Download or read book Sweatpants Season written by Danielle Allen and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "He has a big...smile. It was the first thing I noticed that day until he stood. His grey sweatpants hung off his hips and I didn’t want to look. I really didn’t. I’m a feminist. I don’t believe in objectifying men. I don’t catcall men. I don’t ogle the bodies of men. I don’t view men as objects of my affection rather than complex people with feelings, wants, and needs of their own. I don’t treat men the way society often treats women. I treat men the way I want to be treated as a woman—with respect! So, when Carlos ran into me while I was reviewing my interview questions in the park, it surprised me to see my photography classmate out of context. I was also surprised to see as much of him as I did. It wasn’t just that it caught my eye. It was the fact that it held my attention. It wasn’t just that it was large. It was the fact that it was visibly large. It wasn’t just that it was Carlos Richmond. It was the fact that I am Akila Bishara. And I am not seduced by anything other than intelligent conversation, witty rapport, and meaningful actions.I am not seduced by a dick print. I am not. Seriously, I’m not."--page [4] of cover.

Download or read book I ll Be There But I ll Be Wearing Sweatpants written by Amy Weatherly and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it just me? Am I the only one who’s lonely? Am I the only one without friends? If you’ve ever asked yourself these questions, Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston, founders of the widely popular “Sister, I Am with You,” are raising their hands to say, “Yeah, us too.” And they want to encourage, equip, and reassure you that you have what it takes to build the kind of friendships you want. I’ll Be There (But I’ll Be Wearing Sweatpants) provides you with the how of cultivating deep relationships in this messy, chaotic, beautiful life. Through Amy and Jess’s wisdom, humor, and confessional stories about the ups and downs of sisterhood, you’ll learn how to admit you need friends—then go out and find them, dismantle the lies you’ve believed about friendship, love yourself so you can find people who will love you for you, be a good friend even though you can’t be a perfect one, and heal from a friend breakup—and find the courage to try again. It’s time you felt completely accepted as you are—from the top of your messy bun to the tips of your unpedicured toes. Let’s start making friendships a priority—together.

Download or read book Cuffing Season written by Danielle Allen and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-05 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cuffing Season I wasn't looking for a man.I was looking for a mentor. When renowned photographer Luca Romano returned home to teach a Photo Storytelling workshop, Hamilton University was buzzing. But a campus wide email warned us not to approach Luca if we weren't selected to participate-and I wasn't selected. I wasn't looking to break the rules.I was looking to break into the industry. I knew getting photographed by Luca Romano would catapult my career. I hoped he'd call, but I had no expectations. I wanted to converse with him, pick his brain, expand my portfolio. That's all. Listen... I wasn't looking to be his muse.But I wasn't going to tell him no.** A Sweatpants Season Standalone Spin-off **

Download or read book The Pale Dreamer written by Samantha Shannon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dreamer is born – the exhilarating prequel to the ground-breaking, extraordinary Bone Season series from the bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree. In the perilous heart of Scion London, a dangerous and valuable poltergeist is on the loose – and it must be caught before chaos erupts on the streets of the capital. Here, the clairvoyant underworld plays by its own rules, and rival gangs will stop at nothing to win such a magnificent prize. Sixteen-year-old Paige Mahoney is working for Jaxon Hall, the most notorious mime-lord in the city. He thinks she is hiding a powerful gift, but it refuses to surface. Maybe this is the opportunity she needs to secure her position in his gang, the Seven Seals...

Download or read book New Frontiers in Popular Romance written by Susan Fanetti and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the twenty-first century, the romance genre has gained a growing academic response, including the creation of the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance. Popular romance has long been so ignored and maligned that seemingly every scholarly work on it opens with a lengthy defense of the genre and its value for academic study. Even the early scholarly works on the genre approach it in ways that, while primarily respectful, make sweeping generalizations about popular romance, its texts, and its readers. This essay collection examines the position of the romance genre in the twenty-first century, and the ways in which romance responds to and influences the culture and community in which it exists. Essays are divided into six sections, which cover the genre's relationship with masculinity, the importance of consent, historical romance, representation, social status and web-based romance fiction.

Download or read book The Fabric of Our Souls written by K. M. Moronova and published by Forever. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two troubled souls find solace in each other at a rehabilitation facility in this spellbinding dark romance sizzling with angst. I’m twenty-six years old, and I want to die. So when I wake up at the hospital with my brother weeping over me, I know my life is about to change. What I didn’t expect was to get a nurse with cruel eyes and a morbid sense of humor that surpasses my own. I’m even more surprised when I arrive at Harlow Sanctum and realize that my brother selected an unorthodox rehabilitation center that rooms people based on their treatment plan. And my roommate is none other than the man with cruel eyes I met the day prior. I crave death—he craves life. Can two people like us cure each other?

