Download or read book Give Love a Chai written by Smartypants Romance and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tia Wang's Wedding Planning To-Do List: 1. Find a dress her perfectionist, future mother-in-law approves of 2. Keep her cool over fortune cookies 3. Divorce her not-so-ex husband, Andrew Parker R When she fell in love and married her childhood best friend on a whim in Vegas, Tia innocently thought love conquered all. Turns out, that was a crushing lie. Her world shattered as she and Andrew were torn apart by secrets and mistakes. Ten years later, Tia has left the pain behind and carved out a new life with Mr. Perfect. The only thing standing between her and happily ever after? A divorce from Andrew. It should have been easy for Andrew to sign his name on the dotted line. Aloof, prickly, and always in control, Andrew has done everything to escape his past. But seeing Tia on his front steps after all these years? He can't help wondering what could have been. Andrew never stopped thinking about Tia, and if he has to hold those divorce papers hostage to get his second chance, he will. Feelings resurface, stronger and more complex than ever. But Tia and Andrew have more than Mr. Perfect between them. Can they overcome their past and a new threat to find the courage to forge a future together? 'Give Love a Chai' is a full-length contemporary romance, and can be read as a standalone. Book #2 in the Common Threads series, Seduction in the City World, Penny Reid Book Universe.

Download or read book Love Chai and Other Four Letter Words written by Annika Sharma and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A sweet story of finding love where you least expected to. A romp through New York City with fresh immigrant eyes. Kiran and Nash's journey to learning to see themselves and others across boundaries and preconceived notions will warm your heart."—Sonali Dev, author of Recipe for Persuasion She's determined to be the perfect daughter, until she meets the perfect guy... Kiran Mathur knows firsthand how dangerous love can be. After all, her sister's marriage in India nearly destroyed Kiran's family. So she's decided to redeem romance herself—by not falling for anyone who might disappoint her parents. That is, until she meets her new neighbor Nash Hawthorne. Nash is a dedicated doctor and committed to being alone. His family life has taught him the inevitability of abandonment, and he isn't ready to question his beliefs. But in spending time with Kiran, he starts to experience emotion he's never felt before. For both, love feels like a risk. But when the future only starts to make sense with each other, it might be time to follow their hearts... Praise for Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words: "LOVE, CHAI, AND OTHER FOUR LETTER WORDS is a delight... As warm and comforting as perfect masala chai."—Farah Heron, author of Accidentally Engaged "Captivating."—Library Journal, STARRED Review "Not-to-be-missed."—Booklist, STARRED Review

Download or read book Mad About Ewe written by Smartypants Romance and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dawn Botstein is doing just fine after her divorce, thank you very much. She's got her yarn store to run, her house to herself for the first time in her life, and no use for men anymore. That is until the hottie silver fox who walks into her store turns out to be her old high school crush-the guy who rejected her 30 years ago. No way is she going to lose her head over him this time, no matter how well he wears that salt-and-pepper lumberjack beard. Okay, so he's the opposite of her ex in every way, and his attention gives her a thrill she thought she'd never feel again. She's not risking her heart again. Mike Pilota is having a mid-life crisis. Only instead of buying a red sports car he can't afford and dressing like a 25-year-old who's time-traveled from the 1990s, he quit his job after his second divorce to move closer to his recently widowed mother. He didn't expect to run into Dawn again, but as soon as he lays eyes on her he's utterly smitten. So he sets out to make up for past mistakes and prove he can be the kind of man she deserves. But is it too late for second chances? Or will these two lonely hearts find a way back to each other? 'Mad About Ewe' is a full-length contemporary romance and can be read as a standalone. Book #1 in the Common Threads series, Seduction in the City World, Penny Reid Book Universe.

Download or read book Give the Dark My Love written by Beth Revis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young alchemist turns to dark magic when a deadly plague sweeps through her homeland, in this epic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Beth Revis. Seventeen-year-old Nedra Brysstain leaves her home in the rural northern territories of Lunar Island to attend the prestigious Yugen Academy with only one goal in mind: master the trade of medicinal alchemy. A scholarship student matriculating with the children of Lunar Island's wealthiest and most powerful families, Nedra doesn't quite fit in with the other kids at Yugen. Until she meets Greggori "Grey" Astor. Grey is immediately taken by the brilliant and stubborn Nedra, who he notices is especially invested in her studies. And that's for a good reason: a deadly plague has been sweeping through the north, and it's making its way toward the cities. With her family's lives--and the lives of all of Lunar Island's citizens--on the line, Nedra is determined to find a cure for the plague. Grey and Nedra grow close, but as the sickness spreads and the body count rises, Nedra becomes desperate to find a cure. Soon, she finds herself diving into alchemy's most dangerous corners--and when she turns to the most forbidden practice of all, necromancy, even Grey might not be able to pull her from the darkness.

