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One minute I'm mourning the sudden death of my father, and the next, I'm getting calls from a lawyer saying they need to read me my father's will. As far as I know, my father didn't have much to leave. Or so I thought. Everything topples down at once, the inheritance I'm left with and the truth about what my father did, but the biggest shock of all was finding out he'd married me off to a complete stranger without my consent. By the time I show up at my supposed husband's nightclub, I'm determined to leave with divorce papers signed, but nothing can prepare me for the man awaiting me.

When Aumont and Darling join forces to help Teddy, they’re not expecting to risk their hearts as well as their lives. Darling’s striking looks remind Aumont quite painfully of the man he’s lost, and Aumont’s title reminds Darling he has no right to desire a nobleman. But the rising threat soon drives them to flee with Teddy to the country–a journey that puts them face-to-face with their pasts while showing them a chance for happiness is within reach, if only they’re courageous enough to grab it.

As Soulden learns to be still for the first time in his life, Fernside wonders if perhaps it’s time to spread his wings a little. They can only hide from the outside world—and from their pasts—for so long before the secrets they’ve uncovered about each other strain the growing attraction between them. Each man must decide whether a life of comfortable lies is preferable to one full of difficult truths. And whether the sanctuary they’ve created together is something worth fighting for.

Love is never lost COLT Walking away from Zahir Delacroix was the worst mistake I ever made. Over the years, I've tried to convince myself it was just a high school fling. My father was always clear that I was expected to follow in his footsteps, which meant becoming a hotshot lawyer and finding...

At a crossroads, my life a hot mess, I swiped right on the guy with the washboard abs and the tree-trunk thighs. His handle was Holt (yeah, really) but as soon as he opened the door, I recognized him: Hudson Grey, the hottest prospect in pro-hockey and apparently, secretly playing for my team. Not mind-blowing enough? He needed someone to punch his V-card, and I was only too happy to volunteer as tribute... Then he ghosted me when it got to be too much. A year later, my life is back on track and I’m a candidate firefighter at legendary Engine 6.

Los humanos contemporáneos han recorrido un largo camino en sus setenta mil años de paso por la tierra. Arte, ciencia, cultura, comercio: en la cadena evolutiva somos verdaderos ganadores. Pero lo cierto es que no siempre ha sido un viaje fácil y, a veces, muy puntualmente, hemos llegado a...

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Beyond the Play Collection and get swept away into the compelling world of sports romance.

Kim är en pojke som är rädd för nästan allt, spindlar, ormar, vatten, eld, höga höjder och mycket annat. Under semestern i Italien besöker Kim och hans pappa det lutande tornet i Pisa, den plats där hans mamma försvann för sex år sedan. När Kim blir arg på sin pappa och sticker iväg för att få vara ifred träffar han en främmande flicka. Hon heter Nela och hon vet hans namn. Nela tar honom med sig till en annan värld där Kim plötsligt är hjälte och den enda som kan besegra den onda drottningen, Ajcüll. Kim blir tvungen att utmana sina rädslor och ge sig ut på detta farliga uppdrag för att befria landet Elorien.

When Loftus and Morgan both set their sights on Soulden, the rivalry of the season begins. Their mutual hatred escalates into spite, sabotage, and scandal, as all of society eagerly waits to see which diamond of the first water will prevail. Except the course of true loathing, just like true love, never did run smooth. The harder they try to destroy each other, the closer they come to uncovering each other’s deepest vulnerabilities—and the more difficult it becomes to deny the burning attraction between them.

La segunda entrega de la tetralogía #KissMe está protagonizada por Logan, un ligón acostumbrado a conseguir a cualquier chica a la que desee, y Grace, una chica dulce y encantadora pero no menos orgullosa: el cóctel explosivo está servido.

Hannah va a hacer un trato con un chico malo... y va a ganar más de lo que espera. Hannah por fin ha encontrado un chico que la vuelve loca, pero hay un pequeño problema: no tiene ni idea de cómo seducirlo. La solución es Garrett, el deportista y playboy más deseado del campus: él necesita aprobar un examen a toda costa, y a cambio puede ayudarla a poner celoso a cualquiera....

Skylar arrives in the Inner Kingdom, but the danger of the trials is only half the battle she will have to face. The courts of the High Fae are as treacherous as they are mysterious to a foreign outsider. Skylar will have to navigate obstacles in the trials, along with the politics and mind games of the other fae creatures living in the Inner Kingdom. The ever-watchful Daxton never wavers from his promise to protect Skylar with all he is, alongside his cunning brother Castor and new allies of Crimson City.

How does one begin upon the shamanic path of healing and wisdom? “At the core of the Pachakuti Mesa tradition,” reflects don Oscar Miro-Quesada, emerge four keys: “By doing, we learn. With study, we refine. Through dreaming, we create. And in loving, we fulfill.” With Healing Light, this...

Cervantes escribió "El Quijote" con la intención de parodiar los libros de caballerías, que consideraba simples sartas de disparates desprovistas de todo interés. Para conseguir su propósito, ideó la historia de un hidalgo aldeano que enloquece de tanto leer las inverosímiles hazañas de héroes como Amadís y Palmerín, y que, al igual que los caballeros andantes, se echa a los caminos con el noble afán de ayudar a los necesitados.

La hipotética presencia de una grabadora, de un interlocutor (o de un "lector"), sirve de pauta para un largo monólogo a través del cual desfilan momentos de una vida en los bajos fondos y submundos de la ciudad de México. La adolescencia prematura, la presión social, la homosexualidad, la prostitución, la enfermedad y el hastío son las etapas, vistas retrospectivamente, de la vida de este vampiro urbano.

A clever, funny mystery from author Laurie Morrison, about soccer teammates trying to solve the disappearance of their beloved team captain—and facing a few secrets of their own. Why did Ella leave? Eighth Graders Sadie and Pug don’t have anything in common except for their love of soccer...

At Chatelain Academy, Lead Custodian Franky Williams is having a very, very bad day. From pretentious staff to prankster teenagers, Franky is always busy cleaning something up. Franky's last straw is when he is fired for no reason only months before retirement. That's when he decides that cleaning up this school means more than mopping up a few messes!

Pantaleón Pantoja, un capitán del Ejército recientemente ascendido, recibe la misión de establecer un servicio de prostitución para las Fuerzas Armadas del Perú en el más absoluto secreto militar. Estricto cumplidor del deber, se traslada a Iquitos, en plena selva, para llevar a cabo su cometido, al que se entrega con tal obcecación que termina por poner en peligro el engranaje que él mismo ha puesto en movimiento.

Dulce has spent her entire life avoiding… Love, happiness, and the things that make her feel alive, weren't on the table. That all changes when she meets fate, and they come in the form of an ancient Saephyn, a himbo Orukna, and a summer queen. Three mates to change the course of her life forever, if she lets them. One who convinces her to accept fate. Another who forces her to fight for her happiness. Finally, one who reminds her what sacrifice looks like. All three have her best interests at heart. Will she allow them to show her what love is really like or will she fight it at every turn?

El sultán Shahriar descubre que su esposa lo engaña y la decapita. Todavía lleno de rencor, cada día desposa a una mujer a la que luego ordena matar por la mañana. Inesperadamente, Sherezade, la hija del visir, se ofrece voluntaria para casarse con el sultán. Durante la noche de bodas, la muchacha inicia un relato que deja fascinado a su marido, pero que interrumpe justo antes del amanecer.