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The Break-Up Pact: A Novel
by Emma LordA Library Reads Pick!Most Anticipated by Goodreads, Cosmo, E! News, and more! Two best friends who haven’t spoken in ten years pretend to date after break-ups with their respective exes go viral, in this delightfully fun and deeply emotional novel from New York Times bestselling author Emma Lord.June and Levi were best friends as teenagers—until the day they weren’t. Now June is struggling to make rent on her beachside tea shop, Levi is living a New York cliché as a disillusioned hedge fund manager and failed novelist, and they've barely spoken in years. But after they both experience public, humiliating break-ups with their exes that spread like wildfire across TikTok rabbit holes and daytime talk shows alike, they accidentally make some juicy gossip of their own—a photo of them together has the internet convinced they're a couple. With so many people rooting for them, they decide to put aside their rocky past and make a pact to fuel the fire. Pretending to date will help June’s shop get back on its feet and make Levi’s ex realize that she made a mistake. All they have to do is convince the world they're in love, one swoon-worthy photo opp at a time.Two viral break-ups. One fake relationship. Five sparkling, heart-pounding dates. June and Levi can definitely pull this off without their hearts getting involved. Because everyone knows fake dating doesn’t come with real feelings. Right?
The Break-Up Pact: A sparkling second-chance, fake-dating romance
by Emma Lord'Engaging, hilarious, and an utter pleasure to read' ALI HAZELWOODTwo best friends who haven't spoken in ten years pretend to date after break-ups with their respective exes go viral, in this delightfully fun and deeply emotional new novel from New York Times bestselling author Emma Lord. Two viral break-ups. One fake relationship. Five sparkling, heart-pounding dates.June and Levi were best friends as teenagers - until the day they weren't. Now June is struggling to make rent on her beachside tea shop, Levi is living a New York cliché as a disillusioned hedge fund manager and failed novelist, and they've barely spoken in years.But, after they both experience public, humiliating break-ups that spread like wildfire online, a photo of them together has the internet convinced they're a couple. With so many people rooting for them, they decide to put aside their rocky past and make a pact to fuel the fire by pretending to date. After all, that will help June's shop stay open and make Levi's ex realize what a mistake she made.All they have to do is convince the world they're in love, one swoon-worthy photo opp at a time. Then they can happily go their separate ways with no regrets . . . right?Why you'll love The Break-Up Pact . . . ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐!'Like your favourite Taylor Swift song on repeat - romantic, heart-breaking, and utterly enchanting' ASHLEY POSTON'A breezy, beachy read filled with lovable characters and a simmering slow burn' RACHEL LYNN SOLOMON'This estranged-childhood-friends-to-fake-dating-to-lovers story is as delicious and warm as one of June's specialty scones' SARAH ADLER'Effervescent and poignant. I absolutely loved this book!' JESSICA JOYCE'Combines fun, clever dialogue with the trifecta of romance - sweet, sexy, & sentimental - an excellent read' SOPHIE SULLIVAN'A funny yet sentimental story' JAYNE DENKER'Drenched in small-town beachside charm, The Break-Up Pact is both a banter-filled fake dating romp and a poignant meditation on what it takes to shake off the expectations, hurt, and mistakes of the past' AVA WILDER
The Breaking of Eggs
by Jim PowellRead Jim Powell's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community. "The Breaking of Eggs" is the story of the curmudgeonly Feliks Zhokovski, Polish by birth, Communist at heart, who at age 61 finds that just about everything he has based his life on is crumbling. Separated from him family as a child when the Nazis invaded Poland, Feliks is currently living in Paris and his life's work is a travel guide to the old Eastern bloc. But unfortunately for Feliks, it's 1991: the Berlin Wall has fallen, Communism has collapsed, East Germany isn't the economic miracle he wants it to be, and he's forced to confront the fact that his travel-writing days are numbered. His guide was a flourishing business, but the old pro-Communist descriptions won't do, for Western visitors will now be able to see for themselves. So he makes the (extremely difficult) decision to sell his guide to a big, capitalist American publisher. This sets in motion a chain of events that will reunite him with a brother living in Ohio that he hasn't seen in fifty years, reveal the truth about the mother he thought abandoned him and offer him a second chance with a long-lost love. Equal parts hilarious and moving, "The Breaking of Eggs" is the story of a man who closed himself off from everyone and everything years ago and now awakens to discover the world has changed dramatically and he must change with it. "The Breaking of Eggs" also has the added bonus of being a crash course in 20th century European history, subtly told as a backdrop to Feliks' riveting personal story. Imagine "Everything is Illuminated" meets "The Elegance of the Hedgehog," then forget all the publishing cliches and discover this incredible new voice.
