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Savage Sons Mc books 1-5 is a collection of MC romance stories which revolve around five key characters and the women they fall for. Havoc - A sweet like honey accent and a pair of hips I couldn’t keep my eyes off.That’s how it started.Darcie Summers was playing the part of my old lady to keep herself safe but we both know it’s more than that.There’s something real between us.Something passionate and primal.Something my half brother’s stupidity will rip apart unless I can get to her in time. Cyber - Everyone has that ONE person that got away, right? The one who you wished you had treated differently. For me, that girl has always been Iris.So when she turns up on Savage Sons territory needing help, I am the man for the job. Every time I look at her I see the beautiful girl I left behind but Iris is no longer that girl. What I put into motion years ago has shattered her into a million hard little pieces. And if I’m not careful they will cut my heart out. Fang-The first time I saw her, she was sat on the side of the road drinking whiskey straight from the bottle. The second time was when I hit her dog. I had promised myself never to get involved with another woman after the death of my wife. But Gypsy was different. Sweeter, kinder and with a mouth that could make a sailor blush. She was also too good for me. I am Fang, President of the Savage Sons. I am not a good man, I’ve taken more lives than I care to admit even to myself. But I’m going to keep her anyway.

146 Chapters

The Billionaire's Ex-wife is a Fashion Icon

Jessica Johnson happily accepts to enter into an arranged marriage with Ethan Mitchell, her first love, even when she knows that he feels nothing for her romantically. She dedicates her time and effort for the first few years of their marriage in hopes of getting Ethan to change his mind and finally fall in love with her. Her whole world comes crashing down when he reveals to her that another woman is carrying his child and requests that she leaves their matrimonial home immediately. “I love you, Ethan” Jessica says watching as her words fall on deaf ears. Unknown to him was the positive result of the pregnancy test that Jessica had gotten from the hospital earlier on in the day. Years later, their paths cross again at his mother’s birthday party, where Ethan is surprised to see Jessica with a baby boy that looked like him. “Is he my child,Jess?” Ethan asks, backing Jessica into a corner. “No child of mine will ever have you as a father.” Jessica replied furiously, watching as guilt consumed Ethan.

75 Chapters

Club Voyeur Series (4 Books in 1)

Explicit scenes. Mature Audience Only. Read at your own risk. A young girl walks in to an exclusive club looking for her mother. The owner brings her inside on his arm and decides he's never going to let her go. The book includes four books. The Club, 24/7, Bratty Behavior and Dominate Me - all in one.

305 Chapters

Dirty Wild Sultan (Alluring Rulers of Azmia 4 Books)

He is my only chance at freedom. She is the daughter of my enemy. Will their love survive? Zain As the Sultan of one of the most powerful countries in the Middle-East, I need to find my Sultana. But I don’t intend to have heirs or even get married. Until I stumbled into Nasrin Elbaz. I cannot resist her. So I will claim her as mine. My Sultana. My Wife. My Lover. I, Sultan Zain Al Latif, will propose to Princess Nasrin for a marriage. If she rejects me… Well, I have been told I can be quite persuasive and demanding when I want to be. Nasrin He is a Sultan and I am the Princess of the country he is nemesis with. I don’t belong in his wealthy country that bleeds gold and his Palace. I am trying to hold on to what little freedom I have. No way can I fall for some dirty talking or his obsidian eyes curling with hunger whenever he sees me. Even if my body craves his tender touch and his sinful mouth. I have to get my freedom and find a way to escape the proposals of marriage. Without his help, thank you very much. “I am asking you to marry me.” “Are you asking or ordering, Sultan?” “I am asking, Princess.” I smiled at her. “For now.”

141 Chapters

Dionysus Rising ( A Rockstar Romance) books 1-3

Dionysus Rising - The biggest rock band in the world right now cordially invite you to take a sneaky look at their lives both off and on the stage. The highs and the lows, the heart break and the mind blowing passion… it’s all within these pages as Jax , Dion and Louis tell you their stories ️

90 Chapters

Don't Date Your Best Friend (The Unfolding Duet 2 Books)

