Playing For Love

Cassie Randall has a secret that haunts her every day. A secret that makes trusting a man an impossibility. She wants nothing more than to live a quiet, simple life as a teacher. Even though he's portrayed as a stereotypical, professional athlete ladie's man, all Jamal Jenkins, the starting point guard for the Thunder, wants is to live his life out of the limelight with the people he loves most. Can Jamal help Cassie believe that he can be trusted or will she continue to believe that all men are like the one she fears most?

Playing for Love - a charmingly heartwarming novel from acclaimed writer Caroline Dunford, set in the beautiful city of Edinburgh Everyone she meets wants something from her, and for reclusive Annie, that's more than she can bear... The sudden success of Annie Greig's tenth book, coupled with the need for vital repairs to her beloved cottage, sees her enter the heady world of the Edinburgh International Festival as a fledgling playwright. But all Annie wants is to go home! Her heart is vulnerable, and for as long as she can remember she's has only ever truly loved one man...the only problem is that he exists purely in her imagination! As her world grows beyond her wildest dreams, will Annie find true love, or will everything she believes to be true turn out to be only an act? _______________ Readers LOVE Caroline Dunford's enthralling novels! 'Absorbing and thoroughly enjoyable' ***** Reader review 'I found the story-telling rich and interesting' ***** Reader review 'The characters are well developed and their background stories excellently woven into the narrative' ***** Reader review

How does an ordinary middle-class young man from Portland, Oregon forge the social currency to find himself rubbing elbows and making friendships with glitterati the likes of Anne Bancroft, T.V's Merv Griffin, artist extraordinaire Salvador Dali and musical greats Van Cliburn, Leonard Bernstien and Samuel Barber? Answer: the visible glow of a struggling artist's beat and relentless dedication to the art he loves. American pianist, Mark Westcott's fascinating and distinctive reflections on the tumultuous road to the world's concert stages offer not only entertaining reading but a provoking personal testament to the role of love in pursuing excellence, overcoming fear and disappointment, and even battling a disfiguring cancer. ""Playing With Love"" is a must read for inspiring artists, teachers, parents of talented children and any courageous soul attempting to accomplish a far reaching dream.

Their one-night stand comes with a big price... Travis Bankard is the quiet, reserved center for the York Bombers. He's known for being soft-spoken and big-hearted, something the rest of the team continuously teases him about—until he takes some playful advice to heart and goes to extremes to rid himself of his reputation. Cara Hudgins has always been the misfit among her small social circle. Quiet and introverted, she's more comfortable around animals than people. And she would never, ever agree to a no-strings-attached hook-up—until one night, fueled by alcohol and her friends’ encouragement, she does. Unfortunately, her one night with the adorably shy hockey player comes with a big price she never saw coming. Afraid and alone, Cara tracks down Travis to give him the news of her pregnancy. She doesn't expect anything from him, especially not a relationship. But beneath his big heart lies a will of steel--and he has no problem changing the rules of the game when it comes to playing for love.

When a school budget crisis pits the music program against sports, choir teacher Tess Johansson doesn't think things could get any worse. Her singers will need to prove themselves during halftime at every football game, plus take first place at Regionals. Then...she meets her competition. New head football coach Jack Marshall just needs to keep a steady job to win his custody battle for his young daughter. But when he realizes his competition for funding is Tess—the amazing summer love he never forgot—winning takes on a whole new meaning. With everything at stake, Tess and Jack find themselves torn between doing what it takes to win and doing what it takes to be together. Each book in the Perfect Kisses series is a standalone, full-length story that can be enjoyed out of order. Book #1 - Playing at Love Book #2 – Speaking of Love Book #3 – Falling for Her Soldier Book #4 – Making Waves

Two-week fiancée… Louise couldn't believe her good luck in winning a luxury trip to Florida. And meeting hunky tycoon Wyatt Lord had seemed and unexpected bonus. Unfortunately, it soon became clear Wyatt wasn't interested in romance—only business. He wanted Louise but only as a temporary fiancée to secure a deal. Even pretending to be Wyatt's intended bride was tempting—if only Louise could convince him that this was one game he should play for keeps!

Drew Dawes’s life revolves around fantasy. She’s the geeky owner of a comic book store, cosplays at conventions, and loves her superheroes. Her life is a million miles away from the one her parents envisioned for her as a musical prodigy. They expected fame, fortune, and headlining the stages in Nashville. Drew never wanted the life they forced onto her as a child, and their deaths changed her world forever. Since then, the songs in Drew’s heart are silent. Wren Banderas has her career planned out in minute detail. Becoming head chef at a very popular restaurant is just another step closer to her biggest dream: a restaurant bearing her own name. Her star is rising, yet self-doubt plagues her. Drew and Wren couldn’t be more different, but each still carries wounds from the past. Falling in love was never part of the plan, but they just need each other to heal and make their dreams come true.

Making Love, Playing Power; Men, Women, and the Rewards of Intimate Justice brings the cutting edge of relationship therapy to the mass market. Family therapist and organizational consultant Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio debunks superficial theories about communication styles and gender roles as he gets to the real reason so many relationships are in trouble - misuse of power. The reason that men dont listen to women is not because men cant understand what women say. Men dont listen because they can get away with it. Dolan-Del Vecchio reveals how gender, race, sexual orientation, and money set the foundation for personal power, and how power as domination drives most conflicts whether between nations, interest groups, or individuals. What this kind of power never gets anybody, though, is the one thing we all want most - love. Within the field of family therapy, Ken Dolan-Del Vecchios work fuels a growing recognition of fairness as a necessary condition for healing troubled relationships. Men, Women, Love, and Power; Building Couple Partnerships in the 21st Century brings this cutting edge of family therapy to the self-help market. It shows the reader how to solve relationship problems by doing the following; treating one another respectfully listening responsibly selecting the best information sources choosing helping professionals wisely sharing authority and responsibilities fairlyIn a conversational style, Men, Women, Love, and Power draws the reader into a one-on-one dialogue about their relationship. The well-organized format features many chapter subheadings and bulleted lists. Each chapter concludes with ''action steps for men, women, and couples, helping the reader transform understanding into immediate results. Most relationship-help books focus on communication, the talking couples do (or dont do) with one another and the typical conflicts that result. This book digs deeper to show that the changes most couples seek require mutual respect and fairness. Dolan-Del Vecchio shows how these factors set the foundation for all else that happens, including communication. Examples make this connection crystal clear and give the reader new ways of tackling joint decision-making, housework, childcare, grocery shopping, and the activities that keep a couple connected to friends and family. When mutual respect and fairness provide the foundation for a couples partnership, communication falls into place. Making Love, Playing Power reveals how ways of the world that most of us take for granted create conflicts that confuse and exhaust many couples. The book shows how physical, economic, political, emotional, and spiritual power influence the course of couple partnerships, and describes how gender, race, sexual orientation and money shape the power each of us holds and the choices we face every day of our lives.