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Pretend Mistress, Bona Fide Boss
by Yvonne LindsaySultry, elegant, sophisticated...the woman Adam Palmer glimpsed at a casino was temptation in scarlet. To his surprise, she was no stranger. The New Zealand business magnate never knew his quiet personal assistant had a seductive side, or that she might be acquainted with a scheming company rival. There was only one thing he could do to satisfy both his curiosity and his burning need to possess her...make Lainey Delacorte his mistress! And Adam planned to learn what other secrets she had been hiding--in and out of the bedroom.
The Pretend Proposal
by Jackie BraunThomas Waverly, successful CEO and serial dater, is anything but a pushover. But what's a man to do when pinned by the wistful, trembling eyes of his "frail" grandmother, uttering the words "Before I die..."? Emotional blackmail at its most effective... Thomas needs to find a fake fiancée-fast!Elizabeth Morris is looking for a way to save her charity, so when she's offered a pretend proposal in return for a generous donation, it seems harmless enough! But, when your "groom" is this gorgeous, there's a fine line between faking it and falling for real....
Pretend We Are Lovely: A Novel
by Noley ReidAn Oprah Magazine Editors' Pick and Publishers Weekly Best of the Season It’s the summer of 1982 in Blacksburg, Virginia—seven years after the suspicious death of a son and sibling—and the Sobel family is hungry. Francie dresses in tennis skirts and ankle socks and weighs her grams of allotted carrots and iceberg lettuce. Her semi-estranged husband Tate prefers a packed fridge and hidden doughnuts. Daughters Enid, ten, and Vivvy, almost thirteen, are subtler versions of their parents, measuring their summer vacation by meals had or meals skipped. But at summer’s end, secrets both old and new emerge and Francie disappears, leaving the family teetering on the brink. Told from alternating points of view by the four living Sobels, Pretend We Are Lovely is a sharp and darkly funny story of forgiveness, family secrets, and the losses we inherit. At its core is the ever-complicated and deeply-devoted bond of sisterhood as the girls, left mostly to their own devices, must navigate their way through middle school, find comfort in each other, and learn the difference between food and nourishment.
Pretend You Are for Five More Minutes
by K. S. MurphyHenry Kato is in a really bad mood. One of his rude, annoying, and mildly offensive co-workers has been bugging him for weeks about the upcoming office party. To get him off his back, Henry enlists the help of his best friend Luke to go with him as his plus one.What Henry doesn't expect is for Luke to blurt out that they're engaged. Which they're most decidedly not. Even if Henry wishes it were true.Do they have what it takes to convince everyone the engagement is real? Or will they burn up in smoke before the night even gets started?
Pretend You Love Me
by Julie Anne PetersIn this fresh, poignant novel, Mike is struggling to come to terms with her father's suicide and her mother's detachment from the family. Mike (real name: Mary Elizabeth) is gay and likes to pump iron, play softball, and fix plumbing. When a glamorous new girl, Xanadu, arrives in Mike's small Kansas town, Mike falls in love at first sight. Xanadu is everything Mike is not -- cool, confident, feminine, sexy.... straight.Julie Anne Peters has written a heartbreaking yet ultimately hopeful novel that will speak to anyone who has ever fallen in love with someone who can't love them back.
Pretend You're Mine: a fake dating small town love story from the author of Things We Never Got Over (The Benevolence Series)
by Lucy ScoreFrom Sunday Times and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Things We Never Got Over Luke Garrison is a hometown hero, a member of the National Guard ready to deploy again. The last thing he's looking for is a woman to ruin his solitude. When the wildly beautiful Harper stumbles into his life, though, he realises she's the perfect decoy: a fake girlfriend to keep his family off his back until he's deployed.Harper was on her way to starting a new life . . . again. But something about Luke makes her want to settle down in this small town and make his house a home. Luke never thought he'd feel this way about a woman again. But he knows that he can't tell her the truth about his dark past. And she can't reveal what she's running from.At least this isn't a real relationship. It's only for a month. It's only pretend. Until it isn't . . .
