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I thought he was going to be different, but Torque is the same as every other man when they see a female mechanic. He assumed I was applying for a job as a receptionist to try and lure him into my bed. Well, screw him. Now I'm working for another shop, but not everything is as it appears. I try to ignore it and just work, but when things go south, I have nowhere to turn. Except for one man and his club. Sparks fly, and I realize fighting him might be a losing battle. But neither of us realizes things are about to take a turn no one expected, and I'm caught in the middle.

The life I knew was ripped from under my feet, and I was given a six-foot-seven bodyguard named Titus. Five steps behind. Always. Until he wasn't. Titus King swore to protect me at all costs. Even in death, he promised to protect me because that was his job. But falling in love with me? That wasn't part of his job description. I was his twilight. He was my forever. But we weren't promised our happily ever after.

From the moment I left my cage, I've fought for every single breath. But my new life came at a cost. The rapture approaches. Hysteria is taking over the country. Michael Abaddon stole everything from me. My freedom. My sanity. My soul. As his reign of terror escalates, the time has come to take my life back. He wants to burn us all. But I'll be the one to set the world on fire.

How does this stuff keep happening to me? First, it was my cheating ex and the—uh—"accident" that had everyone in town calling me crazy. Now, I've moved to a completely different state, and what have I done? I dropped right into another problem. This time, though, it's not a cheating ex; it's the Russian Mob. To make matters worse, I now have to live with the son of my landlords, who are part of the Devil's Soldiers MC. He's a smart-mouthed, arrogant jerk. I don't care how hot he is, I'm not about to make his life easy. Except, the chemistry between us is out of this world.

Abandoned as infants, twins Peter and Rory have never known a real family. While Peter wants nothing more than to escape his abusive adoptive father, Rory struggles to not get kicked out of her twelfth foster home since she was separated from Peter seven years ago. All that changes when magical birds appear offering to help them reunite...and return them to the home they never knew. But fate is cruel. They arrive on the planet Inara, on opposing sides of a brutal war. It is up to them to uncover the real enemy if they ever want to see each other again.

From the producers of the Signal Award-winning series The League and hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist Jemele Hill comes the audio documentary series, Shadowball: Rise of the Black Athlete. This Audible Originals series offers a window into the history of the black athlete's role and how it has led us to where we are today, recounting a dark past, but showing inspirational triumphs that provide hope for future generations.

An old military veteran wanted to add a little color to his lonely existence. So, he entered Alpha Rome. This virtual world has given him the chance to feel young again and have one last taste of the spice of life. The prospect of death is no longer daunting, as anyone who dies is reborn by replicating in a purpose-built capsule. Volper’s military experience, keen eye and sharp negotiating skills have helped him get off to a successful start, but his view of the project has taken a sharp turn. More and more questions are popping up and there are no answers in sight.

Oz enchaîne les combats clandestins pour oublier les démons de son passé. Sur le ring, sa folie est telle qu’on le surnomme MAD. Mais lorsque Billie, la petite sœur de son meilleur ami Caleb, débarque sur le campus, son équilibre fragile se brise. Billie n’a plus rien de la fillette rondouillarde qu’il a connue, elle est même devenue une vraie bombasse. Plus de trace non plus de cette gamine effacée qui souffrait de l’indifférence de ses parents. Oz avait autrefois juré à Caleb de ne jamais l’approcher, mais difficile aujourd’hui de respecter sa parole. C’est même un enfer.

After breaking free from the gilded cage of my abusive marriage, I have nothing to my name but a letter from a long-lost relative. Come home, Willow. Your family is waiting for you. I sacrificed everything to flee for the tiny town of Briar Valley and its promise of a better life for my young daughter. Hope often takes the unlikeliest of forms, but I didn't expect to find it nestled among the rugged, snow-capped mountains. Nor did I intend to surrender my heart to three tortured mountain men hiding from their own grief in the thick forest of pine trees.

