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Cassandra & Vance Before their wedding was a kiss, distance, a toy drive, two-month-old Braeden Jacob, a botched proposal, twice, and a grovel which ultimately led to a yes with conditions. After their wedding was a romantic stay at a luxury hotel on Madison Avenue, settling in as newlyweds, a family emergency, and the return of Braedens mom. Vance already had his last chance with Cassandra. Confusion prompts him to crash his wifes meeting with Alexander Klein. Mistakes were made, but the elegant French hotel was a known intimate location for many. Now, the loving couple is navigating married life, work, and co-parenting. Vance will keep his promises. The first was to make their blended family work. The second was only to his wife. Vance and Cassandra will spend a long weekend at the French hotel he previously crashed. Vance loved his wife more than words or actions could ever allow. Cassandra Ross-Stephens was his everything, and his beautiful wife always gets whatever she wants.

There are moments in adulthood when nothing is visibly wrong and yet something feels unsettled.The career works.The marriage functions.The routines hold.But beneath the structure of a stable life, questions remain.In Still Unfinished, Muzi Li reflects on work, love, solitude, and the quiet recalibrations that shape us long after decisive moments have passed. Through restrained and thoughtful essays, she explores what it means to look back at a life that appeared steady and wonder whether understanding simply arrived late.This is not a book about reinvention.It is a book about recognition.About the space between feeling and understanding.About the distance required to see clearly.About the unfinished work of becoming.For readers who have ever wondered why success does not always feel like enough, this is a quiet companion.

We live in an age of permanent noonand its making us sick.In our modern world of artificial light, 24-hour connectivity, and "blue-light traps," we have effectively declared war on our own biology. The result is a silent epidemic of "tired but wired," where we are caffeinated to start the day and medicated to end it, living in a state of permanent biological jetlag.The Sleep Sanctuary is not just another guide to getting eight hours of rest. It is a radical blueprint for Circadian Medicine, revealing that your health is determined not just by what you do, but when you do it.Drawing on the latest neuroscience of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN)the brains master clockCara Logan explains how light, temperature, and timing govern every cell in your body, from DNA repair to metabolic health. This book moves beyond temporary "hacks" to offer a sustainable lifestyle of temporal harmony.In these pages, you will discover:Photons as Medicine: Why 15 minutes of morning light is the most powerful "drug" in your cabinet for setting your biological timer. The Blue Light Trap: How to protect your "evening window" from the spectral lies of modern screens and LED lighting. Thermal Signaling: Why cooling your skin is the secret key to unlocking the deep-sleep kingdom. The Sanctuary Build: How to architect your physical bedroom to eliminate "micro-stressors" and shield your nervous system from modern friction. Seasonal Intelligence: How to adapt your sleep rhythms to the solar year, reclaiming the ancient flexibility our ancestors practiced for millennia. Your bedroom should be more than a place to lose consciousness; it should be a sanctuary designed for biological restoration. Its time to stop viewing sleep as the end of your day and start treating it as the foundation of your next.Welcome to the sanctuary. Its time to find your rhythm again.

Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev is a powerful and thought-provoking novel that captures a society in transition and the timeless tension between generations. Set in 19th-century Russia, this literary masterpiece explores the clash between tradition and change, belief and skepticism, love and ideology.The story follows Arkady Kirsanov, a recent university graduate who returns to his family estate accompanied by his close friend, Yevgeny Bazarov. A bold and outspoken nihilist, Bazarov rejects authority, romanticism, and social conventions, believing only in science and rational thought. His radical worldview challenges the older generation, particularly Arkadys father and uncle, who represent established values and refined sensibilities.As philosophical debates unfold and personal relationships deepen, Turgenev reveals the emotional and intellectual struggles that arise when youthful conviction confronts inherited traditions. Yet beyond political and social conflict, the novel is deeply human. Through unexpected romance, wounded pride, and quiet moments of vulnerability, the characters grapple with love, identity, and the limits of ideology.Turgenevs subtle storytelling and psychological insight bring each character to life with remarkable realism. He neither condemns nor glorifies any side, instead presenting a nuanced portrait of individuals shaped by their time yet driven by universal desiresfor understanding, belonging, and purpose.Elegant, reflective, and emotionally resonant, Fathers and Sons remains one of the greatest works of Russian literature. Its exploration of generational conflict and cultural transformation continues to feel strikingly relevant, reminding readers that the tension between past and future is a defining force in every era.

