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A cozy summer romance with low angst and high heat. Luca Torres, struggling journalism graduate, never meant to take a vow of celibacy. It was just a dumb idea from a job interview gone wrong. He never thought they'd approve the article. Or make his future career conditional on delivering it. Now, with no choice but to steer clear of temptation for the summer, he takes the most isolated job he can find: a fire lookout in the picturesque mountains of Washington State. However, his goal becomes much harder with the arrival of the husky and flirtatious Artair Osmond, a musician and wilderness enthusiast who takes up camp nearby. Now he must decide what he really desires: the career at the prestigious newspaper, or the big, bearded bear he can't get out of his head. Cubs & Campfires is a sweet and spicy romance about chunky men, cozy woods, and cuddles under starlight.

A cozy summer romance with low angst and high heat. Luca Torres, struggling journalism graduate, never meant to take a vow of celibacy. It was just a dumb idea from a job interview gone wrong. He never thought they'd approve the article. Or make his future career conditional on delivering it. Now, with no choice but to steer clear of temptation for the summer, he takes the most isolated job he can find: a fire lookout in the picturesque mountains of Washington State. However, his goal becomes much harder with the arrival of the husky and flirtatious Artair Osmond, a musician and wilderness enthusiast who takes up camp nearby. Now he must decide what he really desires: the career at the prestigious newspaper, or the big, bearded bear he can't get out of his head. Cubs & Campfires is a sweet and spicy romance about chunky men, cozy woods, and cuddles under starlight.

One of Henry James’s most enduringly popular works, Daisy Miller, here published in its original 1879 version, is a wonderful novella about a dangerously independent American woman, a figure who would come to dominate his later masterpieces. When the young american Frederick Winterbourne meets his compatriot Daisy Miller in the garden of a grand hotel in Switzerland, he is struck by her beauty, but slightly unsettled by her open ways and her flirtatiousness. Undeterred by this and by his aunt's disapproval, he invites her to join him in a jaunt to a nearby castle, little suspecting that this is going to set in train a chain of events that promises to be a source of heartache and disappointment for him, and threatens to compromise his own social acceptability. One of Henry James's most enduringly popular works, Daisy Miller, here published in its original 1879 version, is a masterly, psychologically nuanced dissection of social mores and a merciless critique of convention and staid respectability. <br><br> Autorid: Henry James <br>

Don't date your bodyguard.It was the one rule he had to break.Maximoff Hale is a force of nature. A ship unwilling to be steered. Headstrong, resilient, and wholly responsible - the twenty-two-year-old alpha billionaire can handle his unconventional life. By noon, lunch can turn into a mob of screaming fans. By two, his face is all over the internet.Born into one of the most famous families in the country, his celebrity status began at birth.He is certified American royalty.When he's assigned a new 24/7 bodyguard, he comes face-to-face with the worst case scenario: being attached to the tattooed, MMA-trained, Yale graduate who's known for "going rogue" in the security team - and who fills 1/3 of Maximoff's sexual fantasies.Twenty-seven-year-old Farrow Keene has one job: protect Maximoff Hale. Flirting, dating, and hot sex falls far, far out of the boundary of his bodyguard duties and into "termination" territory. But when feelings surface, protecting the sexy-as-sin, stubborn celebrity becomes increasingly complicated.Together, boundaries blur, and being exposed could mean catastrophic consequences for both.Damaged Like Us is the first book in the Like Us series and can be read and enjoyed without reading any of Krista & Becca's other novels.

Don’t date your bodyguard.It was the one rule he had to break.Maximoff Hale is a force of nature. A ship unwilling to be steered. Headstrong, resilient, and wholly responsible — the twenty-two-year-old alpha billionaire can handle his unconventional life. By noon, lunch can turn into a mob of screaming fans. By two, his face is all over the internet. Born into one of the most famous families in the country, his celebrity status began at birth. He is certified American royalty. When he’s assigned a new 24/7 bodyguard, he comes face-to-face with the worst case scenario: being attached to the tattooed, MMA-trained, Yale graduate who’s known for "going rogue” in the security team — and who fills 1/3 of Maximoff's sexual fantasies. Twenty-seven-year-old Farrow Keene has one job: protect Maximoff Hale. Flirting, dating, and hot sex falls far, far out of the boundary of his bodyguard duties and into "termination” territory. But when feelings surface, protecting the sexy-as-sin, stubborn celebrity becomes increasingly complicated. Together, boundaries blur, and being exposed could mean catastrophic consequences for both.Damaged Like Us is the first book in the Like Us series and can be read and enjoyed without reading any of Krista & Becca's other novels.

Two months before Halloween. Two months before the final battle. But is the Circle ready to face its powerful enemy? Blair Murphy is no stranger to a good fight. Tough, stubborn and brave, it's no wonder she has been recruited to the circle of six warriors charged with defeating Lilith, the vampire queen. But Blair also has her own personal battles to fight - the father who abandoned her and the fiance who walked out after learning what she is: a demon hunter. As if this wasn't enough, Blair has been thrown together with Larkin - the handsome, flirtatious and downright infuriating shapeshifter. After a couple of terrifying run-ins with one of Lilith's loyal followers, Blair begins to wonder - can she stay alive long enough to defeat Lilith's army? And can she protect her heart from Larkin's dangerous charms?

From the author of Heatwave, a Waterstones Book of the Month From the translator of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, Lullaby and HHhH 'The modern day successor to Francoise Sagan' Evening Standard The Beach is the only nightclub in town, a bright yellow cuboid on the docks. For most people it is a place to drink, flirt and hook up. Most people grow out of The Beach; they leave town, have families and pursue careers. Arthur is not most people. For Arthur The Beach is a sanctuary: a place where he can go every night to express himself, a place where he can make friends, a place where he can be somebody. By day, Arthur is a loner. Shy and awkward, he fails at relationships and doesnt even make the first rung of a career ladder. But by night, he is a star, electrifying the dancefloor and lighting up the night of those around him. But, as he nears 40, even those who work at The Beach start to worry about him. How long can he continue living the fantasy life of an adolescent? And, with nightclubs closing at an ever-increasing rate, will The Beach disappear before he is ready to leave it behind? In crystalline prose and with unmatched emotional acuity, Jestin examines the tension between societys expectations and 21st Century realities, while introducing the world to one of literatures great oddballs. 'A frightening talent' Le Figaro Magazine 'A dazzling second novel where his powerful words and his sense of rhythm make our intimate dance floors tremble.' Marie Claire' Victor Jestin keeps the reader in suspense, making him the best ally, almost the best friend of his lonely hero.' Le Monde des Livres <br><br> Autorid: Victor Jestin, Sam Taylor <br>

"A reformist teacher. A dangerous student clique. A powerful novel about secrets and redemption set in the shadows of McCarthy-era America. Rosemary Chivers is haunted by the choices she made as a teenager - and by those made for her by a controlling mother. Now, in the Cold War era of conformity and suspicion, Rosemary is a modern new teacher at a school for troubled girls, where she challenges the narrow curriculum meant to tame restless young minds. She also keeps a devastating secret. She knows one of the students is the child she gave up. But which one? Ignoring warnings, Rosemary forms an impenetrable bond with the three girls who are the right age: shrewd runaway Maisie, alcohol-indulging Sandra, and overly flirtatious Jean. But these are no ordinary girls, and what begins as an effort to bring closure to her own rebellious youth soon spirals dangerously out of control. Rosemary is prepared to do anything to find her daughter. What she isn't prepared for are the deadly consequences that come with discovery - or just how wicked wayward girls can be. Haunted by the choices she made as a teenager, Rosemary, a teacher at a school for troubled girls, knows that one of her students is the child she gave up, but isn’t prepared for the deadly consequences that come with discovery—or just how wicked wayward girls can be. Original. “A powerful and thought-provoking story that is impossible to put down.” —Kristin Hannah, New York Times bestselling author of The Four Winds and The NightingaleA reformist teacher. A dangerous student clique. A powerful novel about secrets and redemption set in the shadows of McCarthy-era America.Rosemary Chivers is haunted by the choices she made as a teenager—and by those made for her by a controlling mother. Now, in the Cold War era of conformity and suspicion, Rosemary is a modern new teacher at a school for troubled girls, where she challenges the narrow curriculum meant to tame restless young minds. She also keeps a devastating secret. She knows one of the students is the child she gave up. But which one?Ignoring warnings, Rosemary forms an impenetrable bond with the three girls who are the right age: shrewd runaway Maisie, alcohol-indulging Sandra, and overly flirtatious Jean. But these are no ordinary girls, and what begins as an effort to bring closure to her own rebellious youth soon spirals dangerously out of control.Rosemary is prepared to do anything to find her daughter. What she isn’t prepared for are the deadly consequences that come with discovery—or just how wicked wayward girls can be. <br><br> Autorid: Megan Chance <br>

