Double Occupancy (Romantic Comedy)

Double Occupancy (Romantic Comedy)
Author: Elaine Raco Chase
Publisher: Elaine Raco Chase
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2016-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9634282067

Meet Casey Reynolds - she is NOT thin, petite, clueless, virginal or submissive. Which is exactly why Travis Craig wanted to 'kick down her door and throw her on that bed'! All Casey Reynolds wanted was peace and quiet and a long vacation from covering the crime beat in Boston. That's why she agreed to borrowing a villa in Mexico - to rest, be alone and work on her novel. Then he showed up - Travis Craig. He said he was offered the villa to recover from a serious illness. He had just lost his teaching job and had no money to leave. She agreed with his plan to share the house - but on her terms. Soon rest and relaxation were a thing of the past when their double occupancy proved to erotic to control.

Double Room

Double Room
Author: Luis Magrinyà
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2017-01-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1628972068

Four pairs of stories—four “double rooms”—sit side by side in the latest work of fiction by one of Spain’s most compelling writers. A publisher wonders about the voices that haunt her; a scriptwriter receives an unexpected gift; a dinner party is shaken by a mysterious guest; a father seeks to atone for his son’s crimes. Ranging from Madrid to Milwaukee, and from prose fiction to drama to essay, the chapters of this “narrative installation” echo one another, revealing a carefully layered composition of humor and foreboding. Double Room is a subtle meditation on the bonds between parents and children, the burdens of illness and grief, and the places we make our home.

Calculated Risk (Romantic Comedy)

Calculated Risk (Romantic Comedy)
Author: Elaine Raco Chase
Publisher: Elaine Raco Chase
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2016-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9634282016

"Lady, I want you to stop seducing my son! Hell, what are you - thirty-two? thirty-four? Rob is seventeen - there's room for a whole other person!" In one of Nashville's poshest restaurants began a stream of threats against Stephanie Brandt along with a heavy hand mangling her shoulder, followed by a bill shoved into the middle of her dinner by a big man wearing work boots, denim and a T-shirt with an obscene foreign word printed on it. Until Quintin Ward stormed into her life with his threats and accusations, Stevie had not known his son Rob even existed, let alone was her mailroom clerk. When she's finally able to convince Quintin that she has no designs on his son, they embark on a campaign to squelch Rob's fantasy love-life with his boss. But their very calculated risk - backfires!

The Stuff of Family Life

The Stuff of Family Life
Author: Michelle Janning
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2017-05-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1442254807

Does putting your smartphone on the dinner table impact your relationships? How does where you place your TV in your home affect your family? The Stuff of Family Life takes readers inside the changing world of families through a unique examination of their stuff. From digital family photo albums to the growing popularity of “man caves,” author Michelle Janning looks at not only what large demographic studies say about family dynamics but also what our lives—and the stuff in them—say about how we relate to each other. The book takes readers through various phases of family life, including dating, marriage, parenting, divorce, and aging, while paying attention to how our choices about our spaces and objects impact our lives. Janning has joked, “I'm not a social scientist who uses large national datasets to illustrate family life; I’m the social scientist who asks people to examine what’s in their underwear drawers to tell stories about their family life.” From underwear drawers to calendars, The Stuff of Family Life offers an illuminating and entertaining look at the complexities of American families today.

Dare The Devil (Romantic Comedy)

Dare The Devil (Romantic Comedy)
Author: Elaine Raco Chase
Publisher: Elaine Raco Chase
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2016-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9634282024

Save a horse - Ride this devil of a cowboy! Welcome to Glacier Country! Luthor Devlin and his ranch hands were out tracking 20th century rustlers when they thought they stepped into a time warp! There on the jagged cliffs was a woolly mammoth, a sabre-toothed tiger and her! A tawny, near-naked savage. She was a primal fantasy come true - that left him stunned. She was wild, irresistible and he was the man to tame her. Or was he? She dared the devil every day - why not Luthor Devlin!

