Download or read book Raw written by Mark Haskell Smith and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accident at the Playboy Mansion sends a critic, Harriet, and a sexy reality TV star, Sepp, off on a sex-fueled road trip through the American southwest in this absurdist satire from the author of Moist and Delicious. Original.

Download or read book Life Starts Now written by Chanel Dokun and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you had permission to stop striving and start thriving? Join Certified Life Planner and Relationship Expert Chanel Dokun as she gives you the tools you need to find profound joy and fulfillment in building a new life rooted in your unique purpose. Women are drowning in pursuit of the "good life." We chase external markers of success--building enviable careers, pursuing romantic relationships, and crafting the picture-perfect life--in attempts to soothe the aching suspicion that there must be more to life. But our efforts only leave us stressed, lonely, and tired of trying to answer the question: "Why isn't this enough?" Chanel Dokun has been there, too. She spent the first half of her life focusing on achieving and attaining the lifestyle she thought she wanted, but she found herself feeling disappointed, disillusioned, and like she'd lost herself while running after success. She realized that the world's definition of accomplishment was not a true measure of a life well lived, and she needed to redefine success and become the architect of her own life. Using practical strategies, anecdotes from her work coaching women around the country, and therapeutic examination, Chanel Dokun teaches women how to create the life they've been waiting for, sharing: An in-depth look at why society's definition of significance isn't the answer in our search for more The hidden reason why we're discontent Practical action steps to unlock our genius, find our flair, and discover our unique life purpose The five postures of silence, solitude, generosity, gratitude, and play that can help us move from striving to thriving Life Starts Now shows us that when we release the search for significance and recover a redemptive view of an ordinary life, we can experience profound joy and fulfillment--and embrace the wild wonder of the lives we've been given. Praise for Life Starts Now: "If you are at a crossroads or a tipping point; if you are successful, yet empty; if you feel sad about the way life turned out and need to chart a way forward, look no further. You have found a trustworthy guide in Chanel. She is one of the wisest people I know. Life Starts Now is timely, accessible, and exactly what you need as you evaluate your priorities, pursuits, and purpose. You don't have to suffer in silence or settle for less. You don't have to overwhelm your heart or schedule looking for significance. You can find contentment where you are, on the way to where you are going. This book will help you embrace the truth and create the future you need." --Ashley Abercrombie, podcast host and bestselling author of Rise of the Truth Teller and Love Is the Resistance

Download or read book Chicken Soup for the Soul My Resolution written by Jack Canfield and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Resolution is uplifting in its messages of self-acceptance, self-confidence, and self-awareness. It is a fun and inspirational book for the classic New Year’s resolution season and all year. Everyone makes resolutions -- for New Year’s, for big birthdays, for new school years. In fact, most of us are so good at resolutions that we make the same ones year after year. This collection of great true stories covers topics such as losing weight, getting organized, stopping bad habits, restoring relationships, dealing with substance abuse, changing jobs, going green, and even today’s hot topic -- dealing with the economic crisis.

Download or read book The Other Truth You Didn t Know written by Lakisha Marie Mackie and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a part two to my first book, The Truth You Didn’t Know. My first book was LUNCH, but this part two is DINNER. And it’s even bumpier than part one was. You will enjoy reading part two just like part one. Thanks for reading The Other Truth You Didn’t Know. Lakisha Marie Mackie

Download or read book Captive Audience written by Lucas Mann and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate portrait of a marriage intertwined with a meditation on reality TV that reveals surprising connections and the meaning of an authentic life. A VINTAGE ORIGINAL. In Lucas Mann's trademark vein--fiercely intelligent, self-deprecating, brilliantly observed, idiosyncratic, personal, funny, and infuriating--Captive Audience is an appreciation of reality television wrapped inside a love letter to his wife, with whom he shares the guilty pleasure of watching "real" people bare their souls in search of celebrity. Captive Audience resides at the intersection of popular culture with the personal; the exhibitionist impulse, with the schadenfreude of the vicarious, and in confronting some of our most suspect impulses achieves a heightened sense of what it means to live an authentic life and what it means to love a person.

Download or read book No Attachments written by Tiffany King and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ashton Garrison walked away from her current life to escape the one thing she’s unwilling to face. She knows her decision may be selfish, but in the end, leaving will be far less painful for everyone. Now she has one goal: live life to the fullest with no regrets and no attachments. What Ashton doesn’t count on is how fate always seems to find a way to screw up any good plan. Nathan Lockton specializes in locating a mark. He’s done it over and over again—no attachments and no emotion necessary. What he thought was a routine lost-and-found job has forced Nathan to deal with something he has always ignored—his feelings. He’s never fallen for a target, yet he’s never met anyone like Ashton. Now deep in a dilemma, Nathan must decide to follow his heart, or complete the job he was hired to do. Love can come when you least expect it. The question is: If the odds are stacked against you, how far are you willing to go for the one you love?

