How do you go from blind date to shotgun wedding in a single afternoon?You catch the eye of a man like Maximo Leonotti, that's how.It's not like he had to force me. I was hooked on the stormy-eyed stranger from the moment we met… right up until I felt the pinch in my arm.The next thing I know, I'm waking up on his private jet, halfway to Las Vegas. Apparently, for an impromptu wedding. Our wedding.That's when the panic sets in. This can't be...

One hen do to remember. One alpha who rocked my world. And a wedding with a heat and a pack that I never saw coming–including the ex who shattered my heart…It was supposed to be one night. One reckless, no-names, no-strings moment with a gorgeous alpha who made me forget everything but the way he felt. But when I walk into my friend's wedding, I come face-to-face with him again.He's the best man.And just when I think it can't get worse, my heat slam...

Only the devil can save me from hell. I just have to marry him first.Michael Hart is sin in a suit: dark blond curls, icy blue eyes, and tattoos etched in secrets. By day, he's a billionaire tech mogul. By night, a mafia king.Our paths were never meant to cross—until I was promised to one of his brutal underbosses. Obviously, I run. Guess who tracks me down?The devil himself.I expect punishment. Pain. A cage. Instead, I'm offered a way out: ...

Everyone has a first love. Mine's just a little… darker than most.Rafael Moretti is a gorgeous monster. Tall and broad, he dominates New York's underworld with an iron grip and cold, silver-gray eyes.But before he was the man everyone feared, he was my protector. My friend. The boy I could never forget.Then, tragedy struck. My father was killed, and Rafael was implicated in the murder. There was no room for forgiveness. I dedicated my life to reveng...

There's a monster under my mistletoe, and he knows I've been a naughty girl.Silvery gray eyes… hair dark as night… the most wicked smile…That's what's waiting for me when I get home late one snowy night, just days before Christmas.The devil himself. Rafael Moretti. New York's most feared mafia boss… and my long-lost first crush.He's the kind of gorgeous nightmare I've been trying to escape. Hell, it's why I became an FBI agent. To erase my p...

There's a theory about twins that says one is always good, and the other evil.And from the outside looking in, I'm sure it looks that way when it comes to my brother and me.After all, he's a priest, and I'm a hitman, our career paths both a product of our childhood in one way or another.But my twin is every bit as fucked up as I am, and I'm more determined than ever to prove that to the world now she's in his life.Waverly is a bright light.

In the quiet sanctity of St. Perseverance Cathedral, Father Cassian has devoted his life to faith and purity.But when Celeste steps into his life, she brings with her a temptation so all-consuming it threatens to shatter every vow he's ever made. She's no ordinary woman—her strength and confidence awaken something unholy in Cassian, forcing him into a dangerous spiral of self-flagellation, forbidden fantasies, and sinful indulgence.As their connection deepe...

"99 Science Fiction Short Stories" brings together some of the finest sci fi short stories ever crafted. Featuring gems from masters of the genre, such as H.G Wells , Robert Barr , PKD, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Norton, and many, many more!

Empires and their aftermaths were massive planning institutions; in the past two hundred years, the natural and social sciences emerged—at least in part—as modes of knowledge production for imperial planning. Yet these connections are frequently under-emphasized in the history of science and its corollary fields.The Planning Moment explores the myriad ways plans and planning practices pervade recent global history. The book is built around twenty-seven brief case studies t...

A "valuable and useful" history of the efforts and innovations that have kept ancient literary classics alive through the centuries ( New England Classical Journal).Writing down the epic tales of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus in texts that became the Iliad and the Odyssey was a defining moment in the intellectual history of the West, a moment from which many current conventions and attitudes toward books can be traced. But...

Pedro Gomez of ESPN was a beloved figure in baseball. His death from sudden cardiac arrest on Feb. 7, 2021, unleashed an outpouring of heartfelt tributes. He was 58, both a hard-nosed reporter and a smiling ambassador of the sport. These 62 personal essays soar beyond sports to delve into life lessons.Pedro, a proud Cuban American, was known for his dramatic reporting from Havana. Fully and fluidly bilingual, he did as much as anyone to bridge the wide gap that had...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How Do You Transform a Nation from Isolated Backwater to Global Power?In Life Lessons from Peter the Great: Break What Binds You—Radical Change Requires Ruthless Resolve, uncover the story of the Russian tsar who reshaped his country with bold reforms, relentless modernization, and an unshakable will. Peter’s reign dragged Russia—often violently—into the modern age, forging the foundations of an empire ...