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You have to use what you got to get what you want. For Journey Clayton, this statement rings more than true as she struggles under the weight of her mother’s cocaine addiction. She learns from a very young age that family doesn’t offer as much help as she hoped they would. It’s not until she befriends Khalid, the son of a neighborhood drug dealer, who is trying to stay above the struggle himself, that she starts to believe there might just be hope...even for little girls in the ghetto.

Chris Wright has one shot at his dream. After years of late nights and countless revisions, an agent finally takes notice of Chris’s novel—but with one catch: he has a tight deadline to deliver a major rewrite. With bills stacking up and no extra time to pick up more shifts, Chris feels like he's barely holding his life together. Then, fate throws him a curveball in the form of Mia.

In the heart of Shanghai, the boundary between myth and reality is breaking. Mei Lin Huang, heir to an ancient bloodline, and Jack Roth, an American professor pulled into a war he doesn’t understand, must stand against gods and monsters determined to remake the world. Blending Chinese and Greek mythology with fast-paced action and simmering tension, Mandate of Myth is a thrilling fantasy where every choice could tip the balance between survival and destruction.

Ambitious event planner Daisy Haywood is torn between a safe and steady engagement to Harvey Harris and her lingering love for Max Galant, the adventurous journalist who left her to pursue this career overseas. Daisy must decide if love is a luxury she can afford or the only thing worth fighting for. Reckless Bridie Haywood returns from London under a cloud of mystery; her plight worsens when her movie star good looks attract the attention of notorious Beamer’s factory boss Henry Beamer who is only after one thing.

Secrets is something that you share with your best friend, someone you trust with your life. A secret can build you or kill you, destroy what you thought was so right. Tyler, young beautiful, smart, and very outgoing becomes a victim of her secrets. Trying to keep them from the two people she loved and trusted most began to tear her down. Living day to day trying not to break had become her regular routine. Everything had become too much for her to bare. Jazz watched as her little sisters life fell apart piece by piece. Not knowing what Tyler was facing, Jazz had no clue how to respond.

Kwan and Kyndra have joined forces and sworn absolute allegiance to each other. Their shared goal is staying alive now that Kyndra’s father has declared himself an enemy. Feelings must be put to the side because everyone’s gangster is about to be tested in more ways than one. When two crews come together they hope to form the ultimate alliance — a KILLA CREW — but nothing is ever that simple. In the end it’s love versus loyalty, and that’s not a battle that anyone can afford to lose. This time around everyone will learn why fear is better than respect. Respect comes to the one ...

Hannah grows up learning how to stay quiet in a home ruled by fear, survival, and silence. When that world finally explodes, she’s forced to leave everything she knows behind—with nothing but grit, intelligence, and a refusal to become what her past expects of her. Trying to survive, Hannah enters a strip club where she becomes the only white girl on the floor, navigating a space that is aggressive, unforgiving, and honest in ways the outside world never was. What begins as a paycheck quickly becomes a lesson in power, perception, and resilience. The club doesn’t save her—but it ...

She didn’t plan to stay. She planned to build. Jewel was walking miles a day in a warehouse, broke, tired, and stuck—until one decision put her inside New Players Club. What started as survival quickly became strategy. The club wasn’t glamorous. It was aggressive, demanding, and honest about what it was. Jewel learned fast: how to control space, set boundaries, read people, and stack money without losing herself. While others chased attention, she quietly built something real—Concrete Butterfly, a women’s fashion brand born between late nights, discipline, and vision. As success ...

She was told her whole life who was supposed to be chosen — and who wasn’t. Geneva learned early that beauty had rules. That love came with conditions. That darker skin meant working twice as hard for half the grace. Her sister Sunshine was everything the world applauded — lighter, softer, married first. Geneva became everything the world used — brilliant, driven, successful, and alone. She built an ad agency worth millions by mastering perception, even as her own insecurities quietly shaped who she hired, who she trusted, and who she believed herself worthy of loving. Behind closed...

Jede Geschichte spielt in der Advents- und Weihnachtszeit, erzählt in einfachen, schönen Sätzen und mit viel Atmosphäre. Du spürst Nähe, Hoffnung und die leisen Wunder, die genau dann passieren, wenn man sie am meisten braucht. Dieses Buch schenkt dir vom ersten Satz an weihnachtliche Stimmung.

Editoriales embusteras, comediantes retirados y niños perdidos en el subsuelo convergen en esta novela, un caleidoscopio de personajes e hilos narrativos que van tejiendo la biografía de una ciudad. A través de fragmentos hábilmente entrelazados, moviéndose entre lo individual y lo colectivo Desafiante como un rompecabezas y ligera com una sonrisa, le devuelve a la narrativa su potencia de juego e invención.

Kurz vor Weihnachten erfährt Cash, dass die Bar, in der sie als Tänzerin arbeitet, verkauft werden soll und sie wittert ihre Chance. Nach Jahren will sie den Karrieresprung schaffen und das Wild Lady kaufen. Der Laden und ihre Kolleginnen liegen ihr am Herzen und alles soll so erhalten bleiben, wie es ist. Leider kommt ihr jemand zuvor: Zane Manning. Großinvestor, Weihnachtsmuffel, verboten attraktiv und zu Cashs Leidwesen ihr neuer Boss. Zwischen den beiden sprühen heftige Funken.

Danisha grew up learning that women’s bodies were currency and silence was survival. In a thin-walled apartment, she heard desire turn into desperation and learned early what it meant to feel unchosen. By the time she became a brilliant, ambitious professional, she was determined to never be small again—even if the world insisted on defining her by her mistakes. When a powerful white media executive offers her access, influence, and money, Danisha steps into an industry that profits from broken images of Black women while ignoring her intelligence and vision. One reckless night, one ...

In the first two installments it was an emotional ride, but in the grand finale the prize is so much better. In life they learn that anything worth fighting for doesn't come easy and in order to love with no limits, you had to be open to change. This series teaches us about, love, revenge, and then self-reflections.

Detective Billy Harney’s reputation as a dirty cop may be the only thing keeping Chicago clean in this thrilling novel from the world’s #1 bestselling author.​ For Detective Billy Harney, getting shot in the head, stalked by a state’s attorney, and accused of murder by his fellow cops is...

In this thrilling story from the world’s #1 bestselling author, a criminal behavior expert must team up with an NYPD detective to track down a deadly killer terrorizing New York City—before it’s too late. Dr. Dylan Reinhart wrote the book on criminal behavior. Literally: he's a renowned...

A much older Bratva gangster broke my heart. Years later I’m forced to marry him. I had escaped the mafia life and lived a normal life like a normal girl. Until my dear mobster dad kidnaps me to marry me off to the Bratva. And now I’m supposed to give my innocence and a baby to the guy who once dumped me. They put me in a wedding dress and walked me down the aisle. My ruthless husband doesn’t seem to care whether I want to be his mafia bride. He wants to possess and protect me, but I’m not a damsel. He can lock me up in his mansion, but he can’t make me love him. I want my sweet ...

Three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts her most incredible novel yet, a "glorious" story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City. In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember...

In therapy, they tell you to use your senses. List the things you know: Sermons recited with malice. A blood-soaked ritual. The sting of tears and gasping sobs of the dying. Rotting flesh. I grew up in a cage, tortured by the Lord Almighty's most twisted servant. Death and despair became my close companions as I watched years of slaughter at Pastor Michaels’ hand. Eighteen girls. Dead. Eighteen lives. Ended. Eighteen futures. Stolen.