Download or read book Romantically Challenged written by Beth Orsoff and published by Beth Orsoff. This book was released on 2011-01-22 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Romantically Challenged written by Sami Lukis and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite her best efforts (and the fact that she was once voted ‘TV’s most spankable personality’), Sami Lukis has always been romantically challenged. Aside from a handful of serious long-term relationships, she’s been a serial dater for the better part of thirty years. It’s not like she hasn’t tried to find the one – she’s given it a bloody good go. She’s been on more blind dates than is reasonable for anyone to endure in a lifetime. She’s dated guys on almost every continent. But for reasons she can’t quite understand, she seems to be a dating weirdo magnet. There was the date with Kevin Costner’s bodyguard (yep, the Bodyguard’s bodyguard), and the delightful gentleman she later found out was an armed robber. The sleazy TV exec who loved the word ‘moist’. The bloke who wanted to rent her ovum. The guy who proposed on their first date. The loser who sent her a selfie featuring a hickie – which he hadn’t got from her. Oh, and that time she realised she might be dating her cousin. Now Sami’s sharing her dating disasters in the hopes of connecting with anyone who’s experienced the highs and lows of the always nerve-wracking, sometimes uplifting and often stomach-churning roller-coaster of romance. Romantically Challenged is an unintentionally entertaining romp through the men, the meetings and the misadventures a woman can face on her quest to find love.

Download or read book Romantically Challenged written by James Anton and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-20 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Romantically Challenged" opens with Eliot and Liz nervously awaiting the arrival of their daughter, Ashley and her outlandish boyfriend, Email. Eliot adamantly believes that in order to protect his daughter, she must sign a prenuptial agreement before rushing into marriage, a view feebly condoned by Liz. Hilarity ensues when Eliot's friend and lawyer enters the scene and the tenuous formality between Eliot and Email decomposes into death stares from the father, and the continuous presence of feet on the table from the future son-in-law.

Download or read book Romantic as Hell written by Rodney LaCroix and published by Rcg Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-14 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Rodney Lacroix was growing up, he wanted to be the world's most romantic man. Actually, he wanted to be an astronaut, a fireman, an architect, and in his later years, an adult film star. After those attempts failed, he settled on becoming ridiculously romantic. And in this role, he has found success. Written in his trademark style, Romantic As Hell shares inventive and creative ideas to help the lover in you. You'll also find a bevy of pitfalls and blunders Rodney's made along the way. So prepare to enter the world of Rodney Lacroix. Look around, get some ideas, learn some new tricks. But be careful. You don't want to step in anything.

Download or read book LOVE LETTER FOR THE ROMANTICALLY CHALLENGED written by RHONDA R. HOLMES and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Portraits of the Romantically Challenged written by Jennifer Grant and published by Publish America. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Love Letters for the Romantically Challenged written by Rhonda R Holmes and published by . This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Romance 101 for Men written by Randy J. Hartman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-09-27 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers the reader step by step instructions on numerous ways to set-up romantic adventures. These wonderful romantic adventures are presented in a recipe format for ease of use. All the necessary ingredients are offered first, and then followed by an explaination of how to put it all together for that memorable romantic interlude with your lover. To further enhance these romantic endeavors there is a romantic food section included. This is an offering of simple and very man-proof recipes to set the stage for romantic adventures at their finest. Food and drink has always played a part in many romantic adventures and settings through out the history of our world.

Download or read book Lovestruck written by Bronwyn Sell and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-03-01 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2021 Vivian Award (Romance Writers of America) shortlisted romantic comedy about a charming family who live in the most romantic place on earth but can't catch a break when it comes to love. For fans of Marian Keyes, Star-Crossed and Offspring. When a romantically challenged family gather at their Whitsundays resort for their first wedding in decades, Amy 'stuck in the friend zone' Lowery realises that her single tango-dancing mum and besotted groom-to-be dad have hotter love lives than she does. But when she locks eyes with an alluring stranger, The Pull in her chest is undeniable. And the look in Josh Brennan's eyes definitely says 'more than friends' - but not in the way she hopes. Loner Josh is ecstatic to meet his witty stepsister-to-be and stoked that the union of their two dads comes with the lively (if chaotic) family he's always wanted. No way will he admit to an inconvenient attraction to his insta-sister - not even to himself. Elsewhere on the island, resident nice guy Harry is absolutely not going to fall for smart and sexy jilted bride Sophia, who is locked in the honeymoon villa trying to kickstart Operation Get Your Life Together. But a harmless flirtation never hurt anyone - right? Throw in some sharp-witted siblings, a bevy of naval officers and a meddlesome gran determined to see at least one of her descendants happily wed, and the scene is set for a perfect storm that will leave no heart unscathed...

