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They arrive alive. They leave dead.But first, they give me their confessions.My name is Jack Steen, and for those who arrive on my 'death' ward at the Asylum, I'm the last face many will see before they die. I am the night nurse at the Asylum for the Criminally Insane. Most of my patients are serial killers and mass murderers, and they know me as the Angel of Death.When they come onto my floor, I offer a deal: tell me their real story - the one they haven't told anyone. Some of these killers have never confessed to their crimes, and some kept certain information to themselves...those are the stories I want.If they give them to me, I'll make their death...easier. They're already dying, that's why they're now my patients. The majority of these killers are expert manipulators. I realize they could be playing with me and messing with my head. It's a chance I'm willing to take.And now...they might just be playing with yours too.Inside this book are 4 DeathBed Confessions: Patient 1024 has an interesting 'appetite'.Patient 974 is the Ken to his Barbie, and he would do anything to keep her happy.Patient 871 is a Nanny, but not one you want watching your kids.Patient 1203 is the sweetest, broken soul you'll ever meet but her confession is a hard read.WARNING: There is swearing in this book. And some stories might be a trigger for something you have a hard time handling. But, these are the confessions of serial killers, mass murderers and such.

Meet Chef Mitt! He's an oven mitt trying to find his way in the real world! Join him as he discovers where he fits best, through trial and error, into the kitchen and beyond! This story of taking chances serves up a journey through opportunity, easy paths to nowhere, and wonder in the roads least taken.For all readers, young and experienced, "Chef Mitt's Purpose" is an off-beat adventure exploring life's lessons on the path to fulfillment and joy, with laughs along the way!

I'm in love with my brother's wife.When River came back, I thought I'd gotten a second chance to make her mine. I had Mama's ring ready and everything. Until the moment I found out she was already married-to Cross.On paper, it's a good thing, especially since the head of the Russian Bratva has her in his sights. The last thing I want is Dominik Volkov to make her a pawn in his twisted game of revenge.Having our name should be enough, but even if it's not, River should be safe with three strong protectors ready to die for her.Me.Cross.And Bishop, the mysterious ex Navy SEAL working for us.Unfortunately River doesn't trust us. For good reason, we're not the Southern gentlemen we're pretending to be. And pretty soon she'll figure it out.She owns the ranch thanks to my father, but the deeper she digs into our books, the more of our secrets she reveals. It's only a matter of time before she runs.And I can't lose her again, even if it means letting Cross keep her.For fans of Yellowstone, USA Today Bestselling Authors K. Loraine & Meg Anne bring you a new dark cowboy mafia why-choose series. Red-hot, gritty, suspenseful, and loaded with angst, Twisted Cross Ranch is the escape you didn't know you needed. Hang on tight, darlin', these ain't your mama's cowboys.Please check the authors' website for a full list of content and trigger warnings.

There's no escaping him...Fate sucks.As a shifter, I've always known that Fate-in the form of our goddess, the revered Luna-would have the final say when it came to my life. That includes everything: my pack, my rank, even my forever mate.And I hate it.I want to choose. I want my life to be mine, and if that makes me the odd one out in our pack? Oh, well. As a delta, it's not like the higher ranks-our Alpha, his Beta, and the pack council-have much use for me anyway.Still, even I'll admit I've always been drawn to the Beta of the Sylvan Pack. When I discover that he's my fated mate, it seems like giving in to the Luna's demands might not be such a bad thing after all-until he rejects me for a female he can't even have.Because, yeah. Not only does Fate suck, it has a twisted sense of humor when it comes to me.So that's that. I have to pretend like my broken bond isn't a constant ache while watching as my fated mate begs for table scraps from another wolf.Is it any wonder that I start spending my free time in the woods surrounding our territory?I wasn't afraid. Even at my low rank, I know I'm scarier than anything else that lurks in the darkness of the trees. But I was wrong-and when I see those insane golden eyes staring at me, I know I'm in deep, deep trouble.My name is Quinn Malone, and I've just been captured by a feral...

