400 years from now, Kendra is a ranger at the inter-planetary park on Io, where it is her job to make sure that no foreign creatures penetrate her territory. She gets a shock, however, when she discovers that one particular interloper has already set up home in her reserve. Now he wants to set up home inside her...This erotic short story of 5,000 words contains adult themes, impregnation, slippery tentacles and birth, and is intended for readers over 18 years of age. Scenes are exp...

***2025 Global Book Award BRONZE Medalist!***A sweet break from her otherwise bitter life…When twenty-something Olivia Hale, a grocery store courtesy desk clerk, begins receiving anonymous cup cakes and notes from a mysterious admirer, she is swept up in a whirlwind of hope and confusion. Especially since she is engaged to the grandson of the grocery chain owners. The letters speak of her beauty, her intelligence, and how she deser...

Rethink conventional notions of beauty and wellness, abandon established regimes and commercial products, and embrace your “renegade” beautyIn this essential full-color guide, Nadine Artemis introduces readers to the concept of "renegade" beauty—a practice of doing less and allowing the elements and the life force of nature to revive the body, skin, and soul so our natural radiance can shine through. Anyone stuck in perpetual loops of new products, facials, and der...

Once the darlings of a beloved family sitcom, Amy Laporte and Liam McAllister have spent their adult careers struggling to make a name for themselves.Free of her parent's micromanagement, Aimee walked away from Hollywood and completely and crashed and burned in the process. When she gets the opportunity to be a guest at a fan convention, she thinks of her debt and nothing else.Liam's been in fifteen movies since the show wrapped up, but he's been the same c...

Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915-2011) was a war hero whose exploits in Crete are legendary, and above all he is widely acclaimed as the greatest travel writer of our times, notably for his books about his walk across pre-war Europe, A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water; he was a self-educated polymath, a lover of Greece and the best company in the world.Artemis Cooper has drawn on years of interviews and conversations with Paddy and his cloest friends as...

A comprehensive guide to natural, do-it-yourself oral care, Holistic Dental Care introduces simple, at-home dental procedures that anyone can do. Highlighted with fifty-three full-color photos and illustrations, this book offers dental self-care strategies and practices that get to the core of the problems in our mouths--preventing issues from taking root and gently restoring dental health. Based on a "whole body approach" to oral care, Holistic Dental Care addresses the ...

Cypress Borne is 22 years old, a dashing young non-binary lad with a fairly easy life in New York City. That is, until their routine is interrupted by a vicious dog attack. Their life turns upside down — blackouts, unexplained fits of rage and lost time plague him. Two years of medical tests, therapy, and a life that's spiraling down the toilet later, they navigate their way through the panic attacks and the hopelessness to an old, derelict, and a seemingly abandoned church in the woods. L...

When Sean Mizuno moves to Denver to be the bakery manager at Cash Value Market, he expects long hours, endless baking, and the challenge of proving himself at the grocery chain's homestore. What he doesn't expect is to be quite literally knocked off his feet—by a whirlwind of a woman who crashes into him on his very first day.Olivia Hale is pretty and kind, the perfect mix of an uplifting and witty coworker. Sean finds himself drawn to her, but before he can muster the cou...

If you lose yourself... I will find you.Bound by a centuries-old pact, three mages are cursed to be reborn together, their souls forever intertwined in a cycle of magic, passion, and destiny. Each lifetime, they are drawn to one another, forging bonds that transcend time and memory. But this time, their awakening is different.As their powers rekindle, so do the dark forces that once sought to destroy them. Necromancers, determined to bring about the end of the worl...

Find balance and harmony with meditations based in traditional TantraThe spiritual system of Tantra is centered on the pursuit of enlightenment and connection. This book is the clear and comprehensive guide to understanding Tantra and unlocking its power with the practice of meditation. Explore how Tantra can focus the mind, awaken energy flow, and invoke a higher state of being and awareness beyond everyday thoughts and sensations.The truth a...

Am I happy? What impact do I have on the world around me? What are my values? How do others perceive me? What does my ideal world look like? What does my ideal workplace look like? Whether you are looking to improve yourself, improve your work environment or create a thriving culture, this book is for you. Only you have the power to bring about the change you want for yourself and for the world around you. It all begins and ends with you. By taking a holistic approach, this book combines s...

In this sweeping and beautiful biography of a city, Artemis Cooper tell the story of the cultural life of Paris.A View of Paris is a story which covers the great sprawling novels of Balzac and Hugo to those of Gide and Camus; painting from the revolutionary but strictly neo-classical David, through the new ways of seeing developed by the Impressionists and the Surrealists to the wild exuberance of Picasso; fashion from Worth to Channel; architecture from Haussmann to the Ei...