Cezar Cozman is resigned with the fate drawn for him by his parents. Pulled from his never-ending abroad studies in which he has never excelled, duels, gambling, and scandalous affairs aside, he is to be married within a few months' time to a woman he has no feelings for.There is little comfort in knowing what the future holds. Cezar also knows well that he will never have what his heart truly desires, but he sees no other way. That, until one unbearably hot day, a beautiful horse ...

When Dante Elsher plans to spend the last summer before college at his father's house, he expects a series of challenges that mostly deal with having an obnoxious step sister and getting acquainted with a world that's nothing like his. What he doesn't expect is to fall in love for the first and last time in his life, but that's exactly what happens when he sees Ash Moreno, the resident f-boy, as Shana, his stepsis calls him.Everything about Ash Moreno screams danger, from those mean...

When Johnny 'Snake' Bryne meets Ruslan Kent, the only thing he hopes for is to get busy between the sheets with the pretty man. He's a loner, a fighter, and complications like another person to care for are a luxury he can't afford. The torrid affair he gets entangled in challenges his convictions, nonetheless.Ruslan Kent wants to get Snake into his papa's ring, and have a bit of fun on the side since the rough man seems up for it. At the same time, getting involved with guys like ...

High school senior Adam Longview dreads to see his name written on the bathroom wall, along with a somewhat accurate description of his person, and when he promptly gets bullied, he finds the perfect solution. Why not hire Dane Jackson, the high school's notorious black sheep, for protection? Things go just as planned and he's left alone. However, aside illegal races and looking tough as nails, Dane somewhat fails to meet Adam's expectations regarding his bad boy reputation. And it's not t...

Without Marco's protection, Liam becomes a target for other inmates' jokes and insults. While he tries hard not to pay attention to anything happening around him, Regina seems to be the only one realizing the danger he really is in. Good deeds never go unpunished, though, and the redhead is soon caught between the two men and the passion they still nurture for one another.Danger takes different shapes, and Liam starts to see that true feelings could never be denied, no matter how m...

Taking the Underground Railroad to Freedom gathers firsthand narratives and abolitionist testimony into a vivid documentary portrait of resistance, flight, and moral courage in nineteenth-century America. Blending memoir, biography, reportage, and reform literature, the volume situates individual escapes within the larger struggle against slavery. Its illustrated format further underscores the immediacy of these true stories, from perilous journeys northward to acts of clandestine assistan...

Karl Thorne's life is comfortably dull. Secretly in love with his straight boss, he prefers working as Dick Chamberlain's personal assistant, despite his otherwise impressive educational background. What he doesn't expect is his life being turned upside down by Dick's brother, Gordon, who walks one day into the air conditioned office, and causes the temperature in the room to rise above one hundred degrees Fahrenheit. Karl realizes that he is the one getting hot under the collar, and even ...

Liam Anderson feels like his life is going down the drain. A former priest sent to prison for double murder, clinging to his beliefs that are slowly fading from his heart, he is given another chance when a young man, Nick Donovan, asks for his help so that he would not get raped by other inmates. His noble intentions are quickly dashed by the unit's informal leader, Marco Salieri who clearly tells him that Nick won't escape his fate, no matter how much Liam will try defending the young man...

Fall in love. Get married. Have children. For most couples, marriage and children go hand in hand. And yet, the number of people choosing childlessness is on the rise. These are the childless by choice-people who have actively decided not to have children—rather than the childless by circumstance.In Two Is Enough, Laura S. Scott explores the assumptions surrounding childrearing, and explores the reasons many people are choosing to forgo this experience. Scott, founder of t...

The Underground Railroad Collection: Real Life Stories of the Former Slaves and Abolitionists brings to life the harrowing, invigorating narratives of escape and the tireless quest for freedom facilitated by the Underground Railroad. This anthology not only provides personal testimonies and experiences from those who dared to flee bondage but also includes writings from prominent abolitionists who aided their journeys. Packing a diverse range of storytelling styles—from diaries and letters...

Roland Tremblay leads a secluded life in the countryside for reasons only he and his devoted servant know. When he decides to sell his family mansion, little he suspects that he will meet the one who is destined to be his doom. Evan Rollins is young, beautiful, aloof, and seemingly has no idea what his purpose in Roland's life is. Dark secrets, well hidden, are about to be revealed. The only question that Roland needs to find an answer for is: should he run or should he finally decide to c...

Cezar Cozman is resigned with the fate drawn for him by his parents. Pulled from his never-ending abroad studies in which he has never excelled, duels, gambling, and scandalous affairs aside, he is to be married within a few months' time to a woman he has no feelings for.There is little comfort in knowing what the future holds. Cezar also knows well that he will never have what his heart truly desires, but he sees no other way. That, until one unbearably hot day, a beautiful horse ...