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"Promise me you'll love me after this?" Those were the words I asked my first love on a high school date. "Always, Vi," he told me before crushing his lips against mine. I gave him a part of me I can never get back that night. Even worse, I gave him my heart. That was four years ago. Back when I was young and naive. Back when I thought we’d always be together.

When Claire opens an exclusive club catering to those with distinct tastes in partners, her professional life is finally on track. Only a friend’s dare reminds her she hasn’t taken charge of a partner of her own in way too long. When did her life turn into all work and no play? When Heath approaches her on the opening night of Ember Club, their mutual attraction is undeniable.

What happens when first love turns to first pain? Follow the story of a young girl who was so desperate to have a boyfriend that she would do anything to keep him. Mariah is a very smart young lady, but when she meets Andrew, a football player at her high school, she is immediately stricken by the lovebug. No matter what her friends tell her to dissuade her from this relationship, she doesn’t listen.

In this fantastically sharp novel, a trans woman reenters life on the outside after more than twenty years in a men’s prison, over one consequential Fourth of July weekend—from the author of the PEN/Faulkner Award winner Delicious Foods. “Dangerously hilarious.” —Los Angeles Times...

Kori Griffin has always lived her life according to expectations thrust on her by others, until she gets fed up and decides to play the game by her own rules. She quickly discovers, however, that being the architect of your own destiny is easier said than done. While doing what is necessary to ensure she is able to provide for herself, she's thrust into the path of the most unlikely person, Ezren Shaw—the superstar, lover-boy crooner known as Eccentric to his adoring fans.

Go behind the scenes of the Great White Way with this illustrated guide to the Theater District’s hidden history--an essential book for your explorations of the district from a seasoned Broadway guide. Broadway is one of New York’s greatest treasures, and where there is treasure, there is a...

Where Beau the Beach Bunny Burrows is a tender tale of longing, listening, and learning to see your own quiet worth. Beau is a little beach bunny who wants to be more than he is. He helps everyone around him yet still wonders if he will ever be enough. For every child who watches the world and wonders where they fit in—and for every grown-up, like me, who remembers that feeling—Beau’s story offers a soft reminder: “You are enough, ten times more than you know.” As rockets soar above him, crabs scurry beside him, and stars shimmer over the Space Coast shore, Beau burrows and wonders.

Can love be sweeter than candy? When Adam meets Maya, he might just find out... Maya, a bubbly candy store owner, knows how to handle more than just candy canes. Unfortunately, instead of enjoying life to the fullest, she faces the financial hardships of running a faltering business. When Adam, a shy writer, stumbles upon Maya at Ember’s ‘Beginner Night,’ he’s captivated by her from the get-go. The problem is, while Maya is certainly up for some fun, she isn’t ready to commit. Adam is an introvert, and putting himself out there isn’t easy.

The plan is simple: Get accepted into a PhD program. Though the odds seem impossibly long, an objective analysis of the deliverables yields promise. An essay, a standardized test, a handful of convincing recommendations? Certainly these are items that can be willed into existence. But let us not be fooled. We are embarking on a full year of unwavering focus and studious virtue. There can be no distractions, no digressions, no sudden feats of fleeting whimsy.

In the heart of Monroe, where the streets bleed greed and neon burns like temptation, Raven claws her way from survival to supremacy. What starts as hustles for cash and pleasure spirals into a brutal war for control — one soaked in blood, lust, and betrayal. With Silk, a deadly mentor-turned-ally, Raven builds an empire on flesh, fear, and fire. But every step up leaves corpses in her wake, and DeShawn, the reigning kingpin, won’t let his crown fall without painting the city red.

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Moving to Havenwood was not on Jett Taylor’s bingo card, but neither was losing her editing job or splitting from her ex all in one month. As her neurodivergent mind begins to spiral, Jett knows it’s time to make a choice: keep playing it safe (because that’s worked so well) or embrace the chaos that comes with chasing her childhood dream. As with every fixation, when Jett sets her mind to something, there is no halfway. Her determination to succeed—and to find herself—means there isn’t time for distractions. Not even in the form of a grumpy, brown-eyed elevator mechanic.

Step into the heart of haunted longing with Hollowed Souls, an audiobook that reveals the fragile line between life and the void beyond.

Step into the lingering echoes of history with Haunted by the Past, an audiobook that draws you into a tapestry of secrets, sorrow, and spectral whispers.

This is a concise summary and analysis of Love on the Brain, by Ali Hazelwood. It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Ali Hazelwood. Ideal for those seeking a quick and insightful overview.

Step into the hush of Dread at Midnight, an audiobook that plunges you into a night where every tick of the clock heralds unseen terrors.

This is a concise summary and analysis of Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory. It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Jasmine Guillory. Ideal for those seeking a quick and insightful overview.

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Begin your journey with Mindful Beginnings, an audiobook crafted to gently introduce you to the art of living with intention and awareness.