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Love Creeps: A Novel
by Amanda FilipacchiA New York love story that&’s &“part suspense comedy and part philosophical treatise on the neurosis of love&” from the author of Nude Men (Bret Easton Ellis). At thirty-two years old, Lynn Gallagher is one of the five most influential contemporary-art gallery owners in Manhattan. Too bad her face is dead. Not so, says Lynn&’s assistant, but that is how it feels when she compares it to her stalker&’s face. Alan Morton may be a plump, goofy-looking accountant, but his face glows with life when he peers at Lynn through her gallery window. The difference is that Alan wants something—her—very badly, while Lynn wants nothing at all. So she decides to stalk. The object of her obsession—French attorney Roland Dupont—is chosen at random in a Chelsea bakery. He is attractive, but it is not until he expresses his disinterest in her that Lynn begins to truly desire him. Alan, jealous of Lynn&’s newfound hobby, befriends Roland to find out what she sees in him. When Roland learns that he acquired his stalker by happenstance, he decides that he might be interested in Lynn after all. Soon all three are brazenly pursuing each other across the city—from adult education classes in the art of beading to meetings of Stalker&’s Anonymous—as they try to figure out what it is that they truly want. The advice of Ray, the homeless psychologist who observes their madcap comings and goings, is not much help at all: &“Take a break, an antidepressant. Get hold of yourselves.&” A hip and darkly humorous novel about the mysteries of romance, Love Creeps is pure Amanda Filipacchi—funny, wicked, and wise.
Love From Joy (A Girl Called Joy #2)
by Jenny ValentineFor readers aged 9+ comes the second book in a sparkling new series about family, friends and finding the joy in life! From the mind of Guardian award-winning author Jenny Valentine, this is the perfect series for fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Cath Howe and Lara Williamson! Hi! My name is Joy Applebloom and I'm ten years old. People say I am a &‘glass half full&’ kind of person, which basically means I see the good in everything. And right now I&’m going to need all my powers of positive thinking to fix a really tricky situation . . . My new best friend Benny just hasn&’t been himself lately. I have to find out what&’s going on and bring back Benny&’s special smile for good…A heart-warming and positive story about family, friends and the importance of kindness with gorgeous illustrations from Claire Lefevre. Praise for A Girl Called Joy:'This book [. . .] is a delight for its warmth and humour, but principally because the writing is alive and stunning.&’ The Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week.
Love Game
by Elise SaxPerfect for fans of Janet Evanovich, Jennifer Crusie, and Katie MacAlister, Elise Sax's wickedly funny Matchmaker series proves that the road to love comes with a few dead ends. Five months have passed since Gladie Burger came to Cannes, California, to join her eccentric Grandma Zelda in the family matchmaking business, and Gladie is quickly mastering the rules of attraction. Her latest fix-up is still going strong and Gladie's bank account is back in the black--until a rival matchmaker arrives in town and has both Gladie and Zelda seeing red. Not only is self-proclaimed psychic Luanda Laughing-Eagle stealing Grandma Zelda's clients, but Zelda is convinced that Luanda's ESP is total BS. She tasks Gladie with exposing Luanda as a fraud, but Gladie's attention is diverted when murder comes a-calling. Spencer Bolton, the gorgeous chief of police and Gladie's on-again, off-again flame, wants her to stay out of the investigation--and away from the deliciously chiseled detective who also aims to win Gladie's heart. But the one thing Gladie's learned is that in business, love and murder . . . it's always personal.
