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Old Flames
by Davi RodriguezThere's something to be said for old flames. NYPD Sgt. AJ Cooper seems to think so. His ex, Brad Meyers, dumped him to work on getting a starring role in a Broadway show, leaving AJ confused and betrayed. Five months later, while patrolling Times Square, AJ sees a giant advertisement for Brad's show and misses what they had... and then he sees Brad. AJ grouchily agrees to meet Brad in Central Park the next evening, but he doesn't realize what he's in for. AJ might regain everything he lost five months before--or he might lose it all over again.
Óleo sobre Tela
by Gina PicartA pintura e a escrita entrelaçam-se nos cinco contos que compõem Óleo sobre Tela. São histórias sobre solidão e busca pela liberdade, divididas entre cenários de violência e erotismo. A escritora cubana movimenta as suas personagens numa atmosfera densa e melancólica, motivada pelas técnicas de pintura que descreve. Inspirados na Europa, os contos de Óleo Sobre Tela são reflexo de uma Humanidade a braços com os conflitos e deceções da vida, retratada na busca contínua pela sua identidade.
Oliver Wendell Holmes: From 'Literary Friends and Acquaintances'
by William Dean HowellsWilliam Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author and literary critic. He wrote his first novel, Their Wedding Journey, in 1871, but his literary reputation really took off with the realist novel A Modern Instance, published in 1882, which describes the decay of a marriage. His 1885 novel The Rise of Silas Lapham is perhaps his best known, describing the rise and fall of an American entrepreneur in the paint business. His social views were also strongly reflected in the novels Annie Kilburn (1888) and A Hazard of New Fortunes (1890). While known primarily as a novelist, his short story "Editha" (1905) - included in the collection Between the Dark and the Daylight (1907) - appears in many anthologies of American literature. Howells also wrote plays, criticism, and essays about contemporary literary figures such as Ibsen, Zola, Verga, and, especially, Tolstoy, which helped establish their reputations in the United States. He also wrote critically in support of many American writers. It is perhaps in this role that he had his greatest influence.
om love
by George MinotFrom George Minot, author of The Blue Bowl ("Inexpressibly moving. It's thrilling to find a writer this good."--Amy Hempel), a new novel, moving, sensual, athletic (and aesthetic), set in the downtown New York yoga world at the turn of the millennium, a love story about a once-trendy artist who's lost his bearings and finds his life reinvigorated by his new yoga practice--and a certain barefooted yoga teacher. To Billy, who used to show in the hot new galleries in the East Village of the '80s and early '90s, his downhill progression is what he calls "the vague decline." But life feels exquisitely transformed by his new daily yoga practice ("a little hothouse sanctuary in the big city") clearing the way; creating insight, flexibility, clarity; breathing; sweating; variations of vulnerability, arched open emotion. Billy is also enraptured by his new yoga crush. Soon he and Amanda, a yoga teacher (her "poses are pure," "flexible and solid," "gliding easily in her element"), are in love and are caught up in the newness and wonder of their happiness. They are inseparable--their practice is transformative; they can't tell where one ends and the other begins, and they are transported into a dream world of their own . . . Until a devastating diagnosis blindsides Amanda, and she begins to recede from Billy's life. As he feels the thousand threads between them splitting apart and is helpless to stop it, he is forced to turn inward to his art and to his yoga practice to reconcile, with grace and love, his loss, his heart, and mend the abiding wound that he comes to realize was there long before Amanda seemingly completed his soul. Moving, inspiring, transporting, a romantic novel of yoga, inner mystery, and surrender.From the Hardcover edition.
