New Releases by Monica Murphy

Elle pensait ne rien ressentir... jusqu’à lui. Carolina Lancaster n’aurait jamais cru revoir West, ce garçon au sourire désarmant qu’elle a rencontré lors d’une chaude nuit d’été à Paris. Pourtant, dès son premier jour à Lancaster Prep, il est là, bien qu’il lui ait dit avoir terminé ses études. Blessée par ses mensonges, Carolina est déterminée à faire comme s’il n’existait pas. Mais ignorer West s’avère rapidement impossible. Tout chez lui la fascine, réduisant à néant les défenses qu’elle avait érigées autour d’elle pour se protéger du monde. West est le seul à pouvoir la toucher sans qu’elle prenne la fuite, le seul qui ait réussi à briser la glace qui enserrait son cœur, qu’elle croyait insensible. Mais céder à ses sentiments pourrait tout compliquer. Car se laisser aimer, c’est aussi accepter de risquer de souffrir si tout venait à s’écrouler... À propos de l''autrice : Autrice de nombreux best-sellers, Monica Murphy est originaire de Californie où elle vit au milieu des collines de Yosemite avec son mari et leurs trois enfants. Depuis plusieurs années, cette accro au travail a su imposer sa voix parmi la multitude des romances New Adult et Dark Romance : une écriture juste, des émotions brutes et un happy end – mais seulement après avoir fait traverser les pires tourments à ses héros. Âmes sensibles s’abstenir.

PRE ORDER NOW THE NEXT INSTALMENT IN THE LANCASTER PREP SERIES. Sexy, swoony and very spicy, the international bestselling sensation, Monica Murphy, is back with an emotionally charged novel bound to set pulses racing . . . The tables turne when the girl August Lancaster couldn''t stand at Lancaster Prep shows up at the same university he attends. She is suddenly everywhere. And is determined to remind him exactly who she is . . . -- ''Being in The Lancaster Prep universe is one of the best feelings and Monica does it every single time'' - Reader Review ''Monica Murphy is one of those authors you can depend on every time to give you a great book that will give you everything you want in a story'' - Reader Review

What happens when you fall for your brother''s best friend? Find out in this angsty sports romance by New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy. With exclusive new bonus material! Camden Fields is the star quarterback of our college football team. Quiet. Smart. Absolutely gorgeous. He’s the man all the women on campus rave about. And while he’s had a few casual hookups over the years, it’s never anything serious. Cam doesn’t do serious. He also doesn’t do me. See, I’m his best friend’s little sister, and whenever we’re around each other, he’s always warning me that I’m off limits. That nothing can ever happen between us. But I see the way he looks at me when he thinks I’m not watching. The heat in his gaze. The hunger. He can deny it, but that man wants me. I want him too. I’m tired of always being the good girl and doing what everybody expects. For once, I’m going to break all the rules that have restrained me my entire life. I’m going after Camden Fields. And no one can stop me.

Monica Murphy a Lancasterek új nemzedékével visszatér a Lancaster középiskolába, és a BookTok szenzáció, az A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime c. bestsellerében megismert Crew és Wren lányával indítja el mindezt... Mindenki rajong Willow Lancasterért, és a lányok szeretnének rá hasonlítani. Ő a tökéletes diák. Van stílusa, kedves mindenkihez és mindig felvillantja azt a gyönyörű mosolyát. Miután harmadévben Európában tanult, visszatér a Lancaster középiskolába, hogy végzősként kezdje el az évet a barátai között, és talán még felmelegítse a kapcsolatát a régi kedvesével. De időközben minden megváltozott. A legjobbnak hitt barátnője a régi szerelmével jár, új klikkek alakultak, és mindenki az új csávó MEGSZÁLLOTTJA, aki most érkezett a suliba. Rhett Bennett iszonyatosan jóképű. Halálosan elbűvölő. És totálisan el van szállva magától. Plusz ő a focicsapat sztárösszekötője, és ettől az egésztől hirtelen mindenki focidrukkerré válik. Megtestesít mindent, amit Willow soha nem akarna...mégsem tud másra gondolni. És amikor rájön, hogy talán Rhett is hasonlóan érez, alig várja, hogy megszabaduljon jókislányos hírnevétől, és rossz dolgokat műveljen. De csakis Rhett-tel.

