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After losing a race that he believed would destine him for great things, egocentric Michael's pity party leads to tragedy. Unable to face his own complicity, Michael runs from his fears, and unexpectedly passes through a magical gate into a bizarre world. As Michael passes through one inconceivable test after another, his self-delusion collides with the hard truths of life. Journey of the Spirit Man, Book One of the Spirit Man series, is an exploration of the struggles, limitations, and triumphs of the human spirit.

Welcome to Heaven’s Ballroom, the most luxurious club in the city - with the hottest omega dancers. This mpreg audiobook features two pesky ex-boyfriends, a lecherous boss who doesn’t know how to quit, and the hope that sparks between two men looking for their own happily ever after.

Omega Riley Landon doesn’t go to work at the Ballroom expecting to give up his innocence, but when he meets Max, the passion between them burns bright right from the start. Unfortunately, it’s a one-night affair. But when Riley discovers he is pregnant, their one-night stand blossoms into the possibility of forever. Welcome to Heaven’s Ballroom, the most luxurious club in the city - with the hottest omega dancers.

Nyle's done well for himself - at only 26 years old, he's the prime alpha of the close-knit Howling Hills Pack, as well as the owner of the town's hottest nightclub: Club Rumblefish. There's just one thing missing: a mate. And when Nyle receives word that his best friend - and longtime crush - is returning home from his military service, his wolf can't help but sit up and take notice. Seph is glad to be home. He didn't hate the military - but he was never able to keep himself completely invested. Part of his heart has always been back in Howling Hills, with the alpha he left behind.

My favorite line in my favorite song about Dallas goes like this: Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eyes / A steel and concrete soul in a warm heart and love disguise... The narrator of Jimmie Dale Gilmore's perfect tune Dallas" is coming to town as a broke dreamer with the bright lights of the big city on his mind. He's just seen the Dallas cityscape through the window of his seat on a DC-9 at night. Is he just beginning his quest?

Captain Xavier Hobbs, a decommissioned combat engineer, was chronically lonely in the Army. But once he is back to being a civilian, with no family and nothing to ground him, he drifts. All he wants is a real home, a real life, and love - but that is easy to wish for and hard to make happen. When he meets Andrew Landry, a high school English teacher, Xavier thinks he has found everything he has ever wanted, maybe even someone he can trust with his scars - the ones on his mind and body. Andrew’s quick wit and outgoing personality reel Xavier in slowly but surely.

James has seen some big changes in his life of late. First, he was dealing with a debilitating illness, the consequence of which would leave him scarred for life. Then he split up from his girlfriend, who also happened to be his boss. To top things off, he fell for his doctor, a certain Jack Thesiger, a man destined to change the course of his life forever.

Everything must come to an end, and as Eli contemplates the loss of Malachi in a London ripped apart by war, he knows that the final battle looms ever closer. Where is Ethan? Eli can feel him, their love for each other calling through time, but history conspires to keep them apart as Morbius uses him for the final game. Desperate to find a way to end the war, Eli once again delves into the distant past in search of answers, but as Jack the Ripper taunts him from the pages of his dead lover’s diary, Eli is left despondent.

Life hasn’t been good to Jeb Birchman. When he attempted to escape his abusive, zealot father, he found himself on the streets, making a living the only way he knew how, the victim of more violent men - one of whom leaves Jeb deaf. Now that he’s aged beyond his latest client’s interest, Jeb knows he needs to escape his risky lifestyle before it’s too late. He earns a GED and enrolls in college. Freddy Williams enjoys a life that couldn’t be more different from what Jeb has survived. He loves sports, being a personal trainer, and hanging out with friends.

Omega Anders Carlton enjoys his job at Heaven’s Ballroom - the dancing, the admiration, the over the top personality that he exudes. What he doesn’t love are the creepy notes and gifts he’s been finding - an ever present reminder that someone is stalking him. Allowing Blake to protect him should take a weight off of his shoulders...but while Blake protects Anders' body, who is going to protect his heart?

Duncan Rourke is a regular at Heaven’s Ballroom - but no one’s ever caught his eye for longer than a dance or two. Until one boastful, smart mouthed dancer brings him to attention. Duncan is intrigued by Kieran, but when Kieran turns him down flat, the sparks between them need another outlet - a love bet.

When they were young, at Oxford University, Henry and Gabriel’s love burned hot and bright, and they thought to change the world together until a devastating tragedy ripped them apart. Now, as youth fades away, Henry can no longer stand to see his own reflection in the mirror. All he sees is a sad, tired old man whose body has betrayed him. He craves the touch of another, to feel attractive and vital once more but his obsession with finding a cure for insanity has stolen his life away, and now, his work has taken on a dark and sinister dimension.

Eliot Ashton is young and starry eyed, and meeting Alton is like meeting a hero from one of the novels that he reads. But when Alton makes it clear that he’s not yet healed from the memory of his first husband, and that he wants to keep their interactions strictly business, Eliot determines to brush down the hurt and soldier on. If only he could reason with his heart.

Omega Noah Layton owes a lot to Heaven’s Ballroom. If it weren’t for the club, he’d have been homeless at 18, when issues with his parents came to a head and left him without anywhere to turn. So when Noah realizes that the Ballroom is under threat, he plans to do whatever it takes to defend it - including sleeping with the enemy.

Looking for effective ways to manage stress and achieve mental clarity in your busy life? Mindfulness for Busy People: Simple Strategies for Stress Reduction and Mental Clarity is the ultimate guide to incorporating mindfulness into a hectic schedule. Perfect for anyone juggling work, family, and personal commitments, this book provides easy-to-follow, science-backed mindfulness techniques that can help you reduce stress, improve mental well-being, and find peace in everyday moments.

In these uncertain times of disruptions, vast technological and collective world changes, knowing how to be open to what is and being flexible is a critical skill. When you approach life with an open stance, you can clearly observe what is present without collapsing from stress or blaming others or yourself. An open stance will allow you to choose actions that will expand possibilities and bring you more vitality and joy.

James barely survived love, so the last thing he wants is to get involved with another man. But fate has other ideas in store for James, and a new man enters his life to steal his heart. Adam is like a breath of fresh air - smart, witty, and beautiful - but James knows that he is putting Adam at risk. Especially when a particular doctor makes his presence known. As darkness returns to torment him, a mysterious list comes into his possession. It’s a list of names and dates, and each name has a terrifying story to tell.

As Eli comes to terms with his true identity, he, Isaiah, and Malachi must flee from France as Morbius closes the net around them. Yet, saying goodbye to his home and the love that he must leave there forever, proves to be more difficult than Eli could ever imagine. Now, Eli has to face the tumultuous events that transpired in Victorian England, and Malachi must face a return trip to the place of his birth and his death.

As Wewelsburg Castle burns, Eli carries Isaiah to safety. So much is lost, Malachi is gone, the Demon from Eli’s terrible past is reborn into the world already at war, and to make matters worse, Gideon is back. Yet, before Eli can even reach the sanctuary of his home, he learns a painful truth about Gideon, the truth of why he left him, and Eli can barely hold onto his own sanity. Eli quickly understands that not everything in life, or death, is black and white, and sometimes to protect the ones we love, we have to make the greatest sacrifice of all.

Eli is an ancient vampire with an ego the size of a planet and a sex drive to match, but his tumultuous past left him broken, so he hides from humanity and cowers from love, left to endure the crushing guilt that haunts his every waking moment. When the Angel Daniyyel pays an unwelcome visit, Eli must face his secrets, secrets that he has tried so long to hide. To make matters worse, a chance encounter with the most beautiful man he has ever seen shatters his beloved isolation, pushing him into the world of the living once more.