Love Games Collection 1: A Contemporary Romance Box Set (Love Games Box Sets #1)
by Allyson LindtThree scorching contemporary romance books, one collectionHis Long ShotZach Johnston had it all. No one can stay on top forever, and calling what their biggest competitor did to them a hostile takeover doesn't do it justice. No-lube violation is more accurate.Even worse, the only woman he's never been able to forget is back in his life. Rae Nielson is filling his business partner’s head with delusions of starting over, and haunting Zach’s most vivid fantasies.But giving into desire means losing his heart and his company again.Her ArtistChloe's pressing reset on her life.A new dream job means a chance to be a new her. Starting with flirting with Mr. Gorgeous-at-the-bar the weekend before she starts work. Not only is he confident and sexy, he gets all her one-liners.And the wham-bam-thank-you-very-much-sir in the bar bathroom... wow.The memories are great until she discovers he's her new co-worker. If she can't shelf their scorching night, it could cost her the job of a lifetime.His ReputationScott McAllister's attitude is as much a part of his software empire's public image as its bestselling video games—there's no way he's letting his board of directors force him to behave just because someone might be watching.Then he meets his new publicity manager. Kenzie Carter is gorgeous, intelligent, and organized to a fault. Having her around is the perfect excuse to get down and dirty during business hours, show her the appeal of embracing chaos, and still claim he's complying with the board's edict.And as long as he doesn't fall for the woman who's supposed to make over his geeky exterior, he can pretend screwing around with her isn't a conflict of interest.Other Books By Allyson Lindt3d20 Series (Ménage Romance)Roll Against TrustRoll Against RegretRoll Against DiscoveryRoll Against Betrayal (Coming April 2019)Game for Cookies Series (Ménage Romance)Seduction GamesControl GamesTwo Plus One (Ménage Romance)Their NerdTheir Matchmaker(Coming June 2019)Subscribe, Live, Love Series (Ménage Romance)Red HuntedRed ConsumedBeauty ClaimedBeauty AwakenedUbiquity Series (Urban Fantasy Reverse Harem)Soul ReaperSoul Betrayer (Coming May 2019)Truth's Harem Series (Urban Fantasy Reverse Harem)Fate's IllusionInnovation's MuseApathy's HeroLove Games (M/F Contemporary Romance)His Long ShotHer ArtistHis ReputationHer Airman (Coming March 2019)His Hacker (Coming April 2019)Hacking Wonderland (Erotic Suspense)Reagan through the Looking GlassThe Hatter and the HareStand Alone TitlesSeeking More (M/F New Adult Romance)Brothers of Fate (Paranormal Romance)
Love Games Collection 2: A Contemporary Romance Box Set (Love Games Box Sets #2)
by Allyson LindtThree scorching contemporary romance novels from USA Today Bestselling Author Allyson Lindt, in one collectionHer AirmanThey toed a line while he was deployed--flirting, dirty talk, mutual masturbation, nothing was off limits. Now he's back and these best friends have to figure out where they stand.His HackerJared's been burned before by forbidden romance. There's no way he's making the mistake of hooking up with someone who works for the competition a second time. Her InfatuationAlyssia has loved Tate for as long as she can remember. Too bad he's her older brother's best friend, and considers her completely off-limits.Other Books By Allyson Lindt3d20 Series (Ménage Romance)Roll Against TrustRoll Against RegretRoll Against DiscoveryRoll Against Betrayal (Coming April 2019)Game for Cookies Series (Ménage Romance)Seduction GamesControl GamesTwo Plus One (Ménage Romance)Their NerdTheir Matchmaker(Coming June 2019)Subscribe, Live, Love Series (Ménage Romance)Red HuntedRed ConsumedBeauty ClaimedBeauty AwakenedUbiquity Series (Urban Fantasy Reverse Harem)Soul ReaperSoul Betrayer (Coming May 2019)Truth's Harem Series (Urban Fantasy Reverse Harem)Fate's IllusionInnovation's MuseApathy's HeroLove Games (M/F Contemporary Romance)His Long ShotHer ArtistHis ReputationHer Airman (Coming March 2019)His Hacker (Coming April 2019)Hacking Wonderland (Erotic Suspense)Reagan through the Looking GlassThe Hatter and the HareStand Alone TitlesSeeking More (M/F New Adult Romance)Brothers of Fate (Paranormal Romance)
Love Gumbo