Ha tetszett az A Milllion Kisses in Your Lifetime! - Egy Lancaster regény Scarlett Lancaster, a fiatal örökösnő el van ragadtatva, amikor az apja elmeséli, hogy egy híres popsztárt és korábbi fiúbanda tagot hívott el, hogy a lánya tizennyolcadik születésnapján fellépjen. De az elragadtatás hamar mélységes csalódásba fordul, amikor kiderül, hogy nem Harry Stylesról beszél. Nem, Scarlett apja Tate Ramsey-t hívta meg, aki régebben a Five Car Pileup nevű banda szólóénekese volt, és évek óta nem népszerű. Hosszú évek alkoholtól és drogtól fűtött bulizása után Tate ma már józan, és készen áll a visszatérésre. Scarlett buliján top formában van, és az előadásával leveszi a lábáról a közönséget, bár Scarlettet ez sem nyűgözi le. De amikor Tate lejön a színpadról, és beszélgetésbe elegyednek, a találkozásuknak egy csók tesz pontot a végére, ami mindkettejüket meglepi, és azonnal híre megy. A médiában elterjedő csók és a bulin éneklő Tate-ről készült videó fellendíti mindkettejük bimbózó karrierjét. Némi óvatos alkudozás után megegyeznek, hogy úgy tesznek, mintha együtt járnának. De egyhamar kiderül, hogy talán nem is színlelik az érzéseiket egymás iránt...

BookTok sensation Monica Murphy returns to Lancaster Prep with a new generation of students.

Nach einer gescheiterten Beziehung ist Amelia froh, wieder Single und ungebunden zu sein. Allerdings ist sich ihre beste Freundin sicher, den perfekten Mann für Amelie gefunden zu haben und überredet sie zu einem Blind Date. Ausgerechnet auf einer Hochzeit. Isaac ist nett und gutaussehend, aber eben auch jünger als Amelie. Sie ist sich sicher, dass sie nichts gemeinsam haben und überhaupt nicht zusammenpassen. Doch je mehr Zeit Amelia mit Isaac verbringt, desto mehr fühlt sie, dass er genau der Richtige für sie sein könnte. Aber ist sie nach so kurzer Zeit wirklich bereit, ihr Herz erneut zu verschenken? Alle Bücher der Dating Serie können unabhängig voneinander gelesen werden.

In this fun, sexy college romance, a transfer student finds herself living in a house full of football players--and falling for the one she knows she shouldn''t want. Everleigh Transferring to UC Santa Mira is supposed to be my ultimate college experience--until housing falls through at the last minute. So when I overhear a group of guys complaining they need another roommate, I jump at the opportunity. They''re just football players. Even if one of them makes me weak in the knees, it doesn''t mean anything unless I let it. And I won''t. We want different things. Wanting each other doesn''t change that. Nico It''s my senior year and final season with the Santa Mira Dolphins. The last thing I need is a distraction, but that''s exactly what this girl is. Ever is too leggy, too gorgeous, too thoughtful--and a whole lot of too much that gets under my skin. I guess I get under hers too. I can''t help myself. We live together. That alone makes it a bad idea...but I never could resist a little trouble.

Bestseller del New York Times Bellissima e molto timida, Daisy passa sempre inosservata. A scuola, si muove per i corridoi come un fantasma, la sua presenza si nota appena. Ma Arch Lancaster la vede benissimo, anzi, non riesce a toglierle gli occhi di dosso. La osserva da lontano, mentre studia con diligenza o si perde tra le pagine di un romanzo d’amore che la fa sognare. Quando Arch finisce nei guai ed è costretto a passare del tempo con Daisy, la sua ossessione peggiora. E, giorno dopo giorno, appare evidente che anche lei subisce il suo fascino. E così, tra i due si accende la passione. Ma c’è un problema: Daisy non fa parte del mondo scintillante dei Lancaster. È la studentessa borsista, e nessuno approva la sua relazione con Arch. Non gli amici, non i genitori di Arch, e nemmeno il padre di Daisy. Arch, però, non si preoccupa di ciò che pensano gli altri, ma solo di ciò che desidera... Relazioni proibite, amori segreti, tentazioni: si torna alla Lancaster Prep. Una storia affascinante e seducente, da leggere d’un fiato. «Ho amato Daisy e Arch.» «Il mio romanzo preferito della Lancaster Prep.» Monica Murphy È un’autrice bestseller di «New York Times» e «USA Today». Scrive romanzi New Adult, Young Adult e contemporanei. Con la Newton Compton ha pubblicato la Private Club Series, la Reverie Series, la One Week Girlfriend Series, la Fowler Sisters Series, la Lancaster Prep Series (Un milione di baci, Cose che avrei voluto dire ma non ho mai detto, Promesse che avremmo voluto mantenere, Sarò sempre con te, Sono io la tua preferita) e Prova a prendermi, il primo titolo della Players Series. Vive in California con i tre figli e il marito.

