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Boston socialite Morgan Lett is having a run of bad luck. Her fiancé just dumped her for her stepsister, the charity foundation she’s given her life to is in danger of folding, and now, the gorgeous man she bid on and won at a masquerade bachelor auction turns out to be a cold-hearted jerk...and her new employer. Millionaire Alexander Bishop needs the best wife money can buy. In order to inherit his family business, he must get engaged - fast. And Morgan, with her beauty and pedigree, is the perfect candidate.

Garden City, Kansas, 1889. Lydia Carré, owner of the small town's only café, has run out of patience with her long-time beau, Sheriff Dylan Brodie. Longing glances and half-uttered phrases no longer satisfy her. But Dylan's eternal foot-dragging is far from their only problem, because the train robbers that have been stalking the town prepare to strike. It will be a miracle if any of them survive.

Boston attorney Malachim Jerrod doesn’t trust anyone. His father and his ex-fiancé taught him that hard lesson. So when a beautiful stranger arrives on his doorstep his first reaction is to back away - far away. Danielle Warren wants a job, but his law business is falling apart, and her credentials are bare-bones at best. Still, there’s something about her that, try as he might, he’s unable to resist. The vulnerability in her soft voice? The way she flinches when he gets too close? The yearning he sees mirrored in her eyes when she looks at him?

She didn't know how it happened, but Kirby found herself pulled to her feet and held in Dru's arms. She wanted to blame it on the margarita, but she couldn't lie to herself. There was something magnetic about the feel of Dru's arms around her. She allowed herself to relax into the redhead's embrace and began to sway to the music. When the song ended they continued to sway together dreamily for several long minutes. As their feet finally stopped moving Dru pulled Kirby closer, her hand sliding up her back.

Manchmal muss man sich verlaufen, um anzukommen. Der neue große Liebesroman von Bestseller-Autor David Nicholls! Marnie steckt fest. Sie arbeitet allein in ihrer Londoner Wohnung, kämpft mit den langen Nachmittagen und einem Leben, das zunehmend an ihr vorbeizuziehen scheint. Michael ist dabei, sich zu verlieren. Er leidet unter der Trennung von seiner Frau, zieht sich immer mehr zurück und unternimmt lange, einsame Spaziergänge im Moor.

Emily Jones once a quiet, smart sophisticated, desirable modern girl, has fallen head first down the rabbit hole. After being lured into a world of sadism and BDSM by Jack, who she knew now was a collector for the Sultan and just testing here ability to be a submissive slave, she has now willingly entered the Arabian Hareem.

The Eightfold Path of the Urban Samurai is a book about eight guideposts that one can use to bring more joy and fulfillment into their daily lives, and to seek to serve a higher purpose. The book takes a practical and less is more approach to spirituality, by articulating that these steps can be helpful to you if you choose to use them, but are non-dogmatic.

A widowed single dad, clinging to his late wife’s memory, lives like a monk—until rescuing a stray dog throws him into the path of a woman who reminds him that life doesn’t have to be all sorrow. Dodging thirsty single moms and sidestepping social events, he’s spent years on autopilot, but soon, deep in the heart of Louisiana, he finds that love, laughter, and even s’mores might just be back on the menu. This is a story of unexpected hope and second chances, proving that sometimes, life surprises you when you least expect it.

Torn between two lovers.... When the man who wants to marry you, and the man you want to marry, are not the same, what happens next? A BDSM ménage erotic romance. Explicit adult content. For mature listeners only.

Este libro lo lleva en un viaje espectacular de comida y verduras, específicamente. Si usted no está enamorado de las verduras, es hora de que aprenda a tomar ventaja de los muchos beneficios que le ofrecen. El veganismo no es una moda, es un estilo de vida. En esta guía y libro de cocina para principiantes aprenderá cómo comenzar y hacer la transición a una dieta y estilo de vida vegano. Este libro le revelará todos los aspectos básicos de la alimentación vegana y cómo evitar algunas de las trampas comunes.

She sold herself, and then she returned to him, her Master, and to her Lover. Now, the Three believe her past is behind her. But Dark Forces are moving....

