Download or read book Backup Wife written by Bethany Lopez and published by Bethany Lopez. This book was released on 2022-03-28 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today Bestselling Author Bethany Lopez brings you her break-out series about getting a second chance at love later in life. Follow Whitney, Summer, Margo, Charlotte, and Andi as they experience the good, bad, and ugly of dating again in their thirties and forties. Join them in The Jilted Wives Club. When your first shot of love curdles, switch to a nice Cabernet. Charlotte never imagined she’d be a single mom in her thirties. With a fulfilling job, a sweet toddler, and a supportive family, she knows she should be counting her blessings, but it feels like something is missing… her. Although he and Charlotte made a marriage pact when they were teenagers, Damon always knew he’d never get married. An architect and artist, his life is full, and there has never been room for more than casual affairs. But lately, he’s felt like something is missing. When they find themselves alone in Italy, the food, wine, culture, and gorgeous countryside become the backdrop of a passionate affair. In the midst of finding themselves, they found each other. But when reality sets in, can they make this vacation romance into something that lasts, or will they be left with nothing but memories and a nice cabernet?

Download or read book The Billionaire s Backup Wife written by Kaylee Monroe and published by Kaylee Monroe. This book was released on 2023-09-28 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most eligible billionaire bachelor is looking for a wife . . . When my father locked down my trust fund until I found a wife, my brother thought it would be funny to add my profile to a new matchmaking app that caused me nothing but headaches and frustration. Romance gave me hives and I had every reason NOT to believe in love, but as a billionaire, and the city’s most eligible bachelor that every woman wanted, I’d now become the face of ForeverLuv. Yes, a frenzy ensued, and I had no time or patience for the insanity. Deleting my profile proved impossible, so I paid a visit to the woman who owned the business and demanded she remove me. I didn’t expect her to stand up to me and flat-out refuse . . . I was a man used to snapping his fingers and people jumping to obey, but this vixen didn’t budge—because I was the reason why her waning business was now thriving, and it wasn’t her fault that my idiot brother pulled the prank. So that’s when I struck a deal with the curvy, sexy matchmaker . . . find me a suitable, compatible wife in one week’s time so I could recover my trust fund, and I’d invest in her barely surviving software company. Fail to find me a bride to meet my standards, and she’d have to stand in as my back-up wife. I swore I’d never fall in love . . . but then again, I’d never met a woman like Felicity Wright. It only took me a string of disastrous dates to figure it out.

Download or read book The Backup Wife written by Elise Farotto and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-02 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There were no warning signs that Naomi's once-blissful marriage would leave her worried about divorce only four years later. Aaron Gabrielli was everything she wanted in a husband: adventurous, smart, witty, incredibly handsome, and responsible for the best sex of her life. But ever since the birth of their daughter and moving to Los Angeles to pursue his career as an entertainment attorney, their marriage has begun to fail. Aaron is drowning in work, trying to make partner at his firm. Naomi has been transformed into a stay-at-home mom in stretch pants. And forget about sex. It's been almost a year since that's happened. She's about to turn thirty, but feels like she's twice that. Then out of the blue, she hears from Jesse Pike, her childhood sweetheart. Their mothers are still best friends, but Naomi hasn't spoken to, or even thought about, Jesse in ages. When he invites her to spend Thanksgiving with him at his cabin in the Yukon wilderness, she is torn between her desire for adventure and what the risk might ultimately mean for her marriage.

Download or read book Starter Wife written by Bethany Lopez and published by Bethany Lopez. This book was released on 2021-02-11 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today Bestselling Author Bethany Lopez brings you an all-new trilogy about getting a second chance at love. Follow Whitney, Summer, and Margo as they experience the good, bad, and ugly of dating again in your thirties and forties. Join them in The Jilted Wives Club. When life gives you lemons, make a Lemontini... Divorced and jobless at forty-something, Whitney never thought she’d be starting over. But here she is. Single and (not so) ready to mingle - with anyone except him. Luca leads a charmed life. He's got the perfect job, the support of a big Italian family, and a bevy of women eager to grant his mother’s wish for grandchildren… except the woman he really wants. Now that Whitney’s Starter Wife days are over, Luca is determined to convince her to give him a shot. Too bad the only shot Whitney’s sure of right now is the Lemontini.

Download or read book Work Wife written by Bethany Lopez and published by Bethany Lopez. This book was released on 2021-11-17 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today Bestselling Author Bethany Lopez brings you an all-new series about getting a second chance at love later in life. Follow Whitney, Summer, Margo, and Charlotte, as they experience the good, bad, and ugly of dating again in your thirties and forties. Join them in The Jilted Wives Club. When men let you down, nothing’s better than a bourbon straight up. Margo has no time for games. A workaholic businesswoman in a male-dominated industry can’t afford any. After a failed attempt at marriage, she’s chosen to keep her affairs with men casual… with no strings and no expectations. Aiden has no time for complications. Working two jobs, co-parenting an active little boy, and helping out on his family’s farm hasn’t left him much time for relationships. And with one divorce under his belt, he has little desire to try again. Margo will never be a Work Wife again, but there’s something about Aiden that makes her want to let down some walls and see what happens. Can Margo and Aiden find room in their lives for each other, or will Margo be left with nothing but a bourbon straight up?

