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Jay doesn't even have time to process it when his girlfriend breaks up with him, as her mother Fiona shows up at his apartment a few hours later to console him. She sits beside him on the couch, stroking his hair and telling him everything will be okay. He's always been attracted to her, and can't believe it when she lowers herself to her knees in front of him, unbuttoning his jeans while looking up at him and batting her eyes. "I know how to make you feel better." she says, unzipping his pants. Wingman involves a forbidden romance between an older woman and a younger man, unconventional ...

Leave No Man Behind is a story of courage, perseverance, and patriotism behind the 75th Army Rangers’ rescue mission following one of the deadliest Special Operations incidents in Afghanistan - a grueling search for 12 Navy SEAL casualties and eight downed Night Stalkers.

The Big War started in Western Europe with a Soviet nerve gas attack that laid waste to France, Germany, and Spain. The world's democracies fought back, and pilots like Hawk Hunter led the charge—tearing across the flaming wreckage of the continent at supersonic speeds. They pushed the Russians back and just when victory was in sight, a traitor at the highest level of government turned off America's missile defense system, and Soviet nukes rained from the sky. Two years after the nuclear holocaust, Hunter gets a message to report to his old commander.

WINGMAN AT WAR is a first-hand, earnest, exciting, and heartfelt journey into the cockpit and beyond of a talented young fighter pilot suddenly called into combat without prior notice or fanfare. Derived from a personal journal kept completely secret from the world until now, the author Matt "Boz" Beals, takes the reader on a flight of a lifetime as the youngest F-15C Eagle pilot flying combat in the Persian Gulf War. Raw, unencumbered, and without agenda, this brand-new mission ready wingman tells the remarkable story of deploying, flying, fighting, and winning the air war over Iraq during...

The best way to gain confidence after years with the wrong guy? Hayden Owens—the hottest defenseman in pro hockey, my confident best friend, and my new dating coach. He’ll teach me to be a player, but convinces me to practice with him. We’ve been friends for years, but our flirting lessons and practice kisses push the bounds of friendship. We’re roommates, but sleeping in the same bed. He buys me a toy as a favor… but helps me use it. All that relationship stuff he’s always avoided? He doesn’t seem to mind it anymore.

Introverted Daisy McGregor is used to being a wallflower, but what she lacks in style, she makes up for with an acerbic wit, a passion for life, and a deep devotion to her family. So she'll suffer through her sister Dahlia's bachelorette party and accept the cloud of pity for going stag to the wedding. Out at the pub, sexy bad boy Mason Carlisle is a reluctant wingman tasked with entertaining Daisy while his brother flirts with her oldest sister, Daffodil. When the plan fails and Mason's true intent is revealed, he feels intense guilt - and a sensual spark of desire.

The New York Times Bestseller Oprah's Book Club Pick 2022 That Bird Has My Wings is a moving memoir of a Death Row inmate who discovers Buddhism and becomes an inspirational role model for fellow inmates, guards, and a growing public. ""When I think about the fact that society, a nation, has...

From a dying wish comes a story navigating the emotional terrain that lies between autonomy, duty, power, and love. As Parkinson’s Disease attacks his brain and body, David Zimberoff, an uncompromising intellectual who loves his family and has much to live for, fears his downward trajectory will end with him losing his mind and burdening his children. To avoid this torment and ensure he leaves on his terms, David makes the agonizing decision to fly halfway across the globe to end his life with medical assistance.

This best selling and unique book on the martial art of Wing Chun Kung Fu offers a no nonsense, systematic approach to training, revealing all of the important details for successful practice, helping the reader to truly master this once very secret skill set. Analyzing the systems concepts, theory, physical exercises and fighting application, the reader is taken from the basic ideas of the system into its advanced stages of training, in order to maximize the physical and mental benefits gained from its practice. The Sui Lum Tao and Chum Kui form actions and applications are discussed in ...

The incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane that destroyed the Luftwaffe and made D-Day possible “Aviation buffs will cheer this high-flying saga.”—Publishers Weekly “[A] fascinating book about passion and innovation.”—Walter...