Download or read book The Chai Factor written by Farah Heron and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amira Khan has no plans to break her no-dating rule. Thirty-year-old engineer Amira Khan has set one rule for herself: no dating until her grad-school thesis is done. Nothing can distract her from completing a paper that is so good her boss will give her the promotion she deserves when she returns to work in the city. Amira leaves campus early, planning to work in the quiet basement apartment of her family’s house. But she arrives home to find that her grandmother has rented the basement to . . . a barbershop quartet. Seriously? The living situation is awkward: Amira needs silence; the quartet needs to rehearse for a competition; and Duncan, the small-town baritone with the flannel shirts, is driving her up the wall. As Amira and Duncan clash, she is surprised to feel a simmering attraction for him. How can she be interested in someone who doesn’t get her, or her family’s culture? This is not a complication she needs when her future is at stake. But when intolerance rears its ugly head and people who are close to Amira get hurt, she learns that there is more to Duncan than meets the eye. Now she must decide what she is willing to fight for. In the end, it may be that this small-town singer is the only person who sees her at all.

Download or read book Smartypants Romance 2021 Sampler written by Smartypants Romance and published by Smartypants Romance. This book was released on 2021-08-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sampler provides a sneak peek of the books from our 2021 Smartypants Romance launches! Read for a sneak peek of the following books: Mad About Ewe by Susannah Nix Give Love a Chai by Nanxi Wen Key Change by Heidi Hutchinson Code of Ethics by April White Weights of Wrath by M.E. Carter Heart Smart by Emma Lee Jayne Street Smart by Aly Stiles Under Pressure by Allie Winters Eye Candy by Jiffy Kate Steal My Magnolia by Karla Sorensen The One That I Want by Piper Sheldon Hopelessly Devoted by Piper Sheldon Dewey Belong Together by Ann Whynot Hotshot and Hospitality by Nora Everly Love in a Pickle by L.B. Dunbar Before and After You by Hope Ellis Forrest for the Trees by Kilby Blades Beard in Hiding by Penny Reid

Download or read book The Trouble with Hating You written by Sajni Patel and published by Forever. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fiercely independent engineer walks out on the man her parents have set her up with -- only to start working side-by-side with him at her job in this laugh-out-loud debut with "delicious banter, deep wounds, heartwarming friendships, and a path to love that often feels impossibly hard, and [a payoff] satisfying enough to give you a book hangover the size of Texas" (Sonali Dev, USA Today bestselling author of Recipe for Persuasion). Liya Thakkar is a successful biochemical engineer, takeout enthusiast, and happily single woman. The moment she realizes her parents' latest dinner party is a setup with the man they want her to marry, she's out the back door in a flash. Imagine her surprise when the same guy shows up at her office a week later -- the new lawyer hired to save her struggling company. What's not surprising: he's not too thrilled to see her either after that humiliating fiasco. Jay Shah looks good on paper...and off. Especially if you like that whole gorgeous, charming lawyer-in-a-good-suit thing. He's also infuriating. As their witty office banter turns into late-night chats, Liya starts to think he might be the one man who truly accepts her. But falling for each other means exposing their painful pasts. Will Liya keep running, or will she finally give love a real chance?

Download or read book Chai Pilgrimage written by Patrick Shaw and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If India has always beckoned, but something held you back -- or if you have traveled to India and feel a longing in your heart to return -- make the Chai Pilgrimage through the pages of this book. Patrick Shaw and Jenny Kostecki-Shaw spent four months in northern India, steeping themselves in chai culture. They kept journals, made paintings and took pictures. Using chai as their compass, they also made friends, worshiped at remote temples, and drank a lot of chai. Firsthand, they learned from the extraordinary hospitality of the Indian people that "Guest is God," being treated as family members in many homes. Inspired by the pungent spice palette, they returned to their northern New Mexico home and created this ecstatic book of art. Every page is a song of praise to the Indian people and the Hindu gods, to the healing chai spices, to the small farmers who grow tea, to every chai wallah in every stand along their journey. Patrick and Jenny captured and translated not just the Hindi language and the sweetness of the people but the spirit of love itself. Every word, painting and recipe is suffused with the pure flavor of devotion.

