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Late one night Lincoln was delivering a yard decoration when he came upon a wild, unruly teenager throwing stones at the window of his neighbor’s house. He tackled the belligerent child and was about to call the cops when she informed him she was his neighbor’s sister who had been locked out of the house. Oops. Not the best beginning, but it gets worse when he accidentally walks into her house and accuses her of squatting in it.

Charlie Stone and Terry Barton have been blood brothers since the cradle. They grew up in the East End skimming along the bottom of the underworld until Charlie takes over the manor from the local mob and a twist of fate puts him and his best mate on the road to the high life. When Charlie and Terry both marry and have kids, everything is set. Both families have everything they ever wanted. However, things start to turn sour between the families when Charlie’s adopted son, Harlan, starts to cause trouble.

Faye is laser-focused on one thing, and one thing only. Her dream job of becoming a fashion designer. In the meantime, to pay the bills, she'll have to keep juggling multiple odd jobs—one of which she's a wedding stopper. So, when her best friend Ralph tells her he's been lying to his boss about Faye being his girlfriend, she wants to strangle him. She has no time to play a rom-com plot, let alone go to a destination wedding for a whole weekend. Still, she agrees to play the role because, well, that's what friends do.

Starla Dusai is 15, deaf - and being held as an enemy combatant by the Indiran Alliance. Willem Jaantzen is a notorious crime lord about to end a fearsome vendetta - and most probably his life. When he learns his goddaughter has been captured by the Alliance, will he be able to save her?

Helping a holy order find a missing sister should be a simple enough job—and Ruby owes the Aymaya Apostles everything after they took her and her brother in as children. Simple enough, until the missing holy sister's trail takes an unexpected turn, landing Ruby and the rest of the crew in the middle of a high-society soirée—and into the crosshairs of Ruby's ex, Kitty. Something sinister is lurking beneath the surface of whatever Kitty and the holy sister are caught up in, and the skills of the entire crew are put to the test when they go head-to-head with the ultimate con artist.

When a ghost from Lasadi’s past hires the crew of the Nanshe to find a crashed plane with mysterious origins, they take the job despite the troubling client. The good news? The cover story is Lasadi's childhood dream: flying in the Liluri Star Run, a wildly popular off-the-grid race through the Liluri Mountains. Soaring through emerald jungle canyons in search of their prize—and the fabled Blood River—this job has the potential to do more than net these five misfits a payday. It could turn them into a real crew.

Welcome to the wonderful warming humor and equally warming wisdom of these nine essay-like tales, all illustrating the old adage of "Where there's a will, the is a way!" Extract: "The boys of Mr. Fountain's school were delighted when he told them he should take them that evening to a lecture in the town; not that they cared a fig for the lecture, but it was a chance to get out, and in place of the quiet study-room there would be the jolly walk by moonlight down the frozen hillside, with slides and snowballing instead of books.

In 1971, London gang boss Annie Carter Barolli is living the New York high life with the feared Mafia godfather Constantine Barolli. Then family tragedy strikes, leaving only Annie, Constantine's sister, Gina, and his three children alive, and now they're in terrible danger. And what's worse - it signals a major shift in mafia power. Annie returns to London with her daughter, Layla, pursued by a hit man.

Adultery, murder and dangerous love collide in Jessie Keane's gritty debut thriller set in London's East End. Perfect for fans of Martina Cole and Lynda La Plante. For longer than she cares to remember, Annie Bailey has lived in the shadow of her older sister, Ruthie. Now Ruthie has her hands on Max Carter, the much feared head of the Carter family and a top class villain. Seducing Max wasn't a problem, but the guilt, shame and anger of rejection afterwards was.

A gender transformation lesbian romance. Professor John Meltz is finally ready to reveal his big scientific breakthrough. A project he has dedicated his whole life to working on. Unfortunately, the techno-marvel he thought could revolutionize the world might actually ruin it. Now he is doing whatever it takes to defend his creation. The question is, how far is he willing to go? The answer might ultimately change his life forever.