I know exactly what I want, and I'm not afraid to go after it.Victor Kaine has been pretending not to notice me for months. The massive, tattooed owner of Ravenwood's most brutal underground fight club, he's all beard and muscle and carefully maintained heterosexuality. He flirts with women at Purgatory events, flexes his dominance in the ring, and acts like I don't exist.But I've seen the way his dark eyes follow me across a room. The way his jaw clenches when I'm with someone else. The primal hunger he tries so hard to hide behind that "I'm not gay" defense he clings to like armor.So when Julian's after-party gives me the perfect opportunity, I make my move. I strip down and drop to my knees between Victor's massive thighs, and watch years of denial crumble under my touch. His protests die the moment I show him exactly what he's been missing, his hands fisting in my hair as he stops pretending and starts taking.What begins as a single night of indulgence-me riding him while Julian watches-becomes something neither of us expected. Victor can't stay away. Doesn't want to. The man who spent years insisting he only likes women now can't get enough of me.But Victor's still fighting himself, still terrified of what this means in his brutal, masculine world. He wants me in private but won't claim me in public. Wants to own my body but won't admit to owning my heart.And I'm not the patient type. I'm used to getting what I want when I want it. Even if what I want is a six-foot-four mountain of muscle and denial who's finally ready to stop pretending-whether he admits it or not.He thinks I'm dangerous because I'm confident in who I am.He has no idea how dangerous I can be when I decide to make him mine.Dark Craving is the fourth installment in The Hollow's Hunt Series, a scorching MM romance. No cliffhanger, satisfying HEA.

Order now and receive the stunning DELUXE FIRST PRINT RUN while supplies last-featuring gorgeous sprayed edges with stenciled artwork. This breathtaking collectible is only available as part of a LIMITED FIRST PRINT RUN in the US and Canada only, a must-have for any book lover.After her messy divorce, Sienna Blake is done with men. She's trading her wreckage for a sun-drenched future in California until a violent Montana storm sends her car skidding off the road and straight into Blackwood. A town with more cows than people, a thriving fascination with its serial-killer history, and one dangerously attractive rancher who looks at her like she's already his.Sterling Hayes didn't build his empire by letting go of what he wants. And the moment Sienna steps into his town, something inside him wakes up. He knows she doesn't belong here. He also knows he's not letting her leave. So he does what any reasonable, wildly unhinged man would do. He steals a few critical car parts and buys himself time. One month to convince her that Blackwood is exactly where she belongs-preferably wrapped up in his sheets, wearing nothing but his flannel.Sienna refuses to be easy prey. She's stubborn, sharp-tongued, and far too smart for his dirty cowboy games. Between a mortifying wardrobe malfunction, a drunken bet involving a mechanical bull, and a series of ranch disasters that leave her bruised and furious, she's determined to prove she won't fall for him or this town.But Blackwood has secrets that run deeper than flirtation and far darker than small-town charm. Women have been disappearing in the Montana wilderness, and everyone knows the land remembers blood. When the killer's attention turns toward Sienna, Sterling's careful restraint fractures. Because monsters recognize monsters. And the man watching her isn't just a rancher willing to steal car parts.He's the kind of man who knows how to hunt.Will Sienna escape Blackwood, or will she realize some traps are worth staying caught in-especially when the most dangerous thing in town is already obsessed with keeping her alive?

Foo Fighters emerged from the morass of suicide and potent musical legacy that was Nirvana to establish themselves against all odds as one of the most popular rock bands in the world. Deflecting early critical disdain, Dave Grohl has single-handedly reinvented himself and cemented his place in the rock pantheon. This is his story, from his pre-Nirvana days in hardcore band Scream to his current status as a festival conquering, Grammy winning, platinum-selling grunge legend. Across the entire body of Foo Fighters albums, the whole legendary Nirvana tale, the pre-history in the nascent Seattle scene and Grohl's flirtations with Queens of the Stone Age and his supergroup side-project Them Crooked Vultures, this is an utterly comprehensive, insightful chronicle of Dave Grohl's remarkable life. Drawing on new interviews with key figures in the Grohl story, this definitive biography of one of modern rock's most influential figures includes the stories of the multi-platinum opus Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace, 2011's Wasting Light, which saw Grohl reunited with Nirvana producer Butch Vig and Sonic Highways, their ambitious homage to coast-to-coast US classic rock. <br><br> Autorid: Martin James <br>

A surgeon turned piano player in 1840 New Orleans investigates the death of a young woman who caused a suitor fist fight at a political reception in the latest addition to the series following The House of the Patriarch. New Orleans, 1840. Benjamin January has little use for politicians, but when a giant rally is planned to stir up support for the Whig presidential candidate, he finds himself intrigued. Trouble is brewing though, both political and romantic, and soon January finds himself investigating a murder ... with an innocent woman's life on the line. Musician, sleuth and free man of color Benjamin January gets mixed in politics, with murderous results."The historical backdrop is vivid, and the writing is exquisite. One of the best in a not-to-be-missed series" - Booklist Starred ReviewSeptember, 1840. A giant rally is being planned in New Orleans to stir up support for presidential candidate William Henry Harrison: the Indian-killing, hard-cider-drinking, wannabe "people's president". Trained surgeon turned piano-player Benjamin January has little use for politicians. But the run-up to the rally is packed with balls and dinner parties, and the meagre pay is sorely needed.Soon, however, January has more to worry about than keeping his beloved family fed and safe. During an elegant reception thrown by New Orleans' local Whig notables, the son of a prominent politician gets into a fist-fight with a rival over beautiful young flirt Marie-Joyeuse Maginot - and, the day after the rally is over, Marie-Joyeuse turns up dead. The only black person amongst the initial suspects is arrested immediately: January's dear friend, Catherine Clisson.With Catherine's life on the line, January is determined to uncover the truth and prove her innocence. But his adversaries are powerful politicians, and the clock is ticking . . . <br><br> Autorid: Barbara Hambly <br>

The car industry and the way in which cars are created have changed beyond all recognition over the last half-century. Automotive styling was once the grudging afterthought when the engineers had finished their work. Now, following a short flirtation with exotic Italian design houses, it has evolved into sophisticated design carried out by multitalented in-house teams honing carefully crafted brand identities. One of the visionary designers at the forefront of that revolution has been Patrick le Quément. Most widely acclaimed for his 22 years in charge of Renault Design, resulting in such standout models as the Twingo, Scénic and Avantime, le Quément has enjoyed a 50-year career that has also taken in Simca, Ford and Volkswagen-Audi. In his foreword to the book, Stephen Bayley calls le Quément ‘perhaps the very most original designer working in the conservative car business at the turn of the millennium’. Some 60 million cars across the world now bear the unmistakable stamp of le Quément.Design: Between the Lines is not a straightforward autobiography; rather, le Quément charts his journey through five decades of thoughts, actions, failures and successes. He offers fascinating commentaries on design and the creative process, and on some of the extraordinary automotive brands that make up our shared cultural heritage. As Bayley notes, for le Quément, design is ‘as much a matter of thinking as a matter of drawing’. On a broader, more philosophical level, le Quément also shares his views about life in general and that remarkable contraption called ‘the automobile’, which has so influenced the lives of millions of people the world over from the late 1800s to the present day. Presented as a series of 50 brief essays or ‘perspectives’, le Quément’s thoughtful and astute observations from the street, from the design studio and from his seat in the boardroom give the reader a penetrating and often amusing insight into the high-level workings of a global industry, its triumphs and tragedies, and the foibles of the decision-makers responsible for running it. A lively complementary text by the automotive journalist Stéphane Geffray accompanies each of le Quément’s perspectives, and illustrations are provided by the automobile designer Gernot Bracht. Design: Between the Lines will appeal to all motoring fans and enthusiasts of good design. As Chris Bangle, the former Director of BMW Design, remarks: ‘Few car designers have had a career so filled with innovative successes that they have inspired a whole industry; fewer still have the skills to share it. Engaging and revealing, Patrick relates his personal experience and deep knowledge of car design in a very enjoyable manner.’ <br><br> Autorid: Patrick Le Quement, Stephen Bayley, Stephane Geffray, Gernot Bracht <br>

