“It’s okay, you won’t be alone. I asked him to stay with you while we’re away.” This is an illustrated novella. It includes beautiful images inside. Enjoy! Reading Goosebumps and watching horror movies were my thing. But being home alone for a week simply isn’t. Luckily, my stepdad asked his friend and our neighbor to stay with me and… Step into a world of original and steamy stepdad, erotic taboo, age gap, and forbidden romance. This story is for the ones who aren’t looking for a wham-bam-thankyou-mam type of experience. It is perfect for those who enjoy the tension that’s constantly building up toward a mind-blowing, explosive, and explicit climax. Note: This story contains age gap, step, forbidden, taboo, and virgin romance tropes. All characters are within the legal age of consent, are not related by blood, and all scenes and events are legal.

“My stepdad was excellent at putting out fire. However, I wasn’t sure if he was ready to battle what was burning inside of me.” This is an illustrated novella. It includes beautiful images inside. Enjoy! It was another heated summer night when I decided to stay at my stepdad’s workplace. The fire station was the perfect spot to block out the noise of my mom’s nagging. Little did I know, it was also the perfect spot to play with fire… with no less than the hot hunks that were featured in the cheesy calendar that my mom had recently displayed on our fridge. Step into a world of original and steamy stepdad, erotic taboo, age gap, and forbidden romance. This story is for the ones who aren’t looking for a wham-bam-thankyou-mam type of experience. It is perfect for those who enjoy the tension that’s constantly building up toward a mind-blowing, explosive, and explicit climax. Note: This story contains age gap, step, forbidden, taboo, and virgin romance tropes. All characters are within the legal age of consent, are not related by blood, and all scenes and events are legal.

In the bestselling tradition of The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Humans of New York comes a collection of authentic, emotional, and inspiring stories about life’s most important moments, as curated by the editors at Love What Matters. “90% of the reads bring me to tears. I just can't believe the love this world truly has when all we see is hate. This is so uplifting.” —Shelsea Where do you go when you want to feel inspired? When you want to forget about the divisiveness and the anger? For over five million people, that place is Love What Matters, a digital platform dedicated to finding and sharing the daily moments of kindness, compassion, and love that so often go overlooked. This curated collection of powerful stories features first person accounts and photographs that perfectly capture each moment: A husband learning he’s about to be a dad. A new mom embracing her body. A cashier inadvertently teaching a young girl a lesson about patience. A bagel from a stranger that saved a homeless man’s life. From long overdue adoptions to military heroes returning home; from a fireman’s touching 9/11 tribute to what an old dinner plate found at a bake sale can teach us all about life—these are the moments that matter. They are genuine. Authentic. Raw. And they are perfect in their imperfection—just like all of us. You will no doubt experience goosebumps and tears, but this mosaic of life’s moments will leave you with something even more profound: a reminder that, in the end, love always wins. “This really is the best page on Facebook. It renews your love of humanity. There are still good people. We need more reports of acts of kindness.” —Johnny

Trash, Allison's landmark collection, laid the groundwork for her critically acclaimed Bastard Out of Carolina, the National Book Award finalist that was hailed by The New York Times Book Review as "simply stunning...a wonderful work of fiction by a major talent." In addition to Allison's classic stories, this new edition of Trash features "Stubborn Girls and Mean Stories," an introduction in which Allison discusses the writing of Trash and "Compassion," a never-before-published short story. First published in 1988, the award-winning Trash showcases Allison at her most fearlessly honest and startlingly vivid. The limitless scope of human emotion and experience are depicted in stories that give aching and eloquent voice to the terrible wounds we inflict on those closest to us. These are tales of loss and redemption; of shame and forgiveness; of love and abuse and the healing power of storytelling. A book that resonates with uncompromising candor and incandescence, Trash is sure to captivate Allison's legion of readers and win her a devoted new following.

In this groundbreaking bestseller, Lundy Bancroft—a counselor who specializes in working with abusive men—uses his knowledge about how abusers think to help women recognize when they are being controlled or devalued, and to find ways to get free of an abusive relationship. He says he loves you. So...why does he do that? You’ve asked yourself this question again and again. Now you have the chance to see inside the minds of angry and controlling men—and change your life. In Why Does He Do That? you will learn about: • The early warning signs of abuse • The nature of abusive thinking • Myths about abusers • Ten abusive personality types • The role of drugs and alcohol • What you can fix, and what you can’t • And how to get out of an abusive relationship safely “This is without a doubt the most informative and useful book yet written on the subject of abusive men. Women who are armed with the insights found in these pages will be on the road to recovering control of their lives.”—Jay G. Silverman, Ph.D., Director, Violence Prevention Programs, Harvard School of Public Health

A critical assessment of America's foreign policy in the Middle East throughout the past four decades evaluates and connects regional engagements since 1990 while revealing their massive costs.

Do you know who you are? Diego Manning thinks he does, until the high school senior enrolls in an exclusive summer study program at the Mission of San Bernardino Realino. Within the walls of this converted monastery, Diego will discover a world of sexual license and secrets with roots as old and deep as those of the Mission's winery, La Viuda Riseuna. Diego will discover that, sometimes, you don't know who you are until you lose yourself.