She's mine for the taking.I agreed to marry a woman I’d never met for one reason only—to become part of the Larone family, the most powerful mafia name in this city. My bride was never important to me. Sure, I’d treat her fine and keep her at arm’s length, but this was never going to be a love match.Until I heard her smart mouth. Until I saw her. Until I lifted her veil and looked into her eyes.That was it for me. I went from being a made man to a m...

Love pops up in unexpected places in this collection from MINK. Even though temptation might not be foreseen, love takes control and brings these alpha heroes to their knees for the women they adore. This collection features Unexpected Queen, Unexpected Love, Unexpected Devotion, Sweet Psycho, and Sweet Obsession (the highly-requested story for Ocean!).Unexpected Queen — He thinks they’re getting married as noth...

What happens when ´13 Going On 30´ meets ´Back to the Future´?Kate O'Reilly longs for the good old days when music was better, friends were aplenty, and England's football team almost reached the Euro '96 finals. But as a busy mother with a suburban home and a dependable husband, those memories seem like a distant dream.So when a freak electrical storm transports her back to 1996, Kate jumps at the chance to relive her glory days and maybe even right some wrongs. But as she...

Ditch harmful fad diets and weight cycling, learn to respect your body, and eat intuitively with this easy-to-use workbook.Have you ever felt trapped in the diet cycle? Do you find yourself swinging back and forth between binging and dieting? Does your weight fluctuate regularly? New studies have shown the incredible negative impacts dieting and weight-cycling have on the body. With The Anti-Diet Workbook, you can regain control over your eating habits and get your life back! Inside you'll...

When winter comes and the fish disappear, a colony of penguins must cross dangerous sea ice to reach the open ocean. But the path they've trusted for generations is no longer safe.While the village elders rely on tradition, two curious young penguins, Pyro and Perri, discover a mysterious glowing light called AI. Together, they discover that the best solutions don't come from old wisdom alone or from new technology alone, but from bringing together experience, observation, and shar...

'This book is hilarious! I have not been able to put it down and I have literally belly laughed on a number of occasions.' Reader ReviewIt's Annie Beaton's 50th birthday! But instead of getting roses and perfume, she gets sacked, her son, Ben, tells her she's growing a beard and her husband Joe tells her he wants a divorce.Moving to the countryside to stay in her eccentric aunt's house, Annie must find her mojo again and fa...

Follow Randy Mink in this autobiographical anthology as he takes readers through four different periods of his life. His tear-jerking book, "Front Porches to the Picture Window," features heartfelt stories written in his Hemingway style, writing the simplest and truest sentences he knows. Those tears of sorrow will change to tears of laughter with later humorous stories written in a style that has been compared to Lewis Grizzard. Randy takes readers from his youth to his later years filled...

Passion, attraction, and the unforgettable moments when two women realize they want something more.This collection of lesbian romance stories explores the excitement, vulnerability, chemistry, and desire that can bring two women together. From unexpected encounters and irresistible attraction to relationships that become far more meaningful than either woman anticipated, each story offers a different journey into love and connection.Written...

Teaching Resistance is a collection of the voices of activist educators from around the world who engage inside and outside the classroom from pre-kindergarten to university and emphasise teaching radical practice from the field. Written in accessible language, this book is for anyone who wants to explore new ways to subvert educational systems and institutions, collectively transform educational spaces, and empower students and teachers alike to fight for genuine change. Topics include co...

It's Annie Beaton's 50th birthday!But instead of getting roses and perfume, she gets sacked; her son, Ben, tells her that she's growing a beard, and her husband Joe tells her he wants a divorce.Moving to the countryside to stay in her eccentric aunt's house, Annie must find her mojo again – and fast. So when she discovers a stack of self-help books – from Chicken Soup for the Soul to The Secret – Annie vows to use their advice to get her life back on track.Armed wit...

In the middle of the twentieth century, transnational networks sparked a range of cultural projects focused on collecting Indigenous music and folklore in the Americas. Indigenous Audibilities follows the social relations that created these collections in four interconnected case studies linking the U.S., Mexico, Nicaragua, and Chile. Indigenous collections were embedded in political projects that negotiated issues of cultural diplomacy, national canons, and heritage. The case stu...

This is the first book on the theory of multiple zeta values since its birth around 1994. Readers will find that the shuffle products of multiple zeta values are applied to complicated counting problems in combinatorics, and numerous interesting identities are produced that are ready to be used. This will provide a powerful tool to deal with problems in multiple zeta values, both in evaluations and shuffle relations. The volume will benefit graduate students doing research in number theory...