Download or read book The Memory of the Temple and the Making of the Rabbis written by Naftali S. Cohn and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2013-01-09 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the rabbis composed the Mishnah in the late second or early third century C.E., the Jerusalem Temple had been destroyed for more then a century. Why, then, do the Temple and its ritual feature so prominently in the Mishnah? Against the view that the rabbis were reacting directly to the destruction and asserting that nothing had changed, Naftali S. Cohn argues that the memory of the Temple served a political function for the rabbis in their own time. They described the Temple and its ritual in a unique way that helped to establish their authority within the context of Roman dominance. At the time the Mishnah was created, the rabbis were not the only ones talking extensively about the Temple: other Judaeans (including followers of Jesus), Christians, and even Roman emperors produced texts and other cultural artifacts centered on the Jerusalem Temple. Looking back at the procedures of Temple ritual, the rabbis created in the Mishnah a past and a Temple in their own image, which lent legitimacy to their claim to be the only authentic purveyors of Jewish tradition and the traditional Jewish way of life. Seizing on the Temple, they sought to establish and consolidate their own position of importance within the complex social and religious landscape of Jewish society in Roman Palestine.

Download or read book Trophy Wife written by Bethany Lopez and published by Bethany Lopez. This book was released on 2021-06-20 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today Bestselling Author Bethany Lopez brings you an all-new trilogy about getting a second chance at love later in life. Follow Whitney, Summer, and Margo as they experience the good, bad, and ugly of dating again in your thirties and forties. Join them in The Jilted Wives Club. When at first you fail at love, medicate with Dirty Martinis… Summer has always tried to look on the bright side of things. Sure, her ex-husband was a liar and a cheater, but that didn’t mean all men were untrustworthy, right? Maybe the problem wasn’t her, but the type of man she’s always going for. Noah would rather spend his nights at home with a good book than out navigating the dating scene. Women like Summer have always terrified him and there’s no denying she’s way out of his league. But when she keeps popping up everywhere it becomes harder and harder to deny their chemistry. Summer wants to prove she’s more than a Trophy Wife. Sure, she’s sexy, sweet, and has a body that won’t quit, but she’s so much more, and she’ll do whatever it takes to prove it to Noah. Has Summer finally met her match, or will Noah leave her crying in her Dirty Martini?

Download or read book Always Room for Cupcakes written by Bethany Lopez and published by Bethany Lopez. This book was released on 2018-03-26 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One day I was be-bopping along jamming to the music in my head while wondering if my thighs could handle grabbing a cupcake on the way home. The next thing I knew, my entire world crashed and burned. I used to wake up at night in a sweat, crying because I'd dreamt that my husband was cheating on me, or that he hated me, and resented my kids. He'd always hold me close and tell me it was all just a dream, that he loved me and our family and that he'd never let me go. He was a f*cking liar. Now I spend my days taking photos of scum just like him, trying to be a champion for other's being taken advantage of by the losers in our town, and my nights being a single mom to my beautiful twins. I've got great friends who have my back, and a sexy, mysterious motorcycle man who keeps showing up when I need him. Maybe things are starting to look up, and one thing's for sure... There's always room for cupcakes. WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS FOUL LANGUAGE, SEX, SOME VIOLENCE, AND SHENANIGANS. IF NONE OF THAT BOTHERS YOU, GRAB A CUPCAKE AND READ ON! Cupcake Series - Should be read in order Always Room for Cupcakes Cupcake Overload Lei'd with Cupcakes Cupcake Explosion Cupcakes & Macarons: Honeymoon Short Lei'd in Paradise: A Cupcakes Series Novella (Carmen and Bran) Crazy for Cupcakes - Coming Soon

Download or read book Too Enticing written by Bethany Lopez and published by Bethany Lopez. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becs' life is finally moving in a positive direction. No more wild nights or impulsive flings for her…not anymore. Now she's got a cute apartment on Main Street, her car is paid off, and she's all set to begin her shiny new career as a veterinary tech. But when she meets Mason, a sexy, single farmer with his sights set on her, her plans to take things slow and not act on impulse are put to the test. Will she be able to remain focused on her new life path, or will Mason prove Too Enticing to resist? More Cherry Springs: Too Tempting (The Lewis Cousins, Book 1) FREE Too Complicated (The Lewis Cousins, Book 2) Too Distracting (The Lewis Cousins, Book 3) Too Enchanting (The Lewis Cousins, Book 4) Too Dangerous (The Lewis Cousins, book 5) *Too Enticing (A Cherry Springs Novelette)

