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In the second book of the Peabody series, Scruggs finds himself caught in the middle of a ring of international spies, and they are trying to get rid of a stolen piece of technology. He has to decide who to trust among the strangers he meets, and he has to rely on his wits and courage as he tries to find a way back to the home he has longed for in Peabody, Wisconsin.

In Create Something, first-generation El Salvadorian American Lilly Benitez shares the story of how she created something out of nothing. From a road trip in the 90s through Dallas to Central America to the establishment of her passion project, the Blade Craft Barber Academy, in 2015, this dual narrative delivers a rare glimpse into the trials and triumphs of a first-generation entrepreneur.

“Discharged from a hospital just means you’re not dead.” These words of Ralph B. Lilly, M.D., describe his early struggle to recover from a traumatic brain injury. Lilly was a forty-four-year-old practicing neurologist sitting on his motorcycle at a red light when a drunk driver rear-ended him in 1980. In the ICU, after regaining consciousness and being told what happened, he asked, “What’s a hospital? What’s a motorcycle?” This tragic experience transformed his life and his approach to his neurology practice: doctors treat those with brain injury; but loved ones heal them.

Facing danger in the remote Canadian Rockies, Jack and Scruggs work together to overcome the dangers facing them and their team. Again and again they combine wit and courage to overcome the obstacles and dangers thrown in their way.

God does many things we do not understand, but that doesn't keep us from wanting to understand. When faced with suffering, sickness, death, and confusion, most of us want to know why? Beloved writer Elisabeth Elliot knew too well this feeling of uncertainty. But she also knew that God is faithful to answer us in our distress. On Asking God Why offers honest insights into many of today's most prevalent heartaches, including sickness and death, family issues and loneliness, aging and hopelessness.

Explore the kinkier side of loving BDSM relationships while the couples explore their filthier fantasies. These doms love their subs so much, they do whatever they can to help their subs explore their kinkiest fantasies safely.

One of Author Anna Katharine Green's innovations was the idea of the “girl detective,” in the person of Violet Strange. Violet was a 17-year-old high-society debutante who led a double life as a sleuth, working for an unnamed detective agency to discreetly ferret out solutions to mysteries that could not be trusted to the police. The short stories in this collection give us a glimpse into New York society, filled with musicales and teas and ballgowns, but neither the tales nor Violet are light-hearted and fluffy.

Mischief Motors is the most elite private car service in Las Vegas, and half-sisters Chelsie and Normandy Blake are its co-owners. They don't always see eye-to-eye on how to run the business, and they especially don't agree with Chelsie's attraction to one of their new employees—rugged mechanic Noah Thompson. He also happens to be Chelsie’s former high school crush, who embarrassingly shot her down once upon a time, and never really knew she existed.

Du bist vogelfreie Ü18 und willst "Hotel Mama" verlassen? Oder bist du schon ein weiser Hase und suchst nach ein paar Kniffen und Tricks, die dir das Leben erleichtern? Hast du in Mathematik gelernt, wie du ein Bankkonto eröffnest? Oder zeigt dir ein Navi an, wie du eine Wohnung findest und worauf du im Mietvertrag achten solltest? Worauf musst du bei Verträgen überhaupt achten? Brauchst du Versicherungen? Und wenn ja, welche? Wie erledigst du Behördengänge? Kennst du dich im Arbeitsrecht aus? Nein? Keine Panik.

Six of the story’s characters give their statements about the theft of the diamonds, and in each statement a few more facts are revealed. See if you can figure out the truth before the Marchioness tells all at the end!

When Angie welcomes His collar, her Dom throws a dinner party in celebration. With five handsome guests, it’s the perfect time to fulfill her fantasy—to be a kitten for the night. While the guests enjoy takeout, the good little pet stays under the table, lapping up all the cream she can get. And when it’s just the two of them, Master gifts his sweet pet the hard-handed dessert she craves.

Isabella Grayson, the eldest daughter of a wealthy, English newspaper magnate, longs to become a journalist, but her parents don't approve. They want her to marry well and help them gain a higher standing in society. After she writes an anonymous letter to the editor that impresses her father, her parents reluctantly agree she can write a series of articles about aviation and the race to fly across the English Channel, but only if she promises to accept a marriage proposal within the year.

Drei Gefährten, wie sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten, begeben sich auf die Suche nach der Blüte des Lebens. Bort der Berserker als alternder Held, dessen Auftraggeberin SYS, eine Materialisierung des Systems und Elvira, die die Reise als touristische Attraktion gewonnen hat sind wahrhaftig kein Dreamteam. Aber die Herausforderungen und Abenteuer dieser Heldenreise führt jeden an die persönliche Grenze und alle sind gefordert, sich gegenseitig aus manch prekärer Lage herauszuhauen in dieser Parabel auf die Freundschaft.

In the thrilling conclusion of the “Deadly Secrets” series, dog trainer Keely Lambert breaks in Titan, a new shepherd, during a rescue mission to find little Conner Wells. Aided by childhood friend, Beau Gardner of the TBI and Conner’s uncle, Keely finds the boy deep inside Beaman Park. But Conner is not all that Keely found. On the way back to the welcome center, she notices something sticking out of the dirt—the military dog tags of her father who disappeared more than two decades before.

When a traveling theater production comes to town, Jessie is excited to write a profile of its star, a talented performer who grew up in Greenfield and is making a big splash around the world. But when the performer goes missing days before the show is set to make its debut, Jessie realizes that something big is going on behind the scenes. If she wants to score a celebrity interview, she’s going to have to solve a mystery first.

A complete collection of the four Vegas romances in the Drive Me Wild series. Including Ms. Fortune, Ms. Chief, Ms. Lead, and Ms. Take.

For thousands of years, the Plutonians have been watching our planet from afar. Now, they wish to examine it more closely. But even these refined, technologically-advanced aliens might not be prepared for Earth’s hilariously appalling quirks.…

Barbie Sinclair, who just legally changed her name from Barry, yearned to accelerate her transition by undergoing surgery to inflate her knockers. Being the daddy’s girl that she was, she successfully convinced Conrad, her megamillionaire father…but on one condition.

Eine Sekunde kann das ganzes Leben verändern. Ein Unfall, ein medizinischer Eingriff, ein Anruf. Wenn deine Welt von jetzt auf gleich Kopf steht, dann gilt es, Ruhe zu bewahren, das Bestmögliche aus der Situation zu machen und sich zu erkundigen, wie du bei einem Pflegefall am klügsten vorgehst. Pflegebedürftigkeit sorgt oft für ein riesiges Fragezeichen.

Life seemed to be a constant struggle for 29-year-old Chicago native Aaron Abrams. Growing up being bullied in school for being a femboy, having a dysfunctional relationship with his father, and as the cherry on top, being fired from work for the fifth time.