Et si les lieux abandonnés n’étaient jamais vraiment vides ?Sur l’île de Bressy, chaque ruine cache une histoire, chaque silence dissimule un secret. Marie, Willy et Constance, trois adolescents curi

Some secrets are meant to stay hidden. Some desires are too powerful to resist."On my daughter Julias wedding night, I discovered something that should have destroyed everything. In the moonlit garden, while guests celebrated inside, I found my wife, Ava, in the arms of the groom. Thomas. My new son-in-law. The man who had just married my daughter.Ava isnt Julias biological mothershe came into our lives years after my first wife passed, becoming the stepmother Julia needed. But shes my wife. Mine. And what I witnessed in those shadows should have filled me with rage.Instead, something darker happened.Now every family gathering becomes a minefield. Sunday dinners. Thanksgiving. Christmas. Each celebration brings the four of us together under my roof, and I see what no one else can see. The glances. The touches. The moments when they disappear.I tell myself I need to stop this. That I need to protect Julia, confront them, end it before my daughters perfect marriage becomes a lie.But with every gathering, the line between protector and participant blurs a little more. And the question Im most afraid to answer is this:Am I trying to stop them? Or am I making it easier?"MY WIFE: MY SON-IN-LAWS OBSESSION is an intensely provocative exploration of forbidden desire and the lies we tell ourselves. Told from the husbands perspective across eleven family gatherings, this is a hotwife story unlike any other.

For decades, nutrition advice has been confusing, contradictory, and often wrong. Low-fat diets, calorie counting, and grain-heavy food pyramids promised better health but left millions feeling hungry, frustrated, and stuck.The New Food Pyramid explains what has truly changed in nutrition science and why modern research now points in a different direction. Instead of outdated rules, this book offers a clear, evidence-based framework built around real food, balanced meals, and practical habits that actually work in everyday life.Inside, youll discover how to: Recognize real food instantly Build satisfying meals without counting calories Understand the role of protein, fats, and carbohydrates Avoid ultra-processed foods that quietly drive weight gain and metabolic issues Complex science is translated into simple, accessible language so anyone can apply it immediately.This is not a restrictive diet, a passing trend, or a short-term program. Its a practical guide designed to help you eat well, feel better, and build habits you can sustain for years.If youre looking for clarity instead of confusion and real results without extremes this book will show you how.

PSYCH OUT: DEVOTION HAS TEETHby SCUTT-LEEThey survived the chaos of their beginning.Now Rio and Mhakie face something far more dangerous: the people arrogant enough to believe they can tear them apart.When a man from Rios past resurfaces with old claims and hidden motives, their hard-won equilibrium fractures. Caught between loyalty that demands obedience and devotion that makes every rule negotiable, Rio must decide what kind of leader he isand what kind of monster hes willing to love.But Mhakie has never been anyones victim.And when betrayal comes wearing familiar faces, he reminds the world why some men are too dangerous to kidnap, too clever to manipulate, and far too devoted to abandon.Some bonds are forged in fire.Theirs was forged in beautiful, calculated ruin.Love didnt heal them.It taught them how to bleed in harmony.