Download or read book Desiring the Bomb written by Calum Lister Matheson and published by University Alabama Press. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A timely interdisciplinary study that applies psychoanalysis and the rhetorical tradition of the sublime to examine the cultural aftermath of the Atomic Age Every culture throughout history has obsessed over various “end of the world” scenarios. The dawn of the Atomic Age marked a new twist in this tale. For the first time, our species became aware of its capacity to deliberately destroy itself. Since that time the Bomb has served as an organizing metaphor, a symbol of human annihilation, a stand-in for the unspeakable void of extinction, and a discursive construct that challenges the limits of communication itself. The parallel fascination with and abhorrence of nuclear weapons has metastasized into a host of other end-of-the-world scenarios, from global pandemics and climate change to zombie uprisings and asteroid collisions. Desiring the Bomb: Communication, Psychoanalysis, and the Atomic Age explores these world-ending fantasies through the lens of psychoanalysis to reveal their implications for both contemporary apocalyptic culture and the operations of language itself. What accounts for the enduring power of the Bomb as a symbol? What does the prospect of annihilation suggest about language and its limits? Thoroughly researched and accessibly written, this study expands on the theories of Kenneth Burke, Jacques Lacan, Sigmund Freud, and many others from a variety of disciplines to arrive at some answers to these questions. Calum L. Matheson undertakes a series of case studies—including the Trinity test site, nuclear war games, urban shelter schemes, and contemporary survivalism—and argues that contending with the anxieties (individual, social, cultural, and political) born of the Atomic Age depends on rhetorical conceptions of the “real,” an order of experience that cannot be easily negotiated in language. Using aspects of media studies, rhetorical theory, and psychoanalysis, the author deftly engages the topics of Atomic Age survival, extinction, religion, and fantasy, along with their enduring cultural legacies, to develop an account of the Bomb as a signifier and to explore why some Americans have become fascinated with fantasies of nuclear warfare and narratives of postapocalyptic rebirth.

Download or read book Come Let Us Reason written by Paul Copan and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come Let Us Reason is the third book in a series on modern Christian apologetics that began with the popular Passionate Conviction and Contending with Christianity’s Critics. The nineteen essays here raise classical philosophical questions in fresh ways, address contemporary challenges for the church, and will deepen the thinking of the next generation of apologists. Packed with dynamic topical discussions and informed by the latest scholarship, the book’s major sections are: • Apologetics, Culture, and the Kingdom of God • The God Question • The Gospels and the Historical Jesus • Ancient Israel and Other Religions • Christian Uniqueness and the World’s Religions Contributors include J. P. Moreland (“Four Degrees of Postmodernism”), William Lane Craig (“Objections So Bad That I Couldn’t Have Made Them Up”), Gary R. Habermas (“How to Respond When God Gives You the Silent Treatment”), Craig Keener (“Gospel Truth: The Historical Reliability of the Gospels”), and Paul Copan (“Does the Old Testament Endorse Slavery?”).

Download or read book Depths of Deceit written by Laura Oles and published by Red Adept Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two sisters. One deadly secret. No time to lose. PI Jamie Rush has her hands full with small-time skip-tracing and surveillance jobs in Port Alene, Texas. The work is steady, though she still struggles to make ends meet. But when her partner, Cookie, brings in a low-paying and potentially time-consuming case, Jamie takes it on out of loyalty. Cookie’s childhood friend, Renata, needs to find her younger sister, Leah. As Jamie digs into Leah’s past, it becomes clear that the missing woman’s life was shrouded in secrets, the kind that could jeopardize those involved in the case. To complicate matters, PI Alastair Finn has returned, and he’s willing to reclaim his town by any means necessary. Jamie has never been one to retreat, and Alastair enjoys a good fight. Sparks will fly. A missing woman. Felonies. Finn’s return. Every twist reminds Jamie that she’s still an outsider in this town. Jamie must prove herself all over again, and the stakes have never been higher.

Download or read book Her Thrilling Double Lives A Love After Marriage Mafia Romance Selena The Mafia s Substitute Wife Book 1 written by EminaDaisuki and published by Starlight. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selena Friedman was living a double life, a waitress at day and a stripper at night, to feed her family and send her brother and sister to decent schools. Her seemingly mundane life, however, took a huge turn when her father begged her to take the place of her sister, Gina, on her wedding day. Weighing her choices, Selena took the risk to marry one of Estermouth City’s infamous mafia bosses, Hyperion. Little did she know that getting entangled with this man would not only make her remember the memories she chose to bury but she would also come to know that she was involved with the unsolved murder case of his first love.

