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In this excerpt from In Bed with Susie Bright, Susie interviews Yale psychologist Paul Bloom about his fascinating best-selling book How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like. Paul and Susie talk about the pleasures of sex and how we perceive them.

Matt Helm is on vacation in Mexico with nothing on his mind except fishing when some joker tries to shoot him in the back. Naturally, it was no accident - when secret agents get shot at, it never is. So Helm has to go back to work. At least there's a bonus in the form of his boss' beautiful daughter, a playmate in peril.

The dark forces of Drakfort have seized Valhadria-and it's up to the few students who remain free to retake it. But Drakfort's iron grip extends far beyond the floating islands of Valhadria. With the help of the Grand Council, the entire realm is now under their thumb. Basch and his friends need to tread carefully as they seek out the tools-the magics-that will turn the fight against Drakfort in their favor.

A bookish cozy fantasy for fans of Travis Baldree and Lucy Jane Wood. There’s magic in a book … Max always felt too ordinary for the magical village of Lampton. No place more so than her mum’s bookshop, where the recommendations are more than just a matter of taste – they’re magic...

The second in a gritty, emotional, small-town romance series set on the windswept Cornish coast, where the waves may crash—but hearts begin to heal. When a bitter family feud forces two fishing dynasties back into the same harbour in Sea Salt Bay, reluctant heir Jude Harding clashes with...

In this podcast, we follow the traces of girls’ lives—women who start each morning carrying a world of thoughts and return home each night with a new story. From crowded streets to the quiet of their rooms, from heavy stares to small, fleeting smiles, we explore the moments that rarely get recorded anywhere—the moments that shape the experience of being a woman.در این پادکست، رد پای زندگی دختران را دنبال می‌کنیم؛ زنانی که هر صبح با دنیایی از فکر و هر شب با داستانی تازه به خانه ...

Harper Valentine is one of the top biological experts in New York City. As she attempts to prepare for her rapidly approaching birthday, Harper is faced with an intriguing mystery centered on a sick grizzly. Harper is befriended by Logan, and together they bear the responsibility of helping the beast. Harper quickly finds herself in Logan’s rippling arms. Little does Harper know this handsome zoologist is more than he appears to be....

Stephanie was a normal girl stuck in a rut. Her life had surpassed stable and shot right into stale. Every day she drove to work. Every day she came home to an empty house. An empty life. The worst part of it all was that there didn’t seem anything in the world she could do about it. Fate, it seemed, needed to step in. And boy did it. T-boned at an intersection by a black SUV running a red light, she regretted ever having lamented her boring life. When two of the most handsome men burst from the backseat, she knew her life would never be the same. Derek and Justin are some of the last of a dying breed: dragon shifters.

Real estate developer Harold Longworth is facing life in prison for the murder of his wife in their Sagaponack, Long Island home. Just hired by the defense attorneys, former NYPD detective Giuseppe "Joey" Mancuso realizes that for a whole year before the trial, the attorneys have bungled the investigation. Was it on purpose? Are the attorneys covering something up? Joey and his half-brother, Father Dominic O'Brian, have 10 days before the end of the trial to find the real murderer.

Sprout is a tiny tree who dreams of growing tall enough to touch the clouds. Surrounded by towering trees, Sprout feels small—until a gentle wind named Breeze teaches that growth isn’t only about height. Through small acts of kindness—helping a beetle, sheltering a chick, and sharing warmth through the storm—Sprout discovers a deeper kind of strength.

The Belong & Bloom Podcast is a sanctuary for Black Women to rest, heal, and grow. Hosted by Maryane & Vanetta, two therapists and coaches, committed to your wholeness and passionate about helping you slow down, gain perspective, and reconnect with your purpose, power and peace.

Hayley is a curvaceous girl with long, black wavy hair and blue eyes. Her life’s boringly predictable. But Hayley’s life changes when, while on a winter vacation in Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pennsylvania, she meets Tyler. Tyler’s in his early 30s with a perfectly slim and muscular physique. He comes to Hayley’s rescue, and she becomes fascinated by him. He invites Hayley into his life and into his secretive world.... Can she learn to love his wilder side?

Audrey, a big and beautiful woman, must return to her home town of Lake Arrowhead to handle the estate of her recently deceased parents. She had no idea when she left her home New York City that she would be stepping into a new world of transfiguration and unexpected passion. After befriending two handsome strangers in a pub known as The Pond, Audrey begins having strange dreams. Still trying to clean her parent’s cabin, Audrey finds herself in a complicated love triangle with two bear shifters.

Rook led a normal life, spending his days working in a mill as a logger, cutting down trees and drinking beers after work with his friends. That is until one day he is left alone in the woods and is attacked by a fearsome wolf, but not just any wolf. The wolf that bit him was a werewolf and now Rook finds himself awakened in a strange place, surrounded by people he doesn’t know, without any signs of the wolf’s attack anywhere on his body. He’s told that he is now a werewolf and Rook begins a new life as an immortal, finding solace in a beautiful woman named Stella with curves for days.

Nathan Wrightworth is a Navy man. Although it appears that he has an ordinary life, he is the furthest thing from ordinary. Nathan has a dark secret...a secret that nobody is aware of. A secret that has the ability to change people's perceptions of him and drastically alter the future. Nathan wants Rebecca Kraznov. However, his shyness, and his hidden power, keep him from sharing those desires with her. When he senses that his childhood crush is falling for somebody else, he decides to visit Rebecca and tell her the truth.

The wedding was going to be a fake. The only catch was nobody could know. Not even my wedding planner. Now the wedding planner thinks I’m the world’s biggest bastard. She thinks I’m in love with the woman I’m supposed to marry. She thinks a lot of things, but she doesn’t know the truth. She’s got no idea she’s going to fall for me by the time this thing is over.

Kim Jacobs believes that she is happily married, until her husband tells her he is leaving her. Forced to re-evaluate her life on the same day that her son leaves for university, Kim is shocked to find herself sleeping in the spare room of his college flatshare. She never imagined her prime would be spent with a bunch of man-babies, but amongst the empty pizza boxes and unwashed laundry, Kim can feel something starting to happen. Can her unlikely new housemates help her realise that maybe the best is yet to come?

Ninety-eight percent of men admit to having fantasies about someone other than their partner. Eighty percent of women do too! So where is the line? Infidelity is a far more complex psychological matter than just someone straying because they aren’t happy in their relationship. Regardless of your gender, sexual orientation, level of commitment, or type of affair, you will need help if you want to help your partner and yourself. It’s not going to be easy, nor should it be. But for anyone who is genuinely sorry and prepared to make the effort, nothing is impossible!

Thoroughly revised and updated new edition of the best-selling guide to implementing the popular change methodology, Appreciative Inquiry, in organizations of all sizes and sectors. 20,000 of the 1st edition sold.

With the current divorce rate spiking at a dizzying sixty percent, it is clear that young couples are not being taught the skills needed to navigate through the conflicts and difficulties of being in a committed relationship. Charlie and Linda Bloom, psychotherapists with fifty-five years of combined experience in relationship counseling, are acutely aware of this. For the last fifteen years the Blooms have been leading seminars on improving life relationships through their organization, The Empowerment Network.