Feeling alone in the world was something I was used to. Being beaten and broken were normal parts of my life. As the chains that kept me hostage each day dragged across the floor, I wished for death. The only person that would miss me was Grady, My wolf down the street. His brown eyes would meet mine with sorrow every time he glimpsed a bruise that littered my body.After one long night of being a punching bag, I think my wish is finally coming true, my wolf even believes that she will be set free from all the hurt and pain. Only when I open my eyes again, I'm in the back of a car. A sinfully gorgeous man tells me I am safe. Words I never thought I would hear. He tells me he is taking me to a school for supernaturals of all types. My world changes overnight. I am thrown back into a world that I haven't been a part of since I was a child. Not knowing much about my wolf or anything about mates, I am roomed with an Alpha wolf who's saddened eyes make my heart clench in ways I never knew I could feel. He begins to help me understand our world, helps make my mind and body stronger.I find a friend in the fiery sexy red headed fox shifter who is not as innocent and shy as she looks. She becomes my best friend and finally, my mate.I find I am mated to the four heirs ...each one made for me, only they want nothing to do with me...and they make sure everyone knows it. My life at Leafwood becomes dangerous once more when a Fae princess sets her sights on me, wanting to do everything she can to make sure I disappear.When my past returns and the darkness settles back into my mind will my mates come together? Will I end up back where I started?This is a why choose Reverse harem. Meaning the MFC does not have just one love interest. This contains m/m, f/f, m/f/m/m Trigger Warning: also contains mentions of abuse, both sexually and physically. Darker themes are present, this book contains graphic sexual situations. If you don't mind some sexy times with sexy men, then this book is for you.

They've stolen the hearts of millions of adoring fans, their faces are blasted across every magazine, their voices are played on the radio, and their faces are never far from the spotlight. I hear the adoring whispers and the desire in people as they dreamily talk about the sexiest men alive, the most unattainable me in the business. I used to be them until I wasn't. Everyone else would jump at the chance to claim these amazing males, but to me they are the boys who broke my heart and left a piece of themselves with me. The day I left is the day I told myself, never again...Five years later, and with some sick twist of fate, they come crashing back into my life. A secret I never thought I would have to reveal is exposed and the next thing I know, I'm being forced to finish their tour with them. Can I protect my heart this time

This book is a compilation of research work in the interdisciplinary areas of electronics, communication, and computing. This book is specifically targeted at students, research scholars and academicians. The book covers the different approaches and techniques for specific applications, such as particle-swarm optimization, Otsu’s function and harmony search optimization algorithm, triple gate silicon on insulator (SOI)MOSFET, micro-Raman and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis, high-k dielectric gate oxide, spectrum sensing in cognitive radio, microstrip antenna, Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) with conducting surfaces, and digital image forgery detection. The contents of the book will be useful to academic and professional researchers alike.

We are all somewhere in the Blacksmith's shop. We are either on the scrap pile, in the Master's hands on the anvil, or in the tool chest. (Some of us have been in all three.) In this collection of writings, best-selling author Max Lucado takes us on a tour of the “shop.” We'll examine all tools and look in all corners, from the shelves to the workbench, from the water to the fire. And for you who make the journey—who leave the heap and enter the fire, dare to be pounded on God's anvil, and doggedly seek to discover your own purpose—take courage, for you await the privilege of being called “God's chosen instruments.” This new edition includes discussion questions and a new foreword from the author.

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This isn't how I expected my life to be at 30 years old. I was supposed to be raising a little family, and fulfilling my dream of running a bakery in my small hometown. Instead, I'm now a widow with a 5-year-old little girl. Living far from that idyllic small town I dreamed of growing old in, surrounded by my BFF Quinn and my 4 best guy friends. I've been so beat down these past 10 years, not allowed to use my magic even in my own home. I think it's time I return to Everton. This town has nothing left for me now that my husband is dead. But the guys and I didn't exactly part on the best of terms.... Will they be able to forgive me for leaving the way I did? Or will returning to Everton be just another mistake? Returning to Everton is a reverse harem, meaning Rowen doesn't have to choose between her love interests and they all worship her. This book is for readers 18+ due to sexual content

Everything has changed.The time away from my family was supposed to be about finding myself, finding out who I am now that I am free, but nothing in our world is easy and some lessons are the hardest to learn.I can't trust anyone.With two open spots on the Twelve that have to be filled, loyalties won't just be tested, they'll be pushed to the limits. No one is safe once they step into the Game.All of my dreams of leaving high school and my family being free seem like a distant memory now, the shadows of our pasts still hanging over our every move. Sticking together has never been so hard.But one thing is for sure.Nothing will ever be the same again.

The epic conclusion to the Shadow Beast Shifters. I finally have the life I always dreamed of. So why does it taste like ash on my tongue? Growing up in Torma, the strongest of the shifter packs, I wanted nothing more than to find my true mate and live my best life. Of course, that dream existed before my father betrayed the pack and turned me into their punching bag. I'd all but given up, until a quirk of true mate genetics gifted me a true mate like no other. My childhood dreams were finally a reality. Funny how quickly dreams turn into nightmares. I'm being lied to, missing weeks and months of time. Someone messed with me and no matter how often I'm told to forget it and move on as Torin's mate, there's no way I can. Whoever did this to me should have known I'd pick at it until it bled. It's my nature after all. As I search out random growls, flutters in my chest, and a suspicion that there's so much more going on than I could even imagine, I sense that I'm racing against an unknown clock. I need to get to the bottom of this mystery. And when I figure out who stole my memories, they're going to wish they never messed with Mera Callahan. Game on. -If you like sexy, dark paranormal romances, with humor, steam, action, a tough heroine and an antihero, this is for you.