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My grumpy billionaire neighbor is stirring up more than just old memories... After tragedy struck, I moved to Asheville NC., hoping for a quiet life so that I could heal and move on with my career. Love was the last thing on my mind—until I met my next-door neighbor. Antonio Michaelson, my secret crush from years ago and my brother’s friend from college, the grumpiest neighbor a girl could have. It’s a mystery to me why Antonio finds more peace in our apartment building than he does in his billionaire’s mansion. Then I see that there’s more to him than meets the eye as we begin to...

Lady Isadora Malbury must remain unwed if she wishes to continue to be a member of the exclusive and secret Wicked Ladies Salon. Having survived two seasons already without a single proposal, one more shouldn't be a challenge, that is until she finds herself wagering with the pompous Duke of Aces for her hand.

I cannot live like this forever. Someday, everything will end and I will have no reason to exist. My eyes have seen every place, every form, every dimension. My purpose is constant and eternal. Or so I thought. There is a way out for me and I have found it. In her. It was said long ago, before I was created, that death will come from above. I must save myself from this torment that I know is coming when this all ends. When the skies of madness return.

I never thought that moving back to my hometown would reconnect me with my high school sweetheart. As a CEO, I make a lot of decisions, as a single dad, I decide to leave the city. Returning home to give my daughter a better life, while turning mine upside down or so I thought… Enrolling my daughter in Sammy's dance studio was about fulfilling a promise I made. It wasn’t about reconnecting with a life and love I left behind, in this small town. Seeing Sammy again stirred emotions I thought I'd locked away due to choices and consequences of my past. Her positivity clashed with my ...

Josh the Billionaire is back and my heart doesn’t stand a chance. Running my B&B was supposed to be my fresh start. Not a reunion with my old friend and secret crush, Josh, while on business. He’s all grown up now, with an adoptive son, and a successful career. With a rugged charm that still makes my heart skip a beat. He offered to help, and I accepted, how can I refuse assistance from a pro. Working side by side, blurs the lines between friendship to something more. Investors had other plans for this small seaside town including my B&B. But Josh’s protective instinct kicked in to ...

Grumpy Billionaire Hearts: A Clean Romance Collection Fall in love with three swoon-worthy, emotionally complex billionaires who have everything—except the one thing they truly need: love. In The Off-Limits Grump Next Door, a woman trying to heal from heartbreak finds herself face-to-face with her brother’s best friend—and former crush. Living next door to the grumpy and mysterious billionaire Antonio awakens feelings she thought were long buried. But just as their connection grows deeper, his past resurfaces with secrets that could tear them apart. In The Billionaire’s Second ...

Fall in Love with Four Grumpy Billionaires in One Heartwarming Box Set. Dive into the captivating world of grumpy billionaires who made life-changing decisions that shaped their futures forever. This special collection brings together four Clean and Wholesome standalone novels, each weaving a tale of love, transformation, and happily ever after. CEO Next Door I agreed to be my brother’s best friend and billionaire's fake fiancée, knowing it was forbidden. Confronting him about his wild party next door was supposed to be straightforward— until his captivating green eyes met mine. This ...

Disappeared without a word, this grumpy billionaire is now returning to this small town to disrupt my life again. Kevin, the man who broke my heart, is back. Wealthy and grumpy and is seeking attention for his injury. Hoping to pick up where he left off. Disregarding the pain and heartbreak he caused. I never thought I’d see him again. Now, he’s my patient, I have to care for him, The tension is palpable, the connection undeniable. Caring for him daily and reminiscing about what we had is pulling at my heartstrings, erasing the pain of my past hurt. Convincing my heart otherwise is not ...

I wasn’t looking for love, but it found me in the most unexpected way, far from the quiet life in my small town. Taking care of my niece and running my art business were my top priorities. But when my best friend asked me to be her brother Jake’s plus-one on a business cruise, I couldn’t say no. Jake—a junior lawyer recovering from a tough breakup—was focused on his career. He needed someone to pose as his girlfriend for appearances. His grumpy attitude clashed with my cheerful spirit, but soon, his kindness began to melt my heart. Before I knew it, what was supposed to be pretend...

