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Young Jose is given an assignment from his 7th grade teacher that would take his imagination to a place he has never been before. The assignment was to create a story about how he had an obstacle in his life and how he overcame it. Journey with Jose to a place between heaven and hell, where his obstacle became absolutely deadly. The challenge of the game he's facing now means Eternal Life or Death.

Stanton 'Ace' Jacobs has always been catered to. Always been told how to act; how to dress; who to socialize with, by his grandfather who raised him after his parents were killed in an accident. When his grandfather passes away, he became the sole heir of the Jacobs fortune, and seized the chance to get away from the life of privilege. Seeking a sense of belonging and family he never had, he found the brothers of Sin City and sunk his money into something that was totally his, not attached to the Jacobs name.

February, 1841. It's Carnival season in New Orleans. Free man of color Benjamin January—a surgeon turned piano player, with a talent for attracting trouble—is playing at an opulent masked ball when, little to his surprise, a quarrel breaks out between two guests, and his services are requested at a duel. Young planter Bastien Damoreau has accused a recent arrival to town of passing himself off as white—an insult not to be borne.

December 1840. Surgeon turned piano-player Benjamin January is looking forward to a peaceful holiday with his family. But the arrival of an old friend brings unexpected news—and unexpected danger. Persephone Jondrette has found Arithmus: a Sudanese man with extraordinary mental abilities who January last saw in France, nearly fifteen years ago, during a ghost-hunting expedition to a haunted chateau. January and his friends survived the experience . . . but Arithmus's benefactor, the British explorer Deverel Wishart, did not.

Pentru cei din jurul său, Faye pare să aibă totul. Un soţ perfect, o fiică adorabilă și un apartament de lux într-una dintre zonele cele mai elegante ale Stockholmului. Dar amintirile întunecate din copilăria petrecută în Fjällbacka nu încetează să o bântuie și o fac să simtă că e tot mai captivă într-o colivie de aur. Pe vremuri, Faye era o femeie puternică și ambiţioasă – înainte să-și dedice viaţa soţului său, Jack. Când acesta o înșală, întreaga lume a lui Faye se prăbușește și totul îi este luat.

Angie is taking a serious break from dating. At least, she thought she was until she comes across the finest man she’s ever seen — the new handyman in her building. Angie knows what she wants in a man, and Law doesn't seem to be it. But that doesn’t mean she can’t get to know him, right? Law is focused on rebuilding his life as a free man. That rebuild doesn’t include getting involved with anyone, especially not the bougie girl at his job who always needs something fixed.

For seven years Silas Knight has been focused only one thing: finding his daughter. He didn’t have time for relationships, and he certainly wasn't looking for a mate. But see… fate was a tricky thing. The one thing he’d been avoiding was the one thing he would have to do to keep his daughter with him. Mila Meyers has been focused on only one thing for the past four years: keeping her daughter safe. She was a widow, so relationships were the last thing on her mind. But then she ran, quite literally, into a man… or rather shifter who would change all of that.

Aria Wright stumbles upon the body of Vietnam veteran Emerson. Unfortunately, the masked killer sees and threatens her. Flash back to 1968: Young Emerson is shipped to Vietnam on the day of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Weeks later, a deadly encounter in Bangkok results in the murder of Emerson's best friend. The perilous tale alternates between the troubled life of Emerson from 1968 through the present day and two propulsive and dangerous weeks in March 2024 as Aria and Jax try to solve the mysteries surrounding the murder.

Most women would be grateful to have a smoking hot country boy rescue them from a raging inferno. But not Andi. Dylan broke her heart five years ago and the last thing she wants is to owe a debt to the shredded 6'7" firefighter who threw her over her shoulder like she was weightless. He has a past. A child. A baby mama on the loose. More drama than she can handle. And...he broke her heart.

For the first time ever, renowned author Terry McMillan brings together her previously published short fiction and nonfiction as well as never-before-seen works in a single volume, from unpublished short stories to magazine articles, opinion pieces, a commencement speech, and contributions to literary journals and anthologies. Whether she’s revealing life lessons, pontificating about aging, recalling her sources of inspiration, or laying bare the beginnings of her life as a writer, McMillan approaches every piece with enduring humor, wit, and fearlessness.

This is the board of The Majestic Datsima, the proficient ship providing attraction as a luxury cruise in the sea, which is the dream of those who are finding entertainment, freedom, and happiness in life and yearning for brethren. To some extent, Hooliganism is the only chance for Mia and Jamal to make their son happy in paradise and forget about a cruel life in Atlanta for a time. But, in the deeper sea, this beautiful dish starts to change into a nightmare on the surface of 'a voyage of one's dreams'—the aphrodisiacal sea life.

