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Here, in their own words, seven children who have confronted life-threatening illnesses and attended Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, tell their unique stories-of how to seize life, to magnify and glorify it, and be grateful for its gifts. Ranging in age from seven to 17, these children from different backgrounds and with different personalities, share uncommon courage, a vibrant spirit, and piercing candor and eloquence.

Danni’s a social media influencer who’s way out of her element. She sort-of broke up with her boyfriend-slash-manager, and she escaped her fast-paced life in New York to spend Christmas with an old friend in Juneau, Alaska. Danni takes in the beauty of the scenery and the warmth of the community…and she’s drawn to the local sheriff. Before Declan was an Alaskan state trooper, he was in the Army. An IED explosion cost him his leg…and his fiancée, who couldn’t deal with the injury. He knows Danni’s a city girl, while he loves the Alaskan wilderness. Could two very different ...

Lizzie Brandt was valedictorian of her high school class, but at Radleigh University, all she's acing are partying and hooking up with the wrong guys. But all that changes when her parents are killed in a tragic accident, making her guardian to her two younger brothers. To keep them out of foster care, she'll have to fix up her image, her life, and her GPA - fast. Too bad the only person on campus she can go to for help is her humorless, pedantic Byzantine history TA, Connor Lawson, who isn't exactly Lizzie's biggest fan.

When I first heard about the high wages and unique opportunities on Xora, I thought I knew what I was signing up for. A job on a remote, futuristic agricultural colony seemed like the adventure of a lifetime. The planet itself—lush, vibrant, and pulsing with life—captivated me the moment I stepped off the transport ship. Landon, the colony manager, was mysterious and undeniably attractive. He offered me a lucrative contract and a promise: I could become something more than human. Curiosity got the better of me. The other women at the colony had undergone “enhancements,” turning them...

Steven is in love with the young college student next door. One smile. That's all it took, and his heart was hers. She's innocent, an angel, and he's old enough to be her father. That must mean she's daddy's little angel. If you love daddy kink and age-play romance, then you’re going to love this super short and dirty romance book for adults!

I came to the lab hoping for a fresh start, a chance to escape my small-town life with the promise of a big payout. The research program was secretive, but the reward seemed too good to pass up. As soon as I arrived, the high-tech facility felt clinical, yet something in the air pulsed with a strange, sensual energy. I wasn’t sure if it was the cold, sterile halls or the way Dr. Carter, the enigmatic lead scientist, watched me with an intensity I couldn’t shake. The experiments were different than I expected. My body began to change in ways I never could have imagined—curves growing ...

I never imagined my life would change so drastically. One minute, I’m a simple librarian on my home planet, and the next, I’m captured by orcs—fierce, massive creatures who see me as nothing more than livestock. But when I meet Graak, my new orc master, everything shifts. He’s dominant, commanding, and unapologetically rough around the edges, yet there’s a tenderness in him that stirs something deep inside me. His hands claim my body in ways I never thought possible, and each touch ignites a fire I can’t resist. I’m his, not just as a hucow, but as something more. Something…...

From casual hook up... to something more? Burlesque dancer Charlie Kent should be happy performing and hooking up with sexy people now that the pandemic is over, just like before. But now it feels empty. The audience always seems to be missing Elle - her friend-with-benefits. They were just casual, but Charlie now realises she wants more. Much more. But when Elle arrives at Seraph’s Burlesque Club on business, Charlie is not going to let this second chance go to waste.

Seraph's Burlesque Club owner Beth Zendeli takes no nonsense. She hustled to keep her club afloat through lean years and a pandemic, and she doesn’t let her disability define her. But her perfect location has been sold, and the club is being evicted. The new owner is unreasonable, immovable, and irritating. In desperation, she turns to the online friends she talks about plants with.

In That Way Madness Lies, 15 acclaimed YA writers put their modern spin on William Shakespeare’s celebrated classics!

Reagan and Victoria are sure about two things in their future: they’re going to be college roommates, and they’re going to get out of Charytan, Kansas, together. But as they go on a series of college visits, the two begin to realize their visions of the future may not align, and as the secrets they’ve been keeping from the other slowly come to light, they learn they’re not exactly the yin and yang they thought they were. Suddenly, neither one is sure what the next four years hold, or whether they’ll be spending them together at all.

Hot on the heels of a broken heart, Everett “Evie” Riley arrives at Camden Academy ready for a new beginning - one far away from her cheating ex-boyfriend, the sister who stole him, and the best friend who let it happen. But her fresh start is stopped in its tracks when she's accidentally placed in an all-boys dorm, with no choice but to stay.

Are you tired of constantly having to prove yourself at work, exerting more effort for your colleagues to believe in you? There are effective strategies you can use to help navigate leadership with ease as you rebuild your confidence and gain control over your thoughts, yourself, your team, and your life.

On the lacrosse field, Cait Johannssen gets what she wants. Off the field is another story. Because what she wants is the school's hot new basketball student-coach, Lawrence Mason, who also happens to be the guy who broke her heart in sports camp two years earlier. But it's Cait's new roommate who's got him.

Josh Chester loves being a Hollywood bad boy, coasting on his good looks, his parties, his parents' wealth, and the occasional modeling gig. But his laid-back lifestyle is about to change. To help out his best friend, Liam, he joins his hit teen TV show, Daylight Falls…opposite Vanessa Park, the one actor immune to his charms. (Not that he's trying to charm her, of course.) Meanwhile, his drama-queen mother blackmails him into a new family reality TV show, with Josh in the starring role.

What everyone needs to know about the history, present and future of Israeli settlements, A podcast by Dahlia Scheindlin in partnership with the Israel Office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation

Jenna knows exactly how to drive the man of the house wild. He’s trying to do the right thing, but she’s such a little tease. Will she finally break him? If you love daddy kink and age-play romance, then you’re going to love this super short and dirty romance book for adults!

High school senior Ally Duncan's best friend may be the Vanessa Park—star of TV's hottest new teen drama—but Ally's not interested in following in her BFF's Hollywood footsteps. In fact, the only thing Ally's ever really wanted is to go to Columbia and study abroad in Paris. But when her father's mounting medical bills threaten to stop her dream in its tracks, Ally nabs a position as Van's on-set assistant to get the cash she needs.

What happens when a college freshman goes from virgin to vixen?When a delay at the airport turns delicious as a lady in uniform takes over ?When a late night shower leads to the satisfaction of an old school crush ?When people stop playing nice and start getting naughty? These tales and more explore what happens when desire takes over, when seduction is the only rule, and lovers, ex-lovers, and wanna-be lovers are all fair game. I've Been a Naughty Girl...have you?

Nina West is a deceptively petite young trickster who works at a funeral home in the suburban Illinois town of Highland Falls. Her short-term boyfriend Ace fronts the Dunderhearts, a band so unlistenable that only constant infusions of cocaine can make them tolerable. Ace’s grandfather Fredo owns the home and lets the band practice in the basement amid the corpses and formaldehyde while Ace drives the family Hearse.