When tragedy strikes the family, Tabitha and her mother are forced to move to the notorious Five Points District in New York City, known for its brothels, gangs, gambling halls, corrupt politicians and thieves. As they struggle to survive in their new living conditions, tragedy strikes again. Young Tabitha resorts to life alone on the streets of New York, dreaming of a happier future. The Sisters of Charity are taking orphans off the streets with promises of a new life. Children are to forget their pasts, their religious beliefs, families and names. They offer Tabitha a choice: stay in Five Points or board the orphan train and go West in search of a new life. The harrowing journey and the decision to leave everything behind launches Tabitha on a path from which she can never return.

    When 1st published, the book elicited hostile criticism because of its blunt & frank detail of his sexual exploits, beginning in childhood. A biographer of Oscar Wilde & Shakespeare, Harris fought the US government & postal service over the content of his publications--battles included herein along with his blunt, colorful depictions of his sexual exploits with willing Victorian Age debutantes. My Life & Loves remains a landmark in erotic literature, as relevant & provocative today as it was when 1st privately printed in Paris.

    Converted into an open-air prison. The perfect place for undesirables. The American dream is a mirage. The gap between the haves and the have-nots is wider than ever before. The haves live a life of opulence, with robotic domestics and self-driving vehicles. The have-nots struggle to survive, their jobs long since replaced by automation, with only Universal Basic Income standing between them and starvation. Crime is nearly nonexistent, thanks to the surveillance state and the test. Ubiquitous cameras and facial recognition software deter and detect would-be criminals, and the test identifies psychopaths with 99.59% accuracy. Citizens who test positive receive a one-way ticket to US Penal Colony East. The have-nots call it Psycho Island. In 2050, people struggle for their piece of a shrinking pie. Derek Reeves is one of those people, a small farmer, his business hanging by a thread. His wife, Rebecca, dreams of the finer things in life. Jacob Roth, CEO and member of the most powerful banking family in the world, sweeps Rebecca off her feet and gives her the lifestyle she craves. Summer Fitzgerald’s pregnant. Like all prospective parents, she wants a designer baby. These children vastly outperform natural-born children. Unfortunately, her nurse’s salary and her fiancé’s low-level tech job don’t pay enough to give their little bundle of joy the must-have advantage in the new economy. Naomi Sutton is a congresswoman with her eye on the White House. Unwilling to take campaign donations with strings, she lacks the budget or the connections for a serious run at the presidency. In a town of sharks, she’s the only one who truly cares about the people. Will she compromise her ideals to sit on the throne of power? Will she make good on her promise to close Psycho Island? In 2050, the seeds of discontent are growing. The elites will stop at nothing to maintain their dominance. But the people are awakening to the rigged game. And they’re very, very angry. This novel contains adult content, language, and sexual situations.

    And as this reckless girl runs about, she sets the city in motion.Midori is in a bit of a bind. She is in debt, and her landlady is trying to shake her down for unpaid rent. Her best friend refuses to loan her cash since she’s wised up to her tricks.Maybe some bullying would help. Or a bit of petty theft? Neither is sustainable. Maybe getting a job would settle things... But working means less time for fun adventures in the big city...

    Dr. Sax argued that in failing to recognize these hardwired differences between boys and girls, we ended up reinforcing damaging stereotypes, medicalizing misbehavior, and failing to help kids to reach their full potential. In the intervening decade, the world has changed, with an avalanche of new research which supports, deepens, and expands Dr. Sax's work. This revised and updated edition includes new findings about how boys and girls interact differently with social media and video games; a new discussion of research on gender non-conforming, LGB, and transgender kids, new findings about how girls and boys see differently, hear differently, and even smell differently; and new material about the medicalization of misbehavior.

    for his keys to a kingdom were typewriter keys!

    Damien Stryker, notorious for his cold hard personality is someone you don't want to get too close to.Unfortunately for Serena Mclane, she doesn't have much of a choice.Always at the mercy of her family's name and legacy, Serena has to do as her father says.So when her father practically forces her into an arranged marriage with the one and only Damien Stryker;The truth comes out.Secrets are unveiled.And who knows? Maybe even love starts to bloom.