Some bonds are chosen. Others are recognized.Monica Vale enters Julian Sternes world believing she understands power as structure, influence, and proximity to success. Intelligent, perceptive, and professionally capable, she expects to navigate his orbit by observing, adapting, and keeping her footing intact.She is wrong.What unfolds across Hong Kongs glittering skyline, Shenzhen factories, Macaus private casinos, and the quiet gravity of Julians cliffside home is not a romance of rescue or submission, but a deliberate reshaping one built on consent, discipline, and the unsettling clarity of being fully seen.As Monica is drawn deeper into Julians life, she encounters a hierarchy where control is earned, not demanded; where silence carries meaning; and where intimacy is inseparable from responsibility.Along the way, she meets figures who reflect possible futures and warnings:Wu Fat, whose authority reveals power fully integrated into life. Mei, whose visible allegiance forces Monica to confront the difference between service and choice. A world where belonging is marked not by words, but by ritual, restraint, and irrevocable action. As Monicas independence collides with her growing desire to yield not disappear, but align she must decide what she is willing to surrender, and what she will claim in return.What begins as fascination becomes recognition. What feels like control becomes certainty. And what was once unspoken becomes irrevocable.Monica is an intimate, psychologically rich exploration of power, devotion, and transformation a novel about choosing structure over chaos, commitment over ambiguity, and the courage to step fully into a life that does not ask permission to shape you.Perfect for readers who crave: Psychological romance with emotional depth and intention Consensual power dynamics grounded in trust and agency International luxury settings (Macau casinos, Hong Kong skyline, cliffside seclusion) Slow-burn transformation with mature, adult themes Stories where identity is forged through deliberate choice

She makes a killer latte. Hes the heir to a throne. Their marriage could prevent a warif they dont kill each other first.Betty Montclairs life is simple: make coffee, survive her terrible boss, finish community college. Then two security agents walk into her cafe and inform her shes actually Princess Bettina of Valdoriakidnapped as a toddler and presumed dead for twenty years.Now a scheming grandmother needs Betty to marry a prince shes never met to secure a military alliance against Russian aggression. Six months of fake smiles and separate bedrooms, and she can go back to her real life. Simple enough.Theres just one problem: the charming stable hand whos been teaching her to ride, making her laugh, and awakening feelings she definitely shouldnt have? He is Prince Archibald. And hes been lying to her face since the moment they met.Archie knows he should have told her the truth. But Betty was the first person in years who saw him as more than a crown, and he couldnt resist falling for the sharp-tongued American who thanks servants, argues with protocol instructors, and makes the best coffee hes ever tasted.When sabotage threatens Bettys safety and dark secrets emerge about the forces working against their marriage, theyll have to decide: Is their connection real enough to fight for? Or was it all just a royal performance?With thrones, treaties, and their hearts on the line, Betty and Archie must choose between duty and desireand discover that sometimes the biggest risk is letting yourself fall.A sizzling royal romance about finding your place, finding your voice, and finding love where you least expect it.

Certaines histoires ne se terminent jamais. Elles attendent simplement le bon moment pour recommencer.Cinq ans après un amour qui sest brisé bien trop vite — en seulement vingt-sept secondes — Atlas

Zwei Tote. Kein Gestandnis. Kein Urteil. Kein Tater. In Systemversagen lasst Michael Koon das Schweigen sprechen und erzahlt von zwei Fallen, in denen das Recht nicht greift und die Wahrheit zu leise bleibt, um gehort zu werden. Ein junger Mann liegt tot im Kofferraum eines Wagens. Eine Assistenzarztin wird reglos in ihrer Badewanne gefunden. Beide ohne Gewaltspuren. Beide ohne Abschied. Zuruck bleiben Fragen, Verdachtige, und ein Apparat, der funktionieren soll aber nur strukturiert, nicht begreift. Kommissar Kruger und Kommissarin Nowak tasten sich durch fragmentierte Biografien, zwischen Nahe und Projektion, Schuld und Moglichkeit. Staatsanwalt Voss konstruiert Hypothesen, wo Beweise fehlen. Und die Verteidiger kampfen nicht um Unschuld, sondern um Halt in einer Sprache, die niemand mehr spricht. Systemversagen ist kein Thriller. Es ist ein prazise komponierter Roman uber Lucken im Recht, blinde Flecken in der Psyche und uber das, was zuruckbleibt, wenn ein System keinen Schuldigen findet aber trotzdem einen braucht. Kalt. Klar. Nah. Und verstorend real.

