Showing results for title "Crushing" in Literature & Fiction

When an accident claims the life of an oil rig worker on the first drilling platform off the North Carolina coast, Coast Guard investigators Rissi Dawson and Mason Rogers are sent to take the case. Tensions surrounding the oil rig are high and the death has everyone on edge. Environmental activists are threatening to do whatever it takes to stop the structure from being completed, while rumors are being whispered about ancient curses surrounding this part of the ocean.

Serial monogamist Marnie is running late to her own identity crisis. After a decade of twisting herself into different versions of the ideal girlfriend, she's swearing off relationships for good. Forever. Done. No more, no thank you. Pretty inconvenient time to meet Isaac: certified dreamboat and the only man who has ever truly got her. It's cool, though, they're just friends, he's got someone else, and she has more important things to worry about. Like who she is, what she wants, and what the hell she ever saw in the love(s) of her life in the first place.

Mary Roberts is an impoverished child living in a council flat in 1950s London. When she and her sister are left at an orphanage by their mother, they don't think their lives can get any worse. Harry Evans is an orphan who finds himself, with Mary and her sister, on board a ship bound for Australia. They're sent to a farm school for children, where abuse and neglect are rife. A journey that will change their lives forever and from which they’ll never return.

Steve Johnson is living his life's passion watching over the Colorado Mountains as a ranger and wildlife consultant. But his peaceful life is upended when overzealous and insanely beautiful Shannon Braden flits back into his life after returning from a brief trip home to Maryland. He thought his attraction to her was under control - after all, she's only in Colorado temporarily, and he doesn't do casual affairs.

He’s supposed to be off-limits. A man with plenty of options and my big brother’s best friend since they were kids. So why can’t I let my crush go? For years, I dreamed about being with Kaleb. Some would say it was a silly childhood crush, but it felt like more. It wrecked me when he moved away. I tried to let my crush go, but now he’s back. When my brother’s hurt, Kaleb comes home to help. It’s been three years since he last saw me in person. I’m older now—nineteen—mature, or so I think. When a PR scandal throws me and Kaleb together, I can’t resist the growing tension,...

I Tell Myself I Hate Him… But What I Really Hate Is That He Never Gave Us the Chance We Deserved For True Love. Now He’s Back. Is It Ever Too Late for a Second Chance? Aidan: I treated Poppy horribly in high school, but the truth is I had feelings for her even back then. When she comes into my life, I’m thankful but doubtful she can ever forgive me for what I did to her. I’ll do anything to make it up to her, but she’s having none of it. Sometimes you just can’t make up for what you did in the past no matter how much you regret it… but I’ll never stop trying! Poppy: They say...

From sex-crazed gods to ravenous monsters, Ben Thompson brings legendary titans to life in tales of adventure, bloodlust, and unrelenting badassitude. Since the beginning of human history people have created myths, tall tales, superheroes, and arch-villains - men and women who embarked on insane adventures, performed extraordinary feats of unparalleled awesomeness, and overcame all odds to violently smite their foes into bloody pulp.

We bicker, we fight, and then we don’t. My sexy billionaire boss Brady Russell drives me up the wall with his infuriating charm. His blond hair and striking blue eyes make my heart race, even though I know he's off-limits. But he’s safe as my secret crush. When I accidentally scald him with hot coffee, and our bickering turns into a scorching desire, I realize my secret crush isn't so secret anymore. I am falling for him hard, but I'm scared that he doesn’t return my love, and I leave to save myself the heartbreak that I know is coming. Will I be able to let Brady go forever? WARNING:...

Anna Tang doesn't date Asian guys. Her own Chinese family is bad enough, and she's not looking to double the trouble. Besides, she's busy chasing her dream of becoming a music journalist, and she's going to march towards it single-mindedly—and single, if need be.

To pitch her new role-playing game at a European conference, developer Sierra Reid needs to overcome her terror of public speaking. What better practice than competing in a local bar's diary slam, regaling an audience with old journal entries about her completely humiliating college crush on gorgeous Tristan Spencer? Until the moderator says, "Next up, Tristan Spencer...." Sierra is mortified, but Tristan is flattered. Caught up in memories of her decade-old obsession as they reconnect, Sierra tries to dismiss her growing qualms about him.

