We tend to admire people who stay true to their convictions in the face of opposition, who are not tempted to twist or withhold the truth for selfish reasons, and who seek the truth even when it means giving up their cherished views. Indeed, integrity, honesty, and truth seeking are crucial virtues on both intimate and global scales, significant in everything from our relationships to our politicians' accountability. The past forty years have witnessed a dramatic resurgence of philosophica...

Loaded with captivating data, this brief and engaging overview includes a portion of the major abstract showstoppers of nineteenth-century England. In the event that you at any point needed to know which Thomas Hardy novel to peruse in the first place, or simply needed to stand your ground at a mixed drink gathering of English educators, this book is for you. Notwithstanding disclosing to you why Reverend Patrick Bronte copied his youngsters' new red shoes, and whether George Eliot was a m...

To stop a mafia war, I'm being forced to marry my sworn enemy.A brutal, domineering, and lethally beautiful monster with a body built for violence, Ares Drakos—new king of the Drakos Mafia family—is every inch the God of War he's named after.And now, I belong to him.Our unholy union is meant to end the bloodshed between the Irish and Greeks. A rising tide to lift all ships.A match made in hell. And if we can't stop killing each other, "until...

Sometimes all it takes to spark a second chance is one single wish. Especially in this small town…MagnoliaI’m not the spoiled rich girl I used to be. And if my new business succeeds, I’ll finally be able to prove it.Too bad my first job is planning a wedding…in my sworn enemy’s barn.There was a time when I cared about Luke Durham with my whole heart. But that died when he assumed the worst of me.Now, we’re s...

I must marry one of the fae, but the forbidden ice lord wants me.To secure a human-fae truce, I'm one of five women traveling to their magical kingdom, where we'll be courted by fae aristocracy. We have one month to choose a husband from among them.Only Elion, the arrogant, beastly ice lord, is forbidden. His torturous scars make the other women gasp. His icy words rip them to shreds. His touch is colder than frost. He lurks in the shadows, never coming out...

Can a Marine turned baker and a jaded contractor find their way to a second chance?Braxton Whitmore needs a change. After leaving the Marines, he’s free to build a new life. But is he gonna be a baker? Really? When his buddy inherits a decrepit bar and proposes they partner up to turn it into a bakery, Brax figures why not? Until his ex comes walking in.Mia Whitmore has built a new life for herself, far from the heartbreak and secrets that tore her...

He loves the sweet life.Greg Hutchins is reluctantly adulting these days. He’s settled in his job, recently bought his first house, and has a network of friends he can call family. But there’s something missing in his life, and he can’t quite put his finger on it. When he’s assigned to a case that involves investigating a biochemical company, he meets a woman who’s sweeter than any candy. Maybe she’s just the thing to make him feel complete.She’s ready for the ...

They traded the battlefield for a bakery. But these veterans are about to learn that love might be their hardest mission yet.In the heart of small-town Tennessee, three former military brothers-in-arms are building a new life—one cinnamon roll at a time. The bakery was supposed to be a fresh start. But love, danger, and the women who challenge everything they thought they knew have other plans.From estranged marriages and surprise proposals to healing old w...

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake comes a new story in her Masters and Mercenaries series…The BodyguardNate Carter left Australia's elite SASR unit after a tragic accident. Shattered by the experience, he thought taking a job in the States might be a good way to start over. His father's former employer, McKay-Taggart, has a position for him in the bodyguard unit. He never imagined himself risk...

Meet the Devil of Blackthorne Manor. When I was a little girl, I dreamed a handsome knight would come and rescue me from my wretched mother. He'd ride up on his white steed and break the curse I've been fated to carry since the day I was born. Funny how things changed over time, how the fairytale twisted into something far more crooked—and darker—than I ever imagined. In reality, my knight is scarred and broken, living alone in a castle of bones that overlooks the sea. He isn't searching f...

Who says love can’t show up on your doorstep, completely unexpected?QuincyI have a plan, and it doesn’t include falling for the older, hot single dad who convinced me to be his short-term nanny. So, I will leave my small town and my broken heart behind and go back to college.Or so I told myself.But now I’m starting to wonder if my plan has room for an unexpected happily ever after…Knox

Dear Heart,I can't believe I am even writing this. I wanted a fresh start, to follow a new dream that I had to find after I lost Elijah.Moving to New York was the best thing for me. I had it all planned out: new friends, new job, and a new adventure.And a new adventure I had: my best friend's dad. It was supposed to be a taboo fling...but it was so much more. We were tied together by more than a mutual connection.It ran deep...