From the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new steamy, STEMinist novella… Nothing like a little rivalry between scientists to take love to the next level. Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are friends first, scientists always. Though their fields of study might take them to different corners of the world, they can all agree on this universal truth: when it comes to love and science, opposites attract and rivals make you burn… Logically, Sadie knows that civil engineers are supposed to build bridges. However, as a woman of STEM she also understands that variables can change, and when you are stuck for hours in a tiny New York elevator with the man who broke your heart, you earn the right to burn that brawny, blond bridge to the ground. Erik can apologize all he wants, but to quote her rebel leader—she’d just as soon kiss a Wookiee. Not even the most sophisticated of Sadie’s superstitious rituals could have predicted such a disastrous reunion. But while she refuses to acknowledge the siren call of Erik’s steely forearms or the way his voice softens when he offers her his sweater, Sadie can’t help but wonder if there might be more layers to her cold-hearted nemesis than meet the eye. Maybe, possibly, even burned bridges can still be crossed…. To read Mara and Hannah’s stories look for the novellas Under One Roof, available now, and Below Zero, coming soon from Berkley!

ABOUT THE BOOK: Neeti and Ronit unexpectedly ended up moving to the city of Indore in central India as tragedies struck their families. When Neeti got married to Ronit, all she wanted was to get away from her mentally unstable mother and get into a household that allowed her the freedom to work as a school teacher and the freedom to drive a car. In return, if she had to take care of her in-laws and manage the household, she was okay with that. Having witnessed her mother's utter inability to deal with life after her father's untimely demise, Neeti was determined to be self reliant and to never have expectations from anyone. If she didn't expect anything from anyone, she would never be disappointed, and never end up like her mother who had forgotten how to live. When Ronit got married to Neeti, he just wanted to get a daughter-in-law for his parents. His father had refused to undergo the bypass surgery that the doctor had recommended unless Ronit got married and Neeti came along at the right time. Living in a joint family setup with his parents and his younger college-going brother, Ronit was okay sharing a room with his mother's daughter-in-law. He didn't necessarily want a wife for himself. Having tried his hand at love and having failed at converting his previous year-long relationship into a love-marriage, he was not convinced that a woman could be both the wife that he wanted and the daughter-in-law that his family insisted on. Ronit and Neeti had made their expectations with regards to their marriage clear from the very beginning and in the last one year of being married they had both held up to their end of the bargain. Love was never a priority. It was something deemed so unimportant that neither of them brought it up before the wedding. Nor did they ever talk about it over the entire first year of being married. Will Neeti and Ronit continue to live in a loveless marriage, taking it simply as a responsibility? Or will love sneak up on them on a road-trip to Ranthambore? ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Venuka Goyal completed her undergraduate studies from IIT Bombay and graduated as a department topper. She didn't restrict herself to the library though. She was captain of the table tennis team, manager at the Entrepreneurship Cell and fulfilled other leadership roles during college. Upon graduation, she gave in to her curiosity towards science and ended up in the USA to pursue a PhD. She finished her PhD from The Ohio State University with flying colours. In her six year long stay abroad, she was bitten by the travel bug. She drove more than 20,000 kilometers in America on road trips. She drove down to Niagara Falls. She flew down to Florida and drove down to the Key West. On the West Coast she drove down from LA to Napa Valley to Yosemite to Death Valley. She went camping at the Yellowstone National park. After an enriching foreign exposure, Venuka returned to her roots. She has settled down in Indore, a city in central India, and teaches at a University. She is a mother to pre-school going twin boys and enjoys cooking and going on road trips with her family. Venuka Goyal has had the experience of working as a scientific researcher in India for several years and she published many papers in international scientific journals of repute. In the process of writing these technical documents she discovered her love for writing stories. You can find Venuka on facebook @venuka.goyal.author and instagram @venuka.goyal She also has an author page on Goodreads

From the illustrator of the #1 smash The Day the Crayons Quit comes another bestseller--a giggle-inducing tale of everything tossed, thrown, and hurled in order to free a kite! When Floyd's kite gets stuck in a tree, he's determined to get it out. But how? Well, by knocking it down with his shoe, of course. But strangely enough, it too gets stuck. And the only logical course of action . . . is to throw his other shoe. Only now it's stuck! Surely there must be something he can use to get his kite unstuck. An orangutan? A boat? His front door? Yes, yes, and yes. And that's only the beginning. Stuck is Oliver Jeffers' most absurdly funny story since The Incredible Book-Eating Boy. Childlike in concept and vibrantly illustrated as only Oliver Jeffers could, here is a picture book worth rescuing from any tree.

