Download or read book His Very Personal Assistant written by Carole Mortimer and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Kit was hired as personal assistant to Marcus Maitland, she was ready to resist him — if her sensible suits, glasses and severe hairstyle didn't do it, then her cool, untouchable manner would. However, during a working weekend away, Marcus started getting very personal with his assistant. Without her glasses and prim clothes, Kit felt naked — which suited Marcus just fine!

Download or read book Adamma written by Kingsley Adrian Banks and published by K. A. Banks . This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adamma is a dazzling beauty and Nigeria's biggest female musician. She has clawed her way to the top through sheer talent, uncommon drive and a shocking ability to adapt to people's musical needs. And, she intends to stay at the top no matter what. Obinna Obiekwe is a tycoon and a known playboy, the Casanova of fashionable Lagos society. He loves women, and he spends money on them recklessly. Years ago, he had met Adamma, and now he wants to be back in her life. However, she has kept a deep, devastating secret away from him...a secret he discovers and intends to break her with. He never forgets, he never lets go, and he has Adamma in his sights. He is rich, handsome and powerful, and he wants her to pay. A heartbreaking, emotional saga, so begins the thrilling, exotic story of Adamma, the woman everyone thinks is living the big dream, but whose life is a living nightmare. In the lush playgrounds of Lagos’s high brow areas, the saga of her life plays out, with a bitter past rearing its head at all turns, and a desperate future waiting for her everywhere she turns.

Download or read book A Cornish Summer s Kiss written by Jo Bartlett and published by Boldwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2021-08-30 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife. Two years after losing her husband, Finn, Lexie Turner is still struggling. She knows she needs to move on, but she has no idea where to begin. Packing up her life in London, Lexie heads to the coastal town of Port Kara to spend the summer working out her next move. With only her beloved Labrador for company, it’s the perfect place to start again. But life in Port Kara is nothing like Lexie expected! Soon, she finds herself drawn into the close-knit community, unable to hide away. And when she meets local man, Elliott Dorton, Lexie begins to feel her broken heart slowly come back to life... Elliott is kind but adventurous and his job requires him to take risks daily – something Lexie isn’t ready to deal with. Can she trust in Elliott and risk her heart breaking a second time, or will their one Cornish summer be all that Lexie can hope for? From Jo Bartlett, the bestselling author of The Cornish Midwives Series, comes another emotional read about second chances and having the courage to grab them with all your heart. Praise for Jo Bartlett: 'I love second chance stories. I love returning home stories. So a book combining both is an absolute winner for me. The Cornish Midwife is simply gorgeous. Stunning setting, wonderful characters, and oozing with warmth. A triumph from Jo Bartlett.' Jessica Redland 'Perfectly written and set in the beating heart of a community, this story is a wonderful slice of Cornish escapism.' Helen J Rolfe

Download or read book To Siri with Love written by Judith Newman and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2017 From the author of the viral New York Times op-ed column "To Siri with Love" comes a collection of touching, hilarious, and illuminating stories about life with a thirteen-year-old boy with autism that hold insights and revelations for us all. When Judith Newman shared the story of how Apple’s electronic personal assistant, Siri, helped Gus, her son who has autism, she received widespread media attention and an outpouring of affection from readers around the world. Basking in the afterglow of media attention, Gus told anyone who would listen, "I’m a movie star." Judith’s story of her son and his bond with Siri was an unusual tribute to technology. While many worry that our electronic gadgets are dumbing us down, she revealed how they can give voice to others, including children with autism like Gus—a boy who has trouble looking people in the eye, hops when he’s happy, and connects with inanimate objects on an empathetic level. To Siri with Love is a collection of funny, poignant, and uplifting stories about living with an extraordinary child who has helped a parent see and experience the world differently. From the charming (Gus weeping with sympathy over the buses that would lie unused while the bus drivers were on strike) to the painful (paying $22,000 for a behaviorist in Manhattan to teach Gus to use a urinal) to the humorous (Gus’s insistence on getting naked during all meals, whether at home or not, because he does not want to get his clothes dirty) to the profound (how an automated "assistant" helped a boy learn how to communicate with the rest of the world), the stories in To Siri with Love open our eyes to the magic and challenges of a life beyond the ordinary.

Download or read book SECRET AGENT SANTA written by Linda Lewis and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHRISTMAS UNDER THE COVERS Take-charge undercover operative Zachary Steele hated playing the role of accommodating secretary to boss lady Chloe Betancourt. But the engaging Southern belle was the prime suspect in his current investigation—and the prime source of his sleepless nights. Because to get close to his subject, Zach had agreed to act as her holiday escort. Heck, he'd even suggested a pretend proposal! But when his "betrothed" learned he was doing double duty as a secret agent Santa, would he get the big kiss-off? Or would Chloe seal their future with a kiss under the mistletoe?

Download or read book Marriage by Arrangement written by Sophia Singh Sasson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-08-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a business proposal turns very personal… Rule #1: Don’t fall for the client. Because he’ll rock your world… Architect Rani Gupta will never let a man compromise her career or freedom again. Which is a problem now that her newest client is irresistible hotelier Arjun Singh—aka the sexiest bachelor in India. A little fling with this gorgeous man would be scandal enough. But a fake engagement might just be more trouble than they bargained for—especially if Arjun has a prior arrangement!

