Download or read book Never Date Your Best Friend written by Jules Barnard and published by Fresh Fiction Pub. This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I’m stuck in the friend zone with the hottest guy I’ve ever known. Oh, and he’s my best friend. Zach pushes me away the moment sparks fly, and sparks have been flying since the day we met. For some aggravating reason, he’s intentionally keeping me at a distance. The way I see it, I have two options. I can leave town and make a fresh start or I can show Zach how right we are for each other. Only one of those options has the potential to ruin the best friendship I’ve ever had. But I’m considering risking it all for love. A RITA-nominated, sexy, friends-to-lovers romance. Grab it now! -- EXCERPT -- “Nessa.” His voice is a strangled growl. “This shouldn’t be a big deal. You said you’re not attracted to me,” I remind him. “I didn’t say that.” “You said there’s nothing to worry about, and that I should make myself comfortable.” “I didn’t think you were gonna skinny-dip.” Keywords: best friends to lovers, RITA award finalist, after college romance, friends to lovers, New Adult, unrequited love, casino romance, contemporary romance, humor, coming of age, Lake Tahoe romance, mountain romance, romantic comedy, rom-com, friends-to-lovers romance, new adult romance, steamy romance, multi-cultural romance, interracial romance, writing award finalist, romcom, rom com, rom-com book, romcom book

Download or read book Blue Streak written by Jules Barnard and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ~RITA Nominated~ZACH Nessa is one of my closest friends, so there's no way I'll ruin our friendship for a hookup. Even if I want to be with her. Badly. She's beautiful, and sweet, and her bright light draws me from the darkness that trails my every move. But it's the darkness of my past that has me keeping Nessa at arm's length. I'll protect her if it's the last thing I do--even if it means protecting her from myself, becauseI can't give her the kind of relationship she deserves. NESSA Zach doesn't discriminate when it comes to the women he dates. Except with me. Me he keeps in the friend zone. I want him. I've always wanted him, and I think he wants me too. But I can't remain in Lake Tahoe and pine for Zach forever. My career is stuck, my personal life as well, with Zach always pushing me away the moment sparks fly between us. I can either leave this town and make a fresh start somewhere else, or finally show Zach how right we are for each other.**All books in the Blue Series are stand-alone stories that can be read in any order.**

Download or read book The Secret to Dating Your Best Friend s Sister written by Meghan Quinn and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-22 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a deliciously delightful romantic comedy centered in New York City about falling in love with your best friend's sister.How do you date your best friend's sister? Easy. Step one: Pretend you want her to set you up with someone else. That will bring the two of you closer.Step two: Go on date with lots of random women, proceed to get stupid drunk and talk about your best friend's sister, thus gaining the courage to finally make a move.Step three: Randomly show up at her apartment and confess your love. Women love that, right?It all seemed so simple. A fool-proof three step process that will guarantee the love of you life to fall madly in love with you. At least--that's what I thought was going to happen. But my attempts to win over Julia Westin backfired in more ways than I can count. The thing about Julia? She's smart--really smart--and her wicked gaze cuts through all the charm I've tried slinging her way. She's not interested in games, my gifts, or my stories. She might want me too; but she's not giving in that easy...

Download or read book Get the Guy written by Matthew Hussey and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most dating books tell you what NOT to do. Here's a book dedicated to telling you what you CAN do. In his book, Get the Guy, Matthew Hussey—relationship expert, matchmaker, and star of the reality show Ready for Love—reveals the secrets of the male mind and the fundamentals of dating and mating for a proven, revolutionary approach to help women to find lasting love. Matthew Hussey has coached thousands of high-powered CEOs, showing them how to develop confidence and build relationships that translate into professional success. Many of Matthew’s male clients pressed him for advice on how to apply his winning strategies not to just get the job, but how to get the girl. As his reputation grew, Hussey was approached by more and more women, eager to hear what he had learned about the male perspective on love and romance. From landing a first date to establishing emotional intimacy, playful flirtation to red-hot bedroom tips, Matthew’s insightfulness, irreverence, and warmth makes Get the Guy: Learn Secrets of the Male Mind to Find the Man You Want and the Love You Deserve a one-of-a-kind relationship guide and the handbook for every woman who wants to get the guy she’s been waiting for.

