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People say our pasts weren’t meant to define us, and for the last thirty years, I’d gone to great lengths to untangle myself from the weight of my legacy. My name is Noah Barrera and I’d lied to everyone about who I was, even the people I loved most. And it’d worked. Until now. I had to end my family’s tainted history once and for all. What I didn’t expect was to be taken captive by none other than the woman I loved and discover that she now worked for the person I despised the most. The same man I fled from and my father.

They gave up their daughter—and each other. Twenty years later, she’s back… and so are the feelings they thought they buried. Becca has built a life she thought she could live with. A husband. A home. A quiet kind of peace. But she’s never stopped aching for the baby she placed for adoption—or the boy she gave her heart to in high school.

"Sei die Leihmutter meines Kindes und ich überschütte dich mit Geld." Sagt er, nachdem wir erfahren, dass wir am Vorabend, an den wir uns nicht mehr erinnern können, geheiratet haben. OMG! Ich bin in Las Vegas, habe gerade eine Trennung hinter mir und weiß nicht, ob ich noch einen Job habe, als ich Carl treffe. Superheiß. Reich. Lustig. Wir treiben es ein bisschen wild und haben eine unvergessliche Zeit. Das einzige Problem ist ... am nächsten Tag wachen wir verheiratet auf!

Forced to marry a traitor to the Realm, Bridget helps her fiancé face the music.

"Verbringe den Sommer mit mir in L.A. und du bekommst drei Millionen Dollar. ". Alles nur Geschäft, bis ich mich in den Milliardär verliebe, seine Ex auftaucht und meine Tage ausbleiben …. Das ist das extravagante Angebot, das mir der ausgesprochen gutaussehende Milliardär Declan macht, nachdem ich ihm versehentlich Champagner über seine Hose geschüttet habe. Doch ich zögere es anzunehmen. Ich habe Angst das Sorgerecht für meine Tochter, Penny, zu verlieren, der ich mit meinem Job als Kellnerin bei hochkarätigen Veranstaltungen, ein besseres Leben bieten möchte.

The beliefs that hold us back—inherited prejudices, self-limiting thoughts, destructive patterns—often feel permanent. But what if they're not? In Radical Unlearning, you’ll learn about how neuroplasticity—the brain's ability to form new neural pathways—plays a key role in how we learn (and unlearn) behaviors and biases. Journalist and activist Lewis Raven Wallace likens the process to how footpaths are created by countless people walking the same route over years. We can choose to disrupt existing neural connections, to create new paths that lead to meaningful change.

The last bachelor in a Force of elite Dragon Guardsmen, Aaron O'Brien decided long ago that single was the only way to be. Mates and children and happily ever after were for his brethren. He alone has accepted the responsibility of stopping the traitor and restoring peace to his clan. Unfortunately, Fate didn't get the message.

Ava Walker is always looking for a new adventure, so when her best friend Abbey said she was moving to Dallas, her bags were the first to be packed. Ava was ready to put the small town of Middlesboro and the trauma she endured in her first year of college behind her. Ava caught the eye of Xavier Williams the night she walked into Fetish. He had never been one to want to settle down or collar a Sub, but the night Ava walked into his father's club, that was all he could think about.

Hier der Deal: Bring mein Kind zur Welt und bekomme eine Millionen Dollar. Alles nur Geschäft. Ganz einfach. Ich dachte, ich hätte eine glückliche Beziehung, doch dann erwische ich meinen Freund, wie er mich mit meiner Cousine betrügt. Die Welt stürzt für mich zusammen. Um mich auf andere Gedanken zu bringen, lädt mich meine beste Freundin auf die Yachtparty ihres Mannes ein. Dort lerne ich den sexy Anwalt und Milliardär Liam Ford kennen. Es knistert sofort zwischen uns und wir verbringen eine heiße Nacht miteinander.

"Heirate mich, damit ich nicht mit irgendeiner Gesellschaftsdame verheiratet werde, die meine Eltern für mich gefunden haben! Du bekommst Millionen dafür. Alles bloß Geschäft." Als ob ... Ich bin ein braves Mädchen, bis ich dem Milliardär, Matthew, verfalle. Klar, ich bin zwar pleite und leide an Liebeskummer, aber zumindest bin ich nicht der Besitz eines anderen. Doch Matthew ist unwiderstehlich und ich lande in seinem Bett. Ich bin süchtig nach ihm. Sein Angebot ihn zu heiraten, damit er nicht zwangsverlobt wird, kommt genauso überraschend wie passend.

Mandy Cramer has lived her entire life in a small lakeside town that is divided in two distinct groups: the working class, who live downtown, and the wealthy members of the ultra-exclusive Hawthorne Bluff Club. Details of the clubs one-hundred year history are scant, as the members are notoriously tight-lipped and the gates remain closed to outsiders. When Mandy accepts a position as a nanny for the club president's children, she discovers more secrets than she ever bargained for.

"Despite your protests, look at you now." He smirked, bending down and placing a kiss on my neck. "In the end, you easily succumbed to me without any protest." "I don't want to die." I responded as he continued to trail small butterfly kisses along my throat, all the while lightly grazing his sharp canines against it. "Your mouth is very dishonest woman." He said, lifting and staring into my eyes. "It says no while your body says yes." "You're wrong." I whispered. "Am I now?" He spoke against my skin, sending goosebumps all over my body. "I don't think I am.

Interconnected standalone steamy romances which feature star-crossed lovers who have to fight the odds in order to be together.

Ruby is a sweet and clever one-eyed, black cat who loves tending to her garden and works hard to maintain her flowers. But when Poo Poo Bully, a mischievous bulldog, starts pooping all over her garden, he puts Ruby's problem-solving skills to the ultimate test.

Living without him for 16 years sucked, but Everleigh survived. Now that blasted sexy Dragon is back with a tall tale and a basket load of apologies, but she can’t forget how bad it hurt to lose him the first time. Can she leave the past behind and trust Deacon to stand by her side for all eternity, or will she give up on the holidays forever?

One of sport’s leading physiotherapists details the sexual shenanigans, affairs and misbehaviour behind the scenes at training camps and major sports events that she had in her imagination as she was tending to the bodies of the world's most famous sportsmen.

Jinxx and Taunya are back and more powerful than ever. When Aastha travels to Germany and disappears, they must fight under new Gods and face all new Evils. New friends and new foes are made, but what is coming may be even too much for them to defeat. Every twist and turn is filled with action and showcases girl power at it's best.

The Roosevelt matriarch Granny Z, the 105-year-old storyteller, is back telling more tales of Dr. Bahu and his family's travel to what one day becomes Los Angeles. And added are the gifts of love, which are stories to amuse and entice the listener. But great action and great love do go hand in hand.

Cathy is a 27 year old teacher, a mother, a wife, ( well a "hot wife") and a $1000 an hour escort. A rich client, Edward, has requested Cathy to attend him at his home for a special 'scene'. Edward promises to introduce Cathy to the pleasure of submission and discipline.

Falling off her Dragon the first time hurt like hell - but gettin' back in the saddle just might be the death of her. Everything was great. She had an award-winning brew, her Palomino Harras was thriving, and she was having a great hair day. Talk about having it all – Brandywine Gabbard was living her best life and lovin’ every minute of it. At least, that was her story, and she was stickin’ to it.