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Bottoms Up: (Alpha Male Romance) (Billionaire Romance) (Dark Romance) (Enemies To Lovers) (Forbidden Romance) (Plus Size Romance) (Curvy Romance)

J.L. RYAN
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Author : J.L. RYAN
Publisher : J.L. RYAN
Page : 112 pages
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Release : 2022-06-29
Category : Fiction
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Hannah Ellis, a broke-as-hell waitress, steps into a world of lust and submission when she becomes the personal assistant to the gorgeous and domineering Demetri Lancaster, leading her on a seductive journey into BDSM that challenges her limits and desires, in 'Bottoms Up'—a scorching-hot and intense page-turner for fans of erotic romance. "IN A FEW BREATHLESS MINUTES, HE WILL HIRE ME TO BE HIS PERSONAL ASSISTANT, AKA, HIS SUBMISSIVE." Being one of the best subs on the planet isn't something that anyone can just pick up. It's not even something that can be learned through experience. It just happens naturally. It's a talent. When he walks into the room, his intoxicating smell throws her into "sub" mode. Call it oxytocin, dopamine, or pheromones. Whatever it is, she is at his mercy. He owns her. Hannah Ellis is a 23-year-old waitress who's down on her luck and desperate for cash. When she applies for a job as a personal assistant at Lancaster Enterprises, she's not expecting to meet the gorgeous and domineering Demetri Lancaster, aka "Manwhore." But when he hires her on the spot, she's thrown into a world of lust and desire that she's never experienced before. As Hannah becomes more and more drawn to her new boss, she finds herself exploring the world of BDSM and submission. Can this inexperienced virgin become the most sought-after submissive in the country? Demetri thinks so, and he's determined to show her the ropes. But as Hannah delves deeper into the world of BDSM, she discovers that there's more to the job than just pleasing her boss. Can she handle the dark job requirement that's expected of her and the unexpected lifelong commitment that comes with it? Read Now! 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The Leaving

Tara Altebrando
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Author : Tara Altebrando
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781619638044

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Six were taken. Eleven years later, five come back--with no idea of where they've been. A riveting mystery for fans of We Were Liars. Eleven years ago, six kindergartners went missing without a trace. After all that time, the people left behind moved on, or tried to. Until today. Today five of those kids return. They're sixteen, and they are . . . fine. Scarlett comes home and finds a mom she barely recognizes, and doesn't really recognize the person she's supposed to be, either. But she thinks she remembers Lucas. Lucas remembers Scarlett, too, except they're entirely unable to recall where they've been or what happened to them. Neither of them remember the sixth victim, Max--the only one who hasn't come back. Which leaves Max's sister, Avery, wanting answers. She wants to find her brother--dead or alive--and isn't buying this whole memory-loss story. But as details of the disappearance begin to unfold, no one is prepared for the truth. This unforgettable novel--with its rich characters, high stakes, and plot twists--will leave readers breathless.

Dr. Strange Beard

Penny Reid
Dr Strange Beard Book PDF

Author : Penny Reid
Publisher : EverAfter Romance
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Erotic stories
ISBN : 1635763517

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Everyone in Green Valley, Tennessee knows that the six bearded Winston brothers have been imbued with an unfair share of charm and charisma... and are prone to mischief. Dr. Strange Beard, the fifth book in the Winston Brothers series, from USA TODAY bestselling author Penny Reid publishes in July 2018!

Punk 57

Penelope Douglas
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Author : Penelope Douglas
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593641996

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Secrets, deception, and passion consume two pen pals in the TikTok sensation from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas, now with exclusive bonus material! They were perfect together. Until they met. In fifth grade, Misha’s teacher set him and his classmates up with pen pals from a different school. For the next seven years, Ryen was his everything. She kept Misha on track and accepted him as he is. They only had three rules: No social media, no phone numbers, no pictures. There was no reason to ruin the good thing they had going…until Misha runs across a photo of a girl online named Ryen. He knows he has to meet her. But he didn’t expect to hate what he finds. Ryen has gone three months without a letter from Misha. Did he die? Get arrested? Knowing Misha like she does, neither would be a stretch. She needs to know someone is listening to her. But really, Ryen knows this is her own fault. She should’ve gotten his phone number, or picture, or something. As a mysterious vandal leaves messages in Ryen’s school, she’s possessed by the handsome new student who knows just how to hurt and heal her. But she can’t stop thinking of Misha. He could be gone forever. Or right under her nose, and she wouldn’t even know it…

Billion-Dollar Brain

Len Deighton
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Author : Len Deighton
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007342990

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The classic spy thriller of lethal computer-age intrigue and a maniac’s private cold war, featuring the same anonymous narrator and milieu of The IPCRESS File.

