First Power

A bloody revolt by a North African prince and a plot to seize control of Rome are the subjects of two short masterpieces of ancient history by the illustrious Roman chronicler, Sallust. He could not have chosen two more dramatic episodes in the long history of this city.

This book was previously published as “Alpha in a Sweater Vest” by Reba Bale. He might look like a nerd, but when they’re alone, he’s all alpha! Katie is recently divorced and looking for someone to help her explore her wild side. She wasted too many years with a husband who refused to meet her darkest needs. Now that Katie is single, how hard can it be to find someone who will pull her over their knee and punish her the way she’s fantasized about for years? When a nondescript stranger catches her searching spanking websites in a coffee shop, he offers her the chance to work with ...

The story revolves around Vince Steadfast, the newly named CEO of imaginary manufacturer Verity Glassworks, which has fallen on difficult times. Vince is hired to help the once iconic company return to its glory days, and he brings with him a parting gift from his mentor and former boss: a stunning crystal coffee cup from Verity's halcyon days. The cup turns out to be magic - truly - and helps him come to understand and reinvigorate the values that Verity has misplaced along the way.

He came to destroy her world. She recoded his. Alaia Evans is a genius coder on the brink of her big break. Her interactive art installation is more than a thesis; it is the soul of her work. But on opening night, a ghost in the machine tears it all down, leaving her humiliated in a storm of glitched light and mocking laughter. The attack is surgical, personal, and it has a name: Griffin. As the university's resident hacker and digital enforcer, Griffin was supposed to put the ambitious new artist in her place. He expected a simple victory, but Alaia’s fiery defiance sparks a dangerous ...

Women know what it’s like to feel powerless. We have had power taken from us and used over us, and sometimes we have had to give it away for our own safety. But when power is built internally, it is stronger and more enduring than that bestowed externally. In Power, renowned leadership coach Kemi Nekvapil introduces a new framework for cultivating your power from the inside out.

At sixteen, Timmy, lonely, isolated and accused of an attempted rape, leaves behind his unhappy childhood in rural West Virginia as he hitchhikes his way to an unknown future with the only asset Timmy believes he has—his body. Timmy recounts his years as a street boy and how his life changed when a young, privileged student social worker, Nico, came into his life. Nico, with the help of his beloved nonna opened Timmy to a future filled with love and new possibilities. Homoerotic content – For Adults 18+.

Twenty lighter, more intimate, stories from the furthest orbits of the time-space continuum When the gods coming visiting, are we included on their agenda? Or their menu? The ship has suffered a massive structural failure – a Breach: Level Two. Do you still have a future? The Galactic Emperor is passing through your hospitality lounge. “Please,’ they ask, ‘stand in for him at tonight’s banquet.” But why? In his brutal suppression of a city rebellion, the Lord of Tyre has one last matter to deal with. After all the trauma and mistreatment I endured in the alien prison camp, why ...

Desperate to escape her narcissistic father’s shadow and start fresh in the UK, Ashlynn finds her plans shattered when her father’s shady dealings with an international art thief thrust her into peril. Enter Steele: a criminal mastermind with a burning vendetta. His plan to kidnap Ashlynn and use her as leverage against his enemy quickly spirals out of control. Instead of the easy pawn he anticipated, he’s met with a fierce and spirited woman who challenges everything he thought he knew about himself. As Steele grapples with his growing feelings for the fiery Ashlynn, he must confront...

When I landed in Cell Block C, I thought keeping to myself was the safest way to survive. But then Trey, the most feared and ruthless man on the block, set his sights on me. It started in my cell block, where the mature oldhead, Marcus, I shared a cell with noted that Trey had "claimed" me, and offered to experiment a bit so I was ready for what was to come. Trey wasn’t asking; he was telling me I was his. But in prison, nothing stays secret for long. And Trey? He doesn’t care about my fears, my hesitations. To him, I’m already his, and he’ll make sure everyone knows it—even if it...