Download or read book Getting To First Base With Danalda Chase written by Matt Beam and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the party, and for the rest of the summer, I couldn’t stop thinking about girls and baseball. I was beginning to think Ralph was right about the connection between the two. Both look pretty simple from the outside: there’s a ball, you hit it, you run; there’s a girl, you like her, you take her out. But in the end, they both end up being way more complicated. Life is changing for Darcy Spillman. Being the quiet, baseball-crazy kid was fine in primary school when you had two best friends to hang with, but the rulebook is different in junior high. Ralph’s defected to the in-crowd. Nerdy Dwight finds a new friend who’s even nerdier. But Danalda Chase, the impossibly pretty, totally cool girl, is suddenly very interested in Darcy, and he’s not sure what to do. He can’t ask his grandpa, who’s been acting very strange lately—and the only thing Darcy knows is baseball. Maybe the rules of the game will work for his social life? In a funny, often poignant and always intelligent story, Matt Beam mines the classic connections between baseball, love and life. With its combination of sensitive hero and baseball lore, Getting to First Base with Danalda Chase will resonate with both boys and girls.

Download or read book The Commandment written by Anna Kittrell and published by Pelican Ventures Book Group. This book was released on 2018-08-24 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years ago, Briar's body rejected a government mandated vaccine known as SAP (Serum to Advance Progressivism), formulated to erase God from the mind. Briar was seven years old. She's been on house arrest ever since. Now, just weeks from becoming a legal adult, Briar remains non-responsive to her mandatory SAP injections. Along with her rapidly approaching eighteenth birthday looms a grim reality: by order of the Commandment, adulthood means institutionalization for those resistant to SAP. In a matter of days, Briar will become a permanent resident of the ARC—a facility shrouded in dark rumors of torture, experimentation, and death. Her only alternative is to accept a last minute ultimatum to become a laboratory test subject for a new God-dissolving serum. With a decade of solitude behind her and a lifetime of confinement before her—what does she have to lose? Except maybe her soul.------Watch the Book Video: https://youtu.be/YRLTQp4S-aA

Download or read book Holiday in Stone Creek written by Linda Lael Miller and published by HQN Books. This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spend the holidays in Stone Creek where romance is always in season with these two classic stories from New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller! A Stone Creek Christmas Stone Creek veterinarian Olivia O’Ballivan communicates easily with animals, but men are another story. Especially rugged architect-turned-rancher Tanner Quinn. Olivia’s uncanny bond with his daughter Sophie’s pony has him questioning her sanity, while she wonders if he’s not just a drugstore cowboy. Then twelve-year-old Sophie conspires with Olivia to get Tanner into the spirit of Christmas. But will a holiday miracle transform the globe-trotting Tanner into a rancher—and family man—for all seasons? Originally published in 2008 At Home in Stone Creek Everyone in Ashley O’Ballivan’s life is marrying and starting families—except her. But why bother dating when no one can compare to Jack McCall, the man who left her heartbroken years ago? Now he’s back in town —and maybe he isn’t who she thinks he is. While recovering from a dangerous mission for the DEA, security expert Jack rents a room in Ashley’s bed-and-breakfast. For both their sakes, he tries to keep his distance, though neither can deny the growing spark between them. But when his past catches up with him, he’ll have to leave again…just as he realizes where he’s always belonged—in Stone Creek. Originally published in 2009

Download or read book At Home in Stone Creek Rancher s Wild Secret written by Linda Lael Miller and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BESTSELLING AUTHOR COLLECTION Reader-favorite romances in collectible volumes from our bestselling authors At Home in Stone Creek by #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller It’s hard for Ashley O’Ballivan not to feel a little lonely. After all, everyone in her family is marrying and having babies—except her. She hasn’t had a booking at her bed-and-breakfast in far too long. And she hasn’t seen or heard from the handsome, mysterious man who broke her heart in months. But then Jack McCall suddenly reappears—with no explanations and no promises. Jack has secrets, secrets he says he has to keep to protect her. Secrets she fears will ultimately take him away from her again. But this time, Ashley’s determined to convince him that he’s at home only in Stone Creek—with her. FREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME! Rancher’s Wild Secret by New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates Emerson Maxfield is the perfect pawn for rancher Holden McCall’s purposes. She’s engaged to a man solely to win her father’s approval, and the sheltered beauty never steps out of line. Until one encounter changes everything. Now this good girl must marry Holden to protect her family—or their desire could spell downfall for them all…

Download or read book Just Surrender written by Kathleen O'Reilly and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Straitlaced surgeon Tyler Hart hops into a cab at JFK…and goes on the ride of his life. Punky, funky, fly-by-night cabbie Edie Higgins takes him on an all-night New York City adventure involving a flat tire, a strip club and diner food. Oh, and a mind-blowing early-morning romp in a notoriously naughty hotel. So when Edie offers to become newly single Tyler's love sensei, he thinks, why not? Especially since she's a very hands-on teacher. They couldn't be more different, but they're about to learn the same lesson: to just surrender. Everything.