The Breakup (The Jordan Brothers #2)
by Erin McCarthyCan two wrongs feel oh-so-right? This bride is about to find out—with the bad boy who makes an epic breakup worth her while. Bella: I know I’m a princess. I’m used to getting what I want. But all I ever really wanted was a husband and a family. Unlike my sister, Sophie, I’ll never have a brilliant career to fall back on. So what’s a bride to do when she learns that Prince Charming is a cheating snake just a few days before her fairy-tale wedding? With my fiancé begging for another chance, the only way to save the wedding is to even things out with a little revenge sex—and local bartender Christian Jordan seems like the right man for the job. Christian: If gorgeous Bella Bigelow thinks sleeping with me will somehow lead to happily ever after, I’m not going to turn her down. The guy she wants to marry is a jerk, and her sister is fooling around with my estranged twin brother, Cain. So what’s the problem—besides falling for a woman who doesn’t know what she wants out of life? All I want to do is whisk her away from that church, take her to a cabin in the woods, and act out all our naughtiest fantasies. And I may just get the chance. . . . Don’t miss Sophie and Cain’s story in The Hookup! And look for all of Erin McCarthy’s soulful Nashville Nights romances: HEART BREAKER | DREAM MAKER | LOVE TAKER Includes an excerpt from another Loveswept title
The Breakup Book: (to keep yourself together)
by Monica SheehanAlmost everyone has experienced the shock and heartache of a breakup. All of a sudden, he needs space. Or, things are going too fast. Or, she's not sure this is what she wants right now. Its over. Finished. And so begins the shaky road to recovery. But, in this lighthearted guide, the recently singled can get funny and insightful tidbits of consolation and advice.
The Breakup Doctor (The Breakup Doctor Series #1)
by Phoebe FoxA “warm, charming, and flat-out funny” novel of a therapist who can’t take her own advice (Sarah Bird, author of The Boyfriend School). A broken leg requires an orthopedist. A broken car requires a mechanic. And a broken heart requires a specialist too. The Breakup Doctor is now in . . . Call Brook Ogden a matchmaker-in-reverse. Let others bring people together; Brook, licensed mental health counselor, picks up the pieces after things come apart. When her own therapy practice collapses, she maintains perfect control: landing on her feet with a weekly advice-to-the-lovelorn column and a successful consulting service as the Breakup Doctor, on call to help you shape up after you break up. But when her own relationship suddenly crumbles, Brook finds herself engaging in almost every bad-breakup behavior she preaches against. And worse, she starts a rebound relationship with the most inappropriate of men: a dangerously sexy bartender with anger-management issues—who also happens to be a former patient. As her increasingly out-of-control behavior lands her at rock bottom, Brook realizes you can’t always handle a messy breakup neatly—and that sometimes you can’t pull yourself together until you let yourself fall apart. “Therapist Brook Ogden is a genius when it comes to helping people push past the crazy stage and mend their broken hearts, but when Brook suffers her own heartbreak, will she take her own advice? (Answer: no, which is why this book is so funny.)” —Glamour “A pleasure from beginning to end . . . as wise as it is funny.” —Sherry Thomas, New York Times–bestselling author of The Luckiest Lady in London
The Breakup Expert
by Sonya SinghManny is a high-flying CEO who runs a company that specializes in other people&’s breakups. Happily engaged and often featured in the media she appears to have it all. But when she is photoshopped to look less Asian and her fiancé decries he doesn&’t &“see race&” she decides it&’s time to reconnect with her roots. Determining she needs to learn more about her community, she convinces a client to take her to his brother&’s big Indian wedding. When they arrive, Manny is instantly thrown into a celebration filled with fashion, food, dancing and family.There she discovers more than she could have ever dreamt of…
The Breakup Lists
