He may have been best man at the wedding, but oil tycoon Dillon Marshall did not have to play nice with the other guests. Well, one guest in particular: his ex–wife Ivy Madison. Though they had parted on less–than–friendly terms, Ivy was still a temptation to the billionaire. So he devised a plan to rid his system of her once and for all. He'd seduce her, then walk away.The best laid plans

Sayo Hoshikawa is a high schooler with a height complex who witnesses his unrequited crush getting rejected by the person Sayo despises most: the tall, popular, and menacing Itsuki Mashiba. He’s better than Sayo at pretty much everything, and what really gets under Sayo’s skin is when the jerk calls him cute! But one night, he has a dream about Mashiba caressing him…and that’s only the beginning! As his dreams get even more intense, will Sayo’s nightmares ever end, or will he have to confr...

In his strangely intimate dreams, Sayo has been catching glimpses of Itsuki Mashiba’s private life through the eyes of his beloved cat plushie, bringing the two boys a little bit closer. But someone isn’t so pleased with this development: Itsuki’s older brother! Not only has he taken the plushie hostage, but he’s convinced that Sayo is in love with Itsuki, and he’s dead set on keeping them apart by any means necessary—including kidnapping Sayo himself! Is this purely an act of spite, or do...

It’s a conundrum at the cultural festival café for Sayo. While he suffers through a day of classmates ogling his “adorable” maid costume, the popular Itsuki is swarmed by girls drawn to his handsome physique! Of course, no one knows that Itsuki is dating Sayo, but Sayo can’t help wondering—with so many other options, why would Itsuki choose him? Meanwhile, Itsuki’s playboy brother Haruto takes an interest in a mysterious honor student named Uryuu, but after he tries to get to know him, Har...

Ever since Haruto met troubled honor student Uryuu Asahina, he hasn’t been able to take his mind off him… and now he’s having dreams from the perspective of the plushie he won for Uryuu at the arcade. When one of those dreams shows him a vision of Uryuu being assaulted by an unsatisfied client, Haruto rushes to his rescue and ends up bringing the younger boy into his home—where Uryuu wastes no time getting right on top of him! Neither of them can deny their feelings for each other, but whe...

Itsuki’s older brother Haruto has started living together with Uryuu! Uryuu, who’s made it into his desired college, joins the occult research club in hopes of unraveling the mystery behind his strange plushie, but... Meanwhile, Yumeji Koararashi, the wealthy heir to the plushie’s manufacturing company, comes face-to-face with his classmate Arihisa (aka Alice)...

The Trap: Naked Truth About Stripping is a powerful memoir that exposes the realities behind the adult entertainment industry through lived experience.Christine Michelle shares her journey from a troubled upbringing into stripping, addiction, and survival mode, where desperation often led to dangerous choices. With honesty and clarity, she reveals the emotional toll, exploitation, violence, and substance abuse that shaped her life, along with the harsh reality of a...

"My name is Honey, and I lost my family." The true story of a dog who was lost and found, learning to love and trust once more. A story of hope, rescue, adoption and lovebecause all a dog truly needs is a family to love her.

I remember the moment my world cracked—when I stepped away from my sister’s arms and into the shadows of a man who whispered death like a promise. I left to save her. To make sure Grace would keep breathing even if I forgot how to.What followed were nine months of silence and submission. Of darkness so complete, I forgot what light looked like. He owned my time. My thoughts. My body. The girl I had been unraveled strand by strand, until all that remained was survival.And th...

“I sat, lost in thought, on that plane to France. Illinois was my home, but I felt like an outsider. Haiti was the place of my birth, but I no longer felt like I belonged. The thing at the heart of all this was that I clung to the French language and culture. Maybe, just maybe, France and the French language held the key to finding a place of my own amongst mankind.” The previous passage is an excerpt from the book’s preface. Shortly after graduation, Michelle felt this inexorable feeling ...

Themes: Dystopian, Disaster, Survival, Relationships, Fiction, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Cecilia has always been secure in her world. A high school cheerleader, she is pretty and popular. And she dates Ryan, one of the cutest boys in her school. She leads a charmed and pampered life...

Themes: Dystopian, Disaster, Survival, Relationships, Fiction, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Cecilia has always been secure in her world. A high school cheerleader, she is pretty and popular. And she dates Ryan, one of the cutest boys in her school. She leads a charmed and pampered life...