A standalone novel in The Rejected Mate Chronicleswhere rejection cuts deep, alphas regret harder, and fate never lets go.He marked me under the moon.Then he chose another woman before the kingdom.Lyra Valen was never meant to be Queen. She was the daughter of a minor housequiet, observant, invisible to the throne. Until the Alpha King claimed her as his fated mate.In secret.Hours later, he announces his political engagement to a powerful rival pack.Publicly.Humiliated but unbroken, Lyra refuses to beg for a place beside a king who fears appearing weak. When she discovers shes carrying his heir, the stakes rise from heartbreak to war.Because the throne may belong to the Alpha KingBut fate belongs to her.As alliances crack and rival packs circle, Cassian Thorn must decide what matters morehis crown or the mate he denied. And this time, regret will not be enough.She will not forgive him in the shadows.He will kneel before the kingdomor lose everything.If you love dark fated mates, powerful alpha kings, secret heirs, political tension, and redemption that hurts before it heals, this standalone novel in The Rejected Mate Chronicles delivers a fierce heroine, a prideful king, and a reckoning that changes the throne forever.The crown was never the real prize.She was.And if you think you know how this ends you dont.One click, and watch a king fall to his knees.

A secluded nude beach, a forgotten cove shielded by ancient rock, and one scorching afternoon that changes everything.Alisha, a stunning young Thai woman raised in America, arrives early to meet friends, unaware that shes meeting up with them on a nude beach. But when an unapologetically older white man appears, naked, shameless, and utterly wrong for her, she expects to run. Instead, something darker stirs inside her.What begins as embarrassment and forbidden curiosity quickly spirals into raw, unrelenting desire. Under the relentless sun, boundaries dissolve. Shame becomes fuel. A girl whos never known this kind of hunger discovers just how far shes willing to fall and how deeply she craves to be taken.A steamy, taboo age-gap erotic short packed with intense power play, explicit surrender, and the kind of filthy, consensual heat that leaves you breathless.

Tales From the Motherland is a collection of interlinked stories exploring power, memory, exile, and the quiet violence of modern life. Set against shifting landscapes that echo Eastern Europe, post-Soviet cities, and imagined borderlands, the book examines how people survive systems that no longer announce themselves with force, but with procedure, habit, and polite indifference.These stories are populated by figures living slightly out of phase with their surroundings: men and women shaped by collapse, transition, and reinvention; characters who sense that something fundamental has changed but cannot fully name it. Old forms of authorityloud, personal, theatricallinger as ghosts, while newer structures operate invisibly, removing individuals through classification rather than confrontation. The tension between these modes of power runs quietly beneath every page.The prose moves between noir-inflected observation, dark humor, and moments of stark intimacy. Violence, when it appears, is rarely redemptive. Nostalgia offers no rescue. What remains is attention: to the body, to language, to small decisions that carry disproportionate weight. Waiting, hesitation, and refusal become acts with moral force, not because they overthrow anything, but because they interrupt inevitability.This Deluxe Cut presents the text as a finished artifact rather than a mass-market product. Designed as a collectors hardcover edition, it reflects the books central concerns with materiality, permanence, and residue. The emphasis here is not speed or convenience, but durabilityboth physical and thematic.Tales From the Motherland does not offer comfort or resolution. It is concerned instead with thresholds: the moment before disappearance, the pause before compliance, the awareness that arrives too late to be useful but too early to ignore. These stories ask what remains of agency when escape narratives fail, and what kind of dignity can exist in staying present when systems prefer you to move on quietly.This edition is intended for readers who value fiction as an object, not just a file, and who recognize that some stories demand to be held, not scrolled past.

They were each others first everything- first love, first heartbreak, first taste of forever. Aliyah and Zander thought their story ended the day they left for college. Time, distance, and the ache of growing up pulled them apart, leaving only memories that burned too bright to forget. Years later, fate throws them together again at their best friends wedding. One look across the crowded room, and the years between them disappear. The spark is still there- stronger, hotter, and far more dangerous than before. Shes not the same girl he let go. Hes no longer the boy who promised her forever. But when old feelings ignite into something undeniable, every kiss becomes a reminder of what they lost- and what they still crave.Now, as they navigate love, lust, and ghosts of their past, Aliyah and Zander must decide if forever was just a dream... or if this time, theyre finally ready to taste it for real.

