After leaving a long term toxic relationship, Sofia Richards decides to focus on healing her heart and elevating her career in the hospitality industry. Unexpectedly, she crosses paths with the new owner of the hotel she works at, Vincent Marks. After numerous attempts of showing his interest in her, Sofia reluctantly agrees on a date. Having both experienced unsuccessful relationships in their past, Sofia and Vincent try to navigate through an intense relationship in which shadows of their past threatens their future. When Vincent's mysterious and stoic best friend Dmitri Collins becomes a part of Sofia's world a friendship ensues, in turn making things complicated. As issues spark between Sofia and Vincent, Dmitri is caught in the middle feeling obligated to support both equally. The dynamics of their relationship start to change as a series of unexpected events unfold. Leaving them all to wonder where they stand in each other's life.
We all want to experience genuine relationship, to feel loved and accepted for who we are. We give and give in relationships only to be left feeling disappointed and alone. Our negative sexual experiences and mistakes from our past hold us hostage, keeping us stuck in unhealthy relationship patterns. Is there any hope? Intended for group use, Unraveled: Managing Love, Sex, and Relationships guides women through the process of healing--exploring how our past pain and trauma, family of origin, and life circumstances shape how we behave in relationships. Through the use of personal stories, strategic tools and exercises, and weekly self-care lessons, Unraveled will become our guide. We will discover the core of our distorted beliefs, address the shame that drives our behaviors, and write a new ending to our story, crafted with hope and purpose. Walk with us as we discover the truth of God's love and allow Him to transform our story through the power of His grace. Together we'll learn how to live an authentic, sexually healthy life. Join the journey today.
Calia Read breaks the mold in this explosive novel that grabs hold and doesn’t let go until the shocking truth is revealed. One kiss can change everything. One month ago I was admitted to a psych ward. Yesterday, Lachlan told me I’m losing my mind. But I know what I saw. Will you believe me? Behind the walls of a mental hospital, Naomi Carradine feels her world breaking to pieces. She’s starting to believe all the voices questioning her sanity. Only visitors from the outside world keep her tethered to reality. But deep in her thoughts, Naomi is haunted by memories of a golden summer that twisted into a waking nightmare of obsessive love and fractured truths. Just home from college, Naomi moves in with her best friend, Lana, the daughter of a Virginia senator. At a lavish party thrown by Lana’s father, Naomi meets a sexy stockbroker named Max and finds herself unable to resist his charms. One fiery kiss and she’s going back for more, beginning a terrifying descent. Having witnessed the unspeakable, Naomi has only one hope of escape: unraveling the devastating secrets of her past. Unravel is intended for mature audiences. Praise for Unravel “A sexy, mysterious, and enthralling story . . . Calia Read’s words are so captivating, they’ll hold you hostage and throw you into loops you’ll never see coming.”—Claire Contreras, author of There Is No Light in Darkness
Autonomous. Independent. Dangerous. They tried to control her. Now she'll destroy them. Things have changed behind the walls of the Coventry, and new threats lurk in its twisted corridors. When Adelice returns to Arras, she quickly learns that something rotten has taken hold of the world, and now Cormac Patton needs her to help him reestablish order. However, peace comes at a terrible price. As the Guild manipulates the citizens of Arras, Adelice discovers that she's not alone, and she must let go of her past to fight for mankind's future. She will have to choose between an unimaginable alliance and a deadly war that could destroy everyone she loves.
