Showing results by author "JJ" in All Categories

Indie Walker started college with a basketball scholarship and a plan to stay focused on his studies. His roommate and best friend Daniel is one of the most popular guys on the wrestling team. When a power outage during a winter storm forces them to get closer than ever before just to survive the night, their relationship changes forever. Neither are gay but the physical chemistry they have is undeniable. Unfortunately, Daniel's issues at home might be too severe for them to overcome.

Most people envision women as feminine and beautiful. But not all women are treated like they are feminine. Not all women know how to be or act in a feminine manner. Back in the day, women were taught proper etiquette. They were sent to finishing schools to polish how they acted and behaved in public. They were kept inside to learn feminine skills, rather than being allowed to play outside with the boys.

It’s story time again at Hickleberry Elementary with Stinky the stuffed skunk—and this time the class is reading the classic Jack and the Beanstalk! Everyone knows the story ends with the giant falling from the sky, but only Stinky knows what happened next! Jack went on to sell all those golden eggs and become a billionaire, while Hubert the giant wound up stranded on the ground, far from home. With no one to help him and nowhere to turn, Hubert has no choice but to put his giant skills to work where they're valued the most—on the basketball court!

When she discovers a small village of natives, the world-weary reincarnator finds peace of mind for the first time in forever. Lulled by the tranquil atmosphere, she forgets her worries. But when outsiders arrive, they bring war onto the doorsteps of her new home. Once more, the Crawling Chaos gathers her will to fight. In a land where gods walk among the people, Chaos discovers herself anew. Finding pieces of her past and making new friends along the way, the reincarnated high school girl goes on a journey that shall go down in the annals of history.

In this first installment of the Brad Madison novel series, Madison finds himself defending Patrick Strickland against a mounting evidence base. Despite Strickland claiming he has no criminal connections, there are clear signs his involvement in organized crime runs deep. When the case receives national attention, the underbelly of power in LA is thrown into the limelight. Madison fights desperately to find the one piece of evidence that will prove his client's innocence. But where there's power, there's danger. The further Madison digs for the truth, the more he puts his life at risk.

Celebrity health expert and four-time New York Times best-selling author JJ Virgin reveals how one life-altering event taught her to tap in to an indomitable mind-set, trust her instincts, and defy the odds, ultimately saving her son's life - and her own. She'll share the lessons she learned that can help you create your own resilient mind-set.

With the fairytale wedding now over and the reality of their new roles placed on their shoulders, can Gale and Odette survive the sea of politics, family secrets, and scandal that awaits them? Can they still be true to themselves and their hearts? The whole country - even the world - is watching and not everyone is happy for them.

The Dominion is reclaimed after a lengthy and costly battle, but the war for the fate of the world is far from over. Looming on the horizon are the few, yet overwhelming, obstacles to lasting peace. It is time to confront the remaining Old Humans and bring an end to their reign once and for all. The final war takes Chaos and her comrades to their physical and mental limits and, ultimately, even across space. At the edge of reality, the hidden truth about Old Humanity and Chaos's origins is finally revealed.

Seven years ago, Robbie is left traumatized and broken after being released from his violent master and vows off men forever. Now, at 26, he has an apartment and a job, everything to have a fulfilled life. Daniel, owner of the men-only club Escape, is tired of watching his friends find their true loves but has yet to find the one for him. An unexpected meeting brings the two men together again, but all Robbie wants is to be left alone and not face his past. Daniel sees something in Robbie he needs and refuses to give up. He knows that Robbie is worth fighting for.

King Arthur in outer space? Endless warfare has ravaged Earth, and billions are desperate to escape. One of them is Taylan Ellis. Driven from her home in the West Britannic Isles by an invasion and severed from her children, Taylan enlists with the Britannic Alliance, hoping she can help regain her homeland and find her kids.