More friends, fun and fame in amazing Camden Town! Sky is going through a growth spurt and, terrifyingly, her nose seems to be growing faster than the rest of her face! Sky's best friends Rosie and Vix don't understand her obsession. She's pretty - what's the problem? But when Sky's boyfriend dumps her, it's the final straw. Determined to do something about her nose she sets out on a journey that takes all three girls to parts of Camden Town they have never seen before . . .

Stuck in lockdown with the one guy she can't stand, what could possibly go wrong?Seventeen-year-old Clary's senior year has gone up in flames. Thanks to a pandemic sweeping the world, school is canceled and everyone's going into lockdown. To top it off, her parents are stranded overseas with no way to get home. Just when Clary thinks things can't get any worse for her, she finds out she's being sent into lockdown with the most irritating guy on the planet-Harford High's notorious heartbreaker, Aiden Moore. Sure, Aiden is gorgeous, but he's also completely arrogant and constantly trying to get under Clary's skin. For most girls, quarantining with Aiden would be a dream come true. For Clary, it's a total nightmare.But they're about to become lockdown buddies whether Clary likes it or not, and resisting Aiden's devilish charms might be harder than she thought.

The Must-Have Guide for Songwriters Writing Better Lyrics has been a staple for songwriters for nearly two decades. Now this revised and updated 2nd Edition provides effective tools for everything from generating ideas, to understanding the form and function of a song, to fine-tuning lyrics. Perfect for new and experienced songwriters alike, this time-tested classic covers the basics in addition to more advanced techniques.Songwriters will discover: • How to use sense-bound imagery to enhance a song's emotional impact on listeners • Techniques for avoiding clichés and creating imaginative metaphors and similes • Ways to use repetition as an asset • How to successfully manipulate meter • Instruction for matching lyrics with music • Ways to build on ideas and generate effective titles • Advice for working with a co-writer • And much more Featuring updated and expanded chapters, 50 fun songwriting exercises, and examples from more than 20 chart-toppings songs, Writing Better Lyrics gives you all of the professional and creative insight you need to write powerful lyrics and put your songs in the spotlight where they belong.

What a life for Naomi Brown who has been dealing with the life struggles and diffi culties of trying to get out of a disrespected relationship with her present boyfriend. Watch as her past relationship somehow interrupts her present. Naomi is stuck mentally between Anthony James (present boyfriend) and Mark Tate (ex) who have truly hurt her. Will she ever chose or stay with either one even though one has proven hes changed?

Life can be hard to navigate at times, but for Lazarus Mitchell, it’s been a constant battle. Marrying his high school sweetheart and putting his dreams on hold to help her fulfill hers, he kept pushing through life’s adversities in hopes of seeing better days. Throughout the journey, he realized that she didn’t have the tenacity he had or the wherewithal to look difficulty in the face and choose to overcome it. Feeling heavily depressed and discouraged for the first time in his life, he worries that despair will overtake him. So, he chooses to begin anew. He enrolls in college, determined to fulfill the dreams he put on hold. He hires a tutor to help him get acclimated once again, and upon first sight of her, he realizes that love hasn’t given up on him. Kiana Solé Jordan is a matriculating graduate student on the campus of Lamar University. She loves science, but chemistry sparks her interest the most, and her love for the subject makes her want to help others understand and love it too. Tutoring is gratifying and constantly makes her smile, but when a more seasoned student requests her tutelage, she feels a lot more than gratification. The fact that he’s twelve years her senior does nothing to diminish her attraction to him. For once, she wants to take a chance on something not so safe, and the excitement of that has her feeling things she never thought possible. Lazarus has a lot of baggage to let go of, and Kiana wants to help him along during the process. But that decision isn’t welcomed by the most important people in her life, causing her to question her actions more than she should. Kiana wonders if love is worth her ignoring her parents’ and sister’s warnings regarding her new relationship, while Lazarus wonders if choosing love is worth the adversity that will come with it. Can Kiana cut ties with her family to choose the ultimate love? Can Lazarus’s ability to love be resurrected and strengthened enough to cause him to become the warrior he once was?

"Getting past self-absorption to find love"--Cover.