'Tremendous. An actually funny comic novel as propulsive as any thriller. With savage wit, integrity and tenderness, Annand exposes the complacent nostalgia of a sandwich generation, offering both an elegy and, most impressively, a hope for change. The Dice Was Loaded from the Start is the most fun I've had all year' MATT GREENE, author of The Definitions 'David Annand's brilliant comedy of manners is a Howards End for contemporary London . . . Funny, truthful and bracing' NEIL STEWART, author of Test Kitchen 'The Dice Was Loaded from the Start is a sharp, witty and seductive read. Its grudges, passions, and aspirations simmer away, much like the tense inter-generational battleground at its centre. Young and old should read it and remind themselves that life is far too short to fall out, or flirt, with the neighbours' JUSTIN MYERS, author of The Glorious Dead It's the summer of 2018. Max Anderson, in his early forties, has been living in Berlin for the past decade failing to become the filmmaker he was once tipped to be. But his wife's career is taking off, and with a generous relocation package on offer they've moved with their kids back to London. Not to the Hackney flat share that he left ten years ago but, somewhat bemusedly, into a rented home on a handsome tree-lined street in north London. Pemberton Place is populated by couples who have lived there since the seventies, who bought their houses for a song, raised their families, and now sit on a relative fortune. The Boomers, as Max thinks of them, are cultured and urbane, full of shared stories and storied pasts, and immediately take Max under their wing. Both flattered and amused, Max joins most evenings as they gather to drink wine and reminisce on glories past. Max is both insider and outsider, participant and observer: a position in which he feels disconcertingly comfortable. Then eight politically mischievous Millennials move in to an empty house on the street and upend this cosy equilibrium. With the Boomers in their crosshairs they make Pemberton Place a cause celebre, the front line in the generational battle of the haves and have nots. As the Millennials steadily up the ante and the Boomers try to assert their authority, Max - the street's sole Gen Xer - realises that everyone, eventually, has to pick a side. With wit and a propulsive pace, David Annand spins the battleground of the housing crisis into a brilliantly crafted study in intergenerational difference. The Dice Was Loaded from the Start asks: what does the good life look like? And how might we make meaning in an exhausted world? <br><br> Autorid: David Annand <br>

"On the surface, Marisa's life looks enviable. She lives in a beautiful apartment in the center of Madrid, she has a hot neighbor who is always around to sleep with her, and she's rapidly risen through the ranks at her advertising agency. And yet she's drowning in a dark hole of existential dread induced by the expectations of corporate life. Marisa hates her job and everyone at it. She spends her working hours locked in her office hiding from her coworkers, bingeing YouTube videos, and taking Valium. When she has the time, she escapes to her favorite museum where she contemplates the meaning of human life while staring at Hieronymus Bosch paintings, or trying to get hit by a car so she can go on disability. But Marisa's success, which is largely built on lies and work she's stolen from other people, is in danger of being revealed when she's forced to go on her company's annual team-building retreat. Isolated in the Spanish mountains, surrounded by a psychopathic boss, overly enthusiastic co-workers who revel in their exploitation, a flirty retreat staff, and haunted by a deeply-buried memory about a past coworker, Marisa is pushed to the brink of a complete spiral. A darkly funny, provocative, and incisive tale of our modern times, Discontent explores the unease we bury eight hours a day, and how explosive it is when it rises to the surface"--

Autumn on the Sonoma Coast. A welcome chill is whipping through the crisp Pacific air, but something else is stirring in this rural California town… Witty and down-to-earth Claudia Simcoe is sure that the gourmet harvest dinner being held at her artisan marketplace will wipe away any memories of the unpleasantness last summer. Not to mention give her a chance to figure out the bewildering relationship budding with her craft-beer-brewing neighbor, Nathan. But rather than dealing with carefully curated food and cautious flirting, Claudia finds herself thrown into the center of a murder investigation when a secret compartment in her market is tied to the death of a local lawyer. At least this time she isn’t the prime suspect. Instead, it’s one of Claudia’s marketplace tenants who is wanted by the police: the locally-famed cheesemaker, Julie Muller. Determined to help clear her friend’s name—and to discover the history connecting her market to the murder victim—Claudia is forced to test her mettle as a detective once more. As she starts digging into San Elmo’s long-buried past, she is confronted with Prohibition-era mysteries, shady land deals, and a small town bursting with motives to kill the crooked lawyer. But just as she thinks she’s getting a handle on this investigating thing, another gruesome death brings Claudia dangerously close to the killer. The second installment in Daisy Bateman’s Marketplace series delivers cozy mystery and charming humor as Claudia works to uncover the truth about the murders, her marketplace, and her feelings for her ruggedly attractive neighbor. <br><br> Autorid: Daisy Bateman <br>

After five years of marriage, they're about to have their first date . . . Do I Know You? is a joyful comedy of romance rekindled, from the authors of The Roughest Draft, Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka. Honest to the bone, refreshing, and . . . deliciously surprising - Jodi Picoult, author of My Sister's Keeper Eliza and Grahams marriage is quietly failing. With their five-year anniversary approaching, neither of them are thrilled about the weeklong getaway theyve been gifted. The luxury retreat prides itself on being a destination for those in love and those looking to find it - but for Eliza and Graham its the last place they want to be. After a well-meaning guest mistakes Eliza and Graham as being single and introduces them at the hotel bar, they dont correct him. Suddenly, theyre pretending to be perfect strangers and its unexpectedly fun. Eliza and Graham find themselves flirting like its their first date. Everyone at the retreat can see the electric chemistry between Eliza and Grahams alter egos. But as their game continutes they realize this performance could be the very thing that saves their marriage . . . <br><br> Autorid: Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka <br>

'Honest to the bone, refreshing, and . . .deliciously surprising' - Jodi PicoultAfter five years' marriage they're about to have their first date . . .Eliza and Graham's marriage is quietly failing. With their five-year anniversary approaching, neither of them are thrilled about the weeklong getaway they've been gifted. The luxury retreat prides itself on being a destination for those in love and those looking to find it - but for Eliza and Graham it's the last place they want to be.After a well-meaning guest mistakes Eliza and Graham as being single and introduces them at the hotel bar, they don't correct him. Suddenly, they're pretending to be perfect strangers and it's unexpectedly fun. Eliza and Graham find themselves flirting like it's their first date.Everyone at the retreat can see the electric chemistry between Eliza and Graham's alter egos. But as their game continutes they realize this performance could be the very thing that saves their marriage . .

From TikTok star and the author of I Didn’t Know I Needed This Eli Rallo, a reflection on the anxiety of transitioning into adulthood, navigating the quarter-life crisis, and realizing you’re actually not alone. Does anyone else feel like they’re the only one having a quarter-life crisis? As a senior in college, Eli Rallo expected her post-grad years to be filled with certainty, that she would finally feel that she was the “adult” she had long dreamed she’d be, with a cool job, an amazing apartment, fabulous friends, and lots of fun and flirty date nights. Instead she was met with crippling social anxiety, no idea what direction her career was taking, an inability to stop comparing herself to her peers’ picture-perfect lives on social media, and a looming sense that she may never feel certain—about her dating life, friendships, career, or even herself. With deep honesty, raw emotions, humor, and relatability, Eli analyzes life in your twenties with a candid and heartfelt approach, asking and answering questions like: How do you manage losing a best friend? How do you know who you are or what you want to do with your life? How do you find time and space for all of your priorities? How do you navigate the choppy waters of the social media world, and not fall victim to the comparison game?What happens when the timeline you made for yourself as a child is long in your past?How do you know you’re making the right decisions? Even though early adulthood doesn’t look just like Sex and the City or Thirteen Going on Thirty the way Eli thought it would, with Does Anyone Else Feel This Way? Eli shows you that you’re not the only one who misses the days when they could swing by the dining hall or just wants to call their mom to make it all go away. With a look at her own misadventures and hard-won life lessons, Eli shares the journey she’s been on to find herself as an adult, and the twists and turns she’s taken while navigating her own quarter-life crisis. <br><br> Autorid: Eli Rallo <br>

