Download or read book Love Under Lockdown written by Michael Estorick and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Very funny and original . . . I read it in one evening and laughed much of the time" SALLY EMERSON "Consistently intelligent" FINANCIAL TIMES "This beautifully observed tableau of an increasingly feverish English can be read in one enjoyable gulp" COUNTRY LIFE Bill and Pete, best friends since school, are approaching 70 and now retired, but still meet regularly to chew the fat about sport, politics, their stagnant love lives, mutual friends and, increasingly, Bill's fractious relationship with his rebellious son Ivan. Spanning the four years from the Brexit Referendum to the end of the first Coronavirus lockdown, we watch these characters, last seen in About Time, stumble their way through chaos, mistrust, generational differences and blossoming relationships, finding new life and unexpected happiness in uncertain times.

Download or read book Love in Lockdown written by Chloe James and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2020-11-23 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A joyful love story set against the backdrop of lockdown – perfect for fans of The Flatshare Do you believe in love before first sight?

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Download or read book Playing Dead written by Elizabeth Greenwood and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A darkly comic foray into the world of men and women who fake their own deaths, the consultants who help them disappear, and the private investigators who’ll stop at nothing to bring them back to life. “A delightful read for anyone tantalized by the prospect of disappearing without a trace.” —Erik Larson, New York Times bestselling author of Dead Wake “Delivers all the lo-fi spy shenanigans and caught-red-handed schadenfreude you’re hoping for.” —NPR “A lively romp.” —The Boston Globe “Grim fun.” —The New York Times “Brilliant topic, absorbing book.” —The Seattle Times “The most literally escapist summer read you could hope for.” —The Paris Review Is it still possible to fake your own death in the twenty-first century? With six figures of student loan debt, Elizabeth Greenwood was tempted to find out. So off she sets on a darkly comic foray into the world of death fraud, where for $30,000 a consultant can make you disappear—but your suspicious insurance company might hire a private detective to dig up your coffin...only to find it filled with rocks. Greenwood tracks down a British man who staged a kayaking accident and then returned to live in his own house while all his neighbors thought he was dead. She takes a call from Michael Jackson (no, he’s not dead—or so her new acquaintances would have her believe), stalks message boards for people contemplating pseudocide, and gathers intel on black market morgues in the Philippines, where she may or may not obtain some fraudulent goodies of her own. Along the way, she learns that love is a much less common motive than money, and that making your death look like a drowning virtually guarantees that you’ll be caught. (Disappearing while hiking, however, is a way great to go.) Playing Dead is a charmingly bizarre investigation in the vein of Jon Ronson and Mary Roach into our all-too-human desire to escape from the lives we lead, and the men and women desperate enough to give up their lives—and their families—to start again.

Download or read book Lockdown Love written by Rakesh Kumar Singh and published by Om Books International. This book was released on 2022-01-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Colonel Vikram Rathode of the Indian Army calls Dr Nisha Garg in New Delhi from Drass after 13 years, his carefully-constructed world of 'missions impossible' and honour stripes crumbles. Vikram has to make a choice between love and duty. And, with the Corona virus pandemic raging across the world and threatening to bear down on India, Vikram stakes his career to leave his post to pull Nisha out of the mire into which she was sinking at the isolation ward in Delhi's prestigious Safdarjung Hospital. Vikram elopes with Nisha from the hospital, braving the Covid lockdown - for he cannot go wrong in life again. He had made a mistake 13 years ago when he left her for the Army. He has to make it up to her. Entwined around a debate over whether army officials are entitled to leave on personal grounds in times of national emergencies, Lockdown Love, explores the daring frontiers of personal compulsions against the call of duty - and military commitments. A passionate and nail-biting drama that begins in the icy mountains of Drass and moves to New Delhi, ending at the army post in Udhampur. A thought-provoking and delightful novel. A true page-turner!

Download or read book Lockdown on London Lane written by Beth Reekles and published by W by Wattpad Books. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the inhabitants of London Lane, a simple slip of paper underneath each of their doors is about to change their lives in a hundred different ways. URGENT!!! Due to the current situation, building management has decided to impose a seven-day quarantine on all apartment buildings on London Lane. With nowhere else to go . . . Ethan and Charlotte wonder whether absence really does make the heart grow fonder when they end up on either side of a locked door. A fierce debate over pineapple on pizza ignites a series of revelations about Zach and Serena’s four-year relationship. Liv realizes rolling with the punches is sometimes much harder than it looks after her bridesmaids’ party goes off the rails, leaving the group at each other’s throats. Isla and Danny’s new romance is put to the test as they jump ten steps ahead on the relationship timeline. And Imogen and Nate’s one-night stand is about to get six do-overs they never really asked for—not awkward at all. Through make ups, breakups, love-ins, and blowouts, friendships are tested as everyone scrambles to make it through the week unscathed. Amidst all the drama, one thing remains constant: life is full of surprises.

