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In a former life, Jack was gifted, meaning he possessed peculiar abilities. If rich folks found themselves in a jam, Jack could use his talents to get them out of it. Where others were sure to fail, Jack's aristocratic clientele could always count on him to finish jobs cleanly, efficiently, and leave no trace, for which his services commanded a hefty fee. But one day, Jack picked a fight with the wrong man and his old life came to an end. But, as it turned out, his story was far from over.

A mother and so go in search of the boy's father. McSweeney's is a literary journal based in San Francisco.

A Billionaire Bad Boys Novels Beauty and the Beastly Billionaire . . . Eli Crane is one tough bastard. After an explosion left him injured and honorably discharged from the Marines, all he wants is to be left alone. Yet his brothers insist he take a greater role in the family business. They've...

Set against the colorful tumult of events that gave rise to our fledgling nation, this novel of romance and adventure introduces Phillipe Charboneau. The illegitimate son of an English nobleman, Phillipe flees Europe and, as Philip Kent, joins the men who set our course for freedom. The Bastard is the first volume in the Kent Family Chronicles, a series of novels that details one family's journey in the early years of the American nation.

John Fielding is not a gentleman. His brutal past has left him scarred, mind and body. But the scars are a valuable reminder of what's truly important. Revenge. And John will have his vengeance on the man who abandoned him when he was just a child. In fact, he'll make the entire bloodline pay for the sins of his father. No one can stop him. Except maybe Cordelia . . . She's everything John is not-kind and generous. She deserves so much better than living in the shadow of her cruel sister. And she certainly deserves better than a beast like him. But that doesn't stop John from wanting her.

Jeannette Boucher, a young French beauty from a family left penniless by the revolution, must marry against her will to save them all from ruin. But almost immediately after the vows are spoken, she learns that her old English husband is impotent - and in his desire for an heir, he plans to compromise her in the worst way. Determined to escape such a fate, she stows away on one of His Majesty’s frigates. But a woman alone is in constant danger.

As the King family lawyer, I keep all of the family secrets. And as a woman in the high-powered world of million-dollar business, I have to stay cold and in control. I’ve earned my way to the top, and I’ve never met a man who makes me weak - until Dylan King, the family’s exiled son, comes home. He’s former Special Ops, the family rebel, a mystery, a myth: a man who seems like he can do anything - including becoming the heir to the King empire if he chooses. He’s also the only man whose touch can melt my ice. And he wants me.

L'esprit vif, bosseuse et volontaire, Chloé Mills n'a qu'un seul problème, son patron : Bennett Ryan. Exigeant, direct, dépourvu de tact, ou d'une quelconque considération à l'égard d'autrui, il est absolument... irrésistible. Un salaud magnifique.

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It was a world of sword and sorcery, but that was a thousand years ago. When the gods turn their backs, true adventurers are needed more than ever. For centuries, the Empire of Tiraas has surged forward in the name of peace, commerce, and political power, evolving from its early days of heroes, quests, and reckless abandon in favor of a more refined, industrious existence. Today, rails connect cities and outposts. Religion is power—even if the gods have gone silent. Magic is a commodity. Dwarves and elves are carefully discouraged from exhibiting any unwanted behaviors.

Raised the son of a Hellion, born with the blood of a villain, I wear my patch with pride. Earned, never given. Frank "Tank" Oleander gave me his name, his club, and his respect. I earned my cut, my place, and even this ride as the son of another. I am Kenneth "Red" Oleander. I find comfort in chasing skirts, fixing cars, and riding the open road.

Für manche Frauen lohnt es sich zu leben. Für andere lohnt es sich zu sterben. Madison ist so eine Frau. Mason ist der illegitime Sohn von Landon Knight, dem New Yorker Boss der Famiglia. Normalerweise wäre das kein Problem, hätte Mason nicht vor, eines Tages Landons Platz einzunehmen. Er muss dem italienischen Mafiaadel beweisen, dass er ein wertvolles Mitglied ist, doch der macht es ihm nicht leicht. Cesare Jackson, Oberboss in Chicago, verlangt von Mason, dass er Madison zum Schweigen bringt, eine investigative Journalistin der New York Times, die Cesares politische Kontakte ausgräbt und öffentlich anprangert.

Frankie finds that the bonobos she's studying are as complex as the humans she's working alongside. Their personalities are strong and distinct, and reigning over it all is Mama, the commanding, matriarchal leader of the group. Frankie comes to know the bonobos and to further develop her groundbreaking theory with the help of her research partner, a man with a complicated past and perhaps a place in her future. And then something changes everything, and the lines that divide them - between subject and scientist, between colleague and companion - begin to blur.

.Though born into one of Seattle's most prestigious families, Margot Benedict has fought to claim all the independence offered to young women in 1923. Where her brother Preston embraced a life of debauchery, Margot has a thriving medical practice. Working at a local orphanage, she's shocked to see a young boy who looks every inch a Benedict. But though she's convinced this is the illegitimate child Preston once mentioned, Margot has no way to prove any family connection.

Tayshawn Torres is a child born in the slums and cursed by the sins of his parents. His mother is a notorious drug addict and whore who's more concerned with getting her next high than she is with Tayshawn's well-being. His stepfather hates him so much, he literally treats him like an animal, forcing him to sleep in a cage and scavenge for scraps of food wherever he can find them.

Benjamin Frankiln’s Bastard by Sally Cabot is an absorbing and compelling work of literary historical fiction that brings to life a little-known chapter of the American Revolution — the story of Benjamin Franklin and his bastard son, and the women who loved them both. William Franklin, the...

Eine fiktive Geschichte, basierend auf historischen Fakten: Dänemarks blutiger Weg in ein tausendjähriges Königreich. Der dritte Teil von Tonny Gulløvs packender Wikinger-Saga. Man schreibt das Jahr 955. Harald Blauzahns Bestreben, das Land der Dänen zu vereinen, schreitet rasant voran. Zeitgleich will Otto der Große jedoch seine widerspenstigen heidnischen Nachbarn im Norden bekehren – oder sie töten. Er schickt seine Armee nach Jütland. Jetzt liegt es an Ulv Palnatoki, Bogenschütze, Schwertkämpfer und mittlerweile Jarl von Gammelborg, Otto I. aufzuhalten.

Cathy McKinley ist nicht gewillt, sich dem Diktat ihrer Familie zu beugen. Lieber würde sie sterben, als sich mit dem arroganten Lorn Blackwell verheiraten zu lassen. Sie weiß einen Fluchtweg aus dem tödlichen Hochmoor - doch dafür benötigt sie dringend Lorns Hilfe. Dieser hat es aber plötzlich gar nicht mehr eilig, das kalte Moor zu verlassen. Schuld daran ist die wilde Leidenschaft, die immer wieder heiß und verzehrend zwischen ihnen aufflammt. Cathy sieht nur eine Möglichkeit, sich Lorn zu Willen zu machen: Sie muss ihre geballte Weiblichkeit einsetzen, um ihn zu betören.

Greenville County, South Carolina, is a wild, lush place that is home to the Boatwright family - a tight-knit clan of rough-hewn, hard- drinking men who shoot up each other's trucks, and indomitable women who get married young and age too quickly. At the heart of this story is Ruth Anne Boatwright, known simply as Bone, a bastard child who observes the world around her with a mercilessly keen perspective.