Love is a long game Down-and-out after retiring from cycling to get a real job, Leesa Kubicka just wants to forget about her years on the elite team, the races she mostly lost. Just her luck, her first real assignment at the sports marketing agency where shes building a career takes her right back to everything she wanted to leave behind: cycling, the Tour de France and Colin Gallagher, the immature joker whod enjoyed riling her up with stupid pranks the guy shed nearly kissed back in September. Much to her mortification, her job is now to make content with him before and during the Tour de France. His pranks and flirting and distractingly deep voice dont make her job any easier, but shes determined to impress her boss and earn the contract extension her bank account desperately needs. Leesa has always been Colins Achilles heel: beautiful, funny and completely immune to his rough charm. But now shes here to witness the moment that will make or break his young career and all he wants to do is act out with her. Its his last chance to prove hes not just the idiot she thinks he is before shes gone from his life forever. Its time for Colin Gallagher to finally grow up and prove hes worth the support of his team and sponsors and maybe even Leesas heart. <br><br> Autorid: Leonie Mack <br>

"Notoriously bad at peopling, Isadora Savoie spends most of her time in the greenhouse or at the local animal shelter, using her Conduit powers of growth and healing. Content to remain in the background of the Savoie sister shenanigans, she's reluctantly roped into the mystery of missing neighborhood girls. Now, she's partnered with a flashy, flirty vampire to find them before it's too late. Devraj Kumar has seen and done it all. Three hundred years roaming the earth as a Stygorn--a legendary vampire warrior who operates in the shadows--has its perks. But ennui has set in. That is, until he has a run-in--literally--with an intriguing witch while on a new assignment in New Orleans. Fascinated by her resistance to his charms, Devraj can't help but push her buttons in an effort to get to know the shy witch. Fortunately for him, she's been recruited by the Lord of Vampires to assist Devraj on the case. Between a Bollywood marathon, supernatural dating app, secret package, and sexy driving instruction, Isadora is in over her head. And Devraj? After just one taste, he's playing for keeps."--Provided by publisher.

La historia de dos amigas que buscan el amor y la belleza ante un mundo incierto. La nueva novela de la aclamada autora de Gente normal. «El fenómeno literario de la década.»The Guardian «La mejor novela publicada este año.»The Times«Literatu ra en mayúsculas.»El País Dos amigas se acercan a la treintena en ciudades distintas y tras mucho tiempo sin verse. Alice, novelista, conoce a Felix, que trabaja en un almacén, y le pide que la acompañe a Roma para promocionar su último libro. En Dublín, su mejor amiga, Eileen, está superando una ruptura y empieza a flirtear con Simon, un chico al que conoce desde que eran niños.Mientras el verano se acerca, las dos chicas se envían correos electrónicos en los que se ponen al día. Hablan de su amistad, de sus relaciones, de arte, literatura y de un futuro cada vez más incierto. Dicen que quieren verse pronto, pero ¿qué pasará cuando lo hagan? Alice, Felix, Eileen y Simon todavía son jóvenes, pero pronto dejarán de serlo. Se juntan y se separan, se desean y se mienten. Tienen sexo, sufren por amor, por sus amistades y por el mundo en el que viven. ¿Están en la última sala iluminada antes de la oscuridad? ¿Encontrarán una manera de creer en un mundo bello? Rooney despliega de nuevo su capacidad para analizar el comportamiento humano y vuelve a demostrar por qué es una de las autoras más importantes del momento en una novela que busca la belleza en los claroscuros de la amistad y en el porvenir incierto de nuestro planeta.Reseñas: «Dueña de una prosa adictiva, las novelas de Sally Rooney nos confrontan con ese pozo de soledad en que se han convertido las relaciones humanas en la época moderna.»Fernanda Melchor «Ser honesta es una de sus grandes armas porque permite que se aprecie mejor lo que desde el principio ha sabido hacer muy bien: esa capacidad de observación de lo íntimo, esa naturalidad para plasmar lo cotidiano y dotarlo de vida, ese manejo del ritmo narrativo sin apenas desfallecimientos, esa facilidad para moldear personajes parecidos, pero sutilmente diferentes.»Juan Trejo, Revista Kopek «Esla reinventora de la novela de amor decimonónica en la era de la hiperconectividad.»Anatxu Zabalbeascoa, El País Semanal «La autora irlandesa, con permiso de Maggie O'Farrell, con más proyección de la historia.»Vanity Fair Sobre Gente normal:«Los mejores diálogos que hayamos leído nunca.»The New Yorker «Una historia de amor cercana, honesta y pura.»Isabel Coixet «Una novela preciosa sobre las innumerables formas en que hombres y mujeres intentan entenderse y cómo fracasan constantemente.»The Guardian«Mi escritora favorita.»Lena Dunham

"A terribly funny and lovably louche novel about five friends growing older, if not always up, from Andrew Martin, author of Early Work and Cool for America"-- Provided by publisher. A terribly funny and lovably louche novel about five friends growing older, if not always up, from Andrew Martin, author of Early Work and Cool for America.Without Cassandra, Aaron would probably be dead. Fortunately, she won’t leave him—despite the drinking, flirting, solipsism, armchair socialism, overspending, infidelity, catastrophic depression, and disparate but increasingly frequent spells of drug- and booze-addled debauchery. Unfortunately, she might be reaching the end of her rope.Cass and Aaron, like the other neurotic, ambivalent intellectuals in their orbit, are getting older. There’s Malcolm, with his own alcoholism and marginally more successful writing career; his partner, Violet, a doctor with little patience for either; Antonia, a teaching fellow whose book about ecocide may get her tenure at a prestigious university near Harvard Square—yes, that one. When Sam, a charming trust-fund punk at the center of this loose network, dies suddenly and a global pandemic takes hold, all five must contend with the lives they’ve made: their desires and disappointments, habits and hang-ups, pathologies and addictions, and the possibilities of making art and being good as the earth whirls to its end.Down Time marks the delightful return of Andrew Martin, the author of the pitch-perfect slacker classics Early Work and Cool for America. Compulsively readable and contagiously intelligent, this is a wryly comic novel of settling down, selling out, growing up, and getting out that turns a terrifically funny and hyperliterate eye on our most desperately guarded ambitions: to love and be loved, to know and be known, to stay sane, if only just. <br><br> Autorid: Andrew Martin <br>

One chance meeting on a Texas ranch.One wild, too-charming cowboy.One snowed-in night that changes everything.Wheeler Rankin isn't here for romance. She's come to Lucky River Ranch to visit her best friend, wrangle a business deal and prove herself to everyone who's ever doubted her. But when she collides with Duke Rivers - Hartsville's resident heartbreaker, restless cowboy and brother to her best friend's new flame - sparks fly hotter than a Texas summer.Duke's always dreamed of more than dusty trails and small-town life. He's itching to see the world, but one unforgettable night with Wheeler changes his course. When a blizzard and a business road trip leave them stranded together, their no-strings flirtation ignites into something deeper.But passion brings complications - and unexpected news threatens to upend everything Wheeler's built. As family pressures, old wounds and new dreams collide, Duke is determined to stand by her side, ready to forge a future neither of them ever imagined.Can two fiercely independent souls trust in love and find home in each other's arms? Or will the ghosts of the past keep them apart for good?Duke is the fourth standalone cowboy romance in the steamy and wildly sexy Lucky River Ranch series by the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jessica Peterson, perfect for fans of Elsie Silver and Lyla Sage. ?? ????Tropes galoreFound familySnowed inOpposites attractSmall-town romanceFriends to loversSurprise pregnancy

