A scorching memoir of a love affair with an addict, weaving personal reckoning with history and psychology to understand the nature of addiction, codependency, and our appetite for obsessive love."The disease he has is addiction," Nina Renata Aron writes of her boyfriend, K. "The disease I have is loving him." Their love affair was dramatic, urgent, overwhelming—an intoxicating antidote to the long, lonely days of early motherhood. But soon after they get together, K starts using again, and years of relapses and broken promises follow. Even as his addiction deepens, she stays, convinced she is the one who can get him sober. If she leaves him, has she failed? After a childhood marred by family trauma and addiction, Nina can't help but feel responsible for those suffering around her. How can she break this pattern?Written in prose at once unflinching and acrobatic, Aron delivers a piercing memoir of romance and addiction, drawing on intimate anecdote as... Views: 191
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Olivia Savage is newly divorced and embarking on the not-so-easy task of getting into shape. One morning, after struggling to run up a mountain trail, she meets Eve Monroe who stirs her in ways she doesn't understand.Eve helps women achieve the physical fitness they yearn for, but when it comes to her love life, she buries her own yearnings and only dates casually. All that changes the day she meets the beautiful and sheltered Olivia. Eve is surprisingly smitten, and she soon finds that her desire to help is quickly overshadowed by her desire to make love.When Olivia hires Eve as her trainer, their attempts at controlling their attraction are no match for their unbridled passion. But it's the deeper, more poignant feelings neither of them can ignore that have Olivia and Eve questioning everything they've ever known about love. Views: 190
They're opposites in every way. It can't become serious. Her brother would kill them both... Let the sexy games begin in this irresistible romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Nicola Marsh.Ryder's back in town. The four words that make adorably nerdy statistician Polly Scanlon's heart leap. Ryder Beale—celebrity, motivational guru extraordinaire, six-plus feet of delectable, hard-bodied sexiness, playboy player...and her brother's best friend. Between that and the models he dates, Polly doesn't stand a chance.Until now.Something's changed. The air between them is charged with electricity that zips along Polly's skin, making everything tingle. Naughty bits included. But Ryder has a business arrangement in mind. After all, they can help each other out...and then get unbelievably wicked together between the sheets.Every statistician knows the odds, and Polly's no exception.... Views: 190
When your rich, handsome best friend asks you to be his fake girlfriend?Say no. One of the wealthiest self-made men in New York needs a woman to secure his spot at the helm of his venture firm.Problem is, Ben doesn't want any girlfriend...He wants me. It will never work.We'd have to lie to everyone.He's incapable of a healthy relationship, and I've been living a secret I can't reveal - especially to my best friend. It's an impossible choice: Bail on the friend who got me through the hardest time in my life......Or pretend to fall for the man who already owns my heart? TWISTED LOVE is a steamy friends-to-lovers, fake relationship romance! A full-length standalone with an HEA in the MODERN ROMANCE series. Views: 190
Now that one of the biggest secrets of my life just found his way to my front doorstep, I've questioned everything Hayden and the Guardian Council has ever told me.I'm tired of rules. I'm tired of lies. I'm tired of secrets. I start to push boundaries to unravel whatever is left for me to know…no matter what the cost.And, as if saving the dead and feeling betrayed isn't enough, a new enemy has emerged from the Dark Realm – the only one of its kind. The Phantom has been hunting me since the day I was born. Views: 190
In an enchanting eBook novella, cherished Regency romance author Stefanie Sloane presents an irresistible tale of fiery passion that burns deep on a cold winter's night. Although he's never been prone to regret, the Honorable Lucas Cavanaugh cannot help but wish for a fresh start with Jane Merriweather. After being jilted by her fiancé, Jane turns to her dear childhood friend, Lucas, for support—and unlocks the hidden emotion and smoldering desire simmering in the man's troubled heart. Frightened by his newfound feelings, Lucas flees to Scotland. But when the Christmas season brings them together again, one look at Jane is all that's needed to reignite his yearning for the woman. Now Lucas must convince Jane that his intentions are as pure as the falling snow—and turn a dreary December into a joyous Yuletide affair. Views: 190