Download or read book Smartypants Romance 2022 Sampler written by Smartypants Romance and published by Smartypants Romance. This book was released on 2022-10-10 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sampler provides a sneak peek of the books from our 2022 Smartypants Romance launches! Read for a sneak peek of the following books: Parks and Provocation by Juliette Cross Book Smart by Amanda Pennington Not Fooling Anyone by Allie Winters It Takes a Woman by Piper Sheldon Checking You Out by Ann Whynot Smart Mouth by Emma Lee Jayne Neanderthal Seeks Duchess by Laney Hatcher Worth the Wait by Karla Sorensen Not Since Ewe by Susannah Nix Lost Track by Heidi Hutchinson Play Smart by Aly Stiles Architecture and Artistry by Nora Everly Knock Out by Jiffy Kate Well Acquainted by Laney Hatcher

Download or read book Smartypants Romance 2023 Sampler written by Smartypants Romance and published by Smartypants Romance. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sampler provides a sneak peek of the books from our 2023 Smartypants Romance launches! Read for a sneak peek of the following books: Dough You Love Me? by Stacy Travis Tough Cookie by Talia Hunter Can’t Fight It by Allie Winters The Vinyl Frontier by Lola West Letter Late Than Never by Lauren Connolly Look Smart by Aly Stiles Smart Move by Amanda Pennington Peaches and Dreams by Julilette Cross Ewe Complete Me by Susannah Nix Meet Your Matcha by Nanxi Wen All Mixed Up by Heidi Hutchinson Love Matched by Laney Hatcher

Download or read book Checking You Out written by Smartypants Romance and published by Smartypants Romance. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Checking You Out by Ann Whynot is book #10 in the Green Valley Library series.

Download or read book Code of Ethics written by Smartypants Romance and published by Smartypants Romance. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are three things you need to know about Oliver Curran: 1) He’s a privileged playboy who happens to be a code-writing genius 2) For once in his life he’s trying to do the right thing 3) Someone wants him dead. Dallas is a close protection specialist at Cipher Security whose bodyguard skills have already saved Oliver’s life once. But when the assassin gets too close to her uncooperative client, Dallas takes the party boy away from the city where he’s the social king, to the Yukon wilderness where she’s a master of survival. If Dallas has to put her life on the line for a self-absorbed guy she doesn’t respect, then Oliver has to take orders from the too-serious woman he can’t charm. But living wild brings out their true natures, and suddenly funny is hot, capable is dangerous, and trust is the strongest survival skill of all. 'Code of Ethics' is a full-length enemies-to-lovers romantic suspense and can be read as a standalone. Book #3 in the Cipher Security series, Seduction in the City world, Penny Reid Book Universe.

Download or read book Cutie and the Beast written by Smartypants Romance and published by Smartypants Romance. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living with her mother seemed like a good idea at the time. But Elliott Donovan’s living arrangements are not working for her anymore. Desperate to get back on her financial feet after a divorce and out from under her mother’s thumb, Elliott takes a job in the child care center at Weight Expectations, a local gym. It has everything she needs – family friendly hours, more pay than she expected, and a super cute trainer who just happens to have part of his house for rent. Abel DiSoto was living the good life until his wife walked out taking half of the family income with her. The blow to his ego was bad enough, but after a fire at the gym scattered Abel’s clients, and consequently his commissions, he’s stuck figuring out how to make ends meet, too. Renting out the master suite of his house to his new co-worker seems like an easy solution. They’re both mature adults, they both have eight-year-old daughters, and their work schedules coordinate so they can lend each other a helping hand to ease the burden of single parenthood. The only downside? Living like a blended family when you’re not actually a family can present some challenges. Welcome back to Weight Expectations, where the unexpected is likely to happen. ‘Cutie and the Beast’ is a full-length contemporary romantic comedy, can be read as a standalone, and is book #3 in the Cipher Office series, Knitting in the City World, Penny Reid Book Universe.

