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“I’m fine” is the usual answer, typically the expected answer that rolls off the tongue without thought, a habit. The question is why. Because others don’t want to hear about problems? Because it would be viewed as complaining? Or, more importantly, because others wouldn’t understand? It is true, our culture as a whole does not understand psychological distress, such an essential topic. I’m Fine epitomizes how real feelings are generally difficult to reveal.

#BibleByBlacks is a fun, lighthearted yet spiritually grounded take on retelling stories in the Bible with a modern twist. Co-hosts Regina and Miss Jaye break down each story from a Black perspective and take listeners on an amusing ride in each episode. Turn to your neighbor and pass the collection plate, because the doors of the church are now open! #BibleByBlacks new episodes drop every Friday wherever you get your podcasts! Instagram: @biblebyblacks; Twitter: @biblebyblacks; TikTok: @biblebyblacks; YouTube: BibleByBlacks Podcast

In Moon Hollow, secrets won't stay buried. Neither will the dead. On the day her mama died, Ruby Barrett stopped hearing the mountain’s song, and her daddy, Cotton, climbed into a barrel of moonshine. When horror author Peter West arrives looking for a story idea, Ruby believes he’s the answer to her prayers. But Cotton Barrett has some whiskey-soaked prayers of his own. He wants his wife back, and he’s willing to strike a deal with the devil himself to make it happen.

“Gladiator or toy?” Kaspar asks, as if it’s the easiest choice in the world. It might be an easy answer for someone branded, brainwashed, and who remembers no other life. But that’s not me - not yet, anyway. I’m a cop - or at least I was until my cover got blown. Now, I’m a captive on a ship; one of the trafficked people I vowed to save. Kaspar’s a toy - a pleasure slave - content to warm our sadistic owner’s bed; he laps up the abuse he’s conditioned to associate with affection. To gain our freedom, I must be everything his fractured mind needs.

Before arriving at Locke Mansion, in His kindness, God gave Rachel a vision for her future, but it's alarming and shakes her faith. Although having the time of her life, she has faced many challenges in her new position, including drawing out the beautiful soul hidden within secluded hallways—behind closed doors. Unfortunately, as the mansion reveals its secrets, she keeps hers, which could ruin everything.

Heralded author Jaye Wells has staked out a treasured place on readers’ shelves with her breathtaking tales of urban fantasy. Silver-Tongued Devil features Wells’ heroine Sabina Kane: outcast, assassin, and magnet to supernatural species. When a string of murders threatens to stall negotiations between the mages and vampires, Sabina leaps into the fray. But the more she learns, the more she realizes that there are dark forces stirring.

Every girl in my building is an escort? The news was nearly as shocking as being asked to take on a client. A hot, dominant, BDSM loving client, just like the guys in her favorite books. “All you have to do is convince him you’re an inexperienced submissive wanting to explore the lifestyle, which is exactly what you are. You have plenty of mind-blowing kinky action, collect a huge fee and walk away.” Sasha made it sound so simple, but the books warned that people new to the scene shouldn’t hook up, but the customer is always right, isn’t he?

Zack hates. He hates Aiden for sticking by him, hates Max for still being the confident bastard he was at school. Most of all he hates himself for not dying along with a one-night stand. Max Knowles watches the woman he introduced to the life putting on her "happy hooker" face as one by one, her girls get their happy ever afters. Every day, her smile gets a little more strained, and his heart breaks a little more. The solution is clear, but will the cost of putting permanent smiles back on the faces of people he cares about be the loss of the woman he loves?

When she is taken from her home and forced to work in the powerful city of Chandros to pay the debts of her small farming community, 20-year-old Iona Meers is furious. After an intimate, humiliating medical examination conducted in full view of Chief Inspector Xane - the man she considers responsible for her predicament - her seething anger turns into outright defiance.

Baby Boomers are reinventing retirement just as they have so many other aspects of their lives. They will live longer and be healthier than their parents and grandparents, and they plan to remain relevant, be fulfilled, and leave legacies. Many will continue to work well into their 70s and 80s, some because they want to, others because they need to.

Piper Kitts is spending the summer living with her grandmother, training at the barn of a former Olympic horseback rider, and trying to get over her ex-girlfriend. Much to Piper’s dismay, her grandmother is making her face her fear of driving by taking lessons from a girl in town. Kat Pearson has always suspected that she likes girls but fears her North Carolina town is too small to color outside the lines. But when Piper’s grandmother hires Kat to give her driving lessons, everything changes.

Torn from my life, I’m in a world I don’t understand. There are no masters, no kneeling, and no loving punishments to keep me grounded. Despite the smiles and care Jiao provides, I’m not his priority. I believe his concern is genuine, but his interest is professional. Casting my world into history is his aim, and for that I can’t trust him. The voices are getting louder; I’m losing time. I need to hold on, need to stay loyal. Master will come for me soon, and blood will wash my sins clean. I refuse to imagine what they will do to the man who stole me.

A sports bra good girl or independent scarlet woman? Sasha's future is secure as the fiancée of a handsome, rich but boring man. Max is gorgeous, wild, and makes her feel things she shouldn't. Gigolo by night, student by day, Max is motivated by providing pleasure for the string of older women who fund his lifestyle. Sparks fly when they meet, and Max becomes obsessed by the naughty lingerie loving girl who resists his charms.

USA Today best-selling author Jaye Wells pens urban fantasies brimming with nonstop action and wit. When a dirty-magic coven leader is found murdered, Detective Kate Prospero must hunt down the killer - but it's the nosy reporter with an axe to grind who may be the greater threat.

This bundle includes three Sabrina Kane stories: Fool's Gold, Violet Tendencies, and Rusted Veins.

When the Magic Enforcement Agency is called out to the scene of a dirty magic lab explosion, a body with a bullet wound is found in the smoldering ruins. As Detective Kate Prospero and her partner, Special Agent Drew Morales, hunt down the killer, they uncover evidence that a dangerous new coven may be operating in the Cauldron. It's not long before the bodies start piling up, and the heat is on for the team to make an arrest. Solving the murders will require unraveling dangerous alliances between the city's dirty magic covens.

A burned-out psychologist has a meltdown at his job on a psych ward and goes on disability. He tries to get back on his feet by starting a support group, but then one of its members, his best friend, is murdered after their meeting one night. From that point onward, their only path to recovery is to find out why. The answers are a wild ride through the horrors of the healthcare business.

Running out of the back of the bridal shop as her fiancé comes in looking for her, Gabrielle Nowell literally runs into the man of her dreams on the street. When their bodies collide, the magic of love fills the air. Both of them are instantly smitten, but Gabrielle knows it could never amount to anything with her wedding set for Valentine's Day a little less than two months away.

What if you moved into your dream house and discovered that an obsessive, irrational, hating machine was living right next door? What if you had a background in psychology and thought you could handle it? A seasoned clinician and psychology instructor tells the story of his 10 year struggle to deal with this neighbor from hell, who walked out of a textbook on borderline pathology, and into the lives of he and his wife. He uses this lesson to distill some helpful advice for dealing with this particular brand of nightmare.

Asim Chaudhry and Andy Jaye are two mates who love the toon, but they are sorely lacking in Geordie accents or an NE1 postcode. Adopted Geordies is a show about belonging, finding your tribe, and of course, football. Expect comedy, a superstar guest to drop in from time to time, exclusive access to players, and the occasional tune thrown into the mix. The lads are on a mission to entertain and hope to prove that no matter where you are from, your heart will always find a home. Adopted Geordies is an Ape Media & Podcast Room production.