Harriet and Henry have just met. They’re super keen on each other, but both of them are scared that their past experiences are too much for the relationship to handle. Follow their story as they learn how to overcome the fear of new love by letting go of the past. Through this unique integration of fact and fiction, you will learn how to manage expectations, identify and release emotional triggers, improve communication, and set healthy boundaries in your relationship. If you’re feeling overwhelmed at the thought of entering a new relationship after having been hurt in the past, Scared Lovers will help you to put the hurt behind you and create the relationship of your dreams.

“Charming. . . . A moving testament to the diversity and depths of love.” —Publishers Weekly You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll be swept away—in less time than it takes to read this paragraph. Here are 175 true stories—honest, funny, tender and wise—each as moving as a lyric poem, all told in no more than one hundred words. An electrician lights up a woman’s life, a sister longs for her homeless brother, strangers dream of what might have been. Love lost, found and reclaimed. Love that’s romantic, familial, platonic and unexpected. Most of all, these stories celebrate love as it exists in real life: a silly remark that leads to a lifetime together, a father who struggles to remember his son, ordinary moments that burn bright.

The Instant New York Times Bestseller and TikTok Sensation! As seen on THE VIEW! A BuzzFeed Best Summer Read of 2021 When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos. As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees. That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor--and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding...six-pack abs. Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.

What Is Love? In this thoughtful, provocative work, Osho—one of the most revolutionary thinkers of our time—challenges us to question what we think we know about love and opens us to the possibility of a love that is natural, fulfilling, and free of possessiveness and jealousy. With his characteristic wit, humor, and understanding, Osho dares us to resist the unhealthy relationship patterns we’ve learned from those around us, and to rediscover the meaning of love for ourselves. “By the time you are ready to explore the world of love, you are filled with so much rubbish about love that there is not much hope for you to be able to find the authentic and discard the false.” By answering the questions that so many lovers face, Osho shares new ways to love that will forever change how you relate to others, including how to: • Love without clinging • Let go of expectations, rules, and demands • Free yourself from the fear of being alone • Be fully present in your relationships • Keep your love fresh and alive • Become a life partner with whom someone could continue to grow and change • Surrender your ego so you can surrender to love Being in Love will inspire you to welcome love into your life anew and experience the joy of being truly alive by sharing it.

KEENAN It's been four years since I ran away-from home, my brother, and my maybe father. I created a life free of expectations while pretending I wasn't being hunted by all of the above. I managed to stay under the radar all this time... or so I thought. When big brother shows up and saves my ass, I'm forced to face everything I left behind, including her. SHELDON It's been four years since I became another statistic. I made a lot of mistakes when it came to Keenan Masters. The first was loving him at all. He took something from me the night he left, and when I told him I still loved him, he told me he'd always hate me. After that, I learned how to be okay... until he came back. Gone was the boy who always knew how to make me laugh, and in his place was a cold, arrogant monster. Fear Us is a continuation of the events from book one and two. It's recommended you read the series in order.

The human reaction to insects is neither purely biological nor simply cultural. And no one reacts to insects with indifference. Insects frighten, disgust and fascinate us. Jeff Lockwood explores this phenomenon through evolutionary science, human history, and contemporary psychology, as well as a debilitating bout with entomophobia in his work as an entomologist. Exploring the nature of anxiety and phobia, Lockwood explores the lively debate about how much of our fear of insects can be attributed to ancestral predisposition for our own survival and how much is learned through individual experiences. Drawing on vivid case studies, Lockwood explains how insects have come to infest our minds in sometimes devastating ways and supersede even the most rational understanding of the benefits these creatures provide. No one can claim to be ambivalent in the face of wasps, cockroaches or maggots but our collective entomophobia is wreaking havoc on the natural world as we soak our food, homes and gardens in powerful insecticides. Lockwood dissects our common reactions, distinguishing between disgust and fear, and invites readers to consider their own emotional and physiological reactions to insects in a new framework that he's derived from cutting-edge biological, psychological, and social science.

