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Successville is a compelling story that encourages children to dream big and reach for their goals in life by valuing their education. This story teaches that a great education is key to everything you want to achieve, and a great education begins in the classroom by paying attention, listening, and working hard.

Successville is a compelling story that encourages children to dream big and reach for their goals in life by valuing their education. This story teaches that a great education is key to everything you want to achieve, and a great education begins in the classroom by paying attention, listening, and working hard.

What's the first rule of joining the mile-high club? Assume the position and hold on tight Dean and Mikael are about to find out how true that is...before things get bad... fast Dean and Mikael are all too aware that their struggles are not over. Somewhere out there the last crystal remains undiscovered. When Lucille brings knowledge of their next step, they must embark on another journey. In the heart of the desert, near the fabled Cradle of Humanity, Dean searches for answers to his druidic heritage.With Mikael at his side, Dean will be forced to face the bloodstained past of his people. In the unforgiving desert, with a mysterious force guarding long lost secrets, the druid and the werewolf, along with Dante, Apollo, and Lucille, seek answers but they didn't expect to be given the next step in the plan of an old enemy.With every answer, ten questions take its place. As the secrets are unearthed, giving Dean many of the answers he seeks, a greater danger presents itself.

Keller and Johnny faced the combined forces of werewolf, witch, and human. Have they finally found peace? Sequestered away Kell adjusts to his existence as the WindWard, and Johnny slowly warms to being a member of the Coven again.Everything changes when Johnny's childhood friend, Ash, makes an unexpected appearance. With his help, Kell and Johnny seek to distract the Vigil while they search for an Ancient to help Kell control his powers.Their plan quickly falls apart, separating Ash and Kell from Johnny. Thrust into the world with only each other, Ash and Kell must work together to evade capture, or worse. Along the way, they must contend with their rapidly growing feelings as they fight to survive. In the end it's clear their bond includes Johnny as well, forever altering not only the relationship between the outcast wolf-witch and his WindWard, but the world itself. Together, the three must face their own changing lives and the world that stands against them.

Bloodied, bruised and vulnerable. Bryant can take it all in the ring, but does he have what it takes to fight for his heart's desire? Bryant knows how to roll with the punches. He's been doing it his whole life. Having been dealt a lousy hand as far as parents go, Bryant enters the dangerous and illegal world of underground werewolf fighting. And he'd do much worse to support his brainy and scrappy little sister, because he is all she has to protect her in this world. Their happy domestic life is a sharp contrast to the gritty bar scene he finds himself in night and after night. He's a successful veteran fighter without much left to prove, which is why he's surprised at the way a pretty boy rookie catches his attention. Bryant can't put a finger on it, but there's something about the long-locked Jake that makes him want to punish and protect him at the same time. When the younger man begrudgingly asks the more experienced Bryant to train him, they're both in danger of a total knockout. Bryant sees through the facade Jake uses right off the bat. And the rookie's handsome looks can't distract the seasoned warrior from the fact that Jake is hiding something. It's a secret that has the power to entangle these two fighters into a fight beyond their control. A fight that holds incredible danger for them both in and out of the ring. Set amidst a strongly constructed shifter world of werewolf fighting, Fight or Flight doesn't pull any punches. Savage passions reign supreme in this gay erotic romance as Bryant and Jake discover that the most extreme training can't prepare you for the blows you have to take when love is the ultimate prize. The perfect mix of sex and tenderness is a sure bet with this one.

Teddy: Hurt and pregnant, I ran from the abuse, taking nothing with me. I found refuge and a future at the Drake Street Home, helping other struggling shifters. I'm lonely but content, and I'm safe. Then Peter Manson shows up at the door, threatening the stability of everything I've worked for. For the first time, I feel lust and love but will it fulfill my life or devastate it?Peter: I might be an alpha dragon but I can't stop the nightmares pushing me to self-harm. So, I drown myself in alcohol. Then, one night, it all goes too far. The Drake Street Home promises recovery and stability...and Teddy Ross. After one look at his smooth, handsome face my journey to reclaim my life just got a lot more complicated. Do I even deserve a better life, or will it lead to more heartbreak or disillusionment?Teddy and Peter are inexplicably drawn to each other, but can they get over their deeply ingrained issues from the past? Do they even deserve to?