Él destruiría el mundo entero para mantenerla a salvo. Spencer Donato es el mejor amigo de mi hermano... y mi más oscuro secreto. Nos enamoramos en la preparatoria Lancaster. Nuestros encuentros eran furtivos, pues no queríamos que nadie se enterara. Fue mi primer amor, mi protector, mi caballero de brillante armadura. Fuimos hechos el uno para el otro y creía firmemente que estaríamos juntos por siempre. Hasta que hice algo inimaginable: lo traicioné de la peor manera posible. Estaba segura de haberlo perdido y de que nunca lo recuperaría... hasta que nos reencontramos en la boda de mi hermano. Ahora él es mayor, más desalmado e insoportablemente guapo. Todavía nos sentimos atraídos el uno por el otro, pero ¿Spencer me apoyará cuando más lo necesite? ¿Arruinaré nuestra oportunidad de estar juntos otra vez?

¿Encontrará este multimillonario a su media naranja en la mujer que siempre ha estado ahí? El inteligente y seductor Matthew DeLuca es todo lo que Bryn James busca en un hombre. También es su jefe, el viticultor más joven y atractivo del valle de Napa, y solo la ve como su tímida ayudante. Sin embargo, eso está a punto de cambiar. Bryn, con su nueva actitud y un cambio de imagen, está decidida a llamar la atención de Matt. Él siempre ha pensado que Bryn es sexi de manera natural, pero no puede negar que la transformación de su seria asistente es asombrosa y va a hacer que le resulte muy difícil mantenerse alejado de ella. Cuando una cosa lleva a la otra y de repente Matt desnuda a Bryn, se enfrentará al mayor riesgo de su carrera..., además de su corazón. ¿Conseguirá convencerla, y convencerse a sí mismo, de que podría ser algo más que una aventura de oficina sin compromiso? Monica Murphy, autora superventas del New York Times, continúa su electrizante serie El Club de los Solteros Millonarios con un explosivo romance que se niega a quedarse solo en la oficina... Títulos de la serie El club de los solteros millonarios: Deséame Elígeme Sedúceme Ámame

Hoy por fin llevaré al altar a Marina, la mujer más sexi y hermosa del mundo. ¿Quién lo hubiera dicho, después de nuestra aventura de una noche? Es el día de la boda de Gage y Marina, pero la felicidad conyugal parece muy lejana: Ivy se acaba de poner de parto, Marina echa de menos a su dama de honor y Bryn no habla con Matt. Depende de Archer, Gage y Matt asegurarse de que este día transcurra sin contratiempos. Sin embargo, entre novias y bebés, hay que atender el no tan pequeño asunto de la apuesta del millón de dólares. Si tan solo pudieran averiguar quién ganó... y quién tiene que pagar. ¿Han ganado todos? ¿O alguien se irá con el corazón roto? La autora superventas del New York Times Monica Murphy concluye su electrizante serie El Club de los Solteros Millonarios con una boda para recordar. Pero, esta vez, ya no son solteros, y el novio... es uno de ellos. Títulos de la serie El club de los solteros millonarios: Deséame Elígeme Sedúceme Ámame

Stella steht eigentlich nicht auf One-Night-Stands - schon gar nicht mit dem unausstehlichen Bruder ihrer besten Freundin. Sie und Carter haben dann auch nie wieder darüber gesprochen. Als Carters Wohnung ausbrennt, bietet Stella ihm an, vorübergehend bei ihr einzuziehen. Zwischen ihnen scheint ja alles geklärt zu sein. Und das Zusammenleben mit Carter verspricht immerhin eine willkommene Ablenkung zu Stellas langweiligem Job. Doch die neue Situation ist nicht ganz so einfach, wie gedacht. Zumal Stella immer öfter daran denkt, dass eine gemeinsame Nacht nicht genug sein könnte ... Alle Bücher der Dating Serie können unabhängig voneinander gelesen werden.

