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Life is busy for Charlotte, her Master, and her new husband. The new hotel is opening, exams are looming, and the search for Charlotte’s mother continues. When Richard asks for a very special favour, how far is Charlotte willing to go to help? How will James and Michael react? And while Charlotte's old enemy is imprisoned, is he really powerless?

Immerse yourself in a heartwarming tale set under the wide Texas sky. Follow young Levi as he faces the bittersweet need to find a new equine partner after his beloved Daisy ages out of competition. Enter Chase the Sun, a dazzling gray gelding with speed, spirit, and a knack for forging an unbreakable bond. Together, they conquer the dusty rodeo arenas, navigate sudden adversity at state championships, and discover true resilience through specialized police-horse training techniques. As the seasons pass and Levi’s riding dreams expand, he hones his horsemanship under the mentorship of a ...

When do you know you’ve found your perfect match? Join entertainment host Simone Thomas who is on her journey of figuring that out. Although she’s been able to navigate her career, it’s been a hot mess when it comes to dating and relationships. She’s almost 30 and has never had a boyfriend. Each episode of “When You Know,” Simone chats with a wide range of guests to discuss all things love, life and the losers who get in the way. Tune in every Thursday for new episodes. Connect with us on social: @whenyouknowpod, @simoneathomas, and @bapsproductions. Reach out via email: info@...

Twenty floors above the shimmering lights of the Hamburg docks, public prosecutor Chastity Riley is celebrating a birthday with friends in a hotel bar when 12 heavily armed men pull out guns and take everyone hostage. Among the hostages is Konrad Hoogsmart, the hotel owner, who is being targeted by a man whose life - and family - have been destroyed by Hoogsmart’s actions. With the police looking on from outside - their colleagues’ lives at stake - and Chastity on the inside, increasingly ill from sepsis, the stage is set for a dramatic confrontation.

Khloe Richardson braucht dringend ein Date - eines, das ihren Traummann so richtig eifersüchtig und endlich auf sie aufmerksam macht. Doch der Mann, den sie auf der Bachelor Auction einer Wohltätigkeitsveranstaltung ersteigert, ist ausgerechnet der Millionär Niall Hunter, der ehemals beste Freund ihres Bruders. Khloe kann ihm eigentlich bis heute nicht verzeihen, wie er sich damals ihr gegenüber verhalten hat. Doch er ist der perfekte Mann für ihren Plan und Niall hilft ihr - denn er hat einst ein Versprechen gegeben...

Milliardär Lucas Oliver sinnt auf Rache und sein diabolischer Plan beginnt, als Sydney Blake, die attraktive Tochter seines Erzfeindes, an einer Junggesellen-Auktion teilnimmt, auf ihn bietet - und gewinnt. Doch Lucas hat kein Interesse an einem harmlosen Abendessen mit ihr. Er hat Informationen über die Machenschaften ihres Vaters, die niemals ans Licht kommen dürfen und Sydney hat nur eine Chance Lucas' Schweigen zu erkaufen: sie muss auf seinen Vorschlag eingehen und ihn heiraten.

Wie lange braucht man, um die große Liebe zu erkennen? Emma und Dexter verbringen eine Nacht miteinander, der 15. Juli wird für sie beide immer etwas Besonderes sein. Schon am nächsten Tag trennen sich ihre Wege. Über zwanzig Jahre lang denken sie am 15. Juli an den anderen, sie treffen sich oder sie verpassen einander knapp.

Morgan Lett hat eine Pechsträhne. Ihr Verlobter hat sie gerade für ihre Stiefschwester verlassen, ihre Wohltätigkeitsstiftung steht vor dem Aus, und der umwerfende Mann, den sie bei einer Bachelor Auction ersteigert hat, erweist sich als kaltherziger Idiot. Doch Millionär Alexander Bishop schlägt ihr einen Deal vor, der Morgans Stiftung retten könnte. Ist sie bereit den Preis zu zahlen, den er von ihr fordert?