Pretend You're Safe (The Agency #1)
by Alexandra IvyHE SEES YOU First came the floods. Then came the bodies. The victims—strangled, then buried along the shores of the Mississippi—have finally been unearthed, years after they disappeared. He remembers every satisfying kill . . . each woman’s terror and agony. But there’s only one he truly wanted. And fate has brought her within reach again . . .HE KNOWS YOU Jaci Patterson was sixteen when she found the first golden locket on her porch. Inside were a few strands of hair wrapped around a scrap of bloodstained ribbon. Though the “gifts” kept arriving, no one believed her hunch that a serial killer was at work. Now Jaci has returned home . . . and the nightmare is starting once more. AND HE’LL NEVER LET YOU GO Back then, Rylan Cooper was an arrogant deputy sheriff convinced that Jaci was just an attention—seeking teen. It was a fatal mistake. There’s a murderer in their midst, someone determined to settle old scores and keep playing a twisted game. And it won’t end until Jaci is his forever . . .
Pretend You're Safe: A gripping thriller of page-turning suspense (The Agency)
by Alexandra IvyPretend You're Safe is the new gripping, chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author, Alexandra Ivy. If you love Karen Rose, Karin Slaughter and Lisa Gardner, you'll LOVE Alexandra Ivy! Readers are raving about her!'Couldn't put it down!''Scary creepy page turner!''Full of suspense!'A gripping thriller'He sees you... He knows you... And he'll never let you go...Jaci Patterson was sixteen when she found the first golden locket on her porch. Inside were a few strands of hair wrapped around a scrap of bloodstained ribbon. Though the 'gifts' kept arriving, no one believed her hunch that a serial killer was at work. Now Jaci has finally returned home - only for bodies of strangled victims to start appearing years after they disappeared. Her nightmare is beginning all over again. And this time it won't end until the murderer makes Jaci his...for ever.Look for the next novels of page-turning suspense from Alexandra Ivy, What Are You Afraid Of? and You Will Suffer.
Pretend You're Safe: A gripping thriller of page-turning suspense (The Agency)
by Alexandra IvyPretend You're Safe is the new gripping, chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author, Alexandra Ivy. Perfect for fans of Karen Rose, Karin Slaughter and Lisa Gardner.He sees you... He knows you... And he'll never let you go...Jaci Patterson was sixteen when she found the first golden locket on her porch. Inside were a few strands of hair wrapped around a scrap of bloodstained ribbon. Though the 'gifts' kept arriving, no one believed her hunch that a serial killer was at work. Now Jaci has finally returned home - only for bodies of strangled victims to start appearing years after they disappeared. Jaci's nightmare is beginning all over again. And this time it won't end until the murderer makes her his...for ever.Look for the next novel of page-turning suspense from Alexandra Ivy, What Are You Afraid Of?(P)2017 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
The Pretender
by Kathleen CreightonStruggling actress Abigail Lindgren feels it's her duty to notify her roommate's family of Sunny's murder. Problem is, a tangled web including lies, a reclusive grandfather and an inheritance makes things more than complicated. Impersonating Sunny in the mountains of California-just for a while-is part of the plan. Getting tangled up with sexy rancher Sage Rivera is not.Sage stands to lose it all. He doesn't need an attachment to Sunny or her well-kept secrets. He can't shake the feeling she's hiding something big. But she needs a protector, a friend, a lover to give her the passion she's been missing...and he decides he's the only man for the job.
The Pretender: Games People Play
by HelenKay Dimon“Sexy, emotional, funny . . . Dimon gives it all to her readers.” —New York Times Bestselling Author Jill ShalvisThey say it takes a thief to catch a thief, and Harrison Tate is proof. Once a professional burglar, he now makes a lawful living tracking down stolen art. No one needs to know about his secret sideline, “liberating” artifacts acquired through underhanded methods. At least until one of those jobs sees him walking in on a murder.Gabrielle Wright has long been estranged from her wealthy family, but she didn’t kill her sister. Trouble is, the only person who can prove it is the sexy, elusive criminal who shouldn’t have been at the island estate on that terrible night. She’s not expecting honor among thieves—or for their mutual attraction to spark into an intense inferno of desire.Under the guise of evaluating her family’s art, Harris comes back to the estate hoping to clear Gabby’s name. But returning to the scene of the crime has never been riskier, with their hearts and lives on the line.