They say everyone has a price...Unfortunately, I just found mine. Living in a pay-per-week motel might as well be luxury for someone like me. But if I don't come up with this month's rent money, I'll be back to living in my car. My only option for getting the money in time is dancing at the club where I waitress. Except it's not just dancing. Not in the VIP room. And that's the final boundary I refuse to cross. Until a handsome stranger makes me an offer I can't refuse.He's nothing like the other men who come here, and even though I try to resist it, there's a pull between us I can't deny. There's an aura of danger around him too-something inhuman. A ferocity that is more beast than man. The dark, predatory way he watches me should terrify me. Instead, it makes me feel like the only girl in the room. When he's waiting for me after my shift ends, making claims about wolves and packs and me being the chosen one...every instinct I have tells me to run. Turns out, that's precisely what I shouldn't have done. Because running gives him exactly what he wants: a chase.

"A world the gods forgot. Of all the worlds and life they created, the gods favored their children the most. But with that favor came the fear that their Legacy would one day become too powerful and overthrow them. Devram was created. A realm hidden amongst the stars. The gods gave their Legacy the best of all the worlds, and then they left, a sworn agreement to never return and to never interfere. A historical event. Forced to a life of servitude, the Fae are required to provide for the Legacy in more ways than one. Every five years, the eligible Fae are gathered for the Selection and assigned to serve in one of the six Kingdoms. To be chosen as the personal Source for a Kingdom Heir is the greatest honor, and for the first time in a millennia, all six Kingdoms have heirs choosing a Source. But their selections could tip the power balance a little too far. A chosen that was never meant to be. Tessalyn Asura was as forgotten as the realm. But when she finds herself the personal Source to the Heir of Endings, she winds up serving in the darkest Kingdom of them all. The secrets within the Arius Kingdom are meant to be learned and kept, but this was never the life she wanted. Fighting not only the fate thrust upon her, but the temptation to lose herself to desire, Tessa will do anything to escape her new destiny. Until she starts to realize maybe their world wasn't as forgotten as they thought, and maybe she's the reason why"--

An acrostic poem is a composition where the first letter, syllable, or word on each line spells out a word or message. In this collection, poet Paul Gilliland examines the thought provoking Deeper Meanings of 33 words and famous quotations through the use of this poetic technique.

She couldn't get the blood off her hands.Amy made her share of mistakes in the past-deadly ones-but she's determined to prove that she's still worth something. Even if she's not sure she believes it herself.She has no time to waste. Rushford's magic-hungry Grigori have declared war on the Fay, and the Fay unleashed the Wild Hunt on London in revenge. All that stands between the innocent of the city and the wrath of the Fay are Amy and her friends: Cassandra with her demon mark, Henry still bound to the Fay, Mary struggling with her Faerie nature, monster-hunting Jairus, and Domin carrying the weight of the past.Amy is certain she'll only make more mistakes as she and her friends face human and Faerie enemies, but if they fail, blood will flow in the streets of London.Wild Magic is the action-packed second book in the Iron & Thorns gaslamp fantasy series set in a Victorian England rife with danger, romance, and magic.

Five sultry short stories of love, lust, and sensual exploration set in world views that are sometimes commonplace, often magical, and even supernatural, but mostly they are whimsical for mature adults. In Kayla Unleashed, Kayla Porter is a gifted dance student who wants to study in Paris, but she can't afford the ticket...until she meets Leo. In Porn Stars Unleashed, Devon Nichols has bragging rights to starring in one adult film while he was in college, and though it was a glorious experience, it's time to fess up to his bride to-be. In Adriana Unleashed, Adriana Bruno, a 30-something college student, has a mad crush on her teacher who has a rule against getting involved with his students. In The Queen Unleashed, Naomi Queen has been around a long time, a few centuries, at least, and she prefers women, one in particular who's in dire peril from an ex husband with murder on his mind. In The Guitar Player Unleashed, Ella's had her share of problems with men, which has resulted in low self-esteem and a lack of confidence...until a guitar player plays her a tune that unleashes her carnal desires.

A la edad de 56 años, se retiró como gerente en el gobierno federal, dejando atrás un salario de seis cifras y grandes beneficios, para hacer cambios drásticos en su vida. ¿Era esto lógico o razonable? Tenía experiencia en contabilidad, finanzas, políticas, procedimientos, bienes raíces, supervisión y administración. ¿Qué fue lo que atrajo a una veterana, madre, abuela y mujer de negocios exitosa, que aún tenía un futuro brillante por delante, a perseguir algo más grande que la vida que logró?