'You'll love Lenora Bell!' Eloisa James USA Today bestselling author Lenora Bell returns to the Wallflowers vs. Rogues series with a brilliant new novel about a scandalous duke and a wallflower with a secret . . . It is a truth universally acknowledged that a wicked duke who has gambled away his fortune must be in want of an heiress. Scarred by a dark secret, Brandan Delamar, Duke of Westbury, must concede his misdeeds have finally caught up with him. With five younger sisters to support, he must marry for money. Sunny and steadfast, Viola Beaton is no heiress. As music instructor to the duke's sisters, she's developed a genuine affection for the bright young ladies. Unfortunately, she's also developed a forbidden passion for her wildly attractive employer. It must be the way he inspires her to compose sonatas about moonlight and kisses. Or how his gaze smoulders and lingers on her skin. Or because he makes her heart whisper impossible things. When Westbury decrees that he'll choose not only a bride, but grooms for his sisters, Viola can't allow him to curtail their freedom. She strikes a bargain: if he allows his sisters to attend the Season, Viola will chaperone them and keep them safe from scandal. Only...what if Viola and the duke are the ones most likely to cause a scandal? Praise for Lenora Bell: 'Love is a Rogue is a love letter to bookish girls' Entertainment Weekly 'Love is a Rogue has it all with laughter, romance, and all the emotions. Whether this is your first venture into historical romance or you're a long-time fan of Lenora Bell, this book will make your heart flutter!' The Nerd Daily 'Brilliant and intoxicating' Booklist (starred review) 'Gripping and emotionally charged, this romance promises more good things from the series to come' Publishers Weekly (starred review) 'If you've been looking for a bold, new voice in historical romance, the search ends here. Lenora Bell is it!' Sarah MacLean 'You've been waiting for Lenora Bell' Sophie Jordan 'Lenora Bell is a true delight to read' Lorraine Heath 'Fresh, flirty, and fabulous! The new Belle of Historical Romance!' Kerrelyn Sparks <br><br> Autorid: Lenora Bell <br>

'Dare I say Duke is the best Rivers brother?' Reader review 'I truly cannot get over how much I LOVE this series' Reader review One chance meeting on a Texas ranch. One wild, too-charming cowboy. One snowed-in night that changes everything. Wheeler Rankin isn't here for romance. She's come to Lucky River Ranch to visit her best friend, wrangle a business deal and prove herself to everyone who's ever doubted her. But when she collides with Duke Rivers - Hartsville's resident heartbreaker, restless cowboy and brother to her best friend's new flame - sparks fly hotter than a Texas summer. Duke's always dreamed of more than dusty trails and small-town life. He's itching to see the world, but one unforgettable night with Wheeler changes his course. When a blizzard and a business road trip leave them stranded together, their no-strings flirtation ignites into something deeper. But passion brings complications - and unexpected news threatens to upend everything Wheeler's built. As family pressures, old wounds and new dreams collide, Duke is determined to stand by her side, ready to forge a future neither of them ever imagined. Can two fiercely independent souls trust in love and find home in each other's arms? Or will the ghosts of the past keep them apart for good? Duke is the fourth standalone cowboy romance in the steamy and wildly sexy Lucky River Ranch series by the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jessica Peterson, perfect for fans of Elsie Silver and Lyla Sage. ???????????? Tropes galore Found family Snowed in Opposites attract Small-town romance Friends to lovers Surprise pregnancy ???????????? Readers cannot get enough of Duke Rivers . . . 'Duke and Wheeler just may be my new FAVORITE couple' 'I think I just met the dreamiest cowboy yet, Hello Duke!' 'Jessica Peterson knocks it out of the park again' 'How do these books just keep getting better and better? How am I supposed to pick a favourite brother?' 'I have loved every single one of the Lucky River Ranch books and Duke was no exception' 'DUKE, THE MAN THAT YOU ARE' <br><br> Autorid: Jessica Peterson <br>

I wasn't looking for love in a coffee shop, just a new gaming group, but then Martin walked in and changed everything for me.Slinging coffee is never boring. When a new customer catches my eye, I do what comes naturally and flirt with him. To my delight, Martin flirts back. He soon becomes the perfect distraction from my gaming group pressuring me into DMing our next D&D campaign.Then I overhear Martin designing his dream dungeon, and I just know he's everything I'm looking for in a man. What could be better than a hot summer fling with my very own personal DM? There's just one problem, I should maybe have checked which type of adventure Martin meant when I asked him out for a date.Dungeon Master is an M/M romance. It's a spinoff from Table Topped, but it stands alone.

Trang and Quynh: sisters who leave their rural village for the bustling city of Saigon, desperate to find work to help their impoverished parents. When they take jobs as ? bar girls?, paid to flirt with American GIs, they must decide whether they are willing to turn their backs on the people they used to be. Phong: one of the thousands of mixed-race children abandoned by their American fathers and Vietnamese mothers. Phong grows up surrounded by rejection, insulted as a ?Black American imperialist?, and a ?child of the enemy?. But he never gives up hope of finding his parents and proving he is more than a ?bui doi?: more than the ?dust of life?. Dan: A former American helicopter pilot still plagued by regrets about his actions during the Vi?t Nam war. Now he has returned in the hope of confronting the demons that refuse to fall silent. Set between the Vi?t Nam war and the present day, Dust Child is a sweeping epic of family secrets and hidden heartache, from an internationally celebrated author.

'Dazzling. Sharply drawn and hauntingly beautiful.' Elif Shafak, author of The Island of Missing Trees  Four lives, entwined forever by decisions made in a time of conflict. But what happens decades later when they unexpectedly converge once more?   'Dust Child is satisfying, lyrical, and deeply empathetic. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is a born storyteller.' Gabrielle Zevin, author of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow  Trang and Quynh: sisters who leave their rural village for the bustling city of Saigon, desperate to find work to help their impoverished parents. When they take jobs as ' bar girls’, paid to flirt with American GIs, they must decide whether they are willing to turn their backs on the people they used to be.    Phong: one of the thousands of mixed-race children abandoned by their American fathers and Vietnamese mothers. Phong grows up surrounded by rejection, insulted as a 'Black American imperialist’, and a 'child of the enemy’. But he never gives up hope of finding his parents and proving he is more than a 'bui doi’: more than the 'dust of life’.   Dan: A former American helicopter pilot still plagued by regrets about his actions during the Việt Nam war. Now he has returned in the hope of confronting the demons that refuse to fall silent.   Set between the Việt Nam war and the present day, Dust Child is a sweeping epic of family secrets and hidden heartache, from an internationally celebrated author.  'Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is one of the most unique storytellers of our time.' Natalie Jenner, internationally bestselling-author of The Jane Austen Society A Best Book of the Year according to Book Riot, the Buzz Magazines, Cosmopolitan and Reader's Digest A Most Anticipated Title according to Sydney Morning Herald, Salon, NB Magazine and SheReads

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Witty banter, lust, ennui, and an undercurrent of violence percolate beneath a seemingly paradisiacal summer on the eve of World War II, in this landmark translation of the first and only novel by Éric Rohmer, the French New Wave's most prolific and beloved filmmaker.Fifteen years before completing his first feature film-and ten before beginning a transformative editorial stint at Cahiers du cinéeacute;ma that would usher the journal, and French cinema, into a new era—the man who would become known worldwide as Éric Rohmer published a single novel. Released by Éditions Gallimard alongside the early works of Claude Simon and Marguérite Duras, Élisabeth was part of the first flowering of what would come to be known as the nouveau roman—and was also the "matrix," as Rohmer himself later put it, of the images, ideas, and formal concerns of his first sequence of films, Six Moral Tales.Set in the sunstruck countryside east of Paris during the summer of 1939, a year ahead of the German invasion, where the upper-middle-class Roby family and its eponymous matriarch are spending a listless summer, Élisabeth is a war-novel awaiting a war. While the teenage Roby children and their friends swim, flirt, and lie to one another among the baking fields and icy meanders of the Marne, the novel becomes the scene of an anticipatory haunting. The simmering paranoia, calculated blankness, and potential violence of the coming Occupation are already present—as it were, in mufti. With a cool, kaleidoscopic eye, Rohmer lays out his protagonists and their precarious peace—their restlessness, their desperate boredom, their petty romantic agonies—with the unsettling chilliness and the sinister exactitude of details on a tactical map.

Witty banter, lust, ennui, and an undercurrent of violence underlie a seemingly paradisiacal summer on the eve of World War II, in this first and only novel by Éric Rohmer, the French New Wave’s most prolific and beloved filmmaker.Fifteen years before completing his first feature film—and ten before beginning a transformative editorial stint at Cahiers du cinéma that would usher the journal, and French cinema, into a new era—the man who would become known worldwide as Éric Rohmer published a single novel. Released by Éditions Gallimard alongside the early works of Claude Simon and Marguérite Duras, Élisabeth was part of the first flowering of what would come to be known as the nouveau roman—and was also the “matrix,” as Rohmer himself later put it, of the images, ideas, and formal concerns of his first sequence of films, Six Moral Tales.Set in the sunstruck countryside east of Paris during the summer of 1939, a year ahead of the German invasion, where the upper-middle-class Roby family and its eponymous matriarch are spending a listless summer, Élisabeth is a war-novel awaiting a war. While the teenage Roby children and their friends swim, flirt, and lie to one another among the baking fields and icy meanders of the Marne, the novel becomes the scene of an anticipatory haunting. The simmering paranoia, calculated blankness, and potential violence of the coming Occupation are already present—as it were, in mufti. With a cool, kaleidoscopic eye, Rohmer lays out his protagonists and their precarious peace—their restlessness, their desperate boredom, their petty romantic agonies—with the unsettling chilliness and the sinister exactitude of details on a tactical map.

