Böcker av Sophie Andrews

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Wanted: Nanny for preschooler. Must love dinosaurs, silly songs, hand puppets, and will definitely not fall for his single dad. After my three-year-old terror on two feet turns my live interview into a viral joke, I'm crowned the internet's favorite "zaddy." Whatever that means. But when my newfound fame threatens my shot at tenure, I know I need help to keep my academic career on track. In saunters Kennedy Novak, an effervescent ray of sunshine. With her megawatt smile and endless patience, she is a godsend, exactly what my son, Finn, needs. Exactly what I need to stabilize my home life. Which makes my attraction to her all the more problematic. Even though she's twelve years my junior, I can't ignore her lush body, the playful way she calls me "professor," or how she moans my name when we almost kiss. Yet I know I can't cross that line and risk losing the best thing that has ever happened to Finn and me. Until her ex comes back. Then all bets are off. Because there is no way I'll give up Kennedy, internet fame or tenured position be damned.

Gemma Turney is a walking contradiction. A short-tempered, foul-mouthed vegan yogi and environmentalist with a tongue sharp enough to bring a lesser man to his knees. Fortunately, I am not one of those men. When we're thrown together for a wedding, she does everything she can to get under my skin. Which works, just not in the way she's hoping. She's a thorn in my side that I have no interest in removing. So it's no surprise that one minute we're nose to nose in an argument, and the next I have her pinned against the wall. Because keeping her mouth busy is the only way my girl is ever quiet. This special edition includes a discreet cover and bonus epilogue.

I never expected the hottest one-night-stand of my life to turn up at my studio as the grumpy single dad to one of my dance students. But teaching here is only a temporary gig because, at the end of six weeks, I'm moving on.And it was all going according to plan until Dylan Matthews showed up with his dangerous gaze, stubbled jaw, and six pack abs. With my self-imposed deadline growing nearer, I have no time or desire to get emotionally involved with a man. But a no-strings-attached fling, that I could handle. Or so I thought. Besides Dylan's talents in the bedroom or car or office, he's unexpectedly sweet under his stern glower, and no amount of rehearsing is enough for me to smile when I eventually have to say goodbye.

There are three things to know about Tilly Mahoney: 1. She's a liar.2. She thinks she's in love with her best friend.3. She's got a plan to ruin his wedding. Tilly and her best friend have been through it all. For decades, he has been her support system, and she's been his right hand gal, and now he's engaged to someone else? Not on her watch."Hey, want to help me break up a wedding?" is a dubious start to an unlikely friendship, but the bride's ex-boyfriend, Zack, is the perfect partner in crime for Tilly's misguided plan to spoil the nuptials. The bearded and brooding man is clearly desperate to win back the love of his life, and she's all too willing to help if it'll break up the happy couple. But the more she tries to interfere with the wedding and the closer she gets to Zack, the more confusing Tilly's feelings become. About a decades-long friendship, about what she thought was love, and most terrifyingly, about the way Zack saves all of his smiles for her.

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The shocking story of how exceptionally violent abuse turned one girl to desperate self-harm before turning her life around.Growing up, Sophie carried a terrible secret. She was her father's slave, in the most horrific ways imaginable. At just a few months old she was adopted by a couple that seemed comfortably well off and perfectly respectable to the outside world. But behind closed doors, Sophie's childhood was a living hell. Her father spent the next decade grooming her for abuse and when Sophie's mother left for good, that very night, he told Sophie that from now on she would sleep in his bed. Unable to cope, Sophie spiralled into suicidal misery. She began to self-harm to try and escape the agony. But one day she went too far and at 16, ended up in a psychiatric unit. It was here that she finally confronted the horrors of home and began the painful journey of rebuilding her life. A phenomenally courageous woman, Sophie now works for the Samaritans and helps other young people in need. Harrowing yet compelling, this is a searing and truly inspirational account of overcoming the worst abuse and self-harm.