Ha tetszett az A Milllion Kisses in Your Lifetime! Spencer Donato előtt. A fivérem legjobb barátja előtt. A piszkos kis titkom előtt. A Lancaster középiskolában szerettünk egymásba. Bujkáltunk. Nem akartuk, hogy bárki megtudja. Ő volt az első szerelmem, a védelmezőm, a fényes páncélú lovagom. Az isten is egymásnak teremtett minket. Őszintén hittem, hogy örökre az enyém lesz. De aztán megtettem az elképzelhetetlent, és a lehető legszörnyűbb árulást követtem el ellene. Azt hittem, örökre elvesztettem... Amíg meg nem láttam a bátyám esküvőjén. Idősebb lett. Kegyetlenebb. Elviselhetetlenül gyönyörű. Még mindig vonzódunk egymáshoz, de vajon Spencer mellettem áll-e, amikor a legnagyobb szükségem lesz rá? Vagy ismét tönkretettem a kapcsolatunkat? Éldekorált kiadás.

Bestseller del New York Times Weston è il re della Lancaster Prep. È sexy, sicuro di sé e intelligente, e sa benissimo di esserlo. Tutti lo amano e potrebbe avere qualunque ragazza voglia. Ma a lui ne interessa soltanto una: Carolina Lancaster. Dedita anima e corpo alla danza, altera e distaccata, Carolina di fatto è intoccabile. Weston cerca di starle lontano in ogni modo e la tratta con sufficienza e arroganza. Dal canto suo, Carolina sembra detestarlo e fa di tutto per evitarlo. La verità, però, è che entrambi condividono un segreto: una notte d’estate, a Parigi, sono stati insieme. Hanno aperto l’una il cuore all’altro, e hanno vissuto momenti indimenticabili, dolci e appassionati. E nonostante l’ostilità che ora si riservano a vicenda, il fuoco arde ancora sotto la cenere. Ci sarà il lieto fine per loro o il destino li dividerà per sempre? Verità nascoste, attrazione, fascino oscuro. La Lancaster Prep sta riaprendo le porte. Una storia tormentata e di desideri proibiti, che crea dipendenza. «Se sei un fan dei dark romance, devi leggere questo libro. Ecco un’altra grande lettura di Monica Murphy.» Siobhan Davis «Sono follemente innamorata di questa serie.» Monica Murphy È un’autrice bestseller di «New York Times» e «USA Today». Scrive romanzi New Adult, Young Adult e contemporanei. Con la Newton Compton ha pubblicato la Private Club Series, la Reverie Series, la One Week Girlfriend Series, la Fowler Sisters Series, la Lancaster Prep Series (Un milione di baci, Cose che avrei voluto dire ma non ho mai detto, Promesse che avremmo voluto mantenere, Sarò sempre con te) e Prova a prendermi, il primo titolo della Players Series. Vive in California con i tre figli e il marito.

En este romance de enemigos a amantes, ella hará cualquier cosa para proteger el negocio de su familia, pero ¿qué ocurre cuando el corazón se interpone? Marina Knight fue a esa fiesta con una sola intención: sabofetear a Gage Emerson. Nadie, y menos ese magnate tan sexi, iba a arrebatarle el imperio inmobiliario de su familia. Él estaba a punto de ganarse una enemiga para toda la vida..., aunque consiguiera derretirla con un solo beso. Cuando Gage descubre que la seductora mujer que tiene delante es la clave para su última adquisición, reclamarla como suya de repente no parece tan sencillo. Para conseguir lo que quiere, debe conocer a la única persona dispuesta a enfrentarse a él, mientras ella le roba el corazón. La persistencia y la intensa pasión de Gage colisionan con la determinación de Marina de proteger a su familia. A medida que se adentran en una tórrida aventura que no veían venir, Marina se siente dividida: ¿perderá su corazón por Gage... o perderá todo lo que desea? La autora superventas del New York Times Monica Murphy mezcla los negocios con el placer en la segunda entrega de su electrizante serie El Club de los Solteros Millonarios. Títulos de la serie El club de los solteros millonarios: Deséame Elígeme Sedúceme Ámame