A precocious literary triumph . . . Elisabeth is far more than a footnote. It would be a rewarding, exciting read even if the identity of its author were unfamiliar. Richard Brody, The New Yorker Witty banter, lust, ennui, and an undercurrent of violence percolate beneath a seemingly paradisiacal summer on the eve of World War II, in this landmark translation of the first and only novel by Éric Rohmer, the French New Waves most prolific and beloved filmmaker. Fifteen years before completing his first feature filmand ten before beginning a transformative editorial stint at Cahiers du cinéma that would usher the journal, and French cinema, into a new erathe man who would become known worldwide as Éric Rohmer published a single novel. Released by Éditions Gallimard alongside the early works of Claude Simon and Marguérite Duras, Élisabeth was part of the first flowering of what would come to be known as the nouveau romanand was also the matrix, as Rohmer himself later put it, of the images, ideas, and formal concerns of his first sequence of films, Six Moral Tales. Set in the sunstruck countryside east of Paris during the summer of 1939, a year ahead of the German invasion, where the upper-middle-class Roby family and its eponymous matriarch are spending a listless summer, Élisabeth is a war-novel awaiting a war. While the teenage Roby children and their friends swim, flirt, and lie to one another among the baking fields and icy meanders of the Marne, the novel becomes the scene of an anticipatory haunting. The simmering paranoia, calculated blankness, and potential violence of the coming Occupation are already presentas it were, in mufti. With a cool, kaleidoscopic eye, Rohmer lays out his protagonists and their precarious peacetheir restlessness, their desperate boredom, their petty romantic agonieswith the unsettling chilliness and the sinister exactitude of details on a tactical map. <br><br> Autorid: Eric Rohmer, André Aciman, Aaron Kerner <br>

"A riveting take on an extraordinary relationship" - Richard Eden, Daily Mail"A fresh and original approach" - Hugo Vickers, Royal BiographerShe was "sugar pink" innocence; he was a handsome war hero. Both had royal blood coursing through their veins. The marriage of Britain"s Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in November 1947 is remembered as the beginning of an extraordinary, lifelong union but success was not guaranteed. Elizabeth and Philip: A Story of Young Love, Marriage and Monarchy plunges us back into the 1940s when a teenage princess fell in love with a foreign prince. Cue fears of a flirtatious "Greek" fortune hunter stealing off with Britain"s crown jewel and Philip"s supporters scrambling to reframe him as a good fit for the Royal Family. Drawing on original newspaper archives and the opinions of Elizabeth and Philip"s contemporaries, historian Dr Tessa Dunlop discovers a post-war world on the cusp of major change. Unprecedented polling on Philip"s suitability was a harbinger of pressures to come for a couple whose marriage was branded the ultimate global fairytale. Theirs was a partnership like no other. Six years after Elizabeth promised to be an obedient wife Philip got down on bended knee at the coronation and committed himself as the Queen"s "liege man of life and limb." Published 75 years after their marriage, this deeply touching history explores the ups and downs, the public appeal and the private tensions that defined an extraordinary relationship. The high stakes involved might have devoured a less committed pair - but Elizabeth and Philip shared a common purpose, one higher even than marriage, with roots much deeper than young love. Happy and Glorious, for better or for worse, how did their union succeed? Monarchy was the magic word.

'A riveting take on an extraordinary relationship' - Richard Eden, Daily Mail 'A fresh and original approach' - Hugo Vickers, Royal Biographer She was 'sugar pink' innocence; he was a handsome war hero. Both had royal blood coursing through their veins. The marriage of Britain's Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in November 1947 is remembered as the beginning of an extraordinary, lifelong union but success was not guaranteed. Elizabeth and Philip: A Story of Young Love, Marriage and Monarchy plunges us back into the 1940s when a teenage princess fell in love with a foreign prince. Cue fears of a flirtatious 'Greek' fortune hunter stealing off with Britain's crown jewel and Philip's supporters scrambling to reframe him as a good fit for the Royal Family. Drawing on original newspaper archives and the opinions of Elizabeth and Philip's contemporaries, historian Dr Tessa Dunlop discovers a post-war world on the cusp of major change. Unprecedented polling on Philip's suitability was a harbinger of pressures to come for a couple whose marriage was branded the ultimate global fairytale. Theirs was a partnership like no other. Six years after Elizabeth promised to be an obedient wife Philip got down on bended knee at the coronation and committed himself as the Queen's 'liege man of life and limb.' Published 75 years after their marriage, this deeply touching history explores the ups and downs, the public appeal and the private tensions that defined an extraordinary relationship. The high stakes involved might have devoured a less committed pair - but Elizabeth and Philip shared a common purpose, one higher even than marriage, with roots much deeper than young love. Happy and Glorious, for better or for worse, how did their union succeed? Monarchy was the magic word. <br><br> Autorid: Tessa Dunlop <br>

Elizabeth I is often portrayed as a ruthless 'man's woman', who derided her own sex - 'I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman' - and loved to flirt with the young men at her court. Yet she was born into a world of women and it is her relationships with these women that provide the most fascinating insight into the character of this remarkable monarch. As a child Elizabeth was raised by her mother, governesses and stepmothers, while as an adult she was clothed, bathed and watched by her ladies of the bedchamber and her maids of honour. With them she was jealous, spiteful and cruel, as well as loyal, kind and protective. Among her family it was her female relations who had the greatest influence on her life: from her sister Mary, who distrusted and later imprisoned her, to her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots, who posed a constant and dangerous threat to her crown for almost thirty years. It was these women - and many more - who brought out the best - and worst- in Elizabeth and reveal the woman behind the carefully cultivated image of the Virgin Queen.

History as it should be written Alison Weir, bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series A groundbreaking and fascinating biography of England's most famous queen, viewed through the women who influenced her life. Elizabeth I is often portrayed as a ruthless 'man's woman', who derided her own sex I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman' and loved to flirt with the young men at her court. Yet she was born into a world of women and it is her relationships with these women that provide the most fascinating insight into the character of this remarkable monarch. As a child Elizabeth was raised by her mother, governesses and stepmothers, while as an adult she was clothed, bathed and watched by her ladies of the bedchamber and her maids of honour. With them she was jealous, spiteful and cruel, as well as loyal, kind and protective. Among her family it was her female relations who had the greatest influence on her life: from her sister Mary, who distrusted and later imprisoned her, to her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots, who posed a constant and dangerous threat to her crown for almost thirty years. It was these women and many more who brought out the best and worst in Elizabeth and reveal the woman behind the carefully cultivated image of the Virgin Queen. <br><br> Autorid: Tracy Borman <br>

EMERGENCY PICK-UP LINES – When words fail you (or you're just too flustered to be charming), this set of 100 double-sided cards comes to the rescue. Packed with flirty one-liners, awkward icebreakers, and hilariously questionable compliments, each card is your ticket to starting a conversation—or at least making someone laugh. Bonus: the back of each card has space for notes, doodles, or tracking your batting average. Because hey, flirting is a numbers game. FOR THOSE “OH NO, I NEED A LINE” MOMENTS – Whether you're out on the town, stuck in a meet-cute at the bookstore, or trying to text without sounding like a robot, this deck is your new secret weapon. Use it to charm strangers, flirt with friends, or just make yourself laugh in the mirror like the dazzling human you are. Keep a few in your pocket—you never know when you'll need to make a memorable first impression. VINTAGE STYLE, MODERN FLIRTING – Styled with retro vibes and just the right touch of wink-nudge nostalgia, these cards look like they could've been swiped from your cool uncle’s 1970s game night. But don’t worry—these pick-up lines are designed for today’s dating scene. Equal parts clever and cringe, they’re the perfect mix of old-school charm and current-day confidence. GIFT IT (OR FLIRT RESPONSIBLY) – This deck makes a hilarious gift for that friend who’s single and loving it (or single and deeply confused by it). Great for bachelorette parties, date nights, or just giving your situationship something to talk about. It’s cheeky, playful, and actually kind of useful. Bonus points if they actually use one of the lines in public—we dare you. BRASS MONKEY – We’re the brand that lives between roadside souvenirs and high-end design. Brass Monkey makes things people didn’t know they needed, but now can’t live without. Our products are equal parts clever and well-designed—with a sense of humor that’s just the right amount of wrong. If you like bold gifts, vintage looks, and jokes that toe the line, welcome to your new favorite thing. <br><br> Autorid: Brass Brass Monkey <br>