It was love at first sight until he opened his mouth. Born and raised in the small town of Red Maple Falls, it's impossible for Kate Hayes to meet a guy she hasn't known since first grade. When she is approached by a ridiculously attractive, unfamiliar face during one of her glass blowing demonstrations, she can't help but get her hopes up. Until he opens his mouth. Caleb James established his bike shop in the middle of nowhere to escape his past.

The 300-pound witch of Pigreator is hungry for food and people, but will a lone knight be enough to satisfy her appetites? The Witch and her Wild Knight is an erotic short story that contains farting, weight gain, burping, crushing, transformation, and happy endings. Is your sword ready for her sheath?

Saddle up, partners! Are you ready for the biggest, baddest, fattest, and gassiest cowgirl in the West? Voluptious Velma is a 300-pound bandit who's hungry for money and men. But can a dim-witted deputy see the good in her, or will he break under her like so many horses?

Serial monogamist Marnie is running late to her own identity crisis. After a decade of twisting herself into different versions of the ideal girlfriend, she's swearing off relationships for good. Forever. Done. No more, no thank you. Pretty inconvenient time to meet Isaac: certified dreamboat and the only man who has ever truly got her. It's cool, though, they're just friends, he's got someone else, and she has more important things to worry about. Like who she is, what she wants, and what the hell she ever saw in the love(s) of her life in the first place.

Throughout history there have been documented wonders of those with misunderstood supernatural abilities. Otherworldly abilities or not, we all are ants under the boot of fate, government, or whatever greater power you may believe in. When the mystical stranger arrives in the small, hive-minded town of Bunton, Oregon, the lives of two adolescent boys are turned upside down in Auston Ricks' terrifying, thought-provoking short thriller. Get your copy today and uncover the truth!

By all accounts young Jenna Bellar should be happy. Experiencing her Rumspringa and many of the freedoms that go with it, her family is supportive and indulging. But that’s the problem. If courting young men turns into the kind of relationship her parents have, she isn’t sure she ever wants to marry. Sure, they love each other, but it seems empty and held together by history and convenience. What kind of marriage is that? And besides, she’s never gotten attention 0r turned heads like her sisters anyway. Maybe Jenna doesn’t need love in her life after all. Yet an Englisch boy soon ...

A recently acquired and defiant slave will be brought to heel by two Roman patrician matrons. They will make a game of his submission while enjoying their time luxuriating together. The Lady Lydia and her entourage arrive at her friend Valeria’s sprawling estate to be reunited for a fortnight of fun, laughter, and indulgence. A bevy of slaves cater to their every whim, but one remains obstinate. While the stubborn slave is fanning her, Lydia toys with him, and a clever thought comes to mind.

Es gibt zwei Argumente, die gegen Cristian Bianco sprechen: Er ist Polizist und er ist Polizist im 18th District … das heißt, mein Dad ist sein Boss. Aufzuwachsen als die Tochter des Kapitäns und ständig unter seiner Beobachtung zu stehen, war mehr, als ich verkraften konnte. Inzwischen bin ich ausgezogen und lebe nach meinen eigenen Regeln. Na ja, meistens. Doch in meinem Job ist etwas schiefgelaufen und mein Notfallplan funktioniert nicht wie erhofft. Weshalb ich das Date, was meine Freundinnen auf der Bachelor-Versteigerung für mich arrangiert haben, nicht annehmen werde.

Кровная месть за гибель родных для каждого аристократа дело чести. Но оказалось, что древними кланами, их борьбой за власть, деньги и влияние, управляет неведомая сила. Веками она дергает за ниточки, управляя сильнейшими мира сего. И до кого мне доносить свою месть? До безвольных марионеток? Или до Великого Кукловода, прячущегося за ширмой?

Я смог сделать то, что не удавалось никому за последние триста лет! Силой оружия я пробился на самый верх иерархической лестницы. Но кое-кому не понравилось, что я смог перешагнуть через жесткие кастовые ограничения. В лоб меня не возьмешь, поэтому неизвестный враг пошел по подлому пути предательства. Меня предал мой Клан. С вершины мира я слетел в один миг, оказавшись в теле немощного подростка. Но я снова вскарабкаюсь на самый верх!