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Jackson Kane has always had a special place in his heart for Lydia Morgan. After her father's death leaves her alone in the world, Jackson provides her with room and board in return for help around his ranch. But his generosity is met with one act of petulant rebellion after another, until she finally pushes him too far and he decides it is long past time to take her over his knee. As embarrassing as it is to be spanked with her panties down like a naughty little girl, it is when Jackson makes her call him daddy that Lydia's cheeks truly blush crimson.

All I've ever had is hope. Even when I felt everything was taken away from me...I still hung on to hope. I never imagined my life slipping right from under me, but it did. That was when the mask was first put into place. The facade that I was strong and capable. But he saw through it, saw me. The only one who ever took me for who I was and what I was.

Jeanette Peterson and her sister, Abigail, are running from a dark past and hiding from an even darker future. When they happen upon the Brody Hotel in Topeka, Kansas, they're given a chance at a whole new life, one where they can choose who they want to become. When Jeanette assists the town doctor with a difficult case, she realizes she has a calling and a passion to become a nurse.

Olivia Markham is a socialite from New York City who came to Topeka with one goal - to marry Adam Brody. But he married someone else, and Olivia has nowhere to go. Pastor Robert Osbourne has taken on the huge responsibility of overseeing the spiritual welfare of a large congregation.... Olivia doesn’t see a need for God in her life. Robert can’t imagine living without Him. Drawn together for reasons neither can understand, can they find a way to overlook their differences and realize that love doesn’t have to make sense to be real?

If there’s one thing you should know about me, other than that I swear a lot, it's that I believe in destiny. Which is why when the opportunity of my career gets within my reach, I not only know it’s meant to be, I feel like my entire life is about to change. And I don’t just mean my relocation to Seoul, aka K-Pop Central. You see, there’s this guy...I mean, isn’t there always?

Meg Walton can't believe her luck. Shortly after her detective boyfriend, Connor Smith, comes down with the flu, a murder occurs in Enchanted Bay. With Connor bedridden, Meg knows that she'll have to catch the killer herself. But it won't be easy. Especially after Meg discovers a crazy secret about one of the suspects that changes the entire case.

Harriet Martin left her plantation home in Atlanta and came to Kansas with one thought on her mind - finding the mother of the man she was supposed to marry. She will never find peace or be able to move on until she knows that Jane, a former slave, is safe and happy. Tom White wants nothing more than to be his own man - traveling where he will, taking whatever jobs come his way, moving on again when he gets feeling itchy. Now working at the Brody Hotel, he starts to put down roots for the first time since he was forced to leave his home at the age of 15.

Sometimes hurtful remarks are easier to believe than the truth.... That's what Annie Holden realizes after her family belittles her weight and the hottest guy in high school - her first big crush - humiliates her in front of the entire senior class. Fast-forward to now. Annie has left that insecure girl far behind as she starts her freshman year at college, or so she thought....

As a new recruit on her father’s base on an alien world, Jennifer Raynor followed her father’s footsteps in becoming a soldier when her mother died. On a bright and beautiful world full of Sara, she would prove her worth. On what should have been a routine day, a single Nulani alien approached their base. Through a series of catastrophic events, she is forced to flee into the jungle alone without technology, armed with only her rifle and the will to survive.

At the age of thirty-two, former cheerleader Ashley Jacobson isn't old, but in the modeling world, she might as well have dentures and a wheelchair. Finally realizing that her runway dreams will never come true, she returns to her hometown of Burnt River and the loving arms of her aunt, who has always been there for her. Josh Wright is looking for a fresh start of his own. Widowed at a young age, he's now navigating life alone, in need of a new job and a new place to live. He knocks on Ashley's door early one morning looking for a haircut, and the sparks begin to fly instantly.

In this faithful Jane Eyre retelling, Hope Middleton was all but thrown away by the family that was supposed to care for her. Now on her own, she loses her job when the factory where she worked burned to the ground. With no other alternatives, she answers an advertisement for a mail-order bride and travels to Newark, New Jersey, expecting a simple life in a quiet community. Instead, she is thrown into the middle of the dark mystery that surrounds her enigmatic fiancé, with only the chance of falling in love as her saving grace.

