One part Bukowski, one part Jordan Peterson, one part Neil Strauss. Lessons from 15 sexual encounters for a sailor who learned pickup in order to date, and ended up finding so much more! This is a self help book like you've never seen. Rian doesn't hold back, and talks about subjects you'd never see discussed in polite society, yet they are things everyone deals with in their own lives.It's Bukowski without the self destruction.It's Jordan Peterson without the naivety....

When Jessica Taren, working late, falls asleep at her desk, she wakes up to a shocking email... a naked picture of her handsome boss. As it turns out, all the jokes about him not being human turn out to be true. Only latent empath Jessica can do anything about it. Can she take on the shapeshifting half-Demon with her newfound powers?

Lottie Merchant is supposed to be dead. Instead, she's staging a coup.Or trying to, anyway.She's cut off from her lovers and her friends, the leader of the rebellion can barely stand her, and she's relegated to a glorified courier. Her uselessness is growing unbearable.When a planned attack goes terribly wrong, and Lottie is spotted at the scene by her enemy, she makes a split-second decision that nets her a dead Hound and a startling surprise. The general is admini...

Imagine being utterly alone. No one for miles. No help coming. For 18 years.**This isn't just a story of survival; it's a profound journey into the most extreme depths of human endurance. In 1835, on a remote, windswept island off the coast of California, a young indigenous woman named 'Paula Awashonks' was accidentally left behind. Her family, her tribe, her entire world sailed away, leaving her as the sole human inhabitant of San Nicolas.For nearly two decades, she faced ...

A deeply learned reassessment of the history of Chinese Muslims, who since the fourteenth century have been subject to a constant program of minoritization.For more than a millennium, Islam has been a Chinese religion, and native-born Chinese Muslims have played important roles in their homeland—as butchers, merchants, and farmers; diplomats, scholar-officials, and royal astronomers. Yet the Muslims of China have often been understood as inherently foreign, incompa...

Growing older does not mean giving up strength, energy, or independence. In fact, one of the most effective ways to maintain an active and fulfilling lifestyle is through regular strength training. Whether you are in your 40s, 50s, 60s, or beyond, your body can continue to adapt, grow stronger, and move more comfortably with the right type of exercise. Resistance band training offers a simple, affordable, and highly effective solution for improving physical health without the need for expe...

Stephen Byrne, an architect, undergoes a reluctant, painful metarmorphosis, triggered by events within his marriage and business partnership, discarding a successsful career and materialism in a quest for fulfillment and creativity. The double edged nature of ultimatums, the often moral shoddiness and compromising nature of success, the brevity and frustrating nebulous expectations of life are brought into focus and scrutinized.

It’s Valentine’s Day at St. Genesius Prep and the Backstagers are back in (stage) blacks for some ROMANTIC adventures in the mysterious world behind the scenes! Featuring bonus tales from a variety of special guests, including Brittney Williams, Caitlin Rose Boyle, and Katy Farina! It’s the “seasons of love” for your favorite backstage boys! (No, you can’t wear pink backstage. Or red. Or glitter. Or cherub wings, Sasha.)

Welcome to the 12-Week Resistance Band Workout Manual, your complete guide to transforming your health and fitness using one of the most effective, affordable, and versatile pieces of exercise equipment available. Whether your goal is to build lean muscle, lose excess weight, improve flexibility, increase endurance, or simply become healthier and more active, this book will provide you with the knowledge, structure, and confidence to achieve lasting results—all without the need for a gym m...

From the grand houses of Brighton to imposing London mansions, life as a kitchen maid could be exhausting and demoralising. It’s not just being at the beck and call of the people upstairs, when even the children of the family can treat you like dirt, but having to deal with temperamental cooks, starchy butlers and chauffeurs with a roving eye. Marriage is the only escape, but with one evening off a week Margaret has no time to lose. Between Perce the bus conductor (who brings his mother on...

When Jessica accepts a job as a personal assistant to two older ladies, she quickly realizes they are more than just business partners. It becomes obvious they are making no attempt to hide their feelings for each other and, if anything, are showing off their lesbian relationship. The more she sees, the more Jessica becomes curious and begins to ask them about their lifestyle. They offer to show her rather than tell her. Her curiosity about what it will be like grows though until she final...

A Sexy BDSM Dominant and Submissive Erotic Romance Short Story from Steam BooksBONUS! This ebook contains a preview of the hot story "Sensation Overload" by Crystal White.Desperate for a career change, Carlin Taylor arrives at a job interview to be the personal assistant for CEO Nikolas Keats, who finds she is more than capable for the job. Carlin discovers she is willing to do anything for Nikolas… anything. But will her developing feelings for Nikolas jeopa...