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Rhys Cannon is that kind of guy—wealthy, family means everything, loyal, and sinfully handsome. I hate him. He's my brother's best friend, the teenage crush who never even noticed me, and the guy I will *never* fall for. I made a huge mistake and believed he'd changed. After he stomped on my heart, I vow never to be so foolish again. Yet, I never expected him to fight for me, for us. To make matters much more complicated, I'm breaking every rule I set for myself, and Rhys wants more than I ever expected to give. To anyone, much less him.

It's Midwestern America in 1952. Family values in the burgeoning suburbs, carried over from the influx of immigrants that created America, as well as values brought to the towns from the farms, remain strong. Even so, young girls are often rebellious and require 'correction' from time to time. Older girls, too, grown daughters who have married and moved away, often need similar corrections...'reviews' of the values they had been taught at home but have sometimes allowed to fade.

I’m handed the reins to the family business along with an inexperienced assistant barely out of high school. Not to mention, she’s distractingly beautiful and completely off-limits. I plan to be so unbearable she’ll quit, but she’s tougher than she looks. Now she appears to be hiding something and the deeper I dig, the more invested I become, causing my world to spin.

Leer met een andere bril naar de puber van nu te kijken. We zijn allemaal puber geweest; met dezelfde gierende hormonen en hetzelfde puberbrein als de jongeren van nu. En met ons is het toch ook goed gekomen? Het probleem is alleen: de wereld is niet meer hetzelfde. Sterker nog, de wereld is nog nooit zo snel veranderd als in de afgelopen tien jaar. Van prestatiedruk tot Andrew Tate, van Snapchat tot klimaatverandering. Bovendien zijn wij ook andere opvoeders dan onze ouders waren.

After locking eyes with Carmen in the store, Mateo’s obsession takes root. He can’t get her out of his mind. She becomes the one thing he craves, the one thing he’ll stop at nothing to have. While Mateo’s desire for her grows darker and more consuming, Carmen is trapped in a crumbling marriage with Daniel.

"26" is a raw and candid exploration of modern sexuality, particularly from a male perspective. The book delves into the author's personal experiences with sex, relationships, and the often-conflicting societal expectations surrounding them. The author champions the idea of sexual liberation for both men and women, challenging double standards and societal judgments surrounding body count and sexual exploration. He argues for open communication, safe practices, and mutual consent.

When Ruby Bridges was only six years old, she made history by being the first Black child to integrate William Frantz Elementary School. She became best friends with her teacher, Mrs. Henry. Excited to come back for her second year, Ruby is soon devastated to learn that Mrs. Henry isn't her second-grade teacher. Where did Mrs. Henry go? Can Ruby ever reconnect with her favorite teacher?

Camila Ruiz is the youngest daughter of Andres Ruiz, a top lieutenant in the Roríguez cartel. From the first moment I laid eyes on her, I knew I wanted her. She is too young and fragile to be with a man like me, a killer, and criminal. I don’t deserve a woman like Camila. Taking her would be to ruin her.

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?

As the youngest and most rebellious daughter of the overly protective Luna family, Gabriela Luna Valdés claws after her freedom in any way she can. This time, her hunger for adventure has led her aboard a windswept ship bearing for her homeland, away from a mob of fumbling British suitors. But Gabby can’t escape her father’s expectation that she settle down to find a proper husband—a compromise she’s unwilling to make.

I have fought. I have bled. I have wreaked havoc for my family. Anyone who threatened us, tried to break us, I broke them instead. Then, there was peace. Marriage. Children. Life was good. Life was great. Until my phone rang one night. Retired, I was no longer in the NFL. We'd recently moved back to Fallen Crest. So I should’ve known. I should’ve remembered. There is no peace in Fallen Crest. War wasn’t coming. It was already here.

The Non-Monogamy Playbook is the handbook for anyone curious about consensual non-monogamy: polyamory and open relationships. The Non-Monogamy Playbook shows us that there's joy in having multiple people in your life (platonic, sexy, romantic), but with each connection there is added vulnerability. This is the ultimate modern guide to non-monogamy, helping you create confident, healthy relationships.

It’s not that ElizabethAnn doesn’t want to live in the postmodern police state of No Oaks, where acrid refuse bins punctuate well-swept plasti-lawns and endless rows of ticky tacky. She simply doesn’t realize her hot-rod driving grandma has groomed her to break the space-time continuum and dive headlong into a forested dystopia called Bumblegreen, which she must single-handedly save from a sweeping blight.

My name is Buffy Martinez and I've spent my entire life training to be a wife, but when a cult is the one leading me down the aisle there is no happily-ever-after waiting for me and I end up a virgin who can't drive because my family totally sold me out to be a virgin sacrifice. Joke's on everyone who thought they could lie to me because the god they tried to sacrifice me to just claimed me as his bride. Wrath—not a god but a demon, and my devoted husband all the same.

All Evie Cruz wants for Christmas is a nap. And maybe some ornaments for her naked Christmas tree. And while she’s making a list, she wouldn’t mind unwrapping her sexy upstairs neighbor like a present. Luckily, the building’s Santa-themed party and a surprise sprig of mistletoe give her just the opening she needs to make all her wishes come true.

Voor de lezers van De nachtegaal van Kristin Hannah, Bloemen voor mijn dochter van Sarah Jio en Het familieportret van Jenna Blum. Een aangrijpend familieverhaal waarin een jonge vrouw ontdekt wie haar oma werkelijk was, waardoor ze ook zichzelf beter leert kennen. Wit-Rusland, 1941. Tijdens een razzia in haar geboortedorp is de Joodse Ella getuige van de moord op haar familie. Ze weet zelf te ontkomen en vlucht het bos in, waar ze wordt opgenomen door een groep verzetsstrijders die zich daar schuilhoudt. In hun midden wordt Ella onverwacht weer gelukkig, maar helaas is dat van korte duur.

Librarian Angela Gutierrez has never been kissed. But after posting a video about her late bloomer status and ace identity, she's finally ready to get some firsts out of the way. Using her new influencer status to come up with a scavenger hunt idea in which the winner earns her first kiss, Angela realizes she may need some help to pull off the event.

Teo made Estela queen of the Enduares—his queen—only for the giants to steal her away on their wedding night. Locked in a cage, far away from her new home, she plots to paint the palace with Rholker's blood. He will pay for everything he's taken.

When I drank the "harmless" punch at the Screaming Woods annual Halloween party, I never expected to wind up dead. Other townspeople grew tails and claws. Not me. Nope. I'm trapped in a realm between life and death. Doomed to wander in search of a cure for the curse. Which is pretty damn complicated when no one can see or hear me. No one except Xander, the town's grumpy reclusive carpenter.

When twenty-two-year-old Oriah (Ry) Pera learns that her mother’s job is relocating them to Majorca, she knows this summer could be the start of her very own coming-of-age story. Between chronic health issues and her mother’s overprotective tendencies, Ry feels like she’s stuck waiting for her life to begin. In her first small act of rebellion, she heads off to the beach alone and meets an infuriatingly charming Spaniard. Julián makes Ry feel even more naive and inexperienced than she normally does, but she can’t tamp down her growing attraction.