Download or read book Side Piece A workaholics romance written by Kelly Kay and published by Decorated Cast, LLC . This book was released on 2023-06-10 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ★★★★★ "Great Banter, Hot Love Scenes, Adult Angst and a HEA!" "Funny, lots of steamy sex, witty banter, and amazing chemistry, it also was emotional." Sexy Standalone about cheating on their jobs, not each other. Instant Connection, Steamy, Funny Contemporary Romance Tess & Alex are workaholics with chemistry so intense it makes them feel like they're cheating on their jobs when all they want to do is be with each other. But their pasts and schedules seem to always get in the way. They've both carefully designed their lives that there are no surprises, but life has a funny way of not listening to pre-set plans and schedules. Tess is absolutely married to her job of writing happily ever afters. She loves everything about her committed relationship with words and books. The parameters of their relationship and Tess' life are cut and dry, black and white. And then Alex showed up with his gorgeous crooked smile and shaded everything gray, and now she doesn't know if she can ever turn the page back. Words have always been Tess' salvation, but is it possible for her to fine a happily ever after of her own? Alex is utterly addicted to this woman. Beautiful, beguiling, Tess is a drug taunting him to have one more hit. His life is a deep dive into projects with no regard for anything and anyone else. Work is all there is. Alex and his friends have built their podcast into a media empire, making a difference. Being a political pundit is what he believes he was put on this earth to do. But what if he could love Tess the same way he loves his job? Alex believes Tess is his perfect woman, but he just doesn't have the luxury of falling for her. Sleeping with her, absolutely. But he doesn't believe he has the bandwidth for love. Fate sees it a little differently. They could have a once-in-a-lifetime love if only their schedules overlapped. They're going to have to give up their carefully curated control, or they could lose everything.

Download or read book You Have a Piece of My Heart written by Willow Winters and published by Willow Winters Publishing LLC. This book was released on with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From USA Today bestselling author, Willow Winters, comes an exclusive collection of sexy short stories with happily ever afters! This addictive collection has quick reads that can be read on their own and deliver all the desired feels of the romance genre. The previously released short stories in this collection are: Stay Right Here with Me (a small town short story) Love You for Always (a sweet romantic short story) My Secret. (set within the Merciless World) Flirting with a Good Night. (set within the Tequila Rose World) Beauty & the Beast (set within the Midnight Dynasty World) A Single Night (an extended epilogue from the A Single Glance trilogy) Too Much Work and Not Enough Play (an extended epilogue from Knocking Boots) The Things You Do to Me (an extended epilogue for Carter and Aria)

Download or read book Ikigai written by Héctor García and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • 2 MILLION+ COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE “Workers looking for more fulfilling positions should start by identifying their ikigai.” ―Business Insider “One of the unintended—yet positive—consequences of the [pandemic] is that it is forcing people to reevaluate their jobs, careers, and lives. Use this time wisely, find your personal ikigai, and live your best life.” ―Forbes Find your ikigai (pronounced ee-key-guy) to live longer and bring more meaning and joy to all your days. “Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years.” —Japanese proverb According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai—a reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world’s longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life. Having a strong sense of ikigai—where what you love, what you’re good at, what you can get paid for, and what the world needs all overlap—means that each day is infused with meaning. It’s the reason we get up in the morning. It’s also the reason many Japanese never really retire (in fact there’s no word in Japanese that means retire in the sense it does in English): They remain active and work at what they enjoy, because they’ve found a real purpose in life—the happiness of always being busy. In researching this book, the authors interviewed the residents of the Japanese village with the highest percentage of 100-year-olds—one of the world’s Blue Zones. Ikigai reveals the secrets to their longevity and happiness: how they eat, how they move, how they work, how they foster collaboration and community, and—their best-kept secret—how they find the ikigai that brings satisfaction to their lives. And it provides practical tools to help you discover your own ikigai. Because who doesn’t want to find happiness in every day?

