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Marriage Deal with the Devilish Duke: A sexy Regency romance
by Millie AdamsRisking her reputation…To reclaim her life!Lady Beatrice finally has a plan to escape her controlling brother by compromising herself with a gentleman friend so they are forced to wed. But things go awry when she accidentally throws herself at the wrong man! Now she is honor bound to marry the Duke of Brigham, her brother&’s outrageous best friend. It&’s not the safe, secure match she&’d planned on—for he has sparked something in her untouched soul that explodes into flame!From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
Marriage Deal with the Earl
by Liz TynerEnjoy this tender Regency reunion storyA deal they both agreed toAn attraction they never expected… Widowed Susanna isn&’t looking to remarry, but her late husband&’s debts mean she&’s open to an old friend&’s proposition… Last time she saw Quinton Langford, he was content being a physician, but after unexpectedly becoming an earl, he needs a wife to navigate Society. When Susanna agrees to his proposal of a marriage on paper, she never expects long buried feelings to resurface and threaten to derail their agreement! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
Marriage Done Right: One Man, One Woman
by Jim DalyA good marriage is a strong and sacred foundation upon which a God-loving family may be built. It is between a man and a woman; it is a permanent union; and it is blessed by God.Unfortunately, modern marriage laws no longer reflect true marriage-in fact, today's legal definition of "marriage" bears little resemblance to the institution of traditional marriage many of us still hold dear. <P><P>Jim Daly, president of the evangelical organization Focus on the Family, celebrates God's original design for marriage in Marriage Done Right: One Man. One Woman. This faith-based book is an exploration of God’s purposes for marriage, including the unique benefits that a mom and a dad bring to the partnership of raising children. <P><P>With a compassionate tone and an eye toward the future, Daly reaffirms the beauty of traditional marriage and reflects on how the Supreme Court's 2015 redefinition of marriage is affecting today's marriage culture.
Marriage Made in Blackmail: Marriage Made In Blackmail (rings Of Vengeance) / The Italian's One-night Consequence (one Night With Consequences) (Rings of Vengeance #2)
by Michelle SmartThe fallout over a shady business deal drives a Spanish billionaire to whisk his enemy’s sister away to the Caribbean in this steamy romance.The tycoon’s demand: “You have to marry me first . . . ”Luis Casillas’s reputation needs restoring after a scandalous business feud. Chloe Guillem will pay for her part in it—by marrying him! He’ll keep her captive on his Caribbean island until she agrees. Their explosive chemistry can only sweeten the deal, but Luis requires more than blackmail to make fiery Chloe his bride . . . And he’s not above using seduction to secure her surrender!“Passionate, dramatic and sexy, it’s another winner from Michelle Smart!” —Harlequin Junkies
Marriage Made in Hope: The Many Sins Of Cris De Feaux Marriage Made In Hope An Unsuitable Duchess (The Penniless Lords #4)
by Sophia James"Sometimes I could scream with boredom." Measured and self-effacing, Lady Sephora Connaught knows there is another, more reckless side to her. When she's rescued from the fast-flowing Thames by the wild and dangerous Francis St. Cartmail, Earl of Douglas, suddenly her confined world bursts into vibrant life. Francis has never fit into high society's narrow world, so why does he feel so connected to-and undeniably aroused by-this "angel of the ton"? She offers him hope, but only time will tell if their fragile marriage is enough to banish his demons forever!
Marriage Made in Money (The Penniless Lords #1)
by Sophia JamesA young woman with a scandalous secret finds love with a down-and-out Earl in this historical romance set one year before the Regency era.London, 1810. After her first marriage ended in disaster, wealthy heiress Amethyst Cameron swore she’d never take a husband again. Yet her beloved father’s deepest wish is for her to wed an aristocrat. It is the only way to protect her life and reputation.Lord Montcliffe must marry into money to save his debt-ridden estate, but he doesn’t have to like it—or his bewitching future bride. So he’s stunned by the feelings stirred up by one scorching kiss! But when Daniel uncovers the truth, can he accept the real Amethyst and help to banish the ghost of her past forever?