You make hundreds of decisions every day, from what to eat for breakfast to how to influence people, and not one of them could be made without the essential component of emotion. It has long been held that thinking and feeling are separate and opposing forces in our behaviour. But as best-selling author Leonard Mlodinow tells us, extraordinary advances in psychology and neuroscience have proven that emotions are as critical to our well being as thinking.How can you connect better with others? How can you improve your relationship to frustration, fear, and anxiety? What can you do to live a happier life? The answers lie in understanding emotions. Taking us on a journey from the labs of pioneering scientists to real-world scenarios that have flirted with disaster, Mlodinow shows us how our emotions help, why they sometimes hurt, and what we can make of the difference.Cutting-edge research and deep insights into our evolution, biology, and neuroscience promise to help us understand our emotions better and maximize their benefits. Told with characteristic clarity and fascinating stories, Mlodinow's exploration of the new science of feelings is an essential guide to making the most of one of nature's greatest gifts to us.

'Both a brilliant scholar and a great writer, Leonard Mlodinow guides us through the fascinating science of what we feel, and why - and what we can do about it. I learned a lot from this wonderful book' Rick Hanson We've been told we need to master our emotions and think rationally to succeed. But cutting-edge science shows that feelings are every bit as important to our success as thinking. You make hundreds of decisions every day, from what to eat for breakfast to how to influence people, and not one of them could be made without the essential component of emotion. It has long been held that thinking and feeling are separate and opposing forces in our behaviour. But as best-selling author Leonard Mlodinow tells us, extraordinary advances in psychology and neuroscience have proven that emotions are as critical to our well-being as thinking. How can you connect better with others? How can you improve your relationship to frustration, fear, and anxiety? What can you do to live a happier life? The answers lie in understanding emotions. Taking us on a journey from the labs of pioneering scientists to real-world scenarios that have flirted with disaster, Mlodinow shows us how our emotions help, why they sometimes hurt, and what we can make of the difference. Cutting-edge research and deep insights into our evolution, biology, and neuroscience promise to help us understand our emotions better and maximize their benefits. Told with characteristic clarity and fascinating stories, Mlodinow's exploration of the new science of feelings is an essential guide to making the most of one of nature's greatest gifts to us. <br><br> Autorid: Leonard Mlodinow <br>

ArtWhen it comes to regrets, I have none. My life is perfect. I own a bar, work hard, party harder, and smother my niblings in all the love they deserve. I don't need to settle down, as much as my sister might want me to.But then Joey Manning walks into my office and leaves me all but begging to give him a job ... and wanting to give him so much more.The self-professed straight man is in my head and while I know that I need to move on from him, my body isn't getting that message. It doesn't help that Joey is a grade A flirt who can banter with the best of them. I've never had regrets. Not until Joey Manning.JoeyThe bills keep piling up and the pressure to get my sisters through college before we're evicted is always on the back of my mind. Whoever said life was for living, clearly forgot that living's expensive.My default mode is stressed AF and working myself to the bone, and there's only one person who gives me a break from all that.Art de Almeida.My boss.The one man I shouldn't flirt with, but I can't seem to stop. I want to get under his skin. To leave him panting for me. Which wouldn't be such a bad thing except that he thinks I'm straight, and I've never bothered to correct him.I need this job.But some days I worry that I need Art more.Employing Patience is a low angst, small town, employer/employee romance. It has a ridiculous found family, prince charming costumes and the king of anti-commitment falling hard.

ArtWhen it comes to regrets, I have none. My life is perfect. I own a bar, work hard, party harder, and smother my niblings in all the love they deserve. I don't need to settle down, as much as my sister might want me to.But then Joey Manning walks into my office and leaves me all but begging to give him a job ... and wanting to give him so much more.The self-professed straight man is in my head and while I know that I need to move on from him, my body isn't getting that message. It doesn't help that Joey is a grade A flirt who can banter with the best of them. I've never had regrets. Not until Joey Manning.JoeyThe bills keep piling up and the pressure to get my sisters through college before we're evicted is always on the back of my mind. Whoever said life was for living, clearly forgot that living's expensive.My default mode is stressed AF and working myself to the bone, and there's only one person who gives me a break from all that.Art de Almeida.My boss.The one man I shouldn't flirt with, but I can't seem to stop. I want to get under his skin. To leave him panting for me. Which wouldn't be such a bad thing except that he thinks I'm straight, and I've never bothered to correct him.I need this job.But some days I worry that I need Art more.Employing Patience is a low angst, small town, employer/employee romance. It has a ridiculous found family, prince charming costumes and the king of anti-commitment falling hard.

When Zahra Mandel is given an ultimatum by her mother, she has no choice but to throw herself completely into the sport she's grown up in, even as the unexplainable pain she lives with grows worse. If she doesn't get recruited at the North American Cup, she has to quit competitive fencing. Her situation goes from bad to unbearable when Trid Chang, the boy who stole her gold medal at the last tournament, becomes her new assistant coach. Suddenly, Zahra's forced to train under the one person she's determined to beat. Trid is charming, infuriating, and relentless about staying on top. So relentless that he starts flirting with Zahra, threatening her focus in ways she can't afford. As NAC approaches, Zahra must decide how much she's willing to sacrifice to win. And Trid must decide if his heart is really in it, or if it's been captured by something-or someone-else.

A wild nocturnal frolic among the anarchists and hipsters of ParisElke is a young academic with a troubled past that keeps spilling onto her present. Just as she is about to leave town for a writing retreat, she meets Pisti, a charismatic, hard-boiled but luscious Hungarian left activist who runs an anarchist collective in Paris. Over one night in a Belleville apartment, old friends and new lovers discuss--and act on--polyamory, politics and the art of conversation. A wry exploration of the seductive allure of tropes and cliché in the art world and politics, Pisti is also an experiment in writing, shamelessly flirting with namedropping and appropriation. Lauren Elkin of the White Review writes: "This book is zany and provocative and really makes you feel like you're in the mix with a bunch of queer Parisian anarcho-hipsters, downing lemon hummus and radishes, oysters and anchovies, and plotting to overthrow capitalism."

"History that doesn't suck: Smart, crude, and hilariously relevant to modern life. Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. Too bad it's usually boring as sh*t. Enter The Captain, the ultimate storyteller who brings history to life (and to your life) in this hilarious, intelligent, brutally honest, and crude compendium to stuff that happened before any of us were born. The entries in this compulsively readable book bridge past and present with topics like getting ghosted, handling haters, and why dog owners rule (sorry, cat people). Along the way you'll get a glimpse of Edith Wharton's sex life, dating rituals in Ancient Greece, catfishing in 500 BC, medieval flirting techniques, and squad goals from Catherine the Great. You'll learn why losing yourself in a relationship will make you crazy - like Joanna of Castile, who went from accomplished badass to Joanna the Mad after obsessing over a guy known as Philip the Handsome. You'll discover how Resting Bitch Face has been embraced throughout history (so wear it proudly). And you'll see why it's never a good idea to f*ck with powerful women--from pirate queens to diehard suffragettes to Cleo-f*cking-patra"-- History that doesn't suck: Smart, crude, and hilariously relevant to modern life.Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. Too bad it's usually boring as sh*t. Enter The Captain, the ultimate storyteller who brings history to life (and to your life) in this hilarious, intelligent, brutally honest, and crude compendium to events that happened before any of us were born.The entries in this compulsively readable book bridge past and present with topics like getting ghosted, handling haters, and why dog owners rule (sorry, cat people). Along the way you'll get a glimpse of Edith Wharton's sex life, dating rituals in Ancient Greece, catfishing in 500 BC, medieval flirting techniques, and squad goals from Catherine the Great. You'll learn why losing yourself in a relationship will make you crazy--like Joanna of Castile, who went from accomplished badass to Joanna the Mad after obsessing over a guy known as Philip the Handsome. You'll discover how Resting Bitch Face has been embraced throughout history (so wear it proudly). And you'll see why it's never a good idea to f*ck with powerful women--from pirate queens to diehard suffragettes to Cleo-f*cking-patra. People in the past were just like us--so learn from life's losers and emulate the badasses. The Captain shows you how. <br><br> Autorid: The Captain <br>