The Players Series Playing Hard to Get Bestseller del New York Times Nel campus della Colorado University, il re è solamente uno: Knox Maguire, la stella indiscussa della squadra di football, che domina il campo. Knox e Joanna non potrebbero essere più diversi: lei si nasconde nell’ombra, lui brilla sotto i riflettori; lui è amato da tutti, lei è un volto tra la folla. Fresca di una rottura complicata, Joanna sa che Knox – noto per essere un vero playboy – per lei è come la criptonite. Quando diventa la sua tutor di inglese, si ripete che deve mantenere un rapporto strettamente professionale con lui. Del resto, ha visto la madre soffrire a causa del padre, un ex atleta, e ha imparato la lezione: meglio stare alla larga da quel tipo di ragazzo. Ma Knox ha un fascino irresistibile e, complici le serate passate in biblioteca a studiare, Joanna finisce col perdere la testa per lui. Avrà il suo lieto fine, oppure si ritroverà col cuore spezzato? Lui è la stella della squadra di football. Lei è una studentessa modello. Una storia d’amore esplosiva, che si legge d’un fiato. «Monica Murphy ha un talento straordinario ed è una vera regina, che padroneggia ogni singolo trope del romance.» Monica Murphy È un’autrice bestseller di «New York Times» e «USA Today». Scrive romanzi New Adult, Young Adult e contemporanei. Con la Newton Compton ha pubblicato la Private Club Series, la Reverie Series, la One Week Girlfriend Series, la Fowler Sisters Series, la Lancaster Prep Series (Un milione di baci, Cose che avrei voluto dire ma non ho mai detto, Promesse che avremmo voluto mantenere) e Prova a prendermi, il primo titolo della Players Series. Vive in California con i tre figli e il marito.

THE LANCASTER PREP SERIES IS BACK! THIS TIME FOLLOWING A NEW GENERATION OF STUDENTS IN THIS STEAMY, SWOONY, CAMPUS ROMANCE This steamy, sizzling and beautifully romantic new adult romance will be perfect for readers who love spicy scenes Willow is navigating her school year in the shadow of her infamous parents. Could she find love with the mysterious boy in her class? Will history repeat itself? --- Everyone loves Willow Lancaster, and every girl wants to be her. After studying in Europe, she returns to Lancaster Prep, eager to kick off being a senior back with her friends and maybe even start something up with her old crush? But everything has changed. Her supposed best friend is dating her crush and everyone is obsessed with the new guy . . . Rhett Bennett is gorgeous. Lethally charming. Absolutely full of himself. And he’s all she can think about. Then Rhett begins to feel the same way about her . . . And now, she’s desperate to throw away her good girl reputation just for him. Tropes/themes: 1. Opposites attract 2. Best friend’s old lover 3. Smutty reads 4. Slow burn romance --- Readers love the Lancaster Prep series ‘Being in the lancaster prep universe is one of the best feelings and Monica does it every single time’ ***** Reader Review ‘I LOVE Monica Murphy’s books. The story was addicting, I loved the characters and the tropes are unbeatable!’ ***** Reader Review ‘I can’t get enough of this prep school drama! This was a swoony sugary sweet story! ***** Reader Review ‘Monica Murphy is one of those authors you can depend on every time to give you a great book that will give you everything you want in a story’ ***** Reader Review ‘The Lancaster Prep world is honestly one of my favourites to step foot into’ ***** Reader Review