Dark Fairy Tales

Skye Warren,CJ Roberts,Aleatha Romig,Willow Winters,T.M. Frazier,Karina Halle,Sierra Simone,Marley Valentine,Natasha Knight,Cora Reilly,Celia Aaron
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Author : Skye Warren,CJ Roberts,Aleatha Romig,Willow Winters,T.M. Frazier,Karina Halle,Sierra Simone,Marley Valentine,Natasha Knight,Cora Reilly,Celia Aaron
Publisher : Dangerous Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781645960386

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Dark Fairy Tales by Skye Warren,CJ Roberts,Aleatha Romig,Willow Winters,T.M. Frazier,Karina Halle,Sierra Simone,Marley Valentine,Natasha Knight,Cora Reilly,Celia Aaron Pdf

In a castle adorned with gems, coated in gold, and dusted with luxury, the youngest of the Constantine Family will be introduced to the elite of New York. But the party isn’t all glamor. Villains lurk in dark corners, evil deals are struck, and starcrossed loves are born. Welcome to the world of Midnight Dynasty. Attend the ball, wear a red cloak, lose your shoe, spin straw to gold, or fall prey to a witch. In these fairytale retellings from bestselling authors, you will find a prince, but you might choose your happily ever after with the beast. FAIRY TALES INCLUDED: The Ugly Duckling by CJ Roberts Beauty and the Beast by Willow Winters Cinderella by Aleatha Romig Little Red Riding Hood by Karina Halle Jack & the Beanstalk by Marley Valentine Snow White by T.M. Frazier Rumpelstiltskin by Celia Aaron King Midas by Skye Warren King Thrushbeard by Cora Reilly Princess and the Pea by Sierra Simone Swan Princess by Natasha Knight DARK FAIRY TALES is a limited-time anthology of modern fairy tales containing all NEW novellas. Download your copy and tell a book-loving friend, because it won't last long. Welcome to the Midnight Dynasty... The warring Morelli and Constantine families have enough bad blood to fill an ocean, and their brand new stories will be told by your favorite dangerous romance authors. WARNING: This book is intended for readers eighteen years old and over. It contains material that some readers could find disturbing. Enter at your own risk...

Enchant Me

J. Kenner
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Author : J. Kenner
Publisher : Martini & Olive
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781953572110

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In our years together, I’ve heard all the rumors, faced all the dark secrets, and survived the danger that comes hand-in-hand with loving a powerful magnate like Damien Stark. Now we’re ready to celebrate our legacy and turn our eyes toward the future by renewing our wedding vows. I didn’t expect anyone to object… Especially not the son my husband never knew existed. But he’s here, he’s real, and he’s absolutely livid. Our vows of love and fidelity are forgotten as this wayward heir instead promises to destroy everything we hold dear, everything that should have belonged to him instead of my children. Our world falls to chaos, Damien is wrecked, and I don’t know where to turn. What might this unexpected blast from the past mean for our family’s future?

His Lessons on Love

Cathy Maxwell
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Author : Cathy Maxwell
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062896872

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New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell’s delicious Logical Man’s Guide to Dangerous Women series continues with this provocative romance between a reprobate earl and a sensible spinster who agree to marry under scandalous circumstances. Perfect for fans of Sophie Jordan and Sabrina Jeffries. Lesson #1: A man, even titled and handsome, cannot be careless forever. The Earl of Marsden—better known as Mars to all—has lived his life by his own rules…until he is presented with a very big problem in a very tiny package—a baby girl, his daughter cast off by his ex-mistress. Mars won’t let his child be cast adrift, except he doesn’t know the first thing about babies. Panicking, he turns to a woman for help. Not just any woman, but Clarissa Taylor, village spinster, matron-in-training, and Mars’s greatest critic. Still, who better to tend a motherless child than a woman who was abandoned as a babe herself? Lesson #2: Life always plays the upper hand—especially when it comes to love. Clarissa desperately wishes to not to be beholden to anyone. She has spent a lifetime being pitied by the village. Her plan is simple—to use what the intolerable earl will pay her to become her own woman. It all sounds so straightforward until the threat of scandal sends her and the one man she can’t abide toward . . . marriage? Mars and Clarissa are about to learn the greatest lesson of all—that sparks always fly when the iron is hot.

