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  Don Bachardy - An Artist's Life

  Michael Schreiber, Simon Callow,...

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  A figure as fascinating as any of his celebrated subjects, Don Bachardy has lived an extraordinary life at the heart of Hollywood, literary, and artistic circles. His drawings and paintings reside in museums throughout Europe and the United States, and include portraits of movie stars, writers, artists, and public and private figures of every background—from Bette Davis and Joan Crawford to Tennessee Williams and Truman Capote—all rendered in a candid, expressive style. 
   
   
   
  In this unique oral biography, Bachardy recounts his astonishing story, providing illuminating recollections of celebrity portrait sittings and revelations about his thirty-year relationship with Christopher Isherwood. From their meeting in the 1950s until Isherwood's death in 1986, theirs was a legendary love story, courageous and uncompromising for its time, and remarkable in any era for the creative collaborations and art it continues to inspire. 
   
   
   
  Drawn from one-on-one interviews and conversations conducted at the Santa Monica home Bachardy shared with Isherwood, Michael Schreiber has crafted a biography unlike any other, filled with tantalizing celebrity tales set against the backdrop of Bachardy's artistic and personal journey. Wise, warm, and unflinching, this is a fresh and revealing portrait of a life lived with boundless bravery, curiosity, and love.

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  Hijinks With a Hellhound

  Louisa Masters

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  I'm a one-and-done kind of hellhound . . . I don't catch feeeeeeeelings . . .  
   
   
   
  Once upon a time, my first and last relationship taught me that romantic love isn't enough to stop your boyfriend from trying to kill you. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. My awesomeness is now strictly reserved for one-nighters and casual hookups. 
   
    
   
  Besides, things are heating up at the Community of Species Government, and I'm right in the thick of it all. Those bad guys are going down—and not in the good way. They might seem to have the drop on us right now, but we're going to turn the tables on them. Even if it means going on a mission with Aidan Byrne. 
   
   
   
  I'm still not happy about the way Aidan handled things with my bestest bestie a few months back, even if he did turn out to be right. Plus, there's something about him that rubs my fur in the wrong direction. He's the kind of guy who thinks karaoke is only for college kids and looks down on me for licking my own balls. He also thinks that just because he's the species leader, he's in charge. 
   
   
   
  Too bad for him, I've never backed away from a challenge . . . even if it is unnervingly sexy and really bendy. A hookup won't lead to feelings . . . right?

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  Melting the Heart of the CEO

  Emily Hayes

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  Can she melt the icy heart of the demanding CEO?Sofie Rosswell is a fashion school graduate working in a coffee shop when she is confronted with a difficult, demanding, and very glamorous customer—the fashion mogul and CEO of the biggest New York fashion magazine—Gabriella Galena.Sofie is intimidated by Gabriella, but entranced by her and finds herself very attracted to her.When Gabriella offers Sofie a job, all of Sofie's dreams of working in the fashion world might come true.But, Gabriella looks at Sofie with hungry eyes, and Sofie likes it.Sofie can't risk her dream job by sleeping with the boss, can she? 
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  Houseswap 101

  Jaime Clevenger

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  Working remote on a houseboat in Seattle sounds amazing—until it rains for four months straight. Now Robbie Price would love any excuse to get on dry land. When a co-worker who's going through a divorce suggests a house swap, Robbie can't pass up the chance to spend four weeks in a beach cottage in San Diego. All she needs to do is avoid her co-worker's ex-wife and finish a few home improvement projects. 
   
   
   
  Devyn Lancaster never expected to get divorced, but she isn't exactly unhappy about how things have turned out. She has more time to focus on being a doctor in a busy hospital and can let go of trying to be a better wife. Still, there are some things at home she'd like someone to take care of. Like basically everything she has no time to do. 
   
   
   
  Robbie Price is the last person Devyn expects to want to keep around—especially after Robbie accidentally weed whacks her pollinator garden. But Robbie makes a mean lasagna and in one weekend completes half the items on her to-do list. 
   
   
   
  Soon Devyn has to admit she likes having a temporary housebutch. And Robbie can't deny the house swap turned out to be a perfect change. Saying goodbye at the end of the month might be harder than either realize.

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  Pinot and Pineapple Lumps

  Jay Hogan

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  Penn from Adelaide. That’s all I knew.  
  We shared a single kiss over a year ago, and I can still remember every toe-curling second of it. He thought I was too young for him. I thought he was running scared. But that kiss was the first time I’d felt alive in a long time, and I’ve been chasing the feeling ever since—doing my research, a lot of research, a lot of men. Something my protective older brother isn’t too happy about.  
  I’ve been through more than most guys my age, and I still bear the scars. My head is not always my best friend, but I’m building a life, PTSD be damned. I can’t turn back the clock, and I’m not sure I want to.  
  Except maybe to that moment when Penn kissed me. I mean, the odds of us ever meeting again were slim to none, right?  
  Yeah, about that.  
  But this time I’m ready. I’m a year older, an ocean of therapy wiser, and I know exactly what I want. 
    
   

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  The Rosewood Penny

  J.S. Fields

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  The dragons of Yuro have been hunted to extinction. 
   
   
   
  On a small, isolated island, in a reclusive forest, lives bandit leader Marani and her brother Jacks. With their outlaw band they rob from the rich to feed themselves, raiding carriages and dodging the occasional vindictive pegasus. Thanks to Marani's mysterious invulnerability, this mostly works out well . . . until Marani and her quirky band of outlaws plunder the carriage of the very bossy princess Nuria. 
   
   
   
  The princess's carriage contains not just gold, but a dragonscale comb that belonged to Marani's murdered mother. Worse yet, Princess Nuria seems to know exactly who Marani is, maybe more than Marani herself. 
   
   
   
  Marani hatches a plan to retrieve her mother's comb, seduce the princess, and make her entire bandit crew rich in the process. But island politics and the island of Yuro itself have other things in mind. Marani and Jacks quickly find themselves caught between warring monarchies, trade disputes, feral pegasi, and a very old, very concerning family lineage—all bound within an old penny, a mouthy princess, and a stolen comb.

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