A five-time Moth GrandSLAM winner and bestselling novelist shows how to tell a great story — and why doing so matters. Whether we realize it or not, we are always telling stories. On a first date or job interview, at a sales presentation or therapy appointment, with family or friends, we are constantly narrating events and interpreting emotions and actions. In this compelling book, storyteller extraordinaire Matthew Dicks presents wonderfully straightforward and engaging tips and techniques for constructing, telling, and polishing stories that will hold the attention of your audience (no matter how big or small). He shows that anyone can learn to be an appealing storyteller, that everyone has something "storyworthy" to express, and, perhaps most important, that the act of creating and telling a tale is a powerful way of understanding and enhancing your own life. Views: 452
Isolated runner Kincaid meets overworked yoga instructor Owen following an injury. And though their romance stumbles off the starting block, they might make it to the finish line after all. Views: 452
Running Toward Love Has Never Been Scarier!*****5 STAR RATING! Good Read!, October 17, 2012, Amazon.comOn any given day life is a challenge, at best. For Marla Winters, found beaten on the side of the road, it’s a downright miracle. To look at her smiling face and cheery demeanor one would never know she has no idea where she comes from or what her real name is. She insists on staying in the present until her past comes hurtling toward her with a vengeance. A past she has no memory of. Knowing only that she was found at the side of the road, beaten and battered, with only the torn and tattered clothes on her back.New in town and running from a nasty divorce, Peter Jensen is skeptical of Marla Winters claims of danger. As the cop assigned to her case, he’s confident he can get to the bottom of it. When Pete digs deeper into her past, what he never expected to find was love. But solving the mystery surrounding Marla proves more difficult than he thought, as does keeping her alive… Views: 452
"A woman like you can't live without passion..."He knows her weaknesses. And he knows he's one of them.Maddie Mallory is on her way to marry a man she doesn't love—it's the only way to save her father's company—when sexy, stone-cold businessman Gabe Harrington "rescues" her by whisking her off to Monaco. The same gorgeous, arrogant Gabe who rocked her world for a week and then left her to pick up the pieces.All Gabe wants is to save Maddie. From herself. From the corrupt fiancé who would ruin her and her father's company. And Gabe thought he could do it without remembering the heady nights, tangled limbs and hot kisses they once shared. But Maddie isn't about to take this "rescue" lying down—not unless it's on her terms.Now Gabe has one week to prove that he's not the heartless scoundrel she thinks he is. And Maddie has one week to take what she wants from Gabe...if she can keep herself from falling for him all over... Views: 452
Edward Fasbender is a devil. He's my father's business rival, a powerful, vicious man who takes what he wants and bows to no one. I only took the meeting because I was curious. I thought he was going to offer me a job. But that's not what he's after at all. His proposal is much more intriguing, and I see an opportunity. An opportunity to turn the tables and bring down the devil. I've gotten in trouble playing these games before. I know when the risk is too great, when the stakes are too high. I know how to be cold and strong-willed and destructive. I know how to withstand dominant men with arrogant charm and rugged features. Yet I can't resist taking on Edward. And I can't resist the pull he has on me. Soon I'm not so sure which side of the battle I'm standing on—if I'm the warrior meant to slay, Or the one who will be slain. Slay: Rivalry is book one in an all new dark and edgy series from... Views: 452
A brand new enemies-to-lovers sports romance from bestselling author L A Cotton They say your first love leaves a mark. For Calliope James it didn't only leave a mark, it tore out her heart and left it bleeding on the ground. He was her best friend.Her first kiss.Her everything. Until one day, he wasn't. Zachary Messiah will never forget the girl with eyes the color of whiskey. But he's not that boy anymore. Cold.Cruel. He's devoid of emotion. Their paths were never supposed to cross again. But love doesn't always play by the rules. Now he's the King of Steinbeck University and she's the new girl on campus ... and the pasts they have fought so hard to bury are about to collide. Only this time, they might not survive the fallout. Views: 452
Please note that the rest of the Sunnyvale series will be a serialized series that takes place after Isa wakes up in the hospital at the end of The Year of Second Chances (Sunnyvale, Book 3)Isa thought after Kai carried her away from that fire, everything would finally be okay. But then she hears the news that Lynn and her father escaped. Now, while she waits to hear when her mother will be released from jail, she also has to constantly worry if Lynn will come after her again. Luckily she has her Grandma Stephy and Kai.But Kai has issues he's dealing with. And while he tries to protect Isa, he might end up putting himself in danger. Views: 452
The Firsts Corrado, Alessio and Ginevra have just started to make a home in New York. They wish they could be together more, but the love is still so good … something else might make it even better, too. Christopher and Valeria, happy in their new marriage far away from the cartel and the past, move forward in their life one step at a time—and always together. After everything that happened between Vanna, Bene, and la famiglia, the upcoming birth of their baby might be the one thing that could bring everyone back together again. Beni and August put their careers first while also trying to find the right balance together to make everything work when a double surprise comes along that neither of them expected … Marcus and Cella have a lot going on between their unexpected pregnancy, planning a wedding, and moving – all before the babies make their debut. But he'll make it happen for her … if only she says yes. Featuring every Guzzi brother, their spouses, new additions, and the rest of the gang, Bethany-Kris invites readers to join the family to welcome the first children of the next generation. The Firsts is a 52k companion novel to The Guzzi Legacy Series broken into separate novellas for each couple, and should not be read as a standalone. Views: 452
He'll Go To Any Lengths For His Family.. Even Seduction.He'd Set The Perfect Trap... Until He Got Caught.Blake Boudreaux's sex appeal is legendary -- so is his family loyalty. When his father tasks him with retrieving a beloved heirloom to save their finances, the New Orleans playboy agrees, even if it means seducing Madison Armantine. The beautiful philanthropist is helpless against his strong arms and sultry Southern drawl, even as she suspects ulterior motives. But what if Madison isn't the only one falling in love? Views: 451
