Griffin Sinclair had announced that he and Dora Baxter were going to get married. This was a complete shock to Dora—he hadn’t even asked her! Griffin had created the fictitious engagement to avoid his mother’s matchmaking—and it seemed Dora had no choice but to go along with it. Now she had to spend all her time with the gorgeous Adonis…. But it wasn’t going to be that easy—because secretly, Dora had been in love with Griffin for years, and there was nothing she wanted more than his genuine proposal!
Dora Baxter is dutiful and loyal, running her late father’s bookstore in the wake of the passing of her fianc?. Izzy Baxter is fun-loving and carefree, falling for the handsome global explorer Griffin Sinclair. The first problem is that Griffin is the brother of the deceased fianc?, and the second? Izzy and Dora are just two sides of Isadora Baxter, a woman who can’t decide if she should hold on to the past or embrace an unsure future. She won’t find the answer to her problems in a dusty old book, but she might find them in Griffin!
Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette is the classic indispensable, comprehensive guide to creating the wedding of your dream, now in its sixth edition. Today's weddings are more complicated than ever, with new traditions replacing old, and new relationships to consider as family life grows more complex. Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette has everything a bride will ever need to know to have the perfect wedding. Anna Post guides brides and their friends and family through weddings to maximize fun and reduce stress, including: How to handle awkward family situations How to address envelopes and word invitations How to choose an officiant How to blend family traditions The timeline of events throughout the engagement and during the wedding Who to include on your guest list How to use technology to your advantage
The Engagement Journal is a beautiful, linen-bound keepsake that guides couples through their season of engagement using a mindful wedding planning approach, meaningful conversation prompts, and space to capture special moments.
The star of the Harold and Kumar franchise, House, and Designated Survivor recounts why he rejected the advice of his aunties and guidance counselors and, instead of becoming a doctor or “something practical,” embarked on a surprising journey that has included confronting racism in Hollywood, meeting his future husband, and working in the Obama administration, in this “incredibly joyful and insightful” (Kiefer Sutherland) memoir. You Can’t Be Serious is a series of funny, consequential, awkward, and ridiculous stories from Kal Penn’s idiosyncratic life. It’s about being the grandson of Gandhian freedom fighters, and the son of immigrant parents: people who came to this country with very little and went very far—and whose vision of the American dream probably never included their son sliding off an oiled-up naked woman in the raunchy Ryan Reynolds movie Van Wilder…or getting a phone call from Air Force One as Kal flew with the country’s first Black president. “By turns hilarious, poignant, and inspiring” (David Axelrod, New York Times bestselling author), Kal reflects on the most exasperating and rewarding moments from his journey so far. He pulls back the curtain on the nuances of opportunity and racism in the entertainment industry and recounts how he built allies, found encouragement, and dealt with early reminders that he might never fit in. He describes his initially unpromising first date with his now-fiancé Josh, involving an 18-pack of Coors Light and an afternoon of watching NASCAR. And of course, he reveals how, after a decade and a half of fighting for and enjoying successes in Hollywood, he made the terrifying but rewarding decision to take a sabbatical from a fulfilling acting career for an opportunity to serve his country as an Obama White House aide. Above all, You Can’t Be Serious shows that everyone can have more than one life story. The book “is insightful, funny, and instructive for anyone who’s ever grappled with how they fit into the American dream” (Ronan Farrow, New York Times bestselling author), and demonstrates that no matter who you are and where you come from, you have many more choices than those presented to you. And okay, yes, it’s also about how Kal accidentally (and very stupidly) accepted an invitation to take the entire White House Office of Public Engagement to a strip club—because, let’s be honest, that’s the kind of stuff you really want to hear about.
The riveting story of the fight for same-sex marriage in the United States--the most important civil rights breakthrough of the new millennium. On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled that state bans on gay marriage were unconstitutional, making same-sex unions legal throughout the United States. But the road to victory was much longer than many know. In this seminal work, Sasha Issenberg takes us back to Hawaii in the 1990s, when that state's supreme court first started grappling with the issue, and traces the fight for marriage equality from the enactment of the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 to the Goodridge decision that made Massachusetts the first state to legalize same-sex marriage, and finally to the seminal Supreme Court decisions of Windsor and Obergefell. This meticulously reported work sheds new light on every aspect of this fraught history and brings to life the perspectives of those who fought courageously for the right to marry as well as those who fervently believed that same-sex marriage would destroy the nation. It is sure to become the definitive book on one of the most important civil rights fights of our time.
Our Engagement Journal has been specially created for anyone who has just announced their engagement. Our Engagement Journal has been specially created for anyone who has just announced their engagement. On every page, insightful questions encourage you to document the story of your relationship, including all the important milestones, from your first encounter through to meeting each other's families, the actual proposal, your wedding plans, and the early days of married life. There are also sections that encourage reflection upon more private issues-how you feel about each other, your different outlooks on life, and your hopes for your joint future. Over the course of a few months, you will create a personalized and very special portrait of your engagement, your partner, and yourself-full of magical memories, and a wonderful keepsake for the future.