Millions of people passionately not only practice but seriously study the art of Wing Chun. Practitioners spend a lot of time in learning all aspects of the art, not only technical but historical, cultural, social, even religious, etc. While all these points are equally important for full understanding the art, seems that the point with the most interest is historical one. Wing Chun history was and still is a matter of myths and legends more than anything else. Influence, prestige, social status in the local and global Wing Chun community , honor, tradition, all these things are closely ...

A “Wing Chun - Structure and Internal Power” is an insightful, very practical, and also sometimes quite provocative book that takes unique approach in explaining the very foundation of Wing Chun style. The author is describing the history of some popularly used terminus in Martial arts supported by science and not mythology. Same approach is used in explaining the true nature of “internal” powers and body structure. Separating myths, religion and esotery form real facts,author gives clear and easy to understand explanations of internal practice in Wing Chun through the prism of ...

Are you a fan of hockey and the amazing stories that take place on the ice? Get ready to lace up your skates and dive into a world of slap shots, hat tricks, and heart-pounding action! Introducing The Most Incredible Hockey Stories Ever Told – the ultimate puck-tastic journey through the thrilling, chilling, and occasionally spill-filled world of ice hockey In this book, you'll be transported to the heart of the rink, where the icy battles of the coolest sport on earth come to life. Join us for a wild ride as we share incredible tales of determination, teamwork, and sheer, unadulterated ...

Today most people remember Leonardo for his few surviving anatomically correct works of art. They forget that Leonardo spent most of his life experimenting and designing automated machines. He constantly observed the mechanics of nature. He dissected human bodies, carefully recording the workings of muscles and organs. He studied optics, sound and light, gravity, heliocentric celestial mechanics, physical geology, fluid dynamics, and especially the flight of birds.

A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing as told by cast members Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack, with compelling insights from cast and crew exploring what made the show what it was and how its impassioned commitment to service has made the series and...

The Way of Wing Chun Kung Fu: The Final Lessons from the Master is not a typical martial arts manual. Told through the quiet intensity of a master’s last teachings to his favourite student, this book delivers the true foundations of Wing Chun—structure, centreline control, timing, pressure, and calm power—without the myths, shortcuts, or empty techniques. Inside, you’ll learn how to build Wing Chun that works when it matters: • Strong structure without stiffness • Clean striking without overcommitting • Intelligent entry and distance control • Chi Sau that develops timing, ...

Holly is dealing with the impending death of her grandmother and still reeling from a bad breakup. One bright spot: a Valentine’s Day card on Holly’s windshield—even if it wasn’t meant for her. An amusing mistake soon turns into a lovely exchange of anonymous notes, little acts of kindness, and a growing affection between two strangers. What happens when one of them has to say goodbye?

This book is the combination of books 1 thru 4 in the Wingman series, and is the complete historical fiction of the life-long friendship and love between two USAF fighter pilots who fought during WWII in England, flying the P-38 Lightning and the P-51 Mustang, and in the Korean War, flying the F-86 Sabrejet. Inspired by real events. " This is Such a Unique Series If you’re a WWII aviation enthusiast, and long for a sweet love story with two gay men, this one’s for you. And if those aren’t your preferred choices, then bravely dip your toes in the pond of ‘what if’ and enjoy a great...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Case for Trump explains the decline and fall of the once cherished idea of American citizenship. Human history is full of the stories of peasants, subjects, and tribes. Yet the concept of the “citizen” is historically rare—and was among...

An alien warrior in uniform should be sexy, but it’s nerve-wracking when I'm on an undercover rescue mission. Agatha I don’t think twice about diving headfirst into a dangerous rescue mission, especially when it's for the people who saved me. I'll kick in teeth, swap uniforms, go undercover as a gladiator trainer. Nothing can throw me. Except him That man in the uniform has his eyes trained on me. And I'm caught off my guard. He’s a little older and he looks like a freaking gargoyle, but each look gives me shivers. I need to rescue these kids, escape. But it’s hard to think of a ...