Showing results for "Breakup" in Contemporary

Call Brook Ogden a matchmaker in reverse. Let others bring people together; Brook, licensed mental health counselor, picks up the pieces after things come apart. When her own therapy practice collapses, she lands on her feet with a weekly advice-to-the-lovelorn column and a successful consulting service as the Breakup Doctor. But when her own relationship suddenly crumbles, Brook finds herself engaging in almost every bad breakup behavior she preaches against.

"When it comes to dating, I seem to be going around in a circle. The ones I want don't want me, and the ones who want me, I don't want." (Amelia). I don’t know, I just think there’s too much miscommunication between guys and girls. I mean, no one knows what the f--k is going on. We need to have the discussion. We need to vent it and get it out in the open,” I said, grabbing my drink from the bedside table.

Never make a bet with a man who plays to win. Especially not a man like handsome, arrogant Connor Pratt. A.k.a. the huge PITA who's currently crashing in my spare room. A.k.a. my brother's best friend since they were about six. A.k.a. the one guy who still makes me feel like an awkward tongue-tied loser. But when Connor moved in, I got a glimpse of another side of him. Because, like me, Connor's going through a nasty break-up. And, like me, he's just doing whatever he can to get through it.

Ally Waters er på tærsklen til de 30, og livet går langt fra efter planen. Arbejdsløs og vraget af kæresten Emily, rejser hun hjem til sin far med Emilys kat under armen (katten foretrak alligevel Ally). Hjemme i Sheffield grubler Ally over, hvordan hun kan vinde sin tabte værdighed – og ekskæreste – tilbage. Redningen viser sig i kraft af barndomsvennen Jeremy, som også er ramt af kærestesorger. Sammen beslutter de at få styr på deres liv. Første skridt er at tilmelde sig det lokale halvmaraton – selv om ingen af dem kan løbe længere end ned for enden af vejen uden at kollapse.

Mara hat alles im Griff – wenn sie nicht gerade den Zwergspitz ihrer Chefin hüten muss und ihr Verlobter Sebastian sich aus heiterem Himmel von ihr trennt und sie aus der Wohnung schmeißt. Plötzlich steht Maras ausgeklügelter Lebensplan kopf und sie muss sich nicht nur einen Plan B überlegen, sondern auch eine neue Bleibe finden. Fürs Erste fällt ihr da nur das Coworking-Office ein.

Cara and Millsy have broken up...sort of. After years of being everyone's favourite couple, always up for a party and having fun wherever they go, things have fizzled out. But when they realise they have a whole calendar of events and celebrations with friends and family coming up, Cara and Millsy can't face letting them down. So they decide to make a pact: just convince everyone they're as madly in love as ever and get through the festivities without causing suspicion, and then deal with the break up in the new year. How hard can it be...?

Ein Roman voller Wahrheiten über Dating, Trennungen und die Liebe: direkt, eindringlich und verdammt aufschlussreich. Es ist die erste Night Out seit Amelias Trennung im letzten Jahr. Mit ihrer besten Freundin trinkt sie Cocktails in einer New Yorker Bar, als sie Nick kennenlernt. Obwohl Nick und Amelia total verknallt sind, haben sie keinen Sex, sondern reden eine Nacht lang offen und ehrlich über ihre Datingerfahrung und darüber, was Männer und Frauen eigentlich so von der Liebe wollen.

Jane Black has written the breakup album of the century, earning her a Grammy, a huge legion of new fans, and the pressure to repeat her success. Sure, the heartbreak from her husband's unconventional abandonment might have been her inspiration, but it hasn't done her any favors in the dating department. So when Matthew Harrigan, the toughest music journalist out there, asks for an interview, Jane agrees - as long as her personal life is completely off-limits. British, gorgeous, and way too tempting, Matthew's the first guy Jane's been attracted to since her husband.

Ellie Shaw loves love. Unfortunately, she’s also an expert in break-ups. When a friend needs help with her ‘too nice to dump’ boyfriend, Ellie agrees to help. What she doesn’t expect is for American Dan to be kind, caring, to love dogs and look like a Disney hero. In other words, completely too good to be true. She lets him down with grace and, encouraged by her friends, sets up Softer Landings, offering kinder, gentler break-ups. A year later American Dan reappears in her life. With a new girlfriend. One who also decides he’s not the one for her.

Named one of 2021’s Best Beach Reads by Bustle ∙ Country Living ∙ Cosmopolitan ∙ Augusta Chronicle ∙ E! Online ∙ PureWow ∙ SheReads ∙ and more! Breakups, like book clubs, come in many shapes and sizes and can take us on unexpected journeys as four women discover in this funny...

Someone once told me that there are worst things than being left at the altar. Well, not many, in my experience. That was six months ago, though, and my life has moved on. Heck, I have a new job lined up and I'm leaving town. But, I can't deny that my love life kind of sucks. That’s why I let my friends convince me to join them for Club Escapade’s Breakup Bash. And we might just be disillusioned enough to actually enjoy it.

Cori Ross is thanking her lucky stars. Sure, her longtime boyfriend just dumped her, but that's a good thing. In her rush to find Mr. Right, she realizes she almost settled for Mr. Just Okay. And that's definitely not okay. So, tonight, she's out with her friends at the Breakup Bash—a private party for women celebrating their break-ups—and she's actually celebrating. Still, it was too close a call. So she makes a deal with herself—no guys for six months. Unfortunately, just as she's leaving the club, she runs into her old boyfriend—the guy she'd always wanted to be Mr. Right.