Dating Age

Move over, Georgia Nicolson. Say good-bye to Geek Girl. Meet Emma Nash. When 16-year-old Emma is ghosted by love of her life Leon Naylor, she does what any normal girl would do. She spends the entire summer lurking in her bedroom, avoiding all human contact (and the shower), surrounded by the collection of Chewits wrappers she saved from packs Leon gave her, back when he actually acknowledged her existence.... But seeing Leon suddenly 'in a relationship' on Facebook spurs Emma into action.

In a holiday house by the sea, our watchful narrator sees everything, including many things they shouldn't, as their brother and sisters, parents, and older cousins fill hot days with wine and games and planning a wedding. Enter two brothers: irresistible, charming, languidly sexy Kit and surly, silent Hugo. Suddenly there's a serpent in this paradise - and the consequences will be devastating.

He was her anonymous Dom, her secret obsession... and her best friend's father. Lonely new mother Zoe seeks escape on a discreet kink app, finding it in the commanding voice of "MidnightDom." He worships the lactating body she’s ashamed of, and his filthy promises become her addiction, awakening a desperate submissive need. But her fantasy shatters when MidnightDom is revealed as Silas Croft: a brilliant surgeon, her boss, and her best friend’s father. He knew who she was all along, and now he refuses to remain a secret. Their affair is a dangerous game of stolen moments and raw, ...

She was the cure for a thirst he couldn't name, and he was the obsession she never knew she needed. Sienna, a shy librarian and recent mom, is drowning in a life of quiet desperation. To escape the ghost of a cheating ex, she joins a discreet kink app, confessing her deepest secret: a fantasy of being fiercely desired for the very thing that makes her feel most vulnerable, her ability to lactate. She finds her match in IronWill, a dominant, articulate man whose praise silences her insecurities. But when they meet, her fantasy collides with a taboo reality. He is Dr. Gideon Armitage, her ...

He wanted her milk, but he'll end up craving her soul. Nora, a new mom and bookstore owner, is reeling from her boyfriend’s infidelity. Seeking to feel anything other than heartbreak, she joins a discreet kink app. She never expected to match with “DarkCrusader,” a dominant man whose commanding voice ignites her hidden submissive side. He worships her lactating, plus-size body, and for the first time in months, she feels desired. Their connection is electric, a fantasy escape that feels dangerously real. But her safe haven shatters when she discovers her anonymous dominant is Theo, a ...

She just wanted an audience. She had no idea he was already in the front row. Audrey is suffocating in her older brother’s house. A budding artist with a secret exhibitionist streak, she joins the anonymous kink app PulsePlay to find an audience for her deepest desires. As “Showstopper,” she can finally be seen. She matches with “Observer,” a man whose commanding voice pushes her to thrilling new limits. He wants her to perform, to be his “good girl,” and she eagerly obeys. She has no idea her anonymous admirer is Ethan, her brother’s best friend, a man who has secretly ...

When I received this book I sat down with a cup of tea and a throw blanket and settled in for what I hoped would be a good book and what I got was a journey that took me back to a tragic event the shook the lives of Oklahomans everywhere. This truly heartfelt story made me feel like it was just yesterday, it captured every emotion and thought that went through our minds as it happened. I highly recommend this book to everyone. A struggle of the heart is a beautiful read that makes you think about the choices that define your life and help make you the person you are meant to be. Can a ...

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"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - April 2022 The Decay: Benjamin's pharmacy suggests he consider enrolling in a government program to end his life. St. Patrick's Day: A woman is raped and makes a unique request of her rapist's friend. Alice And The Jabberwocky: Alice returns through the Looking-Glass for answers to her newest questions about life. And God Said: God simultaneously says a phrase into the minds of every living being on earth. The Wrong Shampoo: A young adult is invited by her new, older, love interest on a weekend trip with his friends, but struggles to fit in. The Seven ...

