Download or read book Anything Can Happen A Sweet Friends to Lovers Later in Life Romance Contemporary Women Friendship Fiction written by Misha Quinn and published by Misha Quinn. This book was released on 2022-03-14 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women's Fiction, Mature-Age Small Town Romance Book #1 of the complete Sunset Lake Club series. She's almost 50 years old. Everything goes well in the life of the gorgeous Ellen Evans - she has a businessman husband, grown children, a prestigious lakeside home, and a successful family business, part of which she owns. All is well until she learns her husband has another family and is claiming separation of property on terms, but she could lose almost everything. At such a moment, Ellen meets a childhood friend who has always admired her, Benjamin Collins, and a spark of attraction flares between them. But Ben is her husband's lawyer in a divorce case, and the newly-born hope for happiness seems impossible. Of course, Ellen's friends Betty and Lori do not stay away and help her regain her confidence and believe that happiness is possible again. Grab your favorite pillow, grab this book, get comfy on the couch, and join Ellen and Ben's adventures on the road to love. SUNSET LAKE CLUB SERIES (complete) **Women’s Secrets (The Sunset Lake Club #1)** introduces Ellen, Betty, and Lori, three women starting fresh in life. As they spend time together at Sunset Lake, their friendship grows, revealing hidden secrets and showing the power of supporting each other. This book sets the stage for their journeys of self-discovery and new beginnings. **Anything Can Happen (The Sunset Lake Club #2)** is about starting over and getting second chances. Ellen is surprised when she starts falling for an old friend, turning their friendship into something more. Meanwhile, Betty and Lori face significant life changes. Together, they show that changing your story is never too late. **Our Time to Love (The Sunset Lake Club #3)** is Betty’s story of coping with grief and finding love in the most unexpected place. As she struggles with her loss, she meets someone utterly different from her, and they connect in a way she never imagined. Meanwhile, Ellen and Lori continue their journeys toward healing and happiness. **Love is Everything (The Sunset Lake Club #4)** centers on Lori’s journey of starting over, second chances, and discovering her self-worth. Lori faces her toughest challenge when she clashes with a rival, leading to an unexpected enemies-to-lovers romance. The women of Sunset Lake prove that love is everything, no matter how old you are. Do not miss the Romance Short Story Collections: A Heartwarming, Feel-Good, Easy-Read Fiction! For fans of: Rachel Hanna, The Beach House, Eliza Ester, The Bakery on the Cove, Lucinda Race, A McKenna Family Romance series, Nina Lane, Starting Over series, Liz Isaacson, Last Chance Ranch Romance, J. Hansen, Sweet Summer Landings series, Nina Potter, A Sunburned Land Series by Juliette Duncan

Download or read book Love is Everything written by Misha Quinn and published by Misha Quinn. This book was released on 2024-05-27 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women's Fiction Small Town Romance Book #3 of the complete Sunset Lake Club series - A Sweet, Enemies-to-Lovers, Later-in-Life Romance & Contemporary Women Friendship Fiction Lori has spent her life in the shadow of her famous husband. But a sudden twist of fate allows her to realize her dream - to publish her books. Lori's dream is about to come true - neither the condemnation of her husband nor losing her status as the wife of a famous writer. Matt, a businessman and publisher, receives Lori's manuscript and meets the author of a literary work he likes. Lori hated Matt when they first met. Everything about him annoyed her: his simple manners, construction worker gestures, and mockery. However, opposites come together, and the two enemies develop a strong bond of tenderness and understanding. But not everything is so simple—Lori does not know that Matt has known her husband, Daniel, for a long time. At the same time, Daniel has not given up hope of bringing his wife back to the house, where she will serve him and his interests. Will Lori find her happiness with Matt, or is love not everything for them? SUNSET LAKE CLUB SERIES (complete) **Women’s Secrets (The Sunset Lake Club #1)** introduces Ellen, Betty, and Lori, three women starting fresh in life. As they spend time together at Sunset Lake, their friendship grows, revealing hidden secrets and showing the power of supporting each other. This book sets the stage for their journeys of self-discovery and new beginnings. **Anything Can Happen (The Sunset Lake Club #2)** is about starting over and getting second chances. Ellen is surprised when she starts falling for an old friend, turning their friendship into something more. Meanwhile, Betty and Lori face significant life changes. Together, they show that changing your story is never too late. **Our Time to Love (The Sunset Lake Club #3)** is Betty’s story of coping with grief and finding love in the most unexpected place. As she struggles with her loss, she meets someone utterly different from her, and they connect in a way she never imagined. Meanwhile, Ellen and Lori continue their journeys toward healing and happiness. **Love is Everything (The Sunset Lake Club #4)** centers on Lori’s journey of starting over, second chances, and discovering her self-worth. Lori faces her toughest challenge when she clashes with a rival, leading to an unexpected enemies-to-lovers romance. The women of Sunset Lake prove that love is everything, no matter how old you are. Do not miss the Romance Short Story Collections: A Heartwarming, Feel-Good, Easy-Read Fiction!

