Not Quite Cupid

Not Quite Cupid
Author: Mellanie Szereto
Publisher: Amatoria Press
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2023-08-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1942522452

She's playing Cupid. He hopes his matchmaker falls in love with him. Daphne Hart (42) plays Cupid in her small town. She has no interest in going down the love-and-marriage path herself, even if the guy next door tempts her to break her own rules. The easy solution? Pair him up with someone else. But, ouch, that’s gonna hurt! Linus Fuller (37) has two priorities—make every day count with his grandpa and convince his sexy neighbor five years doesn’t matter when true love is on the line. He’s taking aim at her heart, so she’d better prepare for happily-ever-after.

The Headless Cupid

The Headless Cupid
Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2012-10-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1416995404

When the four Stanley children meet Amanda, their new stepsister, they’re amazed to learn that she studies witchcraft. They’re stunned to see her dressed in a strange costume, carrying a pet crow and surrounded by a pile of books about the supernatural. It’s not long before Amanda promises to give witchcraft lessons to David, Jamie, and the twins. But that’s when strange things start happening in their old house. David suspects Amanda of causing mischief, until they learn that the house really was haunted long ago. Legend has it that a ghost cut the head off of a wooden cupid on the stairway. Has the ghost returned to strike again?

How to Help a Cupid

How to Help a Cupid
Author: Sue Fliess
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2022-01-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1510761772

Valentine's Day is all about showing kindness to the most important people in your life—and if you're caring and thoughtful, you can help Cupid spread love and happiness, too! Will you spot a Cupid this Valentine's day? If you do, will you be ready to help him spread love and kindness? By being observant, helpful, and friendly, you can lend Cupid a hand, and together you can make special cards and gifts to show all your favorite people how much they mean to you. So, grab some supplies—stickers, markers, crayons, colored paper, glue, and whatever else you like (it's the thought that counts on Valentine's Day!)—and think of heartfelt messages to share with your loved ones. Then be ready to meet Cupid and work together to spread cheer and happiness! Sue Fliess’s poetic read-aloud text and Simona Sanfilippo’s vibrant, whimsical illustrations will provide joy for young readers eager to help Cupid share the love! Also included are guides for teachers and parents about how to engage children in making Valentine's Day cards and how to interest them in the history of the holiday, the mythology behind the winged messenger Cupid, and the value of being thoughtful and kind to everyone.

Cupid

Cupid
Author: Julius Lester
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780152020569

Cupid, the spoiled and mischievous god of love, is attracted to and marries the beautiful mortal, Psyche, and both learn many lessons about the nature of love.

Not OK, Cupid

Not OK, Cupid
Author: Anna Kaling
Publisher: Headline Eternal
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2020-02-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1472266366

Anna Kaling's sparkling debut rom-com, Not OK, Cupid, is perfect for fans of Sophie Ranald, Jo Watson and Sally Thorne. Readers are raving about Not OK, Cupid! 'I'm pretty sure I have NEVER laughed so hard in my entire life...a rom-com fan's dream' 5* reader review 'Great characters, lots of laughs, and oh-so-hot sex scenes' 5* reader review 'Positively the best romantic comedy I've read in a long time' 5* reader review Love doesn't always follow the rules... Ally Rivers has three jobs, a disastrous dating record, and her gran won't stop talking about sex with eighty-year-old Melvin. Now her best friend Sam confesses his whole family think they're engaged. The longest relationship she's ever been in is fabricated, and her intended is gay. Playing Sam's besotted lover at a family party, Ally discovers the hot gardener she's been flirting with is Sam's dad, Marcus. She even sucks at fake relationships. But Marcus is on to them and embroils Ally in another scheme - encouraging Sam to come out. Scheming is not Ally's forte and, worse, she and Marcus are falling for each other. After years in an unhappy marriage, he's not letting Ally go without a fight, but she's torn between the best friend she'll ever have and the only man she's ever been in love with. Either choice will leave two broken hearts, and Gran will still have a more successful love life than her...

Quite the Pair

Quite the Pair
Author: Beth C Greenberg
Publisher: Isotopia Publishing
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2021-10-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1735944777

LGBTQ x Romcom x Greek Gods It's Pan's turn for love, and everyone's in for a wild ride – especially his smitten best friend Cupid, who is duty-bound to find Pan’s perfect match. For 2,000 years, Cupid believes his best friend dead, but when the gods banish Cupid from Mount Olympus, he discovers Pan alive and well in Tarra, Indiana. Joyfully reunited, the two revive the camaraderie of their youth, but tensions mount when Aphrodite sets Cupid’s heart signal on Pan. Failure to fulfill his divine duty will doom Cupid to suffer yet another tragic love, but to succeed, he must risk losing everyone he holds dear. Book 3 of the Cupid’s Fall series puts Cupid's epic friendship with Pan to the ultimate test – Love.

Cupid Is a Procrastinator

Cupid Is a Procrastinator
Author: Kate Hurley
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2015-02-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736962271

Where's My Love Story? It's your third wedding this year. You are livening up the dance floor with a stirring rendition of "YMCA." Suddenly, the moment comes that separates the crowd like black and white socks. The Slow Dance. This one's in a pair, this one's not in a pair. You are not in a pair. You thought you would be married much sooner, but it hasn't worked out that way. "This is not the life I imagined," you whisper as you eat your wedding cake. This book was written with you in mind. Kate Hurley doesn't offer a magic formula that will bring your spouse to you, nor does she ask you to be content with your "gift" of singleness. She gives you permission to grieve your unmet expectations while opening your heart and life to unforeseen possibilities. Includes a Group Study Guide The author is committed to giving twenty percent of her profits from this book to AIDchild (www.aidchild.org), an orphanage in Uganda for children living with AIDS, and iEmpathize (www.iempathize.org), an organization that fights to eradicate child exploitation.

Signs of Cupidity

Signs of Cupidity
Author: Raven Kennedy
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2023-09-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1405960779

Even a cupid can be love-struck . . . For years, Emelle has been a cupid - the ultimate matchmaker to help others fall in love. But this job means that she has no physical body and can't be seen by anyone. Or fall in love, herself. Not ideal for a romantic. Unfortunately, she becomes responsible for some rather bad matchmaking. So much so, she's punished and exiled from the human world. Finding herself among the fae, she hopes things will be better in this new realm. They're not. Fed up, she angrily fires Love Arrows at a fae prince, but he retaliates, and suddenly, she's pushed out of the Veil. Now, she has a real body. A real life. And she is ready for some matchmaking of her own. This time, she's going to find love for herself. But can this cupid find it? Signs of Cupidity is Book One in the fun, addictive and sexy Heart Hassle series Gild, Glint and Gleam, Sunday Times bestsellers, April 2023

Crazy Cupid Love

Crazy Cupid Love
Author: Amanda Heger
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2019-01-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1492672769

When a single arrow inspires romance, can you really trust happy endings? Sometimes love needs a shove. Eliza Herman (a.k.a. The World's Worst Cupid) has spent her entire life carefully avoiding her calling as a Descendant of Eros. After all, happily-ever-afters are nothing but a myth. But when a family crisis requires her to fill in at the local Cupid-for-hire shop, Eliza finds herself enchanting couples under the watchful eye of her assigned mentor, Jake Sanders...the one man she could never get out of her head. Before long, Eliza is rethinking her stance on romance—until things start going terribly wrong with her enchantments. Now Eliza and Jake must fight to unravel a conspiracy that could destroy thousands of relationships, including their own...and spell the end of Love itself. No pressure, right?