Download or read book Barely Even Friends written by Mae Bennett and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A grumpy, rich recluse meets his match in this steamy Beauty and the Beast retelling—with a Succession twist. Fans of fairy tale adaptations, and readers of Julie Murphy and Falon Ballard, will adore Mae Bennett’s debut romance. Bellamy Price has just been offered the job of a lifetime: lead contractor on the restoration of the mysterious and sprawling Killington Estate. If she meets the owner’s ridiculous timeline, she’ll finally make a name for herself in this male-dominated industry. But when she rolls up her sleeves, slips on her suspenders, and shows up at the crumbling mansion, Bellamy finds the estate very much occupied. After a traumatic car accident that left his parents dead and himself injured, Oliver Killington, heir to the Killington empire, took up residence as the grumpy caretaker of his grandfather’s mansion. None too pleased by the presence of the hammer-wielding woman who’s moved into his house, Oliver tries to block her at every turn. But when Bellamy discovers Oliver’s facing his own ultimatum from his grandfather, the two form a cautious truce, which leads to flying sparks that are definitely not from faulty wiring. As Bellamy restores the gleam to the Killington Estate, she’ll have to decide if the walls she’s built around herself are worth knocking down to make space for someone else. Perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey, this clever, steamy debut novel will have readers rooting for this Beauty and her Beast until the very last page.

Download or read book The Best Australian Stories 2010 written by Cate Kennedy and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2015-01-29 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is little to match the pleasurable, exhilarating rush when we know we are in the hands of a writer with authority. Their power is like a kind of charisma - we allow ourselves to be willingly, absolutely persuaded.' - Cate Kennedy In The Best Australian Stories 2010, Cate Kennedy presents a seductive line - up of the year's most exciting short fiction, featuring the best work from publications around the country alongside pieces published here for the first time. A literary feud unfolds, blow by comical blow, in the books pages of a Sydney newspaper. Ned Kelly's mother has her day in court. And as flood waters slowly rise in a small Australian town, a woman quietly watches and waits. By turns playful, heart - wrenching, intimate and exuberant, these twenty - nine stories reveal the strength and variety of Australian fiction today. The authors include first - timers as well as established masters, and the result is a stimulatingly diverse collection. Contributors include: Robert Drewe, Nam Le, Karen Hitchcock, Paddy O'Reilly, John Kinsella, Anna Krien, David Francis, Chris Womersley, Ryan O'Neill, Dorothy Simmons, Louise D'Arcy, Joshua Lobb, Tim Herbert, Michael Sala, Sherryl Clarke, A.S. Patric, Josephine Rowe, Mike Ladd, Meg Mundell, David Mence, Fiona McFarlane, Cory Taylor, Antonia Baldo, Suvi Mahonen, David Kelly, Joanne Riccioni, Stephanie Buckle, Gillian Essex, Michael McGirr.

Download or read book Fall with Me written by Becka Mack and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-07-31 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From bestselling author and TikTok sensation Becka Mack comes the next book in her sizzling hockey romance series about a playboy defenseman and the team photographer who reforms him. Jaxon Riley is exceptional at three things: starting fights on the ice, picking up women post-game, and going home to fulfill his role as the world’s best cat dad. Relationships, unfortunately, missed the list. Lennon Hayes is supposed to be on her honeymoon. Instead, she’s alone and single, vacationing next door to a surly tattooed man who ran his date off the resort. When a run-in at the bar results in a night of bickering and cocktails, she finds herself tumbling into bed with the enemy next door, then sneaking out before the sun comes up. Lennon’s plan to start over in a new city is going great, until she starts her new job. The job? The Vancouver Vipers’ new photographer. And the defenseman scowling at her from across the room? The one-night stand she wasn’t supposed to see again. Good thing neither of them are looking for anything serious… Right? Jaxon may not be used to falling, but if he’s going to go, he refuses to go alone. If he falls, he wants Lennon to fall with him.

Download or read book It s All Left up to Time written by Marilyn Myers and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-12-07 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I believe you can learn a lot from poetry. Many times, it is a mood, feeling or emotion the author experiences. Sometimes, it helps to know you arent the only person who feels a certain way. My selections are an explanation of the highs and lows of relationships. Sometimes it makes me wonder if things will ever get on the right track, but I try to take an optimistic view, and thing that everything happens for a reason. That reason is usually for the better. I can imagine, but I cant predetermine how life will turn out; no human can know exactly what will happen. We estimate, but we cant know for certain. We waste our time worrying over things that we cant change, because we dont have control over those things. The things we have control over, we dont usually try to change. Many times, we have a hard time accepting what has happened in our lives. I know I do and I have to tell myself, Dont argue with a stop sign. You cant beat it. Some things just are what they are. If I make a mistake, I feel that I can learn from that mistake.