by Adib KhorramLove is more complicated than &“boy meets boy&” in bestselling author Adib Khorram&’s sharply funny new romantic comedy, set in the sordid world of high school theaterJackson Ghasnavi is a lot of things—a techie, a smoothie afficionado, a totally not obsessive list-maker—but one thing he&’s not is a romantic. And why would he be? He&’s already had a front row seat to his parents&’ divorce and picked up the pieces of his sister Jasmine&’s broken heart one too many times.No, Jackson is perfectly happy living life behind the scenes—he is a stage manager, after all—and keeping his romantic exploits limited to the breakup lists he makes for Jasmine, which chronicle every flaw (real or imagined) of her various and sundry exes.Enter Liam: the senior swim captain turned leading man that neither of the Ghasnavi siblings stop thinking about. Not that Jackson has a crush, of course. Jasmine is already setting her sights on him and he&’s probably—no, definitely—straight anyway.So why does the idea of eventually writing a breakup list for him feel so impossible?
The Breakup Tour
by Emily Wibberley Austin Siegemund-BrokaA rising-star musician has a second chance at love with an old flame she remembers all too well in this swoony romance from the acclaimed authors of The Roughest Draft.Riley Wynn went from a promising singer-songwriter to a superstar overnight, thanks to her breakup song concept album and its unforgettable lead single. When Riley&’s ex-husband claims the hit song is about him, she does something she hasn&’t in ten years and calls Max Harcourt, her college boyfriend and the real inspiration for the song of the summer.Max hasn&’t spoken to Riley since their relationship ended. He&’s content with managing the retirement home his family owns, but it&’s not the life filled with music he dreamed of. When Riley asks him to go public as her songwriting muse, he agrees on one condition: he&’ll join her band on tour.As they perform across the country, Max and Riley start to realize that while they hit some wrong notes in the past, their future could hold incredible things. And their rekindled relationship will either last forever or go down in flames.
The Breast (Vintage International)
by Philip RothLike a latter-day Gregor Samsa, Professor David Kepesh wakes up one morning to find that he has been transformed. But where Kafka's protagonist turned into a giant beetle, the narrator of Philip Roth's richly conceived fantasy has become a 155-pound female breast. What follows is a deliriously funny yet touching exploration of the full implications of Kepesh's metamorphosis—a daring, heretical book that brings us face to face with the intrinsic strangeness of sex and subjectivity.
The Brewer of Preston
by Andrea Camilleri Stephen SartarelliThe New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Montalbano series brings us back to Vigàta in the nineteenth century for a rip-roaring comic novel.1870s Sicily. Much to the displeasure of Vigàta's stubborn populace, the town has just been unified under the Kingdom of Italy. They're now in the hands of a new government they don't understand, and they definitely don't like. Eugenio Bortuzzi has been named Prefect for Vigàta, a regional representative from the Italian government to oversee the town. But the rowdy and unruly Sicilians don't care much for this rather pompous mainlander nor the mediocre opera he's hell-bent on producing in their new municipal theater. The Brewer of Preston, it's called, and the Vigàtese are revving up to wreak havoc on the performance's opening night.
The Brian Doyle Essentials Bundle
by Brian DoyleBoy O’Boy Martin O'Boy's life is not easy. His beloved Granny has just died, his pregnant mother and father fight all the time and his twin, Phil, is completely incapacitated. Martin is the one his mother counts on.Angel SquareYoung Tommy is seeing Angel Square through new eyes since his best friend's father was beaten up just because he's Jewish. Brian Doyle brings his award-winning blend of humor and wisdom to bear in this mystery that confronts the issue of racial hatred.Easy AvenueIn his first year in high school, Hubbo O'Driscoll is torn between his poor but fun friends and the shallow but rich kids. In this novel based on Great Expectations, Brian Doyle does a brilliant job of dealing with the issue of class and all its implications.You Can Pick Me Up at Peggy’s CoveWhen Ryan's dad runs away from home because of the change of life, Ryan is sent to spend the summer with his aunt in Peggy's Cove. He goes fishing, almost gets into big trouble and learns a lot about tourist behavior, but most of all he misses his dad and hopes he'll come back soon.