Download or read book Women s Secrets A Prequel to the Sweet Later in Life Romance Contemporary Women Friendship Fiction Series written by Misha Quinn and published by Misha Quinn. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read this prequel to the complete Sunset Lake Club series, set in a small town at the lake. Three gorgeous women in their prime: three secrets were told, and there was no old life anymore. The three women's destinies were tightly intertwined by their determination to find happiness and love for the rest of their lives. They told their secrets in a sauna in a pine grove on the lake's shore. These secrets about life and love will forever remain between the stories' heroines—Ellen, Betty, and Lori—but they will affect the rest of their lives. One thing was clear: no matter what trials life prepared for them, friends were determined to overcome all adversity and find happiness for the rest of their lives. While Women's Secrets may not feature a central romance or a traditional happily-ever-after, it sets the stage for the following series. Prepare to suffer and hope for the best, not to give up in the face of life's difficulties, to search for, rediscover, or gasp at unexpected love together with Ellen, Betty, and Lori - the heroines of the Sunset Lake Club series. Women's Secrets receives praise: 5 stars review: "Inspiring - I loved this story of women breaking out of their bonds of monotony and discontent. They made themselves vulnerable to each other and were accepted and wrapped in encouragement. Ellen, Betty, and Lori have found their tribe and, in it, each has changed her future! Bravo!!" - Reviewer, US 2022 5 stars review: "Nice storyline - Bought this for my lady and she was very contented with the book. It is about damel power, love and adventure. She cant wait to read the other books" - Reviewer, Germany, 2022 Sunset Lake Club - A Sweet Friends to Lovers, Later in Life Romance & Contemporary Women Friendship Fiction Stories of women who, at a mature age, are searching for their happiness. Will their journeys be smooth sailing, or will they encounter surprises, love, and amazing adventures that defy age? SUNSET LAKE CLUB SERIES (complete) **Women’s Secrets (The Sunset Lake Club #1)** introduces Ellen, Betty, and Lori, three women starting fresh in life. As they spend time together at Sunset Lake, their friendship grows, revealing hidden secrets and showing the power of supporting each other. This book sets the stage for their journeys of self-discovery and new beginnings. **Anything Can Happen (The Sunset Lake Club #2)** is about starting over and getting second chances. Ellen is surprised when she starts falling for an old friend, turning their friendship into something more. Meanwhile, Betty and Lori face significant life changes. Together, they show that changing your story is never too late. **Our Time to Love (The Sunset Lake Club #3)** is Betty’s story of coping with grief and finding love in the most unexpected place. As she struggles with her loss, she meets someone utterly different from her, and they connect in a way she never imagined. Meanwhile, Ellen and Lori continue their journeys toward healing and happiness. **Love is Everything (The Sunset Lake Club #4)** centers on Lori’s journey of starting over, second chances, and discovering her self-worth. Lori faces her toughest challenge when she clashes with a rival, leading to an unexpected enemies-to-lovers romance. The women of Sunset Lake prove that love is everything, no matter how old you are. Do not miss the Romance Short Story Collections: A Heartwarming, Feel-Good, Easy-Read Fiction! For fans of: Rachel Hanna, The Beach House, Eliza Ester, The Bakery on the Cove, Lucinda Race, A McKenna Family Romance series, Nina Lane, Starting Over series, Liz Isaacson, Last Chance Ranch Romance, J. Hansen, Sweet Summer Landings series, Nina Potter, A Sunburned Land Series by Juliette Duncan