Download or read book Flock This written by Jayce Carter and published by Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD). This book was released on 2024-03-26 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM POPULAR AUTHOR OF WHY CHOOSE ROMANCE JAYCE CARTER Book one in the Flocking It Up series Trouble doesn' t find me— I go looking for it. I' ve been rejected all my life— always too loud, too messy, too much. I thought joining the spirit world— full of vampires, werewolves and magical beings living alongside humans— would change that, but as an anomaly without a clan, I' m more unwelcome than ever. Instead of power and sexy trysts with hot immortals, I end up working as a courier just to survive. I got turned into a crow shifter and all I got out of it is a sucky, dead-end job. However, when I make a delivery and instead find the vampire leader' s corpse, the stake that killed him in my hand, standing on the sidelines stops being an option. Without a clan to speak for me, I have no choice but to figure out who framed me and find the real killer on my own. Surrounded by people I can' t trust, in a world that has no place for me, I' ve got to use every skill in my arsenal to stay one step ahead. They say a little mischief is good for the soul, but too much of it can kill you.

Download or read book She s Still The One written by Kaci Rose and published by Five Little Roses Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this Steamy Rockstar Romance series from Small Town Romance author Kaci Rose... Bro Code Rule #1 – You can’t have your best friend's younger sister. Austin What is it that guys I date don’t seem to understand what a causal relationship is? That doesn’t mean to propose to me. This is why I packed up everything into my car and I’m now heading to my brothers. Only he’s not there. His best friend Dallas is. Dammit, he’s the reason none of my relationships have worked out. I compare them all to how he treats me. When they go on tour and drag me along it’s hard to hide feelings in the small space of a tour bus. But my brother has made it very clear. Dallas is no good for me. We both risk losing my brother if we go any further. Dallas It sucks when you can’t have the one girl you love. When the band I started with Austin’s brother took off girls were easy. It was less messy having flings. Then she moves into the house with us. Even when her brother has made it perfectly clear she is off limits I can’t seem to stay away. She is still the only one who makes my heart race. Can I convince them both I’ve changed, and I will be a one-woman man the rest of my days if she just chooses me? She's Still The One is a standalone romance. A HOT Brother's best Friend romance with a guaranteed happily ever after with a reformed playboy rockstar, it does have some strong language and oh my, sexy times. Enjoy!

Download or read book Wait for Me written by Anne Storm and published by Moonlit Dreams Publications. This book was released on 2022-09-14 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Savage Vipers MC Book 1 Star He was just a crush. That was the party line everyone used after I saw him with other women, breaking my young heart. When he stood there and carelessly asked me to marry him, two weeks after seeing him screwing my best friend, I knew it was time to go. My place in my family’s club be damned. I ran. Then, after everything had changed, I was called home. Bagger They ruined me. She was a club princess with a crush. My club tried to force a union to keep her safely ensconced in our world. I screwed it all up because I wasn’t ready. Then I fell for her as I was forced to watch from the shadows. If only they had given me the security detail the first time, maybe I would have chosen her instead of feeling like she’d been forced on me. She’s back now, and I need to decide if I’m finally ready. *This is a full-length, standalone book in the Savage Vipers MC Series. While these books can be read independently, you will get the most enjoyment from them if read in the proper order!

Download or read book You re Not Stuck written by Kat Addams and published by Kat Addams. This book was released on 2023-10-02 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would happen if you took all the energy you use to try to change your partner and instead changed yourself? Romantic comedy author and host of the You’re Not Stuck podcast Kat Addams is here to tell you what you’ve needed to hear all along. No, he won’t change. But you will! Stop fighting for your relationship and start fighting for yourself. You’re not stuck. You’re capable of building the confidence and mindset needed to grow from victim to survivor and take back control of your life. Kat uses a brutally honest approach of inner work and progressive practices to empower victims to leave their situation. With a humorous, gritty, and relatable tone, she offers a fresh perspective on this emotional journey—or as she likes to call it, a shameless, shitty adventure. As a domestic violence survivor herself, Kat knows the struggle is real. She’s an outspoken advocate for victims and a vocal testimony that life outside of someone else’s control is pure magic. You’re Not Stuck is part comic relief, shedding light on a dark topic, and part motivational kick in the pants to take action toward freedom. With a heavy theme of the ripple effect, this book tells how one life changed can change another, and together, we can stop surviving and start living. Whether you’re struggling in a toxic relationship, a dead-end job, or you just want to escape misery, Kat’s here to wake you up to realize that you’re the key to your mental prison and only you can save yourself. Your life is waiting for you on the other side. You’re not alone, and you’re not stuck either.