by Tami LundJake just wants a new job. Natalie just wants her restaurant to succeed. The dog just wants a new home. A guy, a girl, and a dog named Gumbo ... Tami Lund has mixed the perfect ingredients to bring you a fun and flirty romance in her new contemporary novel, Love Gumbo.An out-of-work chef, an aspiring restaurant owner, and a dog named Gumbo. Mix well and let the steamy adventure begin.Jake Westin was just fired from his head-chef job at the most prestigious restaurant in Detroit. The last thing he needs is to adopt the stray mutt that showed up on his porch in the middle of a rainstorm. But he does anyway, because Jake's that kind of guy.Natalie Yarrow is wholly focused on putting the finishing touches on the soon-to-open café she just purchased. The final and most important step--hiring a cook--is proving to be the most difficult.When an adorable mutt named Gumbo joins her on her morning jog, never in her wildest imagination does she expect to end up in his owner's bed. When she learns Jake used to be the head chef at the fanciest restaurant in town, she figures this relationship will go nowhere fast.Jake--and Gumbo--have other ideas.Content Notes: Spicy, Contemporary, Romantic Comedy
Love Hack Complete Series Box Set
by Allyson LindtHis HackerHe can't stop fantasizing about the playful siren he met at the karaoke bar. Unfortunately, she forgot to mention she works for the competition. When he finds out what other secrets she's keeping, chemistry may not be enough to keep his hacker in his arms.His InfatuationShe's his best friend's little sister, and totally off-limits. But long nights spent together, as he helps her keep her animal shelter from going under, lead to forbidden passion. Is there more to them than infatuation?Her SurrenderWhen they were younger, they walked away from each other and a once-in-a-lifetime love. Their careers bring them back together, on opposite sides of the negotiating table. One of them has to surrender everything if they want to stay together, and both wonder if they’re strong enough to walk away from their passions a second time.
Love Her or Lose Her: A Novel (Hot And Hammered Series #2)
by Tessa BaileyNew York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey returns with a unique, sexy romantic comedy about a young married couple whose rocky relationship needs a serious renovation... <P><P> Rosie and Dominic Vega are the perfect couple: high school sweethearts, best friends, madly in love. Well, they used to be anyway. Now Rosie’s lucky to get a caveman grunt from the ex-soldier every time she walks in the door. Dom is faithful and a great provider, but the man she fell in love with ten years ago is nowhere to be found. When her girlfriends encourage Rosie to demand more out of life and pursue her dream of opening a restaurant, she decides to demand more out of love, too. <P><P> Three words: marriage boot camp. Never in a million years did Rosie believe her stoic, too-manly-to-emote husband would actually agree to relationship rehab with a weed-smoking hippie. Dom talking about feelings? Sitting on pillows? Communing with nature? Learning love languages? Nope. But to her surprise, he’s all in, and it forces her to admit her own role in their cracked foundation. <P><P> As they complete one ridiculous—yet surprisingly helpful—assignment after another, their remodeled relationship gets stronger than ever. Except just as they’re getting back on track, Rosie discovers Dom has a secret... and it could demolish everything.
Love Him Or Leave Him, But Don't Get Stuck With the Tab
by Loni Love Jeannine AmberWomen who loved Steve Harvey's mega-bestseller Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, will want to read this wise, funny relationship advice book from no-nonsense actress and comedienne Loni Love, who says that putting yourself first is the path toward lasting love.Loni Love quit her job as an electrical engineer fifteen years ago to pursue her lifelong dream of a career in comedy. Since then she has become one of the highest-paid female standup comics in the United States and her brand of relatable humor has led her down yet another path: relationship advice. Already a regular on Loveline with Dr. Drew, Telepictures is currently developing Loni's own relationship-based TV show. In this fresh and funny advice book, Love doles out an ample serving of her unique, down-to-earth take on love, sex, and dating. Love Him or Leave Him delivers answers to women's most pressing relationship questions with the central message that treating yourself right is always the first line of attack. You may stick with him, you may bail out, but don't ever be left "stuck with the tab" or getting taken advantage of. With the assistance of Jeannine Amber, award-winning Senior Writer for Essence magazine, Love offers up juicy tidbits of romantic advice in an easy-to-read Q&A format bolstered by hilarious been-there-done-that-tales. The message of her laugh-out-loud humor is consistent throughout: Put yourself first and love will follow.
