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What is Clare Wingate doing? One minute she's suffering in a pretty-in-pink gown she'll never wear again, and the next thing she knows it's morning . . . and she has the nastiest hangover of her life. To make matters worse, she's wearing nothing but a spritz of Escada and lying next to Sebastian Vaughan . . . her girlhood crush turned sexy, globe-hopping journalist. Somewhere between the toast and the toss of the bouquet she'd gotten herself into a whole lot of trouble.

What is it about men anyway? Bad cars, bad jobs, even bad teeth—nothing convinces them that they can't snare a Size Two Babe with a D-cup chest. And after way too many internet dates with men named "luvstick" and "bigdaddy182," Lucy Rothschild should know. But sitting across from her now is "hardluvnman," and he seems different—sensitive, honest, and hot! He says he's a plumber, while Lucy claims she's a nurse! She's really a mystery writer, dating online while researching her next book. Hey, everyone lies a little, don't they?

Widowed yoga instructor Holly never imagined she'd be single, living with her brother, and desperate to have a baby on her own. But watching her friends start families pushes her to take control—with or without a man. But when Landry, the town's irresistible handyman and aspiring songwriter, hears Holly's plan for a sperm donor, he offers a far more natural—and tempting—solution. He's always wanted her, and the thought of Holly carrying anyone else's child is unthinkable.

I’m a walking disaster, so I’m not surprised when my RV catches fire outside the cute town of Forestville. What is surprising is the hot deputy sheriff who comes to my rescue…and invites me to stay with him. Waylon is fifteen years my junior, but he’s disciplined, organized, and put together. Who knew competence could be so arousing? But when I discover he’s a gay virgin, I may just be able to teach him a thing or two.

Hailey Sharp has a one-track mind. Get By the Cup salad shop off the ground. Do literally everything possible to make it a success. Repeat. No distractions. Wes Jansen never understood the fuss about relationships. With a string of lackluster first dates and the pain from his parents’ angry divorce following him around, he’d much rather find someone who he likes, but won’t love. When Hailey and Wes find each other in a disastrous meet cute, they go their separate ways. But when Wes finds Hailey to apologize, they strike a friendship. What could possibly go wrong?

Reeling from his failed comeback and ruined marriage, washed-out actor Ian James (nee Isaac Janowitz) flees Los Angeles for a two-week respite in Northern California's remote Marble Mountains - Bigfoot country. His time alone in the wilderness begins to peel away the layers of his Hollywood persona. After a fateful meeting with a beguiling woman, Ian begins to question his heart. In a moment of clarity, Isaac ditches his publicist and finds himself in Redding, living with invisibility at the Vagabond Motel.

CHICAGO, SOMETIME— Two people meet in the Art Institute by chance. Prior to their encounter, he is a doctoral student who manages his destructive thoughts with compulsive calculations about time travel; she is a bipolar counterfeit artist, undergoing court-ordered psychotherapy. By the end of the story, these things will still be true. But this is not a story about endings.

“A second-chance romance to devour in one gulp. More satisfying than I thought possible.” —Annabel Monaghan, New York Times bestselling author From Christine Pride, the beloved coauthor of the Good Morning America Book Club Pick We Are Not Like Them, comes a dazzling solo debut novel about...

From Romance Writers of America comes a never-before-published collection of tales that showcases the breadth and complexity of the world's most popular genre of fiction!

Nach dem gefeierten Bestseller Euphoria erzählt Lily King in Writers & Lovers treffsicher, intelligent und mit ureigenem Humor die Geschichte einer ebenso starken wie zerbrechlichen jungen Frau—und von der Zerrissenheit zwischen den Zwängen der Gesellschaft und den eigenen Träumen von einem anderen Leben. Als ihre Mutter plötzlich stirbt und Luke sie aus heiterem Himmel verlässt, verliert Casey den Boden unter den Füßen.

In How to Plot a Payback, bestselling author Melissa Ferguson shines a spotlight on a screenwriter who just landed his dream job and the star of the show who just happens to be his arch nemesis. In this enemies-to-lovers rom-com, real life proves to be just as dramatic as on screen, perfect for...

Bella Rossi may be nearing 30, but her life is just starting to get interesting. When her Italian-turned-Texan parents hand over the family wedding planning business, Bella is determined not to let them down. She quickly books a "Boot Scoot'n" wedding that would make any Texan proud. There's only one catch - she's a country music numbskull because her family only listens to Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.

Er ist ein herzloser Autor, der plötzlich nur noch Worte schreibt, die an sie gewidmet sind. Sie ein Mädchen auf Durchreise, das ihr Herz an ihn verliert, obwohl sie weiß, dass sie ihn verlassen muss: Ein New Adult-Roman um zwei junge Menschen, die die Welt mit ihren Worten begeistern wollen... Als India Thomson von Alabama nach New York zieht, begegnet sie bereits bei ihrer Ankunft ihrem Nachbarn Alec Carter: Alec, der jeden Tag eine andere Frau zu sich einlädt, Alec, der lieber Geschichten über fiktive Charaktere schreibt als seine eigene zu erleben.

Larkyn wasn't looking for love. She was trying to heal herself. So when she meets Braylon Atlas (lead guitarist for the hottest new band), she had to run from her desires. Of course, it turns out to be harder than she realizes when he is doing everything to pull her in. Using every excuse in the book, Braylon works this small time writer into his world. He even goes so far as to use her own desires against her to get her to stop running away. But are his desires for her real? Or should she take her story and run?

After her mother's death, young Louise is left caring for her melancholy father and a wayward younger brother. She works tirelessly in a baker’s shop, but dreams of becoming a successful children’s author, and her love life is in turmoil because of a lifelong attraction to the local bad boy.

Layover is the story of a young, attractive real estate broker stuck in a loveless marriage who falls for her brother-in-law after experiencing a layover in his home city. Nya is a stunning go-getter who refused to be a jumpoff to an NBA mega-star. She cashed in his lavish gifts and started her own real estate company. Soon, she met the man of her dreams - or so she thought. Her handsome husband Kenny turned out to be a selfish bully who cared more about appearances than people. Nya sets off on a business trip that would breathe new life into her struggling company.

In a bar in a Parisian neighbourhood, a man is busy scribbling down ideas on blank sheets of paper. Suddenly a young woman approaches him and asks if he is a writer. The conversation begins...

Deus, não faço ideia do que acontece quando partes íntimas se encontram. Sou uma virgem tentando escrever um romance e não consigo criar uma cena de sexo devido à minha falta de experiência. Então, meus dois melhores amigos me encorajam a parar de tentar por enquanto e ir em busca de um pouco de prática na vida real por meio de artimanhas, como encontros às cegas, perfis on-line e saídas casuais. Mas perder a virgindade vai ser mais difícil do que eu esperava…

Once Burned is about a career girl who has everything but love because she's 'once burned - twice shy.' A fire claim introduces a man handsome as he is determined to teach her to trust and love again. Will she find happiness or get her wings singed as her hopes go up in flames?

The Bentleys have successfully finished cutting their first album, Six Strings, and a Dream. When the Covid-19 epidemic hits, tours and live performances are cancelled as the world goes into lockdown. With the closing of the restaurant, employment for the band members has been severely impacted.