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Amalie is a sexy, beautiful thirty-year-old haute bourgeoisie wife of a distant husband. One evening at a service station on the outskirts of the Bois de Boulogne, she meets David and steps into an erotic and sensuous new life. Twenty years her senior, darkly handsome, and almost embarrassingly virile, he is a suave filmmaker, a confirmed bachelor, and the perfect match for the perfect affairbut one with a twist. Amalie isn't looking for love, but she's hungry for pleasure. Written with cool-headed intensity and sexual heat, Crush is an unforgettable odyssey through the wilds of desire into the badlands of erotic obsession.

"A masterpiece of thriller and mystery! The author did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side that is so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. The plot is very intelligent and will keep you entertained throughout the book. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page."--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)ONCE LURED is book #4 in the bestselling Riley Paige mystery series, which begins with the #1 bestseller ONCE GONE (Book #1)—a free download, with over 500 five star reviews!

"TRANSMISSION is riveting, unexpected, and firmly rooted in strong psychological profiles backed with thriller and sci-fi elements: what more could readers wish for? (Just the quick publication of Book Two, Arrival.)"--Midwest Book ReviewFrom #1 worldwide bestselling fantasy author Morgan Rice comes a long-anticipated science fiction series debut. When SETI finally receives a signal from an alien civilization, what will happen next?A 13 year old boy, dying of a rare brain disease, is the only one able to hear and decode signals from outer space. SETI confirms it is a real signal.What is the message? How will the world react?And most of all: are the aliens coming?"Action-packed …. Rice's writing is solid and the premise intriguing."–Publishers Weekly, re A Quest of Heroes"A superior fantasy… A recommended winner for any who enjoy epic fantasy writing fueled by powerful, believable young adult protagonists."

"A masterpiece of thriller and mystery! The author did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side that is so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. The plot is very intelligent and will keep you entertained throughout the book. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page."--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)ONCE COLD is book #8 in the bestselling Riley Paige mystery series, which begins with the #1 bestseller ONCE GONE (Book #1)—a free download with over 900 five star reviews!There is one cold case that has plagued Special Agent Riley Paige for her entire career, dwelling at the corners of her consciousness, forcing her to return to it again and again. The only case she has never solved, she has finally put it out of her mind.Until she gets a call from the murdered victim's mother.

【玄幻爽文】本为天帝强者的楚狂人与祖魔大战，因二人自爆武魂，而双双重生。千年之后，楚天帝醒来，却发现世界大变！大陆还是那片大陆。但，武道规则变了，天地法则变了，武魂成了修炼的障碍！于是，楚元被迫开始了他的逆天崛起之路。

路蒹葭做梦都想睡了白天宇，她万万没想到，18岁生日那天，她逛街逛出了一条星光大道。伪女神的她被HL公司星探发现，临时加入新女团ACT凑数，天性聪颖的她经过一年的艰苦训练后成功出道，在首秀舞台上机智化解团队危机，一炮而红。终于和爱豆成为一个公司的艺人，不仅天天见面，还能戏里戏外地和爱豆亲密互动，天赐良缘，机不可失，路蒹葭就此踏上了脑残粉的追星之路！然而市场浮躁，人心复杂，在这个身不由己的现代江湖中，路蒹葭被迫成长……原来长大，就是不得不用自己讨厌的模样，去捍卫那美好的梦想；原来长大，是和自己和解，接受这个不完美的世界，默守那颗炽热的心脏。

【一日五更，日更万字】废材少爷强势回归都市，各种套路搞笑生活，一场神秘任务，一段修真泡妞之旅，又会上演怎样情缘，敬请关注，校花的身上潇洒少爷。

作为一个有远见的人、一个政治家、一个历史学家和一个口才最好的反对纳粹德国的演说家，温斯顿·S.丘吉尔是20世纪最伟大的人物之一。在这本自传中，丘吉尔回忆了他的童年、他的学校、他在南非的“布尔战争”中担任战地记者以及他的初涉政坛——成为议员。《丘吉尔传：我的青春》不仅仅让读者对这个伟大人物有了一个了解，而且正如丘吉尔自己所写的一样，是“一个逝去的时代的缩影。”

她是将要统御三洲的北凝宫少主，他是未来北旸皇城的君上。他们势均力敌，却又惺惺相惜。强者相遇的爱情并不是像他人想象的那般惊心动魄，步步为谋。他们之间，不过也是如平常人一般细水长流。即便身处高位，却和所有人一样拥有爱的能力。她想为这一场爱情不顾一切，却也只是奢望。一场欢喜忽悲辛，叹人世，终难定。韶华打灭，清淡天和，生关死劫终为天定。便是权利滔天，却也挡不住浓浓情怨。背叛过后的涅槃重生，最后却发现不过是两败俱伤。

刺陵家族，神道尔最强大的海盗家族，道云酒（刺陵罗刹），因为懦弱被父亲抬上断头台，天道有运，古达小岛的族长救下他年幼的性命，就此获得新生，为了报答族人深深的恩情，道云酒开始了一场征服世界的旅程！

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《诗经》中古老的故事和情怀，至今仍有新鲜温度。“桃之夭夭，灼灼其华”，人面桃花相映红，古诗里的婚姻，如画一般美好；“蒹葭苍苍，白露为霜。所谓伊人，在水一方”，那方距离虽然咫尺可见，却是远在天涯，伊人之美氤氲如烟，若即若离，穿越千年之后依然鲜活如初；“死生契阔，与子成说，执子之手，与子偕老”，岁月静好，现世安稳，这般洗练如白描的誓言，真是最动人的爱情表达。

从幼儿园时期，就被周围的小朋友欺负的顾小穗，傻傻地过着每一天，直到喜欢的人和翟蕾蕾走在一起，她才弄明白自己其实是个毫无光芒的人，渐渐步入黑化的她，像大部分女配一样，非善良地展现着最真实的一面。但，大多数的人都是不好不坏的，没有极致的善良和全部的邪恶；天使的结局未必是完美的，而黑天鹅也会有获得爱情的机会。翟蕾蕾算是个完美女人，周围守护她的男生很多很多，加上顾小穗这个女配的衬托，无论是在学生时期，还是与彭城俞结婚后，始终都是大家喜欢的温暖女神。但是，翟蕾蕾从小就隐藏着一个秘密，一个永远无法开口说出的秘密，当一切终浮于现实，每一个人都想再重生一次，去拯救曾经心底最深藏的那个人。

穿越？这么神奇的事情居然出现在她楚初云身上？好吧，穿就穿了，但为毛她一穿来就成了已婚妇女？！这也就算了，但为为毛她的相公是个人尽皆知的傻子？！好吧，看在你这个傻子长得还挺帅的而且貌似还挺有银子的份儿上，本姑娘就勉为其难的接受你吧！【片段一：“呜呜···娘子，你不要墨儿了吗？你是不是不喜欢墨儿了？可是墨儿好喜欢娘子！”“······”】【片段二：“轩辕墨——！你今天给老娘睡地板！”“呜呜···娘子，一定要睡地板吗？可是地板很硬的！”“哼，少在那装可怜！”“···那可不可以给我床被子？”“可以！”“可不可以给我个枕头？”“可以！”“可不可以让我抱着你？”“······”】