Love Him Or Leave Him, but Don't Get Stuck With the Tab: Hilarious Advice for Real Women
by Loni Love Jeannine AmberWomen who loved Steve Harvey's mega-bestseller Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, will want to read this wise, funny relationship advice book from no-nonsense actress and comedienne Loni Love, who says that putting yourself first is the path toward lasting love.Loni Love quit her job as an electrical engineer fifteen years ago to pursue her lifelong dream of a career in comedy. Since then she has become one of the highest-paid female standup comics in the United States and her brand of relatable humor has led her down yet another path: relationship advice. Already a regular on Loveline with Dr. Drew, Telepictures is currently developing Loni's own relationship-based TV show. In this fresh and funny advice book, Love doles out an ample serving of her unique, down-to-earth take on love, sex, and dating. Love Him or Leave Him delivers answers to women's most pressing relationship questions with the central message that treating yourself right is always the first line of attack. You may stick with him, you may bail out, but don't ever be left "stuck with the tab" or getting taken advantage of. With the assistance of Jeannine Amber, award-winning Senior Writer for Essence magazine, Love offers up juicy tidbits of romantic advice in an easy-to-read Q&A format bolstered by hilarious been-there-done-that-tales. The message of her laugh-out-loud humor is consistent throughout: Put yourself first and love will follow.
Love Illuminated: Exploring Life's Most Mystifying Subject (with the Help of 50,000 Strangers)
by Daniel JonesFrom the editor of the New York Times' popular "Modern Love" column, the story of love from beginning to end (or not).Love. We want it. We need it. We pay it homage with songs and poems and great works of art. And when we lose it, there's no pain as intense or excruciating. For centuries we've been trying to figure it out, control it, or just get better at it. As the editor of a column about love for the New York Times, Daniel Jones reads thousands of stories about people's intimate relationships—the ones that soar, crash, or hum along, from the bizarre to the supposedly “normal.” It's possible that he's read more true love stories than anyone on earth. In Love Illuminated, he teases apart this mystifying emotion that thrills, crushes, and sustains.Drawing from the 50,000 stories that have crossed his desk over the past decade, Jones explores ten aspects of love—pursuit, destiny, vulnerability, connection, trust, practicality, monotony, infidelity, loyalty, and wisdom—and creates a lively, funny and enlightening journey through this universal human experience that jangles the head and stirs the heart.
Love In Idleness: ‘Made me laugh out loud' Joanne Harris
by Amanda Craig'This is a life-affirming read - take it on holiday, but leave the rest of the party at home' The Times'An intelligent and satisfying romantic comedy' Women and HomeAt the Casa Luna, friends and relations of the Noble family gather for fortnight's holiday in the enchanted Italian hills.Daniel, an American academic, is under pressure to marry Ellen, a witty and successful shoe designer.Hermani, doctor and single mother, is intrigued by Ivo - trickster, charmer, critic - the man Ellen most loathes in the world. Polly, meanwhile, hopes her domineering mother-in-law will help transform her feral children and give her some much-needed time alone with her workaholic husband. But the Casa Luna is a place where strange things happen, and anyone who lives there risks unexpected joys and sorrows...
