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How do you know when you’re settling in a relationship? Hailey Ross and Logan Tate have been dating for six years. Thus far, their relationship has withstood the test of time, but when Hailey is ready for the next step, Logan is hesitant. They have had their fair share of arguments, but marriage has been on Hailey’s mind since the beginning of their love story. While Hailey is working toward getting a ring, Logan is working toward selling a house. His priorities revolve around his new career path as a real estate agent and less on the current status of his relationship.

Avery Kline relocates her entire life from her hometown of East Tawas, Michigan to Las Vegas, Nevada. Despite going through a tumultuous breakup, Avery is open to putting her heart back on the line when she meets the apartment’s pool security guard, Kyle Kingsley. Kyle is no stranger to female attention as all the residents seem to gravitate towards him, but he has a rule against dating girls who live at the complex. This disappoints Avery, but doesn’t discourage her from pursuing him anyway.

The Story of a Bad Boy (1870), a semi-autobiographical novel by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, is considered the first in the "bad boy" genre of literature. It is hailed as the precursor to stories such as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. The protagonist, Tom Bailey, is mischievous, a vandal, and a troublemaker. The narrative follows Tom as he engages in a series of adventures from New Hampshire to New Orleans and beyond. Among the supporting characters, Sailor Ben, Miss Abigail, and Conway stand out.

Can they leave their pasts behind to create a future? Clarke Dragoon has lived under an alias to infiltrate criminal organizations, dismantle them, and bring them to justice. He has perfected a similar tactic in his own life, as it demands his undivided attention. Another benefit is that it prevents him from dwelling on what's missing in his life. Aimee Lang's ex-husband shattered her life, and now she must use her new identity to reinvent herself. When a series of questionable events unfold, the carefully constructed lies of her new life fall apart, exposing the horrors of her past.

Can they face their demons and discover love? Trent Jacobs had everything he wanted until the flash of a muzzle ripped his world apart. Now, he only has guilt. Permanently removed from fieldwork due to questionable events, Trent retires from the FBI. He retreats to the small town of Mill Creek, Idaho, to become the town sheriff. Margaret King knows what it’s like to be alone and isolated. Losing her parents as a child was impossible, but the death of her brother damn near killed her.

After watching Avery struggle through a series of toxic relationships, Paige has sworn off dating for good. Determined to protect herself from the heartache her best friend has endured, she throws herself into building her successful business, leaving no room for romance. However, Hannah and Avery begin to worry that Paige’s work obsession is keeping her from experiencing the love she deserves. In a bold attempt to push Paige out of her comfort zone, her friends challenge her to find a date for Hannah’s upcoming wedding.

Can they endure captivity, corruption, and deceit to give love a chance? When FBI analyst Noah Parker receives a call from a ghost from his past—the man who shot him—the last thing he expects is credible intelligence about a kidnapped woman. The only way to obtain the coordinates of her exact location is to act alone, without the bureau’s assistance. Time is running out for her survival before she’s relocated or killed. Jasmine West's decision to follow a man who intrigued her while researching for her exposé seemed reasonable until everything went wrong.

You've been here before. You make a solid point, logically sound, only to watch the conversation get hijacked. Suddenly, you're defending against a ridiculous exaggeration, a personal jab, or clever-sounding nonsense that has nothing to do with what you said. You get frustrated, derailed, and defeated—even though you know you're correct. You know you're right—so why do you keep losing the argument?

Hi! My name is Bailey and I was a recipient of Dialectical Behavior Therapy. DBT was the most effective mental health treatment I have ever received. Because of this, I would like to review all of the skills and lessons I learned by teaching y’all! If you’re thinking of doing a DBT program, in one now, did one before, are curious about DBT, or want to live a better, healthier life then this podcast is for you! This podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not meant to diagnose or treat any disorder.

Via a series of letters between himself and a friend, a man falls in love with a woman he has never met - and receives a shocking surprise when he travels to meet her.

Master wit Mark Twain selected these 27 stories himself by 15 of his favorite 19th-century authors. The order follows that which Twain placed them in in the original anthology, published in 1888. He indulged his comic fancy rather than making a textbook in which all themes or authors are placed together, saying that "This way you will have to peruse the whole thing before discovering that one of your favorites is not included." Among others, you'll find: Artemus Ward, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Francis Lee Pratt, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Frederick W. Cozzens, and Twain himself.

