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Professional businessman Johnathan Cummings finds himself on a business trip in Seattle, Washington, that promises more than just meetings and corporate dinners. This journey is his escape, an opportunity to explore his suppressed desires, far from familiar and prying eyes—notably those of his husband.

Professional businessman Johnathan Cummings finds himself on a business trip in Seattle, Washington, that promises more than just meetings and corporate dinners. This journey is his escape, an opportunity to explore his suppressed desires, far from familiar and prying eyes - notably those of his husband. Johnathan has long been a devoted partner, but the recent revelation of his husband's indiscretions has left him reeling and questioning the monogamous constraints they've agreed upon.

In the fragile town of Hinansho, where the line between the ordinary and supernatural is thin, four teenagers—Haruto, Yuki, Kenta, and Aoi—discover an ancient box sealed within an abandoned shrine. Inside, a glowing paper crane stirs something dark and powerful. What begins as a harmless curiosity soon spirals into an ominous adventure as the crane offers a dangerous promise: to fulfill desires at a terrible cost.

Matthew Barrett is tired. He’s lived a hard life full of pain, suffering, and sacrifice. Sacrifice without end. When he’s sent on a minimal risk job to find and bring back a corporate executive, Matt is tested yet again. His skill, stamina, and intellect will be challenged like never before. Book five in the SEAL Strike series is a twisted journey filled with pain, heartache, and titanic struggle in one of the most inhospitable and dangerous places in the world, Afghanistan. Let the journey begin!

Bobby Higdon, a wine kid from Nebraska, gets sucked into the dark world of high-stakes gambling on underground blind-tasting competitions.

Demons—the most dangerous creatures, and Angels—the purest of all beings. For Ashton Lure, a renowned neurosurgeon, these beings only existed in mythological stories. Or so she thought. And, when she found herself in the Demon Realm, she could only wonder, can I truly be free from him? The demons weren't all bad, and the angels weren’t all pure, and somehow, they became a family—something Ashton had missed all her life. But just when she thought she could live without her painful nightmares, the dark past she tried to hide got in the way.

And are you too lazy to spend any time whatsoever learning things? This might be your jam. The greatest wine book ever—written by the world’s leading wine influencer. Adapted from the hugely popular Drinking & Knowing Things blog, this book provides 52 specific wine recommendations. All you gotta do is spend five minutes each week listening to the weekly wine recommendation, and then go out and drink a bottle of it. Within three months, you’ll be wine conversant. Within six months, you’ll become the de facto sommelier of your social group.

Having finally scrounged up enough bits to get himself a ship, Bartholomew "Barty D" Duke is ready to launch himself and his main squeeze P’riti into a life of freedom and adventure. Of course, nothing good comes easy in a dog-eat-dog galaxy, and before their thrilling interstellar adventure can so much as leave the ground, things start to go sidewise.

Dustin Averin, lead guitarist for Manifold and crown prince of the European Kirata community, has been ignoring the call home by his queen for longer than he’d care to remember. His purpose, to sire the next generation of Kirata with a willing female, is the furthest from his mind. Dustin’s cat isn’t interested in anyone, and unless he has a pure mating, one where he actually wants to be with the woman in question, he is content to be alone, play in the band, and wait. When a meeting at a music conference leaves him hurting from a woman he didn’t expect, his interest is piqued.

In the demigod's wake, a stone-plague creeps across the lands and Never must stop the ancient decay before it swallows everyone he cares for. Despite his determination, there is no cure and no guarantee that even his Amouni blood will be enough. Never's search for the means to fight back leads him to the Amber Isle once more, where the island continues to hold its secrets close. But it is there that Never encounters the beautiful and mysterious Rikeva, a Quisoan Weaver on her own quest, and realizes that together, there might be a way to stop the plague after all....

When the paparazzi start sniffing around Misery and Kemper, claiming they are together, Kemper can’t let that happen, especially not right before the release of one of Misery’s biggest movies to date. She decides she needs to throw the world at large off the scent. Crais Neumeyer, drummer of Strange Angels and frequent lover, is the one person Kemper knows can help her with their little problem without issue. Crais is fun, discreet, and they already have a comfortable enough relationship that no one would be the wiser. Especially because Crais is living on borrowed time.

Merimeg is just trying to get by on her own as a hedge Hexen when Gastin shows up at her door. Merimeg agrees to do a card reading for him. She quickly learns that he’s planning a secret mission through the Deep Rend Forest, a terrifying place filled with dark magic. Worse, the cards tell her she has to go with him! Merimeg is not an adventurer nor is she confident that her magic will be able to protect Gastin and the soldiers serving under him. She’s about to learn just how pivotal a role she’s going to perform on a mission that could change the fate of Turin forever.

Soraya has lived her life as a pampered Haraki Hexen. She’s smart, beautiful, talented, and is content traveling with her family and friends all over Turin. But, when she learns that those in her caravan are ready to retire and move to the city, she’s left on her own. That is until she meets the mysterious Kir who divulges that the Haraki are being targeted by slavers. Certain that her friends have either been captured or are in danger, Soraya agrees to help Kir uncover and defeat the underground slaving operation in Turin. They’re about to uncover more than they expected.

By-the-book event planner Beth Brannigan’s best friend dared her to kiss a cowboy. She should have said no. Instead, she said please...again and again. If her brother finds out she’s dating - okay, kissing - okay, sleeping with - one of his military buddies, he’ll kill her. Assuming he doesn’t kill his friend first.

Join Nymea and her Guard as they figure out who is trying to kill them, and watch the princess get revenge.

The final installment of The Blood Court series, has both redemption and heartache. With Nymea kidnapped, Ryker and the guard have to enlist help from the other courts, making finding her a full on operation. And when she is found, the process of healing must begin. Because Mea has lost her fire, and she needs to bond once more to the men that would give their lives for her. In order to save her company, and herself, she needs to take down those that would harm her guard, and her court. Because the Princess of Blood is not someone with whom to mess with.

This is a story about a man, his son, and their three-day mission to cheat death. Sometimes funny, often sardonic, with shifting perspectives and unpunctuated dialogue, Nearly Dead in North Dakota is a fast and loose journey through history, science, religion, pop culture, and a closer examination of the kind of world we live in but never get enough time to really think about.

Blithe owes everything to Castia: her health, power, and position. These gifts come at a price. As Castia’s magic apprentice, Blithe must fulfill the duties of Right Hand to her Hexen mentor. Castia’s aspirations are high, enough to overthrow the other eight women who rule over the Pillars of Hexen and become the one true queen of Turin. The results leave Blithe questioning her own humanity and the person she has become, but she has a clear goal in mind - one that will change her world forever.

Things are heating up for House Blut. It’s obvious someone is trying to ruin their business, and now, someone is trying to kill Nymea. But who? And why? Mea’s faith in her guard’s ability to keep her safe is unaltered, and the mystery of the attacks deepen when she starts receiving gifts - pieces of her past - that both help and confound her. And with Faerie reemerging from its dormant state, old flames return and new experiences are on the horizon. Including new guard and a new lady-in-waiting.

Does life seem harder for you than it should be? Have you spent too much of your life alone in a crowded world? If you have struggled all of your life to get ahead, and everything you do seems to be harder for you than it is for everyone else, have you ever wondered why? A lot of us spend our adult lives in this state of affairs. It may be that you have Asperger's Syndrome.