Willful and spirited, aspiring songstress Ari Dax discovers it will take more than beauty and talent to hit the right notes in her professional and personal life. Ari Dax loves to sing, party and gamble. She's comfortable using her beauty and talent to get what she wants and is accustomed to things going her way. When a bad bet puts Ari and her loved ones in danger, she knows it's time to get her life together. She's determined to make a go of her music career, ready to put her all in pursuing her dream. Ryder Stevens sees the potential in Ari's musical abilities and his attraction to her makes it an easy decision to help her out of a bind. He makes Ari an offer to help and protect her, but her outrageous counteroffer throws him for a loop. Ryder accepts Ari's terms, determined to teach her a lesson about gambling. He soon wonders if he's the one being schooled when his heart gets twisted up in their wicked game. Initially, Ari thinks her risqué offer to Ryder is a genius idea, until she realizes her deal isn't getting her any closer to the man she loves. She can't back out of their new agreement and is heartbroken by the realization it may be too late to fix the mess she's created. Is there a chance for their love?

The first time I met Lily Carter, I thought she was an angel. I'm still convinced she is. She was pure.She was kind. She was Lily. Everything about her captivated me. She called to my soul. Being with her broke an unspoken rule between the Hayes' and the Carter's. But they broke it first when one of them started dating my sister. Now, all bets are off. Lily may be fragile, but she's not broken, and it's time people stopped treating her like she is.I'm making Lily mine, and there's only one thing that can stop me: Death. And I wouldn't put it past a Carter to go to those lengths. I'm willing to pay that price. Because without her, without that piece of my soul I know she holds, I'm dead inside. ***Soul of my Soul is a spin off series from the The Next Generation Carter Brother series and begins with Lily Carter and Jaxon Hayes.You don't need to read the Next Generation series to read this one, although I would advise it if you like to get to know the characters more.

A chance encounter leads to a passionate reunion in this sexy Steele story from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson! In the real world, there was no way flower shop owner Kylie Hagan would ever meet up with millionaire Chance Steele. But the world of single parents and teenage hormones brought them together the first time — and a simmering passion they both tried to deny wouldn’t keep them apart for long. Chance made her think of hot, sultry Southern nights. Kylie had him imagining soft sheets and soul-stirring kisses. But in the cold light of day, they had to resist each other. There was no way they’d let uncontrollable desire ignite their carefully protected hearts. But some things they couldn’t ignore.… Previously published. Read the bingeworthy Forged of Steele series: Book 1: Never Too Late Book 2: Solid Soul Book 3: Night Heat Book 4: Beyond Temptation Book 5: Risky Pleasures Book 6: Irrestiable Forces Book 7: Intimate Seduction Book 8: Hidden Pleasures Book 9: A Steele for Christmas Book 10: Private Arrangements Book 11: Possesed by Passion Book 12: Seduced by a Steele Book 13: Claimed by a Steele

This book presents a philosophical approach to probability and probabilistic thinking, considering the underpinnings of probabilistic reasoning and modeling, which effectively underlie everything in data science. The ultimate goal is to call into question many standard tenets and lay the philosophical and probabilistic groundwork and infrastructure for statistical modeling. It is the first book devoted to the philosophy of data aimed at working scientists and calls for a new consideration in the practice of probability and statistics to eliminate what has been referred to as the "Cult of Statistical Significance." The book explains the philosophy of these ideas and not the mathematics, though there are a handful of mathematical examples. The topics are logically laid out, starting with basic philosophy as related to probability, statistics, and science, and stepping through the key probabilistic ideas and concepts, and ending with statistical models. Its jargon-free approach asserts that standard methods, such as out-of-the-box regression, cannot help in discovering cause. This new way of looking at uncertainty ties together disparate fields — probability, physics, biology, the “soft” sciences, computer science — because each aims at discovering cause (of effects). It broadens the understanding beyond frequentist and Bayesian methods to propose a Third Way of modeling.

New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Brenda Jackson brings you the story of Jason Westmoreland. With one convenient proposal, he could have a Southern beauty in his bed and her birthright in his hands. If only the lovely lady would say yes…. Plus a Brenda Jackson classic—the first in the Steele family series, Solid Soul.

Soul Ties is a story of love, loyalty, and betrayal. Will Chance and Nina be able to escape this web of deceit unscathed? Will their love be able to withstand yet another trying test, or will they watch everything they built crumble before them? True love and loyalty are hard to come by. Chance McKnight and Nina Singleton have just that. Nina, a multifaceted beauty, and Chance, an ambitious hustler, are two lovers from Charlotte, North Carolina, whose souls aligned at a young age. Together, the couple amassed $5 million of dirty money over the years and finally set their sights on beginning a new life in Atlanta. On the day of their move, the couple is ambushed by a foe from their past. Dire circumstances compel Nina to start a new life in Atlanta without Chance by her side. Nina meets a mysteriously handsome stranger, Yasin, who quickly takes an interest in her. A few months later, the same enemy from Nina's past threatens her life, and she is rescued by the person she least expects: Chance. Secrets and lies tear Nina and Chance apart yet again. Nina remains in Atlanta and begins a family of her own, while Chance sets up shop in Miami, where a bigger threat lurks. Years later, Nina shows up on Chance's doorstep with a secret that will not only reunite the two lovers but also put a target on their backs.

Laurel Martin leaves her hometown in search of a husband, hoping to make her father's deathbed wish come true. She arrives in Denver, determined to sing at its fabulous opera house, but she is the only one who thinks she is qualified to do this.