Download or read book Romancing the Spirit Series 3 written by CB Samet and published by Novels by CB Samet. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Romancing the Spirit Series is a delightful collection of six novellas, each introducing new couples thrust in romantic suspense adventures with a touch of the supernatural. Sabrina's Storm. A woman seeking solace. A ghost hunter seeking the truth. And the storm that threatens both their lives. Jenny's Justice. When prosecuting attorney Jenny Wiley sees the ghost of a murder victim, her hunt for justice thrusts her into a world of secrets and danger. Can Jenny stop the killer, or will she be the next victim? Stella's Star. When Stella loses her memory, a guiding star leads her to the Orion family Christmas cabin. But danger on the mountain encroaches the peaceful holiday getaway. Will Stella's memories return in time to save them all from disaster? Gigi's Gift. Detective Gigi Montgomery has been suppressing her ability to see ghosts her entire life. But when her best friend's ghost appears, Gigi is determined to find the culprit-and that means facing her fears of the supernatural. Phoenix's Phantom. Beneath a broadway theater, Phoenix hears a mysterious and spellbinding voice singing. But is the voice one of comfort, seduction, or danger? And can she unravel the mystery before tragedy strikes? Fiona's Freedom. When Fiona accepts a marriage arrangement to avoid deportation and the past she left behind, her heart opens to the possibility of love. But a dangerous man from her past threatens to unravel the new life she's trying to build. *** “Another great book to the series! … [Sabrina’s Storm] is an interesting story with family, love, ghosts and believing in yourself. It's well written, flows fluidly and is an enjoyable read.” –Bookbub Reviewer "If you enjoy well-written contemporary romances with a paranormal twist, you will most likely enjoy [Jenny's Justice] and the others in this wonderfully written series.” — Jamie Bee (Reading Fanatic Reviews) "[Stella's Star] was mysterious and sweet but also intriguing as I was sucked into what happened to Stella right along with the characters. Loved the location as I felt I was actually there.” Mari (Mari Loves Books Blog) “This paranormal romantic suspense novella is AMAZING! I loved [Gigi's Gift] so much! It is clever and fun, exciting and sweet. Engaging, lovely characters!” —Booksprout Reviewer “I was glued to the pages reading. Loved and recommend [Phoenix's Phantom].” —Booksprout Reviewer “[Fiona's Freedom was a] quick read that was very captivating and intriguing.” –Goodreads Reviewer

Download or read book Archangel s Light written by Nalini Singh and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nalini Singh returns to the world of the Guild Hunters for the most highly anticipated novel of the beloved series—a love story so epic it’s been half a millennia in the making… Illium and Aodhan. Aodhan and Illium. For centuries they’ve been inseparable: the best of friends, closer than brothers, companions of the heart. But that was before—before darkness befell Aodhan and shattered him, body, mind, and soul. Now, at long last, Aodhan is healing, but his new-found strength and independence may come at a devastating cost—his relationship with Illium. As they serve side by side in China, a territory yet marked by the evil of its former archangel, the secret it holds nightmarish beyond imagining, things come to an explosive decision point. Illium and Aodhan must either walk away from the relationship that has defined them—or step forward into a future that promises a bond infinitely precious in the life of an immortal…but that demands a terrifying vulnerability from two badly bruised hearts.