If nothing else Rahlo is loyal. The five-letter word runs through his veins like blood and expels from his body like his next breath. With a new contract on the table, the rap star learns that fame and fortune don't necessarily change you. It changes the people around you. Taylor is living her best life! The plus-size beauty unapologetically challenges society's rules for big girls. With a slick mouth and dangerous curves, Taylor captures the eye of a rapper who has her questioning her current relationship.

Trap Commandments: the carrying out or putting into effect a plan, order or course of action. Never underestimate the power of the streets! There are those that live by the commandments that govern them and those who don't. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. The hustle never stops so be prepared to execute with the skill of a warrior, a street warrior!

Gina Gros este o femeie frumoasă și inteligentă. Și absolut normală, dacă nu s-ar fi dus de bună voie într-un ospiciu privat din apropierea Bucureștiului. Mai mult, declară că a comis o crimă și nu mai vrea să trăiască în libertate. Nu poate să spună pe cine a ucis. Nici când sau unde a făcut-o. Ancheta poliției nu descoperă nicio victimă și aproape nimeni nu mai crede în vorbele femeii. Doar Mihai Iordache, încăpățânatul comisar din precedentele volume ale seriei, consideră că are un caz.

În "ținutul porumbului" din Nebraska există un mister sinistru… iar Jack Reacher se trezește direct implicat în el. Mai întâi, se pune rău cu clanul Duncan, care a terorizat și domină întregul ținut. Dar ceea ce nu-l lasă pe Reacher să plece este cazul nerezolvat, vechi de decenii, al unui copil dispărut. Cei din clanul Duncan vor ca Reacher să dispară – și nu încearcă să ascundă doar secretele din trecutul lor. Căci, oricât de periculoși ar fi, ei se află doar pe treapta de jos a unei adevărate rețele a criminalității, extinse pe o jumătate de glob.

După ce partenera lui dintr-o aventură mai veche îl abandonează într-o cameră de motel, Jack Reacher își reia călătoria fără o țintă anume și lasă norocul să-i aleagă calea. Ajunge astfel la un banal magazin de amanet unde îi atrage atenția un obiect ciudat: un inel de absolvent al Academiei Militare West Point – un trofeu greu de obținut și la care titularul n-ar renunța ușor. Și mai ciudat este că inelul descoperit de Reacher pare să fi aparținut unei femei.

Când o studentă la arheologie face o descoperire uluitoare care i-ar putea confirma atât teoriile proprii, cât și legendele sumbre care circulă printre localnici, echilibrul și așa îndoielnic al unei familii este distrus. Să fie pură coincidență? Atmosfera claustrofobică este nemiloasă cu nervii tuturor. Bănuielile și acuzațiile nerostite atârnă tot mai greu. Oamenii încep să vorbească despre răzbunarea unui norvegian care luase parte la operațiunea Autobuzul de Shetland care, în Al Doilea Război Mondial, făcea legătura între insule, Scoția și Norvegia ocupată de naziști.

Când Jack Reacher hotărăște să coboare din autobuz în Margrave, un orășel liniștit din Georgia, își închipuie că singurul lui motiv e să viziteze locul unde a murit marele chitarist de blues Blind Blake. E o zi ploioasă și tot ce vrea e să găsească un restaurant unde să mănânce și să bea o cafea. Dar în Margrave tocmai s a produs prima crimă din ultimii treizeci de ani. Iar Jack Reacher, străinul venit de curând în oraș, devine primul suspect. Așa că, la nici jumătate de oră de la sosire, este reținut și dus la închisoare.

If These Walls Could Talk is consumed with mystery, sex, and action. Each chapter is filled with events that will thrill listeners. After a second chance at life, Lil Riley regains his freedom and has plans to make a positive change in the world. To follow up with the promise he made to his girlfriend, Nicole – he finds himself attending church. Still addicted to a life of fast money as a drug boss and a high-profile pimp, the transition isn't as easy as he thought. When love, witchcraft and betrayal enter the picture, things spin out of control.

Jess L. Jackson’s 3rd novel is a continuation of her effort to illustrate Black stories that dispel myths and stereotypes surrounding the Black community at large. “To Follow Where You Are”, speaks to and empathetically for the soul of Black men who’s stories often go untold because being transparent or emotional is a foreign concept for them. The need for their healing is beneficial not only for them, but imperative for all.