In Potshot, Nevada, Thea MacTavish strives to save her community from a man whose history compels him to change all she holds most dear. Extortion, a prowling wolf, and family ties stress the single mother to the breaking point. Then Thea must allow into her home a prickly man who attacks everything most essential to her peace of mind. Half Cherokee and victim of both wildfire and prejudice, Bramden Hayes battles his ghosts with science. He plans to make Potshot fireproof and personal attachments have no place on his agenda. Bram confronts Thea's reluctance to board him, then forces the ...

Plan A is out. Plan B is impossible. And Plan C is definitely gonna get him killed. Manu Juric is a mediocre bounty hunter. But he's damn good at reading people and creating unexpected explosions - and that can take you a long way in this business. Not far enough, he learns when he tries to take out one of Bulari's most notorious crime lords: Willem Jaantzen.

At 17 Chase had his whole life figured out. He would grow old with his beautiful girlfriend Lexi and make a living working with his best friends Ryder and Janelle. Only fate didn't like that idea. After a night gone wrong at an abandoned house, he woke up a year later to find his whole world had changed. Lexi was gone and more than half of his body was burned leaving him feeling alone and like a monster.

Will is a floater. He has no job or ambition. The only bright spot in his life is his marriage to Clare, a successful scientist. While she earns a living, Will stays home and plays the happy house husband. But Clare wants more. She wants to be the dominant figure in the bedroom and have Will play the woman. A role-playing game that eventually goes too far, resulting in steamy consequences that affect Will's marriage and life forever.

A gender transformation lesbian romance. Chris and his buddies are celebrating turning 30 in Vegas. While wandering the casino, Chris stumbles on to a high-stakes craps game. And with one roll of the dice from a mysterious man, his life changes forever...or does it? It's a steamy shot of unexpected romance with a chaser of naughty.

On the day Deacon Hudson was set to be ordained, a bundle shows up at the church with a simple note on it. Deacon Hudson is the father. Take care of her. Deacon knows he’s not the father. The Immaculate Conception was a one time thing. But the baby needs a parent, and he has to decide if he will give up his life dream of being a pastor to take the child, despite the fact that the note is a lie. Can he do it without resenting the child?

In this, the final chapter of the Bulari Saga: Willem Jaantzen has never wanted fame and never wanted notoriety. All he’s ever wanted is to keep the people he loves safe, but now the fate of Bulari - and the rest of humanity - rests on his shoulders. And he has one final play to end this game once and for all.

After devoting 18 years of his life to the US Navy, Petty Officer First Class Shane Parker is struggling with the very real possibility of becoming unnecessary. If he doesn't make chief petty officer before he's 20 - and it doesn't seem likely that he will - he'll be retired from active service and placed on the Fleet Reserve list until his mooring lines are officially cut forever. While it would all be very honorable and ceremonial, he simply wasn't civilian material.

Let’s face it mama... life goes fast and sometimes no matter how hard you try, it’s easy to slip from purpose-driven into auto-pilot putting your dreams of turning your calling into your career on the back-burner. If you've ever wished for a business bestie to give you proven mindset and strategy to build your faith, fulfillment, finances and freedom on your terms and then hype you up to actually take action, stick around.... That's exactly what Jessie does each week in the most simple and high-impact way. You can follow Jessie on Instagram @jessieharrisbouton ***Alone, we are strong but ...

Dora O’Brien had a good start in life, but things went bad when she began to mix with the wrong company. Pregnant by her gangster lover, she found herself on the streets and then in the grips of a bent copper called Donny Maguire. When her daughter Angel is born, Dora is already under the influence of drink and drugs and handed around to Donny’s mates. Growing up in the shadow of her mother’s abusive relationship, Angel is nothing like her mother, but when matters turn murderous, Angel is forced to grow up fast, and survival becomes the name of the game.