He shouldn’t have imagined her lying naked on his bed. She shouldn’t have imagined his devilishly handsome face between her legs. But it was too late. Kiara began noticing Ethan's washboard abs when he hopped out of the pool, dripping wet after swim practice. Ethan began gazing at Kiara’s golden skin in a bikini as a grown woman instead of the girl next door he grew up with. That kiss should have never happened. It was just one moment in a lifetime of moments, but they both felt its power. They knew the thrumming in their veins and desperation in their bodies might give them all they ever wanted or ruin everything if they followed it. Kiara and Ethan knew they should have never kissed. But it's too late to take that choice back, so they have a new one to make. Fall for each other and risk their friendship or try to forget one little kiss that might change everything. PREVIEW: “If you don’t want to kiss me then... let’s swim.” “Yeah, sure.” “Naked.” “What?” “I always wanted to try skinny dipping. And I really want to get out of these clothes.” “What if someone catches you... me, both?” “We will be in the pool, Ethan. And no one can see us from the living room.” I smirked when I said, “Unless you want to watch me while I swim, you can stay here.” His eyes darkened, and he looked away, probably thinking the same when I noticed red blush creeping up his neck and making his ears and cheeks flush. Cute. “Come on, Ethan. Don’t be a chicken...” “Fine.” His voice was rough when he said, “Remove that sweater first.”

76 Chapters

How Do I Remove The Books Icon From Chrome Bookmarks?

3 Answers2025-08-28 02:59:11

I got annoyed by that little book-like icon too, so I dug in and fixed it — here’s the clean, dependable way that worked for me. First, try the simplest route: right-click (or Control-click on a Mac) directly on the bookmarks bar itself. In the context menu you should see a toggle labeled 'Show reading list' — uncheck that and the books icon (the Reading List button) disappears instantly. If you like screenshots and fiddling, this is the one-click fix that saved me from poking through settings.

If that option isn’t visible for you, don’t panic; Chrome changes things from time to time. Paste chrome://flags/#read-later into your address bar, hit Enter, and disable the flag called something like 'Reading List' or 'Read Later'. Relaunch Chrome and the icon should be gone. A final fallback is to check chrome://extensions for any extension that might be adding toolbar buttons, or create a fresh profile if your profile has quirky policies. I ran into that once after an update and disabling the flag fixed it immediately.

Little tip: if you ever want it back, reverse the steps — re-enable the flag or toggle 'Show reading list' on. Also, on mobile Chrome the UI is different and that desktop bookshelf icon doesn’t apply. Hope that helps — I love having the bar tidy, so this felt like reclaiming desk space on my browser.

What Does The Books Icon Represent In Goodreads Profiles?

3 Answers2025-08-28 18:29:33

When I tap that tiny books icon on a Goodreads profile, I usually take it as a quick doorway into someone’s reading life. For me it’s not mysterious — it links to the person’s bookshelves and reading activity: the books they’ve marked as 'read', 'currently-reading', 'to-read', plus any custom shelves they’ve created. It’s basically a compact way to see what they’ve been into lately and whether we have overlapping tastes.

If you click through you’ll often see counts (how many books are on each shelf), the covers, and sometimes recent updates like reviews or ratings. Keep in mind people can set shelves to private, so the icon may not reveal everything. On mobile the same icon sometimes lives in a different spot or opens a menu, but the idea’s the same — a shortcut to explore someone’s collections and recommendations.

I use that icon all the time to find companions for a read or to snoop for new titles when I’m out of book ideas. Pro tip: if you find someone whose shelves you like, follow them or check which of their reviews they’ve left for titles you’re curious about — it’s a nice way to peek behind the bookshelf and maybe discover a hidden gem.

Is There A Romantic Subplot In 'Icon'?

3 Answers2025-06-24 05:24:08

I just finished 'Icon' last week, and yes, it absolutely has a romantic subplot that sneaks up on you. It starts with professional tension between the protagonist and a rival journalist, but slowly evolves into this electric chemistry. Their debates turn into late-night coffee sessions, then stolen glances during press conferences. What I loved is how their relationship mirrors the book's themes of truth and deception - they keep secrets professionally and personally, which creates this delicious push-pull dynamic. The romance isn't the main focus, but it adds serious emotional stakes when their careers and hearts collide during the final investigation.

Where Did The Classic Books Icon Originate In Design History?

3 Answers2025-08-28 05:40:55

Whenever I catch that little silhouette of an open book on a website or an app, my brain goes on a tiny historical detour — it's surprisingly old-fashioned beneath its modern smooth lines. The motif of an open book actually goes back to medieval art and manuscripts, where evangelists and scholars were frequently depicted holding open codices; those images signaled authority and learning. Fast-forward a few centuries and you get the printers' devices and colophons of the early presses — think the dolphin and anchor of the Aldine Press — little brand marks that functioned much like today's icons, showing origin and trustworthiness.