Download or read book The Thin Line written by Elley Arden and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-09-26 with total page 2706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There’s a thin line between love and hate…just ask any of the couples in these ten enemies-to-lovers romances. Heated words and angry adrenaline turn to primal passion when fate steps in to set these fighting foes on a path to forever. Marriage by Design: When a new highway project will destroy the homes Angie Corcarelli’s family construction business once helped build, she faces off with her best friend’s stuffy and infuriating ex, developer Stuart Perrault. When they start ot fall challenging their family ties? The Tycoon’s Wager: To boost ratings and save her radio show, agony aunt CJ Stratt has no choice but to agree to a series of publicity dates with London’s renowned playboy, Jack Harper. Jack knows seduction, but he has no idea how to love. Love is CJ’s business, yet she’s never been seduced. Can they find their way to a happily ever after? Sweet Texas Fire: Gage Cooper has always wanted the family cabin. Instead, his business nemesis, environmental analyst Charlotte Wilkinson, inherits this valuable property. He’ll do anything to reverse this fortune, including eloping to Vegas for a sham marriage, but surprising chemistry blossoms and Gage must decide what’s worth more: the land he’s always coveted or a future with Charlotte. Her New Worst Enemy: Ellie Holdsworthy is willing to do anything save her BFF from marrying the wrong man—even suck up to playboy Gideon DeLancy to hold an intervention at his Georgian manor. When they unexpectedly embark on a torrid weekend affair, it should be the easiest thing in the world to walk away from. So why are they finding it so difficult? Christmas Clash: Candace Ellison is determined to stop the city council’s new convention center project from demolishing her flower shop, even if it means joining forces with annoying pub owner Luke Carrigan. Will this Christmas bring miracles or the destruction of everything these old rivals love? An Outback Affair: Cassie will fight to the end for Sam, the nephew she has raised since her sister died. But now Sam’s uncle, Joel Caine, has arrived to claim custody and take the boy to Western Australia. How can she win on his territory—and deny her growing attraction for the totally hot Joel? Enlisted by Love: Ex-army officer Matthew Blake is eager to start a new career, until he comes up against the most challenging obstacle he’s ever encountered: Greta Ferguson, the interior designer who challenges his every order. Fearless Love: Jake Colt has no interest in handling the Carmichael winery acquisition, until sparks fly with the captivating Madison Carmichael. But she refuses to let this interloper take what belongs to her family, no matter what passions he stirs in her heart. Find Me: Amanda Gillespie never bargained on seeing her old colleague Jackson Holstenar after their complicated relationship ended. Now he’s in the weird position of trying to help her become his best pal’s ideal girl. With a little help from fate, these two confused hearts might just find a way back to each other for good. Ringing in Love: Entrepreneur Catherine Bennett reluctantly leases some office space in womanizing Dominic Russo’s building. When he offers her an irresistible chance at winning a huge contract if she partners with his company, Catherine wonders if it’s worth mixing business with pleasure this once.

Download or read book Uncomfortable Television written by Hunter Hargraves and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2022-12-19 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From The Wire to Intervention to Girls, postmillennial American television has dazzled audiences with novelistic seriality and cinematic aesthetics. Yet this television is also more perverse: it bombards audiences with misogynistic and racialized violence, graphic sex, substance abuse, unlikeable protagonists, and the extraordinary exploitation of ordinary people. In Uncomfortable Television, Hunter Hargraves examines how television makes its audiences find pleasure through feeling disturbed. He shows that this turn to discomfort realigns collective definitions of family and pleasure with the values of neoliberal culture. In viscerally violent dramas, cringeworthy ironic comedies, and trashy reality programs alike, televisual unease trains audiences to survive under late capitalism, which demands that individuals accept a certain amount of discomfort, dread, and irritation into their everyday lives. By highlighting how discomfort has been central to the reorganization and legitimization of television as an art form, Hargraves demonstrates television’s role in assimilating viewers into worlds marked by precarity, perversity, and crisis.