Single mom Claire Bennett needs to find a boyfriend. Fast. Problem is, she doesn't have the time or desire (or maybe even the ability) to manage a relationship right now. Determined to avoid her pending public humiliation, Claire resorts to hiring a fake boyfriend. Though unable to deny her troublesome attraction for her new faux beau, Claire's confident her plan will work as long as she keeps her feet firmly planted on the ground. Never again will she get swept away in a whirlwind romance that leaves her dizzy, flat on her butt, and full of regret when it ends.

Sarah Overstreet has one mission. It's going to require she sacrifice her body for the greater good. She’s willing to do anything for the cause. As a member of SAAB she is dedicated to ending the surrogacy program with the Klaskians for good. The problem is once she gets to the planet they aren’t at all like she’s been taught. Through the love of two Klaskian males both different in their past and age she finds maybe she doesn’t want to go through with the mission, but the consequences will be dire. How can she return to her planet a traitor? The answer is, she can’t.

Phoebe Glenn has walled herself away from love, not daring to risk what it would mean to be vulnerable. She keeps herself busy with work and friends, and she believes she's put the past behind her - until Bryce walks into her real estate office. Bryce Davidson was a world-class rodeo cowboy until one split second took everything away. Now injured and retired, he comes back to his hometown of Burnt River to start over, not realizing how that choice would impact so many others' lives.

Andrew Brody, investment banker and self-made millionaire, has just lost his father but gained an estate. Along with inheriting stocks, bonds, racehorses, and undeveloped land, he learns that he is now the owner of a hotel that has been in the family since 1875 and should probably just be torn down. Marissa Clark needs a new challenge - staging homes to sell and rearranging pictures on walls isn't what she dreamed of doing when she became an interior designer. When she gets a call asking her to help renovate a historical building, she leaps at the change.

When everything is on the line, how far will you go to protect those you love? What if the cost of saving them is your soul? Would you pay it? I thought I was prepared for what was coming; that if I made sacrifices, I could win this game. I’m no longer afraid of the darkness or the monsters that hide in the shadows. I’ve become what I feared most, allowing it in to protect those I loved. Sometimes it takes a monster to win. Sometimes to fight monsters, you have to become one. My only fear is....can I come back from it?

When everything is on the line, how far will you go to protect those you love? What if the cost of saving them is your soul? Would you pay it? I thought I was prepared for what was coming; that if I made sacrifices, I could win this game. I’m no longer afraid of the darkness or the monsters that hide in the shadows. I’ve become what I feared most, allowing it in to protect those I loved. Sometimes it takes a monster to win. Sometimes to fight monsters, you have to become one. My only fear is…can I come back from it?

Joshua's wife is sick and tired of him shirking his responsibilities, missing appointments, and just never putting in the work for their relationship. She decides if he's going to behave like a child, she'll treat him like one - starting by changing his underwear out for nice, thick diapers! Joshua doesn't believe she's going to really go all-in at first, but after a humiliating encounter with a delivery girl and a firm spanking with a wooden spoon, he starts to understand his wife really is his new mommy.

Seth Mitchell is everything I think is wrong with modern celebrity. Brash. Mouthy. Recalcitrant. He’s also my new client. Problem is, I can barely stand to be in the same room with the overexposed British bad boy. After only one meeting, it’s more than obvious the feeling is mutual. Working together is challenge enough, but it’s made harder by the fact I don’t like the way being around him makes me feel. When so much of who he is is fake, how do I trust anything is real?

More than 40 speeches - considered among the greatest of all time - comprise this marvelous collection. All the works you'll hear are unabridged, and the most contemporary are live recordings. Included are speeches by Susan B. Anthony, Joan of Arc, Winston Churchill, Jefferson Davis, Amelia Earhart, and John F. Kennedy.