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Married in Haste (Bravo Family Ties)
by Christine RimmerYou can always count on a Bravo man to ruin a perfectly okay marriage. From the New York Times–bestselling author of the Montana Mavericks series.Well, the wedding of Angie Dellazola and Brett Bravo may have seemed hasty. But in fact, they'd known each other all their lives—and, as each of them was the self-appointed sole sane member of their respective families, what better way to ensure that they stay that way than to get married? Their marriage would be based on respect and common interests—none of that burning, all-consuming love that their family members seemed prone to . . .And then, one week into their marriage, it hit both of them like a ton of bricks. Angie and Brett were wildly, madly, passionately in love—with each other! This was not the calm, collected marriage they'd counted on.Well, the best-laid plans . . .
Married in Malibu (Drama Diaries: Standalone Grumpy Sunshine Romance #1)
by Kailin GowShe's finally getting married in Malibu... After being hounded by her mother and aunts for years about not getting married, Dr. Taylor Rhee, is finally getting married...to her handsome fiance, a fellow doctor at the hospital she has been working in for years. And she is getting married in Malibu during the summer at the beach. Perfect timing for her relatives coming from Korea and Taiwan to join in. Perfect for this southern California girl who had lived near the beach all her life. All seemed to be going as planned, but when she receives a confirmation from her ex-boyfriend Dex, whom she had secretly dated unbeknownst to everyone, especially her Asian American parents, she begins questioning whether or not she should go through with the wedding. Dex Halliwell was a bad boy through and through. Forbidden in every way. Rocker, smoker, always-in-detention; he was the boy every high school counselor warned you about. No one would have guessed the straight A science nerd Taylor would ever be together with bad boy Dex. 10 years later, at Taylor's wedding, Dex, still in love with Taylor and now a successful rocker, would make sure they belong together. Second chances for this bad boy rocker who had never been given chances in the first place, meant something. Didn't they? But does Taylor believe it? **Married in Malibu is an Adult Romantic Comedy for 17+. It is a complete standalone novel, which includes parts of the Prequel called Born Rotten, so it can be read without having to read Born Rotten first. Fun trivia: Married in Malibu features real locations of places the author knows in California. The author also sang, wrote the lyrics, composed, and played the keyboards and drums for her own girl band when she was in college where she was a DJ for a radio station that once helped discovered Sugar Ray, Gwen Stefani, and other OC bands.
Married or Not?
by Annette BroadrickSTILL A HUSBANDGreg Hogan thought he'd achieved all his life's goals. Then everything changed when he received the call that his ex-wife had been injured. Though Sherri denied needing his help, Greg knew he couldn't turn her away. Impulse drove him to bring her back to his house, desire pushed him to act on the passion that still burned between them. Yet for Greg to keep Sherri in his home, his bed...his life, he'd have to risk revealing the secrets that had once torn them apart.