Humour, cynisme, légéreté, auto-dérision, bitcheries - et autres joyeusetés lesbiennes - sont au rendez-vous dans le premier épisode de cette ROM-COM lesbienne (Comédie romantique). Venez découvrir de nouveaux personnages dans une collection 100% indispensable pour rester de bonne humeur.Une serie speciale "chieuses" que vous adorerez detester... ou aimer, qui sait ?Resume Tomber amoureuse de la mauvaise fille ? CheckDu meme groupe sanguin ? Re-checkDe la sur jumelle de la mauvaise fille ? Oula... on a atteint le boss final. Larson pensait avoir touche le fond en samourachant de Hale Denvers, lincarnation californienne de la perfection toxique : sublime, populaire, et gentiment cruelle.Spoiler alert : elle netait pas au bout de ses surprises.Decouvrez une romance a la fois drole, touchante et delicieusement borderline, ou les sarcasmes masquent les vraies blessures, et ou la plus belle histoire damour nest pas forcement celle quon avait prevue.A lire si vous aimez les slow-burn et surtout les heroines qui parlent dans leur tete...Tropes et themes Slow Burn Comedie romantique Jumelle lesbienne Romance rurale

An enemies-to-lovers spicy romantasy full of dragons, deception and gardening! Tassia is an elite soldier who rescues wanderer Sam while on a dangerous raid inside the compound of a lunatic enchantress. He remains bound to Tassias homeland as he serves off his debt. Tassia becomes his confidant and her garden is an oasis for both of them to escape trauma and hardship. Despite the back aches and dirty fingernails, the pair grows closer over rows of vegetables. Sam falls first, wholly and immediately, while reluctant Tassias feelings bloom slowly. Just as Tassia and Sam start to believe theyve found solace and peace in each other, Tassia is devastated by loss after a vicious a dragon raid. But Sam is not who he says he is. And when Tassias queen uncovers Sams true identity, Tassia is left reeling and uncertain of what to believe. As Tassia and Sam attempt to set aside hurts and secure peace between rival kingdoms, they find that their relationship and their very lives are in jeopardy.

THE MONARCH OF BLOODLove Is Just Another Form of ViolenceA dark erotic romance novella of power, obsession, and dangerous loyalty.Cain Holt enters the MMA world like a stormviolent, feared, and unstoppable.He isnt just a fighter.Hes a predator.When Valentina Hayes, the ruthless queen of a global combat empire, notices him, she doesnt see a champion.She sees a weapon.What begins as a contract turns into something far more dangerous.Cain wants someone who sees the darkness in himand doesnt flinch.Valentina wants control, dominance, and absolute loyalty.Their connection is immediate.Raw. Volatile. Unforgiving.This is not a soft love story.This is: Morally dark protagonists Obsession over affection Power-play romance Violence as intimacy Loyalty over love No redemption arc As rivals close infighters, board members, and sponsors who fear what theyve createdCain and Valentina dont fracture.They align.Their nights are rituals of dominance and surrender.Their days are war.Two predators.One empire.A love written in dominance, blood, and fire.Authors NoteThe Monarch of Blood is a fast-paced dark romance novella and the first book in a closed duology.It contains graphic violence, explicit erotic content, toxic power dynamics, and morally dark characters.Intended for adult readers only (18+).Recommended for readers who enjoy obsession-driven dark romance in the vein of Penelope Douglas, Danielle Lori, and Ana Huang.

Raising the Vibration of the Planet Through Dreamwork, Volume III: Awakening the Collective Field invites the reader beyond personal insight and interpersonal harmony into the shared energetic space we all inhabit together. Through vivid dream narratives, lucid encounters, and grounded reflections, Nicholas Sargent explores how consciousness moves not only within individuals, but between themforming fields of influence that shape families, communities, and planetary systems. These dreams reveal moments when awareness synchronizes, when presence ripples outward, and when subtle choices contribute to collective coherence rather than fragmentation.Rather than offering ideology or utopian claims, this volume presents dreamwork as a quiet, practical form of participation in the whole. By learning to witness, regulate, and attune within the dream state, readers are invited to recognize how inner clarity supports collective stabilityand how restraint, compassion, and attention can be acts of planetary service. Awakening the Collective Field closes the trilogy by pointing toward a future shaped not by force or performance, but by shared resonancewhere healing occurs not through dominance, but through conscious presence woven gently into the fabric of the world.