Download or read book Sticking to the Script written by Smartypants Romance and published by Smartypants Romance. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steven Thompson had a bad year. A string of mean, kinky (the alarming kind, not the good kind), and crazy dating debacles combined with a boss who appears to be experiencing male-prenatal-psychosis means Steven’s stress levels are high. They’re so high, he’s decided to quit dating and focus instead solely on his job. Until he meets Dr. Ken Miles. Doctor Ken Miles is having a fantastic year. His hard work is paying off in a big way . . . professionally. But his social life? Not so much. Until he meets Steven Thompson. Steven isn’t so sure about Dr. Miles, but Ken is one hundred percent certain about Mr. Thompson. And even though both men know full well that the key to getting what you want out of life is hard work, they can’t seem to make them—together—work. Will they ever get on the same page? Or just keep sticking to the same old script? 'Sticking to the Script' is a full-length contemporary romantic comedy, can be read as a standalone, and is book#2 in the Cipher Office series, Knitting in the City World, Penny Reid Book Universe.

Download or read book Look Smart written by Smartypants Romance and published by Smartypants Romance. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nate Hanover’s future was set. The perfect girlfriend, the perfect career… He’s the perfect man with the perfect life—until he lost it all this summer. Now he’s not sure about anything, except that no one can know the truth lurking behind his “perfect” facade. Especially not at this week’s high-stakes corporate circus known as Tele-Con. Natalie McAllister has no time for games. After working nonstop since… ever, she’s one win away from the dream promotion she’s been chasing for years. All she has to do is land the Sandeke Telecom account at this week’s telecom conference and life will be perfect. But when a chance encounter leads these strangers to an incredible night of intimate soul-searching, “perfect” might look different than they thought. With so much on the line, it’s a good thing they’ll never see each other again. Well, not until the following morning when they learn they’re competing for the same account, their firms despise each other, and a nut-obsessed enigma named Chad Smith is the key to their success. Oh, plus their forbidden connection is still fully charged and more off-limits than ever. What could go wrong when the perfect night explodes into the perfect storm? ‘Look Smart’ is a full-length contemporary romance and can be read as a standalone. Book #6 in the Work For It series, Educated Romance World, Penny Reid Book Universe.

Download or read book Happy Trail written by Smartypants Romance and published by Smartypants Romance. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man of few words, Ranger Jay Daniels values the calm, quiet solitude of the Great Smoky Mountains. Never quite fitting in with either side of his family, he prefers the company of birds and trees to people. Yeah, he’d most definitely prefer a bird—any bird, any bird at all, take a vulture for instance—to the human-tornado hybrid that just blew onto his peaceful stretch of the Appalachian Trail. The path of true love never has run smooth for Olive Perry. After getting dumped and promptly abandoned in the middle of her multi-month hike, Olive swears off men. Determined to finish the long trek by herself, she doesn’t need a prince—or broody and taciturn ranger—to save her. Yet, when an early snowstorm threatens the mountains, and Ranger Daniels is charged with getting hikers to safety, that includes hot-tempered Olive Perry. Snowed in and forced to share an abandoned cabin, can Olive’s heated intensity melt Jay’s cool reserve? And if so, will this happy trail lead to true love? Or will their time together be just another bump in the road? 'Happy Trail' is a full-length contemporary romantic comedy, can be read as a standalone, and is book#1 in the Park Ranger series, Green Valley World, Penny Reid Book Universe.

Download or read book Peaches and Dreams written by Smartypants Romance and published by Smartypants Romance. This book was released on 2023-09-19 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marly Rivers is not crazy. No matter what everyone says. They may think her dream is foolish, but she plans to prove them all wrong—one jar of moonshine at a time. Single dad Wade Kelley is just fine. No matter what his best friend Jed says. He doesn’t need a woman in his life. But when his son Jake breaks a jar of moonshine, he sets something in motion that neither Wade nor Marly are prepared for. A friendly favor turns into late nights, long dinners, and a romp in the woods. And in a deer stand too. By the time Wade realizes he’s fallen hard and deep for Mad Marly, it may be too late to tell her. When she falls into real and sudden danger with poachers, he may not even be able to save her. ‘Peaches and Dreams’ is a full-length contemporary romance and can be read as a standalone. Book #4 in the Green Valley Heroes series, Green Valley Chronicles, Penny Reid Book Universe.