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Nirvana. A city of opportunity and excess; where a person's rights and freedoms are staunchly protected...unless you're from the Estate. Those from the Estate live in abject poverty and are victimized by all of those around them for entertainment.

Good girls just can't win! High school principal Judy Anne Palmer was always a good girl who never did an impulsive, rebellious thing. Ever. And look where it got her! One night in Dallas, she meets a man and decides to indulge in a liberating night of passion - liberating her from the stigma of being the oldest living virgin north of the Rio Grande. After all, she'll never see her one-night Romeo again. Unfortunately, the night doesn't turn out exactly the way she planned, and her one-night Romeo isn't one-night stand material.

Are you unfulfilled in life? Do things never seem to go your way? Or, have you struggled overcoming your past? This may be true for many of us, but empaths often have an even harder time trying to turn their lives around. This is simply because empaths feel everything deeper. So, any trauma or emotional wounds they have suffered stays with them, and can be harder to clear. When these past hurts remain with us, it makes us feel stuck and unhappy.

With her father's freedom at stake, Belle agrees to be the fearsome Beast's prisoner in his enchanted castle. Held as his willing captive, Belle must submit to the Beast's most primal desires to survive. The Beast can't let his little Beauty go free, not while there's still hope that she might be the one to end his decade-long curse...and with true love's kiss, return him to the Prince he once was.

This is the Italian version of the award-winning children's storybook on bullying, Pepe Builds a Nest. Una meravigliosa storia su come fare le scelte giuste e affrontare un bulli! Pepe, il pinguino, deve costruire un nido per signorina Ambra e se stesso. Ma Otto, il bullo, ruba le sue pietre. Guarda come Pepe e altri risolvono il problema, finalmente portando Pepe e Otto insieme come amici.

Do you often find yourself looking at the time as it strikes 11.11? You might wonder to yourself if this means anything or is it just a mere coincidence? This book Numerology - Create and Design Your Perfect Life, delves into the meaning behind these number sequences.

Due to the inherent sensitivity of the empath's nature, we are naturally wired up to feel stronger connections to the people in our lives and our environments. However, due to dysfunctional programming and society at large, we empaths lose touch with our empathic gifts and instead go through life struggling and getting bogged down by the energy of others. Empaths take on negative energy which is dumped onto them that they don't desire or need. This book will teach the listener exactly how to combat this while learning how to protect one's energy.

Do you often feel drained when spending time in public or with others? Do you somehow feel different from other people? Or do you get overly anxious for no apparent reason? These are just some of the symptoms that empaths and highly sensitive people are prone to feeling every day of their lives. Living life as an empath in modern society can be a real struggle for sensitive people. The constant bombardment of external stimulus and energy often leaves them feeling worn out.

King Richard, his Nightshade, and the legions of mudged dragons it controls are coming to take the Mainland throne from the Dragoneers, using powerful teardrops they extracted from the lesser wyrms via torture. Meanwhile Crimzon, Clover, and 9-year-old Princess Amelia, Zahrellion and Jenka De Swasso's strange daughter, accidentally release something far worse than a sky full of inbred wyrms.

In this episode of the Dragoneer Saga, the kingdom is beginning to find its roots as trade ships and men travel and barter with the Old World Clover mapped for them all. Banished King Richard finds an adventure of his own - one that might just lead to the end of the Dragoneers. Clover and her infamous dragon Crimzon return to help our heroes fight an evil wizard from the Old World before he and his colossal monsters ravage the Mainland of what is now known as the New World.

For single mom and widow Melody Carter, six months passed since an IED ripped her life apart. Everyone is sympathetic and offers platitudes of comfort and support. Everyone thinks they know why she's grieving, but Melody isn't mourning. She's ashamed to be grateful her abusive husband won't hurt her anymore, and she's scared for her child. Born with a mild heart defect, her daughter needs lifesaving surgery. But with her funds tight she's running out of options. When she receives an offer for assistance from Mike's Place, can Melody put her faith in the men her husband called friends?

With foreclosure on her home looming and the Geddes Animal Rescue at risk, Sarah Geddes will do anything to save her land from being destroyed for handsome tycoon Mike Cavender's multi-million dollar real estate development. Sarah has learned the hard way after escaping an abusive relationship that she can't trust men. But when Mike is snowed in with Sarah on the very piece of land they are both fighting for, she can't deny the electricity coursing between them.

A recovering alcoholic, football player Liam McQueen seeks redemption on and off the field. So when the team's owner, the man who gave him a shot at a comeback, demands that Liam pretend to be engaged to his wayward daughter, it's a favor the reformed bad boy feels he can't refuse.

Roger Michael Easton IV, better known as Rowdy, flouted the family's Naval tradition to enlist in the Marines—not as an officer, but a ground pounding grunt. He never expected to see as much combat or valor as he did in the field, but every engagement furthered his commitment to his brothers in arms. Now, with an early offer on the table to end his contract, Rowdy has to take a long look at the life he left behind, the life he's built, and the future he longs to have.

One hundred and seventy years from now, aliens decimate Earth. A relative handful of humans survive, hidden in deep subterranean enclaves that offer some protection from surface radiation. Although the main attack is now seven years in the past, one alien ship remains in orbit, and the conquerors are not content merely to let humanity lick its wounds...

The Enslaved Trilogy Complete Set includes: Enslaved, Book 1; Enamored, Book 2; Enraptured, Book 3. For Elisabeth and the sexy billionaire Doms everyone calls the BAD Boys, love triangles can have sharp edges... and somebody's bound to get hurt.

When Angel O'Malley is left penniless by her deceased father's gambling debts, she is forced to sue pro football player Billy Burner for child support. Blindsided with a five-year-old daughter, he tackles fatherhood with the same commitment he gives to the game, but he has his eye on a bigger prize: Angel's heart. She agrees to Billy's plan to play house to ensure the new father makes no rookie mistakes.

Marine Paul Torres is used to women who enjoy the pleasure of the moment and whom he can bed with a wink and a smile. But with so many of his friends settling down, he's turned on by the allure of finding the right partner as well. Even more so when he meets Lillianna Hansen while attending a wedding. After a passionate night, Paul wakes to find her gone and though he wants more than a one-night stand with the alluring Lily, his limited leave is up and he's forced to return to active duty.

Billionaire bad Boy Marc Wilde has never met a woman who could fulfill his every need...until he takes his good friend and fellow dominant Mistress Lauren up on a dangerous bet - a bet where she ends up as his sex slave for a week. Can a Dominatrix fall in love with a Dom? Only if she can find a way to submit to Marc’s every desire and be happy about it. Lauren has her doubts…but the flirtation, the friendship, and the sex might be too much for either to resist.…

Matt McCall's struggles to reintegrate into civilian life have been an ongoing battle for the better part of two years. Daily group sessions and weekly one-on-ones have only allowed him to grow so far. Twice he's returned to his home state of Indiana and twice, he retreated to Mike's Place. Uncertain of where he belongs in the world, he silently battles depression. The unexpected gift of Jethro, a black Labrador Retriever, perks his spirit...and a chance meeting in the park gives him a precious gift.