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Dating apps were supposed to be a fun new way to meet men - but for many women, they've morphed into a digital dystopia of lies, harassment, and few (if any) quality dates. Stop competing against thousands online and start enjoying endless, untapped opportunities to attract great men in the real world. In The Offline Dating Method, author Camille Virginia draws upon her transformation from a shy girl with social anxiety into a socially confident woman who's been asked out by hundreds of men in everyday places - without ever going online or using an app.

Spitfire disgrace Matthieu Boudreaux has one wish: to age out of the Pedigree he despises, then destroy it. With one year left before he achieves the first step of his goal, Matthieu finally has some hope for an independent future. That is, until a surly Amethyst dragon by the name of Geoffrey Drake and his entourage show up at Matthieu’s cloister and inform him he’s been selected to be part of an "experiment".

At the turn of the 20th century, many affluent Brooklyn teens and young adults were bucking the constraints of their immigrant parents and behaving badly: drinking, having sex, staying out all night, stealing, scamming local businesses, and engaging in other more serious activities. When 20-year-old Walter Brooks was murdered in a seedy Manhattan hotel in 1902, the ensuing court case was front-page news throughout the country.

Adorably naive and shockingly brilliant Harrison Lessardi only needs two things in life: his pet iguana, Steve, and his undying love of science. That is until he witnesses his best friend lay eggs, and a third must-have strolls into his apartment - the sardonic and mischievous Everard Drake. Everard Drake, celebrated doctor of the tremendously wealthy Drake family, has one goal in mind when he arrives at the scene of his youngest brother’s latest disaster: incinerate Harrison Lessardi.

Bookish, snarky, and fiercely independent Nate Boudreaux leads a solitary life. Between teaching classes at the university and working toward his PhD, he doesn’t need a partner to occupy his time, and he certainly doesn’t need a man like Alistair Drake complicating his future. Alistair Drake, black sheep of the tremendously wealthy Drake family, is more interested in adding another notch to his bedpost than another zero to his bank account.

The painting and the woman, both hiding in plain sight. And a killer who targets both. Sarah Downing, an art conservator hiding in witness protection, identifies a lost masterpiece by Caravaggio. History says it burned in WWII Berlin, but here it is, on her easel. Someone betrays Sarah - an agent, a friend? Soon she is fighting to save the painting and herself.

I love books. That's probably obvious based on the fact that I'm a librarian. But I don't just love reading books. I also love writing books. I specialize in erotic fiction - the naughtier, the better. There's only one problem - I can't write about something unless I experience it in real life. So once my day in the library is over, I got out looking for sexy situations I can write about in my books.

Lady Amelia has little desire for a suitor. An unusual woman for her time, she is capable and independent, just as her loving father raised her. But the laws of inheritance are the unjust sort, and she stands to lose her family's lands if she cannot find a suitable, proper husband before the passing of her increasingly ill father.

Agnes is grateful to work for a noblewoman like Lady Sinnott. She ensures the male help doesn't take improper liberties with the female house staff - a rarity in Victorian household service. When it becomes apparent that Lady Sinnott herself favors those with feminine charms, the lady and her maid find themselves risking scandal and social ostracization.

When her aunt found her a position in the Duke of McClellan's household staff, Audrey Fisher was excited to be entering the service of such a distinguished nobleman. His reputation for both charm and generosity fills young Audrey's head with silly daydreams of being swept off her feet. Of course, no duke would stoop to court a maid. But it turns out the virile, young Duke wants his new maid to do more than just polish his silver. Being the hands-on type, he's going to train the young, chaste, virginal maid himself.

Penny Bradford is all atwitter to begin service in one of the great households of England. Duke Rorke Carteret is known throughout the Midlands as a nobleman of generosity, power, and passion. Grateful for the steady work, she gets the added benefit of daydreaming about the handsome duke sweeping her off her feet like in the fairy tales. Life is no fairy tale. And yet she still manages to catch the domineering duke's eye.

Lady Nadia Haversham, heiress to the duchy of Emerys, has seen too much of the world to be satisfied with the "prim and proper" place English society expects of her. Having accompanied her father from one end of the burgeoning British Empire to another, she has developed a hunger for something more and cannot settle for a simple fairy-tale marriage.

Lady Isobel Duskwood finds herself swimming in a sea of indebtedness after her father's tragic passing. Vowing to protect her family's estates, she looks for a match who can save her family's good name. But her father's debts are held by none other than Lord Brighton, the Duke of Norbury. A well-known scoundrel, Lord Brighton is widely thought to be unrefined and an unsuitable match for the prim and proper Isobel. Shocked by a scandalous offer that would cancel her debts, Isobel seeks other means of satisfying her family's obligations.

When Rebecca's best friend suggests a naughty way to rekindle her boring love life, Rebecca decides to give it a try. Will sexy photos and attention from a sexy photographer help Rebecca reawaken the naughty housewife hidden inside?

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Keep Smiling Through by Dame Vera Lynn, read by Anne Dover and David Thorpe. In the year of her 100th birthday, Dame Vera Lynn's fascinating and life-affirming wartime memoir from the forces' sweetheart's of her adventures entertaining the troops in...

Sundays were fun for Trinity and her parents. The family went to church in the morning and out to eat in the afternoon. Then, her dad had a fatal accident. It was just Trinity and her mom until Allen proposed. Trinity was not happy. But that changed when Allen made a grand gesture that made Trinity very happy.

The Royal Botanic Gardens in London are lovely, no doubt. Many people wander down the flowered path; couples with children, young men with their elders, working class woman, and dating couples. Regardless of their circumstances, they all take in the beauty around them.

In this short story, Virgina Woolf writes about a “steam of consciousness” of a person enjoying music. Our narrator hears a string quartet and is entranced by the players, their movements, and their song.

When her aunt found her a position in Duke Graham's household staff, Mary Brandon was excited to be entering the service of such a distinguished nobleman. But the duke wants his new maid to do more than just polish his silver. Being the hands-on type, he's going to train the young, chaste, virginal maid himself.

Even Vegans Die empowers vegans and their loved ones to make the best decisions regarding their own health, their advocacy for animals, and their legacy. By addressing issues of disease shaming and body shaming, the authors present a manifesto for building a more compassionate, diverse, and effective vegan community. Even Vegans Die celebrates the benefits of a plant-based diet while acknowledging that even vegans can get sick. You will learn how to make the health care decisions that are right for you.