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Lucia Kay McBath knew deep down that a bullet could one day take her son. After all, she had watched the news of countless unarmed Black men unjustly gunned down. Standing Our Ground is McBath’s memoir of raising, loving, and losing her son to gun violence, and the story of how she transformed her pain into activism. Seventeen-year-old Jordan Davis was shot by a man who thought the music playing on his car stereo was too loud. McBath presents an emotional account of her fervent fight for justice, and her awakening to a cause that will drive the rest of her days.

Marti wants to restore her beloved ranch to all its former glory. However, nothing in her life has ever been easy - from losing her mother when she was young, to losing her husband a year ago. Her world has been turned upside down as she struggles to save her ranch, her life, and her heart. Everything is feeling hopeless...until he shows up. He’s a blue-eyed drifter who makes her heart speed up, her breathing stop, and her brain liquefy.

When Danielle, a corporate banker with a boring life and a history of failed relationships, calls, she speaks with the owner, who goes only by Sir. Sir convinces her to go on at least one date, telling her that there’s no reason to deny herself what she wants and what she needs. Danielle agrees to give it a try, and the instructions she’s given for her first are simple.

As Tiffany’s birthday approaches, she sets out on a mission of 30 experiences to have before she’s 30. When it comes time for skydiving the fear is just too much...that is, until she hears a rap on her window. She turns and looks into the eyes of her skydiving instructor, who is also the most gorgeous man she has ever seen.

Mandi Ray likes to play it safe. At work, she’s established herself as a trustworthy and dependable assistant. At home, her idea of an exciting night is a bottle of wine and a good romance novel. But Mandi is about to be shaken out of her comfort zone. Her boss needs someone to entertain the sensual, handsome cowboy millionaire, Jake Spence, for a long weekend.

Noelle had always secretly been attracted to her hunky twin neighbors Rolan and Ryce. But, she’d had a boyfriend while the twin brothers always seemed to have hot, willing women in and out of their door. When Noelle catches her boyfriend cheating, it leaves her vulnerable and in need of picking up. She lets the brothers invite her for dinner at their place, never knowing she’d be tempted to finally give in to her fantasies. Will they give her the double-layered satisfaction she craves, or will they think she isn't ready to handle their special brand of passion?

Emma has always had her eyes on Conrad Blunt - the enigmatic, out-of-reach, steamy older brother of her best friend - and Emma finds herself playing a role she never would have imagined in her wildest dreams.

Kendra is a bundle of nerves when she walks into the office of Sebastian Montoya. To say his reputation precedes him is a gross understatement. Immediately she sees that the larger-than-life architect has an even bigger ego. The mystery that surrounds him is hypnotizing. There is just something about him that draws her in. He oozes sexuality, and his lilting Spanish accent makes her insides flutter. But as she learns, architecture isn't his only talent.

Jenny Rafter wakes up one bright Monday morning with a boyfriend beside her and a job to look forward to. But two hours later, she is fired from her job and finds out her boyfriend has withdrawn every last cent of her savings from her bank account. Heartbroken and broke, she calls up her childhood friend for help. She is desperate, and when he asks her to come to New York to stay with him, her worries are allayed. But Jenny is in for a surprise when she sees Cooper Farrell.

Untold Stories: Life, Love, and Reproduction is a collection of stories of ordinary people talking intimately and honestly about their reproductive experiences including abortion, egg donation, adoption, LGBT parenting, remaining child free, and much more.

Here, presented in one volume, are the four stories that comprise the Owned Series, a seriously hot and provocative romance by Lucia Jordan, written in her signature style of high passion and emotion. Jennifer Klaus stares down, flustered, at the business card in her hand.... Mason Carmichael's name, a mysterious and sexy stranger, captures her gaze just like his gray eyes had captured Jennifer in the restaurant where she went looking for a new job. She can't bring herself to call him - he was both confident and intimidating

Michelle Obama became First Lady on January 20, 2009. But before she lived at the White House, she was a powerful lawyer. Learn about her childhood, education, and goals as First Lady of the United States.

Avery Martin’s life screeched to a halt 10 years ago when a drunk driver killed her parents, and any hope she had for a normal life disappeared. Now all she has to show for her life is a dead-end job in an antiques store. She has no idea who she is or what she wants. She just knows something - or someone - is missing from her life. When Burke Stone walks into the store where Avery works, she has no idea who he is. All she knows is she’s completely entranced by the mysterious stranger’s charm and seductive good looks.

Just when Marla Gawama thinks she might be getting the hang of her detective doo-ties, the universe has to go and prove her wrong.

As a hybrid shapeshifter - half siren, half angel - Selene is one of a kind. It’s a label that makes her the target of a rebel faction of supernatural creatures that seeks to claim her power. Power that is undeveloped and more a danger than anything. Soon Selene is on the run in an unfamiliar world, unable to return to her ocean home. At least she’s not alone. Quinn, a shifter with his own secrets, has her back.

When Chardonnay Selby arrives at the hotel, she immediately spots two men holding white roses — the object that her work friend Cecily told her would distinguish her blind-date from everyone else. She assumes that her guy is the one who’s dressed more casually, in jeans and sport coat, but she soon realizes her man is the complete opposite, dressed in a fine-tailored suit, waiting with the air of confidence of the man who owns the place. His name is Stephan Hale, and though he doesn’t own the hotel, Chardonnay quickly learns that he’s in complete control of everything.

¿Dónde están las verdaderas amenazas a la libertad de expresión? ¿Se está criminalizando la protesta? En los últimos tiempos saltan a la prensa noticias como la censura del cartel de una exposición de Egon Schiele, se genera debate en torno a un cuadro de Balthus o a la "Lolita" de Nabokov... ¿Nos invade una oleada de neopuritanismo? ¿Se instaura el triunfo de la corrección política? ¿Asistimos a un cambio de paradigma moral, al triunfo de la censura y la autocensura? ¿O acaso lo que se está produciendo es una descalificación y hasta criminalización de la protesta?

Jamie was 19. He was an ambitious personal trainer who wanted to be a social media influencer. But now his hopes and dreams will never be realised. Jamie was found killed at the family home, discovered by his dad - who’s now been charged with his own son’s murder. In this gripping crime drama, revealed through recordings of sessions led by forensic psychiatrist Dr Alex Bridges (Lolita Chakrabarti), we hear from those closest to Jamie and find out more about the family’s secrets.

Ranging from Texas, to Chile, to New Mexico and New York, in this new collection Berlin writes about the good, the bad and everything in between: struggling young mothers, husbands who pack their bags and leave in the middle of the night, wives looking back at their first marriage from the distance of their second.... Evening in Paradise is a careful selection from Lucia Berlin's remaining stories - a jewel box follow-up for her hungry fans.

Marla survived another mad caper, one she solved by the skin of her teeth. Her ankle might never be the same after all that creature humping, and there are some Haveners she’ll never be able to look at the same, but at least no one’s in love with her who doesn’t want to be. She only has the one boyfriend now, and Quade Contonn is more than enough wizard for her. In fact, he’s the perfect fit. After decades apart, reuniting with her first love couldn’t be going better.