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Halli Sanders spent two years planning the trip of a lifetime to Italy. Her itinerary did not include being stranded by her siblings, kidnapped by a sexy American movie star, dodging bullets, or fleeing criminals in a car chase around Lake Como. And that's just in the first three hours.

NaTasha has a wonderful life in affluent Park Adams. She fits in, she has friends, and she's a member of the all-white ballet troupe. Being nearly the only African American in her school doesn't bother NaTasha. But it bothers Tilly, NaTasha's spitfire grandmother from Harlem, who decides NaTasha needs to get back to her roots or her granddaughter is in danger of losing herself completely. Tilly whisks NaTasha away to a world where, all of a sudden, nothing in NaTasha's life makes any sense.

Are you ready to ignite your inner power? This book is a powerful collection of daily affirmations designed to help Black women embrace their strength, reclaim their joy, and live lives filled with purpose and fulfillment. Within these pages, you'll find: Words of affirmation to inspire and uplift your spirit. Powerful mantras to cultivate self-love, confidence, and resilience. Practical steps to embrace your unique gifts and talents. Guidance for building healthy relationships and creating a life of abundance. Tools to overcome challenges and to manifest your dreams. Inspiration to become ...

I accepted to do my first nude photo shoot. To tell the truth, I'm desperate for work. I've avoided this type of job in the past but looking at the photographer's past projects has me intrigued. Lucio's photos are erotic, but tasteful. My agent tells me that he's looking for an Asian model for his next book and I have the exact look he's looking for. What I'm worried about is the slippery slope that doing nude work may bring me down... especially if I'm paired with a handsome black model.

Lori Smyth-Owen isn't your average teenager - as you'd expect from the only girl in a family of 12. Or they were a family, until their father took his own life to escape his bed-bound wife, too obese to leave her room. But for Lori and the remaining brothers, there is no escape from their volatile, mentally unstable mother. They raise themselves away from the gaze of the authorities, realising that though abandoned, they are now in charge. They can control everything, including their mother's food intake.

Ever since it was first drilled more than 150 years ago, oil has been both a blessing and a curse. It has enabled economic growth, provided an efficient energy source, fuelled our entire infrastructure - and caused wars, pollution and global warming. These seven dramas, set between 1951 and 2045, and taking us from postwar Iran to futuristic Lancashire, examine the role oil has played in shaping our world: recounting incredible stories of wealth, power, politics and corruption.

Fitzwilliam Darcy will lie and break the law to keep his sister's newborn safe. When the only way to protect her is to have an heir of his own, his search for a trustworthy wife begins....

If you are overwhelmed, overburdened and struggling to find strength and security, you are not alone. In today's demanding and distracted world, it can be easy to lose center. What most people don’t realize is that no matter the obstacles in your path, a solution does sit peacefully within you—you just have to know how to access it.

You're about to discover the number-one natural resource for weight loss, antiaging, natural cures, and healthy lifestyles. Learn about essential oil safety, topical application, using essential oils for weight loss, and more.

For as long as she can remember, Carmela Tofana has desperately wanted one thing: to be a part of La Tofana’s, her mother’s apothecary in Campo Marzio, Rome. When she finally turns sixteen, she’s allowed into the inner sanctum: the workroom where her mother and two assistants craft renowned remedies for their customers. But for every sweet-smelling flower extract in the workroom, there’s another potion requiring darker ingredients.

An orphan framed for murder. A cop whose help comes with surprises. And a dangerous criminal mastermind who won't quit. Settle into a gripping series you can't put down. This collection contains Red, Snowy Peaks, and The Wedding.

Ariel has moved back home after a horrible breakup, and is looking for a part time job to help pass the time and make a few extra bucks. Little does she know that her new job would be unlike anything she expected, with a man she had been dreaming about, for years before. But will this encounter end in an awful mess?

Nora was always the shy neighbor. Nobody paid much attention to her comings and goings because she led a very boring life. That was until Nora started going grocery shopping at a grocery store in the outskirts of town. Little, shy Nora became a very horny shopper, and the neighbors started gossiping about her grocery shopping escapades.

Joy Behar, comedian and cohost of ABC's The View, offers a follow-up to her Joy Schtick with this compilation written by 100 of her friends, associates, and role models, including Barbara Bush, Donald Trump, and James Earl Jones. Behar asked her celebrity friends to share whatever picks them up when they're down in the dumps, and as each celebrity offers his or her advice on how to cope with the blues, it soon becomes clear that most of us are driven to find solace in similar activities.

He likes the very back booth in the diner, walls on two sides, both of us on the same bench, me in the corner. At 29, almost five years younger than I am, he likes me to - he requires me to - call him Daddy; he calls me his Dirty Little Girl. This is insane; or depraved; or sick; or...all of the above. And here we sit. I surrendered my panties before we left the apartment, just a block away - a simple transaction, nothing terribly new or different for us. He requested; I rolled my eyes. I complied; he something between smiled and smirked.

How was Locksie supposed to tell her boyfriend that she had gone off to church and fallen in love with another man? Locksie grew up in the church - against her will - thanks to her holier than thou mother. But now that she's all grown-up, she's her own woman and church is the last thing on her mind; her live-in boyfriend, Dawson, is the first. When Locksie finally decides to go back to church, she ends up finding more than she could have ever expected.

This essay comes from the NPR series This I Believe, which features brief personal reflections from both famous and unknown Americans. The pieces that make up the series compel listeners to rethink not only what and how they have arrived at their beliefs, but also the extent to which they share them with others.

You'll discover how to experience the positive effects of keeping an effective gratitude journal. This audiobook will help you cultivate thankfulness and improve your outlook in life.

Do you suffer with asthma attacks? Are you looking for an asthma treatment that can help you get asthma free naturally? Have you wondered if there is an asthma cure? This book is about natural remedies and precautions that can provide relief for asthma symptoms, and reduce the frequency and severity of asthma attacks.

He went in as a military history buff, a virgin, and a teetotaler. He came out with a war bride, a taste for German beer, and intimate knowledge of one of the darkest parts of history. His name is Dean Joy, and this was his war. For two months in 1945, Joy endured and survived the everyday deprivations and dangers of being a frontline infantryman. His amazingly detailed memoir, self-illustrated with numerous scenes Joy remembers from his time in Europe, brings back the sights, sounds, and smells of the experience as few books ever have.