Download or read book Love Lockdown written by Mia Edwards and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2010-01-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tiffany has vowed to get revenge on her half-sister and her boyfriend for killing her father Shon and her long-time lover Saliq. But first, Tiffany has to stay low until the dust settles. Tired of being slept on and disrespected, she meets Rasheeda, one of her father's former associates, who is also one of the baddest women in the streets. Rasheeda not only runs an elite escort service and a hot nightclub on the Virginia Beach strip, but she's also one of the major cocaine distributors in the Mid-Atlantic. Rasheeda takes Tiffany under her wing and introduces her to the side of the game that Shon had never revealed to his daughter. Soon Tiffany reconnects with more of her father's former associates, settles old debts and rebuilds her father's drug reign in Virginia. Her reach soon spreads to Charlotte and Memphis. But Tiffany won't be happy until she finds Kanika and Tyrell. There are people who are willing to help Tiffany seek the just revenge that she's been craving for years.

Download or read book Love in the Time of Contagion written by Laura Kipnis and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this timely, insightful, and darkly funny investigation, the acclaimed author of Against Love asks: what does living in dystopic times do to our ability to love each other and the world? COVID-19 has produced new taxonomies of love, intimacy, and vulnerability. Will its cultural afterlife be as lasting as that of HIV, which reshaped consciousness about sex and love even after AIDS itself had been beaten back by medical science? Will COVID end up making us more relationally conservative, as some think HIV did within gay culture? Will it send us fleeing into emotional silos or coupled cocoons, despite the fact that, pre-COVID, domestic coupledom had been steadily losing fans? Just as COVID revealed our nation to itself, so did it hold a mirror up to our relationships. In Love in the Time of Contagion, Laura Kipnis weaves (often hilariously) her own (ambivalent) coupled lockdown experiences together with those of others and sets them against a larger backdrop: the politics of the virus, economic disparities, changing gender relations, and the ongoing institutional crack-ups prompted by #MeToo and Black Lives Matter, mapping their effects on the everyday routines and occasional solaces of love and sex.

Download or read book Lust Love Lockdown written by Denecia Green and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-07-30 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With everything that has happened in the pandemic, Rochelle and Donovan, best friend duo, have found themselves also struggling in their personal lives. Donovan's colourful sex life has slowed down, while Rochelle's love life has suffered a major blow. Even though Donovan is a serial cheater, he is completely blindsided by the realization that his wife of several years is not as demure as she performs. Now that his world is turned upside down by the shock of his life, he ponders on how to move forward. With Rochelle by his side helping him through this rough patch, Donovan reverts to his old ways and takes Rochelle with him on the wildest ride of her life. In their quest for healing, they both mask their pain in the excitement of uninhibited sex, which introduces them to a new side to their friendship and leaves them craving an alternative arrangement. As they both grapple to resolve their individual challenges, they discover something unexpected. What will be the outcome of this revelation for the pair of friends? Only time will tell.

Download or read book Lockdown Love written by Brisa Starr and published by Green Butterfly Press. This book was released on 2020-05-30 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sexy and beautiful love story through a trying hardship." ★★★★★ Dr. Mitchell didn't believe in love at first site. Until he met her. Landon is a sexy, smart, and successful doctor. But he suddenly finds himself taking a trip to Arizona to confront the dark shadows in his life. And when he arrives, his world is turned upside down. Emma is renting a room in the same house as Landon, and she's on a mission of her own, which does not include men! Not even if he is a tall, dark, and handsome doctor with gorgeous blue eyes. She only has one month to accomplish her important goal, and she vows to keep her distance. Besides, he's only there for a short time. How hard can it be? But then the unthinkable happens! A pandemic breaks out, forcing them to quarantine together. And when the two of them are in lockdown, the hot sparks fly. Their passion heats up, but they're such opposites that it becomes almost too unbearable. Someone is bound to get burned. But Landon is determined to win Emma over with romance. How can she possibly say no to a man who makes her heart pound like a seductively alluring drum? And when the lockdown ends, how can she possibly say goodbye? "I read this book in one day. It's compelling, timely, and sexy as hell...very hot! I could not put it down." ★★★★★ *Author's Note: Lockdown Love is sweetly hilarious, super steamy standalone love story with a sexy doctor, no cliffhanger, and a guaranteed Happily Ever After. (It's a medical romance, opposites attract, contemporary romance, and romantic comedy.) Enjoy! ♥ Click the BUY NOW button at the top and enter Emma and Landon's world today!

Download or read book Lockdown written by Alexander Gordon Smith and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When fourteen-year-old Alex is framed for murder, he becomes an inmate in the Furnace Penitentiary, where brutal inmates and sadistic guards reign, boys who disappear in the middle of the night sometimes return weirdly altered, and escape might just be possible.