Download or read book Spontaneous written by Brenda Jackson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2024-10-29 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One unforgettable night leads to so much more in this steamy fake relationship romance from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson. When Kimani Cannon and Duan Jeffries cross paths for the first time, she knows he’s the best kind of trouble. She’s been burned before and isn't looking for anything serious right now, but he’s charming, considerate, and handsome as sin. After one hot night together, they don’t expect to see one another again… But when Kim needs a date to her mother’s (fifth!) wedding, she knows Duan would be perfect for the job. To really show off to her family, they pretend to be engaged, but things get very real, very fast. Her head and heart are telling her to be careful, but the attraction between them is much more persuasive… Previously published.

Download or read book The Hometown Hoax written by Heather Thurmeier and published by Entangled: Lovestruck. This book was released on 2015-11-16 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tessa Cutter escaped her tiny hometown and chased her artistic dreams straight to Manhattan. Now she’s home for a camping trip with her family. To keep them off her back, she makes up the perfect pretend boyfriend—successful, important, and most of all, permanently located in New York. Logan Ridley lost everything when his Manhattan-based personal training studio shut down. Luckily, a friend got him a position as a gym teacher in the small town of Cutter’s Creek. He’s heard a lot about the infamous Tessa, but she’s even better than he imagined. Except, she seems to hate everything about the small town he’s growing to love. The chemistry sparking between them is impossible to ignore, but falling for Logan will trap Tessa in the small town she worked so hard to escape. If they have any hope of a future together, he’ll have to convince her that everything she wants has been in Cutter’s Creek all along... Each book in the Hoax Series is a standalone, full-length story that can be enjoyed out of order. Series Order: Book #1 The Wedding Hoax Book #2 The Hookup Hoax Book #3 The Hometown Hoax

Download or read book Head Over High Heels written by Lila Monroe and published by Lila Monroe Books. This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She's a fish out of water... and he's a breath of fresh air! Enjoy this sizzling romantic comedy, perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella and Christina Lauren! Laurel Young needs a plan, and fast. After her reality TV boss has a major meltdown, not-so-funemployment seems inevitable--unless she can pitch the idea of a lifetime. When she sees Flint McKay's audition tape - flanneled, handsome as hell, and building a house with his own two hands - she knows she's found her secret weapon. The women of America are going to love him, especially if she can convince him to try building without the flannel shirt. Only problem is, Flint didn’t make that tape - and he has zero interest in trading the wilds of Western Massachussetts for the bright lights of Hollywood. But Laurel isn’t the kind of girl to take no for an answer. Soon, she's knee-deep in rustic charm, and getting plenty of hands-on experience. And it turns out, this city girl and country guy may have a few things in common after all, like crazy hot chemistry, a wild side, and a weakness for good whiskey... But can their behind-the-scenes connection last once the world falls in love with Flint? And will this be the big break both of them need- or leave them in the dirt? Find out in the hilarious stand-alone romantic comedy from Lila Monroe! PRAISE: "This kind of book is the reason I read romance. It has funny and engaging characters, off the charts chemistry, amazing love scenes, a great plot and it's set in an gorgeous location!" Kimberly The Book Sirens "The chemistry between these two is out of this world hot. It wraps you up in an intoxicating steam that you just can't get enough of. As steamy as it is, it's also hilariously funny." Emily Goodman southern Vixens Book Obsession "This book is exactly what you've come to expect from Lila Monroe. It's full of humor, heart, and tempting encounters." Liz Castillo Liz's Reading Life free ebook, free book, free contemporary romance, free romantic comedy, free shopping romance, free billionaire romance, billionaire, series, romantic comedy series, comedy, comedy series, bbw romance, funny romance, laugh romance, modern romance, urban romance, wealthy, USA today, new york times bestseller, free new york times bestseller, USA today bestseller, CEO romance, office romance, city romance, smart romance, mystery shopping, mystery shopping romance, something funny to read, lighthearted romance, light romance, hot romance, Lila monroe,, julia kent romance, proposal, proposal romance, engagement, engagement romance, free ebook, freebie, free book, free reads, free romance novel, free romance book, free billionaire book, romantic comedy books free, romance books free, billionaire romance for adults, billionaire romance books free, contemporary romance free, funny romance, funny romance free, funny books free, comedy books free, rom com, hilarious, romance series, romance series, romance books, beach reads, new adult, college, funny, female, stories, sensual, sensual romance, alpha male, dominant male, hot guy, racy, billionaire romance free, sexy, heartwarming, heart-warming, family, love, love books, kissing books, emotional journey, contemporary, contemporary romance, romance series, long series, long romance series, wealthy hero, wealthy heroes, sassy, captivating romance, hot, hot romance, forbidden love, sparks, loyalty, swoon, free comedy, free read, free book Perfect for readers of Emma Chase, Penny Reid, Lauren Blakely, Sally Thorne, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Kendall Ryan, Kristan Higgins, Kendall Ryan, Jasmine Guilleroy, Helena Hunting, Sophie Kinsella and Alice Clayton.