Download or read book Understanding Comedy through College Comedies written by Norman Kagan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Comedy through College Comedies explains the nature of comedy through the study of college comedy films, including classics (College, The Freshman); romantic/screwball comedies (Where the Boys Are, Ball of Fire, Sterile Cuckoo); famous comedian comedies (Horse Feathers, The Nutty Professor, The Klumps); intergenerational college comedies (That’s My Boy, Back to School, Old School); social comedies (The Graduate, Breaking Away, Risky Business); political comedies (Getting Straight, Strawberry Statement, Last Supper); ethnic comedies (School Daze, Soul Man, How High); and college farces (Charlie’s Aunt, Animal House, Revenge of the Nerds, Slackers). In this book, Norman Kagan explains comic terminology, concepts, and theories, including Freud’s “displaced sexual content” in Decline of the American Empires, Langer’s “vitalism” in Slacker, Bergson’s “anesthesia of the heart” in The Squid and the Whale, and Frye’s “reversal of literary modes” in Storytelling. The reader will discover the reasons why they are laughing, new reasons to laugh, and new films that will provide new sources of laughter.

Download or read book Low Fertility in Japan South Korea and Singapore written by Shigeki Matsuda and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the low fertility status in three developed Asian countries—Japan, South Korea, and Singapore—and outlines countermeasures for their declining birthrates. Based on the characteristics of each society, the authors discuss why their fertility rates have not yet recovered. Low fertility is a demographic phenomenon that first occurred in Europe and subsequently spread across other countries. Currently, the fertility rates in Europe are relatively stable, while those in developed Asian economies are the lowest worldwide. This may cause labor shortages and weaken their social security systems, undermining Asia’s social and economic sustainability despite its remarkable economic development. In response to low fertility, some Asian countries have implemented countermeasures: Japan has introduced measures based on childcare facilities and work–life balance. Similarly, since the mid-2000s South Korea has established countermeasures to promote a balance between work and child rearing, as well as expanded childcare services. Singapore began introducing countermeasures before the other two countries, including various advanced measures. Yet none of these countries has seen a full recovery in fertility rates. Based on a statistical analysis of survey results from the three countries, this book makes several important points. The first is that the policy has been ineffective in Japan due to a discrepancy between the needs of parents raising children and those who are the targets of the countermeasures. Second, the work–life balance and child-rearing support measures that have been promoted in Japan and South Korea have not affected the number of children that women want to have. Third, Singaporean values tend to place individual emphasis on competition with oneself (education and career status) rather than on married life. This intense competition has lowered fertility rates. To restore these rates, each country must promote policies that better address its specific issues.

Download or read book How to Castrate a Bull written by Dave Hitz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-01-20 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dave Hitz likes to solve fun problems. He didn’t set out to be a Silicon Valley icon, a business visionary, or even a billionaire. But he became all three. It turns out that business is a mosaic of interesting puzzles like managing risk, developing and reversing strategies, and looking into the future by deconstructing the past. As a founder of NetApp, a data storage firm that began as an idea scribbled on a placemat and now takes in $4 billion a year, Hitz has seen his company go through every major cycle in business—from the Jack-of-All-Trades mentality of a start-up, through the tumultuous period of the IPO and the dot-com bust, and finally to a mature enterprise company. NetApp is one of the fastest-growing computer companies ever, and for six years in a row it has been on Fortune magazine’s list of Best Companies to Work For. Not bad for a high school dropout who began his business career selling his blood for money and typing the names of diseases onto index cards. With colorful examples and anecdotes, How to Castrate a Bull is a story for everyone interested in understanding business, the reasons why companies succeed and fail, and how powerful lessons often come from strange and unexpected places. Dave Hitz co-founded NetApp in 1992 with James Lau and Michael Malcolm. He served as a programmer, marketing evangelist, technical architect, and vice president of engineering. Presently, he is responsible for future strategy and direction for the company. Before his career in Silicon Valley, Dave worked as a cowboy, where he got valuable management experience by herding, branding, and castrating cattle.