Download or read book The Trouble With Falling written by Shaw Hart and published by Shaw Hart. This book was released on 2023-05-24 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elijah Grove is the absolute worst. And he knows it too. Mainly because I’ve told him so every day since I’ve met him. I wish that I could just avoid him for the rest of my life but that’s hard to do when we live in this small town. I thought that we were on the same page about ignoring each other but then one night he shows up at my bakery and offers me a deal. One that I promptly reject but when he jams his foot in my door and refuses to leave until I hear him out, I relent. He wants me to be his girlfriend. It would be fake, obviously. We just need to make it look good and fool his family so that they don’t try to set him up while they’re in town. In exchange, he’ll help me get my bakery up and running. I would be an idiot to say yes, but there is a lot of work to be done and we’d only have to pretend for a few days. I can handle it. Or I thought that I could, but the more time that I spend around the grumpy giant, the more I start to see that he might not be as bad as I first thought. But this is all just a façade. Isn’t it?

Download or read book Fashionable Masculinities written by Vicki Karaminas and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2022-07-15 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fashionable Masculinities explores the expression of masculinities through constructions of fashion, identity, style and appearance. Essays include musical pop sensation Harry Styles, rapper and producer "Puff Daddy" Sean Combs, lumbersexuals, spornosexuals, sexy daddies, and aging cool black daddies. This book interrogates and challenges the meaning of masculinities and the ways that they are experienced and lived.

Download or read book How to Love an Omega written by Dex Bass and published by Dex Bass. This book was released on 2022-10-13 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At MPreg Hospital, alphas and omegas find love and fatherhood. How to Love an Omega includes books 1-4 in Dex Bass's series MPreg Hospital: Baby for my Omega A doctor isn't allowed to cross that line. Adam has to choose between the career he likes and the omega he loves. Sweet Pregnant Omega Physician assistant Ollie is a nice guy, with a bit of a confidence problem. He doesn't think he's good enough to be loved. Arlo wants to be Ollie's one and only, but if Ollie keeps rejecting him, Arlo might just go for a sexy new doctor. The New Omega Doctor is Way Too Hot Otto Och should be happy. He's a brilliant medical scientist, and his looks turn heads even more than his discoveries do. But he doesn't want to be a trophy boyfriend anymore -- and in the steamy hospital gym he meets his match. Lonely Omega's Baby Wish Oz is nobody special. He's just an everyomega social worker. So why is billionaire publisher Andre Acour winking at him? Can they make it real, even when they have too much in common? How to Love an Omega is a 180,000 word collection of four feel-good male pregnancy novels with four HEAs. Each novel is full of sweet omegas who still know what's up, manly alphas who still have a soft side, copious kisses and laughter, and of course adorable babies fathered by men in love. No cheating, no downers, no shifters, but a high likelihood of shower scenes, foot massages, and pregnant-man tuxedoes.

Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Marketing and Feminism written by Pauline Maclaran and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-02-25 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive and authorative sourcebook offers academics, researchers and students an introduction to and overview of current scholarship at the intersection of marketing and feminism. In the last five years there has been a resurrection of feminist voices in marketing and consumer research. This mirrors a wider public interest in feminism – particularly in the media as well as the academy - with younger women discovering that patriarchal structures and strictures still limit women’s development and life opportunities. The "F" word is back on the agenda – made high profile by campaigns such as #MeToo and #TimesUp. There is a noticeably renewed interest in feminist scholarship, especially amongst younger scholars, and significantly insightful interdisciplinary critiques of this new brand of feminism, including the identification of a neoliberal feminism that urges professional women to achieve a work/family balance on the back of other women’s exploitation. Consolidating existing scholarship while exploring emerging theories and ideas which will generate further feminist research, this volume will be of interest to researchers, academics and students in marketing and consumption studies, especially those studying or researching the complex inter-relationship of feminism and marketing.

Download or read book 5 Pounds of Pressure written by A. J. Lape and published by A. J. Lape. This book was released on 2021-07-11 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being the hero is her job. It also comes at a price. Darcy Walker is settling into life walking a beat. But when she delivers a warrant off the clock, her life changes in an instant, giving her a deadly lesson she won’t soon forget. Going back to her roots for a temporary change of scenery, she can’t escape the reality that life has gone on without her—her father might have a girlfriend, her aunt has secrets, and her little sister dresses like a stripper in her prime. Choking on a pang of guilt that she followed her dreams, one thing that hasn’t changed is the relationship between her and her mentor, Kellan Sutherland, AKA, Jaws—king of the underbelly of Cincinnati. Six years later, Darcy still doesn’t know the real man behind the proverbial mask...and she’s tired of the subterfuge. Determined to uncover the mystery, she discovers information that leaves her gobsmacked. Sucker-punched. And doubting her skills as an investigator. When she gets involved with a case involving a missing YouTuber while dodging the antics of a mobster who's placed a bounty on her head, she and her loved ones just could pay the ultimate price. 5 Pounds of Pressure is the electrifying fifth novel in the Darcy Walker Crime Thriller series. If you like shock-a-minute twists and heroines who won't quit, then you’ll love AJ Lape's intense mystery. Buy 5 Pounds of Pressure for a front row seat to the action today!

