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Ten years ago, Snowy Hollings did the unthinkable: She betrayed the love of her life. Now, when her family's fortune is decimated overnight, the popular socialite is in for a rude awakening: You reap what you sow.

Situated between memoir, social criticism, and conceptual art, The Autobiography of H. Lan Thao Lam is an incisive response to a modernist classic and an affecting exploration of the poetics and politics of our times.

LEGEND OF THE BARBARIAN QUEEN: QUEEN OF SWORDS Her village was destroyed. Her wedding became a massacre. Now, she fights for vengeance—and something she never dared to want. On the day Amarna of the Mazani was to marry, her world was reduced to smoke and blood. Her people slaughtered. Her husband-to-be butchered. She emerged from the carnage not as a bride, but as a barbarian queen, sworn to vengeance. With her are two survivors: Larna, a hardened warrior who taught Amarna in the ways of sex, and Romara, a young enchantress with a love for Amarna she dares not speak aloud. Together, they ...

There was a time when I almost gave up celebrating Christmas. Our kids were still young and weren't yet hooked on the idea of Santa Claus and presents, Christmas trees and decorations. I had read that the Puritans who first came to America were so zealous in their faith that they didn't celebrate Christmas at all. Instead they charged fines to businesses in their community who failed to keep their shops open on Christmas day.

First, I oversleep for my first day at work because of a hot one-night stand with Mr. Ruthless but Hot as Hell. Then, of all people, the aforementioned sex god turns out to be my new boss, and he fires me mercilessly for being late. But then he asks me to marry him in front of the whole company. I don’t know that I’m supposed to turn him down. I look into those big, dark eyes and my brain goes blank. I should have said no… but I said yes. And suddenly I’m the fake fiancée of Dylan Mercer, tech mogul, billionaire, and New York’s eternal bachelor. There is only one rule in our ...

You don't become the fiancé of one of the most powerful mafia bosses in the city without understanding exactly how gritty and depraved the world truly is...and how to thrive in the inferno. After five years spent under his controlling thumb, Daniela knows her position with a man like Vincent Stacatto is precarious, but as long as she plays by the rules of his "game", she's safe....

Arise & Prophesy! The last days outpouring prophesied in Joel 2 began its fulfillment on the Day of Pentecost. And yet, it seems that in the centuries since this day, we have not seen the fullness of what God wants to do in the planet through His people. Why? WHEN WOMEN ARISE, LEAD, AND PROPHESY THE ROAR OF THE CHURCH WILL EMERGE WITH FORCE AND POWER! Women on the Frontlines pioneer, Patricia King and prophetic teacher, Larry Sparks, extend a timeless invitation from Heaven to the daughters of God. In Arise, you will learn how to: • Understand and operate in the Kingdom authority that God...

It’s been 12 years since inseparable childhood friends Lejla and Sara have spoken, but an unexpected phone call thrusts Sara back into a world she left behind, a language she’s buried, and painful memories that rise unbidden to the surface. Lejla’s magnetic pull hasn’t lessened despite the distance between Dublin and Bosnia or the years of silence imposed by a youthful misunderstanding, and Sara finds herself returning home, driven by curiosity and guilt.

Lady Sophia struggles to gather the pieces of her life after the devastating attack on Berwick, Scotland, that tore her world apart. Now head of her family, she does all she can to keep them safe and help the people of her city regain what they lost. The arrival of an English knight raises her distrust, especially when he suspects her of stirring unrest.

What could possibly go wrong when I decide to finally let loose and allow myself to have a one night stand? Oh…just about everything. Including the next morning when I find out I’m his therapist. And that I’m pregnant with a professional hockey player's baby. Now, to get him over the yips, I have to help him face all of his mistakes and regrets. Of which I’m one. What to expect in this book: One night stand Workplace relationship Accidental pregnancy Strangers to lovers Faking it but making it

One of the basic structures of everyday life, money is at its core a communication media. Payment systems - cash, card, app, or Bitcoin - are informational and symbolic tools that integrate us into, or exclude us from, the society that surrounds us. Examining the social politics of financial technologies, Lana Swartz reveals what's at stake when we pay.