Download or read book The Journal of Mortifying Moments written by Robyn Harding and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2004-09-28 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kerry Spence is unfulfilled by her soulless career in advertising, disappointed by her dysfunctional relationship, and horrified by the ever-increasing size of her ass. Ever since her gorgeous, self-absorbed boyfriend Sam demoted her to late night hook-up status, she has fortified herself with prime-time TV and blissful binges on cream cheese frosting, awaiting an epiphany that will reveal her next move. Of course, everybody in her life is full of advice. Her free-spirited divorcee mother–when not necking furiously with her much younger boyfriend– sagely counsels her daughter to do whatever it takes to snag Sam back, since, quite frankly, he is the best she can do. Her friends ply her with fruity cocktails and dispense bits of ‘Cosmo’ wisdom like “Divide your age in half and add seven–that’s the youngest man you are allowed to date” and “Scotch tape can eliminate forehead wrinkles.” And then there is Kerry’s shrink, the calm, unflappable therapist who suggests she start “a diary of past encounters with men that may be contributing to her negative and dysfunctional quasi-relationship.” Or, as Kerry sees it, a journal of mortifying moments. Beginning with a kissing game gone bad in grade school, the journal jump-starts Kerry’s stroll down memory lane of man troubles. But just as Kerry decides her poorly dressed therapist is as crazy as everybody else in her orbit, she begins to realize the journal may actually make some sense–as she plumbs the depths of her most embarrassing experiences on a quest for personal awareness that will give her the strength to turn her life around–and just maybe find love again. The Journal of Mortifying Moments is a hysterically funny glimpse into the quirky, slightly obsessive, and completely lovable mind of Kerry Spence. But somewhere amidst the laugh-out-loud hilarity of Kerry’s exploits emerges the story of a woman who learns to stop trying to be someone she’s not, and start loving the wonderful, quirky person she is, once and for all.

Download or read book Raven s Blood Web of Death written by Liz Hill and published by Hard Shell Word Factory. This book was released on 2001-12 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Adult Suspense/Thriller: RAVEN'S BLOOD: At Cookie's Tea Room, the latest teen hangout, Nikki Zenas and her best friend Eden Fane meet Rosie, a genuine Romani gypsy and fortuneteller. But Rosie has more than fortunes to share with Nikki and Eden--she has trouble. The treasure her dead husband left her has disappeared. But when Rosie's best friend is murdered--and Rosie herself is poisoned--it's up to Nikki and Eden to find out who's trying to destroy their new friend and why. WEB OF DEATH: Nikki Zenas, Eden Fane, and Wack Leone have barely begun their senior year when Mr. Trout, their beloved computer teacher, is found in the swamp...with poisonous bite marks covering his dead body. Soon a second bite-ridden corpse surfaces. And this time, it's a Ridgeton High classmate named Jon.

Download or read book The Widow s Bachelor Bargain written by Teresa Southwick and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR…UNDER HER ROOF The tabloids were right: Sloan Holden is rich, powerful and incredibly handsome. But he's just another paying guest, as far as B and B owner Maggie Potter is concerned. The hardworking widow has a toddler to care for, a business to build, and a heart to protect. She can't succumb to the charm of a man who is just passing through. Though drawn to his gorgeous landlady, Sloan knows "off-limits" when he sees it. Trouble is, Maggie and her little girl gave Sloan a taste of what he was missing—a family of his own. The bachelor businessman could strike a deal with anyone, but can he find a way to bargain his way into Maggie's life for good?

Download or read book Undercover Rebel written by Lena Diaz and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-03-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning author: After nearly losing her life to kidnappers, a woman is unsure she can learn to trust an Undercover Rebel. Keeping his true identity a secret is the only way to complete his undercover mission . . . Shannon Murphy has no idea her neighbor is a Homeland Security agent working undercover to break up a human trafficking ring. Ian McKenzie wants to keep it that way. Until the mission to rescue Shannon’s friend from the same abductors Shannon escaped goes south, plunging her into mortal danger. After keeping secrets, can Ian convince Shannon to trust him with her life? The Mighty McKenzies series Smoky Mountains Ranger Smokies Special Agent Conflicting Evidence Undercover Rebel From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.

