welcome to Sasha Pieterse's Women In The Nude Podcast, where we're not actually nude, but we do bare it all – not just our bodies, but our experiences, our perspectives, and our truths. Join us as we tackle taboo topics and take on the issues that make some folks squirm.From the complexities of women's health and mental wellness to breaking down gender stereotypes and challenging societal expectations, we're diving deep into the issues that matter most to women. We'll explore the journeys of female entrepreneurs and CEOs, discuss the struggles and joys of motherhood, and shed light on the ...

Drags, fags and trans-women were attracted to the Big Apple because they were able to find work as impersonators in a small number of Lower East Side clubs. Decades before Stonewall, they occupied the margins of society, determined to live as they pleased, despite of the attentions of the police. Sometimes reduced to stealing to get their costumes, these girls were unstoppable, fearless and fabulous. When a cache of their letters were discovered, these individuals were given a voice where they had traditionally been silenced.

Sasha Martin set herself a rather ambitious goal: to cook - and eat - her way around the world, with 196 recipes from196 countries in 196 weeks. Enter Global Table Adventure, a project that proves to be more than just a culinary challenge as Sasha attempts to navigate the vicissitudes of marriage, motherhood, and life's failures and successes, all inextricably linked to her troubled past.