Pretending to be lovers leads to red-hot complications as fake relationships become all too real in these sizzling romances by Jayci Lee and New York Times bestselling author Anne Marsh. Just a Few Fake Kisses... by Jayci Lee Pretending in public…and fighting their desire in private. Chloe Han is thrilled that celebrated violinist Anthony Larsen will be playing with her classical trio. But when Chloe saves Anthony from a scandal by pretending to be his girlfriend, she must keep up the pretense to protect Anthony’s image. Chloe believes Anthony still loves his late wife. And Anthony considers Chloe off-limits. But the irresistible desire between them is a challenge neither anticipated… The True Love Experiment by New York Times bestselling author Anne Marsh He only believes in facts…and thinks love is a fantasy. Wren Wilson desperately needs a date for her ex-boyfriend’s wedding. Her friend billionaire chemist Nash Masterson needs someone to attend a charity bachelor auction and bid on him. They agree to trade favors and act like lovers—easy for the romantic Wren, but potentially challenging for love-jaded Nash. When their experiment ignites an unexpected chemical reaction, their friendship may never be the same… Two sizzling romances, one great value!

This grumpy billionaire scientist and cheery professor are best friends—without benefits. But when they both need fake dates, they quickly discover love is not logical…in this scorching romance from New York Times bestselling author Anne Marsh. As a scientist, he only believes in facts—until this experiment in fake dating leads to an irresistible discovery… Wren Wilson desperately needs a date for her ex-boyfriend’s wedding. Meanwhile her friend—billionaire chemist Nash Masterson—has grudgingly agreed to participate in a charity bachelor auction. Dreading the event, the curmudgeonly tycoon convinces Wren to attend as his date and bid on him. In exchange, he’ll be her date at her ex’s wedding. Nash scorns romance while Wren has always dreamed of true love. It’s why she’s never acted on her attraction to him before. But appearing as a convincing couple requires acting like lovers. And experimenting for their roles ignites an unexpected chemical reaction. Can Mr. Antiromance turn out to be Mr. Right? Harlequin Desire transports you to the luxurious worlds of American tycoons, ranchers and family dynasties. Get ready for bold encounters and sizzling chemistry.

This book explores how value and quality are established in markets and society by means of a series of empirical studies across a diverse set of topics. It contributes to the sociology of markets, as well as connecting to the larger issue of the constitution of social order through classification.

This intriguing and compact book investigates whether or not philosophy can have a use in the face of ‘capitalist realism’ today. Can philosophy study everyday objects like computers and mobile phones? Can it think of advertising, the population, electricity, buildings and even dreams as ‘objects’ in their own right, which convey particular and novel qualities when analysed? Johns’ book starts from an immanent phenomenological study of objects, arguing that such objects disclose larger systems of anthropological meaning and control. The author moves away from the Husserlian ‘essence’ of the object and embeds his objects in a series of ‘uses’ (or ‘equipment’ as Heidegger called it). However, Johns makes a speculative move by positing the very existence of such ‘uses’ distinct from the human and first person phenomenological consciousness. This is when the annals of phenomenology meet contemporary strands of realism such as Speculative and Object Oriented models. For Johns, the world is in a constant state of being utilised, not merely through humans but through objects and their relations, and not only on a macro scale but on a micro scale (described by the theories of quantum physics). The object then becomes a locus of use, yet, importantly, one that can never be reduced to relations alone. This is because the author believes that certain aspects of a relation withholds itself in its act of relating. The mutual dynamics of relation and property are thus rearticulated in a new light. This novel description of relation places Johns squarely between relational ontologies (such as Deleuze, Latour and Garcia) and non-relational ontologies (Harman). This work is invaluable to researchers and any reader of contemporary philosophy in the age of advanced technology and capitalism.

The article explains the voluntary consumption of counterfeit goods as an example of the productive nature of consumption trends. The use of the object, as well as the symbolic manipulation operated by the consumer, in fact represents a new manufacturing process for the good itself, making the consumed object radically different from the original one. Cultural elements are essential in the voluntary consumption of counterfeit goods, since without them it is not possible to understand the scope and the diffusion of the non-deceptive counterfeiting phenomenon. Indeed, the theory linking counterfeit goods to a mere question of price is contradicted in practice by the widespread phenomenon of mixed consumption. The data on consumers of fashion goods, reveal that subjects radically manipulate objects on an ontological level. Strictly speaking, the consumed objects are not merely true or false, but equally likely. However, these processes can apply only to people with some knowledge of fashion, allowing us to conclude that those who have a high cultural capital occupy an advantaged position.

Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.

In this book, critique and counterproposal are given to Freudianism, Freudian Leftist's theory, poststructuralism, postfeminism and to queer theory, which are the foundation of today's sex liberation theories based on Unification Thought, which was advocated by Reverend Sun Myung Moon.