Marriage Made in Shame: Marriage Made In Shame Tarnished, Tempted And Tamed Forbidden To The Duke Winter's Camp (The Penniless Lords #2)
by Sophia JamesAn earl down on his fortune seeks a marriage of convenience in the second Penniless Lords Regency romance from the author of Marriage Made in Money.Heiress Adelaide Ashfield lost her trust in men years ago. She spurns the advances of society’s most eligible bachelors, but time is running out. Forced to make her choice, Adelaide accepts the hand of Gabriel Hughes, Earl of Wesley.Despite his debauched reputation, Gabriel shies away from intimacy. But his marriage to Adelaide awakens a desire he never thought he’d feel again. Maybe his beguiling new bride is the key to shaking off the shame which has haunted him for so long . . .
Marriage Matters
by Cynthia EllingsenShe barely has time to attend a wedding, let alone plan one, but Chloe has just caught the bouquet. So has her married mother... and her widowed grandmother. Now three generations of women are set to walk down the aisle in one wedding extravaganza...For fans of Emily Giffin and Jennifer Weiner. On top of grad school, clinical hours, and part-time work, Chloe is surprised to find a ring on her finger. Sharing the news about the engagement is easy, except with her best friend, Ben. Their relationship has always been platonic...so why is Chloe so afraid he is going to object? Kristine is successful at running her travel bookstore, but her twenty-five year marriage is on the rocks. When her husband suggests a vow renewal ceremony, she agrees to say I Do...until a tempting employee makes her wonder whether or not she wants to be married at all. June knows what's best for her and everyone around her. Given a second chance at love, she's delighted to plan the family wedding of her dreams. But when June gets a little carried away in her enthusiasm, she risks losing more than the love of her life... she risks losing her family. In Cynthia Ellingsen's heartwarming and hilarious novel of first loves, second chances, and unexpected twists, three generations of brides-to-be discover that love is always better as a family affair.
Marriage Maximized: The Guide to a Purposeful and Passionate Relationship
by William HutchesonMarriage Maximized helps couples whose marriages have drifted off track, steer them back onto the path to happiness. With thirty-eight years of experience helping nearly-weds and established couples, William Hutcheson is ready to help married couples have the happy relationship God intended for their marriage. In Marriage Maximized, couples learn:A transformative, new definition of love that promises to renew their marriageThe secret that turns personality differences from stresses into strengths How to ensure romance in their marriage – yes, that’s a guarantee! Communication strategies to resolve all those little misunderstandings (without the fights!) The importance of taking marriage fun seriously Why their marriage happiness quotient tanked – and how to get it back
Marriage Off Course: Trusting God in the Desert of Unwanted Separation or Divorce
by Clint Bragg Peggy A. BraggWhat to do when your partner is done"My spouse left and I don’t know what to do.""This pain won't go away; what's wrong with me?""How can I save my marriage?"These are common questions from hurting spouses encountering unwanted separation. When you're the only one who wants to save your marriage, what do you do?Clint and Penny Bragg have experienced the excruciating pain of separation firsthand. They also have a decade of helping hundreds of other hurting spouses. From the lessons they've learned, the Braggs have crafted this guide to navigating marital strife, separation, or divorce, showing readers what to do when your spouse is done with the marriage--and what not to do.Wise counsel, support, and hope that the marriage can be saved are critical. Equally important is learning to seek God and deepen your faith in Him. The Braggs share candid stories from others who have experienced the desert of broken marriages as well as applicable stories from the Bible. Helpful charts, lists, and diagrams, and QR codes linking readers to audio prayers, provide even more personal interaction.With innovative tools, deep empathy and understanding, and a biblical basis for all their advice, Marriage Off Course contains a wealth of help and the ultimate message: there is hope--and there is help.
Marriage and Cohabitation: Regulating Intimacy, Affection and Care (The Family, Law and Society)
by Alison DiduckThe law has long been interested in marriage and conjugal cohabitation and in the range of public and private obligations that accrue from intimate living. This collection of classic articles explores that legal interest, while at the same time locating marriage and cohabitation within a range of intimate affiliations. It offers the perspectives of a number of international scholars on questions of how, if at all, our different ways of intimacy ought to be recognised and regulated by law.
