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In the aftermath of a plague which brought civilization to its knees and left most of the world's female population sterile, the few women who remain fertile have become a precious commodity. They live in relative comfort, but upon reaching adulthood they must bear children to carry on the species.

I was as prepared as one could be when vanishing into the U.S. Marshal's Witness Protection Program. I just wasn't prepared for him.For ex-Navy SEAL turned mercenary Lake Freeman, escorting Lily Cross into the Witness Protection Program was just another job - until a better offer came along. Lake couldn't have cared less about the life he'd been hired to protect. After all, she was a part of the very organization that had cost him so much already. At least he never expected to care.

When Skye Madden is caught trespassing at an exclusive ski resort while trying to support herself as a tabloid photographer, she is stunned to discover that her childhood crush, Aidan Hastings, is the head of security. More shocking still, Aidan tells her in no uncertain terms that if she is found snooping around the resort again he'll take her over his knee and give her a spanking she'll never forget.

I'm a hit man, an assassin. A deviant by all accounts. I never pretended to be the good guy. She was the opposite. But the minute she pulled the curtains back and saw my face, watched me screwing the blonde who happened to be my next mark, she sealed her own fate.

I was the boy who would never be king. The monster who could never be loved. Gia was just a job. Just another girl caught in a world of monsters. It didn't matter that I liked the look of her. I didn't care that she cringed when she saw my soul. I liked it. I liked her fear. And I wanted her.

Eva Webb didn't know what she'd find the night she secretly followed her fiancé. She had feared he was meeting another woman. But it was so much worse than that. The man she loved betrayed and kidnapped her, packing her onto a truck destined for the black market to be sold to the highest bidder.

I knew little of Raphael Amado's history with my family, but when he turned up on our doorstep demanding restitution, my grandfather quickly conceded. That restitution? Me. Six months later, on my 18th birthday, Raphael came for me. He stole me from my home, taking me to his Tuscan estate, where from the crumbling chapel to the burnt-down vineyard, to the cellar that haunted him, the past stalked him like a shadow. It waited for him, hid behind corners for him and trapped him at every turn. As much as Raphael's cruelty terrified me, his darkness seduced me.

Two years ago, I made a deal with the devil. That night, I lost everything. That night, I thought he died. But he's back. Risen, like Lazarus, from the dead. And he's dark. Darker than he was before. Dangerous. Unhinged. A scarred, tattooed savage. The way he looks at me should terrify me, but I'm drawn to him, to his intensity. Consumed by it. By him. Even though I know if I'm not careful, his obsession will destroy me.

Mudita, Wheel Publicaton No. 170, contains several short essays, one by the editor, Ven. Nyanaponika, and three by lay practitioners on one of the lesser known and too-little practiced sublime states of mind. Mudita, usually translated "sympathetic joy", was designated one of the brahma-viharas by the Buddha, one of the sublime, noble states of mind. How is it to be practiced, and what are the implications of mudita on the spiritual path? These essays address those questions.

I’m the right-hand man of the mafia king. She’s a girl with a past she’s desperate to hide. But I need something from her. And I know she won’t help me. Not willingly. She’ll need some persuading. Lucky for her, I can do that. Something about this girl makes me curious, though, and it’s more than the scars that line her back.

Er hat mich entführt, um sich zu rächen. Ich wurde von einer Schachfigur meines Vaters zu einer Schachfigur von Stefan. Der einzige Unterschied ist, dass ich einen Ring so groß wie ein Felsbrocken an meinem Finger habe und einen Ehemann, den ich nicht will. Und das Schlimmste daran ist, dass ich dachte, er wäre anders. Ich dachte, ich würde mich verlieben. Ich schätze, mein Vater hatte recht. Ich bin kein sehr kluges Mädchen. Stefan ist ein mächtiger Mann. Er ist nicht nett, wenn man sein Feind ist. Aber ich habe eine Sache über meinen Mann gelernt.