Married to Laughter: A Love Story Featuring Anne Meara
by Jerry StillerThe current generation knows him as the serenity-seeking Frank Costanza from Seinfeld. An older generation knows him as one-half of the comedy team Stiller and Meara. But, as his memoir,Married to Laughter, reveals, Jerry Stiller has had a lifelong love affair with entertainment. Growing up during the Depression in Brooklyn and on Manhattan's Lower East Side, Jerry Stiller discovered the power of comedy when, as a child, he saw Eddie Cantor transform an audience. Jerry's father often took him to vaudeville performances, where Jerry decided that he, too, wanted to make people laugh. He studied drama at Syracuse University, where a charismatic professor inspired Jerry to believe that he could achieve his dream and become a successful actor. After Syracuse, Jerry returned to New York to begin a life in the theater. Jerry soon met Anne Meara. Even before he fell in love with her, he knew she was a remarkable person. At first they encouraged each other in their separate performances, but eventually they began doing a comedy act in the coffeehouses of New York's Greenwich Village. They created a brilliantly successful act with two characters who were exaggerated versions of themselves. Before long, they were regulars on The Ed Sullivan Show, the most popular television program of the day. Stiller and Meara was a smash hit. But Jerry's first love has always been the theater, and he writes with fondness and charm about his nearly fifty years in show business -- from summer stock to the early days of Joe Papp's pioneering Shakespeare in the Park, from his Broadway performance in Hurlyburly to his roles in such films as The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The Ritz, Seize the Day, and Hairspray. He describes the genesis of the hugely successful Blue Nun radio commercials that he and Anne recorded, the first of many award-winning advertisements they would make together. Jerry takes us inside his life offstage, describing with great candor his personal and professional neuroses, including some unusual experiences in therapy. He recounts hilarious stories about the Stiller family and tells wonderful tales about such friends and colleagues as Walter Matthau, Colleen Dewhurst, Mike Nichols, F. Murray Abraham, and Henny Youngman. But most of all, he describes life with Anne, showing us his admiration for her as a performer and describing how she gave him the insight into acting that he'd long sought. Married to Laughter is a great love story about two people who found their place in show business without ever losing sight of each other.
Married to the Sea
by DrewVINTAGE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM VICTORIAN-ERA NEWSPAPERS PAIRED WITH NEW CAPTIONS THAT REFLECT OUR TWISTED MODERN SENSIBILITIES: THE CHAMPAGNE OF COMICS.Brilliant and lowbrow. -New York MagazineMarried To The Sea: not only the true history of our civilization, but also the funniest comic around. -Andy Riley, author of Bunny SuicidesIf only I had put in legislation to require my state to read Married To The Sea. Perhaps during my next term. -Sarah Hutz, U.S. Congressmember from New HampshireAttention all friends: You're getting this for Christmas. -Chris Leavins, actorSingularly smart, often outlandish. -Sycamore Review
Married with Zombies: Book 1 of Living with the Dead (Living with the Dead #1)
by Jesse PetersenA heartwarming tale of terror in the middle of the zombie apocalypse. Meet Sarah and David. Once upon a time they met and fell in love. But now they're on the verge of divorce and going to couples' counseling. On a routine trip to their counselor, they notice a few odd things - the lack of cars on the highway, the missing security guard, and the fact that their counselor, Dr. Kelly, is ripping out her previous client's throat. Meet the Zombies. Now, Sarah and David are fighting for survival in the middle of the zombie apocalypse. But, just because there are zombies, doesn't mean your other problems go away. If the zombies don't eat their brains, they might just kill each other.
Married… With Children vs. the World: The Inside Story of the Shock-Com that Launched FOX and Changed TV Comedy Forever
