As humans and eshans continue their rocky relations with one another, Bashkim finds himself caught in the middle as he tries to fix a childhood mistake that has haunted him for his entire life. As one adventure leads to another, he crosses paths with a mysterious beast that allegedly terrorized the land over two hundred years ago. A beast that not only dragons themselves were afraid of, but one that the kingdoms have conveniently failed to remember.Follow the story of Bashkim as he...

This work, first published in 1968, presents the fabulous world of Hinduism in its entirety in two volumes. It is the first general encyclopedia of Hinduism covering every major aspect of Hindu life and thought, embodying the results of modern scholarship yet not ignoring the traditional point of view. It contains over 700 articles, each of which gives a comprehensive account of the subject, and by a system of cross references interlinks all topics related to it, so that a single theme may...

Tony Jones, also known as Antonio Jones II, is the son of a former Union officer whose mother was an escaped slave. His son, Tony, Jr, was raised on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, by his father and his white mother, a schoolteacher on the island.Tony was a bright and eager student who became one of the few blacks to be admitted to Harvard during the Jim Crow era. After three years at Harvard, he decided that he wanted to be an artist, dropped out, and went to Paris to study art...

Seana Kelly presents must-listen stories from the world of Sam Quinn & the Sea Wicche.Contains mature themes.

There are three guaranteed ways to ruin a perfectly unstable marriage: 1. Tell your beautiful new bride she’s the devil. 2. Tie one on, and don’t come home. 3. Oh, and let’s not forget, uncover family secrets that rock both of your worlds. I really need a rewind because now my temporary wife is pissed as hell and wants a quickie divorce. Wooing her is my plan. Sending flowers, writing love notes, and even serenading her are some of the sure-fire methods I’ve learned from watching her favor...

He took the job as a favor. He took me because he could.Boyd Sagona spanked me this morning, but being punished like a naughty little girl over this arrogant brute's lap while trying to keep a writhing, red-assed orgasm at bay the whole time was just the beginning of a day spent learning how thoroughly a man like him can tame a girl like me.Because a moment ago, my mob-boss-assigned bodyguard/babysitter pushed me to the bed and claimed my virgin body the wa...

How to make a reluctant fiancée happy: Buy her a huge-ass diamond ring. Throw a balls-out engagement party. Make the wedding a quickie. Every girl dreams of getting married. Right? Not Paris Elizabeth Hollis Fairchild. And especially not to me. She says this party boy is anything but husband material. Cocky. Arrogant. Presumptuous. And even manipulative. Hey, those are all perfectly acceptable traits. When it turns out she doesn't have a choice, the arranged nuptials dear old granny insist...

I started the night as his date. I ended it as his captive.Upon discovering that the devilishly sexy Italian who asked me to dinner tonight is a powerful mafia boss, I promised myself I'd be a responsible girl and make an excuse to leave early.But then I tried to get a recording of him for my best friend's crime podcast and ended up bare-assed over his knee for a spanking that left me so shamefully wet there was no doubt he could see it.Now I'm bare...

Simon The only thing that stands in the way of my revenge is her. The lying scheming daughter of the man who killed my parents. She has the secrets I need to bring down her father. And I’ll do anything to get them. I will lie to her. Steal from her. Use her. Ruin her. It helps that our chemistry is explosive. What I’m not expecting is for her to be so sweet. And so strong. So…irresistible. Penny After so many years of lying and hiding, I finally have a place to call home. With people I can...

Beware the shadows. Ever since I was a child, my father taught me to fear the elven kingdom that borders our lands. A place of twilight and falling leaves, the Autumn Court is rumored to be beautiful and deadly. No one knows what kind of creatures live in the thick, undying forests. No one knows what haunts the shadows.But now those shadows have a name. And they’ve come for me.Captured by the King of Autumn’s cruel bodyguard, Rane Laruthian, I’m carried into the he...

Alyssa Miller is tired of waiting for her next-door neighbor to see her as more than just his best friend. Ready to let off some steam, she heads to Las Vegas for a romance-book convention where, if she's lucky, she'll get down and dirty with one of the sexy cover models. Dillon Alexander doesn't do commitment—especially not where his best friend is concerned. She deserves a man who can give her the world, not damaged goods. But when he realizes Alyssa intends to have a one-night stand on ...

Notorious arms dealer Callum Torrio will do whatever he has to do to get the woman he loves back. A war between the crime families is brewing, and if they aren’t careful, they’ll end up right in the middle of it. Forced into hiding, Callum knows he must do whatever he can to keep Bianca and their unborn baby safe. Loving her makes him vulnerable, but letting her go…isn’t an option. When the truths to all their secrets are revealed, will they find happiness, or will the pain of their pasts ...