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In the seaside town of Paignton, England, 1891, 22-year-old Alexandra Shackleford faces an uncertain future when her father, Chief Inspector Henry Shackleford, is forced into early retirement from the police force. Living with her five sisters and their outspoken Aunt Charlotte at Cliff House, Alex has resigned herself to spinsterhood—until fate brings the enigmatic Baron Tavistock back into her life.

Love is not on the drink menu. At least not for Nori Davis as she basks in the single life which includes frequent happy hour visits, lots of alone time in bed with her “favorite things”, and of course being sought after by guys she’s not interested in. But when she’s caught off-guard by a man who’s a little different than usual — on a mission a little different than usual — she can’t help but to get lost in his seemingly impossible potential no matter how hard she tries to fight it.

In our podcast, we will take real life stories from real life teens and let the story that they were too afraid to tell themselves come to the surface. We are hoping to give teens a safe space and let them feel comfortable with voicing things that may have been hard otherwise. Those stories may range anywhere from being treated differently because of certain views or backgrounds, or they might be any situation that a student was put in, that was some sort of bullying or other.If you have a story you would like to share with us, you can email us atPOVteenlife@gmail.comIf you so choose, we do ...

Homicide detective Adam Garrett is already a rising star in the Boston police department when he and his cynical partner, Carl Landauer, catch a horrifying case that could make their careers: the ritualistic murder of a wealthy college girl that appears to have satanic elements.

Angie is taking a serious break from dating. At least, she thought she was until she comes across the finest man she’s ever seen — the new handyman in her building. Angie knows what she wants in a man, and Law doesn't seem to be it. But that doesn’t mean she can’t get to know him, right? Law is focused on rebuilding his life as a free man. That rebuild doesn’t include getting involved with anyone, especially not the bougie girl at his job who always needs something fixed.

Eloise De’Ath is meant to be a grieving widow. But if people knew the truth about her late husband, they’d understand why she can’t even pretend. Needing to escape, Eloise heads to Crete and the house her father-in-law Quinn left her, and slowly Quinn’s home begins to reveal its mysteries. In his office Eloise discovers his life’s work: the study of the Victorian excavation to find the Minotaur’s labyrinth. Fascinated by the diaries of a young woman from the dig, Eloise is drawn into Alice’s tale of lost love and her growing obsession with Ariadne, the princess of the labyrinth.

After a hectic school year with her classroom of first graders, Nova Grant is desperate for a break. So when her best friend invites her to spend the summer down in Miami, taking the vacation is a no-brainer. The only thing is, her best friend’s husband had the same idea, inviting his friend Guy Thompson to stay in the condo Nova was already guaranteed.

She was born to shatter walls. The daughter of the Duke of Sutherland, Ian Stanford, Lady Jacqueline, has resigned herself to a life alone. Refusing to kowtow to standards set by the ton, Jacqueline wishes to focus her attentions on running her father’s cargo shipping business. Her father raised her to be fearless and curious, athletic and intelligent. Jacqueline can’t bring herself to marry a man who doesn’t accept her as the hoyden she is. He was raised to keep his feelings hidden, to maintain total control and never let anyone affect him.

FBI Special Agent Matthew Roarke is closing in on a bust of a major criminal organization in San Francisco when he witnesses an undercover member of his team killed right in front of him on a busy street, an accident Roarke can't believe is coincidental. His suspicions put him on the trail of a mysterious young woman who appears to have been present at each scene of a years-long string of accidents and murders, and who may well be that most rare of killers: a female serial.

The spare heir must work with an enemy prince to discover who murdered her twin in this gripping slow-burn romantasy. As the younger twin, Merridan has never minded being the “spare” to the Rothian royal throne. She knows her brother, Von, will be an excellent king, and she’d rather spend...

Alexandra Noir is thrilled to bring you eight more BDSM stories! Included in this bundle are two short series and two standalone stories. You'll listen about a kinky couple seducing their newly single neighbor, a policewoman who gives into her desires for submission, and a physical therapist turned dominatrix!

The job offer she expected after taking an unpaid internship at a major shoe company didn’t come through. The friend who’d offered her a place to stay suddenly gave her 48 hours to vacate after a misunderstanding. And when she’s forced to move back to her hometown to live with her father and his mistress-turned-wife, it almost seems impossible for things to get any worse...until she runs into her former best friend, who’s only gotten fine with time.

Lizbeth’s first novel is an erotic story in the tradition of The Story Of O—a tale of sexual awakening as a young woman, Alexandra, comes to terms with the often crude sexual fantasies that have haunted her for years.

Kendall “Snoop” Dogwood has something to prove. After a devastating ending to his first year with the Houston Skyhawks, getting redemption is the only thing on the veteran quarterback’s mind coming into the new season. But when a picture of him and a woman he barely knows, but wants to get to know, goes viral on social media, it doesn’t take long before Kendall finds himself on a different kind of mission going into year two.

Australia, primi anni del Novecento. Stella Miles Franklin è la maggiore di sette tra fratelli e sorelle, vive in una fattoria dell’entroterra. Si vede libera, padrona del suo destino. Nel 1901, a vent’anni, scrive un romanzo, La mia brillante carriera, che inaspettatamente diventa un bestseller proiettandola agli onori della cronaca.

Nicholas and Alexander majesties and massacre is a book about: love, life and death of the Russian Czar Nicholas the second and his family. The Czar’s reign commences in the end of 19th century with his father’s burial and inheriting the Crown with an absolute power. His reign begins with Coronation, wedding day, birth of his five children, including son with haemophilia, and the strong love between Nicholas and his wife Alexandra.

SOME DREAMS MUST BREAK SO NEW ONES CAN BLOOM. Medical student Leah Miller had her future mapped out with surgical precision – until an unexpected pregnancy and devastating betrayal destroyed every carefully laid plan. Just as her world crumbled, unconventional music teacher Chris Johnson entered her life, challenging everything she thought she knew about love and purpose. In her daughter's unfettered wisdom, Leah found unexpected guidance. In Chris's music, she discovered healing. And in a tight-knit community that embraced her without judgment, she found the family she never knew she needed.

After an op in Istanbul goes sour, all Alexandra Poe wants is a little down time, and a chance to finally sell off the family vacation home in Key Largo which carries too many painful memories. Instead, she finds herself on a private Bahamian island, working with Deuce and Cooper to relieve a human rodent of some very sensitive codes, and to take down one of the world's most notorious terrorists. Just another job for Stonewell International. Or is it?

Alexandra Drake is determined that her spoiled, Southern upbringing will have no effect on her new life as one of the few female Pinkerton agents. Tucker Waite is convinced that the wealthy heiress has no idea what she is in for and will get him killed. From the moment they say I do and marry for the sake of their first assignment in Oregon, Alexandra will not let Tucker order her around, and Tucker refuses to let Alexandra have her own way.

Sebastian Lewis never expected to become a duke. But with the sudden deaths of his cousin and uncle, Sebastian's position changes. He is determined to fulfill his new responsibilities with grace, even if it means remarrying, and even if the attractions of women, so often lauded by poets, fail to interest him.