Marriage and Divorce in a Multicultural Context
by Joel A. NicholsAmerican family law makes two key assumptions: first, that the civil state possesses sole authority over marriage and divorce; and second, that the civil law may contain only one regulatory regime for such matters. These assumptions run counter to the multicultural and religiously plural nature of our society. This book elaborates how those assumptions are descriptively incorrect, and it begins an important conversation about whether more pluralism in family law is normatively desirable. For example, may couples rely upon religious tribunals (Jewish, Muslim, or otherwise) to decide family law disputes? May couples opt into stricter divorce rules, either through premarital contracts or 'covenant marriages'? How should the state respond? Intentionally interdisciplinary and international in scope, this volume contains contributions from fourteen leading scholars. The authors address the provocative question of whether the state must consider sharing its jurisdictional authority with other groups in family law.
Marriage and Families: Diversity and Change
by Mary Ann Schwartz BarBara Marliene ScottToday, many marriages and families are buffeted by numerous global economic and political forces. Many families are experiencing unemployment, home foreclosures, and personal bankruptcies as well as ongoing violence at home and abroad. These experiences are taking a toll on the health and stability of family life. In this context, a sociological approach to studying marriages and families is especially helpful. Such an approach enables us to under-stand the constraints and opportunities that affect our lives and those of other people, thereby positioning us to make more discriminating and successful decisions and to exercise greater control over our lives. <p><p>In this eighth edition of Marriages and Families: Diversity and Change, there is a conscious effort to present a continuity of major issues, concerns, and themes on contemporary marriages, families, and intimate relationships. Our initial resolve when writing the first edition of this textbook has not changed, and it informs this eighth edition as well. The subtitle of this book, Diversity and Change, continues to be the major thematic framework that runs through all 15 chapters and is informed by the scholarship of a wide variety of scholars, most notably scholars of color and feminist scholars in sociology and from across a number of other academic disciplines. The emphasis on diversity helps students to understand that many different forms of intimate relationships exist beyond the traditional heterosexual, two-parent, married, White, middle-class family. <p><p>As we show throughout this textbook, marriages and families more generally include single-parent families, headed by women or men; lesbian or gay families with or without children and with or without a live-in partner; adoptive and foster families; biracial and multiracial families; cohabiting couples involving heterosexual or same-sex partners; and blended families that emerge following divorce, remarriage, or simply when people bring to a new relationship children from a previous intimate relationship. In this context, we treat marriages and families as social constructs whose meanings have changed over time and from place to place.
Marriage and Family Therapy: A Practice-Oriented Approach
by Linda MetcalfThis text provides students of family therapy with a unique opportunity to understand and compare the inner workings of 14 traditional and non-traditional family therapy models. The book demonstrates, through innovative " guiding templates,"" how the different therapeutic models are applied in an actual family therapy situation. The second edition features a new chapter on neuroscience, new interviews with master therapists on topics such as LGBT families, EMDR and research, and coverage of ethical issues concerning electronic safety and telephonic therapy. Overviews of every model include history, views of change, views of the family, and the role of the therapist. Chapters on every model also provide responses to one, realistic case study with commentary and analysis by master therapists to illustrate how each one addresses the same scenario. Interviews with master therapists illustrate how each mode of therapy actually ""works"" and how therapists ""do it."" Print version of the book includes free, searchable, digital access to the entire contents New to the Second Edition: - Examines neuroscience and its role in family therapy - New chapter on solution focused narrative therapy with families - Includes enhanced coverage of self-care and mindfulness for the therapist - Contains educator resources including instructor's manual, PowerPoint slides, and a test bank - Updated references provide current developments in the field of marriage and family therapy - Provides insight on submitting research articles for publication through an interview with a current journal editor - Reports on current, revised ethical guidelines from the AAMFT Key Features: - Provides a guiding template for each family therapy model from assessment through termination - Describes a practice-oriented approach to family therapy - Uses a single case study throughout the book where different approaches to therapy are applied by master therapists - Introduces the theory, history, theoretical assumptions, techniques, and components of each model - Includes numerous interviews, case study commentary, and analyses by master therapists.