Take Your Shoes Off First is a fast and entertaining listen that illustrates how easy it is to limit what is possible in your life - without knowing you are doing it. You will be pulled into a thought-provoking story about an executive who finds a better path forward through a challenging situation by embracing one simple idea. As he learns to see himself and the world more clearly, you will be inspired to do the same.

Have a holly jolly Christmas with these three sexy Christmas stories, featuring a steamy taboo short and a North Pole saga about a charming boy elf vying to be Santa's most favorite.

He promised to teach her how to save lives. Instead, he taught her how to beg. Lila Wren is a nursing major on the verge of failing. Her confidence is shattered after a humiliating incident in clinicals, a weakness her brilliant, cruel stepbrother is all too happy to exploit across campus. She’s become a walking cautionary tale. Rowan Holt, a med student who despises weakness, sees Lila as a pathetic project. Forced to share a townhouse, he makes her a twisted offer. He'll tutor her, forging her into the perfect nurse, but only if she submits to his sadistic BDSM games during their study ...

Liam, Rose, Jack, and the rest of the android family return for the conclusion of the Extinction series. Do androids dream? They shouldn’t, but a vision compels Liam to travel west to a city that stands above the western sea, surrounded by the ruins of a forgotten civilization. Upon arrival he is asked to build more of his kind, but will they be slaves or free people? Left behind, Rose becomes the matriarch of a family founded by the son of her best friend. But after 200 years, the birthrate has fallen, and the progeny she cared for is gone; without a purpose, what will she do? In a ...

His obsession was her ruin. Her submission was his. Nora Blake’s future is built on a foundation of scientific ambition. As a dedicated environmental science major, her path is clear, her goals meticulously planned. Nothing can stand in her way. Nothing except him. Her new stepbrother, Silas Ford, is a campus god and a cruel track star who delights in her misery. When he begins to systematically sabotage her academic presentations, Nora is pushed to the breaking point. Forced to share a dorm suite, his torment escalates into a dark, intimate warfare. He offers her a deal she cannot refuse...

HE is the tall, hot and handsome Uday, the youngest and third son from the renowned Bollywood family of Chandhoks. Uday has always aspired to be behind the camera, and these days, he has made a name for himself in the film industry after three award-winning films under his belt. Into his life walks Yamini Gupta from Ranchi. SHE is not only young and beautiful, but extremely intelligent and career driven. And she wants to work in Bollywood, also behind the camera. She feels her dream has come true when she gets the opportunity to become Uday's assistant director. But can the two stick to ...

Saloni Malhotra is miserable with her lonely and servile existence in Chicago, while her husband Dr. Manish Chawla is too selfish to be bothered about his wife’s happiness. It’s watching her sister’s closeness to her new husband that actually opens Saloni’s eyes to the lack in her life. Aarav Chopra hasn’t looked at another woman since he fell in love with the seventeen-year-old Saloni. The nine years in-between seem to disappear when he sets eyes on her again at her sister’s wedding. But this time round, his love stretches to include her son too, as Mitesh holds not just ...

An accomplished former ghostwriter and book researcher who worked with Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Ben Bradlee, and Hillary Clinton goes behind the scenes of the nation's capital to tell the story of how she survived the exciting but self-important and self-promoting world of the Beltway.

Are you a first-time mother, or are you pregnant again after a loss? Do you feel overwhelmed with your condition, the delivery, or the overall motherhood journey ahead? Are you looking for ways to ease your mind, and to experience an empowering pregnancy and a mindful childbirth? If so, these 1000+ affirmations are for you, as they will boost up your confidence and internal strengths through meditation and positive thinking.

Whether your pregnancy was planned or a surprise, you’re bound to feel nervous. When you got your job, you had training and a job description… But for this role – the most important role you’ll ever have – you’re coming to it blind, and you’re on call all the time. Nothing will prepare you for the immense love you’ll feel when you look at your child for the first time… but it’s not true that there’s nothing you can do to prepare. Get ahead of the game and balance work and family life perfectly. This manual is the handbook every new dad needs.

How Free Speech Saved Democracy is a revealing reminder that First Amendment rights have often been curtailed in efforts to block progress, and that current measures to reduce hurtful language and to end hate speech could backfire on those who promote them.