You're not supposed to fall for the client's sibling but acting on the burning temptation for the sexy fake boyfriend leads to a love he can't ignore... even if Darcy's whispers feel as if they could be lies.Hired to act the part of a devoted boyfriend to a wealthy socialite is just another day in the office for Darcy. He's a professional and needs to keep his head in the game, but it throws him for a loop when he's attracted to his date's brother. Particularly whe...

Hiring a fake boyfriend for a school reunion seems to be the only solution, but love was never part of the equation.Felix has enough on his plate looking out for his parents, let alone agreeing to being hired for a date with the friend of a friend. His instant attraction to the scatter-brained scientist has him making impulsive decisions he hopes he won't regret. But, somehow, he's agreeing to more dates, and more time with sexy Ethan and his non-stop talking. When...

When the lines between pretense and reality blur, can the actor and the boyfriend-for-hire discover something real?Ryan Levesque is Hollywood's newest blue eyed boy. Moving from soap operas to the big screen has paid off for the kid from Minnesota, and he's hot property. But, when a video from the lowest point of his past is shared on social media everything begins to unravel and old hurts resurface. His agent suggests a way out of the mess, and he jumps at the cha...

Spurred in part by the ongoing re-evaluation of sources and methods in research, African historiography in the past two decades has been characterized by the continued branching and increasing sophistication of methodologies and areas of specialization. The rate of incorporation of new sources and methods into African historical research shows no signs of slowing.This book is both a snapshot of current academic practice and an attempt to sort through some of the problems scholars f...

A snowy cabin with one bed? That's only the first step toward Gideon falling in love.Gideon is too old to be fought over at Christmas by divorced parents who should know better. The prospect of a Christmas on his own is better than having to face either of them. When Rowan hires him for a wintery break in Maine, it seems like a safe choice until his PA's meddling family shows him something entirely new: Love.Rowan hiring his boss for a trip back to...

Jared's world is turned upside down after Luka hands over his pocket money to hire him as a friend for his lonely, widowed dad.Jared is good at his job, but his soft heart means that he often finds himself in the weirdest of situations. A kind-of-threesome, a disappearing swan, and a destroyed hotel room are just the tip of the iceberg, but he is a popular boyfriend-for-hire and always in demand. He dreams of working as a family psychologist one day, and as his wor...

Love across genres: A Romance AnthologyThirteen established romance authors give us a tantalising glimpse into their book worlds with these compelling and enchanting short stories. A teaser - a quickie if you will – that will whet your appetite for more!Contemporary Romance: explore the challenges of modern-day love with Kate Flora, Viola Russell, Meredith Kazer, and Joanne Guidoccio.Small Town Romance: cosy up with cherished friends with Maggie Ros...

Nick Sheridan's plan for the holidays is simple: survive his sister's Christmas wedding, keep his head down, and avoid thinking about everything he's lost. The last thing he expects is to share the long, snowy drive from Seattle to Vermont with Cameron Bennett—the man he kissed once and never forgot.Cameron's used to life taking unexpected turns. After losing his teenage years to cancer, he promised himself he'd never waste another second. Photography, travel, adventure—he's all in...

Welcome to Boyfriends for Hire, where pretending to be in love is easy... until the feelings become real.A fake boyfriend falls for the one man he should never want. A Hollywood superstar hires the perfect date to repair his reputation, only to discover the cameras aren't the only thing capturing their chemistry. A Christmas trip to a snowy cabin, one bed, and years of hidden feelings give two friends the chance to risk everything for love.Filled with fake dating, forced pr...

Redreaming the Renaissance seeks to remedy the dearth of conversations between scholars of history and literary studies by building on the pathbreaking work of Guido Ruggiero to explore the cross-fertilization between these two disciplines, using the textual world of the Italian Renaissance as proving ground. In this volume, these disciplines blur, as they did for early moderns, who did not always distinguish between the historical and literary significance of the texts they read ...

"Readers cannot but be provoked and stimulated by this splendidly iconoclastic and refreshing book."—Andrew Porter, New York Times Book ReviewThe Wealth and Poverty of Nations is David S. Landes's acclaimed, best-selling exploration of one of the most contentious and hotly debated questions of our time: Why do some nations achieve economic success while others remain mired in poverty? The answer, as Landes definitively illustrates, is a complex interplay of cultur...

In eight case studies by leading scholars in history, archaeology, business, economics, geography, and political science, the authors showcase the “natural experiment” or “comparative method”—well-known in any science concerned with the past—on the discipline of human history. That means, according to the editors, “comparing, preferably quantitatively and aided by statistical analyses, different systems that are similar in many respects, but that differ with respect to the factors whose in...