Marriage and Family in Modern China: A Psychoanalytic Exploration (The Library of Couple and Family Psychoanalysis)
by David E. ScharffMarriage and Family in Modern China is a groundbreaking psychoanalytic examination of how 70 years of widespread social change have transformed the intimacies of life in modern China. The book describes the evolution of marriage and family structure, from the ancient tradition of large families preferring sons, arranged marriages and devaluation of girls, to a contemporary dominance of free-choice marriages and families that now prefer to remain small even after the ending of the One Child Policy. David Scharff uses extensive reports of his psychoanalytic interventions to demonstrate how the residue of widespread trauma suffered by Chinese families during past centuries has interacted with the effects of rapid modernization to produce new patterns of individual identity, personal ambition and family structure. This wholly original book offers new insight into Chinese families for all those interested in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and in the intricacies of Chinese domestic life.
Marriage and Family: The Quest for Intimacy
by Jeanette C. Lauer Robert H. LauerThis text combines a positive and practical approach to the study of marriage and family life. It is based on extensive and up-to-date research as reported in the journals and monographs. It shows how sociological theories apply to the various topics. Thus, it not only provides students with a basic understanding of marriage and family life, but also helps them apply this knowledge to enrich their lives and nurture their own intimate relationships.
Marriage and Lasting Relationships with Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder): Successful Strategies for Couples or Counselors
by Stephen M. Shore Eva A. MendesProven counseling strategies that will help improve the relationships of married, long-term or co-habiting couples with Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder). ASD relationship expert Eva A. Mendes provides advice straight from the couples' counselling room that can be applied in day-to-day living and help with the challenges that can arise in relationships where one or both partners are on the autism spectrum. This includes issues surrounding diagnosis, mental health, sexual compatibility, sensory needs, executive functioning, theory of mind, communication, and co-parenting. She offers unique practical ideas for positive change such as creating a relationship schedule, making expression of appreciation and gratitude a part of every day, and finding mutually satisfying activities and special interests to engage in with your partner. The strategies in this book will be useful to couples themselves and any couples' counselors or therapists working with them.
Marriage and Lasting Relationships with Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder): Successful Strategies for Couples or Counselors
by Eva A. MendesProven counseling strategies that will help improve the relationships of married, long-term or co-habiting couples with Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder).ASD relationship expert Eva A. Mendes provides advice straight from the couples' counselling room that can be applied in day-to-day living and help with the challenges that can arise in relationships where one or both partners are on the autism spectrum. This includes issues surrounding diagnosis, mental health, sexual compatibility, sensory needs, executive functioning, theory of mind, communication, and co-parenting. She offers unique practical ideas for positive change such as creating a relationship schedule, making expression of appreciation and gratitude a part of every day, and finding mutually satisfying activities and special interests to engage in with your partner. The strategies in this book will be useful to couples themselves and any couples' counselors or therapists working with them.
Marriage and Relationship Education
by W. Kim Halford Jeffry LarsonGrounded in extensive research and clinical experience, this indispensable book addresses the "whats," "whys," and "how-tos" of conducting effective marriage and relationship education. Leading authority W. Kim Halford reviews a range of contemporary models and provides an in-depth description of his own approach, Couple CARE. Session-by-session guidelines for therapists show how to help groups or individual couples including those facing major life changes or stressors foster closeness and communication, manage conflicts, and prevent common relationship problems. The book also explains how to use commercially available online assessment tools to help each couple develop their own relationship goals. It includes 35 reproducible handouts and forms.
Marriage and the Culture of Peace: Communication Skills for Families, Therapists, and Society
by Cecilia Sarahi de la Rosa Vazquez Paris A. Cabello-TijerinaThis book provides skills for therapists and families to help improve interpersonal communication, promoting a new system of family coexistence and a refreshed concept of the modern marriage in society. Written from a constructivist peace perspective, the book’s aim is to reduce the high statistics of intimate partner violence that occurs in Mexico, arguing that the culture of peace and how it is born in the family in turn affects society for better or for worse. Based upon interviews from 150 long-term married couples, the chapters address the components that promote peaceful dialogue in marriages, such as assertive language, active listening, tolerance to frustration, and gender perspectives. Including accessible language and several models of peace, the book uniquely examines same-sex marriages, the role of children in marriage conflicts, and prescribed gender assumptions and roles in relationships. It aims to empower family members to move away from old habits and seek a more equitable existence in marriages and society at large. This interdisciplinary text will be of great interest to family therapists and clinical social workers, as well as to students and researchers in communication and peace studies.