A cinnamon roll football coach. His data analyst secret weapon. And a racy to-do list… Professor Carly Anderson: I never imagined the university president would volunteer me to help our football coach win. My side deal with the sexy coach raises the stakes: if I can help pull the Threshers out of their losing streak, Coach Bear will help tick off items on my Never Have I Ever list. No matter how innocent… or not… Coach Bear—aka Ben O’Reilly: Carly Anderson floored me with her request to help her with the hottest to-do list ever. Sure, I’ve been a monk all season. Okay, all year....

"C'est un drôle de truc, l'écriture.", Marguerite Duras. "Être femme, c'est le résultat d'une histoire.", Simone de Beauvoir. "Il est des livres qu'on ne doit pas oser avant d'avoir dépassé quarante ans. On risque avant cet âge de méconnaître l’existence des grandes frontières naturelles qui séparent l'infinie variété des êtres.", Marguerite Yourcenar . "Il n’y a pas de vraie mémoire de soi.", Annie Ernaux.

Everyone seems to be in a rush searching for ways to weight loss nowadays. A myriad of offers covering diets, health and food supplements, physical fitness programs, and various training workshops are flooding the entire health and fitness market. All these entail costs and effort on your part and mostly turn out to be not as effective as these marketers promised in their glamorous ads. However, there’s an ongoing solution that many are resorting to nowadays. Although it is not exempted from the opinions of cynics, it is a lot better than those options being offered in the market.

Charlotte has learned the truth about her father. How will she react? How can her Master and her Lover help her? And as the search for her mother continues, will she find her? A BDSM, ménage erotic romance and thriller.

Without love, marriage is just business. At least that's what Claudia Mason tells the women who seek her firm's unique services. With wealthy husbands who see their wedding rings as meaningless pieces of jewelry, they trust Claudia to do whatever is necessary to gather the hard evidence needed to shatter an ironclad pre-nup.

In the wickedly bittersweet and hilarious You Must Go and Win, the Ukrainian-born musician Alina Simone traces her bizarre journey through the indie rock world, from disastrous Craigslist auditions with sketchy producers to catching fleas in a Williamsburg sublet. But Simone offers more than down-and-out tales of her time as a struggling musician: she has a rapier wit, slashing and burning her way through the absurdities of life, while offering surprising and poignant insights.

Information has come to light: an unexpected link between Beth’s family and Richard’s. But how will this impact on the search for Charlotte’s mother? As Charlotte learns more, where will her search take her?

For years, Jesse West has been on the run from his own heartbreak. Shunning romantic entanglements, he lives the nomadic life of a bounty hunter. That is, until a final request of a dying friend brings Jesse into contact with Adeline McCoy: A stoic mountain girl who awakens his long-dormant desires. Jesse has no intention of forming a relationship, not even with the flame-haired beauty. And Addie is a lady. Though he tries to convince himself to stick to the plan - deliver Addie safely to her aunt - something tells him this girl will not be so easy to forget.

The stars align perfectly sometimes. From librarians to vampires, true love can seem difficult to organically come across. But it can also sneak up on you faster than one of Cupid’s arrows. Whether or not you choose to pursue it is ultimately your decision. Just keep in mind that everyone should take a chance on love like these characters. Featuring stories by Katie Jordan, David W. Landrum, Katie Kent, Alyce Elmore, Simone Solon, Mira Bell, and Kacey Black.

Since being publicly betrayed, Hradi has despaired of ever finding a woman to trust. He is suspicious of the arrival of the Völur, the group of witches claiming to bring blessings from the gods. Because the young maiden faints at the sight of him, he is certain she fears him, even as he is drawn to her innocence.

Love takes flight when a crash-landing beauty meets a grumpy farmer. When Sophie Dunham crash-lands her hot air balloon on Davis Pruitt’s hops farm, she vows to help him heal and keep up with chores as penance, even if her secret crush on the grumpy farmer twists her in knots. Davis can’t believe his bad luck. Sophie, the bubbly second-grade teacher with a hot-air ballooning side-hustle, crash-landed, and now she won’t leave. The attraction between them is hot enough to lift twenty balloons, but he's been down the commitment road once before. Davis’s first marriage failed, and he's ...

James is a Dom. Michael loves women. As friends of years, working the clubs, it seems that little can come between them. Until, that is, James is offered the chance to "Buy a Virgin". Will their friendship survive the strains this causes, and what will happen when Michael meets James' "purchase"?