Download or read book Shopping for a Princess written by Kit Forbes and published by Kit Forbes. This book was released on 2023-10-23 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was everything he needed He was the last thing she expected When Prince Christian of Höhenburg accepts a summer internship in the United States, he doesn't expect to come face-to-face with the charming American who'd rescued him from a faulty GPS some months earlier…and then rushed away like Cinderella. Katrina Williamson anticipates another routine summer in retail before returning to her history studies. She isn't prepared to encounter the guy who's been lingering in the back of her mind since their chance encounter in the spring. It's surprising enough that C.J. Höhenburg invites her to dinner, but it's downright shocking when he lets it slip that he's not only a management intern—he's royalty. One thing is certain: Kat won't allow herself to become a mere summer fling. No matter how much she finds herself falling for the sweet, soft-spoken prince.

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Download or read book Balancing Your Life Executive Lessons For Work Family And Self written by James G S Clawson and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2009-07-30 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The balance between work and family life is the single most commonly mentioned issue among senior executives worldwide. This book provides a framework for analyzing immediate and long-term balance. Using case studies of how twelve or more executives in various industries have handled the challenge, readers are invited throughout the volume to compare their current structures with those of the subjects in the cases presented.

Download or read book Boundary Issues written by Jane Adams and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jane Adams gets at the heart of human relationships by illuminating the boundaries that create and sustain them. Taking on a subject that everyone talks about but few people really understand, she breaks new psychological ground in this accessible, empathetic, and original book that offers concrete assistance and wise counsel to all who struggle with the central dilemma of being human—being both separate and connected, intimate as well as autonomous, without sacrificing the self." —Edward Hallowell, M.D., coauthor of Delivered from Distraction "Understanding and respecting our own boundaries and others' is at the core of a happy life. Boundary Issues is a terrific journey into our own psychological needs, strengths, and weaknesses. We could all save a lot of therapeutic intervention by reading and following Dr. Adams's observations and suggestions." —Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D., author of Love Between Equals: How Peer Marriage Really Works "All too rarely someone comes along who is able to turn a single phrase into a changed outlook on life. Dr. Jane Adams does that with Boundary Issues. By following Dr. Jane Adams's guidance and helpful exercises, each of us can find the freedom to love, work, negotiate, play, and live on our own terms." —Suzanne Braun Levine, author of Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood "I find this book vitally helpful, both personally and in my work as a psychotherapist. Learning to negotiate distance and intimacy is a huge issue for women who think that being joined at the hip is necessary for a relationship to survive." —Colette Dowling, author of The Cinderella Complex and You Mean I Don't Have to Feel This Way?

Download or read book Maximilian Voloshin and the Russian Literary Circle written by Barbara Walker and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2004-12-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbara Walker examines the Russian literary circle, a feature of Russian intellectual and cultural life from tsarist times into the early Soviet period, through the life story of one of its liveliest and most adored figures, the poet Maximilian Voloshin (1877--1932). From 1911 until his death, Voloshin led a circle in the Crimean village of Koktebel' that was a haven for such literary luminaries as Marina Tsvetaeva, Nikolai Gumilev, and Osip Mandelstam. Drawing upon the anthropological theories of Victor Turner, Walker depicts the literary circle of late Imperial Russia as a contradictory mix of idealism and "communitas," on the one hand, and traditional Russian patterns of patronage and networking, on the other. While detailing the colorful history of Voloshinov's circle in the pre- and postrevolutionary decades, the book demonstrates that the literary circle and its leaders played a key role in integrating the intelligentsia into the emerging ethos of the Soviet state.

Download or read book Secrets of a Fix up Fanatic written by Susan Shapiro and published by Delta. This book was released on 2007 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since her former boss introduced her to her handsome, brilliant husband-to-be, Susan Shapiro has been on a marital mission. So far, she's fixed up twelve marriages and countless couples. Unlike all those "relationship experts" who are incapable of having a real relationship, or who took off their first ring to pledge their vows to their second or third life partner, Shapiro has witnessed--and scored--on all sides of the setup spectrum. She learned to charm her own blind dates, walk down the aisle with her personal Mr. Perfect, keep her first and only marriage rapturous, and expertly set up dozens of other duets. Now the author of the acclaimed memoirs Lighting Up and Five Men Who Broke My Heart, and a self-proclaimed "diehard romantic optimist," shares her honest, provocative, and sometimes downright subversive slant on every stage of dating, sex, and domestic relations. She'll show you how to: - Fix yourself up first so you're really ready to be fixed up fabulously - Recognize raw marriage material and not let a good one get away - Break through your fears, insecurities, and dating defenses to land true love - Find love mentors who will set you up and help you close the deal - Decide which love and marriage myths to lose if you want to win - Keep fixing up your relationship so it stays warm and loving forever

