We’re all afraid of something. Millicent Ambrose doesn’t know a thing about love. And from what she’s witnessed, it doesn’t seem like she’s missing out on much. Until one night at an empty hotel bar brings her face-to-face with Sam Lee, who isn’t impressed by her good looks or her ability to bring other men to their knees. What starts off as a potential one-night encounter between two strangers propels them into a romantic dilemma neither of them saw coming. What happens when the woman who wanted nothing to do with love falls the hardest? Or when her soulmate already belongs to someone else?
We’re all fighting something. Eloise was never known for breaking the rules. And since taking over the family business, rules have become her life. Until a stranger walks into her bookstore and gives her an experience that rivals even the steamiest of romance novels. But Ezra isn’t a stranger. He’s the man trying to buy the struggling bookstore from underneath her. And now that he’s had a taste, he’ll do anything to keep her underneath him.
We’re all running away from something. Sabrina Milas doesn’t have time to be heartbroken. After marrying the man she thought was a safe bet, she’s back on the market with two kids in tow. But no one knows about the only man to break her heart. Until Abraham Pugliesi shows up, determined to make himself known. Their scorched past leaves little room for a warm reception between the once disgraced professor and his undergrad lover. What happens when the past and present collide? Or when the one who got away refuses to stay away?
Denise and Gavin are over. 381 days into their love affair, Gavin shut the door and Denise is all alone. At day 380, Denise is trying to figure out how to salvage what’s left of their relationship and by day 200, they are even happier than the day they met; day 1 when Denise knows beginnings are merely endings in disguise. But what doesn’t kill us will break our hearts. Travel back 381 days and bear witness to the goodbye before the hello.
Emerson Kingsley fell in love on a Central Park bench. After months of watching serial dater Maddox Bailey from afar, the quiet heiress couldn’t help herself. She believes that the moment they meet will be spectacular—that she could be the one to slow him down—if she ever finds the nerve to speak to him. Until the day the universe places them in the same New York City taxicab and Emerson realizes that her daydreams are too far from her reality. When she learns Maddox is her newest employee at her father’s recording label, she fights her desires and tries to ignore his disarming smile. But even Emerson can’t deny that real-life Maddox is better than anything she could’ve dreamed—sexy, passionate, and full of possibilities.
A Blackened Chicken Soup for the Artistic Soul Passion, humiliation, and depravity are the cornerstones of the artistic spirit. How else to rationalize one's deliberate choice to face a life of unsigned rejection letters, calls from worried parents and collection agencies, and cups and cups of ramen noodles? Being a noble artiste is a rough gig. It's one part denial, one part masochism. And it gets all the respect of being a fry cook, without the convenient minimum wage. Only a fool would agree to such soul crushing -- until now. The Starving Artist's Survival Guide boldly reassures both the dreamer and the doer that you are not alone. Regardless of whether you are a painter, a poet, a musician, a writer, an actor, or simply paralyzed by an English lit or fine arts degree, help has arrived. Topics include the pros and cons of various artistic day jobs ("People love clowns, except for the 80 percent who want to beat them up and the 20 percent who do"), coping with form-letter rejections through the healing power of haikus ("You, blinking red light, / A call back from my agent? / No, just goddamn Mom"), a survey of artists' dwellings (from the romanticized loft to Mama's rent-free attic), and most important, "Holding On: Ten Good Reasons to Keep Your Head out of the Oven." Both celebrating and satirizing the pretentious poor, The Starving Artist's Survival Guide recognizes that the best way to cope with self-inflicted poverty is with unbarred humor, not macramé and coupon clipping.
The go-to book about growing up for teenage and soon-to-be teenage boys everywhere! Filled with funny, practical, and honest advice guys can laugh at, and take to heart. Why do crushes make you crazy? Where’s the best place to break up? And what's up with bad teenage mustaches? With chapters covering everything from the fun stuff—like dating, kissing, and shaving—to the awkward stuff, like moodiness, peer pressure, bullying, and drugs, The Teenage Guy's Survival Guide offers the real deal on everything guys want to know. This handy how-to tackles the various issues adolescent boys face with irreverence and true understanding—and without giving anyone a nervous breakdown. This classic manual has been updated in a second edition to include a wider range of sexualities, reflect changes in the way kids hang out and party, and wade through the myriad of challenges brought on by a social media-driven world. Like nothing else in the market, this book gives kids the advice they need from someone who feels like a big brother.