    She was never treated with respect from them and considers herself as Miss Green instead. Not wanting to deal with anything from the Anderson family including their money. After one drunken night, she ends up in bed with the powerful Mr. Walton. She didn't realize how that one encounter would change her life forever.Mr. Walton is a powerful CEO of the Walton company. When he sets his eyes on Miss Green he knows he can't let her go. No matter how much she pushes him away he won't give her up. He is a ruthless, cold-hearted person and will do anything to get his way.

    

    A lamia named Miia is sent to live with him, and it's Kimihito's job to make sure the sexy snake girl integrates into everyday life. While cold-blooded Miia is hot for Kimihito, the penalties for interspecies breeding are dire. Even worse, when a buxom centaur girl, and a scantily-clad harpy move into Kimihito's house, what's a full-blooded young man with raging hormones to do?!

    

    Offering an insight into Love, Crush, and Infatuation and with psychology assisting you. This book gives you an insight into how a person perceives love and what causes attraction between a girl and a guy. Love is a very delicate feeling and even a slight mistake can lead to misinterpretation and misunderstandings. So it is better to read this book and be forearmed with the arsenal to shoot down any adversity that comes the way of your love life. In the era where packing matters more than the substance itself. It is neither a Fictional Story nor a Hypothesis. It is a theory that will rewrite the script of your love life forever. "Enough of 'be yourself' clich?, now its time to be, what 'they' want you to be what 'they' want you to be." About the Author: Nikhil Mukhija Nikhil, too young for his thoughts, is an engineering student by his karma at Uiet, Kurukshetra hailing from Panchkula; Smitten by the Love bug, he delves into the creative caves and explores the side that was trying to surface itself for the past 19 years of his existence. He aspires to pursue marketing from a premier B-School. Apart from writing, he pretends to be a Poet, a Singer, a Debator and spends his time studying psychology, philosophy, programming, stage handling and marketing. Arrest him at nikhilmukhija@gmail.com or of course facebook.com/nikhil.mukhija or at www.nikhilmukhija.com His philosophy is that behind every successful guy there is a girl who rejects him, but then had she not dumped him, he would never have been successful!

    To get him his medicine and care she works 2 low end jobs, but it isn't enough to get him the surgery he needs to have a normal life. She runs across an ad in the newspaper offering a large sum of money to marry a CEO and bear him an heir. She jumps at the chance, she just has to convince him to marry her so she can save her brother!Gideon Maslow is a ruthless multinational business CEO. He figures money can buy him anything he needs, and what he feels he needs is an heir to his legacy. So he places an ad in the newspaper for a perfect wife to give him a child. He meets with Alice and is immediately disgusted with her low status and rank in society, but something about her intrigues him and after many interviews and candidates he chooses Alice.1 year contract, 1 million pounds, 1 heir to the Maslow empire...how much can change in 1 year for 2 strangers.

    She wants to make a successful career, prove herself to the world and has no time for love. Abhi is a lower-middle-class guy who is looking for a promising career too but he believes in love. He wants to live every portion of his life. He doesn't want to regret later. But then comes a point where he found out that his life is not the same when he meets Aparna. For Aparna, Abhi is a good friend but for Abhi, she is more than that. She is his everything now. And, It's time for him to tell her that before they leave each other to follow their career. He struggles, struggles a lot but opens his heart out to her. They move ahead with their life away from each other for another four years, not a small-time for anyone to wait for each other. Will they meet again, will they find someone else, will they be able to know what is love and what is a relationship, will they stand by each other or will someone else stand by them? Read the story of two individuals who will bring romance, emotion, and struggle and tell you what is love.

    Keen to play in her new shoes, though, Melody trades her guitar for a 'proper' career and her music for motherhood. That is, until she can bear it no longer and plots a return to the stage--and the person she used to be. However, the obstacles she faces along the way are nothing compared to the tragedy that awaits.This novel is accompanied by an all-original soundtrack, written and performed by the author, entitled, 'Melody Hill: On the Other Side'. If you purchase this book, please send your receipt to Jessica via her website, and she'll send you the soundtrack for free.