She calls it a devil’s bargain. I call it a deal she can’t refuse. I was owed a debt and I expected payment. That payment? One night in my bed. My rules. The debt cleared, and she could walk away. There are worse things. And besides, debtors can’t be choosers. The night started as it should. She obeyed as she should. But then something happened. Something I was unprepared for. And what I saw changed everything. I broke my own rules after that.

Ein grausames Schicksal. Zwei verdammte Seelen. Eine verbotene Liebe.Ich wusste, dass er mich wählen würde, bevor er in der Nacht des Zehents zu uns kam. Ich trug das Zeichen, das mich ihm versprach. Es war meine Vorfahrin, die die Worte sprach, die uns aneinanderfesselten, und sein Dämonengott, der Schutz gegen die Zahlung von Blut versprach. Mein Blut. Ich war bereit, dieses Opfer zu bringen, wenn es meine Familie schützen würde.

The Beast had Belle. Killian Black has me. How I got here doesn’t matter, even though he says it does. Says it was my choice. He doesn’t get it, though. It wasn’t ever a choice for me. And now, he’s changing the rules. The agreement was one month. For 30 days, I’d be his. He’s no longer satisfied with my body alone, though. He wants my soul, too. Wants every part of me. And even though I can pretend I’m safe when I lie beneath him, this man does something to me. Something wicked. A thing that will break me.

Ein alter Fluch. Zwei daran gebundene Familien. Eine verbotene Liebe. Als mir die Wildbloods in der Nacht des Zehents ihre Töchter präsentierten, wussten sie, was auf das auserwählte Mädchen zukommen würde. Die Mondsichel, die Willow kennzeichnete, machte sie zu meiner. Ich hatte keine andere Wahl, als sie zu nehmen.

Ich bin der erstgeborene Sohn des Mafiakönigs. Der Liebling. Ich bin dazu bestimmt zu regieren. Das macht mich zu einem gefährlichen Mann, einem skrupellosen. Aber in meiner Welt muss man das sein. Dann stolpert Natalie in mein Leben. Falscher Ort. Falsche Zeit. Zweimal hat das Schicksal bestimmt, dass sich unsere Wege kreuzen. Zweimal hat das Schicksal das unschuldige Lamm dem Monster schutzlos ausgeliefert.

Forgive me. Those were the first words Santos Augustine spoke to me before we sealed an unbreakable oath. A contract signed in blood binding me to him as payment for my father’s sins. Wearing the mask of legitimacy, this powerful crime family has returned to Avarice to punish those who have wronged them and take what they’ve always been denied, a place among the elite. Forced to marry my enemy, I’m thrust into his world of secrets and betrayals. My husband is a dangerous man. And he has dangerous enemies. But it’s when I’m attacked that his fury is unleashed.

Ich betrat meine Wohnung und sah ihn auf meinem Stuhl sitzen. Er trank meinen Whiskey, während seine Männer Wache standen. Da wusste ich noch nicht, wer Giovanni Santa Maria war. Aber ich musste es nicht wissen, um zu begreifen, dass er gefährlich war.

An ancient curse. Two families bound. A forbidden love. When the Wildbloods presented their daughters to me on the night of the Tithing, they knew what was to come for the chosen girl. The crescent moon that marked Willow made her mine. I had no choice but to take her. Destiny determined our fates long before we were born, laying our roles out for us. A Sacrifice would be made. A Tithe paid. Only then would our families be free, at least until the next payment came due. I would have done my duty as Penitent. I tried.

Von dem Moment an, als ich Madelena De Léon zum ersten Mal erblickte, verspürte ich den unbändigen Drang, sie zu beschützen. Sie in Sicherheit zu wissen. Ihr Vater hatte versagt. Ich würde das nicht tun. Sie ist unschuldig, und ich habe kein Recht, sie mit in mein Bett zu nehmen. Aber Madelena und ich sind verbunden. Unsere Schicksale sind auf unerklärliche Weise ineinander verflochten. Genauso wie unser Überleben.