"Within every person lives an inner desire; a free spirit sexually uninhibited with fantasies we've lived, fantasies we've craved, fantasies we've invented. These fantasies fuel our bodies with a desire for touch, a longing to be electrically stimulated---love to radiate inside and out. Some of these fantasies become reality; some are hidden from the world, shielded from judgment, under tight lock and key. I want to share my experiences---some fantasy, some reality---with all of you. No li...

Nameless character has an affair with a co-worker who turns out to have skeletons in his closet. She is a successful marketing executive who searches for love because her own marriage is falling apart. She finds a charming young man who, at first, seems together, but, after getting involved with him uncovers the tragic drama he calls his life. She learns she shouldnt have looked for love in all the wrong places---and definitely not in this direction. His past kick starts her future into a ...

The Boston Globe's Pulitzer Prize - winning coverage of clergy sexual abuse of minors in 2002 led to what few would hesitate to call the most significant scandal in the history of the Catholic Church in the United States. In contrast, Catholics themselves disagree about whether the voting records of some Catholic politicians or the particular policies and practices of Catholic institutions might be called scandalous. Such questions often both reflect and intensify divisions within...

Mary's GameToday, Mary can't wait to get to school. She has an exciting surprise to share with her friends.But when something unexpected happens, Mary and the crew must work together to solve the problem and get back to what they love best - playing sport and having fun.From Mary Fowler, the most influential woman in Australian sport, comes a joyous new junior fiction series to engage, inspire and humour emerging readers aged six to nine.

Real Stories from Wildly Creative Women“If you need an extra boost of bravery, read this book! If you want to simply feel more positive about the world, read this book!” —Sherry Richert Belul, founder of Simply Celebrate and author of Say It Now#1 New Release in Interviews, Photography Criticism & Essays, and PhotojournalismAngela LoMenzo combines stunning photography and powerful real stories doc...

When it comes to going after what I want, I've stood on the sidelines my entire life. With the biggest Juneteenth celebration that Scottsdale has ever seen approaching, the guys I've been friends with for over a decade thrust me onto the planning committee and made me Mr. Black Scottsdale.The only problem is, I've watched these friends of mine take to bed the women of my fantasies, clown me for always standing in the background, and convince me to play wingman to their maverick. Th...

This book examines the state-building process in Colombia, specifically in the Pacific Coast region. Using the regionally isolated and historically neglected Pacific Coast as a case study, the authors analyze the Colombian nation-building and democratic processes, applying diverse methodology and an interdisciplinary focus. The early chapters lay the foundation of the text through the historical reconstruction of political turmoil in Colombia and the birth of the Revolutionary Armed Forces...

Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by Clara Madrigano and Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints:"Of Gentle Wolves" by James Bennett"The Names of the Drowned are These" by Angela Slatter (reprint)"Silk-Wrapped Love Story" by Phoenix Alexander"The Memory Eater" by H. Pueyo (reprint)

Venture forth into the delightful adventures of ghosts and elves and imps and more found in the magical worlds of Fantastic Christmas.Enjoy sweets for the sweet romantics, charming ghosts and imps to capture the imagination, and stories both heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time.From Nordic sprites who long for the porridge and butter and sugar from the hands of their human neighbors to a man desperate to be with his dying wife on their own special holiday, the st...

Some of Today's Leading Black Voices—Including 3 Oscar® Winners, 23 Grammy® Winners, 8 Emmy® Winners, and 5 Golden Globe® Winners—Performing Today’s New International Version (TNIV)This ambitious and critically-acclaimed presentation of the Bible is set to an original musical underscore performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra and a Hollywood-style sound design created by Technicolor Studios. Listen as the voices of Denzel and Pauletta Washington...

Edited by Matthew L. Downs and M. Ryan Floyd, The American South and the Great War, 1914–1924 investigates how American participation in World War I further strained the region’s relationship with the federal government, how wartime hardships altered the South’s traditional social structure, and how the war effort stressed and reshaped the southern economy. The volume contends that participation in World War I contributed greatly to the modernization of the South, initiating chang...

Forget the endless list of writing “rules”—we’re focusing on what truly matters: editing for your readers’ experience.Well-placed commas won’t make readers fall in love with your story. Crafting something they want to keep reading will. And to do that, you need an editing process built around storytelling, not surface-level tweaks.Whether you're a first-time author or ten books in, Edit Your Way gives you the tools to take control of your editing w...