Clay: My mind and body are full of chaos; the only time I can truly feel free is when my hands, arms, and legs are secured. Just because I want to be bound, able to give over my pleasure entirely to another person, doesn't mean I want to be controlled, humiliated, or made to endure pain. I'm a successful, happy, confident adult man who wants a lover to tie him up. Why is that so scandalous? And why is it so difficult to find? It doesn't help that I've developed a hopeless crush on my straight roommate. Maybe a fulfilling relationship isn't in the cards for me. Max: I'm completely out of control of my life. My ex is trying to take my daughter away from me... again, my dream of owning my own motorcycle repair shop seems out of reach, and somehow, I find myself a thirty-two-year-old man who can't afford to have a place without a roommate. So, it's no huge surprise that the idea of being given complete control over someone's body and pleasure is a major turn-on. I never had any inkling I might be into guys, until my best friend told me he likes to be tied up. Now I'm losing sleep, imagining him bound and begging for me. I can't figure out if it's just the kink or if it's possible I'm falling for him
Longlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award A groundbreaking chronicle of the birth--and death--of a pair of jeans, that exposes the fractures in our global supply chains, and our relationships to each other, ourselves, and the planet Take a look at your favorite pair of jeans. Maybe you bought them on Amazon or the Gap; maybe the tag says "Made in Bangladesh" or "Made in Sri Lanka." But do you know where they really came from, how many thousands of miles they crossed, or the number of hands who picked, spun, wove, dyed, packaged, shipped, and sold them to get to you? The fashion industry operates with radical opacity, and it's only getting worse to disguise countless environmental and labor abuses. It epitomizes the ravages inherent in the global economy, and all in the name of ensuring that we keep buying more while thinking less about its real cost. In Unraveled, entrepreneur, researcher, and advocate Maxine Bédat follows the life of an American icon--a pair of jeans--to reveal what really happens to give us our clothes. We visit a Texas cotton farm figuring out how to thrive without relying on fertilizers that poison the earth. Inside dyeing and weaving factories in China, where chemicals that are banned in the West slosh on factory floors and drain into waterways used to irrigate local family farms. Sewing floors in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are crammed with women working for illegally low wages to produce garments as efficiently as machines. Back in America, our jeans get stowed, picked, and shipped out by Amazon warehouse workers pressed to be as quick as the robots primed to replace them. Finally, those jeans we had to have get sent to landfills--or, if they've been "donated," shipped back around the world to Africa, where they're sold for pennies in secondhand markets or buried and burned in mountains of garbage. A sprawling, deeply researched, and provocative tour-de-force, Unraveled is not just the story of a pair of pants, but also the story of our global economy and our role in it. Told with piercing insight and unprecedented reporting, Unraveled challenges us to use our relationship with our jeans--and all that we wear--to reclaim our central role as citizens to refashion a society in which all people can thrive and preserve the planet for generations to come.
Are you rushed, super busy and so overcommitted? Do you ever find yourself downplaying your beauty, or not see your beauty at all? Are you tired of measuring yourself against an impossible beauty standard? Well, it's time to unravel.It is time to unravel the negative self talk, the should haves and have to's, and the beauty fears of the past, present and future. It is time to simplify.The Clean and Press, Lorde Beauty Makeup Techniques, The No Mirror Challenge, The Face Workout and more, are beauty practices and techniques I have created. You will feel and look your best, and understand your unique beauty in a powerful, wholehearted and loving way through real life stories and reflections from myself and from other women and girls like you. It's time to unravel. Let's press play.
Unraveled: To become undone.To take apart. To destroy. I thought I had it all with my well-respected job, Hollywood boyfriend, and glamorous lifestyle. Until the truth revealed a different story. In one day, after a single word, my carefully constructed life was obliterated.But it's only the beginning of my spiral. There's much further to fall.Then I meet him. He's the perfect man at the most imperfect time. It's only meant to be a one night stand. A last fling before my new reality sets in. But he has different ideas. Because he doesn't know the truth. Once he finds out, I'm convinced he'll realize this is too much for a new relationship. He's sure to cut and run. It's for the best really. After all, how can I possibly fall in love when I'm falling apart?
SummerEvers Sinclair is dangerous. One flash of that teasing smile, and I know he's going to ruin me. He makes my body shiver and my brain melt. He's also a huge mistake. Girls like me don't land guys like Evers. But every time he knocks on my door, I let him in. I thought we understood each other. I thought we were playing the same game. I was wrong. EversI've never had a problem mixing business with pleasure. Until Summer. I was supposed to keep an eye on her, not take her to bed. Once I had her where I wanted her, I couldn't let her go. I'm going to have to move heaven and Earth to win her back.And that's the easy part.With the Russian mob after us and her father dragging us to hell¿I don't just have to win her back, I have to keep her alive.