The Brian Doyle Spud Sweetgrass Bundle
by Brian DoyleSpud SweetgrassSpud gets angry when he sees Dumper Stubbs, a creepy delivery man, dumping oil into a storm drain and causing terrible pollution in the river. When Spud blows the whistle, he loses his job. Enlisting the help of his buddy, Dink the Thinker, and Connie Pan, Spud thinks he has a chance of regaining his job . . . and stopping the Dumper's harmful activities.Spud in WinterSpud Sweetgrass and his friends Connie Pan and Dink the Thinker are back. And this time Spud is in some frigid trouble. One morning Spud sees a terrible crime. And he can't get it out of his mind. Detective Kennedy wants him to tell her what he saw, but he's afraid of the man with the most beautiful hair in the world -- afraid for himself, and afraid for Connie Pan.
The Brian Doyle Up to Low Bundle
by Brian DoyleUp to LowYoung Tommy and Baby Bridget, the girl with the trillium-shaped eyes, discover that living, healing and dying are not always what they seem. And they make that discovery with the help of a wonderful cast of characters, including Crazy Mickey, Frank and the Hummer.Uncle RonaldOld Mickey is one hundred and twelve years old. He can't remember what he ate for lunch today, but he can remember every detail of what happened one hundred years ago, when he and his mother ran away from his violent father to take refuge in the hills north of Ottawa.Mary Ann AliceMary Ann Alice McCrank was named for the pretty church bell in the steeple of St. Martin's Church in the Martindale. She has the soul of a poet and Mickey McGuire Jr. is in love with her. Mary Ann Alice is passionately interested in many things, especially the geology of her part of the world. Her teacher, the wonderful Patchy Drizzle, shares her passion for rocks and fossils, many of which can be found along the river and in caves under the famous Paugan Falls.
The Brick Bible Presents Brick Exodus
by Brendan Powell SmithMaster LEGO builder, photographer, and storyteller Brendan Powell Smith has created new interest in the Bible and its stories his Brick Bible books and website. His widely popular The Brick Bible: A New Spin on the Old Testament brings together the major books of the Old Testament, illustrated entirely in LEGO bricks. Now, for the first time and in a smaller, more portable format, The Brick Bible Presents Brick Exodus engages readers with the stories from the second book of the Pentateuch. Illustrated entirely with LEGO bricks, you can now follow Moses's journey throughout the Book of Exodus. Inside you'll find highlighted:Baby Moses's journey in a reed basket down the Nilethe seven deadly plagues that struck Egyptthe parting of the Red Seathe Israelites' time in the desertthe burning bush on Mt. Sinaithe presentation of the 10 Commandmentsthe burning of the golden calfand much more!The Brick Bible Presents Brick Exodus contains over sixty illustrations and exciting additional scenes never before in print! Set in comic-book style, the iconic scenes from these well known Bible stories jump off the page. It is a must-have book for any religious family member, Sunday school classroom, or LEGO-nut.
The Brick Bible Presents Brick Genesis: Ten Comm/genesis 8
by Brendan Powell SmithThe Brick Bible series, by master LEGO builder, photographer, and storyteller Brendan Powell Smith, has sparked new interest in this important religious text. His widely popular The Brick Bible: A New Spin on the Old Testament brings together the major books of the Old Testament, illustrated entirely in LEGO bricks. Now, for the first time and in a smaller, more portable format, The Brick Bible Presents Brick Genesis puts all the action of the first book of the Pentateuch in the palm of your hands. Illustrated by a favorite toy, you can now experience your favorite Biblical stories such as:the very creation of the worldthe fall of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Edenthe devastating flood and Noah's arkthe story of Abraham and his son Isaacthe destruction of Sodom and Gomorrahthe plight of Joseph in Egypt and his interpretation of Pharaoh's dreamand much more!The Brick Bible Presents Brick Genesis boasts over one hundred illustrations set in comic-book style, making this a fast-and fascinating-read. Whether you are religious or not, the sheer magnitude of what Brendan Powell Smith has done in illustrating these iconic scenes makes this a must-have for the LEGO-lover in us all.