Embrace Me

J. Kenner
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Author : J. Kenner
Publisher : Martini & Olive
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781953572226

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“I never ever want to say goodbye to the Stark world! And I hope I never have to…” BJ’s Book Blog Growing up, I never expected to have so much love in my life. My childhood had been a nightmare, but despite our challenges, my life now with Damien and our daughters is nothing short of miraculous. Even better, we have a baby boy on the way, and I’m walking on clouds as I await the big day. These final weeks should be magical, but when my mother appears on our doorstep with a promise that she has changed and a plea for us to welcome her back into our life, I’m suddenly adrift in a sea of uncertainty. Now, I’m floundering once again, tossed back into the nightmare of my past. And as the whirlpool of memories and fear once again tries to suck me under, I can only hope that Damien’s strength is enough to pull me back again. The Stark Saga (full-length novels Release Me Claim Me Complete Me Anchor Me Lost With Me Damien Enchant Me Stark Ever After (novellas) Take Me Have Me Play My Game Seduce Me Unwrap Me Deepest Kiss Entice Me Hold Me Please Me Indulge Me Delight Me Cherish Me Visit JK’s website for full reading order with spin-off stories!

Mapping Global Theatre Histories

Mark Pizzato
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Author : Mark Pizzato
Publisher : Springer
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9783030127275

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This textbook provides a global, chronological mapping of significant areas of theatre, sketched from its deepest history in the evolution of our brain's 'inner theatre' to ancient, medieval, modern, and postmodern developments. It considers prehistoric cave art and built temples, African trance dances, ancient Egyptian and Middle-Eastern ritual dramas, Greek and Roman theatres, Asian dance-dramas and puppetry, medieval European performances, global indigenous rituals, early modern to postmodern Euro-American developments, worldwide postcolonial theatres, and the hyper-theatricality of today's mass and social media. Timelines and numbered paragraphs form an overall outline with distilled details of what students can learn, encouraging further explorations online and in the library. Questions suggest how students might reflect on present parallels, making their own maps of global theatre histories, regarding geo-political theatrics in the media, our performances in everyday life, and the theatres inside our brains.

After the Climb

Kristen Ashley
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Author : Kristen Ashley
Publisher : River Rain
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-04
Category : Fame
ISBN : 1952457858

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NEW, EXTENDED VERSION!With many new chapters, and introducing a new series character, this re-released Special Edition version of After the Climb is the book you have, but it's also so much more!They were the Three Amigos: Duncan Holloway, Imogen Swan and Corey Szabo. Two young boys with difficult lives at home banding together with a cool girl who didn't mind mucking through the mud on their hikes.They grew up to be Duncan Holloway, activist, CEO and face of the popular River Rain outdoor stores, Imogen Swan, award-winning actress and America's sweetheart, and Corey Szabo, ruthless tech billionaire.Rich and very famous, they would learn the devastating knowledge of how the selfish acts of one would affect all their lives.And the lives of those they loved.Start the River Rain series with After the Climb, the story of Duncan and Imogen navigating their way back to each other, decades after a fierce betrayal.And introduce yourself to their families, who will have their stories told when River Rain continues