Promises we meant to keep Bestseller del New York Times Sylvie sa bene che per lei Spencer Donato è off-limits. Lui è misterioso, affascinante e soprattutto è il migliore amico di suo fratello, motivo per cui mai e poi mai dovrebbe innamorarsene. Eppure, nei corridoi della Lancaster Prep, tra una lezione e l’altra, tra i due scatta la scintilla. Nessuno, tuttavia, deve sapere di loro: si incontrano di nascosto, dove non possono essere visti. Col passare del tempo, per Sylvie, Spencer diventa il primo amore, il principe azzurro che ha sempre sognato. Per un glorioso istante, si convince che tra loro possa durare per sempre. Poi, però, le circostanze costringono Sylvie a tradire la fiducia del ragazzo che ama. Lei è convinta di averlo perso una volta per tutte, ma quando lo rincontra al matrimonio del fratello, l’attrazione è irresistibile. Dopo tutto il tempo trascorso e dopo tutti i segreti, Sylvie e Spencer troveranno di nuovo la strada l’una al cuore dell’altro? Menzogne, rivelazioni inaspettate e seduzione: bentornati alla Lancaster Prep Una storia di promesse infrante e segreti svelati, impossibile da dimenticare. «Ha tutto quello che volevo: momenti piccanti, botta e risposta arguti, una trama avvincente! Tutto in perfetto stile Monica Murphy.» «Se amate i romanzi che parlano di primi amori e di seconde occasioni, questo è per voi!» Monica Murphy È un’autrice bestseller di «New York Times» e «USA Today». Scrive romanzi New Adult, Young Adult e contemporanei. Con la Newton Compton ha pubblicato la Private Club Series, la Reverie Series, la One Week Girlfriend Series e la Fowler Sisters Series. Vive in California con i tre figli e il marito.

An intense bad boy/good girl sports romance by New York Times bestselling author, Monica Murphy Diego Garcia. Bad Boy. Class bully. Football star. We were opposites from the start. No one could have imagined the strong connection we shared, but I fell hard and fast for the edgy bad boy with the soulful dark eyes. He captured my heart and fell just as hard for me too. We were inseparable and in love. The perfect couple. Until we weren''t. Now senior year is here and we''re both super busy. He has football. I have volleyball. And we have less and less time for one another. The distance between us grows every day until eventually, I hear the devastating rumors - Diego''s cheating on me. And I feel like l lost the other half of my heart. Breaking up with him is the hardest thing I''ve ever done, but thankfully there are only a few more months of school, and then I can leave for college. He''ll just be a sad memory in my rearview mirror. Until I find out I''m pregnant and now I''m tied to Diego for the rest of my life. Can we fight our way back to forever or is what we had not worth the fight at all? Fighting For You is book five in the standalone Callahans series.

An angsty, boy obsessed sports romance by New York Times bestselling author, Monica Murphy Ava Callahan. Love of my life. Wrecker of my soul. The girl of my dreams and the one person I trusted more than anyone. But she broke my trust in the worst possible way...and then my heart. I don''t think I can piece it back together without her, though I''ll try my best. After all, who needs girls when you have football? If only I actually believed that. Call me obsessed but I can''t let go of Ava. We love each other and nothing can convince me otherwise. I''ll fight for her and our future and prove to her that she and I belong together. I''ll do whatever it takes to get her back, even if I have to fight dirty. Because Ava Callahan and I were always meant to be. Meant To Be is book four in the standalone Callahans series, and the conclusion to Eli and Ava''s story.

A brother''s rival to lovers, angsty sports romance by New York Times bestselling author, Monica Murphy Eli Bennett. Quarterback at our biggest rival high school. My brother''s worst enemy. I know he''s bad news, so why am I so drawn to him? For one, he''s totally gorgeous and definitely knows it. He''s an arrogant trash talker who thrives on creating havoc wherever he goes. And for some reason, he''s set his sights on me. At first, I thought it was a game to get under my brother''s skin, but the more I get to know him, the more I realize he''s sweet, genuine, and we have more in common than I thought. Deep down he''s broken and his bigger-than-life personality is a front to mask his vulnerabilities to the world. As we grow closer, I want to be there for him. I want to be with him. Everyone in my life hates Eli, so we have to keep our relationship a secret. An addicting secret we both can''t resist. But we all know that when the truth is finally revealed, some secrets are too big to come back from... Addicted To Him is book three in the standalone Callahans series and ends in a cliffhanger. Eli and Ava''s story concludes in the next book in the series, Meant to Be.

