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A Broadway actress has a chance at stardom when cast by a major Hollywood director, but the role of her dreams may cost her the love of a lifetime in this epic novel from "one of the finest romance writers of our age." (Entertainment Weekly) For months I stood by, an understudy waiting in the wings, preparing for my time to shine. I never imagined he would watch in the audience that night. Canon Holt. Famous film director. Fascinating. Talente...

Theshocking andilluminatingmemoirofananonymoussubmissive immersed in the BDSM community, reckoningwiththedividebetweenourdesiresandtheexpectationsandstricturesthatkeepusfrompursuingthem. Sonnet is a writer. She is a professional with a wide network of important people. She is athletic, creative and successful. She always remembers to send Christmas cards.   Sonnet also likes to be caned. She likes to be humiliated. She likes to go into a room ...

An in-depth biography of the socialite, political hostess, crusading feminist and United States envoy to Luxembourg, Perle Mesta, from New York Times bestselling author Meryl Gordon.   Perle Mesta was a force to be reckoned with. In her heyday – the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s – this extremely wealthy globe-trotting Washington widow was one of the most famous women in America, garnering as much media attention as Eleanor Roosevelt. Renowned for her ...

Cynicism is making us sick, Psychologist Dr. Jamil Zaki has the cure. For thousands of years, people have argued about whether humanity is selfish or generous, cruel or kind. But recently, our answers have changed.  In 1972, half of Americans agreed that most people can be trusted, by 2018, that figure had fallen to 30%. Different generations, genders, religions, and political parties can’t seem to agree on anything, except that they all think...

Amoving, politically-chargedmemoirofsurvivingtraumaandthepowerofactivismfromMSNBClegalanalyst, professor, civilrightslawyerandformerNewYorkCityMayoralcandidateMayaWiley. Born in a country that has repeatedly traumatized her and her loved ones, Maya Wiley grew up in a household that prioritized activism, hope, and resilience above all else. This attitude landed her father on President Nixon’s enemies list as her mother organized third-party pol...

Ready to live your best possible life? It's time to make it interesting.  Based on the new science of psychological richness, a guide to get beyond happiness and purpose and cultivate what makes our lives truly good.  Do you know anyone who's truly living “The Good Life”? Traditionally, philosophers have seen it as an equation: The Good Life = Happiness + Meaning. But, if it’s really that simple, why don't more of us achieve that truly “good” ...

A Broadway actress has a chance at stardom when cast by a major Hollywood director, but the role of her dreams may cost her the love of a lifetime in this epic novel from "one of the finest romance writers of our age." (Entertainment Weekly) For months I stood by, an understudy waiting in the wings, preparing for my time to shine. I never imagined he would watch in the audience that night. Canon Holt. Famous film director. Fascinating. Talente...

Resolve burnout, anxiety, perfectionism, and imposter syndrome with CBT-based strategies to optimize your mental health for sustainable success.The Happy High Achiever is the roadmap every anxious-yet-ambitious person needs to block the cognitive errors that drain them, refuel for success, and strategically deploy their energy in pursuit of their goals. Grounded in more than a decade of watching her most ambitious clients struggle with the sam...

The 6:20 Man is back, dropped by his handlers into a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murder of a CIA agent who knew America’s dirtiest secrets—can Travis Devine uncover the truth before his time runs out?   When CIA operative Jenny Silkwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over national security. Her laptop and phone were full of state secrets that, in the wrong hands, endanger the lives of coun...

*A NATIONAL BESTSELLER* Finalist for the Golden Poppy's Martin Cruz Smith Award  Longlisted for the Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award for First Year Experience  An unflinching memoir and "invaluable resource" (Kirkus) about navigating social mobility as a first gen Latina—offering both a riveting personal story and an examination of the unacknowledged emotional tolls of being a trailblazer. Alejandra Campoverdi has been a child on we...

In this witty and sharp debut rom-com set in Seattle's tech industry, one woman grapples with her best friends growing apart, self-exploration in therapy, and her overbearing mother's matchmaking attempts with the tech millionaire next door. Rachel Weiss has it all: a fabulous social life, three best friends she can confide in, and a job that sucks but pays the bills. Unfortunately, she also has an anxious mother desperate for her to be marrie...

From acclaimed Japanese author Sanaka Hiigari comes a heartwarming, life-affirming novel about a magical photo studio, where people go after they die to view key moments from their life—and relive one precious memory before they pass into the afterlife.The hands and pendulum of the old wooden clock on the wall were motionless. Hirasaka cocked his head to listen, but the silence inside the photo studio was almost deafening. His leather shoes sa...

Practical Magic meets The Ex Hex in this steamy rom-com set in a small town full of quirky characters. Delia Merriweather does not believe in magic. But she does believe in family, and her family happens to identify as witches. Their lack of magic doesn’t dampen this heartfelt belief, because according to lore and legend, they’re hexed. Convenient? Yes. True? Probably not. Thanks to a weird birthmark, the eccentric circle of Merriweather women...

Lady Evangeline Raine, eldest daughter of the Earl of Oberton, has no interest in marriage. Stubborn and unconventional, Effie is a committed spinster who prefers animals to people, much to the dismay of her flirty younger sister Viola. Because their father has one rule: Viola may be courted, only if Effie is. Saddled with debt, Gage Croft, the antisocial and ascetic Duke of Vale, is determined to rebuild his ducal estates. When the owner of h...

Farzan Alavi may be looking for love, but after another disastrous break-up, he decides it's time to (temporarily) throw in the towel. He plans to drown his sorrows at Kansas City's newest winery. Only instead of spending a lonely night at the bar, he's escorted to a table for one. There, the hot sommelier more than treats him like a VIP: the way he flirts with Farzan ignites a lust he didn't think was possible. Only David Curtis isn't flirtin...

Strange things are happening all over the town of Stain'd-By-The-Sea. Called to investigate 13 suspicious incidents, young Lemony Snicket collects clues, questions witnesses, and cracks every case. Listeners can join the investigation and tackle the mysteries alongside Snicket.

Seventeen-year-old Evan Horowitz learns the dangers of playing matchmaker in this modern graphic retelling of Jane Austen's Emma"--

Seventeen-year-old Evan Horowitz learns the dangers of playing matchmaker in this modern graphic retelling of Jane Austen's Emma"--

From New York Times bestselling authors, Steve Berry and Grant Blackwood, comes an action-packed adventure, borne in the waning days of the Cold War, that propels Luke Daniels on a quest in search of the legendary library of Ivan the Terrible — the unlikely key to ending a looming threat orbiting two hundred miles above the earth. Wrapping up his latest assignment for the Magellan Billet, Luke Daniels receives a surprise visit from the head of...

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