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Christopher Patterson is a business mogul, his prowess and influence creating a commanding empire. His methods of takeover are ruthless, and he takes pleasure in garnering every expensive toy money can buy. He holds many secrets, ones that would obliterate his empire if discovered. His nemesis waits, shadowed in the darkness, determined to destroy everything Christopher has worked for. A tortured man, Christopher's dark needs for complete control prove unsuccessful when dominating a woman. That is until Genevieve Tallen.

Louie Giglio came to my house in 1997, and we sat down at my dining room table. We did not know each other, and he had heard and read some things. He said, ‘I am looking for a person whose whole message revolves around the glory of God in Christ, and you seem to me to be one of those.’

Carter "Ace" Quinn has spent his life running from the rage caused by a broken heart. After several tours in the Air Force, and continued missions as a para-jumper, he spends his down time within the Dogs of Fire Motorcycle Club. Cassidy Dennis is living with a choice she made years ago that lost her the love of her life but gained her something more precious. However, she misses her best friend and longs for the love they'd been building.

Benson is the leader of the secretive military unit Benson's Butchers, and is leading the group behind enemy lines. Having planted the explosives and destroyed the ammunition dump, his team disperses and attempts to get back to the United Nations lines and safety. When a strange blue mist envelopes Benson it's the start of a strange adventure that will change his life for ever.

X Minus One premiered in April 1955 on NBC and ran until January 1958. Like its predecessor series, Dimension X, X Minus One featured stories by the greatest names in modern science fiction: Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Clifford Simak, Robert Bloch, and many more.

Professional Dom Cedric Langston isn’t afraid to bring an omega to his knees, but he’s vowed to never let one into his heart. After a tragic event five years prior almost destroyed him, he can’t risk getting hurt again. With a prestigious career shift on the horizon, it’s safer to lose himself in work than to open himself up - until he runs headfirst into an omega who makes him never want to hide away again.

Before he made me scream his name, I already belonged to him. When Brogan Callahan swept me off my feet, I didn't know he was heir to a powerful Irish mafia family. I didn't find that out until after he'd taken me in his arms and over his knee.

Julieta Morales hoped to escape an unwanted marriage, but the moment she got into my car, her fate was sealed. She will have a husband, but it won't be the cartel boss her father chose for her. It will be me. But I'm not the kind of man who takes his bride gently amid rose petals on her wedding night. She'll learn to satisfy her King's demands with her bottom burning and her hair held in my fist. She'll promise obedience when she speaks her vows, but she'll be mastered long before then.

Snow White is a good girl. She knows because everyone tells her so. Her parents, her friends, even her dreamy boss at the ice cream shop. But her good girl ways are put to the test when she encounters a witch, a bear and a magical curse. Now she has one chance to lift the spell, but it will take more than just creative use of ice cream toppings.

When Katie Piper was 24, her life was near perfect. Young and beautiful, she was well on her way to fulfilling her dream of becoming a model. But then she met Daniel Lynch on Facebook and her world quickly turned into a nightmare.... After being held captive and brutally raped by her new boyfriend, Katie was subjected to a vicious acid attack. Within seconds, this bright and bubbly girl could feel her looks and the life she loved melting away.

Welcome to Crooked Creek Alaska, where the bears aren’t the only things that growl. Trina’s got the dress, the man, and the cake. Five cakes to be exact. She and her soon to be sisters-in-laws aren’t letting their bears get away with having their fated mates without a wedding - on Christmas. But Fate’s got one more trick up her sleeve. A winter storm bringing plenty of Alaskan snow to ruin all their plans. These bears are resilient though, and no amount of wind and snow will stop them from making their mates happy. Come see how all the bears of Crooked Creek are fairing this holiday...

When I snuck into Montana Cobalt's house, I was looking for help learning to ride like him. What I got was his belt across my bare backside, and then with tears running down my cheeks and arousal dripping onto my thighs, he taught me an even rougher, more shameful lesson. He's agreed to train me, but not just for the rodeo. He's going to show me what it means to be ridden hard and put away wet, and I'll take everything he gives me and then beg him for more.

This vision of and invitation to the work of global missions challenges Christians everywhere to cultivate a holy ambition to preach Christ where he has not yet been named.

There has always been strong sympathy for the poor, meek, downtrodden slave - the kindly little man, oppressed by cruel and overbearing masters. Could it possibly have been misplaced? A classic science fiction novelette by H. Beam Piper, first published in Analog Science Fact-Science Fiction in 1962.

Lawrence Stewart is a rare man. Raised with his grandmother’s Miami Indian tribe, as a Negro, he has consistently walked between two worlds most of his life. He devotes his time and study to becoming a lawyer, fully intending to obtain justice for the ousted Miami Indians. No Negro man has accomplished these things before, but he is not daunted. He studies for his exams as he rides circuit through the backwoods of Ohio, handing out justice to people who cannot easily reach a courthouse. His life is perfectly set until one June day....

Welcome to Crooked Creek, Alaska - where you can forget about your worries and your strife. The only thing Chloe needed to be rescued from was this vacation. Well, and the moose that chases her down in a forest. And maybe the enormous bear sniffing her right in the girly bits. Maybe she hit her head? Bear shifters aren’t real. But as she watches him shift from big, harry bear into panty-melting hot man she’s rethinking that. Please let him be real. Who knew her Alaska getaway would turn into the best decision she never really wanted to make.

I knew I was in trouble the moment Gregory Steele called me into his office, but I wasn't expecting to end up stripped bare, and bent over his desk for a painful lesson from his belt. Taking a little bit of money here and there might have gone unnoticed in another organization, but stealing from one of the most powerful mafia bosses on the West Coast has consequences. It doesn't matter why I did it. The only thing that matters now is what he's going to do to me. He didn't make me sign that contract just to show me off with my cheeks blushing. Now that I'm his, he plans to keep me.

When the vampire Lord Constantine returns to oversee his favorite haunt, Castle Belan, he’s shocked to discover a quirky, curvy woman has claimed sanctuary in his home while he was away. Despite her anxieties over his blood-drinking dependency, Daria Stoica seeks sanctuary with Constantine after a trusted witch delivers a dark portent that scares her even more than the vampire’s blood lust does. To keep busy, Daria has taken on maid duties, exploring Castle Belan, and also exploring her newfound guardian. Daria’s not the only one curious about the new living situation, but ...

Words Garcia Puevos has heard his entire life. But few know the demons lurking inside. As a Missoula Montana smokejumper, he's used to dangerous situations, looking death in the eye more than once. But nothing excites him any longer, the darkness within threatening to derail his life. Laney Cavanaugh has been running for so long she's unsure of who she is any longer. But she adores her life in Missoula, including teaching at a local elementary school. After her past seems to catch up to her, she contemplates leaving everything she holds precious.

The posse may be reunited, but the fae’s game of challenges is nowhere near over with three of their legacies yet to be won. Our hunt for Caden’s seeds might not have gone to plan, but at least the Supernova of Hotness has Emrys back with the pack. Well, mostly. As much as I want to rejoice over the demi-god’s return, we’re not in a position to let down our guard. Trapped in this hedge maze together, every twist and turn brings risks with no clear method to solve the puzzle in sight. After turning down Taneisha’s offer to go home and threatening to rally my mage family against her...