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When Ava Zhang washes out of Just Cause Chicago, she figures her career as a superhero is over. Then she gets the opportunity to partner with experienced hero Detroit Steel, and the two of them work to halt the distribution of a dangerous new designer drug called Wool. And once again, everything goes wrong. Ava is accidentally dosed with Wool, and her ensuing loss of control results in major damage to an urban farm and sends a young farmer to the hospital with injuries she caused. When she goes to apologize, she discovers she's attracted to him.

When I woke up this morning, I hadn't counted on this. I mean, sure, the life of a homicide detective will never be unicorns and rainbows, but any time where I'm called to a scene where the crime techs know the victim, it’s going to rank up there with some of the seriously bad days.

Beautiful Secret is set mostly in the lush French Ardennes and Southern Italy. It is the story of 33-year-old Tate Robbins, a woman who has lost almost everything that is important to her in life. When Tate decides to travel from her hometown in the North of Pittsburgh to Europe, she expects an escape from the life that is falling apart around her. Having lost both parents, Tate jumps at the opportunity when her dying Nana urges her to journey across the sea. Nana provides Tate with the vague directive to go and visit Luisa, Nana’s sister-in-law and best friend.

Geneva Sommers, a young orphan girl on a quest to know who she is, has always wished for a different life. Since the great flood and the untimely death of her parents, she's lived a captive life at the orphanage, barely surviving the dangerous predators that patrol the prison-like walls of the Troian Center. One day, Nova, a brave orphan boy claiming to know the truth, speaks up. He tells her an impossible legend and that she's the key to unlocking it. Not only does he believe she's the daughter of a long-lost goddess, but he thinks she holds the magic necessary to save their island.

He stumbled into my life, a high school sweetheart sent to distract me. I had a business to run. He had a heart to mend. And competition. Competition with my best friend. As the streets of Chicago turn to a cool fall, I am left with the ultimate decision. Who will I pick? But my heart wants something my head argues against. When a hooded figure starts stalking my every move, my decision becomes even more important. Love, career, or my safety...why can’t I have all three?

Setting myself up for another rough heartbreak was never the plan. All I was looking for was a career change. Instead, I found an enchanting billionaire who dropped the double F-bomb on me. Samuel Castaldo, a role model to millions, chose me to be his “fake fiancée” in Hawaii. I took the gig. It paid well, and the man was pretty as a picture. The hidden skeletons in his closet? Not so much.

It is the night before Rey, and the group of humans and warriors will return to the settlement to free the Mikana, and just days before, the others will climb aboard the shuttles headed for Earth so that they can celebrate Samira and Ty's long-awaited wedding. Everyone is coming down from the adrenaline of the last few days and trying to decide what they should do. With so much still left to be done on Uoria, and so many questions still left unanswered, the couples must decide where they are most needed, and how they are going to move forward from here.

The earl of Sefton is delighted when he sees the midwife approaching bearing a tiny bundle. Within moments of being introduced to his new son, his world is shattered by the news that his wife did not survive the birth. Thorne, a man used to commanding regiments, puts his emotions aside to deal with providing for his newborn son. His first concern - one made known to the entire household by his heir's fully functioning lungs - is to secure a wet nurse.

Mona’s demanding mother ruled their home until a car crash took her life and changed their family forever. Left to tend to a distant father and a needy younger brother, Mona finds her new role almost too much to bear. And when a new stepmother, troubled and depressed, adds yet another crack to the family portrait, Mona’s forced to shoulder an even greater share of the emotional burden.

At only 25 years old, Nolan Darcy has his entire world in sync, he’s married to the woman of his dreams with a bright future ahead of them. Unfortunately, a chain of events rips it all away.…

From a single short story written in 2001 to a sprawling series of more than 20 books, the Just Cause Universe is a superheroic reflection of our times. Encompassing more than 60 years of history, these tales fill in the gaps, tell the side stories, and broaden the depth of the JCU. Although all these stories have appeared in previous publications, this is the first time they have been collected into a single volume.

Aja narrowly escaped dying, being incarcerated as a traitor, and suffering a catastrophic rift in her relationship with Marsha. All just to have the Black Widow avoid capture, pivot, and sell her trafficking operation to some unknown U.S. billionaire. Complicating matters, three U.S. Senators who tried to eliminate SHIELD through budget cuts are missing. Fueling rumors that they may somehow be involved in the billionaire’s nefarious operation. And then there’s the not-so-little matter of Aja’s former paramour joining the team to work on the SPIDA project.

A delightful collection of fun, inspirational and heart-warming sweet billionaire romances. Each standalone story has it's own happily ever after. You'll encounter twists and turns with a bevy of second chances, a love triangle, a secret baby, best friends to lovers, opposites attract, and soulmates find each other tropes.

Gwen is back with the Twelve, but she must redeem herself to the others and, more importantly, Lucifer himself. In order to prove herself, she must capture Berlin and Moscow, but there is a problem—there are still two Gargoyles left to destroy and they still have Collin, a half-demon, half-human who has the same powers as the demons.

Every woman is a queen, no matter her figures. However, something might be blocking you to fully embrace this. I am are sure you have tried several diets, perhaps purchased no-fat pills or something similar. And nothing appears to work, does it? There is a simple reason for that. You are being brainwashed. For decades, corporations have fooled regular citizens like you and I, by making sure that we as consumers get addicted without seeing real results. Think about it, corporations make more money “treating” you than giving you a “cure”.

In this chapter book biography by beloved author Lyn Miller-Lachmann, STEMinist listeners learn about the amazing life of Temple Grandin—and how she persisted. Temple Grandin is a world-renowned scientist, animal-behavior expert, and autism spokesperson who was able to use her way of thinking and looking at the world to invent and achieve great things!

Have you noticed how some people are just plain lucky? It seems like good things and great opportunities just fall into their laps, everything goes their way, and they seem to be perfectly happy people. I'm going to let you in on a secret: That can be you! This audiobook on the law of attraction contains four hypnosis sessions that will teach you all about the law of attraction and how to use its principles to attract everything you're wishing for. Yes, good things can come to you, too!

Jay is having a pretty bad day at school. His popular cheerleader girlfriend just dumped him and a jock spilled soda all over his brand new Nikes. So when the God of Rabbits recruits him to save the world from an invasion of interstellar cockroaches, it seems like it might be a pretty cool gig. Unfortunately, in the spectrum of god-like abilities, rabbits rank pretty low, and Jay receives the ability to make snarky wisecracks, jump real high, and...that’s about all.

Un billón, a Spanish phrase for "one billion", represents a movement inspired by the Spanish song written and sung by Enfermera Marysol, aka Marysol Uribe. Marysol, the author and music artist, is a bilingual Latina healthcare professional who has worked in the medical field for six years. Un Billón begins with the origin story of Enfermera Marysol, but the movement is about empowering you to strive to reach one billion, too.

Jonah is still reeling from his encounter with Aubrey in the lab and the sudden way that she ran away from him, but he knows that he can't let thoughts of her distract him. There is still so much work to do, and now that he is alone again, he needs to work even harder. When Aubrey shows up again, he wonders if it is more than professional curiosity that draws her to him. Together they keep digging, discovering new details that seem to make the situation more confusing rather than bringing them closer to clarity.