For ChildrenThe purpose of this book is to improve the ability to recognize the feelings expressed on the faces of others. Although most children learn to do this on their own, the ability can be improved with practice.Practice is provided here by exercising certain intellectual skills that contribute to the development of intelligence. The book requires the child to exercise these skills in an active way on each page, in contrast to the passive way of listening that is typical for most children's books.For People with Asperger's or for anyone who can't tell what others feel.The reason that this book is a teaching-tool for people with Asperger's Disorder is that they usually can't tell what others feel from seeing the expressions on their faces. It is because they are "mindblind," which means that they are blind to the minds of others like a "colorblind" person is blind to certain colors. This idea of "mindblindness" can help us to understand behavior that is misunderstood most of the time.Since the expression on a person's face is an important social cue, blindness to this social cue impairs the ability to make friends. It can make the "mindblind" person seem odd to others when he misinterprets the feelings of others by punching a girl who is only flirting when she playfully pokes him with a finger.He needs extra practice at recognizing what others feel, practice that he can get in this book in a way that is easy enough for him to feel successful.

The best way to get back at my horrible ex? Fake date his rival. Being the team physiotherapist for a bunch of pro hockey players is challenging enough without my ex joining the team. He'sthe reason I don't date hockey players. Vancouver Storm's new captain and the top scorer in pro hockey, Rory Miller is the arrogant, flirtatious hockey player I tutored in high school. And he's just agreed to be my fake boyfriend. I get sweet revenge. Rory gets to clean up his image. It's the perfect deal. Faking with him is fun and addictive, though, and beneath the bad boy swagger, Rory's sweet, funny, and protective. He teaches me to skate. He sleeps in my bed. He kisses me like it's real. Was he ever faking it at all? The Fake Out is a pro hockey fake dating romance. It's the second book in the Vancouver Storm series but can be read as a standalone. Tropes: Fake dating Ex's rival Pro hockey Golden retriever hero Boy obsessed Forced proximity <br><br> Autorid: Stephanie Archer <br>

WANTED: Three fake boyfriends. Must be tall, hot - and willing to teach me how to kiss.My name is Layla Thompson, and I am undateable.Seriously. I'm twenty-eight and I've never had a boyfriend. And with my thirties rapidly approaching, I'm starting to lose patience.Lucky for me, I have three best friends who are all-too-eager to help hone my dating skills. There's Zack, the huge ex-rugby player. Josh, the sweet boy-next-door. And Luke, the silver-haired divorcee... who also happens to be my old professor.After a bad date leaves me crying on their shoulders, the three men are determined to help me find a guy. Together, they agree to be my 'practice boyfriends', and come up with a lesson plan packed with fake dates, make out sessions, and classes on flirty texting. In return, I just have to make an appearance on their relationship advice podcast once a week. Easy.But as my lessons become more and more intense, we soon find ourselves getting in too deep. It's not long before I realise that their friendship isn't enough for me anymore. The guys have been teaching me how to get a boyfriend, and now it's time I put their lessons to the test.Three times over.Faking With Benefits is a spicy fake dating romance featuring full of laughs, heat... and three gorgeous heroes.

'Scotland's answer to E.L. James' - Sunday Post When Hannah Nichols last saw Marco D'Alessandro five long years ago, he broke her heart. The bad boy with a hidden sweet side was the only guy Hannah ever loved-and the only man she's ever been with. After one intense night of giving in to temptation, Marco took off, leaving Scotland and Hannah behind. Shattered by the consequences of their night together, Hannah has never truly moved on. Leaving Hannah was the biggest mistake of Marco's life - something he has deeply regretted for years. So when fate reunites them, he refuses to let her go without a fight. Determined to make her his, Marco pursues Hannah, reminding her of all the reasons they're meant to be together ...But just when Marco thinks they're committed to a future together, Hannah makes a discovery that unearths the secret pain she's been hiding from him-a secret that could tear them apart before they have a real chance to start over again ...Praise for Samantha Young: 'This steamy romance is mysterious, all-consuming and pretty damn good' Closer 'A true gift for storytelling with a liberal dose of racy encounters.But what really sets it apart is exquisite characterisation, so vivid that the cast seeps into the reader's psyche' - Daily Record "Ridiculously incendiary chemistry." -Dear Author ..."Heartwarming, sizzling and captivating...[Young's characters] are complex, a little flawed, and at their core good people struggling to make it in this crazy world...Young creates steamy scenes that sizzle with just the right amount of details." -Caffeinated Book Reviewer "Ms. Young dives deep into the psyche of what makes a person tick emotionally, what stirs their vulnerability, and ultimately provides them the courage to be better individuals as well as partners...The one thing you can count on from Ms. Young is some of the best steamy, sexual chemistry." -Fiction Vixen Book Reviews "A deceptively complex romantic contemporary romance that will have you laughing, crying, and swooning with delight." -Smexy Books "Just as hot and sexy as the first book...Smart and sexy, Young writes stories that stay with you long after you flip that last page." -Under the Covers "Passion, romance, angst, LUST, major heat, mistakes, personal growth, and the power of love all combine perfectly in Down London Road."-Bookish Temptations "Down London Road delivers on all fronts-charismatic characters, witty dialogue, blazing-hot sex scenes and real-life issues make this book an easy one to devour. Samantha Young is not an author you should miss out on!" -Fresh Fiction "Another flirty, modern, and sexy story...Thanks to the characters' special connection and snappy dialogue, readers will feel the pull of Young's story from the get-go and root for a happy ending." -RT Book Reviews

'Scotland's answer to E.L. James' - Sunday Post When Hannah Nichols last saw Marco D'Alessandro five long years ago, he broke her heart. The bad boy with a hidden sweet side was the only guy Hannah ever loved-and the only man she's ever been with. After one intense night of giving in to temptation, Marco took off, leaving Scotland and Hannah behind. Shattered by the consequences of their night together, Hannah has never truly moved on. Leaving Hannah was the biggest mistake of Marco's life - something he has deeply regretted for years. So when fate reunites them, he refuses to let her go without a fight. Determined to make her his, Marco pursues Hannah, reminding her of all the reasons they're meant to be together . . . But just when Marco thinks they're committed to a future together, Hannah makes a discovery that unearths the secret pain she's been hiding from him-a secret that could tear them apart before they have a real chance to start over again . . . Praise for Samantha Young: 'This steamy romance is mysterious, all-consuming and pretty damn good' Closer 'A true gift for storytelling with a liberal dose of racy encounters. But what really sets it apart is exquisite characterisation, so vivid that the cast seeps into the reader's psyche' - Daily Record "Ridiculously incendiary chemistry." -Dear Author . . . "Heartwarming, sizzling and captivating. . . . (Young's characters] are complex, a little flawed, and at their core good people struggling to make it in this crazy world. . . . Young creates steamy scenes that sizzle with just the right amount of details." -Caffeinated Book Reviewer "Ms. Young dives deep into the psyche of what makes a person tick emotionally, what stirs their vulnerability, and ultimately provides them the courage to be better individuals as well as partners. . . . The one thing you can count on from Ms. Young is some of the best steamy, sexual chemistry." -Fiction Vixen Book Reviews "A deceptively complex romantic contemporary romance that will have you laughing, crying, and swooning with delight." -Smexy Books "Just as hot and sexy as the first book. . . . Smart and sexy, Young writes stories that stay with you long after you flip that last page." -Under the Covers "Passion, romance, angst, LUST, major heat, mistakes, personal growth, and the power of love all combine perfectly in Down London Road." -Bookish Temptations "Down London Road delivers on all fronts-charismatic characters, witty dialogue, blazing-hot sex scenes and real-life issues make this book an easy one to devour. Samantha Young is not an author you should miss out on!" -Fresh Fiction "Another flirty, modern, and sexy story. . . . Thanks to the characters' special connection and snappy dialogue, readers will feel the pull of Young's story from the get-go and root for a happy ending." -RT Book Reviews <br><br> Autorid: Samantha Young <br>