She has a thirst for danger. He is used to getting exactly what he wants...Victoria Chase is Chicago's hottest new reporter, looking to make the scoop of the century. Rumor has it that in the bowels of the city lies a private sex club for the wealthy elite. Willing to do anything for a story, she infiltrates the club, determined to uncover this urban legend. She didn't expect to run into him:Malcolm Cage.The famous billionaire bad boy is th...

Desde la perspectiva del autor, entre los zapotecos sureños el Rayo es una entidad múltiple, polisémica; regente de la lluvia y encargada de fecundar la tierra; dueña del monte, de los animales y de las plantas. El Rayo o Cocijo, como se le ha registrado desde principios del periodo novohispano, al igual que otras deidades de la lluvia mesoamericanas, es a la vez benevolente y colérico, hídrico y telúrico, tempestivo e intempestivo, acuático e ígneo. Siendo la región zapoteca del sur una d...

They say he’s so grumpy that he never speaks. He only growls.I’m not intimidated. My boss sent me to deep backwoods Vermont to get Garland McGrumpypants—I mean McGuinty, to sell some of his lucrative landholdings on Silver Mountain. And I NEED this commission.McGrumpy only likes kids, animals, and his giant axe… he definitely doesn’t like me.When our meeting goes horribly wrong, and an avalanche causes my car to be nearly crushed under a pi...

Everyone teasingly calls me a nun. But being a good girl has gotten me nowhere. It’s time to be bold and take risks. Live my life, and kiss a handsome stranger…I’ve spent years as a dirt-broke, starving artist. When my mom's hospital bills start piling up, I take every odd job I can find in Silver Mountain. Eventually that leads to a nanny position at the biggest mansion in town. The kids are cute as stuffed animals. The pay is great, and my luck seems to ...

In der Kleinstadt Wyalusing wird eines Winterabends eine Frau brutal ermordet aufgefunden. Neben der Leiche liegt Danny Bedford, der eine tragische Hirnverletzung erlitten hatte, die ihn in seinen geistigen Fähigkeiten einschränkt. Trotz seines zurückgezogenen Lebens hat seine einschüchternde Größe dazu geführt, dass er von den Nachbarn aus Angst vor seinen Taten gemieden wird. Als der Deputy Danny neben der Leiche entdeckt, ist es für ihn offensichtlich, dass Danny die Frau umgebracht hat...

Most of us have had at least one amazing teacher who has inspired, influenced, or encouraged us to do better, aim higher, or just be more confident. However, most of us have also had at least one teacher who has not met our expectations. In Teachers Matter, education researcher Marcus A. Winters, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, argues that our failure to identify and reward high-quality teachers has been devastating for public school students. The question is how do we sort out...

She wanted to be free of him, but now she would give anything just to see him again...With Malcolm presumably dead after a terrible accident, Victoria finds herself in the most dangerous situation imaginable: trapped in a foreign nation with nothing except the clothes on her back. She has no idea what to do next or how to get out of this mess. The only thing keeping her going is the willpower to finish the job Malcolm gave to her, and honor his final reque...

Three historians examine what drove southern secession in the winter of 1860-1861 and why it culminated in the American Civil War.Politicians and opinion leaders on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line struggled to formulate coherent responses to the secession of the deep South states. The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in mid-April 1861 triggered civil war and the loss of four upper South states from the Union. The essays by three senior historians in Secessio...

A headstrong girl trapped by a sinister man. Her only way out? To obey...With her life stolen from her, Victoria is left with no choice. She must drop everything and dedicate herself to helping the infuriating and irresistible Malcolm Cage. But the task is a dangerous hunt for information that she promised herself she would avoid at all costs. It doesn't help that Malcolm is utterly distracting with a voice as smooth as silk and eyes that make her body tre...

Lexi is in trouble!She "borrowed" her stepfather's credit cards and maxed them out. Thinking she can sweet talk her way out of this mess as she always has, Lexi is in for a big surprise when her stepfather mandates her payback options.This taboo short will reveal the most unlikely coupling with the steamiest of results.ADULT CONTENT - TOTALLY TABOO! 18+

The bigger the cushion, the sweeter the pushin'!Becca was about to graduate college. As an only child, she had always been the object of her mother's overbearing and critical remarks regarding her weight. She'd even sent her to fat farms as a child. Becca had finally had her fill of it. Her mother demanded perfection in all aspects of their lives. It had been too much for Becca to endure. When she went to college, they became estranged.When Becca's mother called her at scho...

Sail on the high seas or into uncharted galaxies! When it comes to love...pirates risk all!Delilah’s next delectable anthology is filled with roguish pirates! Readers who crave adventures set on the high seas—or in deep space—will find plenty of sexy bad boys, naughty alpha males unafraid to risk life and limb for treasure—or a lucky lover’s heart!Just a few of the titillating stories inside...In “The Treasure of D...