I aspire to one day take over the family law firm, the largest on the East Coast. But for that plan to become a reality, I must do everything my father asks, including marrying a man I barely know.Enter Maxton Colter, a walking contradiction and not the man my father chose for me.He's infuriatingly arrogant . . . yet charming.He's inappropriate . . . yet intriguing.He's a playboy . . . yet focuses all his attention on me.He's doing everything he can ...

The struggle to write with deep emotion is the subject of this extraordinary book, the previously unpublished credo of one of America's greatest 20th-century writers."You don't write a novel out of sheer pity any more than you blow a safe out of a vague longing to be rich," writes Nelson Algren in his only longer work of nonfiction, adding: "A certain ruthlessness and a sense of alienation from society is as essential to creative writing as it is to armed robbery."Nonconformi...

Some storms don't just strand you. They choose you.When Flight 252 makes an emergency landing at a remote, half-forgotten airstrip, fifty strangers find themselves cut off from the world. No phones. No signal. No way out. Just each other and a place that doesn't feel quite real, full of doors that shouldn't open and things that shouldn't be possible.They never make it home on that plane.What happens next cannot be explained. Not by the investigators. Not by the medi...

The anticipated conclusion in the Massey Security DuetI lived life on my terms, keeping people at a distance for a reason. I rebelled every chance I got, shutting down any sensibilities that remained. But then danger swallowed me whole, and all I wished for was a different life. A life where I listened to the concerns of those who loved me. A life that had meaning. A life where I could follow my dream of becoming a designer. Secrets would be revealed. Lies...

Alcoholic Korsakoff's Syndrome: An Information-Processing Approach To Amnesia presents an overview of one of the theories of amnesia, namely, the extent to which it represents an information-processing deficit. The book discusses the clinical symptoms, neuropathology, and etiology of the alcoholic Korsakoff's syndrome; the influence of the original memory model on the research in amnesia; and the functional differences among long-term memory, short-term memory, and sensory memory. The text...

A chance encounter with two members from a local MC changed my life, but not in a good way. At least, not at first.After being tortured because of who my biological father was, a man I'd only met a handful of times, the president of the club gave me two choices. Either end up in the ground or become a prospect for the Knights Corruption. My decision was a no brainer.Over time, I found my place, solidifying a bond with the men I never thought possible. I fought alongside the...

Since my divorce, women have served a solitary purpose for me. The last thing I needed in my life was the headache of a relationship. I had no time or energy for anyone other than my son and my club.But when a chance encounter with my son's teacher turned into something I didn't expect, I tossed aside all my reservations and took a chance.I should've kept my distance. I should've listened when she told me she had doubts about us, suspicions which she was yet to find out wer...

I'd been in survival mode my entire life, battling the ghosts of my past, believing I was destined to either die at a young age or end up in jail. Thankfully, neither occurrence happened, although not for a lack of trying.I'd succumbed to the idea I'd be alone for the rest of my life. It was the reason I closed myself off from everyone. I had nothing to offer except anger and regret.Then I found solace when I joined the Knights Corruption, discovering the sense of family I'...

Olivia: My plan is simple. Proposition a man and extend a challenge: help me accomplish something I’ve never been able to do before with past boyfriends.But there are rules. He needs to be a stranger and someone who won't judge me if I can't cross the finish line.Luke Sorenson, one of the most famous soccer players in the world, isn't meant to be that man. He's the guy I grew up next door to. The man who broke my heart ten years ago, then moved across the c...

Wallowing in grief for too long can be hazardous. It's why I allowed my brother to talk me into accepting a new client.Our security firm needed the money, and the endorsement from a famous director could steer our company to new heights.Then his daughter walked in, the woman I'd be assigned to, and I knew I'd made a huge mistake.She was a spoiled socialite who only cared about herself. She pushed every button I had, frayed every last nerve.I said things I wa...

A billionaire playboy. A woman set on payback. A match that will certainly destroy one of them . . .He's heartless. Uncaring for anyone other than himself. I'll be the one to make him pay for what he's done.Essie Horton grew up bouncing between foster homes, enduring unspeakable things until she was forced to flee at the tender age of fifteen, the streets her new home. When she finally lands a job where her boss doesn't harass her, along with a safe place t...

I was happy being single. No relationship drama. No woman putting demands on my time. I had my family and my club. I didn't need anyone else.But when a mysterious brunette walked into our clubhouse, something inside me shifted.She wasn't like anyone I'd ever met. Everything I prided myself on, being unattached, emotionally unavailable, in it for nothing but sex . . . it all shattered.But with the cartel still threatening the Knights Corruption, I kept her at a dista...