![]() ![]() He tosses his head back and lets loose with a booming laugh before quickly sobering and leveling me with a cold stare. “Impressive is when I kick your ass back to Oxford.” “Never seen you without all the padding,” he tells me, a sly tone to his voice. He stops in front of me and just stands there, a curl to his lip. He stalks over to us, his eyes low as they take in every facet of my physique. Big, mean, and full of vitriol, he’s one of the most formidable offensive players in the country. Kai’s face is impassive as he studies me from across the ring. Yeah, I’m a hometown boy with nothing but the clothes on my back. “The entire state of Mississippi will tear him apart piece by piece if he screws with their hometown Magnolia boy.”Ī muscle flexes in my jaw. He assured me this won’t get out to the press.” “And why are there no cell phones? Why did we have to get patted down before we entered the room?” ![]() “Yeah, but you’re jeopardizing everything.” ![]() That hard look settles back on his face as he focuses on me. Ryker shakes his head and whistles as his gaze sweeps over the crowd. ![]()
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Joley Drake was born with a legacy of unexpected magical gifts, but it was the gift of singing that made her an overnight sensation-a rock and roll goddess trapped by fame, fortune, and ambition. ![]() Bestselling author Christine Feehan returns to the engrossing world of the paranormally gifted Drake sisters with the story of the wildest of them all. ![]() ![]() ![]() The dark, sad and romantic tension is still as vivid as I remember it. Now Favole is like a proof that it all happened. I miss those days when we walked the streets by daylight and were not frowned upon. We only swarm the night and disappear by daylight. ![]() There is still a big gothic community in my country, but I feel like we are back in the shadow. Sadly, times changed and it became harder and harder to find your like-minded. As a result I was oversaturated with melodramatic / sad / romantic gothic stories about lonely souls and beautiful vampires (why is it always beautiful vampires? can ugly ppl also be turned into vampires? I believe so, then why r there no stories about them?). I remember 100 of ppl reading an writing prosa such as Favole. Gothic is still my way of live, only I get very little chances to express it (it only sounds cool, but no one wants a teacher in gothic make-up, new rock boots and don´t get me started on my beloved quilling - shirts). ![]() I never felt the urge to read Favole, cause it reminded me too much of the hyper - poetical short stories I wrote when I was 17 and had just discovered gothic literature. ![]() I have been collecting Victoria Francés´ art fo years now. 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Heartbroken and betrayed by the man she trusted most, she’ll have to decide if she’s willing to put her faith in the three handsome strangers that come crashing into her life, and unveil a past that a spell had hidden away. ![]() Life as she knows it is a lie, a cover for deeper, and darker secrets and deceptions. She’ll learn the hard way, however, that things aren’t always as they seem. With her beautiful face and enchanting voice, she has an act that can’t be beat. Nightingale shifter and performer, Lorelei, is the star of the Tri-Star circus. This book combines all five episodes and includes a bonus scene. Includes resources to learn basic runes and Old Norse! When a forbidden jump in time goes wrong, Lainie will have to draw on everything she’s learned to make her way back into the present – and into the arms of her men.Ī full-length steamy reverse harem full of action, intrigue and hot Vikings, set in both past and present. She never expected to study runes, ancient languages and meet real life Vikings.Īnd she certainly didn’t expect to fall for her teacher… and a Viking… and a mysterious archivist. Lainie never expected to be admitted to the prestigious Time Travel Academy. ![]() ![]() How was a girl supposed to think like that? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He stepped carefully, thinking about snakes and trying to be quiet because he wanted to hear any boars before they charged him. There were supposed to be some wild boars around here. ![]() He justwanted to do some hunting in the jungle. He didn't know how he felt about this country. There were supposed to be some wild boars roaming this island military resort, which was all he had seen so far of the Philippines. Now it was late in the morning, and Seaman Apprentice William Houston, Jr., began feeling sober again as he stalked the jungle of Grande Island carrying a borrowed. The Armed Forces Network from Subic Bay stayed on through the night, broadcasting bulletins about the unfathomable murder. The two marines sat with the three sailors on the bunks in the Quonset hut for transient enlisted men, watching the air conditioner drip water into a coffee can and drinking beer. There was one small nightspot on the island, a dilapidated club with big revolving fans in the ceiling and one bar and one pinball game the two marines who ran the club had come by to wake them up and tell themwhat had happened to the President. Seaman Houston and the other two recruits slept while the first reports traveled around the world. ![]() ![]() Despite its title, Loveless is a novel overflowing with love: self-love, platonic love, friendship, and romantic love, you name it. She has never had a crush or kissed anyone, so she feels like university is her time to shine… until she comes to terms with her sexuality and her entire life begins to make sense. Loveless is, above all, a story about what it feels like to come to terms with being aro/ace in a world where romance and sex seem to be the ultimate goal in life.įor the first section of the novel, Georgia goes in circles, trying to convince herself of her need to find a partner and, therefore, love. Now, in 2020, the British author has done it again she has written a fantastic and relatable novel capable of moving every single reader to their core. Since her last novel, I Was Born for This, which published in 2018, Alice Oseman has released three volumes of her heartwarming graphic novel, Heartstopper. Actually, for us, they’re way more important.” ![]() “Give your friendships the magic you would give a romance. ![]() ![]() There’s a line between bee in a protective and a stalker. 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I don’t think the author has done a lot? I only saw one other book available on Amazon from Yelden, but it looks like (she?) is building up a steady fan base! And they can count me in! ![]() |