Ethan So Alexa Caine—or whatever her real name is—claims to have been working for me for the past nine months. No way in hell. I could definitely remember her curves and that sassy smile. I don't know how often she's gotten away with robbing people blind, but she's not going to get away with it this time. She tried to screw with the wrong guy—and I have something else planned for her! Alexa We've been robbing rich companies for seven years now, and so far we didn't run into any problems. Get in, get the money, get out. We usually disappear before anyone even realizes what has happened. Until now. Ethan Cohen has figured out our scam, and to make matters even worse, he's threatening to turn me in. There's one way out, though, he says: I can work off the debt. In his bedroom. This is a dark romance with no cheating and a guaranteed HEA.

Just a moment ago I was on Earth with one foot in the grave—and all of a sudden I'm on a planet called Horgerion. I should probably be happy about it. Even though I didn't expect nor plan to be abducted by aliens and freed by the Horgerians, at least I'm no longer dying. Ragash, the village's healer, saved my life. Maybe a quick death would've been better, though, because I can already imagine what Ragash expects in return for his help ... A slightly dark alien romance with a happy ending.

He is evil. He is dark. He is brutal. And I can't get enough of him. My girlfriends want to find out who can seduce the new guy in the secluded house down the street. I only play along with it to keep up appearances, but his dark attraction gets the better of me. That's why I'm snooping around his backyard. This is a mistake. A big mistake. The best mistake I have ever made. This is a dark romance.

Loss and impermanence are inescapable, part of the warp and weft of our lives. They are essential to love, to growth, and to art. And yet, too often, we do not acknowledge loss, let alone honour the experience of it. Illuminating, thoughtful, and deeply necessary, Susan Cain's new book will help us to name and value the experience of loss, pointing the way toward ways of being and rituals that help us to accept it rather than bury it. Blending memoir, reportage, and social science, it will reveal that joy and loss exist in equilibrium; that vulnerability, or even a melancholy temperament, can be a strength; and that embracing our inevitable losses makes us more human and more whole.

I had a very specific target in mind. Eirene Jensen—a gorgeous and quite fearless redhead. Exactly my type. But by a stupid coincidence, I ambushed her friend Audrey instead, and by the time I realized my mistake, it was already too late. Now I have to decide what to do with Audrey. In my job, it's not exactly smart to leave the witnesses behind, and to be honest, Audrey really doesn't do it for me. She is just as attractive as Eirene, but much more scared and starts shaking every time I enter the room. However, I might have to change my mind about her, because the longer Audrey is in my power, the more her fear appeals to me... Dark romance. Morally questionable themes. Explicit scenes and language. Standalone, but part of a duet with recurring characters.

From the day he was born, Federico Jiménez Caballero was predicted to be a successful man. So, how exactly did a young boy from Tututepec, Oaxaca, become a famous Indigenous jewelry artist and philanthropist in Los Angeles? Federico tells the remarkable story of willpower, curiosity, hard work, and passion coming together to change one man’s life forever. As a child growing up in a small rural town in southern Mexico, Federico Jiménez Caballero faced challenges that most of us cannot imagine, let alone overcome. From a young age, Federico worked tirelessly to contribute to his large family, yet his restless spirit often got him into trouble. Finding himself in the middle of a village-wide catastrophe, he was exiled to a boarding school in Oaxaca City where he was forced to become independent, resilient, and razor-sharp in order to stay afloat. Through his incredible people skills, bravery, and a few nudges from his bold mother, Federico found himself excelling in his studies and climbing the ranks in Oaxaca City. He always held a deep love and respect for his Mixtec Indigenous roots and began to collect Indigenous jewelry and textiles. Through a series of well-timed connections, Federico met his wife Ellen, and, shortly afterward, he came to the United States as a researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the late 1960s. Carrying his passion for Indigenous jewelry with him from Oaxaca, Federico owned a series of shops in Los Angeles and sold jewelry at flea markets to well-known Hollywood stars. Over the years, he cultivated relationships and became a philanthropist as well as the owner of a museum in Oaxaca City. This book is the inspiring first-person account of eighty years in the life of a man who moved from humble beginnings to the bright lights of Hollywood, following his passion and creating long-lasting relationships as he climbed the ladder of success.

Santa has never been so deadly... Okay. So, you want to know what my plan is. Let me make a suggestion: Stay with me until New Year's Eve, shortly before midnight. If it was satisfying for both of us, I will let you go. If not ... If not, then it will be extremely interesting to see what happens once the clock strikes midnight. This dark and twisted romance will definitely jingle your bells. Safe, with no cheating, and a guaranteed HEA.