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Conscientes de que la vida y los planes pueden cambiar de un momento a otro. Que el destino es una fuerza poderosa que entrelaza a quienes parecieran ser los más distantes, los protagonistas de esta conmovedora historia tendrán que sanar las heridas a través de la lealtad, el perdón y el amor para alcanzar la verdadera felicidad.

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Samantha thought she was in control—until the nights began to vanish. She wakes to smeared makeup, strange clothes, and everyone calling her by a name she doesn’t recognize: Red. Red is fearless, reckless, and hiding secrets Samantha is terrified to face. Caught between them is Jackson, the one man who’s always been her anchor. But as Red pushes further into Samantha’s life, Jackson’s loyalty—and Samantha’s sanity—hang in the balance. To reclaim her life, Samantha must confront the truth of who Red really is… before she loses herself for good.

They signed the contracts—but never read the fine print. In this scorching bundle from S. M. Lucky, office hours are anything but professional. Behind every closed door is a command, a punishment, a reward. From whispered orders at the desk to forbidden rendezvous behind boardroom glass, these ten dominant bosses know exactly how to take control—and exactly how to make her beg.

Oligarchy is Scarlett Thomas' fierce and brilliant new novel about power, privilege and peer pressure. When Natasha, daughter of a Russian oligarch, arrives for her first day at an all-girl boarding school, she finds herself thrown into a world of fierce pecking orders, eating disorders and Instagram angst. Then her friend Bianca mysteriously vanishes, and the world of the school gets ever darker and even weirder. Scarlett Thomas' first adult fiction since 2015 is a major return.

Bryce Quinlan nunca esperó ver un mundo que no fuera Midgard, pero ahora que lo hizo lo único que quiere es regresar al suyo. Todo lo que ama está ahí: su familia, sus amigos, su pareja. Atrapada en un extraño mundo nuevo, necesitará hacer acopio de todo su ingenio para poder volver a casa… y eso no es algo fácil cuando no tiene ni idea de en quién puede confiar.

Adie and her loved ones are under watch as the council guards continue their search for Victor Hesse. But as he's proven before, he's able to slip out of their grasp. He's set his sights on Adie, and nothing will stand in his way. He's coming for her, and will do the unimaginable in his quest to find his revenge and claim Adie for his own. Will Adie be strong enough to stand against the coming battle? Or will everything she's worked so hard for come undone?

Hugh Carverson seeks to better the lot of his people in Lowercity by striking a bargain with Midcity. But first, he must retrieve Dragon Relics from the Heartforge, an ever-shifting labyrinth filled with monstrous Guardians and laden with precious treasures. But he also has to contend with the machinations of those in Midcity and Uppercity who don’t welcome any changes to the Three Cities. Fortunately, Hugh is also an Aspirant, a mage capable of wielding powerful draconic abilities.

Seit dem Kindesalter weiß Dion Windsor, wen er eines Tages heiraten wird: die wunderschöne Konzertpianistin Faye Matthews. Doch Faye ist die letzte Frau, die Dion in seiner Nähe haben will, und schon seit Jahren versuchte er, der Ehe mit ihr zu entkommen. Aber als er Faye eines Abends mit einem anderen Mann sieht, weiß Dion instinktiv, dass die Zeit des Davonlaufens vorbei ist. Er wird Faye heiraten und eine echte Beziehung mit ihr eingehen.

"When her childhood best friend turns up alive years after her supposed death, Cori is elated. It doesn’t take long for her to realize that Rhea isn’t quite the same person—or werewolf—she was though. When the body count starts rising and all the evidence points to her friend, Cori’s forced to take a second look at the woman who was like a sister to her. Fortunately, Noelle Flynn, a witch from Keyhole Lake, Georgia, happens to be vacationing there and may be just the witch Cori needs to solve the murders … and hopefully absolve her friend before Rhea is sentenced to death.

After giving birth to her daughter, Kate O'Connor finds herself back in Poor House Lane with some momentous decisions to make. Faced with the opportunity to move out of the slums, she invests her unexpected fortune in a new shoe factory to challenge Eliot Tyson's monopoly over the workforce, regardless of whether or not he is the father of her children...

