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Cinephile, history fan, and one-time Muscovite Ally Pitts explores contemporary and Soviet-era Russian language cinema one film at a time! The show combines interviews and movie discussion, and features expert guests including authors, journalists, stand-up comedians, and indie podcasters. From time to time, it also tackles Hollywood’s attempts to bring aspects of Russian culture, literature, and history to the Silver Screen.

There are plenty of books on the marketplace that tell you how to make candles at home. Making candles is not rocket science. With just a handful of ingredients, you can make a variety of candles right at home.

"The emotional pain of failing just felt like it was going to be a bit worse than the physical pain of carrying on..." Attempting to break long-distance running records used to be an underground endeavour, until the virus-stricken summer of 2020 came along. Only a few, such as the Bob Graham Round in the Lake District, had ever broken into mainstream consciousness. But an absence of running races thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented rise in the popularity of attempts at breaking these records.

There are more than 100 books that teach you how to make candles, but not many can guide you how to make uniquely aromatic scented candles that can become your own signature brand. In this budget-friendly guide, my goal is to show you how to make candles with a few easy-to-follow steps, what supplies you will need and how to create your own unique blend of fragrance that you can add to your candles.

I watch him from the shadows, capturing his essence through a tiny lens. Every inch of his skin I have committed to memory. I know his body as well as my own. I’m waiting for the right moment to let him catch sight of me. Just like the way he seized my attention so long ago.

People with a healthy view of themselves tend to be more outgoing and are usually better, if not, more willing to communicate. Whenever they fail at accomplishing a task the first time, they try harder to succeed the second time. And because they are not afraid of communicating, they are more comfortable initiating relationships. They believe that love and kindness expressed by other people toward them are genuine. They value relationships and are not afraid to seek out new ones when the relationships they are currently in tend to be abusive or problematic.

China-Burma-India is one of the most forgotten theaters of World War 2. As the United States entered the war after Pearl Harbor, it looked to China as a source of manpower as well as a base for bombers and a way to eventually invade Japan. The Japanese, British, Americans, and Chinese each had their own motivations and policies in the Pacific that would ultimately lead to the involvement of Burma in the Pacific War. The conflict in Burma was an intricate affair that may be best understood through the story of the first Yunnan Expedition into Burma.

To him, I'm almost certain I'm just another girl, another pretty face. He's a billionaire, after all, able to have any woman he wants. And for my part, I'm not that hard up for romance either- I'm a model, capable of snaring nearly any straight male I have my sights set on But whether he likes it or not, the two of us now share a very significant connection, in the form of the baby the two of us made during a weekend-long affair of passion at a resort.

My husband is seeing someone behind my back, deceiving me, and I fear that I risk losing him if I can't do something to turn things around. I briefly consider proposing a threesome with him and his new female companion, but I'm certain I don't have anywhere near the confidence necessary for something like that.

Following the termination of the affair, my life with my fiancé goes on largely as normal for some time, and I think I'm in the clear. That is until one day my ex suddenly shows up in my living room along with my fiancé, and I find myself in a most unexpected situation....

By all accounts, I should be about the happiest girl on Earth right about now. I've established a successful modeling career, I'm going to have a baby in a few months, and I'm engaged to the billionaire mogul who happens to be the child's father. Craig is an amazing man, not to mention an immaculate lover, and there's really nothing in my life with which I'm dissatisfied. The only real fly in the ointment is my wandering eye, an old habit that I can't quite seem to shake.

To him, I'm almost certain I'm just another girl, another pretty face. He's a billionaire, after all, able to have any woman he wants. And for my part, I'm not that hard up for romance either - I'm a model, capable of snaring nearly any straight male I have my sights set on. But whether he likes it or not, the two of us now share a very significant connection, in the form of the baby the two of us made during a weekend long affair of passion at a resort.

A tender and compelling contemporary novel for young readers about facing loss and finding friendship, from Ally Condie, international bestselling author of the Matched series. Nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for the 2017 Edgar Award “Kids are awesome. And they are diverse...

Natalie had just started really having fun on the vacation that was supposed to be a mother-daughter trip but ended up just her and her gorgeous alpha male stepfather when her mother suddenly showed back up. Now she and Ray have to contend with Gloria's plans for family activities and deal with rarely having any time alone together.

If there was one thing Brynn knew about life, it was that the unexpected would always happen. She'd spent three years of her life with Victor only to have him cheat on her. Enter Bruce, a burly alpha male and talented local artist. He also tended bar at one of her favorite establishments. Brynn finds out there is much more to this man than muscles and tats, as if that isn't sexy enough. When Victor becomes a threat, it's Bruce who storms in to her rescue.

A spunky young girl with a mysterious past, Miranda has been a serving girl at Miz Sheila's saloon in Cripple Creek, Colorado, for several years now. Despite being of marriageable age and quite easy on the eyes, Miranda's never shown an interest in any of the men who have given her a second look - and there's been quite a few. Except, of course, for the quiet cowboy, Cory.

Ariel and her mother, Adele, have been on their own since her father died. Now suddenly, Adele has found a new love and is dragging Ariel all the way across the country to Texas where billionaire oil baron Alton lives. Their decision to get married comes along with the surprise that Ariel is getting not just a new stepfather, but a new stepbrother in the devastatingly gorgeous and frustratingly difficult Dax. When he looks at her with eyes like melted chocolate and lips crafted for sin, Ariel remembers that her daddy always told her that good girls play nice.

Layla expected to meet her mother's new boyfriend when she arrived for a visit, but what she got was the surprise that her mother had eloped and she now had not just a new stepfather, but a new stepbrother so gorgeous it makes Layla's knees weak. As gorgeous as Ethan is, however, he is also an extraordinarily wealthy, extensively talented alpha male who holds a cold, bitter grudge against the world that Layla wants to figure out. What she finds is that her mother finally gave her what she has always wanted - a big brother to play with.

What started as just an irresistible attraction to her gorgeous alpha male stepfather has turned into a powerful love that she just can't walk away from, but when she has to return home and face the real world again, she worries that she may not have a choice, especially when she finds out that Ray and Gloria signed a prenuptial agreement with a specific clause that could make getting out of his marriage to her mother extremely difficult.

Natalie was not surprised to hear that her mother had gotten married again, but when she shows up to what is supposed to be a mother-daughter vacation to celebrate Natalie's college graduation only to find Gloria has skipped out yet again, she does have a surprise waiting for her in the form of her gorgeous new stepfather Ray. Ripped, tattooed, wealthy, and intensely powerful, Ray is the definition of an alpha male.