Suspense and sexy fun await in Beth Ciotta’s Friends and Lovers bundle. In Jinxed, beautiful socialite Afia St. John has been plagued with bad luck since her birth on Friday the thirteenth. After losing her father and two older husbands in freak accidents, she discovers her business manager has absconded with her fortune. Afia refuses her godfather’s help and jumps at an unexpected job with Leeds Investigations. Jake Leeds can’t turn down the hefty secret retainer Afia’s godfather offers him to hire her. Quickly seeing beyond her wacky superstitions and sensationalized personal history, Jake realizes Afia is as generous as she is misunderstood. Will the sexy PI be the good luck charm that puts her on a winning streak? In Charmed, the princess is in danger. Lulu Ross champions nonviolence. Just her luck, she’s tiara-over-glass-slippers for a man who carries a gun: Colin Murphy. Too bad the sexy professional bodyguard is delusional. Who would want to hurt Princess Charming, a low-profile, goody-two-shoes who performs as a storybook character at children’s birthday parties? Surely the sexy gifts from a secret admirer are meant for her bombshell sister. Or are they? In Seduced, Sofia Marino is a kick-ass heroine. Her role on the cheesy TV sitcom Spy Girl has garnered her a male cult following, fan sites, and a hefty bank account, but faster than a director yells, “Action,” her life goes from Hollywood to Hollyweird. She wakes up in Arizona, disoriented and caked with blood. The last thing Joe Bogart, a burned-out FBI agent on his last undercover case, wants is more intrigue. The last thing he needs is Sofia Marino. Now he’s smack dab in the middle of a murder mystery and in danger of losing his heart. Sofie and Joe embark on a mission to save not only themselves but also their friends and family.

The second book of the Sullivan Brothers "Nice Girl Trilogy" that began the New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling CAN'T RESIST series. Her best friend since college. The polar opposite of his brother Connor. The 'good guy' everyone's hell-bent on believing is her perfect match. Anything beyond friendship for them had just never been a possibility. But it is now. For over a decade, through his high school sweetheart's illness and eventual passing, Abby had been his pal, his rock. All but a second mother to his young daughter. His heart had simply never been free to love her then. But it is now. Now that his brother Connor has left her with a shattered heart he could kill him for causing, Brian's got one chance. ...To prove to Abby that everyone's right. "A stellar trilogy with unforgettable characters and a truly unique plot...will leave you wrecked one moment and elated the next." -- Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews "What. A. Love Triangle. Witty, raw, and at times, heart-wrenching." -- Ebook Escapes NOTE TO READERS: This is Book #2 in a three-part 600-pg SERIAL (also available as a bundled box set). Each book in the trilogy has a separate story arc in the greater love triangle, and need to be read in order. Book #4 (the other brother's happily ever after) is a standalone novel that can be read on its own. THE CAN'T RESIST SERIES BOOK 1: RESISTING the Bad Boy* BOOK 2: FALLING for the Good Guy* BOOK 3: CHOOSING the Right Man* BOOK 4: FINDING the Right Girl *Also available as a three-book bundle -- the Nice Girl trilogy boxed set Keywords: medical romance, love triangle, brother's best friend, best friend's brother, sexy romcom, romantic comedy, sweet and steamy, feel good romance, all the feels, rom-com, opposites attract, age gap romance, college heroine, sweet heroine, bad boy, good girl, love triangle, single dad, off limits, small town romance, emotional romance, angsty romance, new adult, romance with banter, contemporary romance, swoony romance, gruff hero, smart heroine, bestselling romance, New York Times bestseller, USA Today bestseller, choosing between two guys, two heroes, second chance romance

Being a stripper in Vegas meant that all of Simone's nights usually blended together in a haze of neon. Until that 1 Night when a tall, drunk stranger wandered in needing help, and Simone uncharacteristically agreed to do it. Cal thought a trip to Vegas with his buddies for a Bachelor Party would be a blast, but things didn't go as planned, and that 1 Night turned into something that changed his life, and his marriage, forever. 1 Night is a prequel to 8 Weeks, which is book 1 in the Time for Love Series.

Down on her luck... Since divorcing her abusive ex, Natalie is finally on her way back to the woman she used to be. She has a job she loves, an apartment that's all her own, and the best group of friends a woman could have. Content with her current situation, Natalie has no idea that her world is about to be turned upside down. The man who has everything... To the outside world, Carson Brandt appears to have everything he could ever want, and then some. He built his company from the ground up, and as CEO of Brandt Industries, he has the world at his fingertips. But, there's one thing he doesn't have, and she's the only one who can give it to him. Natalie thinks she's going on a work trip to Ireland, but Carson has other plans. Will he convince her to give him the eternity he desires, or will their differences prove to be too vast?

The three films comprising director Jia Zhangke's 'Hometown Trilogy' - Xiao Wu (1997), Platform (2000) and Unknown Pleasures(2002) - represent key contributions to the cinema of contemporary China. The films, which are set in Jia's home province of Shanxi, highlight the plight of marginalised individuals – singers, dancers, pickpockets, prostitutes and drifters – as they struggle to navigate through the radically transforming terrain of contemporary China. Xiao Wu tells the story of a small-time pickpocket who faces the breakdown of his relationships with his friends, family and girlfriend. Platform, often considered Jia's most ambitious film, is an epic narrative that bears witness to China's roaring eighties and the radical transformation from socialism to capitalism. Jia's third feature, Unknown Pleasures continues his meditation on China in transition, tracing the story of two delinquent teenagers who live on a diet of saccharine Chinese pop music, karaoke, Pulp Fiction, and Coca-Cola while entertaining pipe dreams of joining the army and becoming small-time gangsters. Michael Berry's in-depth study of the three films considers them as an ambitious attempt to re-examine the transformation and fate of provincial China – its places and people – as it is caught up in a whirlwind of sweeping social, cultural and economic change. At the heart of the book lies a series of close readings of each of the three films; through which Berry teases out their central narrative themes, highlighting Jia's use of editing, cinematic language, and mise en scene. He pays special attention to the place of intertextuality in Jia's oeuvre, as well as the central themes of destruction and change, stagnation and movement, political verses popular culture, and, of course, the ceaseless search for home. Michael Berry is Associate Professor of Contemporary Chinese Cultural Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of Speaking in Images: Interviews with Contemporary Chinese Filmmakers (2005), and A History of Pain: Trauma in Modern Chinese Literature and Film (2008). He is also the translator of several novels, including The Song of Everlasting Sorrow (2008), To Live (2004), Nanjing 1937: A Love Story (2002), and Wild Kids (2000).

A boxset of the Jilted Wives Club, Books 1-3, by Bethany Lopez, including Starter Wife, Trophy Wife, and Work Wife. Starter Wife - Divorced and jobless at forty-something, Whitney never thought she’d be starting over and nothing has prepared her for Luca. Trophy Wife - Summer wants to prove she’s more than a Trophy Wife. Sure, she’s sexy, sweet, and has a body that won’t quit, but she’s so much more, and she’ll do whatever it takes to prove it to Noah. Work Wife - Margo will never be a Work Wife again, but there’s something about Aiden that makes her want to let down some walls and see what happens.

Everything is just short of perfect for Tate and Ayra - even their soulmates. Join them on this soul-swapping adventure featuring dragons, vampires, romance and more. Can they find their fated mates? Or will they be stuck in the wrong bodies forever? Contains all three books in the Twin Souls Trilogy: Soulswap, Soulshift, and Soultrade.