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A lady walks into a bar. Isn't that the way it always starts? Bad joke or not, this is what my life had been reduced to. How does one begin again over the age of forty? Instead of China, as was the customary gift for your twentieth anniversary, my husband decided to serve me with divorce papers. Literally that very day. Instead of citing irreconcilable differences, he informed me that not only did he have a girlfriend, but she was pregnant.

The Rough Riders is the story of the First US Volunteer Cavalry, the regiment Theodore Roosevelt led to enduring fame in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Roosevelt recounts how the regiment was raised from an unusual mixture of hardened Southwestern frontiersmen and privileged Northeastern college graduates and how it trained in Texas before sailing southward through the tropic seas toward the unknown.

When Ashlyn loses all her clothes in a monster battle, she must go on a quest to not be naked, which takes her to dark and hunky farmhand Corvan, who helps her in more ways than one, and his mortifying mother who totally thinks they should get married. Will Ashlyn defeat the demon? Will she find true love or just lots of elf sex in the hay? Will she have to travel the five lands naked the rest of her life? Find out in the first book of this exciting new humorous fantasy adventure.

Thirteen-year-old Tyler Price is struggling with his parents’ divorce as he pinballs between their apartments in Manhattan. One day after school a troubled old man sits next to him on a city bus. His voice filled with fear, the man says, “the awakening” has begun. The man thrusts a satchel at Tyler, telling him to never let it go, minutes before he is killed in a traffic accident while fleeing police. Against the backdrop of a series of strange happenings in New York City, Tyler and his friend, Ella Shaw, become fugitives hunted by police who want the satchel.

Elena Cortez loves Halloween. So when her new sexy neighbor Cassia invites her to a Halloween party, she’s super-stoked! Only problem: Elena thinks Cassia might be a witch. Like a real witch. Who’s using her magic to make Elena have the most epic orgasms of her life! Will Elena be able to discover the truth about Cassia? Will she let herself become the ultimate witch slut? And will she let Cassia put her wand wherever she wants?

After four years of allowing the dust to settle, Ruby can no longer deny the flicker of curiosity that comes with tempting danger again. She refuses to deny the burning pleasure that once came at the unyielding hands of a sick, sick man. She knows now what she must do to feel alive again: It is in a club where wealthy men go to have one-night stands with submissive women where she finally faces it all. In his hands now, Ruby cannot resist Secret Liaisons’ owner Nathan Holloway.

Thеоdоrе Roosevelt was one оf thе mоѕt influеntiаl аnd accomplished lеаdеrѕ in Amеriсаn history. The 26th рrеѕidеnt, known as a "truѕtbuѕtеr", brоkе up some оf thе nаtiоn'ѕ largest соrроrаtiоnѕ, hеlреd ѕесurе thе passage оf the Mеаt Inspection Aсt for соnѕumеr рrоtесtiоn, and grеаtlу еxраndеd thе powers аnd rеѕроnѕibilitiеѕ оf the рrеѕidеnсу. In fоrеign affairs, Rооѕеvеlt rеvеrѕеd thе рrеviоuѕ роliсу оf isolationism and ensured thе country its рlасе аѕ a wоrld lеаdеr.

Sexy tomb raider Laia Rios is off to Japan to complete her parents' quest and find evidence of a long lost Japanese goddess. Her best friend and former lover Keiko Yoshida is along to help find the treasure. And to explore Laia's juicy personal treasures. But when the goddess demands intense sexual submission to satisfy her insatiable desires, will Laia be up to the task to save her best friend?

I was not asked. I was chosen. Every year, the creature who keeps our community safe requires a virgin as tribute, and every year, she is thoroughly ravaged and then returned ruined for any other man. No one will tell me exactly what is in store for me; I only know he's not going to be gentle. But the elders underestimated me, and when they left me in the sacred clearing, I took the chance to escape. Now, the beast hunts me, and if he finds me, I can only wonder what he'll do to me....

