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One year into Donald Trump's presidency, the US 2016 presidential election is still being fought by both parties. As the case of Russian hacking and collusion is investigated, and Hillary Clinton desperately attempts to explain what happened to her and why she lost, a more important question, one haunted by shadowy tactics and campaign double-dealing, rings out: what happened to Bernie Sanders?

Pippa Winterbourne runs Moorehaven, the Oregon Coast's quirkiest bed-and-breakfast and former home of world-famous mystery writer A. Raymond Moore. Guests come there to write their own crime novels. When a real-life murder takes a local's life and washes a handsome boat pilot into her arms, Pippa is yanked into a deadly plot of her own. A tangle of secrets crashes past into present, and Pippa must uncover clues dating back to Seacrest's Prohibition days, including a secret Moore himself hid from the world.

He was last in his class at the Earth Corps Fleet Academy. Lieutenant Brian Huffman is seen by most of his Captains and peers as a joke, but through quick thinking he brought a rebellion to a violent end. Years later, although still not seen fit to be an officer by some, he was picked to solve a double murder. Or was he picked to be the next target? Follow along as Brian and his friends fight their way to the stars to save mankind. Rushing from the frozen reaches of Neptune to the terror-filled tunnels of Mars stopping a second rebellion.

I'd come with a bare face, apart from the lipstick, which was something I wasn't used to, but I figured Taylor would either want me natural or with her own crazy artsy make-up on. She peered at my face, moving a few inches closer, and I caught a whiff of her musky perfume. Up close, I could see that she had a sprinkling of freckles across her nose and cheeks, and I found myself fighting the urge to reach out and trace the spaces between them.

Gay cowboy passions flame bright and bold on the Golden Circle Ranch, where the only boundaries are those you make. When two city boy best friends decided to spend some time between college terms out a West on a ranch, it turned out Dillon had an uncle, who had invested some money in a ranch on Colorado, New Mexico border. They were pleasantly surprised by how good looking all the cowboys were in the pictures his uncle sent.

Something is hidden beneath the shifting sands of Middle Egypt, and its discovery will bring humanity to the edge of oblivion. Archaeologist Gail Turner stumbles upon the most incredible find in living memory, a find that the ruthless Seth Mallus will do anything to get hold of. Caught up in a web of deceit, kidnapping, and murder, Gail struggles to unravel the mystery of the Amarna Stickman as the world around her descends into chaos.

Young Jared stood frozen in wonder as the specs of enchantment danced around his dazed face, unwittingly he breathed them in. Instantly his entire body began to tingle with a wonderful feeling of liveliness, well-being, feeling he was one with nature. Jared suddenly felt his clothes were binding him, he needed to shuck them off instantly, he had to strip off right this moment.... He unfastened, unbuttoned, and unzipped and slipped off his sandals to be free and dance naked in the leafy private temple of nature.

I was told there were wonderful art books in the library. Garth said he was eager to show and share them with me, some erotic drawing by Aubrey Beardsley and others.... He tells me Dolf has a surprise for his rare antique sex toy collection...he says famous historical people owned the, they are very valuable and I should be honored as Dolf brings it out for special friends.

Christmas is steamrolling Halloween! And Thanksgiving. New Years. Even the Fourth of July. The holidays are angry. Then Santa really makes trouble (with four heads!) and it's up to the Bogeyman and his lovely new friend, Chloe, to save the North Pole, Chloe's son, and Christmas itself! Well, two out of three...

I am a captive in this strange dark erotic castle, captive but not a prisoner. My overpowering attraction to Garth, the sexiest lad I've ever met, is what is holding me here, the darkly handsome Dolf is another master I wouldn't mind serving...also there are mysteries here to be solved, lessons to be learned, kisses to steal and hearts to break, or so Mr. Winters, the butler, whispered to me as he undressed me...

Professional snowboarder Cullen Patrick is successful and kinda famous. So when he inherits an old Colorado hotel from an unknown relative, he really should leave well enough alone. Matt Nathanson has been managing the Treeline Estates since college. He loved the elderly former owner, and he stands to inherit the place if no one claims it in the next week. Of course, Cullen shows up, and Matt thinks it's time to move on. He doesn't want to like Cullen, no matter how engaging the guy is, or how hunky.

Twenty-two year old, scruffy cute collage kid Garth was into fantasy, but he never expected to end up as a fantasy. This very American blonde boy's college trip to Denmark and the Netherlands was a search for realms of Dragons, trolls, and elvish princes of legend and fiction. So how was it he found himself on all fours getting his virginity taken royally by this big Danish dude, Dolf, who looked like a tattooed evil prince, while a mysterious dark lord watched, waiting in the shadows....

Michael St. James hates tidewater post-Colonial Virginia with a passion. Banished there thanks to an ill-timed duel, Michael is bored with the countryside, and thinks his new companions are poorly-educated boors. What he needs is a challenge, something to stimulate his mind. Which is why, when Michael meets Daniel Calhoun, he takes such an immediate interest.

A break-in at Mount Vernon sets Dane Maddock and Bones Bonebrake on an action-packed search for the lost treasure of the most notorious pirates in history, and once again hurls them into the path of the Sons of the Republic. From famous landmarks to secret passages, danger lurks around every corner as Maddock and Bones race to find justice!

Amber Ward is pretty passionate about the stock market - it's not just about the money for her. Amber has to prove her ability to really trade stocks, options, and futures - or she's out. Hannah helps all the new intraday traders refine their ability to make money every day. Of course Amber wants to continue to learn from Hannah and to impress her, but she also feels an undeniably strong attraction to her new boss. Does she want the job or the relationship more?

Mission specialist and scientist Sabrina agrees to her third (and final!) deep space mission and finds herself longing for her sweetheart, Julie, back home. A series of personal letters, journal entries, and more reveals our main character.

After years of working at the US Embassy in London, 42-year-old American Ivy Cross is desperate for change. She longs to recapture her adventurous spirit and spice up her life before this little rut turns into a gaping chasm.

September, 1787. A clandestine group of founding fathers gather to debate a decision that could change the fate of America. Once again, Navy SEALs Dane Maddock and "Bones" Bonebrake find themselves pitted against the revolutionary group, The Sons of the Republic, as they seek to unravel a centuries-old mystery. Action, thrills, and mystery abound in the exciting new Dane and Bones Origins story, Liberty.

You have too much stuff! Your closets are filled with clothes you never wear. You have not seen your kitchen counters in months. Your junk drawer has exploded into an entire room of things you don't use. How can we say that when we don't even know you? Well, because most people do and we were just like you. In 2008 we put our decluttering and downsizing skills to the ultimate test: Get Rid of Everything we owned in order to follow our dream and travel around the world.

Spain has long had a tradition for wonderful stories - of bold knights and beautiful princesses; of castles in the clouds; magical kings and mystical Moors. For centuries the great majority of the Spanish people could neither read nor write. So these stories, so well-worn in the telling, have become full of the native wit, humanity and humour of ordinary men and women.