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Total Depravity: Poems bring together poems that explore love, passion, and human sensuality. The poems highlight sensual beauty in the mundane patterns of daily life and celebrate the beauty inherent in the feminine form. The collection contains metaphoric poems exploring feminine beauty and sensual expression in today's technological devices, such as the USB cord.

Enter the sparkling world of burlesque as you've never seen it before. The UK's top erotic writers revel in the erotic glamour of fluttering eyelashes, twirling tassels and more than a hint of stocking. Sapphic encounters, fetish fun, sensual exploration, kinky submission and domination - whatever your pleasure these stories are guaranteed to provide the ultimate tease.

When the 19-year-old twins who work at Bonny Fairley's fine craft gallery place a personal ad in the paper on her behalf, Bonny is mortified. A personal ad? She's not that desperate! Then the ex-husband who'd abandoned her shows up in town, vowing to win back her heart -- and Bonny starts returning calls and making dates as if her life, not to mention her happiness, depended on it.

1880, Drummond. Aimé Courchesne est bien connu dans la région, puisqu’à peu près tout le monde a recours à ses services pour traverser la rivière Saint-François vers les cantons de Wendover et de Simpson. Aimé s’enorgueillit de cette tâche, léguée de père en fils chez les Courchesne depuis la fondation du village.

1888. Encore ébranlés par la mort d’Aimé Courchesne, sa veuve, Élise, et leurs enfants quittent Lowell, aux États-Unis, pour revenir à Drummond et reprendre leur vie d’avant. Ils espèrent laisser derrière eux tous les malheurs qui se sont abattus sur la famille ces dernières années. Mais le jeune Guillaume, auquel incombe désormais la tâche de faire vivre les siens, trouve cette responsabilité bien lourde.

1900. Pour les enfants Courchesne, ce nouveau siècle s’amorce avec un bien triste événement : le décès de leur mère Élise. Après le deuil, la vie reprend doucement pour Georgiana, Guillaume, Denise, Francesca et Vianney, désormais mariés et presque tous en famille. La jeune Victoire, elle, demeure tourmentée par son passé et les circonstances de son adoption alors qu’elle n’avait que sept ans.

On ne présente plus la comtesse de Ségur, auteur des célèbres Malheurs de Sophie qui édifièrent des générations d'enfants. "Jean qui rit et Jeannot qui pleure" sont deux cousins qui quittent la Bretagne pour aller travailler à Paris. Le caractère agréable de Jean lui attire l'estime et la sympathie de tous ; malgré les bons conseils de son entourage, Jeannot cède de plus en plus à une nature canaille.

A/ Poésie : 1. La Fontaine : Le Lion et le moucheron, 2. Du Bellay : Heureux qui comme Ulysse, 3. Michelet : Les volontaires de 92, 4. La Fontaine : Le coche et la mouche. B/ Chant : 1. Dimanche à l'aube (chant populaire de Bretagne), 2. La Truite (Musique de Schubert, paroles de J. Ruelle), 3. Chante un Noël nouveau (chant populaire du Languedoc). A/ Poésie : 1. Hugo : Il neigeait (Châtiments), 2. La Bruyère : Giton (Les Caractères), 3. Colette : La cendre (Prisons et Paradis), 4. Carco : Le vent du soir (La Bohême et mon cœur). B/ Chant : 1. Air de Laurette ("Richard Cœur-de-lion").

Single mom Daisy Sorensen doesn't believe in fairytale endings - at least not for her. All she wants is to enjoy a much-needed, stress-free family vacation at a friend's Lake Tahoe home. So of course everything that can go wrong does. Including a gorgeous man and his daughter showing up in the middle of the night. Soon-to-be Governor Jack Harrison has had a crazy week, but he's sure nothing can top arriving to find a bathrobe-clad, beautiful stranger in the home he's staying in for the week.

