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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!

Damita Jo Jackson has experienced a variety firsts in her life and on the cusp of yet another life changing event, she finds herself meandering down memory lane. The Pleasure Principle is her documented journey into womanhood via her sexuality, filtered through the lens of music from her very famous namesake. At the end of her journey through the past, DJ is reminded that it truly, always comes back to love.

Against her controlling father’s protest, Doctor Janelle St. John worked hard to become a veterinarian and open a practice with her best friend. As much as she loves her family, she can’t stomach dealing with her father’s betrayal. While she thought her parents would live happily ever after, he was cheating on her mom and starting a family with one of Janelle’s childhood best friends. Seeing how her parents’ happy marriage was just a fraud gave Janelle the realization that love was a hoax at a young age.

What happens when the past collides with the present? Kyra escaped New Orleans burning bridges and harboring secrets. Determined to create her perfect life she finds her dream man. And now she lives a life of comfort and convenience as the wife of a high powered Texas attorney. But Kyra’s perfect life is about to get turned upside down when her web of lies and deceit return in the form of Redd. Lawrence "Redd" Richardson a hustler and man on a mission.

Divinity Knox never expects the devastation of losing the love of her life. Some wounds are impossible to heal but she learns to power through and rebuild. Kaedenn Montgomery makes a decision to walk away from his one true love only to find himself miserable and unfulfilled. The one woman who gives his purpose is no longer open to sharing his world. Divinity and Kaedenn both learn that the heart can find healing in the worst of circumstances. When they reconnect for a second chance at love secrets and tormented past prove to be a challenge in mending their shattered emotions.

Following an unsuspected night of passion with a series of men, Seven is left reeling and quickly discovers that everyone’s actions have lasting consequences. She finds herself attempting to navigate what a life intertwined with three men looks like and with Kenji’s strained familial relationships, Gael’s daunting past and Tryp’s long term girlfriend, their effortless night of fun is quickly forgotten as they all grapple with if their one night stand can truly lead to a happily ever after.

You ever met somebody and knew right away they were going to be your forever? Yea, me neither. But when my path crossed with Devyn Banks, I knew she would leave a stain that was hard to wash out.

Beyah and Vante were always a pair … until they weren’t. She chose to further her career and leave home. He chose to stay, too afraid to leave everything he ever knew. Beyah is unaware that their long distance isn’t working as well as she thought. A surprise visit home and she’s faced with all she has missed. Him, his new girlfriend, and the child he has on the way. In six months a lot could change, but she had been unaware. Now she’s faced with heartbreak and anger. She feels the blues, attempting to heal herself when she finds herself in the sights of HIM.

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.

Un atentat sângeros comis la Veneția o lasă pe Colomba Caselli mai mult moartă decât vie. În timpul masacrului, Dante Torre, genialul anchetator care a fost ținut prizonier toată copilăria într-un siloz de către geniul malefic cunoscut sub porecla de "Tatăl", e răpit de un individ misterios care dispare fără urmă.

A series of fast-paced escapades which lead some kids into changing their traditional playground of gangs into something positive. These stories follow their adventures from negative situations to a positive outcome.

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.

When Azrael wakes up with an unremovable ring on his hand and visions of the Devil haunting his dreams, his life takes a dark turn. At school, he spots a mysterious girl with horns that no one else can see, and before he knows it, he’s pulled into an otherworldly dungeon filled with danger. After nearly losing his life in a battle with a monstrous creature, Azrael wakes to find himself beside Lilith, a mute silver-haired girl who reveals that she’s the demon girl he saw at school.

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.

Scarlett Wilcox is willing to live out her life as a spinster if it means being able to continue her medical research to help a friend in need. After all, few husbands would tolerate her dressing as a man to attend lectures at the Royal Academy of Science. If the Duke of Torrance finds her such a specimen, she'll agree to a marriage in name only, much to the dismay of her elder sister, the Viscountess. When she's unmasked at a lecture on ophthalmology, Scarlett prepares to be disgraced, but she's saved by Trinidadian-born physician Stephen Carew who claims her as a cousin.

This collection crafts a narrative that encompasses the different aspects of a BLACK MAN. Each section is diverse and unique but tells the tale of the whole man, the whole person. I'm hopeful this will change the way we're viewed in the eyes of some. For we're not merely the sum of our parts. We're people, we're men. We each have a purpose, families, and friends. We have hearts, flaws, and strengths too. We have joys and talents, just like you.

Hollis Tremblay has no memory of why he's out in the wilderness alone or whether the woman with him is his wife. She's beautiful and her rosy outlook makes everything seem brighter, even the dangers they face . . .When Hollis's memory crashes back, he realizes that Abigail is the sister his childhood best friend charged him with looking after across the dangerous westward journey. Abigail might be a ray of sunshine, but she's strictly forbidden. Especially to him.

Un necunoscut pare s-o pândească de pe trotuarul de vizavi, din apartamentul de alături, care ar trebui să fie gol, se aud discuții aprinse, iar electricianul se comportă suspect. I se spune că soțul ei, mort de mult, a aranjat să fie dusă la un azil de lux. Ajunsă acolo, la reședința din mijlocul unei păduri, totul devine și mai straniu. Cât din ce se întâmplă este real și cât e rodul spaimelor unei bătrâne care a trăit zeci de ani singură?