Download or read book Good Trouble written by Joe Biel and published by Microcosm Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of Microcosm Publishing, from its origins as a record label and zine distro in Joe Biel's bedroom closet in Cleveland to a thriving, sustainable publisher of life-changing books. The book comes out to mark Microcosm's 20th anniversary and all the shit and splendor that's gone into making us who we are.In 1996, everything about Joe Biel's life seemed like a mistake. He was 18, he lived in Cleveland, he got drunk every day, and he had mystery health problems and weird social tics. All his friends' lives were as bad or worse. To escape a nihilistic, apocalyptic worldview and to bring reading and documentation into a communal punk scene, he started assembling self-published misfit zines and bringing them in milk crates to underground punk shows. As he applied the economics and values of underground punk rock music to publishing books, his worldview expanded along with his business, and so did the punk community's idea of what was possible. Eventually this became Microcosm Publishing.But all was not rosy. Biel's head for math was stronger than his ability to relate to people, and for everything that added up right, more things broke down. He developed valuable skills and workarounds, but it wasn't until he was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome that it all began to fall into place.Good Trouble is a tale of screwing up, trying again, and always finding a way do it better. It's a book for anyone who has ever failed big and dreamed bigger. It's about developing a toolkit for turning your difficulties into superpowers, building the world that you envision, and inspiring others to do the same. This is the story of how, over 20 years, one person turned a litany of continuing mistakes and seemingly wrong turns into a happy, fulfilled life and a thriving publishing business that defies all odds.With a foreword by Sander Hicks, founder of Soft Skull Press, and an introduction by Joyce Brabner, co-author with Harvey Pekar of Our Cancer Year.

Download or read book Her Favorite Rival written by Sarah Mayberry and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new meaning for office politics Audrey Mathews has worked hard to get here. Now she's up for a promotion and nothing will stand in her way—including Zach Black. He's hot, smart and the competition. When they're assigned to the same project, she's shocked at how much she actually likes about him…and how much she misjudged him. Before long Audrey is seriously falling for Zach—and indulging in an affair that's against company policy. And the stakes rise when it's clear only one of them can get ahead. So where do they draw the line between competition and love? Especially when she doesn't want to lose either the promotion or the guy….

Download or read book Party of Two written by Jasmine Guillory and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chance meeting with a handsome stranger turns into a whirlwind affair that gets everyone talking in this New York Times bestseller. Dating is the last thing on Olivia Monroe’s mind when she moves to LA to start her own law firm. But when she meets a gorgeous man at a hotel bar and they spend the entire night flirting, she discovers too late that he is none other than hotshot junior senator Max Powell. Olivia has zero interest in dating a politician, but when a cake arrives at her office with the cutest message, she can’t resist—it is chocolate cake, after all. Olivia is surprised to find that Max is sweet, funny, and noble—not just some privileged white politician, as she assumed him to be. Because of Max’s high-profile job, they start seeing each other secretly, which leads to clandestine dates and silly disguises. But when they finally go public, the intense media scrutiny means people are now digging up her rocky past and criticizing her job, even her suitability as a trophy girlfriend. Olivia knows what she has with Max is something special, but is it strong enough to survive the heat of the spotlight?

Download or read book The Healthy Compulsive written by Gary Trosclair and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-02-08 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gary Trosclair explores the power of the driven personality and the positive outcomes those with obsessive compulsive personality disorder can achieve through a mindful program of harnessing the skills that can work, and altering those that serve no one. If you were born with a compulsive personality you may become rigid, controlling, and self-righteous. But you also may become productive, energetic, and conscientious. Same disposition, but very different ways of expressing it. What determines the difference? Some of the most successful and happy people in the world are compelled by powerful inner urges that are almost impossible to resist. They’re compulsive. They’re driven. But some people with a driven personality feel compelled by shame or insecurity to use their compulsive energy to prove their worth, and they lose control of the wheel of their own life. They become inflexible and critical perfectionists who need to wield control, and they lose the point of everything they do in the process. A healthy compulsive is one whose energy and talents for achievement are used consciously in the service of passion, love and purpose. An unhealthy compulsive is one whose energy and talents for achievement have been hijacked by fear and its henchman, anger. Both are driven: one by meaning, the other by dread. The Healthy Compulsive: Healing Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder and Taking the Wheel of the Driven Personality, will serve as the ultimate user’s guide for those with a driven personality, including those who have slid into obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD). Unlike OCD, which results in specific symptoms such as repetitive hand-washing and intrusive thoughts, OCPD permeates the entire personality and dramatically affects relationships. It also requires a different approach to healing. Both scientifically informed and practical, The Healthy Compulsive describes how compulsives get off track and outlines a four-step program to help them consciously cultivate the talents and passions that are the truly compelling sources of the driven personality. Drawing from his 25 years of clinical experience as a psychotherapist and Jungian psychoanalyst, and his own personal experience as someone with a driven personality, Trosclair offers understanding, inspiring stories of change, and hope to compulsives and their partners about how to move to the healthy end of the compulsive spectrum.