Download or read book Our Time to Love A Sweet Opposites Attract Later in Life Romance Contemporary Women Friendship Fiction written by Misha Quinn and published by Misha Quinn. This book was released on 2022-12-25 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women's Fiction, Mature-Age Small Town Romance Book #2 of the complete Sunset Lake Club series. Betty Smith is a beautiful, full-figured woman, an optimistic housewife. She has lived with her beloved husband, but without children, for over 30 years. Suddenly, grief interrupts her prosperous life, and Betty is on the threshold of poverty and misery. But she is determined to overcome everything and gets a profession as a bus driver. And then, at the door of her bus, Bjorn Andersson appears, a famous architect, accompanied by his faithful dog, Brock. It is impossible to find more different people than Betty and Bjorn. Something binds them, but only the dog knows their relationship is possible. Of course, just like in Anything Can Happen, Betty's friends Ellen and Lori do not stay away and help her believe that happiness is possible. Grab your favorite pillow, grab this book, get comfy on the couch, and join Betty and Bjorn's adventures on the road to love. SUNSET LAKE CLUB SERIES (complete) **Women’s Secrets (The Sunset Lake Club #1)** introduces Ellen, Betty, and Lori, three women starting fresh in life. As they spend time together at Sunset Lake, their friendship grows, revealing hidden secrets and showing the power of supporting each other. This book sets the stage for their journeys of self-discovery and new beginnings. **Anything Can Happen (The Sunset Lake Club #2)** is about starting over and getting second chances. Ellen is surprised when she starts falling for an old friend, turning their friendship into something more. Meanwhile, Betty and Lori face significant life changes. Together, they show that changing your story is never too late. **Our Time to Love (The Sunset Lake Club #3)** is Betty’s story of coping with grief and finding love in the most unexpected place. As she struggles with her loss, she meets someone utterly different from her, and they connect in a way she never imagined. Meanwhile, Ellen and Lori continue their journeys toward healing and happiness. **Love is Everything (The Sunset Lake Club #4)** centers on Lori’s journey of starting over, second chances, and discovering her self-worth. Lori faces her toughest challenge when she clashes with a rival, leading to an unexpected enemies-to-lovers romance. The women of Sunset Lake prove that love is everything, no matter how old you are. Do not miss the Romance Short Story Collections: A Heartwarming, Feel-Good, Easy-Read Fiction! For fans of: Rachel Hanna, The Beach House, Eliza Ester, The Bakery on the Cove, Lucinda Race, A McKenna Family Romance series, Nina Lane, Starting Over series, Liz Isaacson, Last Chance Ranch Romance, J. Hansen, Sweet Summer Landings series, Nina Potter, A Sunburned Land Series by Juliette Duncan

Download or read book Sunset Lake Club Complete Series Boxset written by Misha Quinn and published by Misha Quinn. This book was released on 2024-08-14 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are stories of three women who start over from scratch at a mature age. They search for their happiness and offer encouragement and support to each other. Prepare to hope for the best and not give up in the face of life's difficulties. Witness the resilience of Ellen, Betty, and Lori—the heroines of the Sunset Lake Club series—as they search for, rediscover, or gasp at unexpected love. Will their journeys be smooth sailing, or will they encounter surprises, love, and amazing adventures that defy age? SUNSET LAKE CLUB SERIES (complete) **Women’s Secrets (The Sunset Lake Club #1)** introduces Ellen, Betty, and Lori, three women starting fresh in life. As they spend time together at Sunset Lake, their friendship grows, revealing hidden secrets and showing the power of supporting each other. This book sets the stage for their journeys of self-discovery and new beginnings. **Anything Can Happen (The Sunset Lake Club #2)** is about starting over and getting second chances. Ellen is surprised when she starts falling for an old friend, turning their friendship into something more. Meanwhile, Betty and Lori face significant life changes. Together, they show that changing your story is never too late. **Our Time to Love (The Sunset Lake Club #3)** is Betty’s story of coping with grief and finding love in the most unexpected place. As she struggles with her loss, she meets someone utterly different from her, and they connect in a way she never imagined. Meanwhile, Ellen and Lori continue their journeys toward healing and happiness. **Love is Everything (The Sunset Lake Club #4)** centers on Lori’s journey of starting over, second chances, and discovering her self-worth. Lori faces her toughest challenge when she clashes with a rival, leading to an unexpected enemies-to-lovers romance. The women of Sunset Lake prove that love is everything, no matter how old you are. Do not miss the Romance Short Story Collections: A Heartwarming, Feel-Good, Easy-Read Fiction!