By the 19th and early 20th centuries, bookbinders, booksellers and librarians turned to standard visual cues: stacks, spines, open pages and ex libris bookplates. Those physical signs bled into public signage and cataloging symbols, so when designers in the mid-20th century started reducing things to pictograms — through movements like ISOTYPE and the Swiss style — the book symbol got smoothed into the pared-down glyphs we recognize now.

Digital interfaces accelerated that simplification. From early GUIs to skeuomorphic apps like 'iBooks' and then to flat icon systems, the book icon needed to be legible at tiny sizes, so designers kept the essential geometry: two covers and a line (or two) of pages. Even the Unicode open-book emoji U+1F4D6 is part of that lineage. If you like little visual histories, try hunting printer marks or 'Gutenberg Bible' facsimiles online — it's like tracing a family tree for a tiny, ubiquitous symbol.

Why Does My IPhone Show A Books Icon In Screen Time?

3 Answers2025-08-28 07:07:17

My phone started doing that once after an iOS update and it freaked me out for a minute, so you're not alone — seeing a little 'Books' icon in Screen Time can be confusing. Basically, Screen Time groups usage by app or by category, and the 'Books' icon often shows up when the system is tracking time spent in 'Apple Books' or anything iOS considers part of the Reading category. That can include reading ePubs or PDFs in 'Books', audiobooks played through 'Books', or even content opened by other apps that the system lumps into Reading & Reference.

If you want to poke around, go to Settings > Screen Time > See All Activity, pick Day or Week, then scroll to the 'Most Used' section. Tap the 'Books' entry to see whether it's actually 'Books' the app, an audiobook session, or a miscategorized third-party reader like 'Kindle'. A few times I've seen a web article count as reading and get grouped under the same icon. If the icon is there because of synced activity across devices, try toggling Share Across Devices (Settings > Screen Time) — that separated my iPad reading stats from my iPhone.

To remove it, you can either delete or offload the app producing the entries, set an App Limit for 'Books', or temporarily turn off Screen Time. If the icon belongs to a third-party app and it looks miscategorized, sometimes the only fix is waiting for the app developer or an iOS patch to correct the category. I found it helpful to check the detailed activity first — it usually tells you what exactly is being tracked, and that clue makes the fix painless.

How Can Authors Use A Books Icon To Boost Branding?

3 Answers2025-08-28 09:46:03

Late nights with a sketchbook and a half-drunk cup of coffee taught me that a small books icon can carry a surprisingly heavy load for a brand. Think of the icon as a compact story: shape, line weight, and negative space tell people what to expect before they read a single sentence. I try to keep a simple rule when I design or suggest icons—clarity at tiny sizes. Make a version that reads well at 16x16 pixels for favicons, a stacked square for profile avatars, and a wider version for headers. Use consistent corner radius and stroke thickness so it feels like one family across contexts.

Beyond legibility, treat the icon as a mood anchor. Pair it with a two-color palette and a typeface duo so every social post or newsletter screams the same vibe. I’ve seen authors turn a little open-book silhouette into merch, social stickers, animated GIFs for stories, and even a tiny loading animation on their site—these touchpoints multiply recognition. Don’t forget to create a short brand guideline: correct spacing, minimum sizes, acceptable background treatments. I usually scribble these on a napkin during meetings and later formalize them into a one-page sheet that’s actually usable.

Finally, use subtle storytelling hooks: a bookmark tab, a quill, a page curl, or a tiny motif unique to the author’s work. If your books are cozy mysteries, a teacup + book combo can become a shorthand; for high fantasy, a rune-like mark in the spine works wonders. Test a few variations with your followers—simple A/B polls or story stickers—and watch which one people start using in fan art. That’s when you know the icon stopped being a logo and became a little flag for your world.

How Do Designers Create A Minimalist Books Icon For Apps?

3 Answers2025-08-28 07:17:02

When I'm sketching a minimalist books icon for an app, I start by stealing ten minutes to doodle on whatever's at hand — a post-it, the back of a receipt, or the margin of a notebook where I was reading 'The Little Prince' on the bus. The whole point is to find a single, instantly recognizable silhouette: a closed book, an open book viewed from above, a bookmark peeking out, or a stack seen as stripes. I try several variations quickly so I can compare how reduction affects recognition.