The Pretender: The Pretender (The Men of the Pride Country #4)
by Rosalyn WestIn the heat of the Civil War, blue-uniformed Deacon Sinclair was nursed to health by beautiful Garnet Davis. First he captured her heart and then he stole her innocence. But he was a spy, and though he took away valuable information to his graycoat comrades, he left something behind: a baby he never knew was his. Years later, Deacon has returned to Pride County, but can Garnet trust the man who once shattered her world?
Pretender to the Throne
by Maisey YatesThe final book in The Call of Duty trilogyA duty to the past... After fifteen years in self-imposed exile, the haunted rebel prince Xander Drakos must walk back through the palace gates and assume the role he once abandoned. Only one woman can restore his good name-the woman he left behind. But when Xander finds Layna Xenakos, he's horrified to see the effects of the turmoil he left behind written in the scars across her body. But her scars have given her strength, and Layna refuses to bow to his royal command. Now Xander must use his practiced charm to convince her to become his bride, securing his legitimate place on the throne.Find out what happens in book 1, A Royal World Apart, and book 2, At His Majesty's Request
The Pretenders
by Joan WolfThe rakish and handsome Baron Reeve of Ormsby, Earl of Cambridge, falls into the worst debt of his life when his horse loses a sure-thing race. His frustration is compounded by the fact that he has the money within his grasp, but his straitlaced uncle, Lord Bradford, will only agree to give him access to his inheritance before his 26th birthday if Reeve will deign to enter into a contract of marriage for its "settling effect." In an effort to thwart his uncle's desires and still gain the inheritance, Reeve invites his childhood pal Deb, a horse-lover herself and disinherited daughter of a baron, to marry him. Lured by the offer of her own horse as well as the desire to help her misunderstood friend, Deb agrees. They promise each other faithfully not to be married: to feign engagement and then find they "do not suit" before the nuptials. And they equally promise to, no matter what, not fall in love. This, of course, is a story in which all promises are broken.
The Pretender's Crown (The Inheritors' Cycle, Book #2)
by C. E. MurphyFiercely intelligent, beautiful, and ready to claim her birthright, she navigates a dangerous world torn between war and witchpower. Seduction and stealth are Belinda Primrose's skills-weapons befitting the queen's bastard daughter, a pawn of espionage conceived by Lorraine, ruler of Aulun, and her lover and spymaster, Belinda's father. Now an accomplished assassin, Belinda uncovers the true game her father never intended her to play. For Belinda has found her witchpower, a legacy born from something not of this earth. In a treacherous world where religion and rebellion rule, Lorraine is now in a position to sweep over the countries of Echon and to back her chosen successor to the throne: Belinda. But Belinda is no longer anyone's pawn. Lured by the sensual dark magic of Dmitri, envoy to a neighboring throne, yet still drawn to the witchlord embrace of her former lover, Javier, Belinda knows that she has entered a realm where power and control go to those who can master and manipulate their fiercest desires. For the witchpower depends on the skill its wielder holds.
Pretendiendo ser Dom
by Sky Corgan¿Qué sucede cuando alguien entra a un nuevo estilo de vida sin conocerlo? Talia está a punto de descubrirlo. Todo parece ser juegos y diversión hasta que se vuelve la pareja del Dominante equivocado. Micah lleva un tiempo fuera del estilo de vida. No ha tenido suerte para encontrar a una sumisa estable. O lo dejan, o quieren más de lo que él puede ofrecerles. Después de atender asuntos familiares, Micah trata de entrar en la escena local, fingiendo desinterés todo el tiempo. Pero cuando un enemigo del pasado aparece para contaminar su tiempo, esto se vuelve en un juego de voluntades y perseverancia. Talia se encuentra atrapada en medio, dividida entre el miedo y el deseo, el placer y el dolor, y la intriga por el nuevo extraño que bien pudiera ser su salvador o su ruina.
