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Most mercenary units fly flags on two flagpoles at their headquarters: one with their unit’s flag, and other bearing the flag of their current employer. However, the Third Regimental Combat Team—a.k.a. the Eridani Light Horse—leaves one flagpole bare, as a reminder of the death of the Star League, and the other pole flies the Light Horse’s unit and regimental flags at half-mast.

It was the night of the auction. I never thought things would come to this. I was the girlfriend and sub to the great Vincent Forbes-Stuart, businessman and well respected member of the community. Well at least to anyone that didn’t know him. In reality, he was an alcoholic, drug addicted, abuser of women, and I needed to get away. Club Lust was my way out of this abusive relationship.

At 24, Teddy should be used to feeling abandoned and unwanted. After all, he’s been dealing with it most of his life. But a recent breakup takes him completely by surprise, and now he’s on his own again. Nursing new and old hurts, he leans on his makeshift family and finds solace in a growing and unexpected friendship with an older man.

Will Nico and Viktor’s men get to me in time to save both my life and the precious cargo I am carrying inside me? Or will history repeat itself yet again and destroy my hopes and dreams of a future life and family with the men of my dreams?

When my own brother killed our father, I was forced to claim the Ferrara throne. And all I thirst for is revenge. Stealing Serena Valentino was supposed to be business, a simple chess move in the mafia wars. But nothing prepared me for her. She captivates my cold heart, challenging the brutal world I'm chained to by blood. When enemies come for her, I face an impossible choice: protect the empire I'm destined to lead or sacrifice everything for the woman who dares me to love.

This is what family is all about. Spending time together during the holidays. Every family has their traditions. Ammit, who comes from a home that was devoid of love and warm embraces. Joins her boyfriend Simon for a Thanksgiving that's sure to be more than she bargained for. Or, one that she's unwittingly the guest of honor for.

Molly was supposed to be untouchable. I made that vow to her older brother when she moved away from home. Doesn’t matter how hard she makes things. Or how badly she wants me. It can never happen. But one kiss is all it takes....

When the pressure of his daily life starts mounting around him, Curtis decides it’s time to head back home to rural Pennsylvania for a while. Trading his fancy suits and high tech computer for cattle and hay bales feels like just what the doctor ordered: That is, until his past makes a reappearance and forces him to take a hard look at the choices he's made.

Dr. Laura Snider, on the verge of motherhood, escapes the shadows of her. past only to become entangled with an Italian mafia boss and his two enforcers. In this intense interracial and reverse harem dynamic, each man presents a unique mix of danger and seduction. As she navigates this complex web of relationships—ranging from commanding power plays to tender male-on-male intimacies—Laura is drawn deeper into a world where the lines between right and wrong blur. Can she find salvation amidst the chaos, or will her connections with these men lead her to uncover darker realms of desire?

In the current cultural narrative of rules for behavior and interaction, The Code is a refreshing examination of the guidelines that can keep young men from making mistakes. Even when the consequences of those mistakes may not become relevant or public for years. The Code is an indispensable collection of honorable rules to live by. Boys will listen and learn from it. "Guys" should be guided by these rules to become men. Men should give it as gifts to those who can still use a little extra help. Women should listen to it to see the world through a man's eyes.