Marriage at the Crossroads
by Elizabeth Scott Marsha GarrisonThe institution of marriage is at a crossroads. Across most of the industrialized world, unmarried cohabitation and nonmarital births have skyrocketed while marriage rates are at record lows. These trends mask a new, idealized vision of marriage as a marker of success as well as a growing class divide in childbearing behavior: the children of better educated, wealthier individuals continue to be born into relatively stable marital unions while the children of less educated, poorer individuals are increasingly born and raised in more fragile, nonmarital households. The interdisciplinary approach offered by this edited volume provides tools to inform the debate and to assist policy makers in resolving questions about marriage at a critical juncture. Drawing on the expertise of social scientists and legal scholars, the book will be a key text for anyone who seeks to understand marriage as a social institution and to evaluate proposals for marriage reform.
Marriage in Peril (The Italian Husbands)
by Miranda LeeRumors threaten to drive away a wife and mother from her marriage in this classic romance from a USA Today–bestselling author.Brooke is happily married to wealthy Italian Leonardo Parini . . . until she overhears a conversation suggesting Leo was once in love with his late brother’s wife. At first Brooke can’t believe her handsome husband could betray her, but soon she has heartbreaking proof . . . Dare she believe her heart or should she believe the ugly rumors surrounding her husband? Brooke decides to save her marriage! Not by confronting Leo with her suspicions, but by giving him all he wants in bed!
Marriage of Inconvenience
by Debbie MacomberOne for the keeper shelf! Enjoy this classic romance by everyone’s favorite storyteller, #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.Rich Manning and Jamie Warren have always been friends—and nothing but friends. However, that changes when she asks him to father the child she so desperately wants. Rich agrees, with one condition: they have to get married. Suddenly, Rich discovers side of Jamie he’s never seen before, and they’re surprised by the sweetness and passion they feel. But can Rich prove to the headstrong Mrs. Manning that it’s time to let the world in on their secret that their love is truly here to stay?Originally published in 1992
Marriage on Madison Avenue: A sparkling new rom-com from the author of The Prenup! (The\central Park Pact Ser. #3)
by Lauren LayneFrom the author of the bestselling rom-com, The Prenup! One of O, The Oprah Magazine's '22 Romance Novels That Are Set to Be the Best of 2020' and one of Goodreads's '28 of the Hottest Romances of 2020'!A heartfelt and laugh-out-loud romantic comedy that's perfect for fans of Sally Thorne and Christina Lauren.'The word charm is pretty much synonymous with Lauren Layne' HypableCan guys and girls ever be just friends? According to Audrey Tate and Clarke West, absolutely. After all, they've been best friends since childhood without a single romantic entanglement. Clarke is the charming playboy Audrey can always count on and, knowing that the ever-loyal Audrey will never not play along with his strategy for dodging his matchmaking mother, announces he's already engaged...to Audrey. But what starts out as a playful game between two best friends turns into something infinitely more complicated, as just-for-show kisses begin to stir up forbidden feelings. As the faux wedding date looms closer, Audrey and Clarke realize that they can never go back to the way things were, but deep down, do they really want to?Filled with charm and heart and plenty of heart and wit, this entertaining series will hook you from the very first page. Look out for the other two titles, Passion on Park Avenue and Love on Lexington Avenue Want more fun, fresh, flirty and very sexy rom-com? Check out Lauren's Oxford series and don't miss her warm, witty and sexy Wedding Belles series and the I Do, I Don't series, as well as the romantic standalones in the Love, Unexpectedly series.
Marriage or Ruin for the Heiress (The Osterlund Saga #1)
by Lauri RobinsonA pretend marriageA passion that&’s anything but… The great depression has left heiress Jolie Cramer&’s family destitute! To save them, Jolie must abandon her dreams of independence and marry wealthy Randal Osterlund. Thank goodness Randal only wants a wife to secure a business deal and shares her feelings about love—nothing but heartache! Jolie quickly realizes that&’s not all they have in common, but falling for her charismatic husband wasn&’t part of their agreement…From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.The Osterlund Saga Two generations taking twentieth-century America by storm!Book 1: Marriage or Ruin for the HeiressBook 2: The Heiress and the Baby Boom