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Ash shook off the images swarming his head and tried to focus on her again; it wasn’t hard. She was so beautiful, those plump lips naturally lined by a darker stain of pink as they blossomed into a cherry in the center, those wide eyes so rich and opaque he could stare into them for hours and never separate pupil from iris. The lashes kissing the delicate smattering of freckles on her mahogany cheek—“I can’t begin to tell you how much your friendship means to me,” Ash said, still drinking in her face. She was so close. It would take nothing to just come a little closer, just there...

Mit scharfsinnigen Analysen entlarvt Bonelli die Bruchlinien einer Gesellschaft, die sich als frei und tolerant inszeniert und doch keinen Platz für abweichende Meinungen lässt. Eine Kultur, die den freien Diskurs unterdrückt, läuft Gefahr, genau jene Freiheit zu verlieren, die sie zu verteidigen vorgibt.

Sebastian von Eschburg verliert als Kind durch den Selbstmord seines Vaters den Halt. Er versucht, sich durch die Kunst zu retten. Er zeigt mit seinen Fotografien und Videoinstallationen, dass Wirklichkeit und Wahrheit verschiedene Dinge sind. Es geht um Schönheit, Sex und die Einsamkeit des Menschen. Als Eschburg vorgeworfen wird, eine junge Frau getötet zu haben, übernimmt Konrad Biegler die Verteidigung. Der alte Anwalt versucht, dem Künstler zu helfen - und damit sich selbst.

A mash-up, a remix, a tribute inspired by Ian Fleming's iconic character, James Bond, and the world of Jane Austen's Persuasion... Jorja Tabu gives you a modern AMBW romance like no other. Ana Ellis is an FBI agent, but she's not the flashy kind--no fieldwork, no thank you. She leaves that to her loyal team of misfits, especially her good friend Maanya. As far as Ana is concerned, her brave days are behind her... Until a ghost from her past shows up at the Bureau: MI6's Winston Park-Wu, her high-school boyfriend, the once and always owner of her heart. Ana finds herself swept up in a bit of...

Charlotte Goodtree is all that stands between her family's plantation and destruction. The only problem? She's black. Her family's white, and the handsome contractor responsible for all the damage has no idea how much it's going to cost them both... Gabrielle Harris is embarking on her first big tour as the opener for a Grammy winning rapper. She thinks he's sexist thug, and he's given up on love after facing terrible obstacles on the stage of life and home...So why can't they stop thinking about each other? Lisa Tyrell has climbed the corporate ladder out of poverty and pain and into the ...

Este ensayo con cuatro capítulos constituye el intento de Freud de aplicar la teoría y el método del psicoanálisis (ya antes descritos por él con fines clínicos) a asuntos de la antropología.

A modern day BWWM Pride and Prejudice Inspired Variation of the Classic Tale, just in time for the holidays! Olivia is the second oldest of the Bennett sisters, and the brain trust behind their brilliant new design firm, Divine Designs. Spunky, confident and full of big ideas, she notices the tall, dark and handsome Mr. Darcy at a gala fund-raiser from across the ballroom. When he turns out to be a snob, she shrugs it off and goes on living her best life. But Will Darcy regrets his sharp words. He finds himself in the strange position of defending his friend Martin Bingley from love with ...

Quando Piero Origo seduce Emilia, la moglie del suo migliore amico Domenico, saggista di successo, si sente un antropologo dell'adulterio che studia il tradimento come un rito di passaggio universale. In ogni esperienza, Piero cerca il limite oltre il quale la tavola della legge va in frantumi.

Angelina Gianetti is a lot of things: mother to an absolutely adorable four year old daughter, sister to the world's most spirited wild child, heir apparent of Papa Gino's Famous Italian Cuisine, and a 26 year old widow. Papa Gianetti, her mentor and father-in-law, loves her like his own, and the whole matter of his retirement looks settled and done... Until Vinny shows up at the restaurant for work. Vincenzo Gianetti is several things as well: Papa's nephew, a former Marine, a high placing, extremely controversial contestant on a famous reality television cooking show... And a ridiculously...

Armand Blackstone wants very little in life, and needs even less--he's a millionaire in his own right, and scion of the Blackstone Empire. He has everything at his fingertips, everything a man could want--except Jo Dawson. His borderline obsession has lasted for over a decade, and he manages it the same way he controls everything else around him: with icy perfection. Simultaneously distancing himself and yet staying constantly aware of her, he's managed to keep his dignity intact and stay away from the one woman that drives him past the point of control. But now she's at risk, his younger ...

Esta colección de relatos eróticos ardientes y salvajes te dejará sin aliento y con ganas de más. Tanto si te gustan las fantasías lésbicas, los tríos picantes, el BDSM brutal, las fantasías de infidelidad, la dominación femenina o el sexo anal de principiantes, este libro tiene algo para todos los públicos.

