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Welcome to Los Angeles County—the city of angels, dreams, and sinners. Beneath the glittering facade of Tinseltown lies a world driven by hunger, greed, and relentless ambition. Loire Dureaux, an aspiring actress, is determined to carve out her own path and escape the shadow of her boyfriend, Cortez Carter, a celebrated boxer. While many women would be content with a life of luxury and fame, Loire yearns for something more—a true sense of identity.

While Ashley pursues a relationship with the man that her twin sister despises, Allie goes on an adventure with a new interesting prospect: a hot Uber driver who picks her up in a big, sexy truck. They have everything in common, and he also happens to be an identical twin! Their flirtation leads to an exciting connection, and soon Allie is on the ride of her life. That is, until her sister shows up covered in blood… But is the danger what it seems? Quickies Series Description: Seven friends living in New York City. One unusual competition. Who can have the most intimate encounters in a ...

This book details the rich history of coconut and cowrie shell divination and introduces listeners to its powerful technique that allows them to connect to the wisdom of ancestors, spirits, and deities. It invites listeners to follow its origins with the West African Yoruba people to lands as far away as Brazil, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.

succumbing to all-consuming bloodlust. Her most challenging contract yet: restore order to the gang-ridden city of Easy in post-World War 3 America. To succeed, she must manipulate the gangs into turning against each other while grappling with her own demons and a growing attraction to the sociopathic second-in-command of Easy's most ruthless gang.

Lilac Baker wasn't against finding love, but love never seemed to be close enough for her to grasp. With her big sister pregnant and living out her happy ending, Lilac has high hopes for her own fairy-tale beginning. Then, with the shutter of his Canon EOS, Ezra Fields walks into the picture, igniting a thrilling fire inside of her chest that can't be put out. One encounter with the talented photographer sends her heart into overdrive, and their budding romance soon changes her life.

Then pick up this book and find the answers to all the questions you’ve been secretly asking, but are too afraid to look up. Google is not a reliable source and we already know how much people love to argue on the internet; so get real answers here.

Umbanda: The Religion of Brazil explores this remarkable Brazilian tradition founded in the early 1900s by psychic medium Zelio Fernandino de Moraes. It introduces the fundamental beliefs and practices of this religion of approximately 500,000 practitioners, many of whom now identify as Catholic.

Vodun: West African Spiritual Life explores and explains this often-misunderstood religion. It invites listeners to open their eyes and their minds to what Vodun is, where and why began, and how it’s practiced. You may think you know everything you need to know, because you’ve seen Hollywood’s interpretation of these spiritual practices, but this book proves those theories, misconceptions, artistic licenses, and theories wrong.

Santeria, a religion whose origins can be traced back to the Yoruban tribes of West Africa. Brought into the United States and Latin American countries through the slave trade, it is now practiced in Cuba and the Latin American countries and has over 20,000 followers in the United States.

Wise Black women have known for centuries that the blues have been a platform for truth-telling, an underground musical railroad to survival, and an essential form of resistance, healing, and learning. In her highly anticipated follow-up to the widely acclaimed Pushout, now a core text for teachers and principals on the criminalization of Black girls in schools, leading advocate Monique W. Morris invokes the spirit of the blues to articulate a radically healing and empowering pedagogy for Black and Brown girls.

The avocado is the quintessential symbol of aspirational living, a ubiquitous agricultural favorite, and the driver of an $18 billion global industry. How did this regional Latin American staple become a star of Super Bowl ads and a byword for wellness? Documenting more than a century of cross-cultural cooperation, cutting-edge science, and savvy marketing, Green Gold tells the remarkable story of the fruit's rise to prominence as both a culinary and cultural juggernaut.

How do you manifest your dreams? Some believe if they begin thinking positive thoughts, then all their dreams will manifest. I’m here to tell you the Law of Attraction is not a magic wand. In this audiobook, you will learn what is the Law of Attraction, create a vision board, take a 30-day challenge, manifesting your dreams with a negative person, and how to remove blocks. Begin today with learning these techniques and how to apply them to manifest those dreams.

ROMANCE QUICKIES Discounted Boxed Set, Encounters 7-12 WHO WILL WIN? Seven friends living in New York City. One unusual competition. Who can have the most intimate encounters in a month? Ten thousand dollars is on the line... Quickies are bite-sized steamy stories that follow a group of women living in New York City who compete to see who can have the most casual hookups in a month. Which woman will sleep with the most men to win the bet? Will any of them fall in love with their conquests along the way? These sizzling-hot books can be read as stand-alones or as part of the Quickies series. ...

Marie Laveau: Life of a Voodoo Queen introduces you to the legendary Marie Laveau, affectionately known as the Voodoo Queen or the Pope of Voodoo of New Orleans. Her life and work cemented her place in history beginning in the mid-1800s. She just may be the most influential practitioner of the magical arts.

Have you always had an interest in the ancient practice of bone throwing, but you just didn’t know how to start learning? Perhaps all you’ve needed is an all-around guide that will introduce you to the world of bone throwing or bone casting! Bone reading is an ancient method of divination practiced throughout the world by various cultures.

Rahul and Suhana first met when they were fourteen and they struggled against all odds to get together. Will they ever succeed? Suhana Sen and Rahul Bosu met at a summer computer workshop when they were ninth graders. Since then Rahul tried hard to get close to Suhana and Suhana admired Rahul’s better grades than her. Yet nosey classmates and meddling parents stood on their way of getting together. Their career choices made them drift apart across the oceans. They kept crossing the ocean ignoring warnings from parents and teasing from people around, yet there were some people who tried ...

What if everything you thought you knew about love, loss, and becoming was just the prologue? VERSES is not a manual—it’s a mirror. It's a is a soul-stirring exploration of love, loss, healing, and becoming. A lyrical exploration of the moments that break us open and the truths we find in the aftermath. For anyone who’s ever loved deeply, lost unexpectedly, or stood in the in-between wondering what comes next, these pages offer recognition rather than advice, connection instead of conclusions.

Traditionally, managers assumed people were lazy and would not work unless strictly controlled. McGregor, however, believed this form of management to be based on faulty assumptions about human nature, and felt that managers should reflect on their assumptions about what motivates people. He proposed they draw on research in psychology and the other social sciences to create working conditions that allow all employees to realize their full human potential.

Astral projection or astral travel is an out-of-body experience (OBE) which is achieved either in an awake state or by way of lucid dreaming or deep meditation. Some people can astral project naturally. Others are afraid to remove their consciousness from the physical body and never learn to astral project. This book will explain techniques, benefits, and how to control your astral body.

Orisha is a colorful and misunderstood religion practiced in Trinidad and Tobago with ties to the Yorba culture of Nigeria. Monique Joiner Siedlak, explores this African-routed tradition starting with a look at the roots of this vibrant and colorful tradition and how it evolved to where it is today. This fascinating book covers topics such as the past persecution of Orisha followers, the religion’s deities, practices, ceremonies, and ties to aspects of the Catholic Church.