Download or read book Some Kind of Wonderful written by J. Minter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-07-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the disastrous Halloween party at Sara Beth Benny's house and a kiss from quarterback Adam, Flan Flood has decided to focus on her friendships, and is hoping to prove to best friends, Meredith and Judith, that they mean more to her than any boy. But Bennett is still lingering in the background, and Flan can't decide if her heart belongs to either boy. Set against Manhattan's hippest neighborhoods and hottest celebrity hangouts, readers will love this fresh approach to life in the big city.

Download or read book Mending His Dream written by Kristen Iten and published by Kristen Iten. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A veteran who will do anything for those he loves, the ex he never got over, and the rescue dog who needs them both. Family duty called Sergeant Levi Renner back to his small home town. With ailing parents depending on him, he’ll take any job that keeps him close to home—even if it means giving up his dream and working with Brooke Larsen, the veterinarian who just moved back to town… the ex he can’t seem to get out of his mind. Brooke never imagined she’d end up back in Liberty Cove, but that’s exactly where she found herself after falling on hard times. Accepting a temporary job as the resident veterinarian at the Wounded Warrior Rescue seems like a great first step toward rebuilding her career until she runs into Levi, the ex she never really got over. When the lovable town matchmaker pushes them together, the same old issues that drove them apart years ago rise to the surface. Despite the feelings they still have for each other, any chance of rekindling their relationship seems out of reach. When their insistent matchmaker won't quit scheming, the only way to protect their hearts is to fake a relationship and convince her that her services are no longer needed. But fake dating an ex you’re still in love with, isn’t as easy as it sounds. Read the full Wounded Warrior Rescue series by Kristen Iten Mending His Past Mending His Dream Mending His Scars Mending His Trust Mending His Ways Mending His Vows **A sweet, small-town, second chance, wounded warrior romance series where everyone finds their happily ever after… even the dogs!

Download or read book Harlequin Intrigue March 2020 Box Set 1 of 2 written by Debra Webb and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-03-01 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin Intrigue brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these suspenseful reads packed with edge-of-your-seat intrigue and fearless romance. BEFORE HE VANISHED A Winchester, Tennessee Thriller by Debra Webb Halle Lane’s best friend disappeared twenty-five years ago, but when Liam Hart arrives in Winchester, Halle’s certain he’s the boy she once knew. As the pair investigates Liam’s mysterious past, can they uncover the truth before a killer buries all evidence of the boy Halle once loved? UNDERCOVER REBEL The Mighty McKenzies Series by Lena Diaz Homeland Security agent Ian McKenzie has been working undercover to break up a human-trafficking ring, but when things go sideways, Shannon Murphy is suddenly caught in the crosshairs. Having only recently learned the truth about Ian, can Shannon trust him with her life? PROTECTIVE OPERATION A Stealth Novel by Danica Winters Shaye Geist and Chad Martin are both hiding from powerful enemies in the wilds of Montana, and when they find an abandoned baby, they must join forces. Can they keep themselves and the mysterious child safe—even as enemies close in on all sides? Look for Harlequin Intrigue’s March 2020 Box Set 2 of 2, filled with even more edge-of-your seat romantic suspense! Look for 6 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Intrigue!

Download or read book Wizard of the 80 s written by Aron Lewes and published by Aron Lewes. This book was released on 2022-06-15 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He can't decide if he wants to kiss her... or kill her. To become a dark wizard, Anshan Hedi must kill five humans. No one ever told him he couldn't target the terminally ill. He decides to take the lives of people who are already suffering, even if his fellow wizards disapprove. Hedi meets Amaria, a young cancer patient who draws him into her world. He's supposed to take her life... but what if she takes his heart instead? This book includes a poem written by Jennifer Michaels Ball, a survivor of Chronic Mylogenous Leukemia.

