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Inspired by a true story, Penny & Lola is a tale about an unconventional friendship between a friendly golden-doodle and a white-tailed deer. As the seasons change, so do they, but they are left with a bond that will never be forgotten.

Skeeter the Mosquito Eater is a children's short story about a creature named Skeeter, a mosquito eater with a big heart and a big appetite. Unlike others, who find bugs bothersome, Skeeter believes that everyone deserves a chance to show their true colors. Go on a journey with Skeeter as he finds ways to make his friends happy, while also showing the importance of all creatures in nature.

As a teenager, Ira Bedford fled a troubled home life and people who didn’t understand his penchant for feminine things. In the city, he fell in with Cedric, who found him work as an underage stripper. It took him years to escape Cedric’s influence and try to build a life of his own.

John doesn’t know quite what he’s letting himself in for when he’s asked to help take some boxes to his boss’ home, but he soon suspects that Miss Samson might be interested in more than work. His shock at being trapped by his pretty boss gives way to excitement when she takes control and ties him up.

Steven both loves and hates the idea of being cuckolded, but he eventually gives in to his wife’s desires. He knows his work colleague is into domination and gives the instruction that his wife should be punished for her indiscretions. Oliver is only too happy to play along with a cuckold game and puts Jenny over his knee to spank her before giving her what she really wants.

Set in the late 1970s in Seattle and New York City, this romantic suspense novel follows the story of Archie Boyd, a charismatic HR Manager at Boeing, talented singer and piano player, and an unlikely hero on a quest to solve a murder. With the help of Father Grant Stevenson, Father Mortimer Townes, and Seattle Post Intelligencer reporter Maisie Dockery, Archie must confront his own demons and past mistakes while the group uncovers secrets that bring them closer to the truth and face-to-face with the killer.

Carol and Brandy are sure they’re in trouble when they catch an older couple in a compromising situation in a suite they are cleaning. The woman doesn’t want to call the manager to report their intrusion, however.

The Spanish Civil War was a local conflict on the margins of Europe—a short yet bloody series of battles in a lull between the great World Wars—but the conflict was a microcosm of war in the 20th century. Not only did the Spanish Civil War foreshadow the global conflagration to come, but it also had its roots in the modern era’s central divides: urban versus rural, religion versus secularization, rich versus poor, progress versus tradition, democracy versus fascism and communism.

Mandy is smitten by Randolph when she meets him on a night out. For the first time in her life, she agrees to go back to the apartment of a man she’s just met. She soon finds out that Randolph wants more than her body, but it’s too late to escape the vampire’s clutches. A bite makes her his, and she gives in fully to the corrupting influence of the aroused vampire, who slakes his lust on her.

When Eva is invited to her girlfriend’s wealthy parents’ luxury country retreat, she can’t say no. She isn’t surprised to find they have the place to themselves, and the weekend gets underway with a leisurely few hours on the huge boating lake. They don’t end up at the secluded spot by accident, and she and Celia shed their clothes so they can enjoy each other’s bodies in the great outdoors.

Newly crowned queen of the Radiant fae, Sparrow “Ro” Meadowcroft has two goals. First, to show her fae subjects that despite growing up in the mortal realm, she plans to honor all the customs and practices of her new world. Second, to reunite the Radiant fae with the Grym fae. Or at least broker peace between the two estranged kingdoms.

Désirée and Armand’s marriage was passionate and loving. But everything changes when their baby is born, who appears to be of mixed race.

Cherokee has struck it rich, and he decides to make Christmas extra special for the children of a nearby town. Unfortunately, there ARE no children in the nearby town. When the appreciative townspeople try to round up some kids from the surrounding towns, they inadvertently set the stage for a Christmas miracle for Cherokee.

In his parable of Institutional Justice vs. Divine Judgement, we follow Aksionov through his journey of accusation and imprisonment for a murder he does not commit. After 26 years in a Siberian prison camp, he finally meets the man who put him there, and the choice of a lifetime is made.

A couple looks for a new home in southern England—but it has to be haunted. They stay in the legendary house of Lyng, where it is said that the inhabitants don’t know that they’ve encountered the ghost until long afterward. Artfully crafted in five different parts, Wharton spins an ironic story of greed, guilt, and revenge.

Henry Pifield Rice is a detective, technically. He prides himself in his disguises, which are, in truth, pretty deplorable. So when he’s detailed to follow a touring theatrical romantic comedy, his life is absolutely transformed.

What exactly lies beyond the treacherous and previously impassable Canadian glacier? From the collection In Search of the Unknown comes a chilling tale of the things nature can do when nobody’s watching.

Stanley Featherstonehough Ukridge is willing to do anything to get a buck—except, of course, work. Bombastic and big-eared, Ukridge has a bottomless well of corking ideas that never seem to work out, yet he’s always willing to volunteer others to tackle the inconvenient bits. Whether he’s commandeering a dog college, managing a tender-hearted pugilist, or brushing the perpetual chips off his aunt’s shoulder, Ukridge’s spotty success record never gets him down.

When two friends reunite after a twenty-year absence, the limits of friendship become evident. Painting two distinct portraits of people who have grown apart, O. Henry explores themes of friendship, loyalty and trust. In Mammon and the Archer, the pursuit of love, and the love of money go head-to-head for dominance in a timely engagement. Famous for his unexpected plot twists, O. Henry was not only a master at the craft of writing the short story, but explored deep themes that still resonate today.

A stagecoach containing a microcosm of French society seek to escape to Le Havre during the Prussian war. Stopping at an inn along the way, they soon realize they have blundered into Prussian occupied territory. The travelers are not allowed to leave until one woman, a prostitute known as Boule de Suif, (literally suet dumpling, or ball of fat), sleeps with the commanding officer. This turn of events is met with universal indignation by the travelers. But as the days stretch out, everyone’s true colors are revealed.