by Richard GurmanA rollicking account of the groundbreaking show from one of the show&’s producers, featuring the voices of the stars, creators, and executives involved with bringing it to life. &“I had the pleasure of working with Richard Gurman for eleven years. When he sent me his new book Married… With Children vs. the World, I figured it would be a trip down memory lane. So I was stunned by some revelations I never knew. And reminded how brilliant much of the writing was. What a time that was. If you liked Married… With Children, then you should read this book. You&’re in for a treat!&” —Ed O&’NeillMarried… With Children burst onto the airwaves with a full-frontal attack on the myth of domestic tranquility depicted in family comedies since the dawn of TV. The outlier series, created by two rebellious writers given carte blanche from a fledgling FOX, became one of the longest running live-action sitcoms in television history and forever changed the way married life was portrayed on the very networks it so scathingly satirized. But it was far from smooth sailing as the creators bucked up against Barry Diller—then CEO of FOX—on everything from casting to content and then butted heads with network standards as they sought to shatter traditional broadcast norms. "Reading Married… With Children vs. the World jolted me right back into the mindset where our little show was the rock &’n&’ roll of sitcoms fighting to get heard in an easy-listening world. Richard Gurman, who was there for the whole ride, digs deep into the joys and frustrations of the entire experience and turns it up loud.&” —Katey Sagal Married… With Children writer-producer Richard Gurman takes us behind the scenes of this boundary-breaking show to reveal how its inner workings were at times as disruptive and contentious—yet at other times, as hysterical and raunchy—as the Bundy family themselves. Featuring exclusive interviews with the cast, including Ed O&’Neill and Katey Sagal, media moguls, network executives, writers, directors, critics, and even the woman who was so offended by one episode she launched a sponsor boycott that almost got the series canceled, Married… With Children vs. the World celebrates the rebellious, satirical vision of the show and the battle to keep it alive that paved the way for the tremendous diversity in family comedy style we see today. &“Not only is this an accurate chronicle of both families, on either side of the camera, but what should also serve as a valuable lesson of never giving up on a dream.&” —Michael G. Moye, Co-Creator &“I had almost as much fun reading Married… with Children vs. the World as I had working on the show. Almost. Richard Gurman chronicles, from his vantage point inside the writers&’ room and the sound booth, how we broke the china in the family sitcom kitchen, and upended the television industry by doing so. What could be more fun than that?&” —David Garrison
Marrow and Bone
by Walter KempowskiA moving, darkly funny road trip novel about World War II, returning to one's birthplace, and coming to terms with tragedy.West Germany, 1988, just before the fall of the Berlin Wall: Jonathan Fabrizius, a middle-aged erstwhile journalist, has a comfortable existence in Hamburg, bankrolled by his furniture-manufacturing uncle. He lives with his girlfriend Ulla in a grand, decrepit prewar house that just by chance escaped annihilation by the Allied bombers. One day Jonathan receives a package in the mail from the Santubara Company, a luxury car company, commissioning him to travel in their newest V8 model through the People&’s Republic of Poland and to write about the route for a car rally. Little does the company know that their choice location is Jonathan&’s birthplace, for Jonathan is a war orphan from former East Prussia, whose mother breathed her last fleeing the Russians and whose father, a Nazi soldier, was killed on the Baltic coast. At first Jonathan has no interest in the job, or in dredging up ancient family history, but as his relationship with Ulla starts to wane, the idea of a return to his birthplace, and the money to be made from the gig, becomes more appealing. What follows is a darkly comic road trip, a queasy misadventure of West German tourists in Communist Poland, and a reckoning that is by turns subtle, satiric, and genuine. Marrow and Bone is an uncomfortably funny and revelatory odyssey by one of the most talented and nuanced writers of postwar Germany.
Marry Me on Main Street
by Luann MclaneIn the latest Cricket Creek romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Wish Upon a Wedding, two people discover what it really takes to go after your heart's desire... In her small shop on Main Street, Susan Quincy sells handmade gifts and repurposed items. But she can't part with the beautiful rocking chair she bought at an estate sale when its maker turns out to be Danny Mayfield. Even years later, Susan still cringes over how her handsome, popular high school crush only asked her to prom out of pity--or so she thinks... Danny doesn't know why Susan has avoided him for years, especially after the electric kiss they shared the night of prom. So when he learns that she wants him to craft more rocking chairs to sell at her shop, Danny can't resist the chance to work on his passion and charm shy, beautiful Susan again--and this time, make it last...