Omegas In Love
by Annie NicholasCopyright 2011, Annie NicholasAll rights reserved, Lyrical Press, Inc. An antique red archway covered the entrance to the tourist trap to keep evil spirits away and good luck in. Sticking his hand in his jacket pocket, he rubbed the small, velvet jewelry box he'd placed there earlier today. He could use all the luck he could get--just because Katrina was his mate, didn't mean she'd agree to get married. Raised in an all-wolf-shifter community in rural Mongolia, she didn't think like American shifters. Like him. He took a deep, shaky breath. Marriage was a foreign ritual to her. He'd chosen this location not just for his superstitions, but for its significance. Katrina worked in the area, a place where the old Asian world met the new, as an interpreter for some of the local companies. She waited under the arch, facing him, her delicate eyebrows furrowed. An Asian man he didn't recognize spoke with her. Facing the stranger's back, Tyler could only see his short black hair and long fall trench coat. A sharp stab of jealousy drove him to quicken his pace. He couldn't help it. As a shifter, possession was nine-tenths of the law, and Katrina belonged to him. Passing half a dozen souvenir shops offering cheap trinkets, Tyler trotted along Wentworth Avenue. Katrina's raised voice reached his ears, but he couldn't understand Mandarin. He growled low in his chest. His mate didn't yell often. Three other men broke from the crowd and surrounded the arguing couple. Tyler's heart rate took off like a locomotive on a downhill slide. He smelled shifters. Non-Vasi shifters on their territory. Surrounding his mate. The Asian stranger grabbed her arm and yanked her into his embrace. "Hey!" It took every ounce of Tyler's control to keep his beast from busting out on the tourist filled streets of Chicago's biggest attraction. He shoved the stranger from behind, knocking Katrina from his arms. She stumbled and landed hard on the ground. Tears stained her cheeks. The cold wind blew strands of long, black hair across her face. "Get your hands off her. " He bent to help her, but the stranger blocked him. Straightening, Tyler glared at Katrina's assailant and met a cold, dark stare. His beast rose closer to the surface and clouded his thoughts. She belonged to him and this male thought to block his way. The only solution was to tear this asshole limb from limb. "Get out of my way. " He spoke each word separately and clearly to get his point across. "This is none of your concern. " the stranger spoke with a thick accent like Katrina's. "You're on Vasi territory. Anything that happens here is my concern. And she belongs to me. " Tyler pointed to Katrina, then back to himself. "Chinatown is not Vasi territory. Never has been and never will be. And this female mated me before she ran away. " Crossing his arms, the stranger planted himself in front of Tyler. "She still belongs to me and has never been yours to take. "Tyler's jaw hung as if on broken hinges. He shot her a questioning look, but she stared at the ground, not meeting his gaze. Katrina hated to speak about her past. Now, he knew why. She wiped her face, huddled on the ground, and didn't deny a thing. Every bit of joy in his life lay with Katrina, but truth's claws dug into his heart. He didn't know which hurt more, the lies or the way she hunched on the ground, submitting to this stranger like an omega all over again.
Omegas in Love
by Annie NicholasThe Vanguards, #4 Some things are best to forget. But what if the past won't be forgotten? Born in China of a pure shifter bloodline, Katrina was raised with only one purpose--to breed. Abused by her alpha, she runs away to America as soon as she can. With a new pack and her true mate, she thinks the nightmare is behind her, but when she is abducted on the streets of Chinatown, Katrina must face her past and fight for her freedom. It took Tyler a year to earn Katrina's love, another to build her confidence and pride, and only a moment to lose her. Broken-hearted, Tyler won't give up his search for Katrina. But he never trained as a warrior like the other shifters. What chance does a real estate agent have in the fight for his mate? WARNING: Explicit shifter sex, heartbroken torment, and an unstoppable shifter in love.72,000 Words
On a Snowy Christmas Night
by Debbi RawlinsThis cowboy will keep her very warm...After serving in the air force, cowboy Jesse McAllister has returned to the Montana countryside where he grew up. But the Sundance Dude Ranch just doesn't feel like home anymore. That is, until Shea Monroe arrives for the holidays...and sends him for a tailspin.Desperate to escape her family-and the human race-the ranch is sweet relief for a loner like Shea. But hot cowboys... What was she thinking? Worse yet, she's having delicious thoughts about one who seems just as alone as she is!All it takes is one night-and one very blustery blizzard-for their attraction to ignite big-time.One night where the only thing to do is give in....
On Common Ground
by Tracy KelleherWhen Lilah Evans graduated from Grantham U, she was ready to leave college behind and change the world. Now, at a crossroads, she's doing something she never wanted to do: attending her ten-year reunion. And that means running into Justin Bigelow.A decade ago, Justin was the big man on campus-Mr. Self-Involved himself. So why did he nominate Lilah for the Distinguished Alumni award? One thing that's clear this nostalgia-filled weekend, he isn't the partying jock she remembers.What's also clear is that the attraction that used to simmer between them is now more intense-and impossible to ignore. With the stakes higher, do they finally have the courage to go for it?
