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Jordyn wanted a better life. Desirée wanted a different one. Neither expected to wake up in each other's. Across a century, two women must navigate worlds that were never meant for them, one of glitter and survival, the other of silence and duty. But as they begin to change the lives they've stepped into, one question remains: When the chance comes...will they go back?

She stitches beauty into every costume-until her own skin becomes the fabric. Lina Marris, a 30-year-old costume designer in the shadowy heart of Oakland's underground burlesque scene, is precise, composed, and always behind the curtain. She dresses goddesses, touches starlets, and lives by a rule she's never broken: control everything-or get consumed. But her carefully hemmed world begins to unravel when two wildly different people enter her orbit: - Richard Carver, a magnetic 55-year-old architect with shoulders built for silence and a philosophy carved in steel. - Delia, a red-haired, barefoot temptation who flirts like a prayer and never knocks before entering. Caught between structure and surrender, love and performance, Lina begins to peel back the layers of who she's always been-and touches the raw pulse of who she might become. A sensual, slow-burning exploration of power, intimacy, and the beautiful, brutal act of being seen.

In Brussels, three students summon Satan to become rich, loved, and respected. Bad news: he answers. Very bad news: he sends a touchy demon and a hellfire that doesn't burn walls... but egos. In an ordinary apartment tower, Guillaume a trainee firefighter nicknamed "Little Matchbox" tries to contain the blaze while his lieutenant calmly finishes his fast food. The building's caretaker guards his tower like a sacred relic, a brilliant lawyer refuses to be "ordinary," and a fallen Belzebuth discovers that even his own fire no longer obeys him. The result: flaming shoes, collective hallucinations, existential breakdowns, and a demon losing his horns in public. To survive, they'll have to stop trying to shine... and learn to stand together. Because this kind of fire can't be put out with an extinguisher. It's extinguished with humility.

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"Welcome, we thank you for spending your night with us. We promise you, that this will be a party you will never forget!" Forget your troubles, prepare your payment, and welcome to The White Top Circus! ~*~ Twenty years after the East continents declared nuclear war to the West, the world regressed to their old patterns. Survival was key. People grew hungry. People grew desperate. Yet in this life of darkness, despair and hunger - for a small fee The White Top can take it all away! A show with the greatest wonders of man, a show with the greatest beauty of woman, and the only show with the infamous "Nightingale". "Nightingale" has been the most loved featured show of The White Top. Word of her voice echoed through the corners of the earth, her face brought peace of mind to many, and her affect so powerful some describe it as magical. Yet, behind the curtains a different story emerges. So what becomes of the "Nightingale" when the show reaches it's finale? What becomes of the man who seeks to keep her? And what becomes of the man who yearns to free her? -the circus ain't a love story- -------------------------------------------------------- All Rights Reserved To The Owners Of All Photos Used

Christina Aguilera never imagined that doing her first movie would mean to deceive her husband Jordan. It was too strange that she divorced him just after she finished filming her movie Burlesque. She tells in this story the truth of what really happened while filming the movie and how her live changed completely when she met her assistant, Matt Rutler, the one that made her doubt her feelings since the day their eyes met.

Okay, so when your whole family die you don't run out and tell the world right? So Harlow Cape keeps it wrapped up inside, not letting anyone feel sorry for her or give her any sympathy. Moving to Chicago should have been a good thing. New start, where no one knows you as 'the girl who has no family'. Just her, Harlow Cape:the mystery. But things don't always go the way they were planned, and, because it's Harlow, things turn out, well, bad. Having to stay with a stranger and get a job at a pizza place seems all that bad, until charming Chace winds his way into Harlow's life. Suddenly, she can forget it all and leave the past, in the past. So why does she keep feeling she needs to tell Chace everything? But what's hiding behind the pretty face of Chace?

This will be a one shot book with people I think Cher would be fabulous with. This will include in her real life and relationships that I ship from her movies. I would really appreciate no hate and a lot of love. Thanks to anyone that wants to read. #6 in Cher - Oct 26

a young girl, escaping her past and moving out to California to peruse a new career meets the owner of the burlesque lounge. she never knew her dark side could be so fun, nor getting involved with a gang leader. will she fall for him? or will she leave it all behind and know what's good for her?

Stella Cambridge is the daughter of two powerful parents. Hidden within the shadows of a Brittish Lord and a New York socialite her life is full of oppertunity. She is the best friend of Prince Andre, next for the throne and a major subject within tabloids for being the next heir to take throne but, not without a term to agree upon. As the doors of so many opertunities rush past her, Stella, soon realizes that she has to leave this life to pursue the one she dreams of. Once she leaves, her best friend is forced into the decision to find one to wed as a tradition of aging to twenty one. Realizing that he has possibly lost the only girl ever to understand or love him as him, Andre goes in search of Stella. Who will pull through and will Stella ever have a life on stage as she wishes? Will Andre give up his rights to the throne just to be with the woman he loves most?

FINALIST IN WATTPAD 'So You Think You Can Write' Competition 2013 in conjunction with HARLEQUIN. Annie discovers that a one night stand is not as uncomplicated as she thought. Especially when it comes to a 'surprise pregnancy' which she can only assume was the result of a split condom that went unnoticed during their drunken fumble. She knows contacting Dean is not going to be easy or pleasant as she is about to drop a bombshell on him. What she doesn't know is that being knocked up by Dean comes with an added extra... his mother! Everything else is the least of her worries.

Friday night, the most crowded night at the club. Sure it could've been because of its location or everyone wanting to go out and get drunk, but to some this was the perfect night to see the sun eclipse. The once bright ball of light turning over to the dark side. --------- a story where hinata shoyo works as a performer in an underground club and he just so happens to catch the attention of some of the most important and well known people in japan. how will he deal with the attention and how will these men act when shoyo decides to play with them a bit ;)).

19 year olld Trisha isn't your average blonde girl, She is raising her ten year old sister and is finding it hard to pay off the bills. with herr sister acting up in school and thinking about expelling her. Trisha must find a way to get the cash she need's to support her sister or the governement will tear them apart. will being a burlesque dancer save whats left of her family while keeping her true new job away from her little sister.

It was the year 1932 when he met her.