Three Friends. One City. Waiting to Exhale in the "A." Brunch at Ruby's is a tale of love, friendship, and unbreakable bonds between women who are like sisters. The women in Debra Macklin’s circle always compliment her on having everything they could want: a successful career, a long marriage to an attentive man, and a happy child. However, none of them know the explosive secret that she keeps tucked away from everyone else. If it were to ever get out, it could shatter the perfect image she has crafted for herself, not to mention destroying both her marriage and career. Maxine Donovan has worked tirelessly to obtain the life she believes she deserves, and she isn't sorry for it. But even with her accomplishments, Maxine still searches for her significant other. A breathtaking yet distant man has caught her eye--only he seems to be preoccupied with someone else. Will Maxine pursue this potential suitor the same way she's chased after everything else in her life? When Renee Gladwell left a life and a loving boyfriend to return to Atlanta, she was hoping to reinvigorate her father and Gladwell Books, a family-owned bookstore. However, four years later, she's mourning the diagnosis of Alzheimer's that is slowly making him forget his past—including her- and the shop that a long way from being able to sell. With her life seemingly stuck in limbo between caring for her dad and wanting something more, Malcolm Brooks enters the picture and brings some light into her darkness. But will love be worth risking a friendship? Brunch at Ruby's is Book 1 in a growing series set in the heart of Decatur, Georgia.

Ruby's Soul Food Cafe, a neighborhood diner, has been hot spot their whole lives, so it's only fitting that Ruby's is where three best friends meet monthly to do what girlfriends do-- eat, drink and offer unsolicited advice on life and love. Debra Has it All, the perfect life that her friends envy- but she's hiding a secret that could end her career and her marriage. Maxine is a self-made woman on a constant quest for Mr. Right. When she wants someone, she lets him know, but handsome Malcolm Brooks only has eyes for Renee. Renee is in limbo, stuck between the good life she left back in Philly - lucrative job, sexy boyfriend- and the life she is living in Atlanta, caring for her father who is slowly forgetting his past and bringing family owned Gladwell Books back to life. Brunch at Ruby's is a funny and inspiring story about lifelong friends, the bond that holds them together and the test to see how far that bond will bend before it breaks.

In addition to more than 100 recipes that take their inspiration and cues from Ruby Tuesday's brunch, lunch, dinner, and dessert menus, "Simply Fresh" features more than 100 full-color photographs that show the reader how to prepare restaurant-quality casual dining at home.

Vanessa Jackson is just trying to get her life together after her ex abandoned her and their two young daughters. The last thing she needs is drama, but Warren Jackson won't let go of the stripper he rescued. All Vanessa wants is a divorce so she can move on, but Warren is determined to make it difficult. Enter Gibson Kincaid, the youngest (and newest addition) at prestigious Kincaid Family Law. Gibson has never done what his overbearing mother, Sylvia "the Silver Shark”, wants and his rebellious nature may cost him his career. But when he meets Vanessa and takes on her divorce case, their professional relationship soon turns personal. As Vanessa and Gibson's passionate affair begins, Warren makes one last attempt to control Vanessa's life. Just when it seems Vanessa may finally gain her freedom, Gibson faces his toughest battle yet: convincing his mother to let him help the woman he loves. With Warren closing in and his mother trying to ruin his future, Gibson must fight with everything he has to grant Vanessa the divorce and new life she deserves — with him by her side.

Jenny's dreams have turned to nightmares. Every night, her thoughts are filled with evil. Something is reaching out...and she's not so sure she wants to reach back. That is, until someone new appears in her dreams. Someone who protects her, comforts her, and thinks of Jenny as his mate. Imaginary friends aren't real, but Jenny likes to pretend, anyhow.Then, one day, one of the mindless dragons guarding the fort awakens...and Jenny realizes that the friend from her dreams isn't a figment of her imagination. He's a dragon.And he's looking to claim his female.

Orange Coast Magazine is the oldest continuously published lifestyle magazine in the region, bringing together Orange County¹s most affluent coastal communities through smart, fun, and timely editorial content, as well as compelling photographs and design. Each issue features an award-winning blend of celebrity and newsmaker profiles, service journalism, and authoritative articles on dining, fashion, home design, and travel. As Orange County¹s only paid subscription lifestyle magazine with circulation figures guaranteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulation, Orange Coast is the definitive guidebook into the county¹s luxe lifestyle.

An upmarket, signed and numbered edition of the new novel from Sparkle Hayter. Annie Engel is content as a secretary, even though her boss chews her out on a regular basis for his own errors and the man she put through law school left her for a young lawyer. So she is horrified when she discovers she's been running loose during full moons ripping out the throats of wealthy men and having bestial sex with another wild werewolf. Can she resist her urge to kill? Can two werewolves find love while the police, the media, her psychiatrist and maverick hunters are closing in?

Orange Coast Magazine is the oldest continuously published lifestyle magazine in the region, bringing together Orange County¹s most affluent coastal communities through smart, fun, and timely editorial content, as well as compelling photographs and design. Each issue features an award-winning blend of celebrity and newsmaker profiles, service journalism, and authoritative articles on dining, fashion, home design, and travel. As Orange County¹s only paid subscription lifestyle magazine with circulation figures guaranteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulation, Orange Coast is the definitive guidebook into the county¹s luxe lifestyle.

Sixteen years ago, Princess Halla of Yshrem saved the life of an eight-year-old barbarian boy and watched her kingdom fall to ruin, all on the same day. Now, she is a forgotten spinster in a quiet temple, living her days out in solitude. The last of her line, she exists in the hope that she has been forgotten, for to be remembered by the enemy is to be certain death. One person has not forgotten her. Mathior, now twenty-four, is the fierce warrior king of the Cyclopae. Yshrem is in turmoil and his advisors have a suggestion - kill the last remaining member of the royal line, and there will be no rivals for the throne. Mathior has a different idea. He's loved Halla for sixteen long years, and it's time he claimed her as his wife. But a barbarian's wedding customs are unlike any other...

'Read this for life lessons you know but have neglected.' Stylist 'Rediscover and embrace your inner silliness and watch your busy, stress-filled actual life become, well, simpler.' Red Discover the surprising art of reconnecting with your inner child in order to make your adult life that little bit simpler. You can own your own home and want to build a blanket fort on a bad day. Hell! On a good day, too. Give yourself permission to seek praise, ask for help, and have something soft snuggled against your face because you're sad. You can pay your bills on time and still exclaim out loud when something is really f*cking cool, run a business and wear cat-covered thermals under your suit. You can take time to play, just because. Full of spirit and un-self-conscious enthusiasm, Ice Cream for Breakfast: Child-Like Solutions to Bullsh*t Adult Problems is the permission slip all too-grown-up-for-their-own-good-but-secretly-scared-of-adulting adults need to locate their inner-child nestled deep within, so that we might all relax enough to laugh harder, wonder more, and marvel at magic on the daily.