All young Simon Steed wants is to be accepted by his peers, his teachers, and his family, and to be recognized for his special talents and superior intellect. Yet when everyone rejects and teases him instead, even accusing him of being "weird," he hopes someday they'll get what's coming to them. One by one, each of them meets with sudden and dangerous accidents, some of them fatal. All the while, Simon observes in silence or learns later of their tragic outcomes. Could these coincidences be...? After he meets a beautiful young woman named Monica in college, he's smitten by her devoted attention and charm, but her abrupt disappearance breaks his heart. Did he ignore her? What went wrong? When the local media reports her death as a suicide, the facts don't add up. The photo of the victim isn't Monica, but her sinister roommate instead. Where is Monica? Even if it takes him years, he'll keep searching. Then Simon will promise he'll never ignore Monica ever again. Unless...

"In this tender, evocative and thought-provoking collection, Leah Soeiro's complex, condensed narratives, both poetic and photographic, allow the reader the voyeuristic pleasure of being temporarily included in the protagonist's world. Created during the lockdowns of 2020/2021, the collection fearlessly addresses enforced intimacy, the tearing down and rebuilding of identity and the exploration of past and present trauma. Soeiro's words are precise and disturbing, her photography intimate and compelling. A collection to savour and a timely, refreshingly original, reminder of the recent pandemic. Lest we forget..." -Sue Burge, author of Confetti Dancers, The Saltwater Diaries and Lumière "Dazzling, lyrical, and unexpected, Leah Soeiro's twenty-twenty-twenty-twenty-one marks the debut of an important new voice. Probing identity and place, Soeiro explores both surfaces and what lies beneath with her breathtaking poems and photographs that recall at once the heartbreaking ruins of Camilo José Vergara, the playful profundity of Cindy Sherman, and the confrontational intimacy of early Nan Goldin. In doing so, she poses important questions about growth and decay. Challenging ideas of narrative ownership, Soeiro delves into time and identity in new and significant ways, presenting them as both constraints and possibilities. While grounded in a particular moment and narrative voice, twenty-twenty-twenty-twenty-one also speaks to vital and universal questions: it is a beautiful and intricate exploration of the complex interplay between our inner and outer lives that, ultimately, makes us human." -Rachel Kapelke-Dale, author of The Ballerinas and Ingenue

The final frontier is final for a reason. It is the end of the road. It is the last stand. It is the boundary that will never be crossed successfully by your man. And is that a good thing? I suppose it is! And why is that? Because once you conquer the final frontier, there is nothing left. There is no mystery, no challenge, no worthwhile target to achieve. You do not want to understand her anyway, but if you could, (don't worry you won't) the let-down may be crushing and would likely result in a boring existence that neither a man nor a woman would ever want. It is just like sex. You never will achieve everything you want and that is why you keep coming back for more.

There's power in connection. Josephine Wyeth has only ever known the shadow of war. Sheltered by her father's secretive work, she exists as both prisoner and caretaker as the violence creeps ever-closer. Once powerless, now she is something else: a new being crafted by her father's cruel hands, proof of his genius and threat to all who meet her. She's desperate to escape, but with no friends and the horrors of war lurching toward them all, her future is bleak. There's no hope - until the day she's thrown in a cell with her father's latest experiment. Otto Beornson, a fierce shifter from the wilds of the Northern Territories, is the latest in a long line of victims captured from the front and shipped to her father's laboratory. He shouldn't be any different, but when they meet, their fates intertwine in a way no one could have expected. Standing on the brink of an abyss, their blazing connection is a lifeline.>Vital is a standalone novella in the wider New Protectorate series and can be read without the context of the other books. Content warnings can be found in the backmatter of the book and on the author's website.

"By whatever alchemy, it serves the greatest collection of stories ever written - adds to them, modernizes them, makes them feel fresh, forces you to see them both strange and familiar...There has not been anything quite like this ever before." - THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE A contemporary Festival of Dionysus! This massive work by playwright Sean Graney undertakes a day-long play retelling of the thirty-two surviving Greek tragedies. PART I: HEROICS includes: PROMETHEUS BOUNDTHE SEVEN SISTERSTHE CYCLOPSMEDEAALKESTISHYPPOLYTUSTHE SUPPLIANTTHE PERSIANSPHÈDREHERACLESWOMEN OF TRACHISTHE HERACLEIDAE"All Our Tragic is a sprawling, messy, at-times-brilliant show, much like the lives of those it portrays and would hope to honor. It is a singular achievement, one not likely to be repeated any time soon." - GAPERS BLOCK, CHICAGO "We see the full range of relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, sisters and brothers, politicians and citizens, generals and soldiers. We see the horrors and insanity of war in all their extremity, the gruesome payback for sexual betrayals, the high price paid for loyalty, the futility of prophecy and the wages of guilt. We see people driven to acts of both devotion and madness. We feel the lust for power, the ache for home, and the inevitability of death." - CHICAGO SUN-TIMES "An ambitious production that exceeds expectation (as if it's possible to even know what to expect of a 12-hour performance!), All Our Tragic is simply unforgettable, on so many levels. It's not really a show or even a play, but an experience, a total immersion into the imaginations of Sean Graney and the Greeks. The end result is that the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides really do become ours: they are all our tragic." - STAGE AND CINEMA

