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Gavin has the face, body, and confidence to light up a camera, and Miami’s modeling world is more than happy to use him for exactly that. From underwear shoots to glossy ads, the money is good, the attention constant, and the expectations clear: look pretty, stay quiet, and don’t ask for more.

Fresh out of Florida University with a degree in construction management, Manny lands his dream job with Loredo Construction. He’s crushing hard on his thirty-something boss, Walter Loredo: a sexy, successful, and supposedly straight alpha male who commands attention on every job site.

Warren Updegrove has always been good at following the rules. Football gave him structure, purpose, and a clear future. But when his college career ends without the pro contract he expected, Warren is left drifting, unsure who he is without the game that defined him. What he isn’t ready to examine is the quiet truth he’s been carrying for years. Thom Lodge is steady, observant, and far more honest with himself than Warren knows how to be. What begins as a math tutoring assignment turns into an easy friendship, then it deepens into something Warren can’t rationalize or control.

Larry Leavis is six-foot-six, awkward, brilliant, and used to being invisible in a room full of beautiful men on South Beach. A gifted programmer just starting his career in Miami’s buzzing tech scene, he’s more comfortable behind a keyboard than on a dance floor. Romance? That’s for other people. Larry fixes Wi-Fi, writes clean code, and keeps his crushes safely locked in his imagination. Until one night at a South Beach café-bar changes everything.

Canadian ski cross phenom Cedric Bérard has spent his life chasing speed, glory, and his best friend Austin down every mountain they could find. They’ve always pushed each other harder, faster, closer to the edge—until one night, Cedric falls in a different way. One kiss. One touch. A tumble into something neither of them planned for. Suddenly Cedric’s dream isn’t just about Olympic medals—it’s about Austin. The way he makes Cedric feel weightless, the way desire hits harder than any crash on the snow, the way one night leaves Cedric craving more. But every fall has consequences.

Baker is home alone, with his wife on a trip to Aruba. He's a bit of a hermit when he can be. He neighbors normally leave him alone. But the new one, a pregnant hottie, has no such intentions.

Pregnant Daisey moves in with two shy nerds.

When the Cuisine Network brings its brand-new reality show, Dog’s Kitchen , to the peaceful Friar Lake Conference Center, Steve Levitan expects chaos—but not sabotage. Celebrity chefs, foodie influencers, and gourmet-loving dogs descend on the property, turning Steve’s summer into a whirlwind of barking, baking, and behind-the-scenes drama. His golden retriever, Rochester , just wants to stay close to the food.

Baker is home alone, with his wife on a trip to Aruba. He's a bit of a hermit when he can be. He neighbors normally leave him alone. But the new one, a pregnant hottie, has no such intentions.

Both of her men are growing thanks to her milk.

Declan Marston, a billionaire who always gets what he wants, fixates on Mandy Andrews, a radiant singer who rebuffs him. He orders Mandy’s kidnapping and signs a binding marriage contract to force her into his world, offering to save her dying mother in exchange. As Mandy fights for autonomy, a ruthless figure from Declan’s past disrupts everything, and a shocking revelation about his brother and uncle’s deaths finally forces them to confront whether love can grow from coercion and danger.

One roommate is bolder now. Is the other ready to try some milk?

Teen years are real life with training wheels… except everything costs money and nobody hands you a map. One “small” spend turns into “where did my money go?” One impulse buy turns into regret. One buy-now-pay-later decision turns into payments you forgot existed. You get your first paycheck and it feels like freedom… until taxes, fees, and real-life costs show up and start eating it. Teen Sense Money is the teen-ready money manual school forgot to hand you, written for teen boys and girls who want more confidence with cash, better control, and habits that actually lead somewhere. No fluff.

A Foreign Delegation, A Marriage Alliance, and A Year of Miracles. After years of ruthlessly conquering their neighbors, the winds of change have begun to blow: Endor no longer wishes to go to war. Hadrian's attack and Oliver's failed coup have decimated the kingdom's reputation. In an effort to restore power and prevent war, Prince Altholos accepts a marriage alliance with the island kingdom, Barthmont. Fourteen-year-old Tristan is chosen to lead the delegation to deliver his brother's message. However, there might be more to this foreign princess than meets the eye.

As leadership scholar Linda Hill, Harvard researcher Emily Tedards, and former Microsoft innovation executive Jason Wild show in this powerful book, there are indeed exemplary leaders to learn from—and the authors present their stories in fascinating detail, not only igniting your imagination but providing instructive and inspiring models to follow. The authors profile leaders from all kinds of companies who illustrate the mindset, skills, and digital savvy needed for leading in a world more uncertain and challenging than ever before.

Andrea Baker has lived with schizophrenia, bipolar depression, and the weight of childhood trauma, struggling to trust both herself and others. Determined to break free from patterns of fear, abandonment, and anxious attachment, she dives into therapy, spiritual practice, and the radical work of self-healing. Through group sessions, one-on-one counseling, and even imagined relationships, Andrea confronts painful memories, experiments with emotional regulation, and learns to nurture love and security from within.

Illinois never waited to be admired. It made itself necessary. This book tells the story of a state that learned early how to move things, reroute systems, and survive contradiction without apology. Illinois didn’t rise on speeches or symbolism. It rose on rivers, railroads, deals, and decisions that kept everything else running. Illinois: Prairie, Power, and the Audacity to Reverse a River is an unsentimental history of power built through connection, adaptation, and stubborn refusal to collapse.

When Eastern College launches its first winter intersession program, administrator Steve Levitan is excited to host a course on Caribbean cuisine at Friar Lake Conference Center. His wife Lili is co-teaching with her friend, prominent food anthropologist Dr. Yesenia Ubeda. But before the first meal is served, threatening notes appear, old documents surface with explosive implications for US-Cuba relations, and a student with a hidden agenda is found murdered. With his golden retriever Rochester at his side, Steve must untangle a web of long-buried secrets and dangerous obsessions.

Robert Smalls’ life illustrates what can happen when one is freed from the fetters of others’ estimations. Smalls’ metamorphosis from slave to ship pilot to U.S. Congressman displays the power of fiery determination and unrelenting ambition. News of Smalls’ incredible exploit made it all the way up to Lincoln, who eventually met him and asked why he would dare such a thing. Smalls replied with only one word: ‘Freedom.

Dan Landes is one of many US expats who thought he had escaped the madness of the world when he emigrated to Panama twenty years ago. Panama was his safe haven, his piece of paradise. But international conflicts are spreading, and encroaching on utopia. Outside of Panama, the world is plagued by a new type of warfare. Strategic small wars, driven by AI, are erupting all over the globe. The US has retaken the Panama Canal; Iran has been nuked; and China is threatening retaliation after the bombing of its ports in Mexico. But US resources are spread thin.