In the days of yore, legends and heroes were born and magic thrived. Fairies and nymphs intermingled with human lives. At the Great Gathering in the epicenter of the vast dense forest, the fairy council and Elders meet. There they meet to plot and plan and manipulate the destinies of kings and royalty. They judge their sins and decide their fates. The young hunter Alexander, strides through the forest, stirring the mists as he strolls. A hooded sorceress, Hannah, slinks through the forest and enters a dark cave to visit her sister, Katarina, chained to the cave's slimy walls.

Lady Grace’s bargain with the devil guaranteed the life of the man she will always love, but the price was giving him up forever. Now Matthew has returned to England, and she finds it impossible to let him go. Freed from a hellish prison on the Continent, Matthew Stanford, Marquess of Harrington, retreats to his country manor. His days obsessed with thoughts of exacting revenge upon the man responsible for his captivity.

As such things are measured in Washington, Denise Burke has everything a woman of wit could want: two hip kids able to look after themselves; a marriage constructed to allow maximum mutual leeway with a husband smack in the center of Clinton's inner circle; and a high-profile lover. Plus, she's a best-selling author of several true crime books. But when death strikes close to home, Denise becomes a woman with a big-time problem.

It’s never easy keeping secrets...Only her desire to crush the Crown’s enemies could induce Lady Lucille Stanford to endure another Season. For years she has worked secretly for the Home Office, and she has come to London with one purpose: Foil the attempted kidnapping of a highly valuable target, identity unknown. Inconveniently, Lord Harrington - Lucy’s brother and guardian - has other plans. He won’t be satisfied until she is at long last married.

For much of history women have been seen rather than heard. Their thoughts, their views, have lain too long in the shadows of our culture. Whilst this traditional view has some merit it is not entirely accurate. Here, gathered together in these volumes, we can, through their words, experience their lives; we can hear their voices, their thoughts, joys, loves and losses. For the female poet there was always the confining hand of men to instruct that their time was perhaps spent more productively elsewhere. These lines, these gilded verses, often protest otherwise.

From Microsoft's President and one of the tech industry's wisest thinkers, a frank and thoughtful reckoning with how to balance enormous promise and existential risk as the digitisation of everything accelerates. In Tools and Weapons, Brad Smith takes us behind the scenes on some of the biggest stories to hit the tech industry in the past decade. From Edward Snowden's NSA leak to the NHS WannaCry ransomware attack, this book is essential listening to understand what's happening in the world around us.

Lady Mary Masterson had no objection to being betrothed to Gilbert Talbot until he ridiculed her. Now, years later, it appears her chance for an adventure on the Continent will be thwarted by the very man when he turns up, vowing to keep her safe. Insufferable! If only it weren’t so difficult to ignore her fluttering heart - and the voices constantly touting the advantages of marrying the man who long ago called her a witch.

Poppy Rice is home in her D.C. apartment with very little furniture and a stack of boxes she still hasn't unpacked after five years. It's three AM and she's suffering from her usual insomnia, so she watches a tape of the CBS Evening News. Dan Rather is interviewing convicted ax-murderer Rona Leigh Glueck who, in 10 days, will be the first woman executed in Texas since the Civil War. Poppy pauses the tape on a close-up of Rona Leigh's delicate, child-like hands. So maybe it was a lightweight ax?

At the age of 30, while training for a marathon, Elizabeth began experiencing symptoms of ALS. Written by blinking her eyes using a special computer, this audiobook is about persevering with faith at every turn. Practical, yet hilarious, it offers help to those caring and being cared for with a unique perspective. Be motivated and inspired, as Elizabeth takes you on her journey of survival and ongoing recovery. Life doesn't have to end after a terminal diagnosis and in many ways, it truly just begins!

Coaching and Mentoring for Success is a practical way for coaches and mentors to learn the basics they need to do their jobs professionally. If you want to become a more able coach/mentor, or help your team members to develop their skills, this audio book is the place to start. Although primarily aimed at people who are starting out in these roles, Coaching and Mentoring for Success contains tips and techniques that will be of interest for coaches or mentors operating at all levels.

When Lady Theodora Neale’s papa dies, a volume guarded by her family for generations comes into her possession - and with it, a sacred duty. Lady Theo is determined to honor her papa’s deathbed request to carry out missions directed by the esteemed Lord Archbroke. But when Archbroke suggests they enter into a feigned courtship, Lady Theo is blindsided. She’s willing to put her life on the line for the Crown, but no one said anything about risking her heart!