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A damaged playboy, a beautiful lady on a deadly mission and a desperate waitress. Find out what happens when the three are entangled in a never-ending drama. ******************************** Years after successfully surviving a childhood he was forced to endure, Charles couldn't be more damaged than he already was. All he wanted was his walls to remain as unbreakable and impenetrable as he made them. But then he met Annabelle. She was smart, beautiful, rich and a professional with a deadly secret and a unique background. Worst of all, she was perfectly tailored to play games. Or so she thought. What happens when a desperate waitress is added to the mix? Can they survive the dangers of the game they play? What will happen when hidden secrets surface? Can love prevail? Will they get scorched? Or, is this just a recipe for disaster?

Justin O'Dwyer is 19. Four days ago, his mother died of a drug overdose, and now Justin is back in Enterprise, Oregon, trying to figure out how to raise the younger siblings he's afraid of losing to the foster system. Justin is completely out of his depth. Harper is six, and hates him. Wyatt is four and doesn't remember him. And baby Scarlett, at fourteen months, has never even met her big brother before. When Scarlett gets sick and won't stop screaming, and when Harper runs off in the middle of the night, Justin is at the end of his tether. In desperation, he knocks on a neighbor's door begging for help.<br><br>Del Abbot is 38, and living in his grandparents' old place in Enterprise after his marriage broke down and he lost his restaurant in the divorce. He's a chef, even had his own show on cable for a while, but now he's looking for a new start, if he could just figure out what exactly that entails. When the O'Dwyer family barrels into his life one night, Del can't refuse to help. What begins as a trip to the hospital becomes a regular child-minding gig while Justin struggles to find his feet. And the more time Del spends with Justin, the more they both want more than friendship. But small town life comes with its own bigotry, and, in Justin's case, that bigotry has always been close to home.<br><br>When an act of violence threatens to destroy the small family they've built, both Justin and Del need to put aside their pasts and reach for their future together.

Wyatt Abbot is 19. On the outside, he lives the perfect life. He has a loving family, he’s wealthy, and he has just been given the opportunity to travel to Paris and train under one of the world’s best pastry chefs. But underneath all that, Wyatt is struggling. He’s battling anxiety, he’s scared of the future, and he’s struggling to come to terms with the fact that he’s genderfluid.<br><br>Izzy Kostas is 28, and on parole. When he gets a job at Abbot Organic Produce, it’s a chance for a new start. Izzy has his own demons he’s trying to overcome, but meeting Wyatt throws even more complications his way. Izzy has always thought of himself as straight, and certainly didn’t expect to fall for his boss’s little brother.<br><br>When Izzy is blamed for putting the Abbots at risk, it jeopardizes everything he and Wyatt have begun to build together. Izzy knows how important family is to Wyatt, and he doesn’t want him to have to take sides. But when it comes to found families, nobody is perfect, and there’s always room for another seat at the table.

Preston Pruitt put aside his dreams of becoming a gourmet chef at a high-end restaurant to raise his daughter while her mother was on active duty in Afghanistan. Now Abby is a precocious eight-year-old in love with fairies and princesses, and Preston works at an unimaginative and monotonous job as a short order cook.<br><br>Abby has her quirks, and when she tries to wear a pair of costume wings for her school pictures, her father is called to help talk her out of them. That's when Preston meets Cam Richards, a handsome photographer with his own studio in town. Between Cam's quick smile and flirty manner, Preston is smitten and surprises himself by asking the guy out. Late night phone calls lead to dinner dates, and soon Preston is falling for Cam. It helps that Abby approves of her father's new special friend.<br><br>With Cam’s encouragement, Preston gets the chance to interview for an executive chef position. Now that he has all the ingredients, will he finally fulfill his dream of becoming a top chef and find the perfect recipe for romance?

Amaya was just an ordinary office worker in the modern world, slogging through life like everyone else. But after a tragic childbirth accident left her paralyzed and comatose, her soul somehow whooshed into a whole new world-a bizarre and hilarious immortal cultivation realm! When she woke up, she wasn't a rich heiress or some genius with extraordinary powers. Nope! She was a complete blank slate, suffering from amnesia, and rescued by a paper-crafting master, who gave her a new name - Reika. And so began her wildly offbeat journey into the world of cultivation. As their adventures unfold, Reika starts to realize that this crazy cultivation world is far more complicated than she first imagined. Spirit Feasts, oddball spirit beasts, hilariously disastrous training sessions-there are just as many mysteries as there are laugh-out-loud moments. And when the deeper secrets behind it all finally surface, Meliora will have to confront the past she's long forgotten. This is a brain-bending journey through a world of cultivation, filled with laughs, madness, and chaos! Can Reika find her true place in this chaotic world, or will she be forever tangled in the paper folds of destiny? Dive into this wild, magical, and absolutely ridiculous adventure to find out how Reika is going to "laugh" her way to the top! #FantasyAdventure #Humor #RomanticComedy #Reincarnation #MagicalRealism #FemaleLead #SliceOfLifeFantasy #Cultivation #LightheartedAdventure #MagicCooking

In a small town, a group of friends gets together for their weekly recipe club, where they cook and try out different recipes. One day, one of the members brings a recipe from a mysterious ancient biblical text. They decide to give it a try, but as they start preparing the dish, strange things start happening. The once peaceful small town is now engulfed by strange and inexplicable events that seem to be straight out of a Kafkaesque novel. The friends find themselves in a series of absurd and surreal situations, as they try to make sense of the bizarre occurrences. They must navigate through this new reality while trying to cook the recipe and keep their friendship intact. The story is a mixture of a slice of life, comedy elements, Kafkaesque situations, and a touch of biblical texts and recipe cooking.

Maximus Evander MacGregor is the guy who doesn’t take life seriously—he's rumored to have more dating scandals than you can count. Zane Josh, on the other hand, is the country’s most sought-after chef, dedicated to his craft and with no time for distractions. So, when they meet in an elevator, you'd think it would be nothing but an awkward and ridiculous encounter, right? Wrong. That one messed up drunken night changes everything. Now, in a city so big, it’s almost laughable how often they bump into each other, like fate has decided to make the world too small for them.

After an nonstop three day baking binge, Benedictus Agnes, finds himself transported to another world. Unlike other heroes, he is suddenly sent to the Backend, a small town overlooking the sea. Dropped in the middle of nowhere, our hero only has one plan: get cooking!

"Bomi's Diary: A Trainwreck of Fandom and Awkwardness Buckle up for the most face-palm-inducing, cringe-worthy, and hilarious diary entries EVER! Bomi, a BTS super fan, is about to spill all the tea on her most epic fails, from clumsy encounters with her idols to downright mortifying moments... What happens when a fan girl's dreams come true, but everything that can go wrong DOES?! Dive into Bomi's diary and find out... but don't say we didn't warn you... "

This book contains bone-chilling short stories that will either intrigue the reader or will send chills down their spine. Writing about curiosity, murder, dolls, revenge, secrets, and sin all lead to a gory collection of tales not to be read in the dark. Some stories are imagery-based, which leaves an eerie feeling toward inanimate objects, while some will express personal experiences. Each story holds a hidden meaning which ignites a metaphorical lesson toward life. Tags: #Goth and #Horror Written: 2018