Welcome to Drake Street. A cultural hub where artists, performers (and a few manic depressives) have found their home, or at least, their haven.KonradAccording to my benefactor, Clara Anaheim, I'm the most exciting thing that's about to happen to the art world, and Drake Street. As a dragon shifter, I'm also part of Drake Street's underground flight, Clara's very own dragon community of needy outcasts.Being an artist isn't glamorous. A new guy every other night, attracted to my art and not me. No one to reassure me that my art isn't as empty as the dozens of wine bottles scattered around my apartment...When Shaeffer arrives at Drake Street, I'm sure he's just like the others. His eyes light up when he looks at my art, and at me, but I can't trust it, I've been down this road before. ShaefferOn Drake Street, I've been able to make myself into something I've always dreamed. My past, the old Shaeffer, is all behind me. I don't have many friends and no family. Here on Drake Street, I'm alone, surrounded by beauty, culture-and him.Modeling isn't fulfilling, but it pays well and I'm wanted... but not for who I am. I can hide behind this fa ade easily enough, and I'll never let anyone close enough to hurt me. But there's something about Konrad that makes me want to demolish all those walls I've spent so much time building.When an accident with a pyrotechnic display leaves Drake Street's most promising talent blind, Clara calls for the community to rally behind him. But Shaeffer is the only one who volunteers to care for the injured dragon. Can these two wounded souls work together to forget the past? Or will old hurts drive them apart...

"Sometimes you have to make peace with your past in order to keep your future from becoming a constant battle."Ronnie was a child star, now he's just on Instagram. His whole life has been a cycle of being abandoned by people...and far worse. Finally, he's escaped but the depressing cycle continues. Alone and being stalked and threatened he needs a protector but when he meets his new bodyguard, he suddenly has other ideas.Jack doesn't need anyone but his family and work, and even then he prefers to be alone. He's tried being a family man, now he's back protecting the vulnerable. When he meets the charming twink, Ronnie, his dragon reacts in a way he's never felt before. This job just became much more difficult than usual.Jack fights his dragon's instincts and Ronnie's allure but both man and dragon agree...they have to keep Ronnie safe. As the threat draws ever closer and Ronnie gets stronger, a solution slips further from Jack's grasp, plans change, suspects come and go. Will this be the first job he fails at?

"Apollo smiled, though it was marred by the sadness twisting through his chest. Dante would never want to admit it, but he cared deeply for people, even as he hid it behind layer after layer of foul attitude and an even fouler mouth. It was only around Apollo that Dante cast the worst of it aside, but even then, there was a divide between Apollo and the inner Dante. That wall kept Apollo at bay, always careful of what he would say or do, unsure if he should tread too far. He craved to see beyond that wall, to see the things Dante ferreted away from the light of day."It's been weeks since tumultuous events led Dante and Apollo into the depths of the jungle. And the two men suddenly have time on their hands.Life hasn't been kind to Apollo. He lost his parents at a young age, and his twin sister the year before. All he has left are his packmates and his best friend, Dante. He's done his best to hide his secret yearning for his best friend but Apollo struggles to keep himself in check as he watches Dante drift away from him.Dante can't even think about what might exist between him and Apollo. Terrified of what a relationship between them would mean. Dante desperately hides from the passion of his heart, risking his own misery and that of the only man he's ever loved.When the two men are thrown together on a special assignment, a threat to their lives is like a thunderbolt to their hearts and brings everything to a boil. Struggling to come to terms with their emotions, their pasts, and what the future holds, Apollo and Dante have no choice but to try to make peace with one another if they're ever going to find happiness. But can they succeed?

Sometimes love crashes its way into your life...Ty - You'd think after growing up poor and alone, my success as a romance author would have brought me happiness and a belief in love. You'd be wrong. I don't have any friends, and Christmas is a lousy time of year. All I wanted was to get away from it all, to the middle of nowhere, and hide. Then the crash happened.Ethan - I've always lived surrounded by the woods and nature. I'm happy here. It's lonely, but I have plenty to do, and it's nearly Christmas. I love Christmas. People don't come out this way much, so it was a shock to find a crashed truck near my house, and even more of a shock to find my favorite author in the wreckage. The blizzard gave me no choice, and I brought him to the safety of my home. I wasn't expecting the grumpy man to find his way into my heart.With Christmas fast approaching can Ethan change Ty's mind about the festive season, and more importantly about love?