A lonely young artist's dreams of the perfect girlfriend come to life on her canvas. When Charlotte's best friend dumps her for boys and beer parties, she locks her bedroom door and starts to draw. She's tried to fit in, but it isn't a boy she wants. If only Autumn were real, instead of just a pile of beautiful drawings that she's been hiding from her mother. Charlotte knows Autumn isn't real, she does, but she's fallen in love with the idea of having a secret girlfriend. Someone special to talk to, and someone who understands her. But when Autumn starts talking back, that's when things get...

Reality shows are real, right? Wrong. When Elise Rosenberg signs up to be a participant in the new hit reality television show, Heartbreak Beach, she quickly realizes how involved the producer, Brent Knox, actually is. She regrets not reading the long contract she was given before agreeing to be on the show, but it’s too late, as she is put in an uncomfortable position during the season finale. Twenty women began the series, all fighting for the attention of Jared Bradley, the hot bachelor. Each week, he sent women home, until Elise was the only one left.

"The Stillwater Tragedy" (1880) is a novel by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Excerpt: "The chimney-stack of one house sends up no smoke. Yet the carefully trained ivy over the porch intimate that the place is not unoccupied. The sun appears to beat in vain at the casements of this silent house, which has a curiously sullen and defiant air, as if it had desperately and successfully barricaded itself against the approach of morning; yet if one were standing in the room that leads from the bed-chamber on the ground-floor - the room with the latticed window - one would see a ray of light thrust through a chink of the shutters, and pointing like a human finger at an object which lies by the hearth.

Amid new beginnings, can they open their hearts to discover love when they least expect it? After Ramona Fritz discovers that her ex-boyfriend has stolen her money, she’s ready for a fresh start. Fate takes control when a thrown dart leads her to Destiny, prompting her to pack her bags and hop into her truck, heading for the small beachside town. Brock Pierson may have paid the price for his sins, but those he loved are still gone. His current focus is on rebuilding his life, which doesn’t include absolution. A new beginning, along with an unexpected meeting, brings Brock and Ram together.

In A Midnight Fantasy, Thomas Bailey Aldrich weaves a whimsical, imaginative tale that blurs the lines between dream and reality, tragedy and romance. As the story opens, a solitary narrator roams the quiet, gaslit streets of 19th-century Boston after attending a performance of Romeo and Juliet. Haunted by Shakespeare’s tragedies, he envisions an alternate world where Hamlet meets Juliet—not to mourn, but to love. What unfolds is a charming reimagining of destiny: Hamlet travels to Verona and finds Juliet at a masquerade ball, sparking a romance that sidesteps the tragic paths fate once set.

Told through the amused, watchful eye of a local narrator, Our New Neighbors at Ponkapog is a gently ironic portrait of curiosity, manners, and the subtle dramas that unfold when privacy meets polite scrutiny. As the young couple settles into their secluded life, questions arise—not dramatic ones, but the kind born of daily observation: Who are they? How do they live? And why do they remain so carefully out of reach?

These pages host the archives for Thomas Bey-William Bailey's "Anechoic Chamber," a podcast which from 2020-2022 focused on experimental or under-represented forms of creativity, presented in an unfiltered manner and in an "audio documentary" style that diverges from the typical interview format of such shows. As of 2023, this project has been shelved indefinitely, on the basis of both personal issues and lack of response from prospective guests / participants.

Thomas Bailey Aldrich’s journey begins in the vibrant streets of New Orleans, where his father relocated from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. After a decade, Aldrich returned to Portsmouth to prepare for college, a formative chapter of his life vividly captured in his semi-autobiographical novel, *The Story of a Bad Boy* (1870). In this groundbreaking work, young Tom Bailey emerges as a relatable hero, heralded by critics as one of the first realistic portrayals of childhood in American literature—laying the groundwork for future classics like *Adventures of Huckleberry Finn*. Aldrichs literary...

Explore the gripping narrative of The Stillwater Tragedy, an 1880 classic by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Renowned as an American poet, novelist, and editor, Aldrichs fame arguably rests on his semi-autobiographical novel, The Story of a Bad Boy, and his anthology of short stories, Majorie Daw and Other People. Set in a quiet New England manufacturing town, The Stillwater Tragedy unveils a community thrown into chaos by a murder and a subsequent all-encompassing trade union strike. Follow the journey of Richard Shackford, the nephew of the murdered man, as he finds himself entangled in the turbulent...