Download or read book Hooked on You written by JENN. MATTHEWS and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-06 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anna has it all - great kids, boyfriend, good teaching job. Except she's so bored. Perhaps a new hobby's in order? Something...crafty? A quirky lesbian romance about love never being quite where you expect.

Download or read book 40 Days of Dating written by Timothy Goodman and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “What would happen if Harry met Sally in the age of Tinder and Snapchat? . . . A field guide to Millennial dating in New York City” (New York Daily News). When New York–based graphic designers and long-time friends Timothy Goodman and Jessica Walsh found themselves single at the same time, they decided to try an experiment. The old adage says that it takes forty days to change a habit—could the same be said for love? So they agreed to date each other for forty days, record their experiences in questionnaires, photographs, videos, texts, and artworks, and post the material on a website they would create for this purpose. What began as a small experiment between two friends became an Internet sensation, drawing five million unique (and obsessed) visitors from around the globe to their site and their story. 40 Days of Dating: An Experiment is a beautifully designed, expanded look at the experiment and the results, including a great deal of material that never made it onto the site, such as who they were as friends and individuals before the forty days and who they have become since.

Download or read book Love Irresistibly written by Julie James and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling Julie James--a smart, sexy novel that brings together a former football star turned prosecutor and a beautiful restaurant executive who's been burned one too many times by romance. For fans of Susan Mallery and Rachel Gibson. HE’S USED TO GETTING WHAT HE WANTS... A former football star and one of Chicago’s top prosecutors, Assistant U.S. Attorney Cade Morgan will do anything to nail a corrupt state senator, which means he needs Brooke Parker’s help. As general counsel for a restaurant company, she can get a bug to the senator’s table at one of her five-star restaurants so the FBI can eavesdrop on him. All Cade has to do is convince Brooke to cooperate—and he’s not afraid to use a little charm, or the power of his office, to do just that. AND WHAT HE WANTS IS HER A savvy businesswoman, Brooke knows she needs to play ball with the U.S. Attorney’s office—even if it means working with Cade. No doubt there’s a sizzling attraction beneath all their sarcastic quips, but Brooke is determined to keep things casual. Cade agrees—until a surprising turn of events throws his life into turmoil, and he realizes that he wants more than just a good time from the one woman with whom he could fall terrifyingly, irresistibly in love. . .

Download or read book Dagger in the Sea written by Cat Porter and published by Wildflower Ink, LLC. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I’ve always gotten what I wanted by the power of my charm. Or simply by force. Not this time. I shouldn’t have kissed her, but I had no idea who she was. Gorgeous, mesmerizing, hot as f**k, and more than ten years younger than me–Adriana, billionaire heiress. And the girlfriend of Alessio, one of the mafia princes I’m after on my current mission. I shouldn't have taken that sinful taste of her. She was my kind of danger, and I only want more. When an assassin stalks her, I jump in and save her life. But I’m no white knight and she knows it. They all know it. Alessio and his treacherous brother, Luca make me a deal–they'll give me what I want if I keep Adriana safe. Dammit, are you kidding me? Bodyguard the queen of my dirtiest fantasies? The most perfect and most off limits, forbidden woman I’ve ever wanted? I have no choice. Suddenly we're all headed to the Greek islands on their luxury yacht. I need to focus. I need to stop wanting Adri. I need to get off this yacht alive. One lie, one kiss, one bullet all lead to an unlikely alliance Adri and I never saw coming. And an explosive passion neither of us can deny. I had no idea what I was in for. – Lose your heart to ambitious mafia fixer, Turo and Adri in their slow burn steamy romance adventure standalone. Sizzling with underworld bad boys, angsty twists and turns, and fiery heat, set in a decadent jet-set Mediterranean playground – "Deliciously provocative and intense!" - review "Consuming, heart-racing escape overflowing with romance and passion!" - review *This slight age gap Greek island billionaire romantic suspense action adventure novel with bodyguard and mafia crime elements is intended for mature readers only. It contains adult language, violence, and graphic scenes*

