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Following the tragic loss of her parents, Devon Dawson has turned to alcohol as a way to cope with the grief and her college grades are dropping fast. Things seem to have hit rock bottom when she is called into the office of Professor Matthews and scolded like a naughty schoolgirl. The handsome professor informs Devon that he'll be keeping a close eye on her and warns her that if he feels it necessary, he will not hesitate to spank her soundly.

For avid student Olivia Murdoch, life on the Estilorian plane is filled with wondrous adventure. Every lesson about her new existence is both exciting and challenging. Along with her sisters, she embraces this non-human half of herself. Helping with her lessons is her Gloresti, James. Teacher, scholar, and distractingly attractive, James takes on his roles of Olivia's guide and protector with equal dedication. As he learns the human emotions that Estilorians no longer experience, he starts to see Olivia as much more than just an assigned pairing.

I had just escaped the hell of prison when I met her. It was the night I was protecting other dragon shifters on the streets of New York. I never expected to run into Dana. A gorgeous shifter. She’s pregnant...and she, too, just escaped cruelty. Now, it’s my job to protect her from the dangers that lie ahead. I’ll give her everything she deserves. Except for one thing. Love. I have no place for it in my heart. Can Dana bring out the humanity in me? Or...is being a monster my only destiny?

The doctor’s naughty wife gets a lesson she’ll never forget. Adrian had been with Gary from the beginning. She was bright, efficient and attractive. She had bright eyes, a cute nose and a nice figure. Her legs were nice and long, but Teri had never seen just how good they looked as she always wore uniforms with pants. In fact, the good-looking nurses Gary, her husband, hired was one of the things that bothered her. Adrian had been there from the start, and it had bothered Teri to think that her husband was with her all day, but once she got to know the nurse, and saw that business and ...

A guide on how to relocate and get a job. The secret to following your heart to a new place and landing on your feet.

Steamy Curvy Girl Romance Hindsight is 50/50. Divorced, lonely and on the longest dry spell of my life. BAM! Ava walks back into my life, where the hell has she been. Returning to town, I anticipated running into Ezra. It only took hours before we were face to face. His warm hug seemed innocent but I needed his arms around me. The man was hard to miss. Epitome of tall dark and handsome.

Subtlety I wiped the drool from the corner of my mouth. What did this man do for a living, wrestle bulls? I’m confident being a thicker girl, he could handle me in the sheets. His sudden deep laugh and sparkle in his eyes hinted he wasn’t like other guys. Although we just met, he checks off all my must have boxes. Ironically, I was on a blind date with his friend, he moved his feet and Sander took his seat. His compliments and mannerisms ensured me he was feeling the same connection.

A podcast for hillwalkers and climbers about the people we share the hills with. Get to know some of the other users, managers, and owners of our uplands. Meet characters and personalities who live Outdoor Lives. This podcast will be of particular interest to mountain leaders, hill and moorland leaders and mountaineering instructors, but it's hoped anyone who climbs or walks in the hills of the UK and Ireland might be interested too. Listed in the top 20 UK Nature and Wildlife Podcasts by https://www.feedspot.com

She left me the week before our wedding. Said I wasn't "husband material." Actually, I'd have to agree with my ex on that matter... because I'm just better off alone. But everything changed for me the day I met a mysterious beauty sketching on the beach. Giselle… We had one magical night together... and then she was gone—a French beach fairy who danced away with the dawn. I searched until I found her again.

When Howell Raines lost his position as executive editor of The New York Times, he discovered that losing his job was just what he needed, and wanted. In this memoir, The One That Got Away, Raines writes about the unpredictability of luck, love, lies, and life.

A soft, trauma informed healing series written and narrated by Aussprey Dixon. Bloom from the Broken gently explores the childhood wounds we carried alone … the silence, the bracing, the protector self, the fixer identity … and the courage it took to survive what you were never prepared for. Each episode offers a blend of storytelling, insight, and grounded reflection to help your nervous system soften and reconnect with the parts of you that were forced to grow up too soon. You’re not alone in this … and you’re not too late to heal.

Hot Flash Files: After Dark is where midlife meets midnight honesty. Hosted by Aussprey, this show dives into the unfiltered, hilarious, and strangely profound parts of being a woman in the second half of life… hormones, brain fog, intrusive thoughts, desire, rage, reinvention, all of it. Real talk, real laughs, real heat… and absolutely no pretending. Welcome to the after hours.

On a rainy night, I drove my overstuffed junker car back to a town I never expected to see again. And when I needed a rescue by the side of the road, a six-foot-tall piece of hot, unfinished business named Mark was what the universe sent me. Three years earlier, I’d fled town (and Mark) to follow my wrongly convicted father to his federal prison, working crappy jobs to stay afloat and visit him every second I could. But now, Dad’s dead, and I’m mysteriously offered the best job of my life at the college where his life blew up when he was accused of a crime he didn’t commit.

My best friend’s been kidnapped. I was just captured. What I thought was a massive drug operation run by a man who killed my father turns out to be 10 times more horrific. I’m trapped. My best friend may be dead. And Mark has no idea where to find me. Some secrets should remain buried, my captors tell me. And it looks like I will be, too.

Everything I know about my life is a lie. The more I dig into my father’s death, the more I find myself in peril. Mark turns out to be a liar, someone I thought I could trust. He’s not what he seems, and worst of all, a part of me can’t let go. My boss might be an international drug lord disguised as a dean at one of the top five universities in the country. Like anyone’s going to believe me if I try to out him? But I can’t help myself.

When primary school teacher Miss Jenny Hart loses her job and long-term relationship in a matter of moments, a job offer comes out of the blue to save her. But not everything is as it seems at this school. Children have gone missing, the head is acting suspicious, and things go bump in the night. There is more to this job that she doesn't fully understand...that is, until it's too late.

For professional singer Jenna Raine and aspiring singer Sara Peyton King, walking toward their dreams wouldn’t be possible without walking with the Lord. Together—and through interviews with other young artists—they explore how to stand strong in their faith while also having faith in their dreams. Because as these ladies can attest, you don’t have to lose touch with your faith to reach for the stars.

Kinsley King loves her lavish lifestyle as one of Manhattan’s most in-demand real estate brokers. She’s worked hard to get to the top, and she’s not backing down now. But when her favorite aunt bequests her a wildlife sanctuary in the middle of nowhere, she has a tough decision to make: honor her aunt’s last wish or put the property on the market and maintain the life she adores.

Claire Huntington Worth returns to her home town after her husband divorces her. Always being the good girl, Claire has secret desires that only two handsome cowboys named Max and Sam can fulfill. The three quickly hook up, and the two sexy cowboys teach the lovely Claire what it's like to find love and happiness sexually and in life.

Once you've been betrayed, trusting again is the scariest gamble of all. Becca Pierson takes her vows seriously. So even when her husband's secret gambling addiction shakes her world, she soldiers on, sure they can work things out. But reality soon proves otherwise, and she decides she must put their 10-year-old son David first and file for divorce. When a loan shark barges into her apartment and demands the little cash she has left, she takes David and flees 400 miles across Montana to the only place that will shelter them--Ragin' Moon Refuge. Tony Lascari's family owns Ragin' Moon, and he...