The Bridal Bargain (The Kings of Australia #2)
by Emma DarcyPowerful Antonio King is on hot coals, fighting not to mix business with pleasure with his new employee Hannah O'Neill. Yet when Hannah's past catches up with her and the risk of losing this intensely desirable woman stares him in the face, a passionate possessiveness drives him to an impulsive solution: marriage!
The Bridal Suite (Do Not Disturb Ser. #1979)
by Sandra MartonRead this classic romance by bestselling author Sandra Marton!DO NOT DISTURB. Anything can happen behind closed doors!The newspapers call her new boss a financial genius; the gossip columns brand him gorgeous. But Dana knows Griffin McKenna takes whatever he wants, be it a company or a woman. She can think of other words to describe him: arrogant, egotistical, self-important…When Dana and Griffin arrive at an important conference to find they have to share a room, Dana is ready to run! A whole weekend with Griffin in the Bridal Suite? But then she experiences for herself the McKenna take-over technique…to genius and gorgeous, add great lover!Originally published in 1998
The Bride Price
by Suzanne CareyIF HER WEDDING HAD BEEN A DREAM...Kyra Martin woke up convinced that she and Navajo heartthrob David Yazzie had just been married. She had vivid memories of the traditional ceremony-and the anything-but-wedding night that followed. Yet just yesterday, she and her one-time true love had called it quits-this time, forever. This wedding couldn't really have happened-could it?THEN WHOSE CHILD WAS SHE CARRYING?When her doctor told her that what she could expect in less than nine months was all too real, Kyra knew that even her overactive imagination couldn't account for her condition! Had her dream lover become her husband? And was a crash course in parenthood on his horizon, as well?
The Bride Takes a Groom: The Penhallow Dynasty (Penhallow Dynasty Ser. #3)
by Lisa BerneStar-crossed childhood friends meet again in “an elegant, poignant, and joyful romance and a must-read for Regency fans” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Katherine Brooke may be a fabulously wealthy heiress, but she’s trapped, a pawn in her parents’ ruthless game to marry her into the nobility. Then Captain Hugo Penhallow—so charming, as handsome as a Greek god—comes into her life once more, and suddenly she sees a chance to be free.As a Penhallow, his is one of the highest names in the land, but still his family is facing ruin. So Katherine boldly proposes an exchange: his name for her money. But only if Hugo understands it’s merely a practical arrangement, and that she’s not surrendering herself entirely.Back from eight years in America and determined to give his younger siblings a better life, Hugo agrees. He’s never fallen in love, so why not? Yet neither of them guesses that this marriage will become far, far more than they ever dreamed of . . .“One of the most exciting new historical writers in a long time.” —Julia Quinn, New York Times–bestselling author of the Bridgerton novels“Berne takes all the classic elements of a Regency romance and turns them upside down. The most charming surprise is the hero . . . who stands out from the legion of Regency leading men before him by being kind.” —BookPage“Regency fans will love this forthright, intellectual heroine and affable, resourceful hero.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
The Bride Will Keep Her Name: A Novel
by Jan GoldsteinSomething borrowed. Something blue. Do you really know the man to whom you're saying 'I do?' Madison Mandelbaum is on top of the world. She's got a loving -- though totally neurotic -- family, two fabulous girlfriends, and best of all, she's head-over-heels in love with Colin Darcy, an investigative reporter for NBC, a distant relation to the Queen, and-most importantly-Maddie's fiancé. Be careful what you wish for her mother's always fond of saying, but with Colin on her arm, Maddie is certain that everything will finally go right. With one week to go before the wedding, Maddie receives an anonymous email that suggests that her fiancé may not be the man she thinks he is. Is this someone's idea of a pre-wedding joke? Yet as sinister phone calls, text messages, and disturbing clues turn up, all linking Colin to the murder of a sexy callgirl, Maddie realizes that she must get to the bottom of this. Fast. As the clock counts down towards what was to be the ceremony of her dreams, Maddie's life is turned into a wild race to find the truth. Between frantic dress fittings, entertaining future in-laws, and putting on a brave face, she and her best friends are propelled into an undercover investigation that plunges them into a seedy underworld of anonymous sex and backroom politics. As her search brings her ever closer to the knowledge she desperately seeks, Maddie finds her heart being tested in ways she's never dreamed. Determined to take back her life, she discovers just how far someone in love will go to cover up the truth. And along the way, she stumbles upon a shocking secret she never saw coming.
