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Every three years, Amber Hopkins explodes. Okay, not a blown-to-smithereens explosion, but whatever it is always hurts like hell and leaves her life a shambles. She's already worked her way through five foster placements, and she's doing whatever she can to avoid getting blasted into a sixth. As her 18th birthday approaches and she feels the strange and powerful energy building, disaster looms. When the inevitable explosion occurs, her life gets its biggest shakeup yet.

Someone had noticed me. A secret admirer? A man with a good heart, who saw how much I actually do need help, even though I never admit it, and how much Sydney needs someone to teach her that men can be nice - that some of them stick around, no matter how hard life gets. Maybe I knew him. Maybe he's been around for a while. Maybe this is the beginning of a beautiful story - a romance full of hope and second chances and love.

Alaysha is not your ordinary witch. She's an elemental, the only elemental witch of her kind. A young woman feared and cast out from her tribe because she can't control the magic powerful enough to suck a man dry at a breath, she's jaded from being exploited as a weapon by her war-mongering father. But all that is about to change.

Eight tales of nuptial naughtiness from K.D. West and Mary Cyn! Everyone dreams of the perfect wedding - some people get to live them! Sometimes, the reality blows the dream right out of the water, and the afterparty leaves the reception in the dust. From Stillpoint/Eros authors Mary Cyn and K.D. West, here are eight tales of couples - and their very special friends - who find that true bliss is about much more than a white dress.

The premise of this book is very simple. If you're breathing, if you have a pulse, if your heart's desire is to experience more of God, then you are qualified to do business with him. You don't have to be a pastor or a priest to do this. You don't have to be a man or a woman of the cloth. Trust me when I tell you that the God of Heaven and Earth is looking to commune with average, everyday citizens. It is the birthright of every person on the planet to connect with the creator in prayer.

A young woman flying to her new home city is met by both her boyfriends - and they couldn't be more pleased. A happily married couple discover that sometimes a touch of fantasy can make you even happier. A student convinces her former teacher and her best friend to give her a birthday present that none of them will ever forget. Breathtakingly funny, heartrendingly human, and always as hot as Louisiana hot sauce, K. D. West's stories explore the whole gamut of human love and sexuality.

Why write your own story? It's a scary thought: What if you died before you told your life's story, and your busybody sister-in-law decided to write it for you? Yes, she's diligent, but she never really liked you, and she surely doesn't know you as well as you know yourself. No one can tell your life's story as clearly or as accurately as you can! Now's the time, before it's too late.

The holidays are all about people coming together... Here are four hot tales of holiday love and light, all set during the most wonderful time of the year!

Long Claw the eagle plunged into the clearing like a lightning bolt, her enormous talons extended and her terrifying beak open. Wazi the human and Berry Face the bear ducked as deadly claws swept over their heads. Then, a miraculous thing happened. Berry Face rose up on her hind legs. Wazi raced up the bear’s back, planted her feet on the bear’s massive shoulders, and leaped! Up, up, up into the night sky. No human girl had ever leaped so high!

Amaya longs to swim in the sea and, on her 10th birthday, she finally gets her wish. Unfortunately, as these stories often go, getting her wish may be more than Amaya's heart can handle. The Little Human is a modern story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid. Fans of classic fairy-tales and strong female characters will enjoy this imaginative adventure that centers science, curiosity, and every person's right to choose their own destiny.

Berry Face, the great She-Bear, will never, ever, ever stop searching for Lick, her funny little cub who has been stolen from the den by his wicked uncle.... Long Claw the eagle plunged into the clearing like a lightning bolt, her enormous talons extended, her terrifying beak open. Wazi the human and Berry Face the bear ducked as deadly claws swept over their heads. Then, a miraculous thing happened. Berry Face rose up on her hind legs. Wazi raced up the bear’s back, planted her feet on the bear’s massive shoulders and leaped! Up, up, up into the night sky.

Jessie, Kirsten, and Danielle are sisters-in-law, but they couldn't be more different. Except for the way in which they're the same. After Danielle and Jessie's brother, Andy, marries Lea - and Kirsten's brother, Sean - each woman discovers that her dream of a friendly ménage might actually be within reach. And that three in a marriage is definitely allowed!

Alis and Cahan defeated the Cinder Witch and restored peace and prosperity to Ashfern, but at what cost? Can Alis control the terrifying legacy the witch left behind? Or will it destroy her from within? The School of Spells and War is an ongoing collection of old fashioned sword-and-sorcery adventure stories following a wizard and warrior duo as they galavant across the continent of Thillon.

The Formless are roving the land, unleashing untold havoc. But today, Alis must deal with a bigger problem. It's Cahan's birthday, and she's figured out the perfect gift for him. But it means breaking the rules. The things she does for her friends.... The School of Spells and War is an ongoing collection of old fashioned sword-and-sorcery adventure stories following a wizard and warrior duo as they galavant across the continent of Thillon.

Months ago, Alis joined with her new friend Cahan to fight a dragon beneath the School of Spells and War. Now she fights something altogether different: fame. Worse, her newfound notoriety has resulted in a mission to the far north. As if it weren't bad enough that it's so cold, she also finds herself in a tiny village whose residents innately distrust spellcasters of all kinds. Yet they tolerate her because she comes with Cahan - and because something is threatening their children. Can Alis and Cahan save them?

Ozzie. He's the college hockey star every guy wishes they could be. The one every girl wants a piece of. Every girl except me. The only thing I want from him is enough details to write an article for my college paper. But he hates reporters almost as much as I hate jocks. For a girl who was once a high school loser, I didn't expect him to make me feel special, like I'm the most beautiful girl in the world, so I lie to him about who I am. When I finally decide to tell him the truth, it's too late. My lie threatens to expose his darkest secrets. And it definitely might break my heart.

Se vi siete mai sentiti a disagio incontrando nuove persone, se vi preoccupate per l'ansia sociale, se non sapete come parlare alle persone o rendervi interessanti, questa breve guida alla conversazione vi trasformerà in qualcuno con cui la gente amerà parlare. Se siete mai stati nervosi prima di un evento di lavoro, un appuntamento o una cena a casa di un amico, dopo aver ascoltato questo libro non dovrete più preoccuparvi: riceverete ottimi consigli per migliorare le vostre abilità sociali e aumentare il vostro carisma.

¡Nunca más te sientas incómodo en una conversación! Si alguna vez te has sentido incómodo cuando acabas de conocer a una persona, si te preocupas y sientes ansiedad social, si dudas sobre cómo hablarle a la gente y cómo ser interesante, esta guía rápida sobre la charla trivial te convertirá en alguien con quien todos disfrutarán conversar. Nueva segunda edición: ¡actualizada y ampliada! Incluye un nuevo capítulo, "Charla trivial para citas", y un capítulo ampliado sobre reconocimiento del lenguaje corporal.

Aldrich escaped...again. Tristan forgot...everything. And Luke, well, Luke was getting more than a little impatient. But those were the least of Kira's concerns, because something else happened in England - something she was trying desperately to forget. A wedge of evil had lodged itself in her heart, a little black hole had nestled into her flames, and it wasn't going away - not anytime soon...and maybe not ever.

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.