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I was so surprised I didn’t notice his hands swiftly push open my thighs, locking them in position with his own strong legs. “Ivan,” I moaned, feeling his teeth slip along the ridge of my collarbone. He licked the back of my neck as his hands slid under my shirt, teasing me through my bra. “Ivan, I want to be good,” I said, still a little nervous about where this might be going, but I felt the ripples his touch sent over my skin and arched my back, giving him full access in spite of my reservations. “I promise. It’s just…” “No you don’t,” he said gruffly, and bit my ...

Kevin Wake hates being rich. He despises everything his father stands for, but he can't abandon his kid sister and baby brother. Their future is tied to his own. When his father threatens to rob them all of their mother's legacy, Kevin takes bold action to protect what should be theirs.

This book is essentially a personal check mark in the middle of my weight-loss journey. I talk about my diet and what I do at the gym.

We have made a grave error in vigilance, brothers. The dark comet has drawn near. The cultists have selected a vessel. He dreams of the hidden place, where the gods sleep, banished there by our Lord. After centuries of inactivity, Korrobbathith and his followers are attempting, once more, to open the gate. We must move with haste if we hope to stop them.

Mila Davidson doesn't know what to expect when she arrives in sunny Southern California to wrap up her estranged step-father's estate, but a surf-bum lawyer with a chip on his shoulder and a wit so sharp it cuts was definitely not it... Especially when you add in the fact that he's so sexy she can barely meet his scalding blue eyes. Brody Boudreaux came home from Afghanistan cynical, broken and beat-down, but the old veteran surfer that took him under his wing saved his life. Estranged from his children through bad marriages and worse drinking, Tommy takes care of Brody like his own--even ...

In 2008, 20-year-old Jonny Benjamin stood on Waterloo Bridge, about to jump. A stranger saw his distress and stopped to talk with him - a decision that saved Jonny's life. Fast-forward to 2014 and Jonny, together with Rethink Mental Illness, launched a campaign with a short video clip so that Jonny could finally thank that stranger who put him on the path to recovery. More than 319 million people around the world followed the search. ITV's breakfast shows picked up the story until the stranger was found, and the pair reunited and have remained firm friends ever since.

FedNow is a real-time payment service being developed by the US Federal Reserve to enable faster, more efficient, and secure payments. This audiobook provides an in-depth look at FedNow, covering its features, implementation and rollout, impact on financial institutions, businesses, and consumers, regulatory landscape and compliance, security and privacy considerations, and future outlook.

Officer Mark Adams is fed up with God, his wife, and the legal constraints of his job. He longs for a life he can enjoy and to see true justice meted out. Chad Bigleby is a lawyer thrown into a deadly moral quagmire, forced to decide whether he will abide by man’s laws or make his own. Each man is being driven to the edge of his limits. Both men are on a collision course.

Nightmares have him gasping for air. Frequently dreaming of being a sailor on a sinking Spanish galleon La Gracia, in the 17th century, he’s searched for the wreck and its priceless cargo off the Northeast Floridian coast for the last six years. Facing financial ruin from a massive tax bill, Teddy fears he’ll lose his beloved historic estate, Isabella, before he can dredge up the treasure.

For Drew Lawson, there isn't anyone else as undeniably off-limits as the addictively sweet, mind-wreckingly beautiful Skylar Sullivan. Hell, she's the very definition of the girl-next-door do-gooder. And while he is officially classified as a white hat hacker by the suit-wearing folks who keep track of that sort of thing, no one would ever say that hat of his is exactly pristine. So when Skylar's arrival at his doorstep on Christmas eve leads to a downright memorable hotel mishap, Drew is convinced the universe is on some kind of convoluted mission to thaw his cold, jaded heart.

