Two feuding former high-school sweethearts are unexpectedly reunited as coworkers and neighbors in this rivals-to-lovers romance by author of
Emily Walker prefers to be in complete control of her lifewhich is probably why she hates Jack Bennett so much. It's been years since she's seen her former high school sweetheart, but when Jack returns to town as both her colleague at the local elementary school and her new neighbor, she's confronted with the past. Luckily, he's nothing like she remembered, now stubborn and unpredictable, obviously hardened by his years away from Rome, Kentucky. Good thing she has no interest in getting to know this new Jack Bennett. She'd rather spend time writing the handsome and charming men in her romance novelsa secret hobby that no one knows about.
Jack Bennett is not in love with Emily Walker no matter what his ex-fiancée suggested when she called off their wedding. Coming home to lick his wounds, he wants nothing more than to ignore Emily and focus on his teaching job and the mystery novel he's writing under his secret pen name. All of that proves impossible when he finds himself living directly next door to Emily herself and working across the hall from her.
Neither has a clue about each other's secret writing lives until Emily accidentally submits her explicit manuscript to the school principal. Seeing her desperation, Jack extends his help. . . for a cost. As they navigate the challenges of stealing back her manuscript, meeting deadlines, avoiding nosy townspeople, and even attending a high school reunion that brings an unexpected visitor to town, a passion begins to burn much hotter than their hatred ever did.
But is their flame the lasting kind, or will it burn out as quickly as it ignited?
When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos.
As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships-but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees.
That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor--and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding...six-pack abs.
Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.
A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis.
Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast-again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold an historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange. Again . . .
Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It''s clear from the way he tracks Misery''s every movement that he doesn''t trust her. If only he knew how right he was . . .
Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she''s ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what''s hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory . . . alone with the wolf.
Praise for The Love Hypothesis ''Contemporary romance''s unicorn: the elusive marriage of deeply brainy and delightfully escapist.'' Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners ''Funny, sexy and smart.'' Mariana Zapata, New York Times bestselling author ''I couldn''t put it down. Highly recommended!'' Jessica Clare, New York Times bestselling author ''Pure slow-burning gold with lots of chemistry.'' Popsugar ''A beautifully written romantic comedy with a heroine you will instantly fall in love with.'' Elizabeth Everett, author of A Lady''s Formula for Love
In this clever and swoonworthy YA debut from the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, life''s moving pieces bring rival chess players together in a match for the heart.
Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts nowadays; after the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory''s focus is on her mom, her sisters, and the dead-end job that keeps the lights on. That is, until she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and inadvertently wipes the board with notorious ''Kingkiller'' Nolan Sawyer: current world champion and reigning Bad Boy of chess.
Nolan''s loss to an unknown rookie shocks everyone. What''s even more confusing? His desire to cross pawns again. What kind of gambit is Nolan playing? The smart move would be to walk away. Resign. Game over. But Mallory''s victory opens the door to sorely needed cash-prizes and despite everything, she can''t help feeling drawn to the enigmatic strategist...
As she rockets up the ranks, Mallory struggles to keep her family safely separated from the game that wrecked it in the first place. And as her love for the sport she so desperately wanted to hate begins to rekindle, Mallory quickly realizes that the games aren''t only on the board, the spotlight is brighter than she imagined, and the competition can be fierce (-ly attractive. And intelligent... and infuriating...)
Is it ever too late to leave the friend zone? Friends-to-lovers TikTok sensation, The Cheat Sheet, is the rom-com that has readers laughing and rooting for these lovable best friends from the first page! 'Falling for my best friend - tick! Fake dating - t
When forced to work on a project with your nemesis it's best to stick to the science: observe the sparks and secretly hypothesize with the heart. Further research could trigger explosive results.
Like an avenging, purple haired Jedi bringing balance to the mansplained universe, Bee Königswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project-a literal dream come true after years scraping by on the crumbs of academia-Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward.
THE MAGICAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Brought together by magic.
Torn apart by war.
_________ Europe, 1938. Even as the daughter of the extraordinary headlining illusionist, Lena Papadopoulos has never quite found her place within the World of Wonders - a travelling circus that traverses the continent in a luxury steam engine. Brilliant and curious, Lena yearns for the real-world magic of science and medicine, despite the limitations she feels in her wheelchair. But when a young French orphan, Alexandre, comes aboard the circus train, Lena''s life is infused with magic and wonder for the first time.
But outside the bright lights of the circus, darkness is descending on Europe. War is about to shatter Lena''s world, and take away everything she holds dear. And to recover what she has lost, Lena will have to believe in the impossible.