The Bride Wore Chocolate
by Shirley JumpEnter the sinfully delicious universe of New York Times bestselling author Shirley Jump's Sweet and Savory Romances with the USA Today and Amazon Top 20 bestseller - The Bride Wore Chocolate! Life couldn't be more perfect for Candace Woodrow. Her gourmet gift basket company is thriving, and she's set to marry steady, dependable Barry. There's just one wrench in the fairytale. Two weeks before her wedding she wakes up in the wrong man's bed. Candace thinks she'll be able to run out the door and forget all about Michael Vogler, but the Boston millionaire has other plans for the jittery bride. As the wedding approaches, Candace's life is further complicated by a thrill-seeking grandma and a meddlesome mother whose marriage track record rivals Elizabeth Taylor's. She attempts to drown her sorrows in chocolate, but with a sexy bachelor appearing on her doorstep at every turn - she finds herself wondering if there's enough of the sweet stuff in the world to stop her heart from racing every time he comes near. *Special bonus material: Recipes written by the characters inside!* *The original version of this eBook was published in 2004.*
The Bride Wore Scarlet
by Diana HamiltonScarlet brideThe first time Daniel Faber met Annie Kincaid he knew she was a danger to his bachelor status. Mistaking him for someone else, she'd thrown herself into his arms dressed provocatively in scarlet silk.The next time they met, Daniel was convinced that Annie was not only his brother's secretary, but also his mistress! Whisking her off to Italy, Daniel intended to persuade Annie to wear scarlet silk again-but this time as a wedding dress....
The Bride in Blue (Wedlocked! #31)
by Miranda LeeWedlocked!Brotherly love...?It was Sophia's wedding day, but she wasn't a happy and radiant bride. How could she feel anything but blue when she wasn't marrying Godfrey, the man she'd loved and the father of the baby she was expecting? Instead she was to wed Godfrey's younger brother. Jonathon Parnell was coldly handsome, and ruthless about carrying out the deathbed promise he'd made to Godfrey: to marry Sophia and give their baby legitimacy and financial security.Jonathon had assured Sophia that this would be a marriage in name only, but now she was beginning to realize that he expected her to act the role of his wife-in every sense...."Another display of superb storytelling."-Romantic Times
The Bride of Anguished English: A Bonanza of Bloopers, Blunders, Botches, and Boo-Boos
by Richard LedererFor years wordsmith and punster Richard Lederer has charmed and delighted fans with his bestselling "Anguished English" series. In his funniest book yet, readers will again cherish the author's latest chronicle of the goofs and gaffes and fluffs and flubs of our anguished language. And the best part? Everything in here actually occurred! Nothing has been made up!Bloopers from foreign restaurants include: * "Our wines leave you nothing to hope for."* "As for the tripe served here, you will be singing its praises to your grandchildren on your deathbed."Excerpts from students' twisted history papers include:* "World War I made the people so sad that it brought on the Great Depression."* "America was founded by four fathers. Delegates from the original 13 states formed the Contented Congress. Thomas Jefferson, a Virgin, and Benjamin Franklin were two singers of the Decoration of Independence, which says that all men are cremated equal and are well endowed by their creator."Hilarious illustrations by Jim McLean make The Bride of Anguished English the perfect book for anyone who loves English with all its blunders and bloopers and quips and quirks.