Charlie Waters, an architect by trade, develops mind-altering plans for his future wife. His best friend, Bulldog Fred, engineers the design into reality. Together, Charlie and Bulldog are on an endless search for the perfect counter; never quite satisfied with their significant other. Selfishly trapped inside an analytical obsession for perfection, constantly, they rethink what a beautiful love story is made of; continuously reworking the equation. All of the insecurities, nuances and f...

As the endearing and witty star of the beloved John Hughes “brat pack” classics Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink, Molly Ringwald defined teenage angst, love, and heartbreak. Now a wife and mother of three, and a star on the current hit television drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Molly is facing a new angst-inducing time in her life—her fortieth birthday! Encouraging every woman to become “the sexiest, funniest, smartest, well dressed, and most confiden...

It's amazing how much writing you can accomplish in five minute increments. And if you need help getting into the writing groove, prompts can give you the kick in the butt you need to get the words flowing. Follow them in numerical order or jump around to any of the over 400 prompts that sparks your creativity. Get writing!

Alida Nugent graduated college with a degree in one hand and a drink in the other, eager to trade in parties and all-nighters for “the real world.” But post-grad wasn’t the glam life she imagined. Soon buried under a pile of bills, laundry, and three-dollar bottles of wine, it quickly became clear that she had no idea what she was doing. But hey, what twentysomething does?In Don’t Worry, It Gets Worse, Nugent shares what it takes to make the awkward leap from unde...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Best of Enemies serves up a hilarious new novel of the “sandwich generation.”Actuary Penny Sinclair has a head for business, and she always makes rational decisions. Knowing that 60% of spouses cheat and 50% of marriages end in divorce, she wasn’t too surprised when her husband had an affair. (That he did so with a woman their daughter’s age? Well, that part did sting a bit.) She just made sure she got ...

A trade paperback collection of 16 short stories, some new, some published before, all together for the first time, featuring Tess Monaghan, New York Times Bestselling author Laura Lippman’s acclaimed private eyeFor the first time together in one collection is a mix of brand new Tess Monaghan short mysteries as well as previously published, award-winning short stories.Split into three parts—Girls Gone Wild (seven stories about girls behaving badly); Other Cities, Not My Own...

Writing prompts are a great way to jumpstart your muse and get the creative juices flowing. Sometimes you want to write and don't really know what to write about, and prompts can help guide you into a new story.This collection of 366 writing prompts can be used daily throughout the year (leap years, too!) as a starting point to get you writing ... and keep you writing. Each day of the year has its own, unique prompt. Set a timer for fifteen or twenty minutes, and write whe...

From the author of the national bestseller Girls’ Poker Night comes the hilarious yet poignant story of a woman trying to resist the urge to live with one foot constantly out the doorAsk Again Later is a humorous and revealing novel about Emily, a lawyer by default in her 20s, living in New York City. We meet Emily after quits her job in order to help her mother, who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Emily soon finds that she’s not really cut out for nursing,...

So, Let me share with you a little about me and what this book is about...It occurred to me that a lot of people are “ourselves” when we are truly by our self. The only person or animal that may see us for who we truly are ( other than the Almighty ) is our dog.If there ever were a time when our pet could voice his opinion or concern... I wonder how that would go for us...personally.The following is an interview with one of our four footed friends who came into the lig...

Cuddling is more intimate than a candlelit dinner, more than a joint tax return and yes, even more than sex. With the simple act of an embrace, two people can be joined together in such an intense bond that words no longer serve a purpose. The cuddle says it all.The Cuddle Sutra is an all-encompassing resource for the act of cuddling, filled with detailed descriptions and illustrations of all the ways to express affection, whether you're in the privacy of your own bedroom or walkin...

Photos of the silver, sexy superheroes we deserve: mature men who can warm up your bed and fix your (obviously) broken scale.Just how long do you plan on defying the laws of gravity?Responding to overwhelming demand, the Cambridge Women's Pornography Cooperative has researched deeply into the desires of women of a certain age. The result: forty steamy scenarios show hunky yet distinguished men catering to every whim. These handsome hotties insist she...

When her son Solomon graduated from high school, Terry McMillan was asked to be the guest speaker at the commencement ceremony. Determined not to be dull or redundant, Terry thought back to when she was stepping out into the world for the first time and the things she wished people had told her. Printing up what she thought were the most important tips for these new graduates, Terry was surprised to find that not only were these homemade pamphlets a hit with the students, but their parents...