When Alan gets asked to be best man there are only two problems: he has a morbid fear of public speaking and has been in love with the bride to be since uni... A hilarious everyday tale of life, love and lobsters. The Second Best Man is being sold in aid of charity and I'm donating all the royalties I receive from the sale of it to Comic Relief (currently around �1.20 per book on Amazon or �3.30 from Lulu). Over the book's life I'm hoping to raise �1million for them so please buy a copy! Readers have said: ""I have just finished The Second Best Man and loved it! It made me laugh and laugh and laugh! I want to start reading it all over again. A brilliant book to warm the cockles and keep you away from depression on cold and grey Autunm nights."" and ""I devoured it within 24 hours. Perfectly paced. Made me laugh out loud as well as cry.""

Newbery Medalist Richard Peck tells a story of small-town life, gay marriage, and everyday heroes in this novel for fans of Gary Schmidt and Jack Gantos. Archer Magill has spent a lively five years of grade school with one eye out in search of grown-up role models. Three of the best are his grandpa, the great architect; his dad, the great vintage car customizer,; and his uncle Paul, who is just plain great. These are the three he wants to be. Along the way he finds a fourth—Mr. McLeod, a teacher. In fact, the first male teacher in the history of the school. But now here comes middle school and puberty. Change. Archer wonders how much change has to happen before his voice does. He doesn't see too far ahead, so every day or so a startling revelation breaks over him. Then a really big one when he's the best man at the wedding of two of his role models. But that gets ahead of the story. In pages that ripple with laughter, there's a teardrop here and there. And more than a few insights about the bewildering world of adults, made by a boy on his way to being the best man he can be.

A trans boy enters a throw-down battle for the title of Homecoming King with the boy he dumped last summer in ZR Ellor's contemporary YA debut. Jeremy Harkiss, cheer captain and student body president, won’t let coming out as a transgender boy ruin his senior year. Instead of bowing to the bigots and outdate school administration, Jeremy decides to make some noise—and how better than by challenging his all-star ex-boyfriend, Lukas for the title of Homecoming King? Lukas Rivers, football star and head of the Homecoming Committee, is just trying to find order in his life after his older brother’s funeral and the loss of his long-term girlfriend—who turned out to be a boy. But when Jeremy threatens to break his heart and steal his crown, Lukas kick starts a plot to sabotage Jeremy’s campaign. When both boys take their rivalry too far, the dance is on the verge of being canceled. To save Homecoming, they’ll have to face the hurt they’re both hiding—and the lingering butterflies they can’t deny.

Blake: Planning my twin brother's wedding seemed like a feat on its own. But I'm the only family he's got left, and really, I couldn't be happier for him. Turns out, planning a wedding isn't so hard, especially when the other best man is such a big help. Of course, I wasn't expecting to have to share a bed with the man or to discover he's a cuddler and a little handsy. Finding out he wasn't as straight as I thought was a surprise, but not as surprising as finding out that apparently, neither am I. Sean: I always dreamt of the day my little brother would get married. Planning the perfect wedding for him and the love of his life is a dream come true. Blake's help has been invaluable, and I'm glad we've been able to grow closer over the past few weeks. It only took an accident, followed by a little courage on his part, to change everything, however. Now, my new friend is becoming so much more, and I'm not sure where we're headed. How can you have a relationship with a man who's spent his whole life being straight? Two grooms, and one wedding. Two best men, and only one bed. How will it all add up in the end for Blake and Sean?

How to start over Do You Take This Maverick? by USA TODAY Bestselling Author Marie Ferrarella Claire Strickland and Levi Wyatt were known as the perfect couple with the most perfect baby girl. What could have happened to drive them apart? Now they’re both living at Strickland’s Boarding House, and Levi is determined not to give up on Claire, or the family they’ve started to build together. But will she open up her heart to let him back in? The Cowboy’s Valentine by Donna Alward Coming home is hard enough without ranch manager Quinn Solomon making Lacey Duggan feel like an unwanted guest. She’s here only until she figures out what to do with her one-third ownership of the Montana homestead. But Quinn’s adorable daughter is giving Lacey ideas about being part of a family. And though they don’t even like each other, Lacey’s having even crazier notions about the widowed single dad! Previously published as Do You Take This Maverick? and The Cowboy’s Valentine