On Demon Wings (Experiment in Terror #6)
by Karina HalleWhat happens when you no longer feel like yourself anymore? When fires spontaneously start-up around you, when you hear growling coming from underneath your bed, and you no longer recognise your face in the mirror. What happens then? Ghost hunter Perry Palomino doesn't have much time to find out. Now, the evil she used to hunt is a lot closer to home. It's inside of her, taking over her life bit-by-terrifying bit, and there's only one person who can help her. If part of her doesn't kill him first.
On Dublin Street: The Novellas (On Dublin Street Series #1)
by Samantha YoungIn this New York Times and USA Today bestselling sensation that enraptured readers everywhere, a women hiding from her past has all of her secrets laid bare. Perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Samantha Young's blockbuster New Adult series is riveting and sexy!Braden Carmichael is used to getting what he wants, and he's determined to get Jocelyn into his bed. He knows she has a past, one that has made her skittish about getting into a relationship, so he proposes an arrangement that will satisfy their intense attraction without any strings attached. But after an intrigued Jocelyn accepts, Braden decides he won't be satisfied with just mind-blowing passion. The stubborn Scotsman is intent on truly knowing her...down to the very soul.
On Fire
by Sylvia DayFrom Sylvia Day, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Crossfire novels, comes On Fire, a novella of the Shadow Stalkers--where it's futile to resist arrest or the power of a man with a badge. Just surrender. After all, you look so good in handcuffs... Every time she opened her mouth, his mind went straight into the gutter... When Deputy US Marshal Jared Cameron started investigating a series of arson attacks in the small seaside town of Lion's Bay, he had no idea that the biggest blast of heat would come from the fire inspector. Her name was Darcy Michaels--and if there was anyone that Jared wanted to get down and sweaty with, it was Darcy. Darcy knew what she was bringing out in Jared. In fact, she liked it. She reveled in making his dirty dreams come true. Stripped down for a scorching after-hours affair, Jared was her fantasy, too. A hard-driving man who knew exactly what to do to please her. But as hot as their nights were, they had no idea just how wild it was going to get. Because Darcy has a secret. And a past. And it's drawing them right into the flames... Includes a preview of Razor's Edge, another novella in the Shadow Stalkers series. On Fire previously appeared in Hot in Handcuffs Praise for the novels of Sylvia Day: "When it comes to brewing up scorchingly hot sexual chemistry, Day has few literary rivals."--Booklist "...obliterates the competition."--Joyfully Reviewed "A wild, high-altitude ride."--USAToday.com Sylvia Day is the #1 New York Times and #1 international bestselling author of over 20 award-winning novels sold in more than 40 countries. She is a #1 bestselling author in 21 countries, with tens of millions of copies of her books in print. Her Crossfire series has been optioned for television by Lionsgate, and she has been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Author. Visit her at www.sylviaday.com, Facebook.com/AuthorSylviaDay and on Twitter @SylDay.
On Her Side
by Beth AndrewsAttorney Nora Sullivan wants her mother's killer behind bars. To do that, she needs the help of the primary suspect's son-Griffin York. Too bad Griffin seems determined to avoid all involvement. Fortunately, Nora knows something about persuasion and sets out to convince him he's needed. It's not easy getting past his rebel facade, yet she sees glimpses of the considerate-and sexy-side he hides. Her efforts to sway him have an unexpected effect when every glimpse of the inner Griffin makes her want him more!Regardless of the simmering attraction, what can the future hold for them? Their differences go beyond the murder case between them. Yet when Nora needs Griffin the most, he proves he just might be on her side.
On His Honor
by Jean BrashearFrom New York Times bestselling author Jean Brashear comes this reader-favorite story about a cop who has to decide how far he'll go and what he'll risk to bring a criminal to justice. Book 2 in The MacAllisters! Detective JD Cameron is on to something big. He's got evidence of a human-trafficking ring operating in Austin, Texas. And he's targeted one guy as his way into the ring. But how can JD get close enough without alerting the suspect? The solution comes with actress Violet James. In town for personal reasons, she needs a bodyguard, and JD is perfect for the job. But this simple assignment quickly changes. An unexpected and powerful connection develops between Violet and JD--one that can't be ignored. Not only is it jeopardizing his objectivity, he's also aware he's not telling her the truth. Confessing all risks his career, but not confessing risks so much more.... Originally published in 2012
On His Honor
by Jean BrashearDetective JD Cameron is on to something big. He's got evidence of a human-trafficking ring operating here in Austin, Texas. And he's targeted one guy as his way into the ring. But how can JD get close enough without alerting the suspect?The solution comes with actress Violet James. In town for personal reasons, she needs a bodyguard, and JD is perfect for the job. But this simple assignment quickly changes. An unexpected and powerful connection develops between Violet and JD-one that can't be ignored. Not only is it jeopardizing his objectivity, he's also aware he's not telling her the truth. Confessing all risks his career, but not confessing risks so much more.
