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Cassandra should have been killed at birth, like all the other children who have powers like her. The changed ones. The ones who started the war, lost the seas, and killed millions with their gifts. Lucky for Cassandra, her father is on the council. One of the seven rulers of her large town and has kept her hidden her entire life. When she is seen for the first time, she has no choice but to run, and the only place she can go is to the sea.

Cassandra's life has never been simple because of her mark, but for a second she believed she had everything, she had her pirates. When she is kidnapped and ripped away from everything she loves, she has no choice but to fight to survive. Cassandra is taken to the King, and secrets she never could have expected come out. When the King does something impossible and pain is all that is left, will her pirates be able to save her?

When her favorite aunt dies, Savannah Carlson inherits the family’s struggling ranch. But after leaving her corporate life in Denver, she arrives in Wyoming to find things worse than she thought. Turns out, she’s been saddled with an impossible task: Make Red Rock Ranch profitable in six months’ time—or lose it forever. Overwhelmed yet resolute, she digs right in, ready for anything. Then Blaze Hartman, her brother’s ex-best friend and the slick cowboy who once shattered her heart, returns to town too.

War is destroying the galaxy. Esmae has vanished without a trace. A terrifying, ravenous beast is devouring the stars one by one. Titania is offered a gift that may well be a curse. Alexi, the exiled prince, is asked to pay a heavy price for his mistakes. And far, far away, on a dark, mysterious planet, a sleeping god stirs awake. As the end of the world draws ever closer, Esmae and Alexi must decide how far they’ll go to win - and who they’ll sacrifice along the way. 

O amor nem sempre leva a um final feliz, e às vezes nem chega perto disso. Cheios de desejo, ciúme, vaidade, fúria e frustração, estes contos acompanham promessas de amor que terminam em tragédias, expectativas que só levam à desilusão e relações marcadas por silêncio e controle. Amar se torna um risco, e se entregar pode ser irreversível.

Two years out of college, Angelica Bondesan spends her time working as a barista, keeping in touch with her prodigal brother, and trying to figure out how to bridge the gap with her father, a wealthy real estate developer. But all of that changes the night she’s kidnapped. Thrown into a windowless room, Angelica is positive there’s been some kind of mistake - until she meets Nico Vitale. Sure Nico is lying to her about her father's involvement in the criminal underworld...But when it become obvious nothing is as it seems, Angel is forced to face the truth.

F814 exists to serve the humans until they decide to terminate her. An instinct for survival makes her fight, but when she achieves freedom, she discovers she cannot throw off the chains of habit. Everything changes when another flesh-covered droid arrives, a cyborg he calls himself, who teaches her she is more than a machine. Solus hates humanity, and even though he was born as a flawed human, he strives to eradicate all traces of it from his persona - until he meets F814.

Black Ops, Inc. operative Joe Green is determined to bring to justice the man responsible for former team member Bryan Tompkins' death. He's convinced the ambush that killed Bryan was no coincidence but a setup. Unsure of the consequences of the battle he's about to start, Joe distances himself from both his Black Ops, Inc. team members and the woman he loves, Bryan's sister, Stephanie Tompkins.

Este volume reúne contos em que Machado de Assis desmonta as máscaras sociais e revela como poder, ambição e conveniência costumam falar mais alto que qualquer discurso moral. Os contos irônicos e cheios de tensão acompanham personagens que negociam valores, exploram brechas e se adaptam ao jogo para sobreviver ou se destacar. Em escolas, repartições, igrejas e salões, surgem disputas silenciosas, acordos velados e decisões que mostram até onde as pessoas estão dispostas a ir para conseguir o que querem.

Antonio Risério nos guia pelas águas turbulentas do identitarismo, com uma análise crítica do fenômeno que domina o debate público. Desmascara as falácias dos grupos identitários e mostra que a complacência não evitará cancelamentos. Risério traça a origem e evolução do identitarismo, explorando impactos na política, cultura e relações sociais.