My enemy isn't who I thought it was.My Alphas have groveled, begged, and fallen to their knees to beg for my forgiveness.I'm still not sure I'm ready, but I'll need to find a way if I want to face what's coming next.The Hunters and the packs are stuck in a stalemate while some invisible force plucks us off one-by-one.The Storms have gone out of control and destroy the forest, the leaves, and any life it touches.And when I go home, even my own family turns their backs on me.I'm an Outcast and I know what Kane has felt for the first time.I need to find a way to forgive my alphas.Because if I can't... how can I expect my family to find a way to forgive me? Moon Queen is the third installment of "Crescent Five" -- A Wolf Shifter Fated Mates story with no choosing required! As this is a series, this book ends on a cliffhanger.

The wells of silence are filled with secrets. Henrietta Alten West's new novel explores things nobody wants to talk about. Domestic abuse, the fentanyl crisis, and an atrocity which occurred early in World War II are artfully woven together to tell this riveting story. Although it is a work of fiction, the narrative addresses serious problems of the real world.Set in present-day Paradise Valley, Arizona and in Arizona's White Mountains, the action and the characters are captivating and intriguing. The plot flashes back to 1940 and a decades-long cover-up by Allied leaders. The lies and deceptions that surround the Katyn Forest massacre will shock the reader. The Camp Shoemaker group is together again. You will learn about what even the best of us will do to win a war, and you will be thrilled with this latest installment of The Reunion Chronicles Mysteries.

This course will give you insight into how heroes of the faith received commendation from God. You will learn how obedience impacts your life, the role of suffering, and how you can prove to be genuine disciple of Jesus so that you can receive your eternal rewards.

Importante libro que por primera vez se publica en la historiografía estadounidense. Basado en un notable número de pruebas, el autor demuestra que los primeros habitantes que arribaron a Cuba fueron los nativos americanos, provenientes de la Florida y zonas adyacentes.Un gran número de autores se han inclinado por otros lugares del continente como origen de dicho poblamiento, por lo que este libro posee una importancia especial al argumentar detalladamente la verdadera procedencia. No se trató se emigraciones tras la caza de animales como tradicionalmente se justifican esos movimientos poblacionales, sino la urgencia de nuevos espacios vitales a causa del hundimiento de territorios de la Florida, producto de cambios climáticos trascendentales ocurridos en la época, y la necesidad imperiosa de los pobladores floridanos de ir en busca de fuentes de materia prima, abundantes en Cuba, para sus instrumentos de trabajo, las causas reales del desplazamiento. Importantes hallazgos de piezas arqueológicas realizados por investigadores cubanos en el Archipiélago durante las décadas precedentes, en los cuales tomó parte el autor del presente trabajo, hallan sorprendentes contrapartidas en los descubrimientos de científicos norteamericanos en el sudeste de Estados Unidos.El lector estará en posesión de una información de primera mano sobre estos hechos y otros datos de sumo interés en esta edición de la Editorial Unos y Otros.

As a mortal woman in medieval Yorkshire, Marion Chase falls in love with a young woman and is shunned by the church and the village. Marion takes refuge in a forest cottage and becomes an herbal healer. When men from the village threaten to burn her as a witch, Marion is rescued by a vampire, transformed, and joins a Sisterhood in York dedicated to ethical living for vampires. When Henry VIII's 1546 ban on prostitution reaches York, the Sisterhood closes its brothel and disbands. The vampires scatter and Marion becomes a battlefield nurse travelling throughout Europe.She travels to America during the Civil War and is then instrumental in the development of blood banking in the 1930s. In the 21st century Marion runs a Chicago blood bank with a hidden sideline of providing ethically sourced blood to Midwestern vampires. All is well until Marion falls in love with the one person who can destroy her. Rachel Sutter is an FDA inspector who is the living likeness of Marion's medieval love.