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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
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
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.
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
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: 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
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.
Pretty Boy Problems (The Montgomerys #2)
by Michele Grant"Grant entices, captivates, and mesmerizes." --RT Book ReviewsAvery Beauregard Montgomery has breezed through life on his dazzling looks, six-pack abs, and sparkling personality. But this pretty boy's luck has run out. Fed up with his freeloading and philandering ways, his brother and sister-in-law are turning on the tough love and turning him out of their house. For Beau, that just means moving on--to his sister's Dallas condo. . . Suitcase in hand, he stumbles in to find not his sister, but her new business partner, Belle--a gorgeous woman with attitude and no time for trifling charmers. Belle has already claimed the guest room and Beau's imagination. All it takes is one look for Beau to want to do some claiming of his own. Now that he finally knows who and what he wants, what will it take to get Belle on the same page? "Readers who like romance novels full of glitz and glamour will find Beau and Belle's hot relationship entertaining." --Booklist "Spark, humor, and sassy dialogue bring pizzazz to this flirty fast-paced romance. . .terrific fun." --Publishers Weekly
Pretty Consort: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Shui GuoxiaotianxinShe was a famous modern detective who had died in murder and had coincidentally transmigrated to the ugly woman of the ancient Prime Minister's Palace. He had thought that he would be able to survive in the ancient times, but in the end, he was betrothed to King Jing. King Jing … This happy enemy, King Jing! Her teeth itched with hate. You want to eat and stay with her? None at all!
Pretty Consort: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Shui GuoxiaotianxinShe was a famous modern detective who had died in murder and had coincidentally transmigrated to the ugly woman of the ancient Prime Minister's Palace. He had thought that he would be able to survive in the ancient times, but in the end, he was betrothed to King Jing. King Jing … This happy enemy, King Jing! Her teeth itched with hate. You want to eat and stay with her? None at all!
Pretty Consort: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Shui GuoxiaotianxinShe was a famous modern detective who had died in murder and had coincidentally transmigrated to the ugly woman of the ancient Prime Minister's Palace. He had thought that he would be able to survive in the ancient times, but in the end, he was betrothed to King Jing. King Jing … This happy enemy, King Jing! Her teeth itched with hate. You want to eat and stay with her? None at all!
Pretty Consort: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Shui GuoxiaotianxinShe was a famous modern detective who had died in murder and had coincidentally transmigrated to the ugly woman of the ancient Prime Minister's Palace. He had thought that he would be able to survive in the ancient times, but in the end, he was betrothed to King Jing. King Jing … This happy enemy, King Jing! Her teeth itched with hate. You want to eat and stay with her? None at all!
Pretty Consort: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Shui GuoxiaotianxinShe was a famous modern detective who had died in murder and had coincidentally transmigrated to the ugly woman of the ancient Prime Minister's Palace. He had thought that he would be able to survive in the ancient times, but in the end, he was betrothed to King Jing. King Jing … This happy enemy, King Jing! Her teeth itched with hate. You want to eat and stay with her? None at all!
Pretty Consort: Volume 6 (Volume 6 #6)
by Shui GuoxiaotianxinShe was a famous modern detective who had died in murder and had coincidentally transmigrated to the ugly woman of the ancient Prime Minister's Palace. He had thought that he would be able to survive in the ancient times, but in the end, he was betrothed to King Jing. King Jing … This happy enemy, King Jing! Her teeth itched with hate. You want to eat and stay with her? None at all!
Pretty Consort: Volume 7 (Volume 7 #7)
by Shui GuoxiaotianxinShe was a famous modern detective who had died in murder and had coincidentally transmigrated to the ugly woman of the ancient Prime Minister's Palace. He had thought that he would be able to survive in the ancient times, but in the end, he was betrothed to King Jing. King Jing … This happy enemy, King Jing! Her teeth itched with hate. You want to eat and stay with her? None at all!
Pretty Crooked
by Elisa LudwigWilla's secret plan seems all too simple. Take from the rich kids at valley prep and give to the poor ones. Yet Willa's turn as Robin Hood at her new high school is anything but. Bilking her "friends"--known to everyone as the Glitterati--without them suspecting a thing is far from easy. Learning how to break into lockers and Beemers is as hard as she'd thought it would be. Delivering care packages to the scholarship girls, who are bullied just for being different, is more fun than she'd expected. The complication Willa didn't expect, though, is Aidan Murphy, VP's most notorious ace-degenerate. His mere existence is distracting Willa from what matters most to her--evening the social playing field between the haves and have-nots. There's no time for flirting, especially with conceited trust-funders like Aidan. But when the cops start investigating the string of thefts at Valley Prep and the Glitterati begin to seek revenge, could Aidan wind up being the person that Willa trusts most? Elisa Ludwig's Pretty Crooked is the first book in an adventurous teen caper series filled with mystery, humor, and heart.
Pretty Crown Prince Keep Flirting: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Yu SanerThousand jiao ten thousand favour lively and lovely princess of hua ling 7 years old for some reason lose mother go to north with father later return to kyoto again after 11 years change one s body suddenly become the kyoto young marshal that fights repeatedly wonderful feat the whole body is covered with a layer of clear cold not allow close of ice cold temperament kyoto is popular she is the bloodthirsty demon of dashun border shura she eats white bones and burns bodies to slay the demons of shura it was later rumored that shura zhang with his fangs and beard was nine feet long obviously the rumors are not to be believed she is still the future crown princess but she returned to kyoto it is helpless to do a month old the marriage stir panic zhu hong dyed white silk deep wall lock cool color the house in the depths of the plum plum in the house open said is the royal palace kyoto cold scene the father moved full house plum trees when the proud snow red plum lady xu hand in hand with a pair of white head between tears and smiles plum blossom dancing just know what the mother likes is fangfei april peach blossom plum blossom is the mother of the twin sister the queen aunt like