Download or read book Big Beautiful Full Series Box Set written by Mary E Thompson and published by BluEyed Press. This book was released on 2023-05-19 with total page 2878 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen curvy women come together in this series about friends that feel like family, men who love curves, and all the cupcakes you can eat. Follow Mandy, Claire, Lexi, Addi, Sam, Riley, Carrie, Charlie, Abby, Tara, Olivia, Vicki, and Peyton on their twists and turns of finding love and learning to love yourself, curves and all. Chubby & Charming... Who needs men when you have cupcakes? Lush & Lovely... Sometimes friends make the best lovers. Shapely & Stunning... We weren't meant to be more than friends-with-benefits. Bulky & Beauteous... She's more than ready to let loose. Fat & Fine... I'm going to make him eat his words. Plump & Pretty... What's a girl to do when her high school crush sparks a very adult fling? Husky & Hot... How do you say no to a fling with a sexy stranger? Fluffy & Fabulous... Why don't distractions ever come when life is slow and steady? Puffy & Precious... Life's sweeter when you have someone to share it with. Round & Ravishing... What do you do when your darkest secrets are exposed? Curvaceous & Captivating... When there's no time for a man, that's when he shows up. Stocky & Sumptuous... Romance is definitely not in the cards. Ample & Alluring... It's the least wonderful time of the year. This box set includes all 13 books of Big & Beautiful series. No new content was added. Just the same original stories readers loved!

Download or read book Single State of Mind written by Andi Dorfman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The breakout star of ABC’s The Bachelorette and New York Times bestselling author of It’s Not Okay returns with a “relatable AF” (Cosmopolitan) collection of her adventures as a still-single gal surviving and thriving in New York City. Sharing moments like finding her first New York apartment (the front door broke so she had to use the fire escape), her first dates on “celebrity Tinder” (just as bad as regular Tinder) and finally, watching her ex-fiancé propose to another woman on Bachelor in Paradise, Andi Dorfman doesn’t shy away from pulling back the curtain on the life of a reality star who’s returned to reality. Once again, Dorfman “doesn’t hold back” (HuffPost) as she recounts her romantic mishaps, city adventures, and, of course, insider Bachelor experiences. Single State of Mind is Sex and the City for the reality TV generation.

Download or read book The King Next Door written by Maureen Child and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Single mom Nicole Baxter is perfectly fulfilled without a man in her life. But when billionaire Griffin King moves in next door, she considers a fling. Not only is he gorgeous and exciting, but he’s not staying. It’s an ideal situation, as long as she doesn’t fall in love…. Griffin King never met a woman he couldn’t leave. But desire sparks with Nicole like lightning: quick and hot. It’s just what this workaholic commitmentphobe needs. But why does the thought of summer’s end have Griffin longing for more with the one woman he shouldn’t have?

Download or read book Linda Goodman s Love Signs written by Linda Goodman and published by RosettaBooks. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 1103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestseller that helps you explore whether romance is in the stars. Linda Goodman’s Love Signs addresses the question asked by everyone familiar with astrology: How do I relate to someone of another sign? Each sign is “related” to the twelve signs of the zodiac in a different and unique way. Each section addresses the differences for a male and a female with the same sign matches. This is an updated edition of Linda Goodman’s lively bestseller, which has introduced millions to the concept of astrological compatibility. “What seems to set Goodman’s books apart from other stargazing guides is their knowledgeable approach and comprehensive reach.” —Newsweek