A compassionate, sweeping history of the transformation in American attitudes toward animals by the best-selling authors of Rabid Over just a few decades at the end of the nineteenth century, the United States underwent a moral revolution on behalf of animals. Before the Civil War, animals'' suffering had rarely been discussed; horses pulling carriages and carts were routinely beaten in public view, and dogs were pitted against each other for entertainment and gambling. But in 1866, a group of activists began a dramatic campaign to change the nation’s laws and norms, and by the century’s end, most Americans had adopted a very different way of thinking and feeling about the animals in their midst. In Our Kindred Creatures, Bill Wasik, editorial director of The New York Times Magazine, and veterinarian Monica Murphy offer a fascinating history of this crusade and the battles it sparked in American life. On the side of reform were such leaders as George Angell, the inspirational head of Massachusetts’s animal-welfare society and the American publisher of the novel Black Beauty; Henry Bergh, founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Caroline White of Philadelphia, who fought against medical experiments that used live animals; and many more, including some of the nation’s earliest veterinarians and conservationists. Caught in the movement’s crosshairs were transformational figures in their own right: animal impresarios such as P. T. Barnum, industrial meat barons such as Philip D. Armour, and the nation’s rising medical establishment, all of whom put forward their own, very different sets of modern norms about how animals should be treated. In recounting this remarkable period of moral transition—which, by the turn of the twentieth century, would give birth to the attitudes we hold toward animals today—Wasik and Murphy challenge us to consider the obligations we still have to all our kindred creatures.

New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy’s scorching Billionaire Bachelors Club series continues in this 2-in-1: a fiery romance that refuses to be left at the office, and a wedding to remember! Savor Will this billionaire meet his match in the girl who’s been there all along? Smart, sexy Matthew DeLuca is everything Bryn James wants in a man. He’s also her boss—the youngest, hottest vineyard owner in the Napa Valley—and he doesn’t see her as anything more than his shy assistant. That’s all about to change. Armed with a hot new look and an attitude to match, Bryn is determined to catch Matt’s eye. He’s always thought her prim demeanor effortlessly sexy, but Matt can’t deny that Bryn’s transformation is jaw-dropping …and going to make it very difficult to keep his hands to himself. But when one thing leads to another and suddenly Matt is stripping Bryn bare, he’ll be faced with the biggest risk of his career—and his heart. Can he convince her—and himself—that this might just be more than a no-strings office affair? Intoxicated Bachelors no longer, can these billionaires really have their cake and eat it too? It''s Gage and Marina’s wedding day, but wedded bliss seems a long way off: Ivy’s just gone into labor, Marina’s missing her matron of honor, and Bryn’s giving Matt the silent treatment. It’s up to Archer, Gage, and Matt to make sure this day goes off without a hitch. But between brides and babies, there’s the not-so-little issue of the million-dollar bet to attend to. If only they can figure out who won … and who’s paying up. Is everyone a winner? Or will someone leave broke—and brokenhearted?

Independence, optimism, and resilience characterize my life’s journey and are the main themes of this book, which is for the over-fifty women out there who are retired or starting a new chapter in their lives. You may think, "It''s too hard, "I’m too old", or "How do you teach if you don’t know their language?" First, there is excellent training available, and it has been proven that you can learn your whole life. Secondly, a lot of cultures respect their elders, and thirdly, most countries have a little English due to colonialism and speak a mixture of English and their own language, for example, Chinglish in China. A lot of schools have teaching assistants to help out in the classroom. Come with me and share the sights, sounds and aromas of the different countries and the unique culture and charm of each people group.

Everyone''s a player on The Golden Eagles football team . . . Knox Maguire is the star player on the football team and the King of campus. Everyone loves him but no one pays attention to me. When I become his English tutor, things are kept strictly business. Yet Knox is impossible to resist. Next thing I know, we''re getting hot and heavy in the library. When Knox admits he can''t stop thinking about me, I have a realization. I can''t stop thinking about him either. Instead of keeping my distance, I pull him in closer. Until somehow, we''re spending all of our time together and I find myself falling for him. Hard. But is this star athlete playing a game with my heart . . .