Download or read book Never Always Sometimes written by Adi Alsaid and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Utterly charming and thoughtful.” —Nicola Yoon, the New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun is Also a Star “A refreshing novel about friendship and romance that defies cliché, Never Always Sometimes will win readers over with its hilarious musings and universal truths.” -Adam Silvera, the New York Times bestselling author of They Both Die at the End and What If It’s Us Rule #10: Never date your best friend. Well, some rules are meant to be broken. Best friends Dave and Julia have spent their high school years living by their carefully crafted Never List — a list of rules they created to make sure they never become high school clichés. But as graduation approaches, Dave is shocked when Julia decides that they should now do everything on the list, from skinny dipping (Rule #6) to road-tripping (Rule #9). But what happens when Julia finds out that Dave has been breaking Rule #8 (never pine silently for someone for the entirety of high school) for years? Can their friendship survive the ultimate cliché and turn into something…more? From the acclaimed author of Let’s Get Lost and North of Happy, comes a story of what can happen in those final days of high school, when you let go of who you are and take a chance on who you might be.

Download or read book Never Date A Player written by Jules Barnard and published by Fresh Fiction Pub. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After my last cheating ex, I’ve sworn off men. Until Lewis comes along and steals my breath and my good sense. I've never been one to lust after guys. But Lewis is six and a half feet of rugged man, and he's...eye-catching. Sexy. And silently brooding in all the best ways. The more time I spend with him, the naughtier my thoughts are of us together, and he's not helping put a stop to it. It's infuriating. I'm fantasizing, and lusting, and I can't remember why I wanted to stay away. But Lewis carries his own relationship baggage. Baggage that could break me in ways no ex-boyfriend ever did. Despite the safe, logical reasons I shouldn’t get involved, Lewis might be the one man I can’t resist. This hot, romantic comedy will have you intermittently fanning yourself and laughing at Lewis’s sexy approach at convincing Gen they’re right for each other. Grab Never Date A Player now! EXCERPT: He tugs down his shorts—and goes completely naked. “Um?” He glances up. “You can stay in your panties. I’m getting clean… What? I trust you not to grope me.” He grins. “Hot, funny, infuriating and omg where can I get one please…” ~ Reviewer "Jules Barnard is an absolute winner." ~ Amazon Reviewer Keywords: Sale, New Adult, sports, after college, suspense, forbidden love, instant attraction, beach read, humor, coming of age, men of lake tahoe, athletic hero, Native American hero, love at first sight, Lake Tahoe romance, alpha hero, after college, sports romance, romantic comedy, new adult romance, steamy romance, mountain romance, vacation read, beach read, small town romance, romcom, rom com, rom-com book, romcom book

Download or read book Don t Date Your Best Friend written by Mahi Mistry and published by Mahi Mistry. This book was released on 2020 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He is her best-friend. She is the girl next door. Will they be ever more than just friends? Kiara Sharma and Ethan Kane had been best friends since they were children. They’d shared everything in their eighteen years together except romance. But that all changed at the beginning of their senior year. Kiara began noticing Ethan’s washboard abs when he hopped out of the pool, dripping wet after swim practice. Ethan began gazing at Kiara’s golden skin in a bikini as a grown woman instead of the girl next door he grew up with. That kiss should have never happened. It was just one moment in a lifetime of moments, but they both felt its power. They knew the thrumming in their veins and desperation in their bodies might give them all they ever wanted or ruin everything if they followed it. They should have never kissed. But it’s too late to take that choice back, so they have a new one to make. Fall for each other and risk their friendship or try to forget one little kiss that might change everything. Don’t Date Your Best Friend is the first book in the funny, sweet, and steamy The Unfolding Duet. If you like raw emotions, diverse characters, swoon-worthy romance with sizzling hot scenes, then you’ll love Mahi Mistry’s The Unfolding Duet. Buy Don’t Date Your Best Friend to read the sweet, steamy romance today! Previously known as Unfolding Ethan.

