The vertebral spine is a key element of the human anatomy. Its main role is to protect the spinal cord and the main blood vessels. The axial skeleton, with its muscles and joints, provides stability for the attachment of the head, tail and limbs and, at the same time, enables the mobility required for breathing and for locomotion. Despite its great importance, the vertebral spine is often over looked by researchers because: a) vertebrae are fragile in nature, which makes their fossilizatio...

It’s challenging to live the life of a stripper, especially a respectable one. This intimate, erotic, and sensuous work is not for everyone, and offers fulfillment in a variety of ways for every woman who chooses this profession.Within a candid guidebook gleaned from her experience working undercover as a house mother in three Dallas strip clubs and interviews with more than fifteen hundred private dancers over a decade, Ella provides a glimpse into the lives of those who twerk for...

Private security has never been so risky—or so tempting.Ex-military security specialist Conlan James avoids commitment like the plague. His job, his Harley, and an occasional one-night stand are all he needs—or so he tells himself. But after he rescues Jess from a tense situation, he can’t get the shy, sexy brunette out of his mind. He can teach her self-defense, but can he shield his own scarred heart?Southern belle Jess Kingston spent eight weeks healing ...

She saved me.Pulled me from the depths of the ocean.Siren—her name fits. Her beauty striking; her voice heavenly.But unlike the mythical version, Siren didn’t lure me to my death.She saved me.And now, seeing her about to be sold to the highest bidder, it’s my turn to save her.——I was raised to always tell the truth, no matter what.And it’s served me well.Until today.Today, I wish I could lie.Because my ...

I'm the villain in most romances.I'm a thief that steals happily ever afters.Except unlike most romances, love doesn't conquer me, I conquer it.I've stolen countless women from unsuspecting men.Gotten my one night with them.And then watched the heartbreak that occurs in my wake.Love doesn't survive once I enter the picture, if it ever existed at all.Although, stealing Sloane might be my greatest challenge of all.Ashe...

Janie has never been touched before. Even the light brush of her crush's hand against hers sends her heart racing. So when this ultra-conservative girl sets out to lose her innocence, she has no idea what's in store for her - in every hole.

Inspired by the incredible true story of how the people of Denmark saved their Jewish neighbours during WW2Helsingør, Denmark, 1943In the midst of the German occupation during World War Two, Inger Bredahl joins the underground resistance and risks her life to save members of Denmark’s Jewish community and help them escape to Sweden.Copenhagen, 2018Inger’s granddaughter, Cecilie Lund, is mourning her death when a mysterious d...

Four soldiers face their greatest battle yet**—**in the Regency marriage mart! Don’t miss the third installment of A Season to Wed.Can a ballroom reunion…Lead to a union at the altar?War hero James Ashworth needs a rich wife to restore his family’s fortune. Despite the scars battle left on his soul, he’ll do his duty—even if everywhere he turns, he sees the woman he loved and lost…Meeting Ja...

A vampire Queen and a mad scientist set out to create an army of loyal guards, instead they unleash a primal fury unlike anything the world has ever seen.Kidnapped, tortured and terrorised, Eve awaits her inevitable death with a fierce resilience. But little does she know that instead of death she will be reborn. However, she immediately finds herself and her kin in imminent danger of extinction before they even have a chance to venture into the world.With ...

Beast is dangerous, a monster.He tried to kill my best friend.I should hate him. I should want to see him rot in prison.But he's also handsome, mysterious, and the sex is out of this world.Despite my gut telling me to run for the hills, I'm falling for him. If I haven't already fallen. And I'll do anything to keep Beast in my life. I'll try to fit into his world if it means changing, and not for the better.I'm in so deep, that I'm not sure there is a...

She's something I didn't want, but everything I crave.Lu: This planet is the pits. I'm being handed off to different aliens one after another like I'm a dog-eared novel. My latest captors are about to take me off planet when a big blue alien botches the rescue mission. Now we're both prisoners of a fierce lizard species who will let us free on one condition, and I think our life span is looking bleak.Axton: I know my way around swords, enemies, and blood, b...

Diane has been through hell at the hands of the Master, the man she hired to dominate and punish her for an entire week. The unrelenting tease and denial has finally gotten to her, and she doesn't think she can take it anymore. But an unexpected, tender encounter with the Master threatens to change their dynamic entirely.This is the third story in the Pleasing the Master series.