Marry Me, Major: Falling For The Venetian Billionaire (holiday With A Billionaire) / Marry Me, Major (american Heroes) (American Heroes Ser. #38)
by Merline LovelaceAn officer and a groom But for how long? Alexis Smith is single, and desperate to keep custody of her late sister’s sweet stepdaughter. But for this, she needs a husband. She thinks US Air Force Major Ben Kincaid is perfect for the job. The Special Ops pilot is a world-class stud who loves a challenge—and is always out of town. A brief marriage of convenience suits them both…until Ben moves in. Suddenly, playing house seems a little too real…
Marry, Kiss, Kill: A Novel
by Anne Flett-GiordanoIn this debut mystery set in Santa Barbara, movie stars are in town for the film festival, powerful business interests are at stake, and detective Nola MacIntire and her partner, Tony Angelotti, must solve the complicated puzzle behind three seemingly unrelated deaths in this idyllic beach town. This mystery has got it all: snappy dialogue, memorable characters, and a captivating web of intrigue to untangle.Anne Flett-Giordano is a five-time Emmy-winning television writer and producer whose credits include Frasier, Becker, and Desperate Housewives. In addition to three Best Comedy and two Best Writing in a Comedy Series Emmys, Anne (with her screenwriting partner Chuck Ranberg) has won a Producer's Guild Award, a Golden Globe, and a Writer's Guild nomination for Best Writing in a Comedy Series. Currently a consultant on the half-hour comedy Hot In Cleveland, starring Betty White, Anne divides her time between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, California.
Marrying George Clooney: Confessions from a Midlife Crisis
by Amy FerrisWhile wide awake in the middle of the night (welcome to menopause!), Amy Ferris began chronicling every one of her funny, sad, hysterical, down and dirty, and raw to the bones stories. Along with fantasizing about marrying George Clooney, Ferris is faced with a plethora of other insomnia-induced thoughts and activities. From googling old boyfriends to researching obscure and fatal diseases on the web; from scouting five-star spa destinations to having angry, bitter, e-mail exchanges with her brother. She worries endlessly about her husband, relies heavily on Ambien, and tries to arrange care via the Internet for her mother (who has both severe dementia and a massive love-bubble crush on Jesus Christ)-all while refraining from lighting up just one more cigarette. Marrying George Clooney explores a range of emotions experienced through this life-altering period. In this candid look at "the change," Ferris offers a humorous spin on a not-so-funny topic.
Marrying Harriet (The School for Manners Series #6)
by M. C. BeatonIn this Regency romance by the bestselling author of the Agatha Raisin mysteries, a good minister&’s daughter draws the eye of a naughty rake.Once again, the twin Tribble sisters, Amy and Effie, take an awkward young lady into their charge to transform her and present her on the London social scene as the best any bachelor could ever hope for. This time it&’s Harriet Brown, the prim and proper daughter of a Methodist minister. The sisters are confident they can find Harriet a worthy vicar or two by season&’s end, provided they keep away the rakish gambler Lord Charles Marsham…ABOUT THE SERIES The Misses Tribble, Amy and Effie, spinster sisters of a certain age, have lived for years on expectations of a great inheritance. When this fails to materialize, they are truly destitute. Desperate, they advertise that they will refine wild and unruly daughters, present them, and see them safely wed. The School for Manners six book series follows these two stalwart spinsters as they undertake enterprises of matchmaking and navigate the troublesome machinations of the London marriage mart.
Marrying His Cinderella Countess: Marrying His Cinderella Countess A Ring For The Pregnant Debutante The Governess Heiress
by Louise AllenSparks fly for a sharp-tongued spinster and a handsome Earl in this sweet and sexy Regency romance.Plain, lame Ellie Lytton isn’t destined for marriage. She’s perfectly content being her stepbrother’s housekeeper . . . Until the high-handed Earl of Hainford arrives with shocking news—her stepbrother has been killed!Ellie believes the earl is responsible for her plight and that he is duty bound to escort her on the journey to her new home. But soon Blake’s fighting an unwanted attraction to his argumentative companion . . . And when she needs protection, he determines he’ll keep her safe—by making Ellie his countess!