Download or read book Wow No Thank You written by Samantha Irby and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Nonfiction Award Winner • A rip-roaring, edgy and unabashedly raunchy new collection of hilarious essays from the New York Times bestselling author of We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. “Stay-up-all-night, miss-your-subway-stop, spit-out-your-beverage funny.” —Jia Tolentino, New York Times bestselling author of Trick Mirror Irby is forty, and increasingly uncomfortable in her own skin despite what Inspirational Instagram Infographics have promised her. She has left her job as a receptionist at a veterinary clinic, has published successful books and has been friendzoned by Hollywood, left Chicago, and moved into a house with a garden that requires repairs and know-how with her wife in a Blue town in the middle of a Red state where she now hosts book clubs and makes mason jar salads. This is the bourgeois life of a Hallmark Channel dream. She goes on bad dates with new friends, spends weeks in Los Angeles taking meetings with "tv executives slash amateur astrologers" while being a "cheese fry-eating slightly damp Midwest person," "with neck pain and no cartilage in [her] knees," who still hides past due bills under her pillow. The essays in this collection draw on the raw, hilarious particulars of Irby's new life. Wow, No Thank You. is Irby at her most unflinching, riotous, and relatable. Don't miss Samantha Irby's bestselling new book, Quietly Hostile!

Download or read book Firefly Lane written by Kristin Hannah and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2008-02-05 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah comes a powerful novel of love, loss, and the magic of friendship. . . . now a #1 Netflix series! In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart seems to have it all—beauty, brains, ambition. On the surface they are as opposite as two people can be: Kate, doomed to be forever uncool, with a loving family who mortifies her at every turn. Tully, steeped in glamour and mystery, but with a secret that is destroying her. They make a pact to be best friends forever; by summer's end they've become TullyandKate. Inseparable. So begins Kristin Hannah's magnificent new novel. Spanning more than three decades and playing out across the ever-changing face of the Pacific Northwest, Firefly Lane is the poignant, powerful story of two women and the friendship that becomes the bulkhead of their lives. From the beginning, Tully is desperate to prove her worth to the world. Abandoned by her mother at an early age, she longs to be loved unconditionally. In the glittering, big-hair era of the eighties, she looks to men to fill the void in her soul. But in the buttoned-down nineties, it is television news that captivates her. She will follow her own blind ambition to New York and around the globe, finding fame and success . . . and loneliness. Kate knows early on that her life will be nothing special. Throughout college, she pretends to be driven by a need for success, but all she really wants is to fall in love and have children and live an ordinary life. In her own quiet way, Kate is as driven as Tully. What she doesn't know is how being a wife and mother will change her . . . how she'll lose sight of who she once was, and what she once wanted. And how much she'll envy her famous best friend. . . . For thirty years, Tully and Kate buoy each other through life, weathering the storms of friendship—jealousy, anger, hurt, resentment. They think they've survived it all until a single act of betrayal tears them apart . . . and puts their courage and friendship to the ultimate test. Firefly Lane is for anyone who ever drank Boone's Farm apple wine while listening to Abba or Fleetwood Mac. More than a coming-of-age novel, it's the story of a generation of women who were both blessed and cursed by choices. It's about promises and secrets and betrayals. And ultimately, about the one person who really, truly knows you—and knows what has the power to hurt you . . . and heal you. Firefly Lane is a story you'll never forget . . . one you'll want to pass on to your best friend.

Download or read book Never Date Your Enemy written by Jules Barnard and published by Fresh Fiction Pub. This book was released on 2016-03-28 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adam Cade is entitled, arrogant--and he doesn't remember me. Adam is the prince of Lake Tahoe, born into one of the wealthiest families in the area, and he's the one person I hoped to avoid. He doesn't recognize me. He definitely doesn't remember how he helped this town ruin my life. Now that we work together, I have no choice but to get close to the arrogant ass if I want to keep my job. Only the closer I get, the less I see of the guy who wronged me in high school, and more of the sweet, sexy man he is now. -- EXCERPT -- He stalks across the room, his hair combed, his suit couture, in typical Adam fashion, and not at all like the casual man I glimpsed over the weekend. But the dark intent in his eyes is exactly what I saw beneath that polished exterior. The same eyes that made me mad with lust this morning. --------- Never Date Your Enemy is an enemies-to-lovers romance with sexy banter and a meaty plot that will keep your eyes glued to the page. Grab it now! Keywords: alpha hero, billionaire, enemies to lovers, new adult romance, redemption, work romance, second chance romance, Lake Tahoe romance, brothers, office romance, romantic comedy, enemies-to-lovers, contemporary romance, Lake Tahoe Romance, casino romance, fiction drama, family drama, wealthy hero, second-chance romance, first love, steamy romance, romcom, rom com, rom-com book, romcom book