Un pretendiente para la señorita Bowler (Minstrel Valley #Volumen 7)
by Ana F. MaloryContinúa la rompedora serie de «Minstrel Valley», creada por catorce autoras de Selecta. Ambientada en la Inglaterra de la Regencia en un pequeño pueblo de Hertfordshire, descubrirás una historia llena de amor, aventuras y pasión. Mientras que ella solo buscaba al hombre adecuado... encontró el amor. Para Lorianne Bowler el amor está sobrevalorado y su visión del matrimonio nada tiene que ver con fantasías románticas. El respeto mutuo y la confianza son las bases sobre las que desea cimentar su matrimonio y solo aceptará por esposo al caballero que cumpla sus expectativas al respecto. Sabe que su paso por la escuela de señoritas de lady Acton, los conocimientos adquiridos en ella y el apoyo de las ladies patrocinadoras, la convertirán en una dama Selecta y le abrirán muchas puertas... tras una de ellas, espera encontrar al que será su futuromarido. A Nerian Worth, condestable de Minstrel Valley, le gusta su trabajo, cuenta con el respeto de los vecinos y ha hecho grandes amigos en el pueblo, pero desde hace tiempo siente que algo falta en su vida. A sus treinta y dos años necesita asentarse, una familia, hijos... amor. Conocer a la dulce señorita Bowler reavivará sus ansias de casarse... Pero enamorarse no forma parte de los planes de futuro de Lori y la aparición de un candidato al que la muchacha parece mirar con buenos ojos, dejará al condestable en clara desventaja. Dos hombres, sentimientos encontrados y una decisión que Lorianne no sabe cómo tomar, porque su corazón se ha empecinado en hacer valer su opinión. Sobre la serie:Minstrel Valley es un proyecto novedoso, rompedor y sorprendente. Catorce mujeres que crean una serie de novelas gracias a una minuciosa organización que ha llevado tiempo y esfuerzo, pero que tiene surecompensa materializada en estas quince novelas que vamos a disfrutar a lo largo de esta temporada. Esta labor de comunicación entre ellas, el apoyo mutuo, la coordinación y coherencia no hubiese sido posible sin nuestras queridas autoras, que hacen visible que con cariño, tiempo robado a sus momentos de ocio, de descanso y de familia, confianza, paciencia, esmero y talento, todo sea posible. Desde Selecta os invitamos a adentraros en Minstrel Valley y que disfrutéis, tanto como nosotros, de esta maravillosa serie de regencia. Prólogo de Nieves Hidalgo en Si me lo pide el corazón (Minstrel Valley 1):«Serán novelas divertidas, románticas, dulces, plenas de sentimiento, con personajes que os enamorarán; hasta con leyenda incluida. Historias paridas por la imaginación de unas autoras merecedoras de elogio, no ya solo por su capacidad para ilusionarnos, su disposición a compartir sino, sobre todo, por la manera encomiable de aplicarse al trabajo para ofreceros lo mejor de sí mismas.»
Pretending: The brilliant new adult novel from Holly Bourne. Why be yourself when you can be perfect?
by Holly BourneWHY BE YOURSELF WHEN YOU CAN BE PERFECT?**As featured on The High Low podcast**'MAGNIFICENT. Brutally honest and righteously angry but still HUGELY enjoyable and engaging. I bow down!' Marian Keyes 'A thoughtful, intelligent, urgent novel women need to read.' Dolly Alderton The highly-anticipated new novel from Holly Bourne, bestselling author of HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW?_____________He said he was looking for a 'partner in crime' which everyone knows is shorthand for 'a woman who isn't real'. April is kind, pretty, and relatively normal - yet she can't seem to get past date five. Every time she thinks she's found someone to trust, they reveal themselves to be awful, leaving her heartbroken. And angry. If only April could be more like Gretel. Gretel is exactly what men want - she's a Regular Everyday Manic Pixie Dream Girl Next Door With No Problems. The problem is, Gretel isn't real. And April is now claiming to be her. As soon as April starts 'being' Gretel, dating becomes much more fun - especially once she reels in the unsuspecting Joshua.Finally, April is the one in control, but can she control her own feelings? And as she and Joshua grow closer, how long will she be able to keep pretending?_____________PRAISE FOR HOLLY BOURNE:'Honest and unflinching' Stylist'Funny, touching and painfully true' Grazia'Relatable for any woman navigating emotional time bombs' Red'Bourne incinerates the lies we're all capable of telling ourselves' Emerald Street'Funny, real and heartbreaking' Lucy Vine'Funny, sad, honest, insightful, up-to-the-minute' Roisin Meaney'Smart, witty and perceptive. Razor-sharp on friendship, self-image and self-deception' Lucy Diamond
Pretending: The brilliant new adult novel from Holly Bourne. Why be yourself when you can be perfect?
