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Corporate lawyer Nicolo DeLuca is a made man. After the death of his beloved grandfather, he is sent by his cousin to live in Charlotte, NC, to head the mergers and acquisitions division of the DeLuca family business. As a condition of his new promotion, he must take a bride. Not any bride will do. He must take the hand of the daughter of the Baldwin family. Plus-sized diva Simone Baldwin will do anything for family, including marry a man to keep the peace. When a rogue FBI agent targets Simone, she will need the family’s support to save her.

For me, Cassandra Thorn, being born as a human, raised by an elite group of supernaturals, and struggling to reach my 20th birthday was far more fun than this. Then again, anything would be. In this case, "this" refers to being taken against my will - kidnapped - and trapped in an underground lab for supernatural shifters. Pretty ridiculous, considering I was a mere mortal. Or so I was told. Turns out there are a lot of things I was told, not all of them true.

This is a holiday tale involving a sexy doctor, a hot fireman, and an alpha cop. Women who fantasize about stretching out near a roaring fire with no responsibilities other than to gaze at three muscular dudes will love this novella.

All magic has a price, and I'm paying it. My actions have attracted the kind of attention I've tried my whole life to avoid. Now, a dangerous vampire shows up at my house, uninvited, with an offer I can't refuse. He claims to have information on my mother, someone I've long believed to be dead. But his price for that information means agreeing to work with him to discover the reason behind the NWR's attack. I find myself getting drawn further and further into his games that risk all my secrets.

Do you like to read poems? Would you like to read some lovely poems to your kids? Do you enjoy laughing? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this You Are Loved poem book is for you. From the author of the Charlie the Cavalier children's book series comes another sweet collection of poems that are perfect for fun and enjoyable moments of listening with children.

I am not a dancer… I am not a bartender… I am not a s*x worker… I do not work the house… I own the house… And, everything that goes on in my house remains in my house. We service the wealthiest clients in all of Clarke. They come for a good time, not a long time. But, then there are those who don’t come for the fun itself. They come for the community. The connection. The Chemist.

One question from an ex-lover. One text message from a complete stranger. The same answer to both...yes. Scarlett Bell has found a way to move beyond a dark past that threatened to take her best friend, Kinsley, from her. Now 10 years later Scarlett has everything. A multi-billion dollar fashion and beauty empire. A fabulous New York apartment filled with everything a girl could need. And an awesome best friend. What more could she want? Love, marriage, and a baby. Everything her best friend has. One ex-boyfriend could give her everything she thinks she wants.

Scarlett Bell has found a way to move beyond a dark past that threatened to take her best friend, Kinsley, from her. Now 10 years later Scarlett has everything. A multi-billion dollar fashion and beauty empire. A fabulous New York apartment filled with everything a girl could need. And an awesome best friend. What more could she want? Love, marriage, and a baby. Everything her best friend has.

Aaron Townsend has given me a life beyond my wildest dreams. But not even a billionaire can prevent cancer. Now that I’m in remission, this Christmas I’d like a present that is priceless—spending time traveling with my five beautiful children and my husband by my side.

Wolf is a legend, a rebel in the street art world. Museums have paid millions just for him to recreate the hard-hitting political images he’s portrayed on buildings all over the world.

Cain is my torturer. A gorgeous psychopath. Coldhearted. Brutal. And deadly mysterious. But I'm determined to stand strong. To survive. To somehow not be destroyed. Yet he keeps cutting. He keeps digging, until buried, forgotten emotions rise to the surface. He keeps bleeding me until my heart and soul collide to endless ruin, and I beg, I plead for the pain.

My father is a billionaire. Carmen is fiancée number five. I shouldn’t...but I want Carmen for myself. Lust burns in me every time she walks by. Those curves disarm me. Her rich brown skin haunts my dreams. It may be twisted, but I must have her. And I won’t stop until Carmen is mine.

From USA Today best-selling author Xavier Neal comes a dark, edge of your seat, suspense-filled motorcycle club romance featuring a tortured hero's return home and a feisty female he'll do anything in the world to save...

Sold by my father to a group of strange men, I vow to never trust another male again. When my buyers turn out to be scientists who plan to experiment on me, I pray for a savior. Fate sends me a savage, horned alien alpha instead.

I have a secret. A secret that I am hiding from everyone, even my best friend. A secret that I must keep to protect everyone. I still want Beast. I want him more than anything, but I can't be with him. Our worlds are too different. We are too different. But I still cling on to that tiny bit of hope. That in real life the Beauty can find a way to be with the Beast. That we can be together...forever.

Forget about those other celebrity chefs. Or as I like to call them.... Amateurs. Nobody can perfect a pastry like yours truly. People come from all over the world to taste my delectable treats. Women practically throw themselves at me, begging for a chance to suck the cream out of my éclair. I'm handsome, I'm wealthy, and I'm talented. All in all, life is pretty sweet. At least it was...until a beautiful Latina walked into my life and lit my whole damn world on fire. They say all is fair in love and war.

Sinclair James walked away from Jacob Johnson with her heart in pieces and her pride in shreds. She took the pain of betrayal, harnessed it, and turned it into a best-selling album that changed her life. She was no longer the girl defined by what she didn’t have because she had everything - money, fame, an award-winning album. But there was always something missing. Some small shard of what used to be.

Coming home to Virginia Beach after college and working in a clothing store wasn't what I'd planned for my life. I also didn't plan on meeting four Navy SEALs at a bar, or agreeing to their bet. Go out on a date with each one, and then choose. It's like a fantasy come true. Except...why choose?

Hear live recordings of voices from Hollywood's golden age including Stan Laurel, Buster Keaton, Lillian Gish, Ethel Barrymore, John Barrymore, and Lionel Barrymore.

Are your relationships all that you want them to be? Do rough patches ever catch you by surprise, causing you to think "Why is it so hard right now? Why is there tension? Was it something I did?" Despite our best intentions, we all have blind spots - bad relational habits that are keeping us from enjoying our relationships fully. And since relationships stand at the center of all we do, if we can learn to do relationships even fractionally better, every aspect of our lives improves.