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Kelly Miller had had enough of her cheating boyfriend, his lack of ambition and his habit of tearing her down. She tosses him and all his stuff out and swears off men forever just as the devastatingly handsome Michael Adams shows up in her life. Michael is her boss and he’s used to being in charge, but can he take charge of this feisty and wounded woman? Their relationship grows while their sex life explodes and after a revelation, Kelly realizes that perhaps Michael, the dominant and powerful man, is as wounded inside as she is.

Rayne Smith has only been working for the Ellison Company for two weeks but already knows there is nothing about her job that she likes, she is a glorified maid. Her boss Clive Sherman is invariably intent on annoying her. Consistently self absorbed and mean spirited, he’s made it clear that he wants more from Rayne, and demands that she attend the company’s annual masquerade ball. He sees this as his perfect opportunity to move in on the new hire.

A rough breakup was all it took to push Jenna Moore over the edge. She is certain that moving to Seattle, Washington, is the perfect chance to start over and finally blossom into the woman she’s always wanted to be. But things don’t turn out exactly the way she expects. When Jenna agrees to interview hot business tycoon Eli Carver, she is not prepared for the intense chemistry she experiences with him. Jenna can’t resist Eli’s almost magnetic pull, and he can’t seem to keep away from her, either. But as things heat up between them, are Jenna and Eli at risk of getting burnt?

Este volumen, preparado en exclusiva por su hijo Jeff Berlin para los lectores en español, reúne quince relatos inéditos en nuestro idioma, diez de ellos publicados originalmente en sus libros de cuentos, pero no incluidos en Manual para mujeres de la limpieza ni en Una noche en el paraíso; algunos solo aparecidos en revistas, como el impactante «Suicidio», y otros totalmente inéditos, como «Manzanas», su primer cuento, y «Las aves del templo», memorable retrato de la vida en pareja.

Emma Collins has always led a quiet and unassuming life. As a schoolteacher, she has saved for years so she could afford a luxury vacation on a tropical island. Now that it’s here, she plans on treating herself to the best of everything—and maybe even indulge in a little romantic fling, if she’s feeling brave enough. Once she meets billionaire Hunter Kent, the sunny days and balmy nights are filled with laughter and passion. But with danger lurking in the distance, threatening to tear their worlds apart, will Emma’s island vacation take a life-changing turn?

La falta de sueño afecta el mundo de lo físico, altera las emociones e incide en todos los comportamientos; deteriora la capacidad para trabajar con precisión e intensidad, causa malestar familiar y laboral y esta asociado con la irritabilidad y la hostilidad.

Marla Gawama is the new detective of Gales Haven. She knows nothing about sleuthing, but her nan assigned her the job, and what Bessie Gawama wants, she gets. Marla does her best to carry out her new detective doo-ties. She even dons her comfortable running shoes and sets out to get ’er done. But when some bumbling bumpkins show up in town, and Haveners start losing their marbles left and right, it becomes clear she’s not cut out for the job. That never stopped a Gawama witch before. And she isn’t going to let it stop her now.

Laura is having an early midlife crisis. Fast approaching her 30th birthday, nothing has gone quite to plan. Envisioning a happy career, a loving marriage, and having had children by this age, she instead has a job she is bored with, a failed relationship she had also grown bored with, and no man suitable to even consider settling down with.

Frontier Tales is an online ezine dedicated to bringing new Western short stories into view. Each month, readers vote on their favorite Tale for that month. At the end of the year, there are 12 stories they have selected as the best. The editor then picks one more to make a total of thirteen, a baker's dozen. These are the winning stories from the fifth year of the ezine's production. Enjoy!

Desde la experiencia de su profesión y la sensibilidad de su maternidad, Lucía Galán ha creado un recopilatorio de cuentos para acompañar a los más pequeños en su desarrollo.

