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I have no idea why I said yes. Maybe I'd had one too many wines. Maybe I'd done it accidentally. Maybe I'd been sleep-texting. One thing I know for sure is this: I absolutely do not want Ethan Hawkins in my apartment, up in my business, taking over my space. Yet he's here, moving his stuff into my spare bedroom, sending a wave of panty-melting, musky man-scent my way every time he walks past me. Here's the thing. We don't get along - at all. We never have, and I don't think we're going to start now that we're under one roof.

Baylor Jones and Stayton (State) Blake. Two lost souls raised on the streets. Young children vowing to always protect each other. He was only nine but he was her protector and best friend for years. Even when thrown in foster care he took care of her always like a king to his queen. A silent pinky promise shared between, it was their secret protection to one another. Then one morning he was gone. Leaving Baylor on her own to battle the streets and more importantly life in the Kings all by herself.

Shauna's in trouble. Her parents have kicked her out for getting knocked up. She has nowhere to go, nowhere to turn, and a small baby to take care of. That's when her big, sexy, older construction-working stepbrother rides in like a white knight to rescue her. Ryan has always looked out for her, and when he invites her to move in with him, Shauna thinks it's just a convenient arrangement - he'll provide food and shelter, while she'll do the cooking and cleaning. But Shauna finds her needs are far greater than she expected.

Hope Winston is in Italy running a school for her best friend, Kay Summers. But helping Kay has put her life in danger. Hope doesn't want protection and she doesn't want help. She doesn't want anyone, particularly not devastatingly sexy Capitano Franco Rivers, head of the elite anti-mafia squad. Hope hates cops. So how did she end up sleeping with one? Hope Winston is the most delectable woman Franco Rivera has ever seen. There's only one problem. Hope keeps sticking her pretty little nose in trouble. She needs a keeper. And Franco Rivera is just the man to keep her…in his bed.

Would you like to learn about daily life in ancient Rome, but find conventional history books a bit boring? Would you like a more entertaining way to learn about Roman history, from the Republic to the Empire? We have a look at Roman sanitation, medicine, education, wine, sex, bathing, dining, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system, and public health from an accessible, non-academic perspective in this book, as well as looking at some of the perils or downsides in these advances in civilization. We discuss the developments in these aspects of daily life.

Rainha's life on Arbour Island is fraught with danger as she and her father live in trees above the treacherous lowlands, inhabited by deadly beasts. When a mainlander named Rico visits their tree-top home, a series of events unfolds, leading Rainha to a profound realization about her purpose. Guided by the teachings of the matriarch Victoria and the Victorian Directives, Rainha learns to listen for the whispers of her maker.

I woke up to an empty apartment, and things just got worse from there. My roommate took everything, even my epic purple couch. Rent coming due means I’m desperate, but not desperate enough for Travis freaking Westmister to live with me...that is, until my brother convinces me his best friend and my mortal enemy is my only hope. Now the man I gave my v-card to before he disappeared is parading around my house shirtless, toned, tanned, and ripped. Oh, God, I will not go there. He broke my heart, and I hate his guts - except he’s not who I thought he was at all.

Once upon a time, my parents saved the world. But it's still broken, and I'm supposed to fix it. Everything had been going perfectly until the dragons showed up. They need me, the Healer of Realms, to save their land. A land of prophecies, beautiful princes, and ancient monsters. I don't need a seer to know this quest is larger than anything I’ve known. Between the nightmares, monster attacks, and a prince I can’t seem to stop kissing, only fate knows if I’ll lose my heart or my life to a kingdom that isn’t even mine.

Get Rich in Real Estate is a simple but detailed educational book for real estate investors, outlining the principles of real estate investments that comprise the effective and proven strategy for success. The author, Elliot Bogod, is a Founder and Managing Director of Broadway Realty, a real estate brokerage in Manhattan. With over 20 years experience, Elliot has sold over $2 billion in New York real estate.

I am Luther Knight. Powerful. Businessman. I own everything and everyone around me. Until her. Lexi Adams challenges me in ways I never knew I needed. She’s defiant and stubborn, unwilling to show me her true submission. She turns my whole world upside down and no matter how much I ignore it, I can’t help but crave her. When she becomes desperate, The Club is all that she has, and I watch as she falls for her Master.

Paramedic Luke Almeda can't believe he's working with his best friend, Greer. She was supposed to go off and be a hot shot lawyer like the rest of her family. He has to keep reminding himself that no matter how beautiful, sweet, and caring she is, there is no way they can ever be together. Even if it weren't prohibited at work, they are from two different worlds.

Lance loves his suburban community. It's a great place to raise a family and the people there believe in old fashioned family values just like he does. When a lesbian couple moves in next door to him, he is determined to drive him out of their neighborhood. Unfortunately, when his plans go awry, he finds himself trapped and about to be subject to an education he'll never forget - a schooling in skirts.

I never expected my friends would get stuck broken down hours away. I certainly didn't expect that I'd end up handling a party all by myself. Party? How the hell could it be called a party when there were six guys and only one of me? I did my best not to make it a total bust, though, and something kind of strange happened along the way. All the attention the boys gave me had me feeling great, and before long, I was making out with one of them. Um...make that all six of them. What the hell? How did that happen?

The war against the AIs is won, but the fight for humanity has only just begun. With the xenophobic Clans rampaging though the Rebel Empire, Princess Kelsey Bandar must convince the skeptical resistance to help them to establish a base of operations to fight back. To do that, Kelsey needs every ally she can get, and a whole lot of luck. Instead, she finds herself trapped in an alien universe while her mother tries to save the day. Even if she does get free, can she turn the situation around in her own universe before everything comes apart in their faces?

Another rundown apartment. Another job that pays cash. Every new city it becomes harder to hide but I can't stop running. There are two men after me. One wants to save my soul. The other wants to claim my body.

When the war ends, all I want to do is go home and rest. But when I find out that my sister has died at the hands of a serial killer, I know my work isn’t over. I need to find him. I need to kill him. I need to stop him before he strikes again. But getting Cortez is trickier than I anticipate, and before I know it, I’m embroiled in a hidden shadow world full of stunning women that have crafted their lives around surviving. Luckily, they all seem to want Cortez dead just as much as I do. And they’re all happy to help. A little too happy to help.

"It's Flesh or me. You have to choose." It's easy for Amy to pretend that she doesn't care about Lucian when he's not standing right in front of her. For as much as she wants to resist him though, her attraction to him can't be ignored. A heated dinner turns into an even more heated scene in Lucian's dungeon. He refuses to give up working at Flesh, and he's about to show Amy why. She's determined to be his everything, but will her resolve still hold firm when she sees the monster that he can become?

Enough is enough. Amy decides to hunt Lucian down and find out what gives. He's played with her heart, made her think that he cared, and then completely ignored her. And she's not going to let him get away with it.

Sometimes the one who got away comes back with a vengeance. Amy can walk away from Janice, but there doesn't feel like any retribution that she can get against Lucian for his betrayal. While she swears that she never wants to see him again, that doesn't seem good enough. He needs to pay for what he did.

Lucian's refusal to leave Flesh makes Amy continue to question their relationship. Sharing him won't be easy, and she doesn't know if she has it in her to do it. The pressure is on at work as Amy's boss begins to get fed up with Lucian dragging his feet on his interior design project. It feels like Amy is thrown back to the beginning where pleasing Lucian is crucial to making sure that her career is safe.