Download or read book Friends to Forever written by Amy Knupp and published by Amy Knupp. This book was released on with total page 731 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Friends to Forever includes three friends-to-lovers stories by USA Today Best-Selling Author Amy Knupp. True Blue: When Gabe North’s best friend, Lexie Gallagher, is left at the altar, he whisks her away to help her heal. He’s longed to be more than friends for years, but to admit that could ruin their friendship. That’s a risk he’s never been willing to take…until now. Playing with Fire: Reeling from tragedy, former firefighter Derek Severson isn't up for attention from anyone—not even Macey Locke, his childhood friend. But what if her love for him is the one thing that could heal him? One and Only: After tragedy struck, drummer Micah Sullivan lost his music and his dreams. Sloan McGuire wants to help him rediscover both...but can she ever be anything besides Micah’s second-best? Submerge into these delicious stand-alone friends-to-lovers stories right away!

Download or read book Anything Can Happen written by Misha Quinn and published by Sunset Lake Club. This book was released on 2022-03-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ellen Evans is well over... well, let us say she is a woman in her prime and beautiful as a goddess. She has lived with her faithful and beloved husband, Sam, for over thirty years. Ellen has had everything successful in her life and seems to have nothing more to wish for. She and her husband have raised children, developed a successful business, and built a beautiful lakeside home. Ellen has best friends, Lori, and Betty, with whom she shares the beautiful moments, and challenges of her life, and helps them in any way she can if needed. Benjamin Collins, or Ben to his friends, is a successful lawyer, recently widowed. With the approval of his grown children, he moves into a small cottage near the lake. Ben does not know that fate will bring him back together with his first love, Ellen, and takes his time arranging his life in the new place. When they meet by chance, a spark flares between them, if not passion, but for starters, the former warmth and friendship. Both need someone to warm them in a tough time. Yes, Ellen also has a lot of problems. Her life is falling apart like a house of cards, and she just needs the support of not only her friends but also the man she loves. Preferably, some new loved one. But is it possible to return happiness? Many decades have passed since their separation... What awaits Ellen and Ben, will they overcome the obstacles that life throws to them, as if on purpose, over and over again? The Sunset Lake Club series of novels will show us that so much is possible in the second half of our lives. We will discover some secrets of these women. We will see how women create and maintain friendships. We will follow love stories with such tropes as enemies-to-lovers, second chances at love, opposites attract, friends-to-lovers, and more. And of course, we hope to see a happy ending to these stories.

Download or read book If He Had Been with Me written by Laura Nowlin and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If he had been with me everything would have been different... I wasn't with Finn on that August night. But I should've been. It was raining, of course. And he and Sylvie were arguing as he drove down the slick road. No one ever says what they were arguing about. Other people think it's not important. They do not know there is another story. The story that lurks between the facts. What they do not know—the cause of the argument—is crucial. So let me tell you...

Download or read book Before We Were Strangers written by Renée Carlino and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere But Here comes a love story about a Craigslist “missed connection” post that gives two people a second chance at love fifteen years after they were separated in New York City. To the Green-eyed Lovebird: We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House. You called us fast friends. I like to think it was more. We lived on nothing but the excitement of finding ourselves through music (you were obsessed with Jeff Buckley), photography (I couldn’t stop taking pictures of you), hanging out in Washington Square Park, and all the weird things we did to make money. I learned more about myself that year than any other. Yet, somehow, it all fell apart. We lost touch the summer after graduation when I went to South America to work for National Geographic. When I came back, you were gone. A part of me still wonders if I pushed you too hard after the wedding… I didn’t see you again until a month ago. It was a Wednesday. You were rocking back on your heels, balancing on that thick yellow line that runs along the subway platform, waiting for the F train. I didn’t know it was you until it was too late, and then you were gone. Again. You said my name; I saw it on your lips. I tried to will the train to stop, just so I could say hello. After seeing you, all of the youthful feelings and memories came flooding back to me, and now I’ve spent the better part of a month wondering what your life is like. I might be totally out of my mind, but would you like to get a drink with me and catch up on the last decade and a half? M

