Beau Diesel…He was my “one”. My one that I would sacrifice everything for. My one that I wanted to be with until I took my final breath. My one that completed me. I wanted him. I needed him. But he was off limits. I knew this, but the risk of consequences didn’t outweigh the depth of my desire. So, I fought for our love. But, I wasn’t Beau’s “one”. So, he fought against our love. He fought so hard, eventually I had to give up. I had to admit defeat. But, that’s the thing about love – when you’re down and out, true love wins. It prevails…and it raises you up. **This is a stand alone novel, with a happy ever after**

This work of art is called “Illicit desire”. It is shaped by hope, love, sadness, courage. At every angle, the views change. You can find many of my artworks at: Instagram: gallery_goni If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch.

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The decision in an Australian court was driven by increasing concerns about illicit activities in the crypto market and the desire to safeguard investors.

When cities lack the paths pedestrians need, people vote with their feet

In talking about the new rug in the Oval Office on Wednesday, we mentioned several historical quotes woven into the rug, including one from Martin Luther King Jr.: "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." A number of listeners pointed out that King was in fact echoing the words of 19th century abolitionist and Unitarian minister Theodore Parker. NPR's Melissa Block talks to Clayborne Carson -- a professor of history at Stanford University and director of the Martin Luther King Junior Research and Education Institute -- about Parker, and about King's use of favorite sayings.

The Greek's unexpected parting gift…Stergios Antoniou hasn't seen his exiled, troublemaking stepsister Jodie Little since the night they finally gave in to their forbidden attraction. Learning she's returned to Athens during a business deal too crucial to jeopardise, he holds her prisoner on his private island until it's over.Jodie wants to rectify the past, but being so close to Stergios's potent sensuality, she's once again a slave to their destructive desire.  One last illicit night should have put their affair behind them, but Jodie leaves the island with more than scorching-hot memories…

Dreams about stealing can be unsettling and leave you feeling confused and guilty. However, these dreams are not uncommon and can be interpreted in various

An intoxicating novel about art, illicit desire and the perils and power of being a young woman – perfect for fans of My Dark Vanessa, The Virgin Suicides and The Doll Factory.

When the quiet town of Whiskey River is rocked by murder, it's up to Sheriff Trace Callaghan to solve the crime. But he doesn't expect the victim's sister to insist on being involved in every aspect of the investigation. In this twisted case packed with illicit desires and dark secrets, everyone is a suspect...and nothing is what it seems.

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An illicit temptation… A desire too strong to resist!Love is a weakness that billionaire Lucien Fox refuses to indulge in. But delectable Audrey Merrington tests his formidable control! With their families united by marriage, Audrey has always been utterly off–limits, yet her shy innocence holds an enticing appeal for Lucien. When a scandal forces them together, Lucien proposes a temporary solution to their inconvenient craving – total, delicious surrender!

An intoxicating novel about art, illicit desire, and the perils and power of being a young woman -- perfect for fans of My Dark Vanessa, The Virgin Suicides and The Doll Factory

A riveting account of private art collectors' passion from Roman times to the present Whether it's the discovery of $1.6 billion in Nazi-looted art or the ne...

Extrait de Parfum There is transgressive musing in Antonio Gardoni’s flickering MAAI, a scent for hidden lovers, skin on shadowed skin, illicit whispers in darkness. MAAI is old school devastation and skanky chypré desire. The sexuality of it that hits you first with the force of a slap during midnight mass. Buried deep within this most extraordinary of brutal floral constructions is the most divine sense of body, genuine skin, wrapped in indoles and whiffy animalics, a mirror of our own wanton desires. MAAI is held aloft by a wealth of stained pissy tuberose up top, mucky pelt and musks in the base. It’s an incendiary mix of bestial floral and chypré elegance. The truculence of oakmoss and an eccentric smear of dried fruits making the hit of perfumed madness sincere and astonishing. If you are hankering for scented danger, shadowed olfaction and aberrant outstanding perfumery, MAAI is the scent your skin deserves. Composition: Bergamot, Aldehydes, Dried Fruits, Eucalyptus, Black Pepper, Petitgrain Tuberose, Rose, Jasmine, Ylang ylang Castoreum, Hyraceum, Civet, Oakmoss, Sandalwood, Cedar Wood, Resins, Musks, Vetiver Perfumer: Antonio Gardoni, 2014 inci list: Alcohol Denat., Fragrance (Parfum), Geraniol, Citronellol, Limonene, Linalool, Coumarin, Cinnamate, Benzyl, Vetivera Zizanoides, Cedrus Deodara Wood Oil, Citrus Bergamia Peel Oil Expressed, Pogostemon Cablin, Rosa spp, Santalum Album, Jasminum Grandiflorum, Jasminum Sambac Extract, Laurus Nobilis, Cananga Odorata, Polianthes Absolute, Evernia Prunastri (Oakmoss) Extract

A dark exploration of illicit desire, madness and paternal irresponsibility. In The Paris Syndrome, John Roman Baker explores one of society's strongest taboos, before turning it on its head to confound the moral judgements of the reader. Francis has two sons. When one of them disappears in Paris, he returns to the city of his youth to search for him, and once more the city becomes a place of illusion, frustration, deceit and passion. Francis is desperately in love with his son, but what other secret desires are at play and how will he cope when he returns with his obsessions to his drab English home town?

¿Qué puede ser peor que reencontrarte con tu ex después de dos años de que él se fuera sin decir ninguna palabra? Tener que trabajar con él. Después de que Connor Schwab decidiera dejarme atrás en Pittsburgh mientras él se iba a cumplir su sueño de basquetbolista en Chicago, lo que menos pensé fue que tendría que trabajar otra vez con él. Sin embargo, cuando mi jefe menciona un ascenso que puedo conseguir con solo convencer a Connor de hacer unas cuantas entrevistas conmigo, no puedo dejar pasar la oportunidad. Aunque al principio no me quiere nada que ver conmigo, lo que no entiendo porque fue él quien me dejo a mi sin decir nada, puedo convencerlo de que tenga las entrevista conmigo. ¿El problema? Con cada entrevista solo puedo recordar porque caí por él en primer lugar, y no es seguro volver a recordar eso. No cuando él ni siquiera me ha dado una explicación de porqué decidió dejarme hace dos años. Pero todo sea por ese ascenso.

When cities lack the paths pedestrians need, people vote with their feet

FAUSTO I am the darkness, the man whose illicit empire stretches around the globe. Not many have the courage for what needs to be done to maintain power . . .but I do. And I always get what I want. Including my son's fiancée. She's mine now, and I'll use Francesca any way I see fit. She's the perfect match to my twisted desires, and I'll keep her close, ready and waiting at my disposal. Even if she fights me at every turn. FRANCESCA I was stolen away and held prisoner in Italy, a bride for a mafia king's only heir. Except I'm no innocent, and it's the king himself-the man called il Diavolo-who appeals to me in sinful ways I never dreamed. Fausto's wickedness draws me in, his power like a drug. And when the devil decides he wants me, I'm helpless to resist him-even if it means giving myself to him, body and soul. He may think he can control me, but this king is about to find out who's really the boss. MAFIA MISTRESS is a full-length mafia romance written by a USA Today Bestselling author. It's the first book in the Italian Kings duet, not a standalone.