Download or read book Friendships Don t Just Happen written by Shasta Nelson and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential go-to guide reveals how women can enhance their lives by creating valuable friendships in today’s busy, mobile world, from nationally recognized friendship expert and CEO of GirlFriendCircles.com. Every woman is searching for a happier, healthier, more fulfilling life. Many realize the significant role that an intimate, tightly knit circle of friends plays in creating a more fulfilling life, but with hectic schedules, frequent moves, and life changes, it’s more important than ever for women to establish natural, meaningful friendships that will contribute to their overall wellbeing. In Friendships Don’t Just Happen!, Shasta Nelson, friendship expert and CEO of GirlFriendCircles.com, reveals the most important proven steps, processes, and secrets vital to establishing the five different levels of friendships, or Circles of Connectedness, that women—no matter their age or relationship status—are longing for in today’s stressful and mobile culture. This revolutionary, engaging guide will also benefit women who already feel rooted to fabulous friends, with insightful principles that will help them maintain and enhance their current friendships. Full of practical how-to tips, fun activities, guiding questions, and step-by-step instructions, Friendships Don’t Just Happen! highlights several areas of developing lasting friendships, teaching women how to: Evaluate their current circle of friends Recognize what types of friends they are seeking based on career, interests, location, and relationship status Create a prioritized friendship action plan Find extraordinary friends—where to look and how to approach them Take initiative to jumpstart friendships and face fears of rejection Establish “frientimacy,” trust, and happiness through conversation and activities Maintain meaningful friendships and determine which ones are worthwhile Excerpt from Friendships Don't Just Happen: There is a lie out there that real friendship just happens. When I was new to San Francisco eight years ago, I remember standing at a café window on Polk Street watching a group of women inside, huddled around a table laughing. Like the puppy dog at the pound, I looked through the glass, wishing someone would pick me to be theirs. I had a phone full of far-flung friends’ phone numbers, but I didn’t yet know anyone I could just sit and laugh with in a café. It hit me how very hard the friendship process is. I’m an outgoing, socially comfortable woman with a long line of good friendships behind me. And yet I stood there feeling very lonely. And insecure. And exhausted at just the idea of how far I was from that reality. I knew I couldn’t just walk in there and introduce myself to them. “Hi! You look like fun women, can I join you?” I would have been met with stares of pity. No one wants to seem desperate, even if we are. We don’t have platonic pick-up lines memorized. Flirting for friends seems creepy. Asking for her phone number like we’re going to call her up for a Saturday night date is just plain weird. All the batting of my eyelashes wasn’t going to send the right signals. And so I turned away from the scene of laughter and walked away. No, unfortunately, friendships don’t just happen. We Value Belonging Friendships may not happen automatically, but what we crave about them sure seems to! We all want to belong—that need to be connected to others is an inherent desire. We live our entire lives trying to fit in, be known, attract acceptance, and experience intimacy. We desperately want to have others care about us. This book is about that hunger. And more pointedly, it is about listening to it and learning how to fulfill it.

Download or read book Never Kiss Your Best Friend written by Sumrit Shahi and published by Rupa Publications. This book was released on 2015 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go lingerie-shopping with him. Pass out drunk with her on the same bed. Cry on his shoulder when you break up. Bore her with football talk at 3 a.m. Ask him for advice on how to keep your boyfriend happy . Watch a cheesy movie with her and cry freely. Ask him to rate your butt. Dance with her in your boxers. But never, ever kiss your best friend. In this sequel to the bestselling Just Friends, find out what happens when headstrong and impulsive Tanie Brar meets her equally crazy best friend Sumer Singh Dhillon after five long years of separation. Heart-warming and poignant, Never Kiss Your Best Friend redefines the rules of friendship with its story of a boy and a girl who are soulmates in every sense.