The collected trilogy, all in one place: THE BLUE MOUNTAIN DYNASTY contains all three books in the BLACKSTONE TRILOGY! Beau and Darcy have been best friends since they were born. But can they be more, once Beau's scheming wife hatches a plan so twisted neither of them could have come up with it themselves? Armand holds a burning flame for Jolene, and always has. But what will he do when he believes she's become a killer? Fox and Katrina want each other from the moment they lay eyes on each other, but their lives and careers are in constant conflict. When Fox lures her back with an offer she...

Luna Milton is on the precipice of having all her dreams come true--her moment in the spotlight is her introduction to the right people, at the right time... Or so she thinks. Appearances can be deceiving. Convinced she's been abandoned by fate, Luna leaves her heart behind when a chance at freedom presents itself. But was that--finally--the right choice? And will she ever be free? One night trapped in the snow will answer all her questions... Or claim her life. SNOWFALL matches the gritty real-world feel of Jorja Tabu's GALAXY OF SCARS with the drama and flair of the BLACKSTONE TRILOGY. ...

¿Cómo puede algo que está mal sentar tan bien? Es malhumorado y discutidor y, por si fuera poco, es mi hermanastro. No debería sentir esto por él, pero a veces el corazón quiere lo que quiere. Espiar a mi hermanastro, Neal, desde la casa del árbol frente a la ventana de su dormitorio siempre ha sido uno de mis placeres culpables. Pero una noche, tras entrever cómo se desvestía, estoy segura de que me guiñó un ojo. Nunca imaginé que mis sentimientos por Neal pudieran ser correspondidos, pero quizá no sea tan inalcanzable como siempre he creído. Neal puede tener a casi cualquier...

THE FINAL BOOK IN THE BLUE MOUNTAIN TRILOGY IS HERE... Katrina Storm is a self-made success. She's not afraid to fight hard for what she wants... Until she's confronted with the one thing she never has: love. To her eternal regret, it appears in the form of spoiled play-boy Fox Blackstone, the youngest billionaire-in-waiting for the Blackstone Empire. Caught in a whirlwind love affair, the pair are ripped apart and then thrown together again when Fox's Machiavellian maneuvers drag Katrina back into his world with an offer she can't refuse. What was his motivation all along? Did he ever ...

A beautiful coming-of-age story, a poignant romance, a tale of discovering one's true self... Jorja Tabu brings you: SAVOR. Ciara McKinley's mother disappeared shortly after depositing her with her father in Chicago at the age of two years old. Determined to find out more about the woman that abandoned her, biracial Ciara leaves her hometown and her father's dynastic Black family to attend the University of Washington in Seattle. Discoveries are few and far between; she knows nothing about the Snohomish culture her Native American mother came from, including where to start looking. Lonely ...

Las influencias culturales y, sobre todo, las religiosas han creado en nuestra sociedad una serie de tabúes difíciles de obviar si uno no quiere ser objeto de escarnio social. Uno de esos tabúes es el incesto, considerado en diferentes niveles de parentesco. A lo largo de la historia, en casi todas las culturas ha estado prohibido o mal visto, salvo excepciones para control del poder. A buen seguro que esta norma social está basada en la concepción de la pareja como elemento reproductor y, por lo tanto, tendría su justificación biológica. Sin embargo, en la actualidad la sexualidad ...

Tiernan ist ein Leben in Luxus gewohnt. Doch nach dem Tod ihrer Eltern findet sie sich in der abgelegenen Wildnis Colorados wieder – in der Obhut von Jake, dem Stiefbruder ihres Vaters, der mit seinen beiden Söhnen in den Bergen lebt. Tiernan muss sich in dieser rauen Umgebung behaupten, während sie mit Verlust, Einsamkeit und ihrem Platz in der Welt ringt. Doch dann kommt der Winter, und Tiernan erkennt, was Familie wirklich bedeutet und dass nur die Regeln zählen, die sie zu brechen wagt.

Imani Cartwright left the rough world of her childhood in Virginia almost a decade ago. Among the broken pieces she abandoned were her best friend, Monica, and the ruined young man that swore he would love her forever, Roman O'Malley. Her brother, Tyreke, a passionate advocate who turns to the UFC to save their neighborhood, can't forgive her for leaving. She hasn't spoken to anyone back home but her mother for over a year when the phone finally rings, and suddenly the rift between the past and her new life has grown too wide for anyone to cross... But Death. When her brother is murdered ...

Hacer frente a la adolescencia de los hijos siempre es un reto y una inmensa responsabilidad. El miedo al fracaso como padres pesa como una losa. Cuando, además, el cometido recae sobre una madrastra viuda y al cargo de su hijastro, el pánico a no estar a la altura es una realidad. Pilar queda viuda y, como única referencia parental de Daniel, debe afrontar su proceso de terapia, incluida la de índole sexual, para ayudarlo a superar sus traumas. En esa encrucijada deberá decidir entre sus valores éticos y culturales o su objetivo de apuntalar la futura personalidad de su hijastro.