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According to legend, when the world was young, the goddess Issaura appeared among men. Those who treated her with kindness received the gift of the gods—the ability to transform into an animal form. This was a great honor but one that separated this race from other humans. Before Issaura departed the mortal realm, she promised to return if her people were ever at the point of destruction.

It lives in her bloodstream. It's unpredictable and could flare up anytime, exposing her secret. Alice was a normal teenager until a dying race of aliens chose her and a handful of others to preserve bioluminescent DNA known as Fluorescence. Now she and the others must hide their condition from the rest of the world, while trying to learn the truth behind the living light.

When I left the Army, I left behind pieces of myself. The things I did haunt me. So do the friends I lost. I thought I'd always be broken until I took a job protecting Winter Pyke. This curvy songbird touches parts of me that haven't seen the light in years. But a crazy fan has made her life a living hell. That's a feeling I'm all too familiar with. And I won't allow her to live the way I have for so long. I will save her . . . and then I'm making her mine.

Book One of the Twyla & the Warbirds saga, Family Lost, traces a difficult path for an American-Ukrainian rural girl from Boonville California. At a tender age, Twyla Campbell loses her family in a freak aeroplane accident. Her young life is salvaged from indenture by the neighbor boy, who teaches her to fly.

Everyone knows Jonathan Brond as the playboy congressman. They don't know he's hiding a second life - one he only shares with select women. Christiana is tired of trying to stay afloat, at school, at home, and with her socialite best friend. She's desperate for something new, something different.

Every child wants to be seen, known, and accepted for who they are. As parents, it’s our privilege to help our kids know they are valued and loved. Becoming an Intentional Family is a practical resource for creating a home where children feel that sense of security and belonging. This book explores these five areas: family, marriage, parenting, home, and outreach. It is a resource for parents to find new ways to give their children the gift of belonging, create meaningful memories, and build self-confidence.

Have you ever felt like you're lacking control over certain habits? Are you curious about the neuroscience behind addictive behaviours? What if you could understand how the brain works, and use that knowledge to regain control over your habits and lead a more fulfilling life? Sex, shopping...

I never thought the end of the human race would come at the claws of aliens. But here we are, a casualty in an age-old intergalactic war between two species fighting for our planet. And I hate them both. Or at least I'm trying to. When a huge, blue, and bronze-scaled dragon man shows up at my doorstep, I'm determined to resist the sudden temptation roiling in my gut. I don't care if his kisses steal my breath or his touch leaves me a hot, quaking mess. There is nothing on this hellish Earth that can make me forget the past and all that's been stolen.

From one of Italy's most acclaimed authors, The Neapolitan Novels is an exploration of the friendship between Lila and Lena, two bright young girls who grew up in the tough, rough streets of postwar Naples. This is no normal friendship; it's a friendship that loves, hurts, supports and destroys - and yet it is one that lasts a lifetime. These four full-cast BBC adaptations bring the streets of Naples vividly to life.

Ozark Free Territory, 2071: The Kurian Order has reigned for 50 years. Using the dreaded power of their Reaper avatars, the alien, vampiric Kur hold dominion over the earth and its inhabitants. Yet there are those who would rather die fighting than surrender to the unquenchable thirst of the enemy - those like David Valentine.

Alex's dream of becoming an artist is on the brink of collapse, trapped in a marriage where his wife demands his total obedience. Lured into a humiliating form of chastity, he finds himself in a secluded mansion in Marin County—a place where the line between dreams and nightmares blurs, and forbidden desires take center stage. In this mansion, Alex is set on a path of erotic trials and transformation, challenging his understanding of pleasure, submission, and his own sexuality. Surrounded by mysterious figures, he is pulled into an erotic venture that tests the limits of freedom and restraint.

If you’ve ever wondered what your life would be like without alcohol, you’re not alone. In The 30-Day Sobriety Experiment, Anastasia Forrest guides you on a 30-day journey of sobriety and self-discovery. With weekly well-being assessments and daily self-inquiry prompts, you’ll collect data on a crucial subject—you! At the end of the 30 days, you can assess what alcohol is to you by analyzing your collected data.

In the first of this two-part tantalizing collection of erotic lesbian short stories, strong women let their masks slip and explore thoughts they never dared imagine.

I’m the furthest thing from content with my situation. Bound to three alien husbands, I arrived on their home planet just in time to learn that everything was a con. I didn’t need to come to their home planet for a one-way ticket off Earth. I definitely didn’t need to trade my body to do it, but here I am, stuck on Lukrim with an inviolable tie to three liars. Freedom comes too late, leaving me at the brink of having to make a terrible decision. There’s no one at my side who I can trust and now I have to choose between my mental health and keeping one good memory alive.

A unique blend of sci-fi and magical realism, Fates Aflame combines adventure that will lift your spirits with a romance that will warm your heart. Clean futuristic fantasy for young and young at heart. Lieutenant Valhara Hawksford has been uprooted from her space station and sent to Earth to adapt to an academy unlike her own. When a curse awakens, and she is suddenly imbued with the ability to conjure magic, she is torn between prophecy and duty. Creatures of ancient lore rise, putting the lives of those she loves in jeopardy.

As the lead on his strike team, Jaxim is the one who destroys alien strongholds, but Amira has completely undermined the one around his heart. They are going to have to work together to get Jaxim, his team, and the human hostages out of the line of fire before the war destroys everything they hold dear.

Harper Brown is a snarky pain in Sebastian Hastings' ass. His brother's assistant not only seems to hate his guts, but she's also not afraid to talk back to him and tempting enough to distract him from the billions he should be earning. Then, pictures of their one hot kiss leak to the gossip mags, and Sebastian has a brilliant idea. What better way to get the gold diggers off his back than to take himself off the market? It's the perfect solution. Except as things with Harper heat up, it becomes harder for Sebastian to remind himself that she's only playing his fiancée for the money.

A subtle, fleeting glance, the smell of amber in a cozy bedroom, the velvety sound of your lover's voice as he whispers to you, and the delicate sensation of fingertips on damp skin...these are the little things that, when melded together, take our fantasies from slightly arousing to passionate desires. The beautifully written stories in Friday Night Fun take you through an enticing variety of situations that will stimulate your curiosity and sense of wonder.

After a lifetime of lacking confidence at work and in life, Rebecca has finally found her voice. Her blog for women is gaining traction, even getting noticed by the world’s top fashion magazine. When they request an article, Rebecca is beyond thrilled. So why is her boyfriend Kyle so concerned?

As a plant geneticist, Paige has always been focused on her work, but when she and her dog run into former Navy SEAL Max, she recognizes the lonely, shattered man behind the rugged exterior. When Paige's work becomes the target of criminals and she's abducted, Max springs into action. Though still terribly wounded, this tough-as-nails SEAL goes on his last mission - stopping at nothing to save the woman he loves.