Love Inspired Historical February 2016 Box Set
by Karen Kirst Noelle Marchand Lily George Stacy HenrieLove Inspired Historical brings you four new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these historical romances of adventure and faith. RECLAIMING HIS PAST Smoky Mountain Matches Karen Kirst When Jessica O'Malley discovers a wounded stranger with amnesia in her barn, she nurses him back to health. But she isn't sure if she can trust him, especially since nobody knows who he is...or what he was doing on her property.THE TEXAN'S ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT Bachelor List Matches Noelle Marchand Determined to thwart their parents' matchmaking schemes, former sweethearts Chris Johansen and Adelaide Harper pretend to be engaged. But can they stop their make-believe courtship from developing into something real?THE EXPRESS RIDER'S LADY Stacy Henrie Intent on attending her sister's wedding, Delsie Radford hires Pony Express rider Myles Patton to escort her from Missouri to California. Will they arrive on time to reunite the sisters--and possibly find love along the way?A PRACTICAL PARTNERSHIP Lily George Marriage was never part of the plan for Hannah Siddons or John Reed. But when John convinces Hannah to help him prepare his sister for her debut, sparks begin to fly--and they must decide whether to follow their hearts. Join HarlequinMyRewards.com to earn FREE books and more. Earn points for all your Harlequin purchases from wherever you shop.
Love Interest: A Novel
by Clare GilmoreLove Interest is Clare Gilmore's sparkling debut, a co-worker enemies-to-lovers rom-com that proves falling in love is the risk and the reward.Casey Maitland has always preferred the reliability of numbers. Now a twenty-four-year-old finance expert working in Manhattan, she wonders if the open project manager position at her company—magazine powerhouse LC Publications—is a sign from the universe to pursue a career with a little more sparkle. That is, until she’s passed over for the job in favor of the board chairman’s son. Alex Harrison is handsome, Harvard-educated, and enigmatic. Everybody loves him—except for Casey. But when the two are thrown on the same project, what they discover about their company might change everything—including the dreams each of them is chasing and their mutual love interest.“Love Interest is Nora Ephron for Gen Z.” —ASHLEY WINSTEAD, author of The Boyfriend Candidate
Love Is A Journey: A perfect romantic treat
by Adele ParksLove Is A Journey is the perfect romantic treat from Adele Parks, No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Just My Luck.Don't miss Adele's gripping new novel, the Sunday Times bestseller Both of You, out now!Adele draws together some of her most popular short stories in this collection that will delight existing and new fans alike! Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Rosie Walsh and Josie Silver.Praise for Adele Parks:'SWEET, SHARP AND SIMPLY UNFORGETTABLE' LISA JEWELL'A WONDERFUL EXPLORATION OF LOVE' KATIE FFORDE'ADELE PARKS IS A DEFT OBSERVER OF HUMAN NATURE' KATHLEEN TESSAROWhether it's finding the elusive 'one'...Falling in love where you least expect it...Starting over when your love life throws you a curve ball...Or living the happy ever after you've always dreamed about...Love is a journey...and it's well worth the ride.Love Is A Journey brings together the ebook collections, Finding The One, New Beginnings, Happy Endings and Love Is Complicated. Also includes a brand new short story, exclusive to this collection, as well as a preview of Adele's compelling domestic noir, The Stranger In My Home.
Love Is A Journey: A perfect romantic treat
by Adele ParksLove Is A Journey is the perfect romantic treat from Adele Parks, No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Lies, Lies, Lies.Don't miss Adele's gripping new novel, the No. 1 bestseller Just My Luck, out now!Adele draws together some of her most popular short stories in this collection that will delight existing and new fans alike! Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Rosie Walsh and Josie Silver.Praise for Adele Parks:'SWEET, SHARP AND SIMPLY UNFORGETTABLE' LISA JEWELL'A WONDERFUL EXPLORATION OF LOVE' KATIE FFORDE'ADELE PARKS IS A DEFT OBSERVER OF HUMAN NATURE' KATHLEEN TESSAROWhether it's finding the elusive 'one'...Falling in love where you least expect it...Starting over when your love life throws you a curve ball...Or living the happy ever after you've always dreamed about...Love is a journey...and it's well worth the ride.Love Is A Journey brings together the ebook collections, Finding The One, New Beginnings, Happy Endings and Love Is Complicated. Also includes a brand new short story, exclusive to this collection, as well as a preview of Adele's compelling domestic noir, The Stranger In My Home.
