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Black women are not a monolith. They are many things - beautiful and mysterious. Through magical and musical verse, Mixon offers alternative narratives, origin stories that challenge the limited societal views of women whose mere existence is at times a mystery, an amalgam of experiences - inherited and otherwise. An orphan (who is adopted by a storm) tries to hold thunder in her mouth; a battered grandmother taps into her ancestral powers; an adolescent girl befriends a woman at the end of her life; and more.

The most important tradition in tiny St. Polonius is the annual Tasting of the Sacred Bear Liver. Each citizen over 12 must eat one bite of liver to prevent the recurrence of the Great Hibernation, when the town founders fell asleep for months. This year is Jean Huddy's first time to taste the liver. It doesn't go well. A few hours later, all the adults fall into a sleep from which they cannot be woken, and the kids are left to run things. At first, they have a blast. But then the town bullies take over the mayor's office and the police force....

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Former aristocrat turned lowly vampire, Devlin Dalcon, gets by on his supernatural charm, swindling others for money and goods. When Devlin encounters bride-to-be Annabelle - another potential victim - he finds the tables have turned as he falls in love with her.

Successful Texas lawyer, Reade Walker, curses that damn song every time it plays, all too aware of the irony of its lyrics. After all, he has been secretly and painfully enamored with Jesse's girl, Gwen, for nearly a decade. It was love at first sight for him, but sadly she's not his girl. She belongs to the one man who betrayed him and knows Reade's hidden family secret. Yet, Reade can't seem to love anyone except the one woman he can't have. Or can he make her mine?

Within weeks, vampire Danial Racklan has captivated young widow Sarelle and drawn her deep into his dark, dangerous world. Confessing his love, Danial has asked for Sarelle’s Oath, a formal binding between vampire and human lovers. But while a promise of everlasting love sounds like heaven to most young women, Sarelle has agonized over the decision for months, unsure of taking the final step of oathing to Danial. Yet this Christmas Eve, Sar impulsively decides to speak the vow that will change her life for all time.

Grieving Krys Markman has come to lose herself in family memories at Letchworth State Park and try to figure out her next step. Yet the unearthly beautiful music she hears each night stirs her soul to romance. Can its creator, the attractive vampire David Helm, heal her broken heart?

Five thousand years in the future, the Earth is dead. A galactic network of terraformed planets, connected by teleportation portals, is populated by the genetically improved Descendants. The original Humans, labeled dangerous and barbaric, are kept under constant surveillance. In this seemingly peaceful society, Dora Dana Dasnan, a gifted Visionaire, serves the leading race of Descendants by reporting her Visions of the future.

My story is about how I went from a fun, energetic, athletic women to falling into society's trap of believing I was not enough just as I am. This story will give you a glimpse into why I decided to alter my body with plastic surgery, and the devastating effects I suffered from that decision.

Once, long ago when I was a pompous rock ‘n’ roll guitar player and Lizzie Delmonico was in a dance crew with Victoria (my girlfriend at the time), Lizzie and I had almost had an affair. We had the kind of chemistry that defies logic. It has been over 10 years. The then-girlfriend has long since become a wife and the mother of my two children. Just when I decide to retire from the rock ‘n’ roll scene to focus on my family, Victoria decides that she has had enough of me. Sadly, she dies in a grisly car accident three days before we are due to sign the divorce papers.

Vanessa Haystings is a flourishing entrepreneur who has brought her family’s small business to new heights...and the best boyfriend she could ask for. When things start to go wrong in her relationship, Vanessa discovers that her true love is not as perfect as he appears... A secret room in one of his less-known residences reveals that he has a dark, dominant side to him. In this steamy romance, follow these two lovers as they dive into a whole new world of kinks and fun.

Louise ist Ende zwanzig und kann sich gerade so in New York durchschlagen. Eines Tages begegnet sie Lavinia, die wirklich alles hat, wovon Louise nur träumen kann. Ihr glamouröses Leben teilt sie gern - auf sämtlichen sozialen Netzwerken, aber auch mit Louise. Die beiden Frauen werden unzertrennlich. Louise wird auf Partys herumgereicht, lässt sich von Lavinia einkleiden, zieht bei ihr ein - sie verfällt Lavinia und ihrer Welt. Auch wenn sie eigentlich nicht die Mittel hat, um in ihr zu bestehen. Irgendwann beginnt sie, ihre Freundin zu bestehlen.

Four college friends mount an expedition to Latham's Landing - an abandoned island estate infamous for mysterious deaths - to gather pictures and inspiration for a thesis on the origin of fear.

Tara Brach is an in-the-trenches teacher whose work counters today's ever-increasing onslaught of news, conflict, demands, and anxieties - stresses that leave us rushing around on auto-pilot and cut off from the presence and creativity that give our lives meaning. In this heartfelt and deeply practical audiobook, she offers an antidote: an easy-to-learn four-step meditation that quickly loosens the grip of difficult emotions and limiting beliefs.

I’m being hunted by a billionaire. A mad man that will stop at nothing to take from the one thing I hold dear to me, my most prized possession. I don’t think I can stop him from getting what he wants, but He will stop at nothing to claim me and my most prized possession. “He found out a secret about me and now he’s blackmailing me to get what he wants. I have no other choice but to obey him and let him take me raw and endless.”

A modern woman who makes an online dating app to find her ideal man based on her wish list, this list is based on the man she lost in a tragic accident and she wants a clone of the man she lost. After several dates she has no luck, but at a friend's party she finds a man, John Wade. She knows one thing for certain: He’s a mean, rotten jerk. Once she encounters him she finds him a dashing and impossibly charming stranger who sends a fire-and-ice jolt of attraction through her. She knows he's everything she doesn't want in a man, but her attraction to him is too intense.

The crew of the Prometheus is intent on taking down the world's clock towers so that time can run freely. Now captives, Colton, Daphne, and the others have a stark choice: join the Prometheus' cause or fight back in any small way they can and face the consequences. But Zavier, leader of the terrorists, has a bigger plan - to bring back the lost god of time. As new threats emerge, loyalties must shift. No matter where the Prometheus goes - Prague, Austria, India - nowhere is safe, and every second ticks closer toward the 11th hour.

A young and beautiful woman, Sharon Latham, ducks into a storefront to escape the weather and witnesses a crime. She has placed herself in the path of a dangerous murderer. She is overwhelmed by the gravity of the situation and fears the murderer may come for her next. Her only chance is a young and inexperienced detective named David Granger. This is his first homicide case in which he is flying solo.

“Why You” is about two seniors. One has a rough and troubled home life. The other has a strong close knit family. Collin takes charge after his girlfriend Cleo disappears for a short time. He looks for her at work and school. He goes to her home and there discovers the root of Cleo's life problems. Not knowing what to do, Collin talks to his parents about the situation and finds they are his best allies to help Cleo break away from a horrible mother and make a life of her own.

Artie Haynes knows he’s nothing special, with just-your-regular-brown hair, a solid plumber’s job, not much education, and a family that can barely get off the couch. But Artie has quirks - like his love of tropical fish, a landlord who’s a professor of existentialism, a passion for the amazing piano music he hears at a concert hall while he’s fixing the bathrooms - and the fact that he’s never come out as gay and probably never will. But when he’s hired to build a guesthouse for the pianist whose music enchanted him, Artie is swept up into an unimaginable world.