Download or read book The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness written by Paula Poundstone and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A remarkable journey. I laughed. I cried. I got another cat.” —Lily Tomlin “Paula Poundstone is the funniest human being I have ever known.” —Peter Sagal, host of Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me! and author of The Book of Vice “Is there a secret to happiness?” asks comedian Paula Poundstone. "I don’t know how or why anyone would keep it a secret. It seems rather cruel, really . . . Where could it be? Is it deceptively simple? Does it melt at a certain temperature? Can you buy it? Must you suffer for it before or after?” In her wildly and wisely observed book, the comedy legend takes on that most inalienable of rights—the pursuit of happiness. Offering herself up as a human guinea pig in a series of thoroughly unscientific experiments, Poundstone tries out a different get-happy hypothesis in each chapter of her data-driven search. She gets in shape with taekwondo. She drives fast behind the wheel of a Lamborghini. She communes with nature while camping with her daughter, and commits to getting her house organized (twice!). Swing dancing? Meditation? Volunteering? Does any of it bring her happiness? You may be laughing too hard to care. The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness is both a story of jumping into new experiences with both feet and a surprisingly poignant tale of a single working mother of three children (not to mention dozens of cats, a dog, a bearded dragon lizard, a lop-eared bunny, and one ant left from her ant farm) who is just trying to keep smiling while living a busy life. The queen of the skepticism-fueled rant, Paula Poundstone stands alone in her talent for bursting bubbles and slaying sacred cows. Like George Carlin, Steve Martin, and David Sedaris, she is a master of her craft, and her comedic brilliance is served up in abundance in this book. As author and humorist Roy Blount Jr. notes, “Paula Poundstone deserves to be happy. Nobody deserves to be this funny.”

Download or read book Solid Stone Choices written by E.G. Patrick and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's all burning, the sheets and their love. Trust Violet Everything has fallen apart. I let that happen. Adam is gone. But I'm moving on. I've taken a new job in Chicago, and I'm starting fresh. That is until my past walks right through my office door. Ownership Adam I will have her. Every piece of that body. Of her heart. She's mine. But she's gone. How do I get her back? Violet, back in my arms. In my bed.

Download or read book An Event Planner Wedding written by Paris McCoy and published by 5th & Main Bookstore. This book was released on 2024-03-18 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oliver plans to propose. But he wants it to be perfect, and unexpected interruptions keep getting in the way. When a string of surprising events have him second-guessing her character, is their relationship at an end? Victoria and Oliver are learning to work together as they slowly merge their two businesses. But when Oliver lands the biggest contract in Utah, Victoria is a little shaken. After all, her biggest client of the year just canceled on her, and if she hadn't called and talked him out of it, her next client would have followed right behind. She's feeling a little beaten, but she's not about to tell Oliver. Not if it will have him thinking she's envious. The ring has been in his pocket all week, but Oliver can't seem to find the perfect time to propose. Victoria loves hiking in the scenic mountains close by, so he plans hike after hike. But something always gets in the way. When his new client Salina surprises him with a story about Victoria sneaking up to her office in the middle of the night, he's defiant and threatens to walk away. But when Victoria admits to it... he's terrified that she might not be the woman he thought. Victoria and Oliver face threats, blackmail, and even lightning in this book about love and honesty. Their love story will melt your heart and bring tears to your eyes. Don't miss it! Snuggle up with An Event-Planner Wedding tonight.

Download or read book Skip a Beat written by Chantal Roome and published by Chantal Roome. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes doing the wrong thing is the only way to do the right thing. A disgraced ex-cop looking for a career change. A moody drummer trying to keep his demons at bay. Can vandalism and ill-conceived revenge plans be enough mend their lives and bind them to each other? Aiden's past is always on his mind and it keeps him from living wholly in the present. When he finds himself falling for Rhea, a recently fired ex-cop, he pushes away, because it's the only way he knows how to protect the people he loves. When Rhea arrests a man with the right friends her only reward is a pink-slip and a goodbye. When she meets Aiden while exploring other job options she can't help but be attracted to the athletic, yet slightly nerdy, drummer, even though he does everything he can to convince her otherwise. Grumpy grandpas, inappropriate grannies, quirky friends, rock stars, and pen!s graffiti abound in this journey to love for two very different people from remarkably similar backgrounds. It stands alone, and has a happily ever after to get your heart beating double time.

Download or read book Oil Water written by TJ Lee and published by TJ Lee. This book was released on with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Staring down twelve jurors and a cranky judge is nothing compared to dealing with his mother. Theo cracks under pressure his mother is always giving him over finding someone to spend his life with. So what does he do? He lies. He couldn’t just make up a fictitious woman either. It had to be the one woman he works with who lives to torment him. As long as she doesn’t know, he should be safe. Right? Mia doesn’t date lawyers, or men with money. She eats healthy, works out, and doesn’t own a car because we have enough pollution. She is friendly to everyone. And she loves to make people laugh. Theo’s workaholic habits irritate her, so she is determined to make him relax. He also makes too easy of a target. When his parents come to town, Theo is left to his last resort to not come clean to his mother. Mia’s apartment becomes condemned until the black mold is removed. Can Theo talk her into living with him? With his pride, and her prejudice, this will end in one of two ways. Either they will love each other or kill each other. Can two people who are so different ever truly get along? No cliffhanger. HEA. Full length novel.