Love Is All Around: And Other Lessons We've Learned from The Mary Tyler Moore Show
by Paula BernsteinA fun and inspirational homage to The Mary Tyler Moore Show -- now 50 years after its debut -- with "life lessons" on how Mary Richards serves as an icon and inspiration for generations of women to "make it after all." When the character of Mary Richards walked into the WJM News Room in the fall of 1970, one of the most beloved shows in television history was born. The Mary Tyler Moore Show would win 29 Emmys over its 7-year run, and would later be lauded as one of the most influential TV shows of all time. Not only that, but Mary Richards would become an icon and inspiration for future generations of women (for example, Oprah Winfrey, Andrea Mitchell, and Tina Fey have all credited Mary with inspiring their careers). Now entertainment writer Paula Bernstein writes this charming celebration of this groundbreaking show, offering not only fun trivia and history, but also the "lessons" we've gleaned, including:Make the Most of a Small Space. Mary's adorable nook in a Victorian home became TV's most famous bachelorette pad -- and, with Mary's "M" on the wall, inspired thousands of women to adopt their own first initial as home décor.Get Along with Everyone at Work. Lou Grant was grumpy, Ted Baxter a blowhard, and Murray an all-around nice guy. Mary worked with all her colleagues with grace and style. (And at the time, Mary's position as Associate Producer at WJM was glass-shattering!).You Can Have the Town -- Take it!: How Mary's famous "hat throw" was an inspiration to independent, working women everywhere.And many more!
Love Is My Favorite Thing
by Emma Chichester ClarkStarring an enthusiastic pooch whose joy, optimism and love know no bounds, this lively picture book is based on Emma Chichester Clark’s own dog, and joyfully celebrates unconditional love. Plum has lots of favorite things—catching sticks, her bear, her bed—but really, LOVE is her absolute favorite thing. She loves her family and all the things they do together. Sometimes, however, Plum’s exuberance causes trouble, and she just can’t help being naughty. But fortunately, love is such a great thing that even when she makes mistakes, Plum’s family still adores her.
Love Is Walking Hand in Hand (Peanuts)
by Charles M. SchulzA reissue of the classic gift book that defines love through the simple acts and moments of everyday life with Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang.This classic gift book was originally published in 1965 and is being reissued in its original format. Its timeless description of love and friendship is as important now as it was when the book was first published. It is the perfect gift for Valentine's Day or any day that you want to remind someone how much they mean to you.
Love Is a Four-Letter Word
by Neal Pollack Michael TaeckensFrom Junot Díaz, Lynda Barry, Gary Shteyngart, and Kate Christensen to popular up-and-comers like Dan Kennedy, Wendy McClure, and Brock Clarke, Love Is a Four-Letter Word is a dead-on contemporary collection of true stories of seduction, heartbreak, and regret. Fearlessly revealing their shattered hearts and crushed egos; their indiscretions and indignities; their delusions, desperation, and disappointments, these talented writers capture the dark side of love in prose ranging from comic to poetic, poignant to cringe-inducing. Also featuring three cartoon/ graphic essays as a sixteen-page color insert, this anthology is perfect for anyone who's ever loved and lost.
Love Is a Rogue: a stunning new Regency romance (Wallflowers Vs Rogues #1)
by Lenora Bell'You'll love Lenora Bell!' Eloisa JamesOnce upon a time in Mayfair . . . a group of wallflowers formed a secret society with goals that had absolutely nothing to do with matrimony. Their most troublesome obstacle? Rogues!They call her Beastly Beatrice.Wallflower Lady Beatrice Bentley longs to remain in the wilds of Cornwall to complete her etymological dictionary. Too bad her brother's Gothic mansion is under renovation. How can she work with an annoyingly arrogant and too-handsome rogue swinging a hammer nearby?Rogue. Scoundrel. Call him anything you like as long as you pay him.Navy man Stamford Wright is leaving England soon and renovating Thornhill House is just a job. It's not about the duke's bookish sister or her fiery copper hair. Or the etymology lessons the prim-yet-alluring lady insists on giving him. Or the forbidden things he'd love to teach her.They say never mix business with pleasure. But when Beatrice and Ford aren't arguing, they're kissing.Sometimes temptation proves too strong to resist . . . even if the cost is a heart.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
Love Is for Losers (Phoebe Davis Thinks ... Ser.)
