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In a calm, calm residential setting, two couples fight the battle of love, fidelity, and passion. Melissa and Jake are married; their once energetic relationship has been a boredom. Some miles down the same residential road are Mark and Linda—perhaps the lovely couple in town—and their unexpressed longings coupled with unfilled desires. Life paths chart another course altogether when one coincidence encounter in the night sparks an untimely interest between Melissa and Mark and the second between Jake and Linda.

For five hundred years the robot waited to encounter a human. When it finally did, it probably wished it was a different human. Nelson Newman was destined to be the first person to set foot on Mars. Instead, he finds himself transported across the galaxy and pitched into a battle of wits against a ruthless enemy, who will do whatever it takes to safeguard their people and their power.

Queen Bees and Wannabees: Outsmarting the School's Royalty" dives into the lives of Jefferson High's most formidable students through the lens of Ellie, an insightful photographer. This captivating journey unveils the complexities behind the facades of the school's notorious mean girls. From the Drama Diva to the Study Group Czar, Ellie's narratives transform her subjects from caricatures to fully fleshed-out characters, revealing their vulnerabilities and capacities for change.

Shes an FBI agent. He made his name running with the notorious Viper gang. Now he's their star witness and her true mate. FBI agent Eve Sincero has spent months hunting the ruthless Viper gang, and now one's landed in her lap, but hes not under arrest, he's in witness protection. The only thing worse than having to keep him safe is discovering that he's her fated mate - a realization that makes Eve sick to her stomach.

In the midst of his luxurious lifestyle, a wealthy heir succumbs to a one-night stand, unaware of the secret child that would result. Years later, as he faces a life-threatening illness, the revelation of his estranged offspring emerges as his only hope for survival, forcing him to confront the consequences of his past actions in a race against time.

Caught in a web of conflicting loyalties and precarious alliances, a young woman faces a harrowing choice between safeguarding her family and unraveling her lover's secrets. As trust becomes a scarce commodity, she enters a perilous game where every move could shatter her world.

In a world where Kemp Valentine reigns supreme, basking in wealth, power, and the envy of men, his Achilles' heel lies in the absence of love. When Clarissa enters his life, offering the possibility of redemption, Kemp embarks on a journey to change for her. But as his ego threatens to sabotage his efforts, Clarissa turns the tables, serving him a dose of his own medicine that challenges his very notion of control and humility.

FBI SWAT agent Miles Sloane has his polar bear shifter side in careful check. Or he did, until he met his fated mate. Now he's throwing her over his shoulder, and the word kidnap is being bandied about. Soraya Whitiker has calculated every step of her life. Nothing happens that she doesn't plan. Successful business? Check. Beautiful home? Check. Until she gets kidnapped by an intoxicating stranger. Sonya knows she should be terrified, but all she can think of is how hot her captor is.

I was supposed to be taking the summer off from dating... and flirting... and men in general. A cleanse. It sounded great in theory. But theory went out the window when my own personal kryptonite sat on the barstool next to mine. Six feet, five inches of stacked muscle and chiseled features, he exuded a cocky confidence that was hard to miss and even harder to resist. This man was delectable. Like a decadent piece of chocolate cake, tempting me to indulge.

Everyone treats me differently now. Like I'm this broken doll with glue sealing the cracks. It's okay. I can handle their pitying stares. But not his. Not Nicoli's. I hate the way he looks at me like I'm this fragile thing he's too afraid to touch. I want him to love me the way he did before this nightmare started. He needs to realize that I'm stronger than he thinks. I'm not a victim, and I'm more than a survivor. I'm a fighter. And while Nicoli and his brothers hunt the man responsible, I'm plotting my own revenge. This isn't a Dark Sovereign war. It's mine.

Grayson has always been different. From the time he started truly understanding what emotions were, he knew that something about him was special. It wasn’t until he turned eighteen that he realized what he was. An empath. Being an empath hasn’t come without cost. While Grayson is always told it’s a gift, the overwhelming wave of emotions is starting to ruin his life.

