So I hired an "exotic dancer" for a baby shower. Just a little fun for us girls, okay? But when a silver Hummer skates up the driveway and this big, long-haired fireman stomps out, it's my body that starts heating up.It's an eventful night. I try to drown him (accidentally), kiss him (deliberately), and have to cut him out of his leather thong (long story).When my favorite male model gets run over by a Pamplona bull, I find myself in need of a stunning bit of man-candy to c...

Whether you've got a robust budget or you're bootstrapping your way to the top, this book gives you the tools to launch an empire.Let Inc. catapult your company to success. To put a business on the map, nothing beats great marketing. No matter how original your idea or ambitious your dreams, the company will stall without a plan to spread the word, build momentum, and drive sales. But how many entrepreneurs excel at marketing? If you are like most, you are focused ...

After Raya catches a scrawny, straggly-haired kid spray-painting a parade of long-legged black spiders across her precious hand-painted mural, she discovers he’s a serial mischief-maker. Dyeing the river blood red so the townspeople think the Apocalypse has come. Spraying cuss words into the lawn with weed killer.Nobody would believe the sweet-faced, sad-eyed August is bad to the bone. There has to be another reason. And when Raya meets the boy’s dad, she thinks she has a clue. Blo...

King Midas loves gold - but his greed soon gets him into trouble. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton, specially written for children just starting to read alone. This ebook includes audio and reading-related puzzles."Crack reading and make confident and enthusiastic readers with this fantastic reading programme." - Julia Eccleshare

It's January and Simona considers herself lucky to shoot HH&H's ad campaign for a new sun product on the sandy beaches of a Club Med on Guadeloupe where she plans to sneak in the R&R she badly needs. Instead Simona finds a lost two-year-old boy who instantly wins her heart and later that night, hidden under the sail of a Windsurfer, the body of his mother, Iguana. Who would kill the mother of a small child? The machete-wielding coconut seller who had been her lover once? The sexy Club Med ...

Simona's struggle with infertility is a stark contrast to all other facets of her life at which she excels with remarkable facility. But despite the flurry of (often unsolicited) public opinions professing that relaxation, positive thinking and unwavering commitment will “do the trick” they prove ineffective in what has become an unconquerable battle to conceive. Faithful to her entrenched biases about assisted reproduction and alternative parenting options, Simona is forced to reevaluate ...

A morphinominal medley of Power Rangers stories carefully curated in one thrilling collection!Experience the kickoff of the Recharged era with this massive collection featuring the first ten issues of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers saga following the conclusion of the epic Charge to 100 event—plus two groundbreaking one-shots!Featuring a return to the Coinless Universe as the rise of the Drakkon Rangers reaches an all-ti...

The biannual, peer-reviewed Journal of Romanian Studies, jointly developed by The Society for Romanian Studies and ibidem Press, examines critical issues in Romanian studies, linking work in that field to wider theoretical debates and issues of current relevance, and serving as a forum for junior and senior scholars. The journal also presents articles that connect Romania and Moldova comparatively with other states and their ethnic majorities and minorities, and with other groups by invest...

During a University Reunion party, my wife confesses to me that she enjoys flirting with her old friends from her younger years. And how it excites her to her bones imagining her partner presenting her to all her friends. Her confession leads to a series of arousing and thrilling events, where she dis-covers her roaring lust for exposure and submissive behaveour.Will she comply with the outrageous assignments her husband intuitively lures her into?

In something out of a nightmare, Tommy comes face to face with pure evil and watches in horror as the unthinkable happens to his friends... Dark Specter’s power grows and spreads, pitting Zord-against-Zord as the corrupted Rangers battle their loved ones. As Mistress Vile begins to regret what she’s unleashed, two other villains may be the key to the Rangers’ only hope, and the last resort for seeking answers within the Morphin Grid!!

Join twins Mia and Maddie and their sidekick little sister, Lulu, as they travel the country finding adventure, mystery, and sometimes mischief along the way. Together with their famous mother, singer Gloria Glimmer, and their slightly wacky nanny Miss Julia, the sisters learn lessons about being good friends, telling the truth, and a whole lot more.In this fourth book in the Faithgirlz Glimmer Girls series, the Glimmer family is headed to the Big Apple—New York City! Gloria has be...

Written to cover often overlooked areas in the field of bioMEMS, this volume bridges topics related to biomolecules and complex biological entities with those directly related to the design, fabrication, and characterization of the devices. Unlike other references, this text aids with the fundamental physicochemical understanding of biological processes relevant to the performance of various biosensing devices. Accessible to seniors and graduate students enrolled in engineering programs, t...