by Wibke BrueggemannThis is a laugh-out-loud exploration of sexuality, family, female friendship, grief, and community. With the heart and hilarity of Netflix's critically-acclaimed Sex Education, Wibke Brueggemann's sex positive debut Love Is for Losers is required reading for Generation Z teens. Did you know you can marry yourself? How strange / brilliant is that? Fifteen-year-old Phoebe thinks falling in love is vile and degrading, and vows never to do it. Then, due to circumstances not entirely in her control, she finds herself volunteering at a local thrift shop. There she meets Emma . . . who might unwittingly upend her whole theory on life.
Love Is in the Hair
by Gemma CaryA feminist coming-of-age comedy that follows the endless humiliations, unrequited obsessions, and all-consuming friendships of fifteen-year-old Evia Birtwhistle as she leads a body hair positive revolution at her school.Fifteen-year-old Evia Birtwhistle can&’t seem to catch a break. At home, she must deal with her free-spirited mom, and at school she&’s the target of ridicule for stating basic truths: like that girls have body hair!When her BFF Frankie—who has facial hair due to her PCOS—becomes the target of school bullies, Evia decides that enough is enough and creates the &‘Hairy Girls&’ Club.&’ Leading a feminist movement at school is not easy. Boys often look at Evia like she&’s a total weirdo, and the self-proclaimed &‘smoothalicious&’ girls start their own campaign in retaliation. As Evia struggles with feeling strong enough to lead, and questions how to be a good friend to Frankie, she falls back on the best thing she has—hope. Her message is simple: We CAN make this world a more accepting, less judgmental place for girls to live in…one hairy leg at a time!
Love Junkie
by Robert PlunketThe “diabolically clever, shamelessly brass-balled, wrenchingly funny” (NY Native) story of love, lust, and the agony of romantic disillusionment. Adored by the likes of Amy Sedaris, Madonna (who optioned the film rights), and Gordon Lish, Love Junkie is Robert Plunket’s cult novel of the heady heyday of gay New York at the dawn of the AIDS epidemic: scandalously long out of print, it is now gloriously reissued for a new generation of readers. Mimi Smithers, a modern-day Emma Bovary, is a fortyish suburban housewife who has an eye for décor and dreams of hosting lavish cocktail parties. Reflecting on her time in Tehran with her Union Carbide executive husband, she says, “In the waning months of the Shah’s regime, entertaining became more and more difficult. Hams—always a problem in Islamic countries—were as rare as hen’s teeth.” After their move to Westchester, a party she hosts for Mrs. Rockefeller goes south, and she falls into a deep funk. But then life takes an unexpected turn when she stumbles down into the gay rabbit hole of Manhattan and Fire Island society and meets Joel, a porn star with a chest “as smooth as a Ken doll.” Soon she’s helping him with his lucrative mail order business (signed photographs, used underwear, “verbal abuse audiotapes”), and her real dreams and adventures begin.
Love Lessons (Family Found #12)
by Gina WilkinsLESSON PLAN FOR LOVEby Professor Catherine Travis1. Stop spending every waking moment at my lab.2. Quit finding excuses for my maintenance man to come fix things. (Mike Clancy is young, gorgeous and way out of my league.)3. Splurge on a new wardrobe. Lab coats aren’t very sexy.4. Help Mike with his night school classes, and ignore what my friends imply about us. (He may have dropped out of college once, but there’s definitely more to him than his easygoing personality and incredible body.)5. Do things that scare me. Live a little!6. Tutor Mike without falling head over heels for him. (Am I fooling myself? Is this even possible?)