by Holly BourneWHY BE YOURSELF WHEN YOU CAN BE PERFECT?**As featured on The High Low podcast**'MAGNIFICENT. Brutally honest and righteously angry but still HUGELY enjoyable and engaging. I bow down!' Marian Keyes 'A thoughtful, intelligent, urgent novel women need to read.' Dolly Alderton The highly-anticipated new novel from Holly Bourne, bestselling author of HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW?_____________He said he was looking for a 'partner in crime' which everyone knows is shorthand for 'a woman who isn't real'.April is kind, pretty, and relatively normal - yet she can't seem to get past date five. Every time she thinks she's found someone to trust, they reveal themselves to be awful, leaving her heartbroken. And angry. If only April could be more like Gretel. Gretel is exactly what men want - she's a Regular Everyday Manic Pixie Dream Girl Next Door With No Problems. The problem is, Gretel isn't real. And April is now claiming to be her. As soon as April starts 'being' Gretel, dating becomes much more fun - especially once she reels in the unsuspecting Joshua.Finally, April is the one in control, but can she control her own feelings? And as she and Joshua grow closer, how long will she be able to keep pretending?_____________PRAISE FOR HOLLY BOURNE:'Honest and unflinching' Stylist'Funny, touching and painfully true' Grazia'Relatable for any woman navigating emotional time bombs'Red'Bourne incinerates the lies we're all capable of telling ourselves'Emerald Street'Funny, real and heartbreaking' Lucy Vine'Funny, sad, honest, insightful, up-to-the-minute' Roisin Meaney'Smart, witty and perceptive. Razor-sharp on friendship, self-image and self-deception' Lucy Diamond
Pretending: The brilliant adult novel from Holly Bourne. Why be yourself when you can be perfect?
by Holly BourneWHY BE YOURSELF WHEN YOU CAN BE PERFECT?'Perceptive. Hilarious. Reassuring. Brilliant.' Laura Jane Williams The highly-anticipated new novel from Holly Bourne, bestselling author of HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW?_____________He said he was looking for a 'partner in crime' which everyone knows is shorthand for 'a woman who isn't real'. April is kind, pretty, and relatively normal - yet she can't seem to get past date five. Every time she thinks she's found someone to trust, they reveal themselves to be awful, leaving her heartbroken. And angry. If only April could be more like Gretel. Gretel is exactly what men want - she's a Regular Everyday Manic Pixie Dream Girl Next Door With No Problems. The problem is, Gretel isn't real. And April is now claiming to be her. As soon as April starts 'being' Gretel, dating becomes much more fun - especially once she reels in the unsuspecting Joshua.Finally, April is the one in control, but can she control her own feelings? And as she and Joshua grow closer, how long will she be able to keep pretending?_____________PRAISE FOR HOLLY BOURNE:'So honest about being a woman and all the things that are expected of us' Marian Keyes'Honest and unflinching' Stylist'Funny, touching and painfully true' Grazia'Relatable for any woman navigating emotional time bombs' Red'Bourne incinerates the lies we're all capable of telling ourselves' Emerald Street'Funny, real and heartbreaking' Lucy Vine'Funny, sad, honest, insightful, up-to-the-minute' Roisin Meaney'Smart, witty and perceptive. Razor-sharp on friendship, self-image and self-deception' Lucy Diamond
Pretending He's Mine (Love on Cue #2)
by Mia Sosa"Sosa deftly combines her flair for nuanced characterization with snappy writing imbued with a deliciously acerbic sense of humor." – BooklistFor Hollywood agent Julian Hart, representing his best friend—megastar Carter Williamson—means it’s nearly impossible to keep his personal life and career separate. To make matters worse, Carter’s younger sister has been starring in Julian’s wildest fantasies more often than he’d care to admit. He knows she’s off-limits, but when Ashley shows up on his doorstep, needing a place to crash… suddenly his greatest temptation is sleeping down the hall.Free-spirited Ashley Williamson doesn’t do commitment. Jobs, apartments, men… why let herself be tied down? But she’s had a crush on her older brother’s best friend for years and she’s committed to making Julian want her, one towel-clad midnight encounter at a time. But just as things start heating up, their steamy flirtation is interrupted by Carter’s east coast wedding. Ashley has no desire to go home and face her reputation as the family disappointment. But living with—dare she say dating?