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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 ...

This is celebrated architect Ken Tate’s creative memoir about his life. Beginning with his days growing up in Columbus, Mississippi, where he was surrounded by beautiful Greek Revival houses, the book journeys through Ken’s upbringing as a creative adolescent to his early days at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta where he started his architectural collegiate career. There, Ken struggled to keep up with the hard-edged modernism being taught in school and longed to design beautiful houses with soul.

If the term "Rock-n-Roll" is a euphemism for sexual intercourse, what new term would be given to explain classic punk rock being PODCAST? Let's consider it the equivalent of your computer being so clogged with smut viruses that the hard drive won't ever work again; consider it KILLED BY PORN!

A podcast where we discuss topics on Epilepsy with neurology experts to provide information for everyday people!

What Every Marriage Must Know is made to enlighten married couples and individuals who are interested in marriage and the importance that God has placed on it.

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.

An Excerpt from Sitting on Santa's Lap: I looked over at him and swallowed the enormous lump in my throat. “It’s my first time and I’m a little nervous.” “Oh, I see.” His knuckles grazed my knee. “I’ll be gentle.” My entire body was on fire at this point. I wasn’t sure exactly what I wanted him to be like. I just wanted him inside me and felt an ache between my legs as his hand stayed on my bare knee. Grab your copy and read about Emma's first time! This steamy encounter is for the 18+ crowd.

Ordinary people who have been transformed by an extraordinary God tell their stories of what happened and what their lives are like now.

Be afraid. Be very afraid. That noise in the dead of night. The shadow that slips by almost unnoticed. The fear that pulverizes your sense of reasoning and pushes you deep down under seven layers of covers. There is no escaping it, and when the dark forces of the universe come after you, the world will know exactly what you are made of. Will you run? Will you fight? Maybe you’ll join forces with the darkness that rips through your quiet little life. Everyone’s dying to find out.

With our baby on the way, Ivan and I are planning our new life from his penthouse suite. We have so much to decide... Where to put the crib, who my new driver will be, what to do about my scheming father... Reality feels very far away as we find new ways to explore our love in the bedroom, but I feel like we've earned our happiness together. And then, on the wedding day of my dreams, villainy tries to separate us one last time... I guess they forgot my fiance is also The Bodyguard. A sweet finish to The Bodyguard serials, The Bodyguard's Bride brings them together like you've never seen, ...

The relatives have gathered again in New York for their annual Christmas Eve dinner at 8. The only problem is they are all a bunch of raving lunatics. Unfortunately for Bubba, the family social outcast, he has to join them this year on the hour. See how it all unfolds as his aunt undresses, a monkey gets loose in the house, a pet rat shows up for dinner and an unexpected visitor slides down the chimney.

Employing the right people is critical to the success of any business. Appointing the wrong person can be expensive, not only in monetary terms but also in terms of wasted time and energy. It can also lead to internal conflict, higher absenteeism, and lost production time. Recruitment is not simply about discovering ways to get hold of someone quickly and cheaply to fill a gap.

An excerpt from Emma & Captain Lakehorn: At some point, the lack of air from keeping my breath shallow must’ve made me pass out or the sheer exhaustion after such an exciting evening made me drift off to a dreamless sleep that abruptly ended with a sharp “Who’re you?” The slight accent had a gruffness to it that surprised me, but was also much lighter than how I imagined a pirate would talk. My eyes fluttered open and I jumped to my feet, smoothing my dress out as I stammered out an apology. I kept my eyes down at the ground and hoped this wasn’t the last day of my life. A warm, ...

“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 ...

Do you ever wish you could have an open and honest conversation with a researcher about a study they published and learn the back story behind the work? If so, Shop Talk is likely of interest to you. We identify some of the most novel research in musculoskeletal medicine and interview the authors of the work. Shop talk gives perspective on “why” the work was done and what the researchers think about the work they created. Shop talk interviews are updated routinely and we plan to include interviews in Spanish and Portuguese in upcoming episodes.

Covering The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss, The Gentleman Bastards by Scott Lynch, and The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson. We’ve covered Graphic novels and comics such as Paper Girls and Saga. Fantasy book club.

You’ll Never Change. I bet you’ve heard that line before. From friends? Family? Maybe you’ve said it to yourself once or twice. Regardless of the source, it hurts to hear. But it hurts even worse when you agree. Everybody has made mistakes, but most people don’t make a comeback, because they don’t believe it’s possible.

"Die Stärke zu wissen, wann es Zeit ist aufzuhören". In der heutigen leistungsorientierten Gesellschaft ist das Aufgeben ein Schandfleck im Lebenslauf. Wie oft haben wir schon etwas abgeschlossen, was uns weder glücklich gemacht hat, noch einen Vorteil gebracht hat, einfach nur, weil wir es nicht abbrechen konnten, oder wollten? Annie Duke beschreibt in "Quit", wann der Mut, der eine Tugend ist und uns voran treibt, sich in einen Laster verwandeln kann. Über Jahrzehnte hinweg gibt es die Mentalität: "Quitters never win, and winners never quit".

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 ...

What does it mean to live a life of significance? How is it defined? What is its choreography? The Duke Life of Significance series is invested in how lives given in service of others form the contours of a significant life. Through the lens of everyday leaders—who come from all sectors, ages, genders, and backgrounds—the Life of Significance series surveys lives whose meaning, success, and gravity is found in the support and service of others. Join us as we listen, learn, and foster practices that equip us to lead lives of significance.