Under the dangerous Maxim Koslov's spell, Frankie Marconi finds herself falling deeper and deeper into a world of violence and sin. But the rabbit hole of chaos can only go so far. When cruel reality threatens her cocoon of pain, can she rely on Maxim to help her withstand the onslaught? Or will she goad him into finally ending their twisted game...Once and for all.

On April 30, 1945, Hitler committed suicide in his bunker as the Red Army closed in on Berlin. Within four days the Soviets had recovered his body. But the truth about what the Russian secret services found was hidden from history, when, three months later, Stalin officially declared to Truman...

El amor prohibido es peligroso, pero un amor silenciado durante años es devastador. Nadia ha construido su vida en base a unas reglas muy claras: la familia va primero, su trabajo como periodista después y, por último, el amor… si es que alguna vez llega sin causar estragos. Pero todo cambia cuando su nuevo compañero en la redacción resulta ser Isaac, el hombre que estuvo a punto de convertirse en su cuñado. El mismo Isaac que hace cinco años dejó plantada a su hermana Sofía justo antes de la boda. El mismo por el que Nadia sintió lo que nunca debió sentir. Ahora, con el pasado...

They’re soft. They’re felt. And they’ve been very, very bad. In this steamy send-up of nostalgic puppetry, a chaotic cast of adult-themed Fappets (not to be confused with puppets that start with an "M" and end with "Uppets") gets caught in a web of backstage scandals, forbidden feelings, and fluff-fueled tension that no amount of emotional aftercare can fix. Expect diva meltdowns, inappropriate confessionals, and more foam-on-flesh friction than a late-night cable reboot. This novella isn’t here to be wholesome. It’s here to be horny, hilarious, and just the right amount of wrong....

In this bisexual reverse harem parody, influencer Brinley Blaze gets pulled into a smut-fueled Vegas dimension where felt is filthy, puppets (puppets, you know, like the felt wonders starting with an "M" and ending with "Uppets?") are horny, and narrative rules demand climax or collapse. Welcome to the Fappetverse—a neon-lit pleasure world where sex advances the plot, monsters wear felt, and glitter is a weapon of mass distraction. To survive, Brinley must pass a series of unhinged puppet sex trials: 🎭 A Chaucerian orgy wall with a rhythm kink 🐷 A diva dominatrix pig powered by ...

To avoid bloodshed, former crime lord Donatello plans to arrange a union between his nephew and a rival family. Instead, he’s drawn to beautiful young Willow himself - despite their dark and painful past. After a decade spent claiming a throne for himself in the seething violence of the criminal underbelly, all Donatello Vanici craves now is peace.

Eighteen-year-old Loren Connors is just another angst-ridden teen with a world of problems to hide. Bill McGoven is the strange police officer who seems to be watching her every step. Loren doesn’t know that Bill—the reclusive owner of the one place she sees as a safe haven—is a werewolf. One who’s had his eye on her for longer than she can remember…and one whose past and present are bound to hers in a way she can’t even imagine. When one tragic night brings him from the sidelines of her life and into her orbit, there is no turning back.

When Claire Wright wakes in hospital, she doesn’t recognise the person staring back at her in the mirror. She’s told that she has the perfect life: she’s beautiful, famous, with a husband and a house to die for. But Claire can’t remember anything from before the devastating car crash that’s left her injured. And now she’s surrounded by strangers, saying they’re her family and friends.

What is the line between emotional abuse and normal human behavior? And who gets the right to draw that line? Are you feeling depressed and anxious because your mental health simply isn't doing well right now? Or is it a direct response to the emotional trauma that is being caused by an unhealthy relationship? These are all difficult questions to answer, and I understand how hard it can be to diagnose emotional abuse from the inside of a relationship.