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Rose had lived her entire life in an isolated cottage, in the middle of the woods with her three uncanny aunts. She had never wanted for anything more, and was happy in her surroundings. But when she meets Mistress M, her entire world changes and her eyes are opened. Yet the Mistress holds a certain mystery and secrets which have Rose questioning what else lies beyond the woods.

I’m the jokester of the group. I always have that one-liner that lightens the mood, even in the darkest of moments. I lost my wife 11 years ago when I was on my first deployment, so now I'm just trying to keep things light. And because of that, I refuse to put my heart out there again while I’m a Marine. So when a beautiful single mom moves in next door, I’m going to fight that attraction tooth and nail. Thing is, Maggie doesn’t want to be with me, either. Her late husband was a Marine, and there’s no way she’ll let her daughter go through that again. Or herself.

Diamond is getting more and more disillusioned with her boyfriend. She certainly doesn’t feel like a priceless jewel when he keeps neglecting her! She’s right on the brink of breaking up with him, and when he cancels plans last minute, it’s the last straw. She sends an angry text, but she messes up and the text goes to the wrong person. When he shows up, things boil over, and Diamond ends up in a completely unexpected forbidden relationship with the most unlikely older man! What will happen next?

Can Tyler find a way to win love without resorting to throwing his money around? Will Shelia find a way to trust herself to fall in love? You’ll really enjoy the way these two navigate their winding, sexy path to a beautiful happy ever after in Billionaire Daddy's Cautious Little, another scorching installment in the very hot and very exciting Billionaire Daddy series.

Destiny finds herself kicked out of the house because her parents aren’t willing to put up with her anymore. She’s 18 and sleeps in her car the first night. She finally decides she needs a sugar Daddy and dresses as sexily as she can before going to a coffee shop in an elite area of the city. It isn’t long before a man shows interest and she thinks she’s got it made.

It's amazing that everyone has found themselves a Daddy. Everyone, that is, except me. Now, I'm the only one who has yet to find a Daddy right now. All I want is someone to take care of me and love me from this point on. That's when I meet him…. Tall, strong, handsome, sexy. He's different from the other Daddies. However, I still can't help how I feel about him.

From the very first piano lesson, Cally has been in love. Now that she’s 18, she’s determined to do something about it. She doesn’t know how to seduce a man, but she knows what she wants. One evening after a concert, she catches him in a moment of weakness and she manages the seduction she craves.

Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures. Retold from the originals, these lively stories will captivate listeners.

She’s trying very hard to remain focused, and she doesn’t know how a Daddy can fit in. He never expects his first day back will result in a wild night of passion, but after, there’s no way he can let this ambitious girl go. Can there be a happily ever after for them?

My ex has a lot of explaining to do…. By a lot, I mean a lot. She disappears for two years and turns up with a baby. Rumors are flying around town, and everyone thinks the baby is mine. Based on the fight we had, even I'm convinced the baby is mine. You never know what you had until it's too late. This is something many people in Heartbreak Hallow find out the hard way.

After all the selfish men I dated, I’d given up on love. But when I got the chance to dance with Jasper, all that changed in an instant. I trusted him to lead me on the stage, but can I trust him with my heart?

I thought I’d get some advice on what to do with my life. I never thought I’d hear about the best way to move my hips when I’m on top!

Two extraordinary women in 1865 establish a trading post in a southern jungle that grows to be a safe haven for cast-off women and the dispossessed. When a murderous forger sets up shop and the mayor on the right-side-of-the-tracks becomes intent on their destruction, the village fights for survival in its own special way. Told in evocative magical realism, Jaguar Paloma and the Caketown Bar is a tale of wronged women who stand up to be counted.

There’s no such thing as love at first sight, is there? Rocco isn’t the settling down type, and Eloise isn’t after a one-night stand. But when Eloise quite literally falls into this bad boy biker’s arms, the connection is undeniable. Can the pair overcome meddling friends and killer doubts and finally get their hands on each other for good?

An acclaimed physicist introduces young audiences to the tiny building blocks that make up the world around us. Elegant and friendly, his explanations of atoms, the elements, and other essential science concepts reveal how very (very) small materials are manipulated to create self-washing windows, stronger and lighter airplanes, and other wonders of nanotechnology. This tribute to the tiny will inspire curious minds of every stripe.

In 1351, many in England begin thinking that their mighty overlords - Church and Crown - have no control over their fates and a new horizon beckons. It’s a time when labor is in high demand, and nature offers immense bounty to those who have survived death and disease.

She's still a bit childish and wants someone to care for her. He wants to settle down and start a family.

Tatum Adler is cold and ruthless, a fearsome assassin with a heart of stone. He has not had a Little in many years, his job not really allowing it. But on his next assignment, Tatum is conflicted as he meets someone he wishes to make his. The only problem…he’s supposed to kill her. Harper Remington is on the run after witnessing the death of her boyfriend. While in hiding, she meets a handsome man who brings out her darkest desires…the desire to have a daddy. As they become closer, Harper realizes that the intense attraction between them might not be enough to save her.

For Chicago's Oak Park and River Forest High School's Spoken Word Club, there is one phrase that reigns supreme: Respect the Mic. It's been the club's call to arms since its inception in 1999. As its founder Peter Kahn says, "It's a call of pride and history and tradition and hope." This vivid new collection of poetry and prose - curated by award-winning and bestselling poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Franny Choi, Peter Kahn, and Dan "Sully" Sullivan - illuminates just that, uplifting the incredible legacy this community has cultivated.

For as long as she can remember, Mia has never done anything daring or unexpected. At 20-years-old, Mia feels like she needs to do something wild. So she decides to do something crazy. Even though she budgets her money carefully and has the money to pay her rent, when her landlord comes to collect, she pretends she’s broke and offers to pay another way.