Trinity Espinoza is having the worst birthday of her life. Her room-mate just up and left, she's been called in to work the graveyard shift, and a druggie snags a scalpel and tries to kid-nap her. Just because the man who saves her happens to be fresh from prison doesn't mean he isn't a hero, and if her anxiety doesn't interfere, she just might tell him so. Eric Marchado did two years for the job that ended everything--his family, his life as he knew it, and any hope he ever had. Now he finds himself back out in the world, utterly alone, until he runs into an old acquaintance at the bus ...

It's 1960, the height of the Cold War, but for Dante Amato of the Chicago mob, life is anything but cold. Charismatic and movie-star handsome, Dante has settled comfortably into his role as the Outfit's man in Hollywood and Vegas. Dante's older brother, Aldo, a CIA agent, couldn't be more disapproving of his brother's life. Yet when Dante is ordered to meet with a beautiful Cuban go-between named Marissa del Valle, and then mob boss Sam Giancana summons him to Miami to discuss a U.S. Government commission to hit the Cuban dictator, Dante's first call is to his brother.

In the frost-kissed ambiance of wintry England, where snow blankets the landscape and a Christmas house party twinkles with festive cheer, fate orchestrates an enchanting love story. Lady Elizabeth Breckenridge, an epitome of grace with her golden locks and captivating cerulean eyes, steps into the seasonal revelry, her heart yearning for a love that has eluded her through two bustling social seasons.

Soyez plus fort que vos adversaires, apprenez à quitter la table au bon moment !

On October 3, 1951, the New York Giants' Bobby Thompson hit a dramatic ninth-inning, game-winning home run off the Brooklyn Dodgers' Ralpha Branca at the Polo Grounds in the decisive third game of a three-game playoff to win the National League pennant. It would be known in baseball lore as the "Shot Heard Round the World".

Survival 101: The Essential Guide to Saving Your Own Life in a Disaster is a must-have introductory guide that acquaints the reader with essential survival techniques and tactics. Knowing what to do in the event of an emergency will keep you and everyone else calm. Panic is dangerous and counterproductive. You must be organized, take an appropriate leadership role, and make sure everyone has duties assigned to them.

“I’m going to go back to the kitchen and finish dinner, and when I come back you’re going to show me what else you can do.” “Why?” “Because I want you to,” she said, her eyebrow raising at the challenge as she looked back at me over her shoulder. “Do you always get what you want?” I stayed where I was; it wasn’t what I wanted to do. I wanted to get up and put that perky little a-- of hers on the piano and lick every inch of her smooth, pale skin. I wanted her to forget about dinner and erase those two small steps, then take two more and sit down on my lap. Wrap her ...

"And she was just a girl—she was only nineteen, or I’d eat my baton. I knew I just had a couple of years on her, but… I felt protective. I liked that titanium spine. I liked the gunpowder taste she left in my mouth when she turned her sour puss my way, sparking like a fire-cracker and spoiling for a fight. I respected the audacity she had, the sheer will it took to simply exist as she did. I liked her. Maybe I shouldn’t, but I did. And no way in hell was I going to send her back to the goddamn Terrace. I’d build her her own g**damn house, right next to mine, if I had to..." Dylan ...

Pregnant. I was pregnant with Ivan's child. How could I have let this happen? His first priority after our encounter with The Boss is to reclaim every ~single~ part of me, but my body doesn't recover as quickly as I feel it should, giving us our first big clue. I never would have guessed how he'd take the news... Especially when my doctor recommends bed rest, a term I thought meant 'take it easy' and my sweet, possessive Alpha translates to 'lock down.' My greatest ambition is to drive him wild... And I don't mind the restraints as much as I thought I would... Until our lives are threatened...

Jacob Reynolds doesn't want the job, at first, but he knows the money will be good and his team needs all the help they can get. An easy security gig for a group of Recon Marines fresh out of Iraq? Should be a piece of cake--and it is, except that from the first time Jacob sees Kayla's face, watching her back is suddenly a lot more than just a job... Kayla Barton is a popstar, a self-made success with country roots that rose through the ranks with a Youtube account and her silky voice. She's in the middle of a big year--turning eighteen, crossing over to the pop charts, and enjoying her ...