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With men safely ""gentled"" in a worldwide Liberation, the matriarchy of Nedé has risen from the ashes. Seventeen-year-old Reina Pierce has never given a thought to the Brutes of old. Itching to escape her mother's finca--and desperate to keep her training and forbidden friendship a secret--her greatest worry is which Destiny she'll choose on her next birthday. But when she's selected as a candidate for the Succession instead, competing to become Nedé's ninth Matriarch, she discovers their Eden has come at a cost she's not sure she's willing to pay.

I never expected to be thrust into the world of a Fire Chief, but it’s what happened. In a fiery building, he saved my life. Vex, a playboy, the most wanted man in town. Girls drool after him and supposedly, he doesn’t do relationships. Vex, the Fire Chief who wormed his way into my heart, a blazing a fire inside of me. I didn’t expect to ever have his attention. I didn’t need it. But he is rash and does not think. He rushes into the fire without thinking about it. One mistake could make me lose him forever… Before I can even tell him how I feel…

I was supposed to find him and hate him. Now, I never want to leave his side. After the brutal death of my older brother, I didn’t know how to move on. Everything inside of me was angry at his best friend, the jerk who ran away. Now, I have every intention of finding him but I was not prepared for who I met. Caspian, a gigantic man with a heart so kind that I couldn’t stay mad at him. When a snowstorm hits, he is kind enough to allow me to stay in his cabin. Things happen, very intense moments, and it causes a rift to happen that I had never expected.

With Bryer Nitesems and Malice on a rampage, Caligo, Sylas, and Zero are scrambling to find a way to bring their friend back from the brink. With the rebels now taking shots too close to home and leaving mass destruction in their wake, the group must act fast. Trying to run a monarchy where the world is against you is proving to be a struggle for Caligo though.

He needs her submission. She needs his protection. Millie: I can’t believe I’m being forced to marry a monster like Brad. I want nothing to do with someone who runs dogfighting rings. But Brad is too powerful. I can’t escape him. Until a stranger breaks in. And steals me away in the middle of the night. Adam was hired to protect me. I’m just a job for him. But every part of me wanted to submit to him And become his little girl.

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After losing everything in a series of bad decisions, Roarke Desmond is dependent on his horrible cousins for an allowance. When they ask him to do something horrible: spy on their stepmother, the Duchess of Sidmouth, he doesn’t want to. But what he could provide to his terribly ill mother with what they’ll pay him is hard to avoid. So he agrees, hating himself all the way. But when he sees the duchess, the beautiful Flora, everything is turned upside down.

Miss Celia Fitzgilbert's grandfather has decreed she must marry a man with a title or he'll never reveal her mysterious father's identity. But her engagement to an Earl was already broken, leaving her steeped in scandal. She has all but given up until the reclusive Duke of Clairemont returns to Society and sweeps her off her feet, a potential solution to all her problems. But things are not so simple for the duke. Aiden is not comfortable with his position in Society, perhaps because he is a fraud.

Gabriel Conte has created a life that others dream of—he's married to the love of his life, he's an entrepreneur in multiple fields, he nurtures great relationships with his parents and siblings, and he's sustaining a vibrant relationship with God that's at the heart of everything he does. But it didn't happen overnight. He's worked with intention to get to where he is today. With encouraging and uplifting stories from his personal journey, A Mission for Meaning highlights what he's learned about life, love, and being accountable for the consequences of your decisions.

Someone wants Captain Admiral Zander Graydon dead. Almost getting killed three times in one day is pushing it, even for Zander. He's convinced the delectable Lieutenant Marshal Petros knows who's behind the attempts on his life and he'll do whatever it takes to discover what she's hiding. Shape-shifting aliens are assassinating political and military leaders and assuming their forms, and Mae Petros is suspicious as hell of Zander Graydon. Mae is on a mission to determine if the captain admiral is still human but finds herself losing her perspective as they run for their lives.

This is what you’ve been craving: lighthearted conversations for soul-tired women based on deep spiritual truths. The Jess Connolly podcast is for people who live on mission and want to walk in abundance. It’s a coffee date with a friend who gets how full your life is - but who also wants to help you feel alive. You can listen in the midst of the messy or the mundane and leave feeling understood and less overwhelmed.

There's no power on earth greater than fate. Nova DeLuca has devoted her entire life to fate. Born with the gift of foresight, she's a Seer who uses her powers to help guide her pack and her family in the right direction. It was her vision after all that set Maddox Clary's plan in motion all those years ago, and her life changed forever. Still, she's never wavered in her belief that fate always ensures everything works out the way it's supposed to . . . until now.

Nora Breen arrives inconspicuously in the seaside town of Gore-on-Sea, and takes a room at the Gulls Nest guest house. Supper is at 6 o'clock sharp, and there will be no admittance after 9 - a routine Nora likes, as it reminds her of her former life as a nun. As she settles in, she is careful not to reveal too much about herself to the other guests. Instinct tells her it's better to watch and listen. Because Nora is not here on a whim. She has a disappearance to investigate.

A desperate moment brought together an unlikely pair… But she is longing to have him. When my brother went missing, nobody would tell me anything. A year has passed. I don’t know what happened to him, but I’m ready to seek answers. That’s when I met him. Robbie, private investigator, and a man who could steal any girls heart with just a charming smile. A big, burly man who you wouldn’t expect to be sitting behind a desk. I just know that he can help me, it’s clear obviously. Unfortunately, I’m not so sure if I’m going to like the news that he brings me. Will it change anything?

What will it take to stop gendered violence? What went wrong? Australian governments promised to end violence against women and children in a single generation. Instead, it is escalating: men have been murdering women at an increased rate, coercive control and sexual violence are becoming more complex and severe, and we see a marked rise in youth-on-youth sexual assault. Why? In Losing It, Jess Hill investigates Australia's National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children to find out what's working and what's not – and what we can do to turn things around.

Dr. Anya Molokova, a child psychiatrist, is called in to work at MacNeice House, an adolescent mental health treatment center. There she is told to observe and assess Alex Connolly, a keenly intelligent, sensitive ten-year-old coping with his mother's latest suicide attempt. Alex is in need of serious counseling: He has been harming himself and others, often during blackouts. At the root of his destructive behavior, Alex claims, is his imaginary "friend" Ruen, a cunning demon who urges Alex to bend to his often violent will.

With passion, sex, and murder, nothing will stand in their way. Because even the toughest of men can be seduced down to their knees when it comes to pleasing their Littles.

Mary Quinn is almost at the end of her rope. After two years under her sister and brother-in-law's protection she may soon have to return to her terrible father's house if she cannot find a husband. In her desperation, she bumps into Edward, Marquis Woodley.

When Claire found out a devastating secret about her family, the famous Woodley clan, she ran straight into the arms of a criminal and disappeared for years. But now she's desperate to escape his clutches and get back what he's stolen from her: her child. She turns to longtime family horse-master Warrick Blackwood, knowing his secrets can get her close to her target.

Anne Shelley has always been known as the “wild” one of the infamous Shelley triplets and never has that been truer than when she ran away from her engagement with a scandalous man. She expects to be taken to Gretna Green for a hasty marriage, but instead, she is dumped off on a remote island in Scotland with his grouchy cousin, Rook Maitland.