Next I move into the discipline of restraint. I think in shapes and negative space: two rounded rectangles and a thin line for the spine, or three simple strokes to suggest pages. I grid the icon at the device pixel size I care about — often 16, 24, 32 px — and simplify until every pixel has purpose. Contrast and stroke weight matter more than tiny decorative details. I test the design in monochrome first, then add a single brand color and maybe an accent for depth. If the app has playful energy, I might soften corners or add a tiny bookmark notch; if it's formal, I keep sharp corners and a slimmer spine.

Finally, I export multiple sizes and test them in context: on the home screen, in a nav bar, inside a notification. I check dark mode, crazy backgrounds, and accessibility (high contrast). If something reads like a pile of lines at 16 px, it gets pared down. Designing minimal icons is like pruning a bonsai — cut early and often, and always zoom out to see the whole plant.

Why Did Android Replace The Books Icon In Recent Update?

3 Answers2025-08-28 15:20:02

I was halfway through a commute and scrolling through my home screen when I noticed the little book icon had changed—funny how tiny details grab you. On my Pixel it looked cleaner, flatter, and more in line with those rounded, adaptive shapes Google has been pushing. My gut reaction was: this is part design trend, part technical housekeeping. Google tends to roll out icon tweaks as part of broader design updates like Material You, and those updates force apps to adopt adaptive outlines, dynamic color schemes, and simplified silhouettes so icons read clearly at small sizes and in different themes like dark mode.

Beyond aesthetics, there are other practical reasons. Icons get changed to improve recognizability across regions, reduce visual clutter, or align with a brand refresh—sometimes the app name shifts too, like how 'Google Play Books' has been nudged toward a more unified Play ecosystem look. Companies also A/B test icons server-side; some users see one version, others see an experiment. I’ve seen threads on forums where folks compared the old bookshelf emblem to a new minimalist bookmark; designers often choose the bookmark because it scales better, prints well on tiny notification chips, and avoids culturally specific imagery.

If the new icon bugs you, there are easy workarounds I actually use: try an icon pack or a custom launcher, check the app’s beta channel (sometimes beta keeps the old art), or clear the launcher cache if it’s a visual glitch. You can always send feedback through the app’s settings—design teams do read that stuff, especially when a lot of people mention it. Personally I miss the old bookshelf when I open 'Google Play Books' to read manga like 'One Piece', but the cleaner icon does look nicer alongside my other apps when Material You recolors everything to match my wallpaper.

What Are The Critical Reviews Saying About 'Icon'?

3 Answers2025-06-24 17:06:01

The critical reception for 'Icon' has been mixed but intellectually stimulating. Many praise its bold narrative structure, comparing it to a mosaic where each fragmented piece slowly forms a breathtaking picture. The protagonist's moral ambiguity is highlighted as both a strength and weakness—reviewers call him 'mesmerizingly flawed' yet occasionally frustrating in his unpredictability. Some critics argue the pacing suffers in the middle chapters, with dense philosophical monologues that disrupt the thriller elements. However, most agree the finale delivers a payoff that recontextualizes earlier sluggish moments. The prose receives universal acclaim for its razor-sharp dialogue and visceral action sequences, though a few note certain side characters feel underwritten compared to the richly detailed protagonist. Environmental descriptions are singled out as particularly immersive, making the dystopian setting feel like a character itself.

How Many Volumes Does Icon Of A Book Have?

5 Answers2025-06-02 18:26:22

As a longtime collector of fantasy novels, I've come across many series with varying lengths, but 'Icon of a Book' stands out as a particularly intriguing one. This series spans an impressive 12 volumes, each delving deeper into its richly crafted world. The first few books set up the foundational lore, while the later volumes expand the narrative with intricate subplots and character arcs. What I love about it is how each volume feels like a complete story yet seamlessly connects to the next, creating a sprawling epic. The author’s ability to maintain consistency across so many installments is remarkable, and it’s a testament to their storytelling prowess. If you’re into immersive, long-running series, this one’s worth the commitment.

I’ve noticed that the middle volumes, especially 5 through 8, introduce some of the most memorable side characters and world-building elements. The final volumes tie everything together in a way that feels satisfying without being predictable. It’s rare to find a series where the quality doesn’t drop over time, but 'Icon of a Book' manages to keep the momentum going strong. For fans of detailed lore and character development, this is a gem.