This relationship breakup guide pulls no punches in helping you put an end to the negative habits that keep you longing for a broken romance. If you're really ready to move on, this is the audiobook to help you do just that. The material is packed full of information that focuses on self-empowerment and personal growth, two topics that are of great interest to the author.

Princesas são sempre amadiçoadas, né? Mas a Princesa Amora Maria Florentina de Florentia, ainda não. Na verdade, ela está prestes a descobrir mais sobre a própria maldição, mas por enquanto a princesa tem problemas maiores: o reino de Florentia está em grandes apuros. Para tentar...

Angel Rossi’s quiet life shatters the night she’s kidnapped by Nico Vitale — a ruthless mafia boss with a billionaire’s fortune and a predator’s gaze. He says she’s not who she thinks she is. He says her entire life was built on a lie. He says she belongs to him. Held captive in his Manhattan penthouse, Angel swears she’ll never fall for the man who stole her freedom. But every brush of his hand, every whispered command, pulls her deeper into a world of power, obsession, and dark temptation.

Of all the great cities in the world, few personify their country like New York City. As America's largest city and best known immigration gateway into the country, the Big Apple represents the beauty, diversity and sheer strength of the United States, a global financial center that has enticed people chasing the "American Dream" for centuries.

''Ladies and Gentlemen: I give you the Kissing Booth Girl! Lips that beguile. Oh, I promise, the nearest thing to nuzzling an angel can be yours - today - for a shiny round seated liberty I know you carry in your very pockets as I speak.'' But to mechanically-inclined Beni, is the ethereal girl who fell from the sky a wish come true, or false hope for life beyond the confines of the odd carnival called home. Her story - as well as tales of an order of deep-sea diving nuns caring for a sunken chapel, and a high school boy asked to prom, by the only dead kid he's ever met.

Foi na Creekwood High School que Simon e Blue se conheceram e se apaixonaram, e também onde Leah e Abby descobriram que o que sentiam uma pela outra era mais do que amizade. Ao que tudo indicava, a jornada de Simon e seus amigos tinha chegado ao fim, mas, para a surpresa e alegria dos fãs, o grupo está de volta em uma novela inédita.

Sex. That's all Noah Foster wants when Alexa Jackson shows up at his apartment. After returning from a semester in Paris, Alexa is back in her hometown of Boston and looking for anything but the drama that surrounds Noah. He's intense, gifted, famous, and a bastard through and through. Alexa doesn't take life too seriously. Noah doesn't do calm and easygoing. Their unexpected meeting sets them both on a course toward an unlikely connection.

Princesas são sempre graciosas, né? Mas a princesa Amora Maria Florentina de Florentia não. Na verdade, ninguém pode saber que ela é uma princesa e tem que fingir que é apenas a Florentina: a menina desastrada da escola que ninguém gosta! E, para piorar, ela é um poço de derrotas. Basta sair da cama que os desastres começam a acontecer. Filha da fada mais poderosa, mas sem poderes, tem uma irmã nada boazinha e um arqui-inimigo supermalvado... As coisas não são nadinha fáceis. Este diário estar em suas mãos é mais uma coisa para a longa lista de derrotas da Amora e não a deixaria nada feliz.

In 1989, Eileen Franklin, a young California housewife, claimed to recover a repressed memory of her father killing her playmate 20 years earlier. In a landmark trial, the father was charged and convicted of first-degree murder, based solely on his daughter's testimony. This book chronicles the trial, explores the remarkably dysfunctional Franklin family and delves into the credibility of repressed memories as evidence....

She programs a dating app for shifters. He's an ex-Army shifter with a dark secret. Their worlds are about to collide. Noah Wilding's family is being targeted by an anti-shifter hate group, so he took a medical leave from the Army to return home and help out. At least, that's the story he's told everyone and he hopes his dark secret will stay buried in Afghanistan. Emily Jones is the lead programmer for Wild Love, the new app that hooks up shifters and humans for a night of hot sex and no commitments.