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My entire life, I yearned for a man I thought was forbidden... a ruthless Mafia Don, Dangerously handsome and immensely powerful. I grew up in the mansion of the ruthless Alegro Crime Family, Inevitably drawn to Lorenzo—the magnetic heir who commanded it all. Employed at his lavish casino, Temptation confronted me daily. Despite my mother's deception about our shared bloodline, Desire for Lorenzo burned within me. His slightest touch triggered tremors, Awakening illicit needs I dared not speak of. Yet he claimed my innocence in one glorious night. Years of repressed longing shattered, ...

All Men Want to Know traces Nina Bouraoui's blissful childhood in Algeria, a wild, sun-soaked paradise, with hazy summer afternoons spent swimming, diving and driving across the desert. Her mother is French, her father Algerian. When racial tensions begin to surface in their neighbourhood, her mother suffers an unspeakable act of violence that forces the family to flee the country.

1938: Divya has made the long sea journey from India to England, employed as a nanny by a British family. But once they arrive, she is cruelly abandoned, with no means to return home. Afraid and alone, she faces prejudice and rejection… until she finds her way to an Irish-run boarding house on West India Dock Road and meets Jack, Charity and a host of unexpected friends.

As an ex-Navy SEAL, I faced unimaginable battles and unspeakable horrors… I was broken and driven to push away those who mattered most to me. Until a ghost from my past came roaring back into my life, looking strikingly beautiful yet just as shattered as the day I cast her aside. "Addison," I murmured, barely believing she was standing before me. The moment our eyes meet, it's like a bolt of lightning to my heart. Something is wrong, though. She claims she's not my Addison, but every fiber in me knows it's her. Guilt and regret crash over me for pushing her out of my life. I threw away ...

Abigail, a wealthy homeowner, decides to throw a lavish birthday in a hillside mansion to raise money for the city’s newest affordable housing project—and prove to her family that she’s made something worthwhile of her life. Sunny, a construction worker who sleeps in a van along the bay’s shore, is in the running for an apartment—but only if enough funds are raised at the party.

Here is the preface to 12 magnificent stories, originally part of The John Cheever Audio Collection, in which John Cheever celebrates - with unequaled grace and tenderness - the deepest feelings we have.

Imaginez : un homme vous sauve la vie, en échange de votre engagement de faire tout ce qu'il vous demande... pour votre bien. Le dos au mur, vous acceptez et vous vous retrouvez embarqué dans une incroyable situation où tout semble vous échapper. Vous n'êtes plus le maître de votre vie.

He's a billionaire hotel tycoon. My brother's best friend. And the last man I should want. I didn't know event planner meant becoming entangled with Christopher Downing, but that's exactly what happens when I agree to organize his hotel's grand reopening gala. Even if he's been a thorn in my side since high school. Even if his arrogance should be enough to keep me far away. Even if working closely with him might be the thing that finally breaks me. Not only does Christopher know how to push all my buttons, but he's irritatingly handsome, unexpectedly great with his daughter, and keeps ...

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than 100 years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold comes a story of four new customers, each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Cafe Funiculi Funicula's time-travelling offer.

In a city graveyard, a resident unrolls a threadbare Persian carpet between two graves. On a concrete sidewalk, a baby appears quite suddenly, a little after midnight, in a crib of litter. In a snowy valley, a father writes to his five-year-old daughter about the number of people who attended her funeral. And in the Jannat Guest House, two people who've known each other all their lives sleep with their arms wrapped around one another as though they have only just met.

Emily can't remember the last time she left the house. Or spoke to anyone besides her grandmother, beloved children's author Catriona Robinson. After Catriona's death, Emily is at a complete loss...until she gets an unexpected letter from the woman she loved most. Catriona has revealed there might be one last, lost unpublished manuscript in her wildly popular book series. And she's left a secret diary and trail of clues that only Emily can follow.

Thirtysomething Page was content with her life in New York City - until it went to the dogs. Unceremoniously dumped by her boyfriend of four years and fired from her art gallery job in the same week, she flees to Washington, DC, and moves in with her big brother. She hopes the new setting and familial comfort will help her finally find her bearings. What Page finds instead is an unlikely refuge: a park for the neighborhood’s poshest pooches, and a quirky pack of companionable dog-run regulars who become fast friends.

She’s the sheriff’s daughter. He’s the outlaw watching her from the shadows. And Crimson Hollow is about to burn for them both. Lena Carson was raised to be perfect—polite, quiet, obedient. But behind the polished smile is a girl suffocating under the weight of secrets and bruises no one wants to see. Her father rules the town with a badge and a buried past… and Lena? She’s just another piece of his control. Rafe Maddox is the Sinful Devils' enforcer—cold, ruthless, and dangerously loyal. He swore he'd never get involved with a girl like her. But watching her break from the ...

Summer 1999: Twentysomething Sawyer is striving to make it in New York. Between her assistant job in publishing, her secret dreams of becoming a writer, and her upcoming wedding to her college boyfriend, her is plate full. Only one problem: She is facing an incredibly lonely summer as her fiancé has been spending longer and longer hours at work...with an all-too-close female colleague, Kendra. When Kendra's boyfriend, Nick, invites Sawyer to meet up and compare notes about their suspicions, the meeting goes awry.

In this series we listen to short stories that are NOT by perhaps the most well-known author of this type. But the many other rich talents in the volume may have treated the subject matter a little differently, or were perhaps just overlooked in the stampede to applaud the winner, but these authors are of equal merit.

Every morning, seventeen-year-old Maria Anís Rosario takes the subway an hour from her boisterous and close-knit family in Queens to her private high school on the Upper East Side, where she struggles to fit in as one of the only Latina students - until Rocky welcomes her into this new life. White, rebellious, and ignored by her wealthy parents, Rocky uses her money toward one goal: to get away with anything. To Maria, it’s a dazzling privilege.

If I Had Your Face plunges us into the mesmerising world of contemporary Seoul - a place where extreme plastic surgery is as routine as getting a haircut, where women compete for spots in secret 'room salons' to entertain wealthy businessmen after hours, where K-Pop stars are the object of all-consuming obsession and ruthless social hierarchies dictate your every move. Navigating this cutthroat city are four young women balancing on the razor edge of survival.

It's early 2020, and legendary producer Jacob Rosenthal is eager to make his next film, Coal, adapted from the bestselling novel by the celebrated writer Rex Patterson. The project-which takes on the controversial topic of race in America-is Jacob's envisioned magnum opus, and likely his swan song. He selects David Levit to direct, a major opportunity for the classically trained actor/director whose own films, while garnering critical acclaim, have not resulted in box office success.

Gunnar O’Neil is a young actor on the rise, with everything going for him, until he accidentally drives his car off a cliff on his way to a party in the Hollywood Hills. Now a ghost, he must go about the process of becoming more familiar with—and coming to terms with—his new situation: Gunnar meets other ghosts (one of whom will become the best friend he ever had); he learns the rules of being a dead entity, stuck between worlds; and he eventually—after some trials and tribulations—transforms into the best version of himself he ever was.

Diary of a Drug Fiend. This captivating novel, first published in 1922, explores the alluring highs and harrowing lows of addiction through the lens of Crowley’s unique philosophical and occult perspective. Perfect for fans of historical fiction, esoteric literature, and compelling narratives, this audiobook is an essential addition to your collection.