Commonalities takes the reader through the obstacles that destroy partnerships by means of social media, mobile phones, the internet and TV. Because of over-usage of electronic devices, genuine communication skills are all but lost. Face to face verbal encounters enhance and tighten relationships through body language, facial expressions and open conversation. When texting is substituted for a real conversation then the essential emotional responses are non-existent.

Was, wenn dein Leben eigentlich losgehen könnte, aber du dich noch nicht bereit fühlst? So geht es auch der frischgebackenen Abiturientin Brenda. Eigentlich könnte sie jetzt voll durchstarten, hat aber keine Ahnung, was sie mit ihrem Leben anfangen soll. Zudem strotzt sie nicht gerade vor Selbstbewusstsein: In der Schule war sie keine Leuchte, ihre beachtliche Körperfülle entspricht nicht gerade dem gängigen Schönheitsideal und richtigen Sex hatte sie auch noch nie.

Summer always wanted Dangerheart - the band of talented exiles she manages - to find success. Now that they've become an overnight sensation, they are on the verge of a record deal, and all of Summer's hard work is about to pay off. All they need to do is find the next missing song. But are Caleb, the band's future, and the lost song more important than college? Summer will have to decide. It's time to choose who she wants to be, even if that might mean kissing Caleb good-bye.

Grace sees her boyfriend Henry everywhere. In the supermarket, on the street, at the graveyard. Only Henry is dead. He died two months earlier, leaving a huge hole in Grace's heart. But then Henry turns up to fix the boiler one evening, and Grace can't decide if she's hallucinating or has suddenly developed psychic powers....

Ellen är fjorton, snart femton och bor med sina föräldrar i ett stort litet hus. Den sommaren, sommaren då hennes mormor dog och hennes föräldrar åkte bort och lämnade Ellen hos mostern, förändrades något inom henne. Inte bara inom henne, utan det var så påtagligt att alla vuxna runt om henne började oroa sig och leta efter hemligheter i Ellens mörka ögon. Det var som om världen fick ett nytt skimmer.

Piper Quesenberry has always known how to survive: keep your head down, keep people out, and never let anyone see the cracks. Slater Hartmann knows what it’s like to be on the outside too as he’s fighting a body that won’t cooperate and a world that stopped making sense after his life was turned upside down. In a town where everyone knows your name, and your secrets, Piper and Slater aren’t supposed to be friends. But when they stumble upon something dark and dangerous happening behind the neon lights of Whispering Hills Casino, they realize they’ll have to trust each other to ...

A boy comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen - then at university he finds his wings as a drag artist, The Black Flamingo. A bold story about the power of embracing your uniqueness. Sometimes, we need to take charge, to stand up wearing pink feathers - to show ourselves to the world in bold colour. 'I masquerade in makeup and feathers and I am applauded.'

Award-winning writer Patrick Ness’s bold and irreverent novel powerfully asks what if you weren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you were like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again.

They say that raising a child is difficult. If you ask us, you have to be more specific. First, raising a baby and a child are two completely different things. From the moment your baby is born to when they reach an age they can follow what you are saying, the journey is not that difficult. The road that comes after that is treacherous filled with temper tantrums and unreasonable requests. Not to mention the imaginary friends and the blanket or stuffed toy they are not ready to let go of.

On the cusp of turning thirty, Prue feels like everyone else is living their best life. Her friends are boasting about everything from their wellness achievements and exciting travel plans to their romantic relationships and newborn babies. Prue on the other hand is struggling to recover from a failed marriage engagement and an abandoned university degree, and her job at Love on the Line counselling lonely people only seems to highlight how truly alone she really feels herself.

Monique lives a perfect life—a preacher's daughter and the girlfriend of the town's golden boy. But it's not that simple. She's torn between her parents who want the pure virginal daughter, and her boyfriend, Dom, who wants to explore the more intimate side of their relationship. Tired of waiting, her boyfriend breaks up with her, spurring Monique to discover she has a medical condition that makes her far from perfect and she concocts a plan to fix her body and win him back.