Download or read book Blue Blood Meets Blue Collar One Stormy Night written by Cynthia St. Aubin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reunited one-night stand. A storm that traps unlikely coworkers. Chemistry and passion make these workplace romances sizzle! Blue Blood Meets Blue Collar by Cynthia St. Aubin The night he can’t remember is one she’ll never forget. Distillery co-owner Remy Renaud’s rags-to-riches story could launch blue-blooded TV producer Cosima Lowell’s career—even if he has no memory of the night they spent together. When their combustible chemistry lands them back in bed, Cosima knows she’s playing with fire. But Remy’s hiding something—a shocking betrayal that could bring down the Renaud brothers and shatter his second chance with Cosima… One Stormy Night by USA TODAY bestselling author Jules Bennett All the rules change once the lights go out… Up-and-coming plus-size model Mila Hale can’t chance another scandal ruining her newest job. That means keeping her eyes and hands off billionaire playboy—and her potential boss—Cruz Westbrook. Until a storm traps Mila and Cruz at his palatial estate. Now all bets are off. Their chemistry ignites into a whirlwind fling…but what will they do once the lights come back on?

Download or read book Phase Shift written by Elise Abram and published by EMSA Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you knew the world were about to end, what would you do? If you found the key to another Earth, would you use it? When archaeologist Molly McBride finds the key to a doppelganger Earth she is swept into a world of conspiracy that could end in the death of not one, but two planets. Will Molly be able to prevent the impending cataclysm?

Download or read book Throne of Scars Lost Kings MC 20 written by Autumn Jones Lake and published by Ahead of the Pack, LLC. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing stops a Lost King from claiming his woman in the latest installment of the Lost Kings MC series by USA Today bestselling author Autumn Jones Lake. The strongest souls carry the deepest scars. I thought I was beyond redemption. Too far gone to fall in love again. Somehow, Serena soothed my soul and slipped into my heart. Every day I spend with her chases the ghosts that still haunt me away. With her, the future I never thought I’d have seemed to be within reach. But the pain of her past threatens to rip our present to shreds. Time might heal all wounds, but some scars never fade. This is part two of Grinder’s story and should be read after Crown of Ghosts. age gap romance, motorcycle club, lost kings mc, autumn jones lake

Download or read book Foolish Pride written by Donna Marie Rogers and published by Donna Kowalcyk. This book was released on 2011-08-16 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Youngest brother Danny Jamison has a lot to learn about women, and even more to learn about himself... When God was handing out pride, Danny Jamison must have gotten in line twice, because he’s about to let the best thing that’s ever happened to him slip away—Emily Harris. Emily is head-over-heels in love with Danny, but she’s not sure she can take his jealous mood swings anymore. Something has to give or his Foolish Pride is going to be the end of them.

Download or read book Out of Nowhere written by Maria Padian and published by Ember. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Maine Literary Award Called “rich and multidimensional” by School Library Journal in a starred review, Out of Nowhere follows Tom Bouchard: captain and star of the Enniston High School soccer team; boyfriend to one of the prettiest, most popular girls; and third in his class, likely to have his pick of any college (if he ever bothers filling out his applications). But life in his idyllic small Maine town quickly gets turned upside down after the events of 9/11. Enniston has become a “secondary migration” location for Somali refugees seeking a better life after their country is destroyed by war. Tom hasn’t thought much about his Somali classmates until four of them join the soccer team, including Saeed. He comes out of nowhere on the field to make impossible shots, and suddenly the team is winning, dominating even. But when Saeed’s eligibility is questioned and Tom screws up in a big way, he’s left to grapple with a culture he doesn’t understand and take responsibility for his actions. The refugees came out of nowhere and vanish just as quickly. And Tom may find himself going nowhere, too, if he doesn’t start trying to get somewhere.

Download or read book Sweet Georgia Brown written by Cheryl Robinson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-01-02 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Georgia Brown-a humble housewife determined to become a household name.... After eleven years of marriage, Georgia Brown is fed up with her husband, Marvin, a popular radio personality. It's not just because she suspects he's having an affair, or because she's suddenly expected to raise his thirteen-year-old daughter, Chloe-whom she never even knew existed. It's because of the comments he makes about her weight, their marriage, and their sex life...on national radio! Now, to save their marriage, Marvin invites Georgia to the station for an on-air rebuttal, having no idea it will launch her career. Or that what began as a battle at home will now be a blistering war for all to hear....