This isn't another "I hate you because I secretly love you" story. Boy really does hate girl. I don't believe in fairy tales and Prince Charming. I believe in fear. He taught me how to be afraid. We first met on a playground on a wonderful summer day. It was the first time he hurt me and it wouldn't be the last. For ten years, he's been my tormentor and I've been his forbidden. But then he went away, and yet I was still afraid. Now he's back and wants more than just my tears. You see...he thinks I sent him away so now he wants revenge...and he knows just how to get it.

The fates of three families is forever changed when three young couples defy their parents’ wishes and fall passionately in love. The son of a convicted murderer, Wulfric, and the daughter of an Earl, Eden, are both in a state of disgrace when they find themselves thrown together at the church Fete. The vicar's son, Toller and his best friend's sister, Isolde, test the boundaries of childhood friendship when they conspire to leave England for the gold fields of the Yukon. Shell-shocked Nash, the son of an Earl, is battling demons from the battlefield that only the young missionary, Perdita, has the courage to face with him, leading to a steamy encounter. A trilogy of love stories set in a charming Edwardian English village at the start of the Gilded Age.

Tables Turn When a Worldly Lover Entices a Young, Widowed Mother in Love Game, a Sensual Romance by Mallory Rush Young widow Chris Nicholson is determined to never love again, but her little girl, Audrey, longs fo a daddy. Then old flame Greg Reynolds, who broke Chris’s heart in high school, shows up on Christmas Eve, and old feelings rush in. Greg Reynolds, now a twice-divorced Marine Major, is far from “daddy material”, but a quick and memorable holiday love affair is more than enticing. In a few weeks, he’ll return to The Pentagon, and she’ll go searching for The Great American Daddy. The tables turn when intimate love games reveal layers of deep desire neither knew were possible. But Greg knows he is not the type of man Chris needs, yet he can’t stop his heart from aching for her and the family she possesses, and Chris plans to take her “Daddy Search” back to her hometown, along with a secret growing inside of her. Risky Lovers Series Love Trade Love Lessons Love Game

“Want it all? Read Ann Major.” –New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts “Ann Major’s name on the cover instantly identifies the book as a good read.” –New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown “No one provides hotter emotional fireworks than the fiery Ann Major.” RT Reviews Don't miss this exciting collection of stories featuring a novella and three short stories by Ann Major! The Barefooted Enchantress: A Novella Actress Tamara Howard owes her life to a rogue-but he may have made off with her heart. A dashing horseback rider in period costume gallops onto her movie set in Scotland, rescues her from a runaway horse and steals a kiss. But then he vanishes, until an ancient portrait tells his tale: Sir Ramsay MacIntyre, died 1587. Is Tamara being enchanted by a ghost...or a hot-blooded man intent on seduction? Burned too many times by men who believe she's like the sexy roles she plays, Tamara rushes back to America when the movie wraps. But her son Will, eager to re-visit the haunted castle, tricks her into returning to Castle Killiecraig ... and straight into the seductive arms of the man who wants far more from her than a kiss. When young Will sets up his 'ghost-hunting equipment' in the castle, he unleashes a chain of dangerous events. But the gravest danger may be to Tamara's heart, for her attraction to Sir Ramsay refuses to die. Virgin Bride, Fantasy Lover Kit Jackson's set to marry Rodney Starr, the most eligible bachelor in South Texas tomorrow. So, why is she dreaming of Ted Bradley, the forbidden man from her past? Tempted by the Rich Rancher On the run for her life because of poor choices, Amber Lynn is determined to make a fresh start, especially when it comes to men. No way should she watch wealthy rancher, Jake Kassidy, swim naked. But he's so compellingly handsome, and there's no chance he'll catch her... Or is there? And what will happen if he does? I Will Find You Although she's haunted by her past, world-famous ballerina Dawn Hayden has no memory of being torn from Kirk MacKay's arms and abducted as a child. Years later when she's in danger again, the mysterious stranger, who rescues her seems so dazzlingly familiar on a soul deep level, she can't resist him. He, however, has been haunted by the past as well, but he remembers all too well when he failed to save her.