Marrying Matty
by Emilie RichardsNew to e-book, a classic romance from USA Today bestselling author Emilie Richards…At nearly 30, Matty Stewart answered a birthday dare that took her straight to the Bahamas—and into the arms of a mail-order husband. Damon Quinn was looking for a mother for his infant daughter, and after a career in pediatric nursing, Matty loved holding a baby she could call her own, but she wanted more. The truth was, she wanted Damon, so now she had to be daring one more time in hopes of making Damon want her, too.Originally published as Mail-Order Matty in 1997
Marrying Molly (Bravo Family Ties)
by Christine Rimmer"Tate Bravo...I'm pregnant..."Mayor Molly O'Dare had sworn she would never end up like her granny or her mother before her: pregnant and unmarried. Yet here she was expecting Tate Bravo's baby. The very man who thought her town was his town....Now, not only was Tate proposing marriage, he was "demanding" she marry him--again...and again...and again. The secret passion they shared drew them together; his constant proposals were tearing them apart....Until, with the help of Molly's meddling mother, Tate had a plan. So would Molly be an immovable object--or would Tate indeed be Marrying Molly before the baby was born?
Marrying Mom
by Olivia Goldsmith&“All pop novels ought to be as hard to put down as Marrying Mom&”—from theNew York Times bestselling author of The First Wives Club (People). When Phyllis Geronomous decides to relocate from Florida to New York to be very (very) close to her grown children, panic erupts. She&’s witty, she&’s decisive, and she&’s very (very) difficult. The kids decide to take matters into their own hands and start a search for a generous gentleman of means—regardless of criminal record—to take their mom off of their hands and out of state. Starting with a makeover and a suite at a swanky hotel for mom, siblings Sigourney, Bruce, and Sharon put their plan into action. &“The premise is pure TV farce, fueled by Goldsmith&’s clever dialogue and acerbic one-liners . . . Goldsmith steers the principals to an ultra-happy ending and an inescapable conclusion: all families are dysfunctional, but every dysfunctional family is wacky in its own way&” (Publishers Weekly). &“A raucous comedy . . . Goldsmith keeps readers laughing . . . [She] has scored another hot book and showed us yet another side of her versatile personality.&”—Naples Daily News
Marrying O'Malley
by Elizabeth AugustTHE MARRIAGE DOWRYWhen Wolf O'Malley returned to town after a mysterious six-year absence, he was irresistibly drawn to his childhood sparring partner, Sarita Lopez. He felt especially protective of the enticing innocent when he discovered that her unscrupulous suitor was only after Sarita's dowry-her grandfather's land. Exactly what Wolf coveted himself. But Wolf wasn't about to wed Sarita to get it-no matter how desperately he wanted her, too.Until Wolf's competition popped the question...Now, for honor's sake, there was only one way to convince Sarita to become Mrs. O'Malley. He would have to bare his soul to the woman he truly loved. Because when all the secrets were revealed, it wouldn't be the land that Wolf couldn't live without!
Marrying Off Morgan McBride
by Amy BarryThe McBride brothers are in for a matrimonial surprise when an enterprising woman answers their little sister's mail order bride advertisement in this laugh-out-loud historical romance. As the oldest of the McBride siblings, Morgan had to be protector and shepherd since Ma died and Pa ran off. It hasn't always been easy, especially when his heart longs to roam on the trail. But now that his brother Kit is married and settled, the time is right for Morgan to leave Buck's Creek. Little does he know that his hellcat of a little sister Junebug is dead set on keeping him at home and getting more help around the house – all with one honest advertisement in The Matrimonial News. Epiphany Hopgood has always had a gift for doing the exact wrong thing. She&’s too tall, too loud, too opinionated, and too contrary for her family and community. Staring down the barrel of spinsterhood, she and her grandmother answer a seemingly straightforward ad for a bride. But when Pip shows up to Buck&’s Creek, she finds that Morgan McBride is not the husband she expected. In fact, he doesn&’t even want to be a husband. But maybe there&’s a way to make everyone happy out on the Montana frontier…
Marrying Off Morgan McBride (The McBrides of Montana #2)
by Amy BarryMorgan McBride is tough as nails – but a surprise mail-order bride is enough to have him quaking in his cowboy boots in this laugh-out-loud historical romance. The oldest of the McBride siblings, Morgan has had to look after his siblings since Ma died and Pa ran off. It hasn&’t always been easy, especially when his heart longs for the solitude of the wide open road. But now that his brother Kit is married and settled, the time is right for Morgan to leave in search of adventure. Little does he know that Junebug, his hellcat of a little sister, is dead set on keeping him at home – all with one honest advertisement in The Matrimonial News. Pip Hopgood has always been good at doing the wrong thing. She&’s too tall, too loud, too opinionated, and too contrary for polite society. Staring down the barrel of spinsterhood, she decides to answer a seemingly straightforward ad for a bride. But when Pip shows up to meet her betrothed, she finds that Morgan McBride is not the husband she expected. In fact, he doesn&’t even want to be a husband. Unwilling to return to her unsupportive family, Pip is determined to take control of her own future – with or without Morgan McBride ...