On Lavender Lane (Shelter Bay #3)
by Joann RossFormer Navy SEAL Lucas Chaffee is settling back into civilian life, refurbishing a farmhouse for an old friend who plans to turn it into a culinary school. Celebrity TV chef Madeline Durand has been publicly humiliated by a philandering husband. So Madeline jumps at the chance to return to Shelter Bay to recover and help her grandmother turn the family farm into a new business. Little does she know that the man who broke her heart years ago is already on the job--or that he's going to cook up a recipe of passion, patience, and perseverance to win her over.
On Lavender Lane: A Shelter Bay Novel
by Joann RossFormer Navy SEAL Lucas Chaffee is settling back into civilian life, refurbishing a farmhouse for an old friend. Celebrity TV chef Madeline Durand has been publicly humiliated by a philandering husband. So she jumps at the chance to return to Shelter Bay to recover and help her grandmother turn the family farm into a new business. Little does she know that the man who broke her heart years ago is already on the job. Original.
On the Rocks
by Ari MckayFor years, Mal has given Aidan a little piece of the world for special occasions in the form of unique rocks and fossils--until the year he gives Aidan a piece of the moon instead. Aidan has treasured every gift: in a world of impersonal relationships, they're the one reminder he has that somebody out there cares about him for who he really is. Then through a twist of fate, their relationship goes beyond personal and into intimate, leaving Aidan shocked and set to run the other way. Despite his feelings for Mal, past experiences have convinced Aidan that he's a failure at relationships, and he's afraid to trust his heart. It just might take a Christmas miracle for Aidan to find the courage to love.
On the Seventh Day
by T. D. JakesBased on the film Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day, executive-produced by T.D. Jakes, this novel follows the lives of a couple whose love and commitment are tested when their only child is kidnapped right from under them in their gated community in New Orleans. David, a respected college professor, and his wife, Kari, appear to be the perfect churchgoing prosperous couple when their young daughter is abducted. The police immediately launch an investigation and set out to find the child of this high-profile couple. Reports surface of a serial kidnapper on the loose with a pattern of killing his victims on the seventh day, so there's no time to waste. In pursuit of information relevant to the case, the police uncover startling information about Kari. Now Kari's past threatens her marriage and challenges the couple's capacity to forgive. *** New York Times bestselling author T.D. Jakes pens a compelling story that unites love, suspense, and faith into one heart-wrenching package. David Ames could make a woman forget herself. Kari knows because it just happened a few minutes ago on this quiet Sunday morning. Surrounded now by the hot water and steam of the shower, she reflects on the last hour and the intimate moments with her husband. It feels good to forget. To just let go. Yet lately, it seems Kari hasn't been letting go as much as she'd like. Perhaps this is just what happens when a couple has been married for eight years. The thrill of a touch or a kiss is too often overshadowed by the needs of a child or the demands of a job. With her eyes closed, Kari knows it's more than that. It will always be more than that. --From On the 7th Day
On the Trail to Moonlight Gulch
by Shelter SomersetIt's 1886, and Chicago is booming, but for nineteen-year-old Torsten Pilkvist, American-born son of Swedish immigrants, it's not big enough. After tragically losing a rare love, Tory immerses himself in the pages of a Wild West mail-order bride magazine, where he stumbles on the advertisement of frontiersman and Civil War veteran Franklin Ausmus. Torsten and Franklin begin an innocent correspondence--or as innocent as it can be, considering Torsten keeps his true gender hidden. But when his parents discover the letters, Tory is forced out on his own. With nowhere else to go, he boards a train for the Black Hills and Franklin's homestead, Moonlight Gulch. Franklin figures Tory for a drifter, but he's lonely after ten years of living in the backcountry alone, and his "girl" in Chicago has mysteriously stopped writing, so he hires Tory on as his ranch hand. Franklin and Tory grow closer while defending the land from outlaws who want the untapped gold in Franklin's creek, but then Franklin learns Tory's true identity and banishes Tory from his sight. Will their lives be forever tattered, or will Torsten--overhearing a desperate last-ditch scheme to snatch Franklin's gold--be able to save Moonlight Gulch and his final shot at love?