Reunited: Chaos returns from her year-long exile and finds her home in ruins. The human-led Alliance has conquered over half the Dominion's lands and is set to overrun the demons' final bastion. But finally reunited with her lovers and accompanied by her new allies, the crown princess is ready to reclaim her nation. Asoko, thawed from her prison of Eternal Ice, aids the dwarves in their war against the menace from below. Before the other half of Chaos can return to the Dominion, she and her companions will come face to face with a new destiny in the faraway land of fire and ice.

It has been eight years since the Callahans defeated Avian Doers and conquered Chicago. Melody is now the Governor and public face of the family, while Liam rises as the Ceann na Conairte of both the Irish and Italians. Their reach is limitless; their power endless, but is it possible to have too much power? Can Liam and Melody raise a family, a city, and an empire? Only a fool would try to stop them now.

O mundo vem sofrendo um processo de mudança contínuo cada vez mais acelerado. Para quem acredita que deve haver uma maneira mais eficiente de fazer as coisas, Scrum é um livro instigante sobre o processo de liderança e gestão que está transformando a maneira como vivemos. É por causa dele que a Amazon pode acrescaentar um novo recurso em seu site todos os dias, que o Red River Army Depot, no Texas, consegue lançar utilitários blindados 39 vezes mais rápido e que o FBI finalmente criou um enorme banco de dados de rastreamento de terroristas.

The invaders have been repelled for now, but Cassy's problems are far from over. Her nascent body of allies, the Confederation, may have a traitor among them. With the Empire coming from the west to "liberate" survivors and land alike, the timing couldn't be worse. And while General Taggart has promised more aid, he has his hands full with a 'vader enemy of his own. Will he liberate New Jersey in time to help the besieged Clan and her allies?

Nationally acclaimed storyteller J.J. Reneaux grew up Cajun for true, surrounded by the stories, music, food, and culture of rural communities in southeastern Texas and southern Louisiana. A traditional storyteller who collects by word-of-mouth, Reneaux has developed her repertoire over years of collecting - on front porches, school playgrounds, and her beloved fishing trips, as well as at nursing homes, airports, and at neighborhood fais-dodos.

In Book One, he was just a spoiled playboy prince, whose family was in desperate need of money. Now everything has changed, Odette Wyntor has a choice. Stay or run. Royalty is not for the weak of heart. Can they handle what is to come?

Jem Hayes has a penchant for lacy underwear and makeup. Nate Allinson likes pretty men and spanking, preferably at the same time. He doesn’t want a man for more than a scene. He doesn’t want a warm body for more than one night. He doesn’t want “more”. Until Jem. With his slim body and beautiful face, Jem pushes every one of Nate’s buttons. After one night of passion and an empty bed in the morning, Nate knows Jem is the one. Running out was the dumbest thing Jem could have done. He felt the connection but bolted all the same.

Tax evasion is illegal. Tax avoidance is not. Every taxpayer has a right to adjust his affairs so that he minimizes his tax liability. He can avoid the payment of higher taxes by so adjusting his affairs as to make his transactions subject to some lesser tax bracket. We recognize such steps as perfectly legitimate business undertakings. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Russell C. Harrington.

Doomed to Fail explores the heaviest music the world has ever heard, tracing doom, sludge, and post-metal as their own distinct (and incredibly loud) traditions. Anselmi covers the bands and musicians that have impacted those styles most - Black Sabbath, Candlemass, Melvins, Eyehategod, Godflesh, Neurosis, Saint Vitus, and many others - while diving into the cultural doom that has spawned such music, from the bombing of Birmingham and hurricane devastation of New Orleans to glaring economic inequality, industrial alienation, climate change, and widespread addiction.

Nine hundred Vennans undertake a cultural exchange to Tradepoint, a space station where aliens from different worlds meet to do business. A young and gifted Speaker, Gredin, is translator and diplomat for the happy occasion. But a horrific vision shatters her first night’s sleep on Tradepoint. Venna, their home world, has been destroyed. Now the safety of the delegation, the only Vennans left in all of time and space, rests on Gredin’s young shoulders.