Sinner's Game

J. Kenner
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Author : J. Kenner
Publisher : Oliver-Heber books
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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What’s more dangerous—a killer attraction that breaks all the rules, or the true killer who’s closing in? Security consultant Ronan Thorne might be sex on a stick, but that doesn’t mean I should want him. After all, I’m Brandy Bradshaw, the Girl With the Worst Luck With Men. As for that one kiss we shared? That was nothing but a drunken mistake between friends. I know perfectly well that Ronan’s not a relationship guy. He’s got dark edges and dangerous secrets and so many scars. But when I find my landlord dead in my living room, shot with a single bullet to the head, Ronan’s the man I cling to. I feel safe in his arms, and he has the skills to figure out what’s happening. Except what he learns is that a case of mistaken identity has made me the next target. Now we’re on the run together, but I’m not prepared for the heat that flares between us, or the tantalizing things he does to my body when we give in to temptation. He soothes my fear by showing me a different type of danger, sensuous and wild. It’s miraculous and wonderful, but terrifying, too. Because as soon as we catch the killer, I’m afraid Ronan will leave. And when he does, I know my heart will shatter. From the New York Times bestselling author who brought you Damien Stark comes a sexy and suspenseful romance between a woman in jeopardy and the reluctant hero determined to save the girl but not lose his heart.

Determined to Obey

CJ. Roberts
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Author : CJ. Roberts
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-02
Category : Erotic stories
ISBN : 1502885417

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DETERMINED to OBEY is being published independently at the request of thousands of fans who already own CAPTIVE in the DARK, SEDUCED in the DARK, and EPILOGUE: THE DARK DUET--known together as the DARK DUET SERIES. DETERMINED to OBEY was written as part of the bonus material for DARK DUET: PLATINUM EDITION (Featuring Determined to Obey) and not meant to be read as a stand alone. However, it is possible to enjoy it as such if one prefers. WARNING: 18+ ONLY. VERY FRANK LANGUAGE, GRAPHIC SEXUALITY AND COERCION. DO NOT READ IF MALE/MALE/FEMALE BOTHERS YOU! YOU ARE WARNED Synopsis: The character "Kid" appears in both Captive in the Dark and Seduced in the Dark. This novella takes place in Mexico and follows Kid after he and his girlfriend, Nancy, are taken hostage by a group of men led by Caleb. Unbeknownst to Kid or Nancy, they are taken to the mansion of Felipe Villanueva, an eccentric crime boss with a taste for the taboo. Wrongfully accused by Nancy of the attempted rape and subsequent assault of Caleb's escaped captive, "Kitten", Kid is tortured by his captors. We join Kid in the dungeon, where he is about to meet Felipe and his companion Celia for the first time...

Escaping Conviction

Greer Rivers
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Author : Greer Rivers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 173789730X

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Jason I'm not letting her go after this. I left the love of my life when she needed me most. I thought I was saving the world, but instead I lost everything. Now I need her. My sister is missing and I'm suspect #1. Without Jules as my defense attorney, I would be locked in a cell instead of trying to save my sister. Once I find Ellie, I'm never letting either of them out of my sight. There's no way I'm making that mistake again. Jules He's just like every other client. The man I thought was the love of my life, ghosted me when I needed him most. I'd like to say he was the one that got away. But no. He's the bullet I dodged. Now he needs me. His sister is missing and he's being charged with her kidnapping. He thinks we can mend what he broke. But I can't trust him. There's no way I'm making that mistake again. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Escaping Conviction is a suspenseful, second chance romance with legal, military, and dark themes. It is the first in the Conviction series of interconnected standalones which have an overarching plot throughout the series, but no cliffhanger for the couple in this book. **While Escaping Conviction has an HEA, this read is not for the faint of heart. The Conviction series should be read by mature readers only (18+) and contains sexually explicit scenes, along with descriptions of human trafficking, drugs, strong language, and physical and sexual violence. Reader discretion is advised.**

Survival of the Prettiest

Nancy Etcoff
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Author : Nancy Etcoff
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307779113

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A provocative and thoroughly researched inquiry into what we find beautiful and why, skewering the myth that the pursuit of beauty is a learned behavior. In Survival of the Prettiest, Nancy Etcoff, a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and a practicing psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, argues that beauty is neither a cultural construction, an invention of the fashion industry, nor a backlash against feminism—it’s in our biology. Beauty, she explains, is an essential and ineradicable part of human nature that is revered and ferociously pursued in nearly every civilization—and for good reason. Those features to which we are most attracted are often signals of fertility and fecundity. When seen in the context of a Darwinian struggle for survival, our sometimes extreme attempts to attain beauty—both to become beautiful ourselves and to acquire an attractive partner—suddenly become much more understandable. Moreover, if we understand how the desire for beauty is innate, then we can begin to work in our own interests, and not just the interests of our genetic tendencies.