Marla figured returning to her small hometown would be the start of a simple life — albeit one with magic. She figured wrong. Magic was part of the deal, but the new role assigned to her wasn’t. What does she know about detecting? Nothing at all, a fact made plainly obvious during her first day on the job. What do a foul-mouthed leprechaun and Spanx have in common? Marla is about to find out....

Un cuento para explicar lo que es la intimidad y el consentimiento a través de una experiencia cotidiana como es una visita a la pediatra. "Nuestros hijos deben ser conscientes de que su cuerpo es suyo, de que nadie tiene derecho a tocarlo ni a hacer nada con él que no hayan aceptado previamente y de que se puede aprender a poner límites a los demás de una forma natural pero certera. Por eso considero fundamental que en mi práctica diaria en consulta les pida permiso a todos y cada uno de mis pacientes para explorarlos, especialmente cuando toca quitarse la ropa interior."

Dallas Henry is coming home. For the last eight years she’s been living in Europe, trying to forget her troubled family and the two hot men she left behind. But now her father is sick, and Dallas is returning. Back home, not much has changed. Her brother, Peyton, is just as wonderful, and just as overprotective as ever. Her father is just as cold. And her old friends Cole and Zane have grown up from attractive boys into irresistibly hot men.

Me pican los ojos y la nariz y no paro de estornudar, pero Lucía, mi pediatra, me explica que en esta estación suelen aparecer muchas alergias. Tendré que ir a la alergóloga, que me hará unas pruebas, tengo miedo porque me tendrán que sacar sangre. Sé que Toni me entiende, porque con mamá y papá hemos jugado al juego de las emociones y él ha dicho que sintió lo mismo cuando lo vacunaron. Por otro lado, estoy súper feliz porque me voy de excursión con mis compis de clase a un campo de nísperos.

I didn’t choose this life, but it’s still the only one I’ve got. Made by corrupt magic, sent to die, then saved and adopted by the local pack. I wasn’t born a wolf shifter, but I’m one of them now. And I’m prepared to fight at their side against the evil organization that will stop at nothing to extinguish our kind. I’ve found a family and I’ve found love with my very own fated mate, the irresistible pack Beta. But if I’m not careful, I can lose it all. One wrong move is all it will take.... The Hunters are coming for us, and they play dirty.

Ich hatte gedacht, meine Identität als Hexe auffliegen zu sehen und von den Dorfleuten gejagt zu werden, wäre bereits schlimm. Doch dann verkündet mir mein Lebensretter, dass ich seine Ehefrau spielen soll. Genauer gesagt, seine Seelengefährtin, die einzig wahre Liebe eines jeden Fae.

My whole life is one tangled lie. A horrible deception. All my past choices steered by the woman who hunts me without pause. She’s powerful, vicious, and cruel, feared by the entire supernatural community. She’s also an immortal. Yeah, she can’t be killed—supposedly. Nothing like an insurmountable challenge, right?

Is Emily ready to submit to him and her own urges? Emily’s job is to find out what businesses are doing wrong, and tell them how to do it better - but at BruCom everything is perfect...including its irresistibly handsome owner, Mark Brume. With his immaculately tailored physical presentation and intensely blue eyes, Mark draws Emily to him like a moth to a flame - but he leaves her feeling unsure.

The mysterious and handsome Logan Whitmore invites Nicole Jensen into a new world where she is exposed to every whim of his desires. Nicole Jensen gets fired from her job, has a fender bender for which she gets a ticket, and catches her fiancé in bed with another woman - all before noon on a Friday afternoon. Unable to deal with any of it, she takes off to New York City to stay with her best friend. But before she makes it there, she stops at a local club, has a few too many drinks, and ends up in bed with Logan Whitmore, a sexy Dom who is intent on making Nicole his submissive.

Amber is a no-nonsense businesswoman who doesn’t have time for a personal life. But when she returns from a successful business trip, only to grab the wrong luggage from the baggage area, her whole life is turned upside down. The worst part is, Amber’s luggage contains a vital contract that needs to be processed by Monday, so she organizes to meet the man who’s name is on the bag.