Following a global pandemic which has either killed or weakened most of the male population, women now dominate all aspects of life. Dr. Morgan Digby, married to a man rendered bedbound from his bout with manflu a decade prior, is working tirelessly on a vaccine, yet obstacles keep springing up in her path. When she meets a handsome neighbor who has never been exposed to the deadly virus, things become...complicated. There’s something between them, but he can’t leave his home.

Today, driving innovation from within an organization is the single most important factor for a company's success. In Disrupt-It-Yourself, Simone Ahuja delivers a clear and practical playbook for harnessing and cultivating this essential practice of "intrapreneurship". Based on hundreds of interviews as well as on her consulting work in Fortune 500 companies, Ahuja describes the competencies of successful intrapreneurs and how they must be supported - before they leave.

On a warm September morning, an unconscious man is found in a cage at the entrance to the offices of one of the biggest German newspapers. Closer inspection shows he is a manager of the company, and he’s been tortured. Three days later, another manager appears in similar circumstances. Chastity Riley and her new colleague Ivo Stepanovic are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the attacks, an investigation that goes far beyond the revenge they first suspect...to the dubious past shared by both victims.

New York City, 1972: Bobby Comfort and Sammy "the Arab" Nalo were highly skilled jewel thieves who specialized in robbing luxury Manhattan hotels. (They once robbed Sophia Loren's suite, relieving the Italian actress of over $1 million in gems.) With the blessing of the Lucchese crime family, their next plot targeted the posh Pierre Hotel - host to kings and queens, presidents and aldermen, and the wealthiest of the wealthy.

If Noelle Rana wants to move forward with her life, she has to make a deal with the devil - devastatingly gorgeous, broody millionaire Aiden Kent. He made a promise years ago, and she’s come to collect, even if it means facing down the only man who ever broke her heart. And there's a really good chance he'll do it again. Aiden never expected to see Noelle again, and he’s determined to keep his distance from the beautiful enigma wrapped in denim and leather. He can’t trust anyone with the last name Rana.

Bestimmt Arbeit Ihr Leben? Montag bis Freitag hart arbeiten, von Gehalt zu Gehalt leben und darauf warten, dass 45 Arbeitsjahre vorübergehen. Das ist der triste Alltag vieler Menschen. Aber das Gute ist: Sie können ihn ändern! Denn in der Realität müssen Sie nicht, wie ein Komparse im Film, das vorgegebene Drehbuch befolgen. Der Autor, Unternehmer und Investor MJ DeMarco nennt dieses fremdbestimmte 9-to-5-Leben das "Skript".

Speed dating is all fun and games until your heart is on the line... Cole Fenwick and I share a secret. My handsome next-door neighbor and I are members of an exclusive underground matchmaking organization cleverly disguised as a book club. No one suspects--mostly because I keep my mouth shut. But he’s my opposite in every way. I love reading to him while he cooks, and he adores my voice. Narrating the spicy bits thrills me, but our books are no substitute for his touch. When the leader of our group retires, the race for leadership is on. Normally I’m content to fly under the radar as ...

Para quem olha de fora, Electra D'Aplièse parece ter a vida perfeita: uma carreira de sucesso mundial como modelo, uma beleza inegável e uma vida amorosa agitada com alguns dos homens mais bonitos e influentes. No entanto, longe dos holofotes, Electra está desmoronando. Com a morte do pai adotivo, Pa Salt, e o recente término de um relacionamento, ela afunda em seus vícios, incapaz de pedir ajuda à família e aos amigos. É nesse momento conturbado que Electra recebe uma carta inesperada.

When Bee Hobbes takes the lead in a squeaky-clean romantic Christmas movie, there are only three rules: Don’t get involved with anyone on set. Don’t tell anyone what you do for a living. Definitely don’t get involved with anyone on set. Seriously. Now, she’s filming in Christmas Notch, a small town with Christmas trees and festive tunes all year round. But Bee’s got a secret identity to hide, and it’s not family-friendly. And her co-star, Nolan Shaw, an ex-boyband member infamous for his own x-rated antics, not only knows it, but is secretly her biggest fan.