A must-read for fans of Water for Elephants, The Circus Train will take readers on a heart-wrenching two-decade journey across a continent in which great beauty and unimaginable horror live side by side.
Cosy up with The Heart of Winter by bestselling author Emma Hannigan and escape with this warm, magical novel set over a beautiful winter wedding in an Irish country house.
'A wonderful storyteller' Cathy Kelly
With the promise of December in the air and the hedgerows laced with frost, Huntersbrook House has never looked more beautiful. Once the Craig family's beloved home, the house has been transformed into a magnificent countryside venue. And its first booking couldn't be more perfect - the Christmas wedding of a well-known film actress.
Yet, behind the scenes, the Craig children are feeling the chill. Pippa is skating on thin ice with her reckless personal life; Joey, preoccupied with the business, is blind to his fiancé's struggles. And Lainey's future is dealt a cruel blow. As the wedding approaches, everyone hopes the house will weave its magic. But can the Craigs put their differences aside and pull together as a family once more?
Au large de l´Angleterre, 1814. A bord de son navire, face au capitaine qui la retient prisonnière, Alice Fulton s´efforce de tenir tête. Impossible, en effet, de céder à la panique : son jeune frère est avec elle, et elle fera tout pour le protéger du troublant forban et de son équipage. Qu´ils pillent son navire s´ils le veulent ! Elle ne demande que la vie sauve ! Hélas, elle comprend vite que le piège dans lequel ils viennent de tomber ne doit rien à la valeur de leur cargaison. Ni d´ailleurs, au hasard. La vérité, c´est que ce capitaine dont elle est désormais la captive voue une haine farouche aux Fulton. Et qu´il n´est pas du tout dans ses intentions d´en relâcher si facilement l´héritière ...
Linnet Berry Thynne thinks that she will easily be able to make her fiancâe, Piers Yelverton, the Earl of Marchant, who is rumored to be immune to the womanly charms, fall in love with her, but she loses her heart to him instead.
When impoverished Miss Kate Daltry meets Prince Gabriel at a ball, the prince is drawn to this spirited beauty despite being engaged to another, but their irresistible attraction is ill-fated until a kiss changes everything.
Lady Henrietta Maclellan longs for the romantic swirl of a London season. But as a rusticating country maiden, she has always kept her sensuous nature firmly under wraps - until she meets Simon Darby. Simon makes her want to whisper promises late at night, exchange kisses on a balcony and receive illicit love notes. So Henrietta lets her imagination soar and writes a letter . . . a very steamy love letter that somehow becomes shockingly public.
Everyone supposes that he has written it to her, but the truth hardly matters in the face of the scandal to come if they don't marry at once. But nothing has quite prepared Henrietta for the pure sensuality of Simon . . .
Simon has vowed he will never turn himself into a fool over a woman. So, while debutantes swoon as he disdainfully strides past the lovely ladies of the ton, he ignores them all . . . until Henrietta. Could it be possible that he has been the foolish one all along?
He is reckless, bold, dangerous . . .
Men envy him, women desire him . . .
And one woman wants her revenge.
Claire Ashcroft has good reason to despise Viscount Grayson Sutherland. A wildly unpredictable man with a frightening reputation, Sutherland is responsible for a death that deeply pains her. She'd kill him if she could. Instead, she'll employ her feminine wiles to make him pay. And once he's deeply, irreversibly in love with her, she'll shatter his vulnerable heart.
Her scheme works perfectly . . . too perfectly.
Brought together by their mutual interest in art, Sasha, a widowed art gallery owner with grown children, and Liam, a successful artist nine years her junior, find new meaning in their lives through their relationship with each other.
Angleterre, 1814
Sitôt veuve, lady Diana se retrouve à la rue: joueur et noceur, son mari ne lui laisse que des dettes. Pire, elle découvre avec effroi qu'il complotait avec les partisans de Napoléon en exil sur l'île d'Elbe. Traquée par de mystérieux ennemis qui la croient complice de son défunt époux, et craignant pour la vie de ses deux enfants, la jeune femme éperdue ne sait vers qui se tourner. C'est alors que, contre toute attente, lord Vincent Ingleton, comte de Lonsdale et ami de feu son mari, lui propose de l'héberger dans sa famille. N'osant croire en sa chance, lady Diana accepte son offre et lui cache les menaces dont elle est l'objet...
In Regency England, four orphaned sisters become wards of an earl, but when Tess, the eldest sister, tries to arrange matches for her sisters, things take a turn which make it almost impossible to avoid a scandal.
