A young woman jilted by her ex-fiancé is given a second shot at love when her meddling relatives contrive ways to pair her up with her handsome neighbor in this laugh-out-loud contemporary romance novella that will sweep you off your feet.Sophie has poured her whole heart into her dream: a little beach café to keep her busy and thousands of miles away from her heartbreak. When her younger sister and cousin visit for the summer, she doesn't expect them to cause so m...

While her starfaring people are being hunted by an implacable enemy, a young caver discovers a traitor in their ranks and must undertake a transformative journey across the galaxy to save everything she has ever known.Persecuted for their worship of the Endless—an ancient, galactic-spanning race of god-like power, who disappeared long ago—the Pilgrims escaped the world of Raia almost a century ago, fleeing the despotic rule of the United Empire in a dozen space-faring fleets. The P...

Travel writer Claire Spencer doesn't believe in fate, much less any part of that fairy tale, happy ending, love at first sight stuff. Especially not for Amazon-sized women like her. So when Jack, the sexy man who sits next to her on a flight from New York to London, asks her out, Claire figures there has to be a catch. Is he blind? Sleazy? On the rebound? But she decides to accept, and finds herself smitten and a little frightened at how happy she is with how fast things are moving.

Praised for her “smart, funny, sexy, and refreshingly real” novels, author Whitney Gaskell delivers a warm, witty, and wise new story of four women coping with the challenges of motherhood, men, and each other.For Anna, Grace, Juliet, and Chloe, the idyllic town of Orange Cove, Florida, is home…but even in paradise, balancing the challenges of motherhood and life is never easy.With a son in the throes of the Terrible Twos, divorced restaurant critic Anna has too much on her...

A warm and witty novel about friendship, fine dining, and learning that life doesn’t always turn out quite how we expect it to—perfect for fans of Barbara O’Neal and Nancy ThayerOn New Year’s Eve, Fran and Will Parrish host a dinner party, serving their friends a gourmet feast. The night is such a success that the group decides to form a monthly dinner party club. But what starts as an excuse to enjoy the company of fellow foodies ends up having lasting repercussio...

A one-night-stand between an artist and the photographer she hates turn into three dates to see whether they could be something more in the third and final book of the Invincible Summer series by Carina Gaskell.Layla is independent and has no need for love—or men. Being forced to spend time with Lucky all summer has only further cemented that. He's infuriating—a playboy who only ever talks about girls and football, and she would rather die than spend any more time ...

The Holiday meets Lost in Austen, with a sprinkling of Bridgerton steam…'A fun, fresh take on a Regency romcom that had me alternately cackling and swooning from the first page right up to the last' VIRGINIA HEATH'If, like me, you're desperately searching for something to scratch that Bridgerton itch, this captivating novel from Helen Gaskell is sure to hit the spot…A

The arrival of a new baby brings a sense of euphoria and serenity that are often mixed with feelings of uncertainty and frustration. Making sure your crib is safe, worrying about how to stop a fussy baby from crying, finding the right feeding schedule and knowing when to introduce solid foods are just a few of the many concerns of new parents. Bundle of Joy – Caring for your child in the first year of life answers these and many more questions about parenting an infant.On...

First published in 1972, Drama and Reality is a lucid account of the forces that have shaped modern European theatre, and especially of the different conceptions of reality implied in different plays. Three major views are distinguished (the naturalistic, the subjective, the religious) and related to the choice between poetic and representational form in drama. In the second part of the book, Ronald Gaskell takes a number of plays which offer a distinctive vision—a personal modifi...

Bills of Lading: Law and Contracts provides a detailed legal analysis of common standard form clauses in bills of lading (and waybills) which are in use in the maritime world, as well as a comprehensive examination of the legal principles which are applicable to them. Bills of Lading: Law and Contracts provides a detailed legal analysis of standard form clauses in bills of lading (and waybills) which are in use in the maritime world, as well as a comprehensive examination of the legal prin...

This book is an exploration of how art—specifically paintings in the European manner—can be mobilized to make knowledge claims about the past. No type of human-made tangible thing makes more complex and bewildering demands in this respect than paintings. Ivan Gaskell argues that the search for pictorial meaning in paintings yields limited results and should be replaced by attempts to define the point of such things, which is cumulative and ever subject to change. He shows that whi...

A writer revisits her past in search of good material, only to find love in the eyes of a painter who's off-limits.Isabel Martinez is going to be a published author. But first, she needs an idea for her book. When her high school bully—the beautiful, wealthy Natalia Aranaz—extends an inexplicable invitation to spend the summer with her and her friends in her lavish mansion, Isabel accepts—but only for research.Kieran O'Connor has spent the past year in a cr...