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The goddess Artemis exerting her influence over our lives is proving to be a bigger pain in the ass than we expected. As her missions take us away from Cottlehill Wilds and our mates more often than not, it seems our biggest challenge is simply not resenting her. Up next on our itinerary? Hunting down a human archaeologist who somehow got his hands on a downright deadly artifact.

The perfect first date. Good food, romantic setting, good vibes. Until a woman screams and a shot is fired. As a trauma counselor, Stacie Maroni doesn’t hesitate to barge through the fray. Nor does her date, Detective O'Hare. With the case falling outside his jurisdiction, O’Hare and Stacie should simply be witnesses. Emphasis on should. As contradictory information emerges, things get complicated, and Stacie’s involved whether she likes it or not. Good thing O’Hare has her back.

On the heels of an unplanned pregnancy, a broken relationship, and a murder too close to home, Iris, an art curator at a glass-blown sculpture studio in downtown San Francisco, is consumed by stress. She finds herself faced with the fear of having to raise her baby alone and conflicted about helping her estranged fiancé cope with the murder of his mother. Triggered by the sound of breaking glass, Iris slowly succumbs to the pressure and cracks.

We all want to look good and for teenage girls, this is particularly important. The right size, the right hair, perfect legs, and beautiful skin are just a small fraction of what a teenage girl wants. The reality, of course, is that there is no such thing as a perfect body. Each one of us has something (or several things) that aren’t quite right, but it’s when we allow these small issues to become big one that the problems can start.

Tin is the most famous fae in Oz for all the wrong reasons. Cursed with a stone heart, he is the perfect assassin: ruthless, efficient, and merciless, with thousands of kills to his name. When his old friend, Lion, offers him a small fortune to deliver Dorothy to the South for his lover to wear the girl’s head as her own, Tin doesn’t hesitate to accept the unsavory deal. Magic has hidden dangerous lies behind glamor, trapped innocents in curses, and left the land of Oz in turmoil — none more so than the South.

Three women divided by a war none of them wants. But Josie, Mary, and Rel have always been strongest together, and with the world’s magical future on the line, “together” might be the only way anyone survives.

When Grams is kidnapped as part of a nefarious plot, the Backside of Forty is plunged into a world they aren’t prepared to navigate. To rescue their beloved Grams, the coven will stop at nothing, even if it means a wild journey through mystical markets and The Library of All Knowledge. Meanwhile, the goddess Artemis would rather the ladies focus on her priorities, none of which have anything to do with Grams’s predicament.

Elizabeth Sutton has moved back to her sleepy hometown in the English countryside and worries that her exciting days are behind her. She couldn’t be more wrong. Her work as a reporter for the town’s newspaper rarely involves covering a big story, so when she is sent to take notes at a local meeting about proposed building work, she thinks it will be just like any other. A wild group of protesters outside the town hall are shouting so loudly that Liz can barely hear what anyone is saying. In the days that follow, everything Liz thinks she knows about her town proves false.

Who would kill to win a pie competition? Finding the body was a shock. When all the clues point her way, Maddie must clear her name. As the timer ticks down in the race to find the murderer before Maddie’s jailed, or the body count climbs, she enlists the help of her friends — one of the furry variety. Then there’s the sheriff. While her ex-flame's just as confused, does he really believe she’s innocent? If only solving murder were as easy as apple pie! If you love Murder She Wrote, you’ll enjoy Maddie’s style, because she’s not taking no for an answer, either.

Jenna’s Secret Show tells the story of an 18-year-old girl who gets her first taste of absolute freedom with a weekend away with her boyfriend. They won’t have to find privacy for stolen moments but instead can have all the sexy fun they want. Two beautiful older women have the cabin next door, though, and they’re ready to teach this younger woman all they know about sex! In Jenna’s Blowjob Training, Dee and Carol give Jenna the coaching she needs to become the best possible new adult cocksucker around.

When businessman Adam Gallagher ends one affair and embarks upon another, he fails to anticipate both the fury of his betrayed wife and discarded mistress, and the dire consequences of his actions. After Gallagher’s body is found dumped in woods, suspicion inevitably falls on the women he has wronged, but could the crime be more connected with the financial problems he was experiencing? Police investigators, Jon and Hayley, are tasked with untangling the web of intrigue and lies surrounding the tragic chain of events unleashed by Gallagher’s affair.

Honey. Beeswax. Pollinate. Hive. Colony. Work. Dance. Communicate. Industrious. Buzz. Sting. Cooperate. Where would we be without honeybees? Where would we be without one another? In eighty-two poems and paragraphs (including the renowned Gate A-4), Naomi Shihab Nye alights on the essentials of our time—our loved ones, our dense air, our wars, our memories, our planet—and leaves us feeling curiously sweeter and profoundly soothed.

Magic exists where we cannot see. It lives in unexplained phenomena, in attraction to strangers, in a pen and crimson inkwell, from a trunk, in a tent, at a fair, in the fog...The Crimson Inkwell is a story about journalist Luella Winthrop. In her journey to become Dawnhurst-on-Severn's most acclaimed writer, she discovers that her city houses dark, magical secrets too uncomfortable to believe.

Best friends Jay and Poppy are exploring while on holiday in Tuckenhay. When Jay mysteriously disappears, Poppy goes in search of him, but what she finds is far more than she bargained for: the land of Nutash has been awaiting her arrival. Can she save its inhabitants from the perils of Vasclaurus, the evil dragonix? Challenges of friendship, love, and betrayal must be faced as she battles to save her life and the lives of those dear to her.

Eliana Steelhaugh’s life and the lives of her friends depend on secrecy. By day she plays servant to her stepmother. By night Ella is forced to use her unusual talents and body modifications in a "secret identity" - a thief known as Cinder. Much of her time is spent at St. Drogo, a sanctuary for modifieds, to atone for her mother having poisoned the Thames. She has little time for dreams, let alone love.

It sucks to have meaningless, painful, and stressful days! Imagine if you could get rid of all the stress in your life and live a relaxing, peaceful, and happy life that you've always wanted in 12 secret steps that are presented to you in easy-to-follow baby steps.

A BBC Radio 4 drama by Stephanie Dale, originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 10 January 2011.When art teacher Rachel, walking home festooned with end-of-term gifts from her pupils, bumps into Tyrone on his first day in London it is the beginning of a passionate love affair. Soon it makes sense for Tyrone, now working as a chef in a local up-market cafe, to move into Rachel's flat. But it's not long before there are tiny bits of grit starting to despoil the love oyster.

An old cold case bears a striking resemblance to a murder that occurred in Hallow Haven weeks ago, and now it seems that history is repeating itself in more ways than one. The police have a main suspect, but Sadie has her doubts. After a conversation with her familiar, she uncovers a new branch of her family tree that could change everything. The truth is about to come out, and it could spell trouble. Could she finally find out where her parents have been all this time?

Tina is excited about her all-girl vacation, but when she and her friends go to a nude beach, she gets turned on enough by exposing herself that she misses her husband desperately. Imagine her surprise when she finds out he’s there! The plan was always for him to meet them, but now he’s a day early, and that means she gets a chance to enjoy what she craves. The one thing she didn’t think about was how incredible it would feel to sleep with her husband while all her friends knew exactly what was going on!

In a rhythmic celebration of sport and play, four-time Grand Slam champion and tennis superstar Naomi Osaka shares key steps to becoming a true champ, including being kind, working as a team, doing your best, and most importantly, having fun.