Download or read book The Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team Box Set 1 written by Laramie Briscoe and published by Laramie Briscoe. This book was released on 2023-08-27 with total page 1015 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Moonshine Task Force is absorbed into a new entity, Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team (LSERT) new faces come to town, new love is born, old love is found again, and there’s a plethora of drama and romance happening all over the tri-county area. LSERT puts police, firefighters, nurses, doctors, K-9 handlers, and EMT’s all in harm’s way as they work to keep the area safe from any threat. Emotions run high, passions ignite. Come with me, back to Laurel Springs, in what's sure to be a wild ride! In this four-book collection of hot cops and EMT's, known as the Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team you'll get a friends-to-lovers romance, a second-chance romance, forced proximity, and a marriage of convenience. Ransom: When emergency K-9 handler Ransom comes to Stella’s rescue, she’s determined to thank him for his heroism — and finds herself caught in a firestorm of passion! A swoon-worthy romance that stars an irresistible alpha. Suppression: Due to his tough childhood, Nick always preferred to keep his emotions carefully contained — including his feelings for his childhood friend Kelsea. But a drunken night at his best friend’s wedding brings them closer than ever, and now Nick will have to decide whether to let his guard down or lose Kelsea for good… Enigma: Karsyn and Tucker have undeniable chemistry, but their complicated shared history has always kept them apart. When a kidnapping brings Karsyn’s childhood secrets to the surface, Tucker knows he’ll do anything to protect the woman he loves… Cutter: Dispatched to the wreckage of Hurricane Tatum, Cutter meets a woman who has had enough sadness to last her a lifetime. Working together, they confess all their secrets and heal themselves in ways they never thought possible. Bonus Content is over 30,000 words! Search Terms: romance books, romance novels, romance, contemporary romance, contemporary romance books, romance series, new adult romance, romantic suspense, contemporary romance, beach reads, romance books, alpha male, southern romance, first responder romance, alpha male, friends to lovers romance, forced proximity romance, emotional reads, Alabama, steamy, spicy romance For fans of: Lani Lynn Vale, Brittany Sahin, Susan Stoker, A.K. Evans, Freya Barker, Victoria Paige, Abbie Zanders, Marie Force, Carrie Ann Ryan, Kristen Ashley, Chelle Bliss, Dale Meyer, Catherine Cowles, Aurora Rose Reynolds

Download or read book Living Fully written by Mallory Ervin and published by Convergent Books. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An irresistible guide to living without holding back, from the vibrant lifestyle entrepreneur and host of the Living Fully podcast One of Katie Couric Media’s Best New Self Help Books to Read in the New Year • “If you’re ready to up-level your life and create long-lasting change, then this book is for you! Mallory’s resilient path will inspire you to step into your power.”—Gabby Bernstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Universe Has Your Back Mallory Ervin is known for exuding energy, joy, and laughter. But despite her public accomplishments, Mallory is no stranger to battling unhealthy attachments to performance and success. Now, in her unforgettable debut book, Mallory invites readers to see how her surprising journey—from achievement and accolades to devastating, never-before-shared lows—guided her and led her to a deeply fulfilling life. In Living Fully, Mallory shares her personal story of overcoming the unhealthy and damaging patterns in her life and shows readers how to trade this for something completely new and more rewarding. What she discovered was there had always been a different life available to her, one that she had not yet seen. Now she encourages readers to resist a “just fine” existence and to step into a life they never dared to imagine before. Through inspiring stories and practical advice Mallory offers the motivation to: • stop returning to a “just getting by” mentality • shift perspective so blessings don’t become burdens • remember that life’s curveballs don’t have to knock you off your feet • identify your passions and get back to your truest self • slow down and enjoy the extraordinary in the everyday moments • quiet the voice of fear • get clear on the life you want “I wrote this to be your wake-up call, the thing that turns the lights on in your life and propels you to make real change, once and for all,” Mallory says. “I want you to wake up and stay awake.” For anyone hungry for a richer life, or tired of coasting through life in a “cruise control” mindset, Living Fully is the ultimate invitation to embrace abundance and joy—and not look back!