Download or read book Vivian Must Die written by S. D. Lewis and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last time the Johnson family were together all hell broke loose. Willie Mae informed her family that she was no longer the old maid just hoping some man, any man would pay her some attention but she let everyone especially her mother Vivian know that she had found love, true love with Dr. Harrington Wilson and she was his wife. Of course her mother thought it was just Willie Mae’s way of once again trying to upstage her younger sister Angie to get attention. It never even crossed Vivian’s mind to congratulate her oldest daughter and instead she tore her a new one by accusing her of being so desperate she would do anything to shine but no one shines more than her favorite daughter Angie. It didn’t take very long for Vivian to realize that she was the only one in the room with such a low opinion of Willie Mae. Angie and Darryl were happy for her. Her father Michael was a little disappointed that his eldest daughter had eloped but he was happy she was happy. He welcomed his new son-in law into the family. He even helped pack Willie Mae’s things together. When that day ended Vivian was left alone in her mansion with just her servants. Losing Willie Mae was something she had never thought about because in her mind Angie is the only child that she truly cared about and Michael still wanting the divorce only hardened her heart more. Vivian Must Die is the continuation of the story of the Johnson family with Vivian fighting as hard as she knows how to stop the divorce but when she realized that some things are beyond her control there were no limits she would not go to make everyone know she would not go down without a fight. She knew as long as she was Vivian Marie Johnson and she had a breath in her body she knew Michael could not resist her, would want her back and couldn’t live without her. That is until another woman with just as much beauty and sass made an entrance and took Michael’s focus off of Vivian once and for all. Get comfortable and sit back and prepare to get lost in the lives of all the wonderful and not so wonderful characters from the novel The Maid of Honor. You will laugh, you will cry, you will get angry, you will shout for joy and some of you may even sympathize with your most hater characters when you take a walk in their shoes. Vivian Must Die will tie up a lot of loose ends but don’t get too comfortable because when you think you have figured everyone out another surprise is around the corner.

Download or read book You Just Can t Put It Down written by Tawana Newhouse and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Stories you gotta Loveem You Just Cant Put It Down is considered to be highly entertaining and cleverly suspenseful turn of events that has it all. The Hamilton girls will have you on the edge of your seat as will the Old Lady Cora. However, Bella will remind you how good it feels to fall head over hills in love again. And you are going to enjoy meeting Little Emily Annette Brown and will admire her courage but wont believe her actions. Im Not Ready to Be A Golden Girl, well lets just say, the name says a lot. The Madison House, last but not lease. Its refreshing and heartwarming and will leave you wanting more.

Download or read book Dad s Car Rides written by Wanito Bernadin and published by Wanito Bernadin. This book was released on 2023-09-20 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So many fathers today are adrift, uncertain how to connect with their daughters. There may be numerous reasons for this, but one would surely be that our culture offers little guidance to men on fatherhood, particularly when it comes to fathering daughters. In fact, one might ask, what does it really mean to “father” a daughter? We can see mothering all over television, advertising and film but what about fathering? Wanito Bernadin offers us a beacon; something fathers might find guidance and inspiration in. This book will help fathers and their daughters bond as each lesson and story is intended to stimulate discussion. Wanito speaks to his daughters on all kinds of subjects including the importance of reading, getting to know your own voice, breaking bad habits, recognizing abusive behaviour, managing stress or how to cope with having made a bad decision. He explains economics in a way children can understand. He teaches them about debt management and how to evaluate investment opportunities for a brighter financial future. And so much more. But the real treasure of this book is in the wisdom Wanito offers, such as in teaching them how failure is an essential part of growing and can lead to better things, how to move from being a victim to a victor, or how cultivating and protecting virtues like humility and kindness are integral to self respect. This is a love letter from a Godly father to his daughters.

Download or read book Burning With Lust written by Mia Ford and published by Mia Ford. This book was released on 2019-12-13 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last time I threw myself into commitment, I got my heart burned. I had sworn off women ever since then, But Jodi was different. Ever since she walked into my casino, I knew she’d be trouble… She’s petite and curvy, Her ashy blonde copper hair and green eyes pierce my soul. Those painted plump lips that completely dry my mouth out. Simply gorgeous. Like s*x on heels! And I hire her, Soon she gets under my skin like no one has ever done before, And I can’t shake the possessive feeling that she’s mine. But soon I realize she’s hiding something, Something big to tear us apart. And then I screwed up, Moved away without a goodbye. Didn’t give her a chance, Didn’t know she was carrying my baby. And when I know the truth, I am ready to shed my ego and win back my girl, After all, I’m burning with Lust! I’ll prove my love to Jodi and my baby growing inside her, This time, I’m not letting her go. This time, I’m chasing after her. But, will she give me a second chance?

Download or read book Contracted as His Cinderella Bride written by Heidi Rice and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today–Bestselling Author: From flat-broke delivery girl . . . to billionaire’s bride? The perfect summer Ally Jones spent with gorgeous French billionaire Dominic LeGrand was unforgettable, despite her unrequited feelings. Now Ally’s a struggling courier and is stunned when her latest delivery brings her to Dominic’s door. Yet what’s even more shocking is his proposal! Dominic needs a temporary wife—but with the enticing promise of his expert seduction teasing Ally to her limits, can she really just play the role?