Download or read book That Second Chance written by Meghan Quinn and published by Montlake Romance. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It only took one rowdy night with his brothers to flip Griffin's world upside down. One unlucky encounter saddled them with a family curse and the promise of doomed relationships. Word spread quickly, and rumors about that night made them the most eligible yet untouchable bachelors in Port Snow, Maine. Then Ren Winters, the new girl in town, crashed into his life. Her thirst for a fresh start gave Griffin hope that maybe, just maybe, he could have one, too. Everyone wishes for that second chance ... -- adapted from back cover

Download or read book A Little Life written by Hanya Yanagihara and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.

Download or read book Forgetting Him written by Isabel Jolie and published by Noctivity, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sexy, heartfelt friends-to-lovers romance with all the feels. “Highly Recommended…so refreshing to see people work through their issues and come out on the other side.” - BookRiot They were friends—just friends. Now they’re something else entirely… Jason Maggie was my best friend’s girl. When he died…I wasn’t sure we’d get through it. But we healed. Together. Maggie became my friend, my confidant, and my family. She’s everything to me. And I ruined it all last night. One drunken night. That’s all it took. Now I’m lost. She deserves someone better than me. Now, if I can’t figure out how to go back to the way things were, I’ll lose the most important relationship I have. The only one that truly matters. Maggie Last night, we shared tequila. I found myself hoping like I always do. I’d replay last night a thousand times if I could. It’s the morning after that needs erasing. Our problem? His love for me isn’t the more kind of love. He’s made that abundantly clear. And that’s okay. Some part of me knows Jason will always see me as his best friend’s girl. I can’t lose our friendship. If he wants to stay in the friend zone, I need to accept that. Move on. Rationally, I know this. But convincing my heart…well, that’s another story entirely. **Originally titled Lost on the Way** Forgetting Him is a standalone contemporary romance novel and the fourth novel in The West Side Series, a steamy contemporary romance series full of brooding, protective men and the strong women they fall for while living the single life in the city that never sleeps. Similar to booksA Tempting Friendship by Kylie Gilmore Hold Me Close by Lani Blake Restless Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan Dear Roomie by Kate Meader Key Words:Search Terms: romance series, new adult romance, friends to lovers, contemporary romance, beach reads, one night stand, romance books, beta male, college romance, emotional reads, new york city, sexy, friends to lovers, complete series, bingeable series For fans of: Lani Lynn Vale, Freya Barker, Kristen Ashley, Chelle Bliss, Aurora Rose Reynolds, Bella Jewel, Ryan Michele, Winter Travers, Autumn Jones Lake, Jax Teller, Jewel Ann, Sarina Bowen, Carrie Ann Ryan, Lani Blake, Kylie Gilmore Keywords: contemporary romance, womens lit, chick lit, women's fiction, series romance, series, friendship sagas, romance series, romance, romantic, city life, dating, humor, marriage, love, family life, friendship, Isabel Jolie, steamy romance, series, friends to lovers romance, steamy romance, romance series, romance books, chicago romance, smart romance, hot romance, geek romance, isabel jolie romance, beach read grumpy hero sunshine heroine grumpy-sunshine

Download or read book The Hardest Fall written by Ella Maise and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the game of love you can't afford to drop the ball... Zoe’s always been shy. At college, to try to help her, her friend dares her to do the craziest thing she can think of… kiss a random guy. She follows Dylan into a room she thinks is a classroom and ends up seeing a little too much of him. She can hardly kiss him now… not when after their embarrassing encounter and certainly not after he tells her he has a girlfriend. But when he finds out about the dare, the two make a pact… if they ever cross paths again – and they’re both single – they’ll kiss. Two years later, fate intervenes, and they end up as accidental roommates. Now Zoe’s seeing a lot more of Dylan than she bargained for and it’s even harder to resist peeking the second time round.