Professor Dessalines teaches a course on the Haitian Revolution at a US university in the African American Studies Department. Professor Dessalines is also working on his doctoral thesis. His thesis is deeply rooted in an ambitious dream he has been nurturing for years. He wants to make of Vertières, Haiti, a mecca for black people and all freedom-loving people all over the world. Vertières is the site of the greatest battle that ever took place on the American continent. Professor Dessalines aims to make such an important historic battleground better known since Vertières is indeed the cradle of black freedom from slavery. To kick off the project, he plans on taking his students on a pilgrimage to pay tribute to the heroes who successfully defeated Napoleon's army, the strongest army of that era. That revolution marked the beginning of the end for the most brutal and inhumane socioeconomic system ever perpetrated by mankind. Professor Dessalines who is originally from Jamaica, West Indies, is confronting a huge obstacle that could kill his project and destroy his dream. He is experiencing multiple psychotic episodes triggered by racist comments playing in his head. He is entirely convinced that the voice is from no other than a notorious far-right Virginia Beach preacher. The voice is relentlessly and erroneously attributing Haiti's first and only successful slave revolution to a pact the slaves made with the devil in the late 1700s. Dr. Laveau is a clinical psychologist who is treating Professor Dessalines for his mental health condition. Early in the course of their interactions, Professor Dessalines was able to convince Dr. Laveau she is indeed the reincarnation of Napoleon Bonaparte's notorious sister, Pauline. Dr. Laveau became very obsessed with Pauline Bonaparte through the research she did. Dr. Laveau is fascinated with Pauline Bonaparte, who happens to have a reputation of being one of the greatest sex addicts the world has ever known. In her delusion, she is increasingly living that reputation. Professor Dessalines is engaged to a woman from Trinidad named Martha, who is Pauline's best friend. The professor hired Dr. Laveau as his therapist at the request of his fiancée, Martha. Professor Dessalines, with the help of his doctor, tries to overcome his obstacle and concretize his longtime dream. Dr. Laveau finds herself deeper and deeper in need of psychological help. Creative theatrical wizardry is featured to effectively engage influent historical and contemporary individuals. Protagonists confront antagonists in revealing important historical but little-known facts to highlight Haiti's tremendous undisputed contribution to humanity.

The Next Best Man And 11 Other Short Stories is a collection of some of the funniest short stories you will ever read. From a trip to Mardi Gras, to a ten year reunion to a romance novelist covering baseball for a daily, The Next Best Man starts you laughing on page 1 until page 7 and then again on page 16 and well you get the idea, it can sometimes be funny. Give it a shot, the worst thing that can happen is that you might not enjoy the book. If this is the case, I will call you myself and apoligize.

New York Times bestselling author Jaci Burton kicks off a dreamy new series with a sweep-you-off-your-feet friends-to-lovers romance. Three days before Erin Bellini's wedding, her fiancé breaks up with her--in an email! Hurt and embarrassed, she decides to have a fling with veterinarian Jason Callum, who's both the best man and the hottest guy she knows. But Jason wants a lot more than just a one-night stand with the woman he's cared about for years. So he's taking things slow. And hot. And showing Erin what real love can look like. Suddenly Erin finds herself spending a lot more time with Jason than she intended. Feelings she never planned on having again are wrapping around her heart, refusing to let go. Erin isn't sure she can trust her instincts, though. After all, she made a terrible choice with her ex-fiancé. But Jason intends to convince her that he's the best man for her, and that what they have together is a real love that will last forever.

Sometimes the best man is the one you least expect… Faith Holland left her hometown after being jilted at the altar. Now a little older and wiser, she's ready to return to the Blue Heron Winery, her family's vineyard, to confront the ghosts of her past, and maybe enjoy a glass of red. After all, there's some great scenery there…. Like Levi Cooper, the local police chief—and best friend of her former fiancé. There's a lot about Levi that Faith never noticed, and it's not just those deep green eyes. The only catch is she's having a hard time forgetting that he helped ruin her wedding all those years ago. If she can find a minute amidst all her family drama to stop and smell the rosé, she just might find a reason to stay at Blue Heron, and finish that walk down the aisle.

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Things We Never Got Over "Newsflash. You don't buy me, a$#%^*e. You earn me." The bride is a doll. The groom is the perfect gentleman. But the rest of the wedding party? They're the stuff of nightmares. Rich? Check. Vapid? Double Check. Entitled? Not enough checks in the world. And the Best Man? More like the Worst Man. But Maid of Honor Franchesca takes her duties seriously. Kidnapped groom? She's got this. Rude attendees? You just watch her handle them. So a Best Man with a big attitude and an even bigger...checkbook? Yeah, there's no way she's going to let that pretentious, judgmental jackhole ruin her best friend's wedding. No matter how sexy he is. (Well, that's the plan anyway...) Aiden Kilbourn doesn't do long-term relationships. He's busy ruling the business world, and has yet to find a woman he can tolerate for longer than a month, two at the outside, anyway. Conquering the unconquerable is basically his bread and butter. And he hasn't met a challenge that he can't win. But Franchesca Baranski? This smart-mouthed girl from Brooklyn may just be his downfall.