Download or read book Serializing Age written by Maricel Oró-Piqueras and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Serialized storytelling provides intriguing opportunities for critical representations of age and aging. In contrast to the finite character of films, television narratives can unfold across hundreds of episodes and multiple seasons. Contemporary viewing practices and new media technologies have resulted in complex television narratives, in which experimental temporalities and revisions of narrative linearity and chronological time have become key features. As the first of its kind, this volume investigates how TV series as a powerful cultural medium shape representations of age and aging, such as in »Orange Is The New Black«, »The Wire« or »Desperate Housewives«, to understand what it means to live in time.

Download or read book Laugh Swoon and Fall in Love written by Bethany Lopez and published by Bethany Lopez. This book was released on 2022-01-15 with total page 1183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of Series Starters by Bethany Lopez! Laugh, Swoon, and Fall in Love with this great cast of characters! A Pinch of Salt: When single dad and English teacher, Jackson, hires chef and entrepreneur, Millie, to cater his daughter's birthday party, things really start heating up. (Contemporary Romance/Single Dad) Always Room for Cupcakes: Everything in her life changes when Lila catches her husband cheating and snaps a photo of it. Now a single mom to twins and and investigative photographer to the local P.I., there is never a dull moment. (Romantic Comedy/Suspense) 8 Weeks: Cal and Shelley have been in love for years and are considered the perfect couple by their friends. But when turbulence hits their marriage, can their love survive? (Marriage in trouble/Contemporary Romance) Frat House Confessions: Ridge: This makeover has nothing to do with love and everything to do with Karrie and Ridge using each other to get what they want. What starts as a ruse soon becomes an attraction they cannot deny. When it's all said and done, they'll both have more to confess than a need for revenge. (New Adult/College/Fake Relationship) Starter Wife: Starting over in your forties is no joke, but that's exactly what's happened to Whitney. Now a divorcee' and single mother to her kids, Whit is ready to get back into the work force and is able to build an even better life than she'd had before with the help of some brand new friends, and an unexpected romance. (Later in Life/Contemporary Romance) Too Tempting: Ex-NFL Player Gabe never expected a quirky, introverted writer to knock him off his feet, but that's exactly what happens when Zoey comes stumbling into his summer camp. (Fish out of Water/Sports Romance/Romantic Comedy)

Download or read book Crazy for Cupcakes written by Bethany Lopez and published by Bethany Lopez. This book was released on 2022-07-28 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They say the first year of marriage is the honeymoon phase, where you tread carefully as you get to know your new roles and navigate living together as a married couple. Lots of sex … check. Arguments over stupid shit … check. Learning how to balance work and family life … uh, we’re still working on that one. And finally, dealing with an MC rivalry that has your town and its residents in the crosshairs and your new husband working overtime. We’d returned home from our amazing European honeymoon relaxed, refreshed, and ready to kick some marital ass. I was excited to see my kids, spend time with my girls, and get back to work. My PI agency was still relatively new and as the only show in town, we weren’t hurting for clients. Luckily one of my besties, Carmen, had started working with me, which eased some of the load. We just hadn’t expected the load to get quite so heavy. Add to that Bea, another one of our girl gang and a local cop, has a case that she’s struggling to close and needs our help. Suffice it to say life is anything but relaxing and I’ve been stress eating enough cupcakes to keep Amy May in business for life. If things don’t slow down soon, I’m going to go crazy … crazy for cupcakes! WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS FOUL LANGUAGE, SEX, SOME VIOLENCE, AND SHENANIGANS. IF NONE OF THAT BOTHERS YOU, GRAB A CUPCAKE AND READ ON! Cupcake series - should be read in order: Always Room for Cupcakes Cupcake Overload Lei'd with Cupcakes Cupcake Explosion Cupcakes & Macarons: A Honeymoon Short Lei'd in Paradise: A Cupcakes Series Novella (Carmen and Bran) Crazy for Cupcakes

Download or read book 8 Weeks Time for Love book 1 written by Bethany Lopez and published by Bethany Lopez. This book was released on 2015-08-20 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is eight weeks enough time to earn back the love of someone you've betrayed...the only one you've ever loved? Shelly has been in love with Cal since they started dating in eleventh grade. Despite everyone saying that the odds were against them, they got married after graduation and built a life together. Now, six years later, she is faced with the ultimate betrayal. Devastated, her first instinct is to call it quits… After a drunken binge at his best friends’ bachelor party, Cal betrays the one person who has always been there for him, his wife, Shelly. Terrified and realizing she might divorce him, Cal must come up with a way to prove to her that his love is true… Cal asks Shelly for eight weeks. Eight weeks to convince her that their marriage is worth the fight. Will Shelly be able to trust him again, or will their marriage end the way many others do when faced with opposition… In divorce? 8 Weeks is book 1 in the Time for Love series, but can be read as a stand alone.