Wedding Bell Time

Wedding Bell Time
Author: Sophie Toovey
Publisher: Eloquent Elephant
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2023-11-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 173938931X

When your marathon clashes with your marriage When the Head introduces a no-dating policy for staff, Michael thinks he’s found the perfect solution. He loves the beautiful and creative Jen, so cue an elaborate proposal with a castle, Pachelbel’s Canon, and a treasure hunt with Jane Austen quotes. Three months is enough to plan a wedding, right? But when he realises that he’s also supposed to be running a marathon to raise money for a student with cancer on the same day, even Michael begins to worry that he’s taken on too much this time. The plan: -Run the marathon -Get married -Make sure Jen never finds out What could possibly go wrong? Praise for Wedding Bell Time "I loved this as much as the first one, it's a beautiful, romantic and funny read and I was hooked from the first page to the last. It was so great to catch up with Jen and Michael again and their hilarious antics. I really enjoyed the dual POV this time... Like the first one, the one liners and banter kept on delivering throughout and I found myself laughing out loud so many times." (Bookstagram review by @the_introverts_booknook) "This story is one that I wanted to pick back up the moment I set it down... Wedding Bell Time is the second book in the Bell Time series, though you can certainly read this book as a stand-alone. I took this approach, and even though this book follows the story of the two main characters of the first book, I LOVED IT. Jumping into Jen and Michael's relationship after they had already gotten together was such a unique experience as a reader and I appreciated watching them continue to grow and interact with each other." (Bookstagram review by @antsybookauditor) "This was such an interesting premise and I couldn't wait to see how it was going to end. The characters were sweet, the banter was on point, and the events leading up to the wedding were so hilarious and drama-filled." (Bookstagram review by @lizzies.little.library) "Wedding Bell Time is a closed-door romance with kisses only. There were some Christian elements to the story, which I also really appreciated." (Blog by @RandiKaye, A Modern Day Fairytale)

No Easy Way Out

No Easy Way Out
Author: Elaine Raco Chase
Publisher: Elaine Raco Chase
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2016-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9634282075

She was willing to take off everything - but her mask! Engineering robots and all non-living creatures was easy for Virginia - not so much with people. So when her best friend dragged her to the company Halloween party, Virginia went kicking and screaming - well as much as her Playboy bunny costume allowed for any movement. But with her mask in place and her normal reserve as tiny as her costume, Dr. Farrell suddenly let loose. Wild and wanton, she fell into the muscular arms of the costumed and masked Bandit. His virile charms and passionate kisses penetrated her reserve. At the stroke of midnight, when the masks were to come off, Virginia fled - leaving her bunny tail in the palm of the handsome bandit's hand. Dr. Alex Braddock was determined to find the curvy ass that fit the tail. He was stunned whit it appeared that his new boss, Dr. Farrell was his sexy rabbit. But was it the prim, professional Virginia? She resembled oatmeal! Or her wanton twin sister, Ginger? She got turned on by the navel in an orange!

Far-Flung Families in Film

Far-Flung Families in Film
Author: Daniela Berghahn
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2014-08-20
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0748677879

This book fills this gap and provides an essential resource for academics and researchers with an interest in cinematic representations of the family and transnational cinema.

Christmas On The High Seas

Christmas On The High Seas
Author: Diane Yates
Publisher: IHeart Publishing
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1961867117

Halley is going on a cruise with Candace, but when she boards the ship and enters her stateroom, all hopes of a merry cruise evaporate. Candace has sold her ticket to Devon, the mean-spirited bully from high school who made her life miserable. Now she must share the same room, dine at the same table, and attend the same excursions with the one man she never wanted to see again. This Christmas, join the cruise where enmity meets forgiveness and hatred falls for love.

Shakespeare's Romantic Comedies

Shakespeare's Romantic Comedies
Author: Peter G. Phialas
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 399
Release: 2012-06-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0807836974

Phialas provides commentaries on Shakespeare's romantic comedies, treats in detail individual scenes and characters, and makes illuminating comparisons and contrasts of character with character. The chief concern of the book is with the action of each play, the nature and relationship of its parts, and the meaning that the action dramatizes. Originally published in 1966. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.