He was only half-paying attention to the lingering tourists, but then his eyes caught hold of an image that immediately captured his attention. He realized that she was alone and apparently so absorbed in her thoughts that she failed to notice that she was the last one inside the castle walls besides himself and a few workers. He took several pictures before she suddenly sensed the quiet. He lowered his camera before she saw him and was rewarded with only a slightly interested glance as she walked past the stables on her way out. As he once again raised his camera and began taking pictures, he found he could not entirely rid himself of the one image he had not meant to capture today but which, somehow, he knew he would never be able to forget. ***** Lily Manning loves her life. She has a wonderful family, a fulfilling job, and several hobbies that keep her busy and happy. Still, she feels like there’s something wrong with her because, despite everything going for her, she’s still single at twenty-eight. When she meets Ammon Hunter, she hopes she finally has a chance to feel complete. But when things don’t go the way she planned, will she be able to overcome her despair and learn that she can love herself for who she already is?

Lily, who has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and Abelard, who has Asperger's, meet in detention and discover a mutual affinity for love letters--and, despite their differences, each other.

#ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today Emma Roberts Belletrist Book Club Pick A New York Times Book Review’s Group Text Selection "I loved this book not just from the first chapter or the first page but from the first paragraph... The voice is just so honest and riveting and insightful about creativity and life." —Curtis Sittenfeld An extraordinary new novel of art, love, and ambition from Lily King, the New York Times bestselling author of Euphoria Following the breakout success of her critically acclaimed and award-winning novel Euphoria, Lily King returns with another instant New York Times bestseller: an unforgettable portrait of an artist as a young woman. Blindsided by her mother’s sudden death, and wrecked by a recent love affair, Casey Peabody has arrived in Massachusetts in the summer of 1997 without a plan. Her mail consists of wedding invitations and final notices from debt collectors. A former child golf prodigy, she now waits tables in Harvard Square and rents a tiny, moldy room at the side of a garage where she works on the novel she’s been writing for six years. At thirty-one, Casey is still clutching onto something nearly all her old friends have let go of: the determination to live a creative life. When she falls for two very different men at the same time, her world fractures even more. Casey’s fight to fulfill her creative ambitions and balance the conflicting demands of art and life is challenged in ways that push her to the brink. Writers & Lovers follows Casey—a smart and achingly vulnerable protagonist—in the last days of a long youth, a time when every element of her life comes to a crisis. Written with King’s trademark humor, heart, and intelligence, Writers & Lovers is a transfixing novel that explores the terrifying and exhilarating leap between the end of one phase of life and the beginning of another.

Bound by blood, duty, and magic. Which will win?

The final installment of Drake and Lily's story. After reuniting with Lily, I had no doubt in my mind that she was the one for me. But like all marriages everyone gets tested. Add a dozen more problems coming from all directions-it could get extremely tricky. Does a man really have a limit when it came to the woman he vowed to love for the rest of his life? There was one thing I learned-that marriage was sacred...a sacred test. A test of will. A test of time.

Emma and Chris are two people who paths shouldn't cross, but since Nick is Emma's friend and Chris's little brother, it's inevitable for them not to see each other. Emma has had a crush on Chris since year 11, but she doesn't do anything regarding it until one drunken night when he kisses her. When Emma meets him again, she confronts Chris about the unspoken night, but his jarring words and charming actions confuse her. Emma tries to distract herself with what really matters: her studies, her friends, her books and her favourite place, Lily's Café. Will Emma and Chris cross paths for the last time, or will they give in to their deep desires? ~

A rift twelve years in the making, and a second chance to do it right. Lily Bloom is confident, capable, and better off alone. She experienced true love once, and she thinks she’ll never find it again. Instead, she throws her energy into building her event business at Storybook Barn, helping others take the dive into happily ever after. Josh Elliot is the life of the party, with a successful photography business and wonderful friends. But there is something missing. He never had a doubt about the woman God made for him, but he failed her twelve years ago. Forever isn’t in the cards for them, but since she started hosting weddings at Bloom’s Farm, he is tortured with the unobtainable love of his life nearly every weekend. Lily’s wedding venue and Josh’s photography business bring their worlds colliding once again, bringing old wounds to the surface and forcing the question: is what happened twelve years ago going to keep them apart forever? Or can God rescue the pieces of the love they once shared? Longing for Lily is Book 4 in the popular Bloom Sisters Series. Each book can

"Tiger Lily, and Other Stories" by Julia Thompson von Stosch Schayer is one of the most charming collections of short stories almost lost to time. Containing five stories total, "Tiger Lily", "Thirza", "Molly", "A Summer's Diversion", and "My Friend, Mrs. Angel", this small anthology follows a whimsical world that transports readers of all ages into a world full of magic and adventure. Though originally written for children, this book is an example of a piece of literature that spans age groups to this day.