He needed a wife! Sebastian Hughes stared at the lovely Deni Stenson. “Marry me. Help me save my daughter and I’ll pay off your father’s debts!” Deni stared up at the coldest, most intimidating man she’d ever met…and agreed to marry him. But on her terms! Although, after moving into the zombie-like monstrosity of a house, Deni realized that the cold, angry man truly loved his daughter and…well, he wasn’t as horrible as she’d thought. In fact, he was…well, pretty amazing. Sebastian didn’t want to want Deni. But watching her lively features and seeing her with his daughter…Sebastian couldn’t help but notice other things about the woman he’d married. Like the fact that she was a breath of fresh air. Or the way she smiled at…everything. She was the complete opposite of him and…Sebastian was no fool. Very quickly, he came to realize that marrying Deni had been the best decision of his life!

Hank Mallone knows he's in trouble when Maggie Toone agrees to pretend to be his wife in order to improve his rogue's reputation. Will his harebrained scheme to get a bank loan for his business backfire once Maggie arrives in his small Vermont town and lets the gossips take a look? Maggie never expected her employer to be drop-dead handsome, but she's too intrigued by his offer to say no . . . and too eager to escape a life that made her feel trapped. The deal is strictly business, both agree, until Hank turns out to be every fantasy she ever had.

He needed a wife! Sebastian Hughes stared at the lovely Deni Stenson. "Marry me. Help me save my daughter and I'll pay off your father's debts!"Deni stared up at the coldest, most intimidating man she'd ever met...and agreed to marry him. But on her terms! Although, after moving into the zombie-like monstrosity of a house, Deni realized that the cold, angry man truly loved his daughter and...well, he wasn't as horrible as she'd thought. In fact, he was...well, pretty amazing. Sebastian didn't want to want Deni. But watching her lively features and seeing her with his daughter...Sebastian couldn't help but notice other things about the woman he'd married. Like the fact that she was a breath of fresh air. Or the way she smiled at...everything. She was the complete opposite of him and...Sebastian was no fool. Very quickly, he came to realize that marrying Deni had been the best decision of his life!

The definitive career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs and anyone else eager to get tenure or turn their Ph.D. into their ideal job Each year tens of thousands of students will, after years of hard work and enormous amounts of money, earn their Ph.D. And each year only a small percentage of them will land a job that justifies and rewards their investment. For every comfortably tenured professor or well-paid former academic, there are countless underpaid and overworked adjuncts, and many more who simply give up in frustration. Those who do make it share an important asset that separates them from the pack: they have a plan. They understand exactly what they need to do to set themselves up for success. They know what really moves the needle in academic job searches, how to avoid the all-too-common mistakes that sink so many of their peers, and how to decide when to point their Ph.D. toward other, non-academic options. Karen Kelsky has made it her mission to help readers join the select few who get the most out of their Ph.D. As a former tenured professor and department head who oversaw numerous academic job searches, she knows from experience exactly what gets an academic applicant a job. And as the creator of the popular and widely respected advice site The Professor is In, she has helped countless Ph.D.’s turn themselves into stronger applicants and land their dream careers. Now, for the first time ever, Karen has poured all her best advice into a single handy guide that addresses the most important issues facing any Ph.D., including: -When, where, and what to publish -Writing a foolproof grant application -Cultivating references and crafting the perfect CV -Acing the job talk and campus interview -Avoiding the adjunct trap -Making the leap to nonacademic work, when the time is right The Professor Is In addresses all of these issues, and many more.

Her name is Reaper. She kills. And so does her sister. Wherever the Barbarians send her she goes, then gets out quickly. Within hours she's wearing a new disguise, a new accent, a new wig and is on the way to a new continent, a new assignment. But when a job goes bad in Trinidad and she kills two of the island's ruthless gangsters, the Laventille Killers, the Barbarians aren't pleased. Filled with pulse-pounding suspense, steamy romance and complex characters, A Wanted Woman will have legions of fans panting for more.

Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.

"Dazzling" --Publishers Weekly (starred review) When his mail-order bride arrives from New York, a Wyoming rancher gets more than he bargained for in this first-rate romance from the bestselling Jo Goodman. For fans of Linda Lael Miller and Catherine Anderson. SHE HAS NOWHERE LEFT TO TURN Jane Middlebourne needs a way out. In 1891, life in New York is unforgiving for a young woman with no prospects, especially when her family wants nothing to do with her. So when Jane discovers an ad for a mail-order bride needed in Bitter Springs, Wyoming, she responds with a hopeful heart. HE HAS EVERYTHING TO LOSE Rancher Morgan Longstreet is in want of a wife who will be his partner at Morning Star, someone who will work beside him and stand by him. His first impression of the fair and fragile Jane is that she is not that woman. But when she sets out to prove him wrong, the secrets he cannot share put into jeopardy every happiness they hope to find….

Nash Rayburn was shaken to his boots when Hayley Albright showed up on his ranch declaring herself his temporary wife for hire. Although he hadn’t seen her in years, he still remembered how Hayley stoked his passion and riled his temper — and how his life might have been different if he hadn’t been forced to give her up to marry another... The single dad knew that Hayley regarded him as an enemy, but despite her seeming indifference, he felt her melting every time he touched her. And he knew he’d do almost anything to win her trust and claim her as his own once and for all!

He was in love with his best friend’s sister! Ryker Thune knew that he should stay far away from Carly Cole, but…she was beautiful and smart and he loved watching her walk down the hallway in her heels and sexy clothes. She came across as tough and strong, but he sensed a softness, a vulnerability inside of her. In the end, he didn’t care that Carly was off-limits. He’d lived dangerously all his life, why stop now? Carly didn’t want to fall in love. Falling in love was dangerous. It made one vulnerable. And if there was one thing she’d learned growing up with an abusive father, it was that weakness could be painful. So how did Ryker get around her defenses so easily? And how was she going to build them up again when…when everything fell apart? Because everything always fell apart!

"Perfectly crafted"—PW (starred review) Jo Goodman, a premier writer of western romance and the author of In Want of a Wife, is back with a sensational new novel for fans of Linda Lael Miller and Joan Johnston. He’s got a job to do… Former army cavalryman Quill McKenna takes pride in protecting the most powerful man in Stonechurch, Colorado: Mr. Ramsey Stonechurch himself. But the mine owner has enemies, and after several threats on his life, mines, and family, Quill decides to hire someone to help guard the boss’s daughter. Only problem is the uncontrollable attraction he feels toward the fiery-haired woman who takes the job. …but she’s a piece of work. Calico Nash has more knowledge of scouting and shooting than cross-stitching, but she agrees to pose as Ann’s private tutor while protecting her. But between her growing attraction to Quill and the escalating threats against the Stonechurches, Calico will soon have a choice to make—hang on to her hard-won independence or put her faith in Quill to create the kind of happy ending she never imagined…