Charles Monroe-Kane is a natural raconteur, and boy, does he have stories to tell. Born into an eccentric Ohio clan of modern hunter-gatherers, he grew up hearing voices in his head. Over a dizzying two decades, he was many things - teenage faith healer, world traveler, smuggler, liberation theologian, ladder-maker, squatter, halibut hanger, grifter, environmental warrior, and circus manager - all the while wrestling with schizophrenia and self-medication.

While all of my friends are starting college, I've decided to travel to Europe and see more of the world. I have a flexible itinerary and enough money to last me for three months. Then I find out that my dad's best friend, Alex, lives in Paris now...and I've been invited to see him while I'm there. I'm not sure it's a good idea, considering I used to have a big crush on him. But maybe this is meant to be.

When one of Viper's top agents, The Countess, plans to kidnap a scientist, Crimson and Kaye are called into action. But The Countess is quite possibly the sexiest woman on the planet and an expert at turning women into her personal sex toys. Will Crimson and Kaye be able to resist The Countess' sensual body? Will they let The Countess test out all her wicked, kinky toys on them? And will they finally give in to their desire for each other?

These affirmations are great to listen to before bed, first thing in the morning, on a coffee break, at the beach, or any time you need a daily dose of inspiration! By listening to these affirmations, we are bombarding our subconscious minds with powerful, positive statements that will move us toward our goals automatically. In essence, by listening to these affirmations over and over, we are actually reprogramming our mental computer to achieve more health, more wealth, more love, and more happiness right now!

When you grow up as the tallest and prettiest girl in most groups of girls, many good things can happen but also many bad things can happen. Sure, I have always gotten a lot of attention but at the same time fewer men ever had the guts to talk to me, much less ask me out or something. When I became a decorated track star at the big state college, things got that much worse. Just when I worried nobody would ever have the guts to approach me, however, a couple of guys came to me with a challenge.

Riley Holland is good at one thing: war. When a severe injury sidelines him, he counts down the days until he’s healed and can return to duty. One phone call changes everything. The daughter he didn’t know existed has been orphaned after the death of her mother, leaving Riley her legal guardian and sole parent. Riley welcomes the break from rehab and travels to the girl’s hometown to retrieve her.

Tonight was my bridal shower. I had talked to Andrew, and he'd given me his blessing to let loose. So I was pumped for male strippers and drinks, and partying hard with my girlfriends. But there's a problem: the strippers are a no show. So what's a group of horny girls to do?

Princess Aaylani has just journeyed to Sosha to meet the woman she's been promised to in marriage: Queen Jaiyanna. The Soshans are the strongest warriors in the Seven Queendoms, and Jaiyanna is the most muscular of them all.

The colorful flowers in Mama's garden reveal a strange-looking creature. "What is it? Does it sting, does it bite?" Join in this journey as the young girl and her mother care for the caterpillar. Watch as it transforms into a chrysalis and then emerges as a beautiful monarch butterfly. How can the young girl claim the butterfly as her own but still let it go free?

The Housemaid’s Revolt reimagines the domestic thriller as a political act. Beneath the surface of servitude and civility, it uncovers a world built on invisible labor, quiet endurance, and the myth of gratitude. The housemaid is no longer a background figure—she becomes a philosopher of survival, observing the architecture of power from inside its walls. Her revolt is not an explosion but an awakening: the decision to stop cleaning up the messes of others, to stop mistaking obedience for goodness.

Mike Lanson was the ace crime reporter for the Gazette, so it was natural that he heard about the kookie wino who had reported eavesdropping on two men plotting a murder. So, it was also natural that he got on the case after one of the two plotters was found dead. Mike, like all reporters, was looking for an answer. But when he filled in the five W's on the next victim, he came up with this: Who: Mike Lanson. What: His own murder. When: As soon as that fire reached the explosives. Where: In a deserted storehouse. Why: Because he knew too much.