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I hate being invisible…No matter where I go or who I see, everyone always seems to overlook me. It's like I'm cursed. The only one who has ever believed in me is my boss. "Be more confident," she says. "Be more sure of yourself," she says. "Stay away from that man," she says. I really don't think I can do that.

No one is more productive at work than Mercy, who is blessed with lust and avarice - and both sins leave her with too much energy! For a week, Mercy has not slept a wink, opting to, instead, put in overtime at work, clean her house every day, and probably train for a marathon, too. It's gotten to the point where her coworkers are noticing her for all the wrong reasons.

Since her visit from the first of the Seven Sinners, Mercy Devereux has been living a life of sin. At first, she enjoyed the renewed desires, but now they're starting to control her existence! How is Mercy supposed to live a life of insatiable sin without trading one addiction for another? The answer comes in the form of Avarice, the greedy goddess Mercy catches ransacking her house one night.

Business is a cutthroat world full of backstabbers and deals. I'm looking to expand my vast wealth by getting into the real estate business. That's why I bought Darling Realty. The only thing that would make it better is getting Bianca Darling to join me. By chance, I meet her, and she's more than I ever expected. Bianca isn't the woman I thought she was. Strong, independent, sexy, young…she's not like other Littles, but I want her.

Months after she first went to the bridge, Mercy has been declared healed. However, life still isn’t all sunshine and roses, as evident when she’s stood up on a date. Yet there is someone waiting for her. Acedia, the leader of the Seven Sinners, wishes to personally congratulate Mercy on completing her healing journey. Then the darkness returns, ready to claim Mercy’s soul.

Mercy has never considered herself special, which is why she can see right through her coworker’s “flirtations” for what they really are: harassment. After finally putting everyone in their place, Mercy heads home to find the last of the Seven Sinners in her room. Vanity, the Goddess of Self-Absorption, is ready to teach Mercy how to love herself. But Vanity isn’t very aggressive. If Mercy wants her life back, she’s going to have to take it. Again. And again.

For the first time in months, Mercy enjoys a day all to herself. After spoiling herself silly without a care in the world, she takes a wrong turn around the wrong alley and encounters Envy, a goddess who wants Mercy to hold a grudge. A plethora of bad memories awaits Mercy before she can continue on her healing journey, and nothing holds a candle to the very real issues in her place of work.

The sixth story in the Sins of Mercy series. In the grandest of miracles, Mercy is developing a social life. Thanks to her new friend, Mercy spends an evening out enjoying the company of energetic strangers who flirt with her, share their knowledge, and make her feel a little less alone. Yet Mercy shows she’s still on her way to healing when she’s unable to indulge in the same revelries as everyone else. Luckily there is yet another new friend waiting at home: Excess, the jolly goddess of many kitchen talents.

The fifth story in the Sins of Mercy series. Worn down by harassment at work, Mercy makes a new friend who informs her she needs to get “angry” again - to feel the rage of a woman scorned who won’t take bull from anyone and knows how to get what she wants. But how is Mercy to ever feel the sweet release of rage again? As fate would have it, a goddess is waiting for her. Wrath, the deity of righteous anger, wants to whip Mercy back into hating shape.

A deeply moving account of compassion, faith, and enduring friendships discovered in federal prison. The author weaves a fascinating biographical tale as she opens our eyes and hearts to the real challenges and struggles that people in prison face. A story told with the passion and insight of one who lived it!

Ashtin was a young woman searching and longing for her place in this world. That all changed when she met Aries, and the world he introduced her to, she wasnt prepared for.

Running to Catch Up: Winning in Spite of Myself is a captivating memoir by Stephanie “Steph” Jones. In her debut work, Jones takes listeners on a personal journey as she confronts the obstacles she faced in overcoming her fears in the workplace and in her personal life. As a successful executive, wife of over 30 years, and proud mother of two remarkable young men, Jones seemed to have it all. However, the transition to an empty nest triggered a temporary depression and exacerbated her fears even further.

It’s awesome how God blesses you and your family in so many ways. But there is always somebody tryin’ to bring you down. I’m talkin’ about when someone wants what you have by any means necessary. But if they do take it, and you had the choice of getting even in the worst way without anyone knowing, would you do it? Most people would say...yeah. But we’re not most people.

Bianca has officially crossed the line. She stole my last Daddy from me, and she’s stolen my current Daddy, too. Just because we’re twins doesn’t mean we have to share everything. That’s why I’m leaving our real estate company and going to work with Skye and Derek. Maybe now, I’ll finally be able to live my own life. The new employee from Texas is everything a Little could ask for in a Daddy. Tall, well-groomed, built, and hung like a horse...am I really ready to take my chances with a new Daddy?

Heather Whitley may be here for her brother's wedding, but we have our own eight-year love affair to take care of. Now that she's made it to Coral Bay, and we're on my home turf, it's time I tell her how I feel. She's the curvy girl of my dreams, and it's time we stop dancing around the truth: I'm in love with this woman, and I'm going to make her mine, even if she is my best friend's little sister. Getting down and dirty might have been enough for the last eight years, but it's time to stop chasing the girl of my dreams and settle down with her.

Covering life's pain with a smile, and living each day that was not pleasing to God - it was all that Portia knew. What would one expect? With no guidance or foundation on the steps of being a godly woman, it is no surprise that each day took a downward spiral. Even though life is filled with trails, tests, and making numerous mistakes, Portia did find peace once she allowed God to enter in her life as an adult, showing her how to forgive those experiences from childhood.

What do you do when your husband of 10 years is cheating on you and you decide - well...he is not getting half! You bump him off, of course! Told from two different perspectives, the wife’s and the husband’s, Virtuous Woman vs. Cheating Man is a black-humor romp that takes you into the depths of the twisted id, inside the human heart, and causes you to emerge - a little dazed and confused, but still hopeful: that in all this craziness in this world, there might still be - true love.

This book captivates readers by providing them with a visual or mental movie of the difficult voyages many African leaders and members of the Diaspora, such as African-Americans undertook, for the well being of mankind. It’s exhilarating and empowering because it allows readers to see themselves inside of those who have laid the solid foundation for their future successes. It promotes cultural awareness because it features legendary achievers whose exemplary characteristics influenced our history.

Lizbeth is in trouble. Damaris knows she’s discovered his plot to overthrow his brother Alto, the current head of the vampire family, and take his place. To keep her quiet and eliminate the threat, she poses, he’s set her up and framed her for murder. Fleeing for her immortal life, she knows that every vampire blood-related to Alto is sacred and plotting against anyone who has consequences. Luckily, someone in the shifter community offers her shelter and to introduce her to someone who can help.

Jaloon is a 14-fingered alien woman on a colonized planet in the far-off Andromeda galaxy. It is a pipeline between alien cultures she can barely comprehend, and she is simply a lowly cog in an interstellar alliance between races at war with an unstoppable enemy. Jaloon must contend with assassins, violent galactic criminal organizations, and her own malicious family, while trying to pay off a massive debt to a faceless mega corporation.