On the Verge of I Do
by Day Leclaire Heidi BettsIt's hard for events planner Kara Kincaid to be planning her sister's wedding to the man Kara's had a crush on since childhood. Even harder when said sister calls the whole thing off. Hardest still is when the jilted groom shows Kara some very personal attention, threatening to destroy her relationship with her family-and Kara ends up in his bed anyway.After a just-friends engagement that just didn't work, hotel magnate Eli Houghton thinks he's finally found the right woman. His new plan: convince Kara there's no hidden agenda, and that the magic words are I do....
Once: Before Midnight; Golden; Wild Orchid
by Cameron DokeyRead "happily ever after" with this magical eBook collection that includes three enchanting, retold fairy tales.Journey to faraway fairy tale lands with atmospheric retellings of three beloved tales. Before Midnight revisits Cinderella's story in France, Golden puts a new spin on Rapunzel's romance, and Wild Orchid reimagines the Chinese tale of Mulan. With so much real-life drama in today's busy world, Once allows readers to escape into whimsical realms where every story has a happily ever after.
Once
by Cameron DokeyAfter the Russian Revolution, Empress Marie, the czar's mother, who escaped to Paris, offers a reward for the return of her missing granddaughter, the princess Anastasia. Eager to collect the large sum, two friends hatch a plan to fool Empress Marie and convince Nadya, a mischievous and quick-witted kitchen girl at a Russian tavern, to accompany them to France. Nadya resembles the famous Anastasia, but can't remember her life before the revolution. Eager for the future, Nadya and her new friends venture across Europe, discovering new terrain of friendship, family, and love.
Once (Eve #2)
by Anna CareyWhen you're being hunted, who can you trust? For the first time since she escaped from her school many months ago, Eve can sleep soundly. She's living in Califia, a haven for women, protected from the terrifying fate that awaits orphaned girls in The New America. But her safety came at a price: She was forced to abandon Caleb, the boy she loves, wounded and alone at the city gates. When Eve gets word that Caleb is in trouble, she sets out into the wild again to rescue him, only to be captured and brought to the City of Sand, the capital of The New America. Trapped inside the City walls, Eve uncovers a shocking secret about her past-and is forced to confront the harsh reality of her future. When she discovers Caleb is alive, Eve attempts to flee her prison so they can be together-but the consequences could be deadly. She must make a desperate choice to save the ones she loves . . . or risk losing Caleb forever. In this breathless sequel to Eve, Anna Carey returns to her tale of romance, adventure, and sacrifice in a world that is both wonderfully strange and chillingly familiar.
Once a Cowboy...
by Patricia ThayerAlways the most gorgeous man in town...That's how Alisa Merrick sees Kerry Springs's most unattainable rancher, Matt Rafferty. Alisa's a tough politician, but she's never forgotten their wonderful weekend together, or her heartbreak when he walked away....Now Matt's back from the army and he's a changed man: quiet and closed off. Alisa can't help but wonder why-even though she's determined to steer clear. As she watches Matt adjust to civilian life, her old feelings surge up. For, deny it though she might, Matt will always be the cowboy for her....
Once a Duchess
by Elizabeth BoyceIsabelle Lockwood was a duchess, until her husband of only a few months wrongfully divorced her for adultery. Since then she's been a pariah, living in anonymous exile to escape the prying eyes and wagging tongues of the town. More than anything, Isabelle longs for a family of her own, and so has to marry again. But society is ruthlessly unforgiving. To clear her name, Isabelle must face down her past - and the man who broke her heart and ruined her completely.Marshall Lockwood, Duke of Monthwaite, was blindsided by his young bride's infidelity. After the divorce Marshall licked his wounds, throwing himself into his botanical studies to forget his disastrous marriage. Now his former wife is back in Town, as beautiful and enticing as he remembers. As the Season throws them together again, Marshall can't shake the feeling that Isabelle might not be the adulteress he took her for.Sensuality Level: Sensual