In Demanding Compassion, Dr. William Scarlett pulls back the curtain on modern medicine—not the glossy version shown in marketing campaigns, but the reality lived by doctors, nurses, and patients every day. With candid honesty and deep conviction, Scarlett challenges both his colleagues and his patients to remember why medicine exists in the first place: to help people heal. This book is both a call to action and a blueprint for change. For burned-out physicians questioning why they ever chose this path, Scarlett offers a reminder of their purpose and the hope that change is possible.

Prisca wurde gefangen genommen und wird gefoltert, in der Hoffnung, dass sie bricht und verrät, was mit der Sanduhr passiert ist und welche Pläne sie mit ihrem inneren Kreis geschmiedet hat. Inmitten eines Verrats, den niemand hatte vorhersehen können, schwört sich Prisca, einen Weg zurück zu Lorian zu finden, bevor seine Wut den gesamten Kontinent verwüstet. Gleichzeitig ist ihr bewusst: Prisca und ihre Truppe haben nur eine Chance, um Regner daran zu hindern, gottgleiche Kräfte zu erlangen und alle Menschen, Fae und Hybriden in den vier Königreichen zu versklaven.

I wanted to explore my sensual side in a safe space, a club designed where other like-minded people can experiment and discover themselves. It was a chance to take back the confidence my ex had stolen. No strings attached. No relationships. So, of course, a heated one-night stand changed everything.

This is a dark fantasy novella collection, featuring 10 stories. If you can imagine it as a trigger or trope, you will likely find it in this collection. (You can find the full list at edknovels.com if you wish to see them.) Please understand that this collection of stories is DARK AND TABOO EROTICA. Do not start listening to this and expect world-building, character background beyond basics, strong character development, or morals. This is intended to be dark, dirty, and forbidden. If you have any doubts, I highly suggest you turn back now. Don’t say I did not warn you! Enjoy!

Verboten hat sich noch nie so gut angefühlt. Seit Calla vor fünf Jahren mit Ambrose, dem großen Bruder ihrer besten Freundin Dylan, geschlafen hat und am nächsten Tag aus der Stadt geflohen ist, hatten die beiden keinen Kontakt mehr. Dabei waren Dylan und Ambrose die einzigen Menschen, bei denen Cal je wirklich sie selbst sein konnte. Als sie nun für die Beerdigung ihres Vaters zurückkehrt, herrscht noch immer eisiges Schweigen zwischen ihnen. Cal beschließt, alles daran zu setzen, das Vertrauen der beiden wiederzuerlangen, denn sie vermisst Dylan schrecklich.

No matter how much I try, I can't stop thinking about the man who can make my fantasies come to life in a way no one else has. Nothing could have prepared me for the reveal of my mystery man. I was supposed to be working on myself, trying to figure out my identity outside of my family or a boyfriend. Which led me to explore my desires at the local club, Avalon. And what I found there was more than I bargained for. He's not just funny, attentive, and slightly obsessed with me. He's also the last man I should be falling in love with.

Books 4-6 in the laugh-out-loud The (un)Lucky Succubus reverse harem series featuring one reluctant Succubus and the sexy demons determined to claim her. Adie and her sexy demons of destruction are finally together, but something evil stalks her, invading bakery and putting those she cares about in danger.

The slums of Poor House Lane are no place to bring up a child, and Kate O'Connor struggles to make ends meet when her beloved husband is killed, leaving her a single mother with a baby to support on the meagre handouts she gleans from charity. So when the childless Tysons, owners of Kendal's shoe factory, offer to adopt her son, Callum, and employ Kate as his nanny, she seizes the chance to ensure he has a better life. To be so close to her son, yet no longer be his mother, is bittersweet.

Emily Buchanan is a miniatures hobbyist with a love of constructing and furnishing dollhouses. After assembling her newest project, she finds herself at a standstill. Losing interest and motivation, she realizes that what used to be fun has become a chore. All this changes with the arrival of a mysterious package on her doorstep, its outside label reading: “Your Perfect Store for Dollhouse Décor.” Opening the package, she finds a charming trompe l'oeil wallpaper mural depicting a library with tall bookcases and, beyond it, a series of rooms and open doorways.