Marrying Up
by Wendy HoldenShe stopped at nothing. To get everything. Scheming social climber Alexa may be humbly born. But she's a class-hopping cruise missile aimed at the very top of the gold-digging tree. Only a title, mansion and family tiara will do. Befriending feckless aristo Florrie (three surnames plus black hole where her brain should be) means the grandest doors swing open and the prince of her dreams is in sight. But has Florrie's mother, the formidable Lady Annabel, rumbled what Alexa is up to? Beautiful but penniless student Polly, meanwhile, is in love. Is Max, the handsome young vet she's found in a country lane, quite as ordinary as he seems, however? Passionate love, eye-widening snobbery and more than naked ambition abound in this contemporary Cinderella tale - a deliciously satirical novel of the upwardly mobile.
Marrying the Lone Star Maverick
by Sara OrwigHe needed a wife…fast. And Texan Jeff Brand's lovely new assistant would do just fine. After all, the heat between him and Holly Lombard was becoming impossible to resist. And a no-strings marriage would certainly work for them both.Yet once he put the ring on her finger, Jeff realized he may have gotten in over his head. He could ride a wild bronco, run a multimillion-dollar business and charm any woman he chose. But keeping feelings out of this in-name-only union? With a wife like Holly, the maverick groom had just discovered his toughest challenge yet.
Marrying the Mistress
by Juliet LandonGuardian...and husbandHelene Follet hasn’t had close contact with Lord Burl Winterson since she chose to spend her life caring for his brother. Now she’s forced to live under Burl’s protection, because he has become guardian to her precious young son. Burl has grown hard and cynical over the years, while Helene covers her hurt with an ice-cool front. What she really craves is to finally find a loving home in his safe, strong arms. Neither can admit that they are still tantalised by the memory of one magical, fateful night...
Marrying the Single Dad
by Melinda CurtisA man called Joe Building a new life for himself and his preteen daughter brings Joe Messina home to Harmony Valley. That and showing his town that the onetime bad boy is now a responsible single father. His first move is to get his grandfather's defunct garage up and running. Except now he's got the FBI poking around, and there's a beautician with her eye on the abandoned auto parts. An artist who's happiest turning rusty junk into sought-after treasure, San Francisco transplant Brittany Lambridge is making Joe think they can create something rare and special together. But he has unfinished family business that could jeopardize his fresh start. Is Joe ready to believe in himself as fiercely as Brittany's beginning to believe in him?
Marrying the Wedding Crasher: Marrying The Wedding Crasher Back To The Lake Breeze Hotel Always The Hero Crossing The Goal Line (A\harmony Valley Novel Ser. #11)
by Melinda CurtisThis bachelor’s pretend girlfriend just made a shocking discovery—She’s pregnant!Although they dated for only a month, Harley O’Hannigan just agreed to be Vince Messina’s plus-one at a Harmony Valley wedding. Big mistake, given her deepening feelings for the tall, dark, unavailable bachelor. And what about Vince’s long-buried family history? Then there’s the growing secret that could transform this pretend relationship into the real thing…