—a successful, sexy film agent could give them something else to talk about.Julian can’t believe he agreed to fake a relationship with the one woman he can never have. And it’s going to take more than a little willpower to remember it's all pretend. Or is it? “[A] refreshingly modern and funny spin on the traditional idea that opposites attract." – Kirkus Reviews
Pretending She's His
by Kelsie LeverichNew York Times bestselling author Kelsie Leverich "serves up fun, sexy and hot" (Flirty and Dirty Book Blog), in her new Hard Feelings novella, where a tempting little lie turns into so much more... Eva Riley is the maid of honor at her best friend's wedding and it just so happens that her ex is the best man. Eva's a straight shooter and definitely not the damsel-in-distress type. But with her pride on the line and her ex's heart on his sleeve, there might not be enough champagne in the world to get her through this weekend. Trevor Owens may be one hell of a good friend to Eva, but he's always wanted to get the fiery redhead between the sheets. So he swoops in and offers a solution to her ex problem: they can pretend to be together--just for the weekend. But when their little game of make-believe is over, will they be able to tell what's real and what's only pretend? Includes previews of the first two Hard Feelings novels, The Valentine's Arrangement and Feel the Rush. Praise for the Hard Feelings Novels: "Hot, sexy, and steamy...I was hooked from the first page until the last."--Sydney Landon, New York Times bestselling author "Sexy as hell and kept me up all night. I couldn't put it down." --Abbi Glines, New York Times bestselling author
Pretense
by Lori WickMarrell is a happily married army wife who adores her family. Yet she senses that something's missing. As her emptiness grows, she begins to realize that the "something" is God
Pretexts for Writing: German Romantic Prefaces, Literature, and Philosophy (New Studies in the Age of Goethe)
by Seán WilliamsAround 1800, print culture became a particularly rich source for metaphors about thinking as well as writing, nowhere more so than in the German tradition of Dichter und Denker. Goethe, Jean Paul, and Hegel (among many others) used the preface in order to reflect on the problems of writing itself, and its interpretation. If Sterne teaches us that a material book enables mind games as much as it gives expression to them, the Germans made these games more theoretical still. Weaving in authors from Antiquity to Agamben, Williams shows how European–and, above all, German–Romanticism was a watershed in the history of the preface. The playful, paradoxical strategies that Romantic writers invented are later played out in continental philosophy, and in post-Structuralist literature. The preface is a prompt for playful thinking with texts, as much as it is conventionally the prosaic product of such an exercise. Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.
Prettiest Doll
by Gina Willner-Pardo"It's good to be pretty. I'm really lucky." So begins the story of thirteen-year-old Olivia, or Liv, who started winning beauty pageants at age three. Lately she's been wondering, however, if that's all she is. She gets a chance to find out when she meets a runaway named Dan and they embark on a trip to Chicago, each determined to uncover family secrets. This story of two teens from very different backgrounds making their way in a world preoccupied with physical appearance sparkles with wry humor, romance, and a revealing behind-the-scenes glimpse at the world of beauty pageants. This ebook includes a sample chapter of THE HARD KIND OF PROMISE.