Download or read book The All or Nothing Marriage written by Eli J. Finkel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “After years of debate and inquiry, the key to a great marriage remained shrouded in mystery. Until now...”—Carol Dweck, author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Eli J. Finkel's insightful and ground-breaking investigation of marriage clearly shows that the best marriages today are better than the best marriages of earlier eras. Indeed, they are the best marriages the world has ever known. He presents his findings here for the first time in this lucid, inspiring guide to modern marital bliss. The All-or-Nothing Marriage reverse engineers fulfilling marriages—from the “traditional” to the utterly nontraditional—and shows how any marriage can be better. The primary function of marriage from 1620 to 1850 was food, shelter, and protection from violence; from 1850 to 1965, the purpose revolved around love and companionship. But today, a new kind of marriage has emerged, one oriented toward self-discover, self-esteem, and personal growth. Finkel combines cutting-edge scientific research with practical advice; he considers paths to better communication and responsiveness; he offers guidance on when to recalibrate our expectations; and he even introduces a set of must-try “lovehacks.” This is a book for the newlywed to the empty nester, for those thinking about getting married or remarried, and for anyone looking for illuminating advice that will make a real difference to getting the most out of marriage today.

Download or read book Best Friends Forever written by Irene S. Levine and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Men, jobs, children, personal crises, irreconcilable social gaps—these are just a few of the strange and confusing reasons which may cause a female friendship to end. No matter the cause, the breakup of a female friendship leaves a woman devastated and asking herself difficult questions. Was someone to blame? Is the friendship worth fighting for? How can I prevent this from ever happening again? Even more upsetting is that women suffering from broken friendships often have no one to confide in; while the loss of a romantic partner garners sympathy among peers, discussing the loss of a platonic friend is often impossible without making other friends jealous or uncomfortable. Written by journalist and psychologist Irene Levine, Ph.D., Best Friends Forever is an uplifting and heroically honest book for abandoned friends seeking solace. Dr. Levine draws from the personal testimonials of thousands of women to provide anecdotes and groundbreaking solutions to these complicated situations. Offering tools for personal assessment, case stories, and actionable advice for saving, ending, or re-evaluating a relationship, Levine shows that breakups are sometimes inevitable. Although the dissolution of female friendships can be difficult, Best Friends Forever teaches women to stop blaming themselves and probing the wounds, and that the sad experience of a broken friendship can make them stronger people, and more able to handle their relationships with wisdom.

Download or read book The Unfolding Duet written by Mahi Mistry and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DON'T DATE YOUR BEST FRIEND He is her best-friend. She is the girl next door. Will they be ever more than just friends? Kiara Sharma and Ethan Kane had been best friends since they were children. They'd shared everything in their eighteen years together except romance. They should have never kissed. But it's too late to take that choice back, so they have a new one to make. Fall for each other and risk their friendship or try to forget one little kiss that might change everything. DON'T DATE YOUR EX BEST FRIEND He is her ex-best-friend. She is his ex-girlfriend. Will they survive living under one roof? Kiara Sharma and Ethan Kane were once best friends and, more than that, they were each other's first kiss. First love. Everyone knew they were inseparable, always laughing and joking. Some would say they were meant to be together. Their desire towards each other is like a ticking bomb. They don't know when it will explode and who will fall first. Kiara or Ethan? But one thing is for sure-promises will break, tears will fall and so will Kiara's thong. If you like raw emotions, diverse characters, swoon-worthy romance with sizzling hot scenes, then you'll love Mahi Mistry's The Unfolding Duet. Buy The Unfolding Duet to read the sweet, steamy romance today!

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 Dating My Best Friend s Sister written by Violet Paige and published by Radish Fiction. This book was released on 2021-11-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaitlyn spent her awkward years pining for her older brother's best friend, Cole. Now, long gone are the days when Cole thought of Kaitlyn as the little sister in braces. Especially when Kaitlyn shows up at his beachside resort with a new body and a passion she didn’t possess before. A secret heated romance begins - and Kaitlyn and Cole discover that secrets and lies means happily ever after is a bumpy road.