Want the behind the scenes scoop on how to intentionally build influence and increase your leadership power? Get ready for a fresh and innovative guide that provides a leadership rulebook with a twist. You Know Best cuts through the ambiguity, subtle nuances, and happenstance that often complicates your ability to build organic and impactful relationships with leaders in the workplace.

This book is lovingly dedicated to all Educators, Para-educators, Students, and their Families in Baltimore City, Maryland. Continue to inspire, teach, love, nurture, and demonstrate greatness.

Emma was just a dreamer—until the nightmare becomes real. She escapes the shadows, but the battle to reclaim her life is only the beginning! Once an imaginative and lighthearted teen whose head was filled with survival stories, Emma never imagined living through the kind of stories she used to write—let alone fight for her life. Taken, hunted, and trapped in a brutal world of silence and control, she has to muster strength, knowledge, and instinct to escape with her life. But after surviving the darkness, the real journey begins, compelling her to build something powerful from the ruins.

Building Hope: Affordable Housing Solutions for Every Family is a compelling exploration of the housing crisis and the innovative solutions that can create safe, stable, and affordable homes for all. This book highlights real-life stories of families struggling to find housing, while showcasing the work of policymakers, community leaders, and organizations dedicated to making homeownership and rental housing more accessible.

Soaring without Limits is more than a book—it’s a call to action for anyone who feels held back by self-doubt, trauma, or limiting beliefs. Through raw honesty and powerful storytelling, the author takes you on her journey of transformation, from navigating the weight of childhood trauma to reclaiming her voice, self-worth, and purpose. If you’ve ever felt trapped by fear, insecurity, or the shadows of your past, this book offers a path forward.

Master the art of connecting with your audience in the digital realm. Unveil the secrets to creating captivating content that resonates with your readers and drives engagement Embrace the power of digital marketing and watch your influence soar.

Stephanie Johnson is a young, Black, and spirited, though troubled eleven-year-old girl seeking to find her place in a world that doesn’t understand her. As she and her girlfriends navigate their experiences of friendship, family and first love together, Steph seeks a better future for herself – but will she be able to escape the hand she’s been dealt? Once Bad Intentions is a redemptive journey into womanhood; a heartfelt story that unfolds over a decade in 90s black London, where suffering and love, humour and forgiveness, triumph and loss all co-exist as part of a passage toward redemption.

In Ravens before Noah, Susanna Harutyunyan paints a vivid and haunting portrait of resilience and survival amidst the Armenian mountains. Beginning with a newborn and an old man fleeing the Hamidian massacres, the novel traces the lives of exiles who form a hidden community, cut off from the world and bound by shared traumas.

Unseen Chains: The Reality of Human Trafficking in America is a compelling and eye-opening exposé that delves into the hidden world of modern-day slavery within the United States. Through a powerful blend of survivor stories, investigative research, and expert interviews, this book uncovers how human trafficking thrives in plain sight — from rural towns to major metropolitan areas. Focusing on the exploitation of women, children, and migrants, the book explores the complex networks behind sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and domestic servitude.

Feeding the Family: Coping with Rising Food Prices is a timely and practical guide for households navigating the growing challenge of putting nutritious meals on the table amid economic uncertainty. As inflation and global supply chain disruptions continue to drive up the cost of groceries, families are forced to rethink how they shop, cook, and plan. Drawing on expert insights, real-life stories, and budget-friendly strategies, this book offers readers tools to stretch their food dollars without compromising on health or taste.

Voici le texte amélioré selon les instructions : Une femme a disparu, laissant derrière elle un mari, deux enfants, une famille, des collègues, des voisins, des amis… tout ce qui fait l'ordinaire d'une vie sans histoire. Que faire, que penser lorsque, du jour au lendemain, la personne que vous croyiez connaître vous abandonne, ne laissant derrière elle que des interrogations ? Fasciné par l'absente, un homme enquête sur cette disparition. Chacun lui répond à sa manière, selon son degré d'intimité et sa relation avec la disparue.