I never thought I’d find love. I spent all of high school watching others pair up, my little gay heart slowly withering in despair… until the fateful summer night that I met Tim. His meaty muscles and smoldering silver eyes already haunt my dreams. And I know for a fact that he’s lonely like me. I’ve been taking care of Tim ever since he got into an accident that was technically my fault, but the healing he needs goes so much deeper than that. I need him too. With any luck, I’ll end senior year with the man of my dreams at my side.

Ten years ago, Bell Hooks astonished readers/listeners with Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom. Now comes Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope - a powerful, visionary work that will enrich our teaching and our lives. Combining critical thinking about education with autobiographical narratives, hooks invites listeners to extend the discourse of race, gender, class and nationality beyond the classroom into everyday situations of learning. Bell Hooks writes candidly about her own experiences.

Cameron escapes Denver on his eighteenth birthday with nothing but the clothes on his back—and his baby brother, Luke, swaddled in his arms. He’s fleeing their abusive father, and he has no place to turn. No place, that is, except for the town he knows to be the home of Lizzie Grant, a kindhearted near-stranger. Caloosa Springs is nothing more than a wisp of an idea, but Cameron hopes he is running toward home. Jase just wants someone to call his own. The son of the town’s stuffy mayor, he’s constantly trying to forge his own path.

Poetry has always provided comfort, inspiration, and connection, especially during socially precarious and politically divisive times. That has never been truer than it is today. The Wild Edge of the Heart: Women Poets Raise Their Voices presents the work of some of our leading contemporary female poets who are lauded for their ferocity, sensitivity and eloquence.

When Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center was first published in 1984, it was welcomed and praised by feminist thinkers who wanted a new vision. Even so, individual audiences frequently found the theory unsettling or provocative. Today, the blueprint for feminist movement presented in this audiobook remains as provocative and relevant as ever. Written in Hooks's characteristic direct style, Feminist Theory embodies the hope that feminists can find a common language to spread the word and create a mass, global feminist movement.

I'm just a small-town girl in a big city, tempted by a wicked bratva beast who spoils me rotten. He wants to have me, to claim me, to own every piece of me. By the time I realize the kind of man he really is, it's too late. I'm trapped in his perilous game with no way out.

Die Bestsellerautorin von How to kill your family ist zurück! Mit jedem erdenklichen Pomp begeht Anthony Wistern – Self-Made-Millionär, Patriarch, Womanizer – seinen 60. Geburtstag. Doch zum Höhepunkt der Party findet er sich überraschend im Jenseits wieder. Von dort aus muss er beobachten, wie "seine Lieben" die eine oder andere Krokodilsträne angesichts seines Todes hervorpressen, sich de facto allerdings nur für eines interessieren: das Erbe.

Die Wahrheit hat ihren Preis... Renie Mayfield hat den tödlichen Angriff auf Belle Morte nur knapp überlebt – doch zu einem hohen Preis. Ihr neues Leben als Vampirin ist ebenso schmerzlich wie die Wahrheit über ihre verschollene Schwester June. Doch neben der Suche nach dieser gilt ihr Fokus jetzt Edmond Dantès, dem Vampir, der ihr zu einem neuen Leben verholfen hat – und der sich jetzt vor einem Tribunal von Vampiren für seine Taten verantworten muss. Renie muss tief in die Geheimnisse von Belle Morte eintauchen, um Edmond und sich selbst zu retten.

Still reeling in the aftermath of sexual assault, Dr. Gwen Brennan struggles with feelings of powerlessness—until she joins the Whitewood Clubs masquerade night. There she reigns supreme, and it is only by her grace that anyone is allowed to touch her. When a mysterious masked man steals her heart, she's left with a choice: does she take a chance on forging a new relationship, or does she retreat into the arms of her stalwart bodyguard?