My hot, fiercely protective best friend Landon just dropped to one knee in the middle of the Bellagio with the perfect solution to all my problems. After an unexpected diagnosis and a run of bad luck, I'm officially down and out. That is until my best friend of two decades offers me his name… and his health insurance. We're in Vegas for someone else's wedding. The last thing I ever expected was a proposal of my own—especially from Landon, my rock, my closest friend, even when we're miles apart.

I cannot stand Bennet Montgomery. His rugged hotness knows no bounds, and his unwavering cheery disposition is maddening. How can someone be that happy all the time? His smile infuriates me. I need to keep my distance from this man and all his Midwest charm. I have my camboy career to focus on, and I can't afford to get attached or bogged down with his nonsense. When Bennet receives devastating news about his mother, his grief consumes him. I don't know what to make of this new sad side of Bennet.

Cinco décadas de cine comprometido en las Alemanias—entre la iconografía devota y el delirio—desfilan por las páginas de la periodista Silvia Olazábal Ligur, sobre la obsesión de Dora Bakarel: lograr el reconocimiento para su padre, el cineasta búlgaro Slatan Dudow, como autor del guion de Kuhle Wampe o ¿de quién es el mundo? (1932), primer filme proletario, atribuido a Bertolt Brecht.

El relato íntimo de una joven y su lucha por descubrir quién es más allá de las expectativas de su familia, encontramos un retrato compasivo y perspicaz de las mujeres en un periodo de transición de la tradición a la modernidad, y de la complejidad étnica en el México urbano moderno.

La imagen de Benito Juárez está distorsionada; por esta razón, dentro de la Colección Cara o cruz decidimos resucitar a Juárez como personaje histórico a través de los ensayos de la historiadora Angélica Vázquez del Mercado y del divulgador Alejandro Rosas, quienes, cansados de escuchar una y otra vez todo lo que Benito Juárez no es, decidieron mostrarlo a los lectores de una manera muy sencilla en su contexto histórico, de 1806 a 1872, de donde nunca debió salir.

La pregunta constante que uno podría hacerle a Francisco I. Madero es: ¿estábamos listos para la democracia o sólo soltó al tigre, como dijo Porfirio Díaz?

Siguiendo el hilo de Novia que te vea e Hijo que te nazca, la autora nos cuenta aquí la historia de Oshinica -una suerte de alter ego-, quien primero cuestiona y luego rechaza las costumbres de su familia y del patriarcado para aprender a despojarse de miedos, de ataduras y convertirse por fin en lo que siempre deseó: una mujer valiente, libre; una escritora con fuerza propia; una "caballera con armadura".

Noviembre de 1984, Estación Central de Stuttgart. Anne Kahl, secretaria de una famosa clínica psiquiátrica, encabeza una caravana de mujeres que pronto abordarán distintos trenes que las llevarán a todos los rincones de Alemania. Anne ha asumido la misión de embarcarlas y, en buena cuenta, de liberarlas.

Los cuentos de Rosa Beltrán no son para lectores cómodos, sino para aquellos que encuentran goce en el humor negro que sueleacentuar las tragedias personales. En este volumen están incluidos Amores que matan, testimonios de mujeres y hombres enfrentados al amor, y a su incapacidad de escapar de él, así como los Cuentos darwinianos, donde el amor y la solidaridad son examinados bajo lupa.

Sara, la chava de la que se enamora Omar, un obsesionado fan de Bob Dylan de 19 años. Sara, la Diosa Trágica que coincidentemente tiene el mismo nombre que la primer esposa de su ídolo. Sara, el ideal dela pureza y la sordidez que lleva a Omar a un viaje a través de la obsesión y la orfandad. Sara, la encarnación de todas las historias que el protagonista quiere vivir para tener "una vida de verdad", llena de mierda y alegría, virtud y dolor, amor y hambre; una vida afuera de su mente, lejos de su existencia clase mediera.

Un día cualquiera, a finales de los años setenta, la protagonista abrió la puerta de su casa y vio cómo su madre se iba en una motocicleta Harley-Davidson con su vecino: un extravagante pintor y lector de cartas zodiacales....