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Audible presents Old School Romance, an Audible Original created by Pankaj Dubey.

A provocative, moving, kinky, and often absurdly funny memoir about Shakespeare, love, obsession, and spanking When it came to understanding love, a teenage Jillian Keenan had nothing to guide her—until a production of The Tempest sent Shakespeare’s language flowing through her blood for the...

The acclaimed actress and dedicated activist shares her personal journey of discovery, and destroys outdated ideas about partnership, love and family that will resonate with anyone in an unconventional life situation. Actress and activist Maria Bello made waves with her essay, “Coming Out as a...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Thank you for the perfect blend of nostalgia-drenched humor, wit, and heartbreak, Nora.” — Mandy Moore Joining the ranks of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened and Carry On, Warrior, a fierce, hysterically funny memoir that reminds us that comedy equals tragedy plus...

“Full of razor-sharp, big-hearted wisdom…. Couples should read this book aloud to each other instead of writing vows. People who never want to get married should read this book anyway.” —Leslie Jamison An illuminating, poignant, and savagely funny examination of modern marriage from Ask...

A riveting cautionary tale about the ecstasy and dangers of loving Marvin Gaye, a performer passionately pursued by all—and a searing memoir of drugs, sex, and old school R&B from the wife of legendary soul icon Marvin Gaye. After her seventeenth birthday in 1973, Janis Hunter met Marvin...

An incisive, intersectional essay anthology that celebrates and examines romance and romantic media through the lens of Black readers, writers, and cultural commentators, edited by Book Riot columnist and librarian Jessica Pryde. Romantic love has been one of the most essential elements of...

Grey’s Anatomy meets One L in this psychiatrist’s charming and poignant memoir about his residency at Harvard. Adam Stern was a student at a state medical school before being selected to train as a psychiatry resident at one of the most prestigious programs in the country. His new and...

Six Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Spring Vacation Collection. Readers will love this collection of six sweet contemporary romance novellas, centered on a Spring Vacation, all with one thing in common: Romance.

Are you ever going to find The One? Does she look like her online dating profile pic? Is he really into you, or is he just playing games? And what did that text even mean? Love is so confusing. But one thing's certain - everyone's addicted. We're lonely when it's not around, and can't get enough when we finally find it. How to Tell If Somebody Loves You explores our back-and-forth relationship with love through a collection of 18 funny, sad, and life-affirming personal essays on dating, sex, random hook-ups, fiery flings, and serious relationships.

Voilà un thème difficile à aborder, tant il est chargé d'espoir... mais aussi de malentendus. D'ailleurs, il semble plus facile aujourd'hui de parler de sexe que de sexualité ! Oui, parler d'amour, c'est entrer dans un univers incroyablement complexe. L'auteur ose aborder aussi ce qui ne se dit jamais, ce qui reste le plus silencieux. En fait, il nous invite à nous ouvrir à un partage possible entre les partenaires que nous sommes ou que nous projetons d'être. L'amour ça se tisse au fil des jours.

The New York Times bestselling author of Up in the Air and Blood Will Out embarks on a journey that begins with the death of his mother - and ends in an inexplicable spiritual awakening. After the utter grief of taking his mother off life support, Walter Kirn is compelled to understand his recurring visions of a Native American holy site. With his children and girlfriend, he follows them. In opening himself up to the mysticism he sees in religion, music, and nature, Walter discovers something magical and transcendent: solidarity and solace in the world around him.

n this unforgettable meet-cute, Samantha Allen traces her story of self-discovery during gender transition and the life-altering partnership that began with a simple hello in an elevator. Feeling “unfinished” at the liminal age of twenty-six, the author had already accumulated decades of emotional baggage growing up in a Mormon family and living with gender dysphoria. When she met Corey midtransition, she felt even more like an awkward shape-shifter. Now Samantha shares how taking a chance on that fortuitous encounter meant having the courage to be herself.

L'enfant qui interroge son père ou sa mère est persuadé que l'adulte sait ce qu'est l'amour, alors que même devenus parents, nous n'en restons pas moins des apprentis de l'amour. Notre tentation en tant qu'adulte est de chercher la réponse dans un savoir, une expérience ou un témoignage alors qu'elle est impalpable et insaisissable comme le vent, si fluide et si fragile comme une source aux différentes époques de notre vie.

Au-delà de la rencontre, et plus loin que l'amour, c'est cette qualité de la communication qu'ils seront capables ou pas de se proposer l'un à l'autre, qui permettra à deux êtres de former un couple durable. Si aujourd'hui à cette charnière de deux siècles, deux couples sur quatre se brisent dans la souffrance et la violence, se séparent dans le désarroi ou se désunissent parfois par lassitude, c'est souvent parce qu'ils n'ont pas su créer et vivre une relation de partage, d'échange, d'amplification mutuelle pour permettre à chacun d'exister à part entière.

Sometimes our soul mates live down the street. Melissa finds hers when she opens the door for her new neighbor, Elizabeth. Over many years, their lives become intertwined as they support each other through pregnancy and motherhood, divorce, bereavement, and starting over. This is the story of finding a life partner under a different roof.

Maybe it’s true: love is just around the corner. But in this bittersweet true story, what’s a hopefully romantic New York City woman to do when that corner is three thousand miles away? One cold, lonely night, Manhattan writer Dodai Stewart meets a charming stranger on an internet dating site. He’s sexy. He’s smart. He’s funny. There’s an instant spark. And one unavoidable catch: adorable Marco lives in San Francisco.

Can I be honest with you? A wife and husband face a defining moment in their relationship in this emotional, sweet, and surprising confessional about love, monogamy, and the secrets we share. When Kristi Coulter’s husband proposed, she didn’t admit her fears. When they exchanged vows, she didn’t reveal that she was terrified that marriage would ruin her life. During fifteen years of genuinely happy marriage, she never said a word about another man in her life. Then she comes clean - about all of it - and discovers a new world.

When Allison Ellis’s husband died of an unexpected heart attack, there was no playbook for a thirty-three-year-old widow with a breastfeeding infant. In her grief, she devised a practical strategy: find a new husband within twelve months. What transpired was a year of mourning, manic dating, and breaking hearts across Seattle on a deadline mission to heal her own.

Liebe ist Geschmackssache. Manche Menschen mögen's süß, manche scharf, und andere sind sowieso immer sauer. Irene Dische hat 25 Liebesgeschichten geschrieben und in drei Kapitel unterteilt: Himmel, Fegefeuer, Hölle. Sie enden traurig oder sie gehen glücklich aus - doch überraschen tun sie alle. Da ist ein glücklich verheiratetes Ehepaar, das vorzeitig auseinandergerissen wird, doch im Himmel lebt ihre Beziehung weiter.