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Ruby Tandoh implores us to enjoy and appreciate food in all of its many forms. Food is, after all, what nourishes our bodies, helps us commemorate important milestones, cheers us up when we're down, expands our minds, and connects us with the people we love. But too often, it’s a source of anxiety and unhappiness. With Eat Up!, Tandoh celebrates one of life’s greatest pleasures, drawing inspiration from sources as diverse as Julia Child to The Very Hungry Caterpillar, flavor memories to jellied eels.

The family is forcing me to marry the one mobster I don’t want. Nobody (including him) knows that he’s my baby’s daddy. He rejected me years ago, because I’m half his age and too naïve for him. The problem is: If I refuse to marry him, my life will be like hell. I grew up in this family, and I know who I’m dealing with. I know that blood and murder are part of his job. And now he has a new job: to be my mate and a dad to our little boy. But I don’t think the red-hot, desirous look in his eyes is part of the job description.

Earth Hates Me presents a look inside the mind of the modern teenager - from a modern teenager's perspective. Sixteen-year-old Ruby Karp addresses the issues facing every high schooler, from grades to peer pressure to Snapchat stories, and unpacks their complicated effects on the teen psyche.

*Depraved Demons is a 15k+ word long steamy short in a fantasy setting with a scorching ending!* A human would have to be either foolish or desperate to seek out and strike a deal with a demon. One thing was certain:Indra was desperate. After setting out on a journey to save her village, Indra barges in on the intimidating Ladon—a fiery greater demon who rules over Castle Laewaes. Between his enormous height, forked tongue, devilish wings and wicked tail, Indra finds it difficult to concentrate on the task at hand. When convincing the demon to accept her proposition proves harder than she...

Er hat mich furchtbar schikaniert und mir verbotenerweise ein kleines, geheimes Mädchen geschenkt. Jetzt ist er wieder da, in unserer kleinen Stadt, und mein Rudel zwingt mich, mit ihm zu verhandeln.

Andrew P. Cohen, a professor of comparative culture at New York University, is at the zenith of his life. Adored by his classes and published in prestigious literary magazines, he is about to receive a coveted promotion - the crowning achievement of an enviable career. But the manicured surface of his world begins to crack when he is visited by a series of strange and inexplicable visions involving an ancient religious ritual that will upend his comfortable life.

When Kali travels deep into the winding Orc caverns, will the Orc King turn her away, or give her what she desperately needs? Obscene Orcs is a series of steamy monster short stories. All installments can be enjoyed as stand-alone titles.

Eileen and Peter's story continues about a week later when one is confronted by a familiar face.

A feel-good Christmas romance about protecting the heart of a small town. As a location scout, my mission is to find the perfect small town for a Christmas movie. When I stumble upon Holly Ridge, I know it’s exactly what my production team is looking for—a charming winter wonderland with endless cinematic potential. But Drew Pierce, the town’s protective mayor, isn’t thrilled about Hollywood swooping in on his close-knit community. From the moment we meet, he makes it clear that he doesn’t trust outsiders, especially not someone who could disrupt the town’s traditions. As Drew ...

Tyson Yang never imagined that one day he’d be the de facto spokesperson for an illegal community garden. But when the once-rat-infested-but-now-thriving Harlem lot goes up for sale, Ty can’t just let all their hard work get plowed under. Even if he is irresistibly drawn to the lovely but infuriatingly stubborn real estate associate. Magda Ferrer’s family is already convinced this new job will be yet another flop in her small but growing list of career path failures. But her student debt isn’t going anywhere.

Her parents have forbidden her to vanish, her new school is full of snooty heiresses, she's had a growth spurt that makes her as graceful as a grizzly, and her best friend in the world, a belligerent boy named Bug, seems to have abandoned her. But adventure is just around the corner, as a madman who calls himself The Chaos King has Georgie and Bug in his sights.

La vida en Spruce Crossing, Montana, es tan predecible como el cambio de estaciones, hasta que un apuesto desconocido, Mason Adler, llega al pueblo. En una noche nevada, nuestros caminos se cruzan de manera inesperada —literalmente— cuando su auto patina contra el mío. El accidente deja a Mason con amnesia, incapaz de recordar por qué ha venido a nuestro remoto pueblo montañoso. Mientras le ayudo a recuperarse y redescubrir sus recuerdos, surge una química indiscutible entre nosotros que ninguno puede negar. Pero la duda me atormenta. Mi corazón herido me advierte que es solo ...

Bridges to Health and Healthcare: New Solutions for Improving Access and Services provides a fresh opportunity to improve health outcomes. Healthcare providers will learn to:

• Engage and better serve individuals across the economic spectrum
• Reduce costs while achieving more successful patient outcomes
• Communicate complex medical information more clearly

I am a powerful Alpha, but I find myself in a battle for love. Fate's hand guided us together and now danger shadows our every step. Constance and I are drawn together by a magnetic pull, and we struggle to keep our hands off one another. This romantic island is the perfect place for love to blossom, but the atmosphere is shattered when a war breaks out. An ancient enemy has caught up with my family. They seek to destroy all of us because we are werewolves. Destiny's grip tightens, forcing Constance’s and I even closer as she becomes entwined in my family's secrets. As the hidden comes to...

The Inuit, Maori, and many other cultures have no word for art in their languages. For them, all life is art. Now you can discover for yourself the pleasure and purpose of the creative spirit you were born with and become the artist you were born to be - with Artlife. The everyday objects of our ancestors - their baskets and clay pots, dyed blankets and stone tools - were made not only to fulfill functions but also to express meaning. Making art was inseparable from living.

The time is coming that everyone will have to make a choice: their homes, their loves, or their lives. I made my choice for the Bedlam Boys in every way that matters. But when the time comes and the old bells of Bedlam chime for war a second time, will Cairo, Arsenio, Jacques, Legend, and Roan choose me?

Arabella needs someone to help run the farm she had inherited from her parents. After a couple of men apply with no experience, she opens her door and life to a strong woman who is everything the farm needs. And everything Arabella desires. For Josie, the job delivers the woman who has been missing from her life and all the red-hot nights of passion it means for both of them!

Checking into a psychiatric institution wasn't exactly on Ruby Wax's agenda for 2022 - writing about it wasn't either, but here we are. These days, trying to stay sane in a completely chaotic world makes life incredibly difficult, especially if you're struggling with your mental health. While searching for inner peace and equanimity amidst global chaos, Ruby realises that, ultimately, the most challenging gauntlet we all must face is ourselves. I'm Not as Well as I Thought I Was is Ruby's most honest and raw book to date.

Decades ago, three men started a war.... Today, I win it. I had a plan. Step one: Steal the ledger. Step two: Take over Cinco City. Simple, right? Nowhere in there was I supposed to fall in love with the men who knocked my plan off course. Saint, Cash, Brutal, and Mercer are everything to me. A fact I should not have let slip. A battle rages, and only the last man standing claims victory.

Remember the movie about a rich guy offering a million dollars for a night with a stranger’s wife? My supposedly devoted boyfriend has just traded me away, not for one night…but forever. I’m forced into an arranged marriage with a billionaire bear—and a dangerous mobster. I’m furious. I want revenge. But my plan backfires…and now I’m expecting this shifter’s baby. I survived my traumatic past, and I swear no man will ever control me again. But while my childhood nightmares still haunt me, my husband-to-be torments me with different dreams.