Download or read book Lockdown written by Raelyn Drake and published by Lerner + ORM. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After aliens attack Earth, Sanjay is trapped inside his high school. A local group puts the school on lockdown, claiming they're looking out for the students. But when the teachers start to mysteriously disappear and no one will give Sanjay and his friends any real answers, they begin worrying that the situation isn't as safe and secure as it seems. What's really going on? Perfect for survival-story enthusiasts, this Attack on Earth novel is packed full of action and drama sure to make even the most reluctant readers fiercely turn the pages.

Download or read book Lockdown written by Sean Black and published by Sean Black Digital. This book was released on 2019-06-17 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An explosive, race-against-time thriller and the first in the action-packed Ryan Lock series. Christmas Eve in New York, but for ex-military bodyguard Ryan Lock it's business as usual. His task: to protect the head of one of America's most powerful corporations. But when a bloody massacre leaves bodies littering the streets of midtown Manhattan, Lock's hunt for the killers turns into an explosive game of cat and mouse. "Hold on tight - this one burns like a lit fuse" - Gregg Hurwitz, Internationally Bestselling Author of Orphan X "An impressive debut novel featuring one of the finest female villains since Ian Fleming's Rosa Klebb...this is a writer, and a hero, to watch" - The Daily Mail "Sean Black writes with the pace of Lee Child, and the heart of Harlan Coben. Lockdown is a sure-fire winner" - Joseph Finder, New York Times Bestselling Author of Buried Secrets "Funny, tough, and furiously paced, Lockdown explodes off the page" - Jesse Kellerman "Supremely slick...An excellent first novel" - The Daily Telegraph Other readers of Sean Black's books enjoyed books by: Marc Cameron, Jack Mars, Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, James Patterson, Mark Dawson, Lee Child, Nelson DeMille, Meg Gardiner, David Baldacci, John Sandford, Harlan Coben, Robert Crais, Mark Greaney, Gregg Hurwitz, Simon Kernick, Joseph Finder, David Antoci, Robert Swartwood, Bob Mayer, John Gilstrap, Tom Clancy, Leo J. Maloney, Wilbur Smith, Will Jordan, Stephen Leather, Chris Ryan, Ben Coes, Andrew Gross, Maxine Paetro, Chris Carter and anyone who enjoys an action-packed crime thriller.

Download or read book Unlocking The Lockdown Stories written by Juhi Jaisinghani and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” is what the author Juhi Jaisinghani believes in. When everybody is talking about the uncertainties happening during the lockdown 2020, she tries to show you another side of it. A software engineer losing his job with no clue about his passion, a couple trying to revamp their almost broken marriage, a police officer on the verge of forgetting his old dream, a girl cheated on by the love of her life still looking out for love, a couple about to get married with everything planned, an orphan guy desiring solace, a girl waiting for her childhood sweetheart, a high-profile journalist considering love for granted, an airhostess in hope of the biggest opportunity of her life, a struggling actor almost always making the wrong choices and regretting about it—life indeed gave them lemons they would be able to make lemonade of, or they would give up against time.

Download or read book Love in Lockdown written by Angel Devlin and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-04 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lock-down A state of isolation, close proximity, or confinement. Join fourteen bestselling authors as they distract YOU from lockdown with this collection of all-new short and steamy stories. There's no escaping... love is catching. All proceeds will benefit organizations supporting families in need during this challenging time. LOVE IN LOCKDOWN is only available for a limited time, so one-click your copy before it's gone. Royalties will be split 50/50 between the two charities. Authors as not affiliated with either charity we are just trying to spread some love.

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Download or read book The Journalist and the Murderer written by Janet Malcolm and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-06-22 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A seminal work and examination of the psychopathology of journalism. Using a strange and unprecedented lawsuit by a convicted murder againt the journalist who wrote a book about his crime, Malcolm delves into the always uneasy, sometimes tragic relationship that exists between journalist and subject. Featuring the real-life lawsuit of Jeffrey MacDonald, a convicted murderer, against Joe McGinniss, the author of Fatal Vision. In Malcolm's view, neither journalist nor subject can avoid the moral impasse that is built into the journalistic situation. When the text first appeared, as a two-part article in The New Yorker, its thesis seemed so radical and its irony so pitiless that journalists across the country reacted as if stung. Her book is a work of journalism as well as an essay on journalism: it at once exemplifies and dissects its subject. In her interviews with the leading and subsidiary characters in the MacDonald-McGinniss case -- the principals, their lawyers, the members of the jury, and the various persons who testified as expert witnesses at the trial -- Malcolm is always aware of herself as a player in a game that, as she points out, she cannot lose. The journalist-subject encounter has always troubled journalists, but never before has it been looked at so unflinchingly and so ruefully. Hovering over the narrative -- and always on the edge of the reader's consciousness -- is the MacDonald murder case itself, which imparts to the book an atmosphere of anxiety and uncanniness. The Journalist and the Murderer derives from and reflects many of the dominant intellectual concerns of our time, and it will have a particular appeal for those who cherish the odd, the off-center, and the unsolved.