Download or read book The Cheat Sheet written by Sarah Adams and published by Dell. This book was released on 2022-04-26 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it ever too late to leave the friend zone? Discover the heartwarming friends to lovers romance that became a sensation on TikTok—now with a new chapter and a Q&A with the author! The friend zone is not the end zone for Bree Camden, who is helplessly in love with her longtime best friend and extremely hot NFL legend, Nathan Donelson. The only problem is that she can’t admit her true feelings, because he clearly sees her as a best friend with no romantic potential, and the last thing Bree wants is to ruin their relationship. But those abs . . . Nope! Nothing but good old-fashioned, no-touching-the-sexiest-man-alive, platonic friendship for Bree. In any case, she has other things to worry about. After a car accident ended her chance at becoming a professional ballerina, Bree changed paths and now owns her own dance studio, with big dreams to expand it. But one more rent increase could mean the end of the studio entirely. Then, as usual, Nathan comes to the rescue and buys the entire building. A stubborn Bree is not happy about it and decides to rebel with a couple—okay, maybe more than a couple—of tequila shots. Then her plan backfires as she spills her deepest, darkest secret to a TMZ reporter. One viral video later, the world thinks Nathan and Bree are the perfect couple. Before they can really talk about her confession, Nathan’s publicist proposes a big opportunity that could mean financial security for Bree. The catch? They have to pretend to be in love. For three whole weeks. What will happen when Bree gives in to the feelings she’s been desperately hiding for so long, and could she be imagining that Nathan is actually enjoying it? Sarah Adams scores more than touchdowns in this exciting romantic comedy.

Download or read book Attachments written by Rainbow Rowell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-04-14 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wayward Son, Fangirl, Carry On, and Landline comes a hilarious and heartfelt novel about an office romance that blossoms one email at a time.... Beth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder know that somebody is monitoring their work e-mail. (Everybody in the newsroom knows. It's company policy.) But they can't quite bring themselves to take it seriously. They go on sending each other endless and endlessly hilarious e-mails, discussing every aspect of their personal lives. Meanwhile, Lincoln O'Neill can't believe this is his job now—reading other people's e-mail. When he applied to be “internet security officer,” he pictured himself building firewalls and crushing hackers—not writing up a report every time a sports reporter forwards a dirty joke. When Lincoln comes across Beth's and Jennifer's messages, he knows he should turn them in. He can't help being entertained, and captivated, by their stories. But by the time Lincoln realizes he's falling for Beth, it's way too late to introduce himself. What would he even say...?

Download or read book How to Fall in Love with Anyone written by Mandy Len Catron and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A beautifully written and well-researched cultural criticism as well as an honest memoir” (Los Angeles Review of Books) from the author of the popular New York Times essay, “To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This,” explores the romantic myths we create and explains how they limit our ability to achieve and sustain intimacy. What really makes love last? Does love ever work the way we say it does in movies and books and Facebook posts? Or does obsessing over those love stories hurt our real-life relationships? When her parents divorced after a twenty-eight year marriage and her own ten-year relationship ended, those were the questions that Mandy Len Catron wanted to answer. In a series of candid, vulnerable, and wise essays that takes a closer look at what it means to love someone, be loved, and how we present our love to the world, “Catron melds science and emotion beautifully into a thoughtful and thought-provoking meditation” (Bookpage). She delves back to 1944, when her grandparents met in a coal mining town in Appalachia, to her own dating life as a professor in Vancouver. She uses biologists’ research into dopamine triggers to ask whether the need to love is an innate human drive. She uses literary theory to show why we prefer certain kinds of love stories. She urges us to question the unwritten scripts we follow in relationships and looks into where those scripts come from. And she tells the story of how she decided to test an experiment that she’d read about—where the goal was to create intimacy between strangers using a list of thirty-six questions—and ended up in the surreal situation of having millions of people following her brand-new relationship. “Perfect fodder for the romantic and the cynic in all of us” (Booklist), How to Fall in Love with Anyone flips the script on love. “Clear-eyed and full of heart, it is mandatory reading for anyone coping with—or curious about—the challenges of contemporary courtship” (The Toronto Star).

Download or read book The Advocate written by and published by . This book was released on 2004-09-14 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Advocate is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) monthly newsmagazine. Established in 1967, it is the oldest continuing LGBT publication in the United States.