Darling: 268 books

Recently-divorced Jannie Golightly is back on the job market for the first time in a decade, brazening out her interviews despite feeling untrained, unprepared, and totally ill-equipped. But things are about to turn for her, in more ways than one.

This may be the biggest presentation of Ronnie’s life, a do-or-die for the young event-planning company she and her best friend have set up. But when all her computer equipment dies on her, the tech guy who shows up to help out is like no other she’s ever worked with.

Nata Darrow is Vancouver’s top late-night-social-scene columnist (often using her own hot sexual adventures as material), until a new social scribe appears in a competing paper and starts winning a fanatical following. But Nata is never one to let a competitor go unchallenged. Hidden identities, witty sparring in print, and naked hot sex. Let the best writer win!

Every boy needs a father and Marianne, finally adapting to her life as a widow and single mother, is cautiously optimistic she’s found one in Ryan Ward. Until Ryan begs off on spending the weekend with them and Marianne realizes she’s missed something basic and could lose everything...

Karen would, if she were at smart, grab onto the gentle, understanding presence that Oliver offers her. They’re both single parents. He “gets” her like few others could. But there’s just no spark. And worse, Karen’s fallen for a guy she’s met online – exciting, intuitive, and totally...

Goaded by a co-worker at the company's annual barbecue, normally-hang-back Carly decides to grab a man she's had her eye on for a while and plunge into the humiliations of a balloon-carry race with him. She's in it to win more than the race!

Meeting another single parent, a single man, who actually has a daughter sharing the same kindergarten class with one of Julie’s own, is obviously too good to be true. It’s like believing you can really buy a cupcake for a quarter. Or that giving those quarters to your kids actually means something. What does it take to start believing again?

Brett can't find a man as good-hearted, energetic,and reliable as your average canine, so she's started a dog walking service to fill her summers. But the most recent addition to her pack brings with him a troubling quirk that Brett just can't seem to shake - the dog's owner!

An urgent plea for protection brings Richard Mackenzie home from Afghanistan on special leave. But when his mission to protect his brother and brother’s family goes horribly wrong, he finds himself on the run with his 6-year-old niece and more questions than answers. And the one person who...

Susan realizes she’s in love and is terrified because nothing about Wes’s career as an actor says healthy long-term commitment to her. And even with her best friend telling her to look to the things that really count, she’s wondering if it’s better to stop it now while she still can. If only there were a sign you were making the right choice...

Paula agreed to take ballroom dance lessons only because her stroke-trapped husband insisted. But does Martin want Paula to learn so she can empathize with his difficult rehabilitation? Or is he trying to give her a way out, a way to prepare for the worst? As she does her best to do what he asks of her, she’s about to learn the greatest lesson married love can give.

Aneeka is a successful psychotherapist and divorcee, and when she attends a client's high-powered cocktail party, it's just to make an appearance. A quick in and out. But even in the wrong crowd, at the wrong time, you can have the right encounter.

When a woman pops the question, the answer she gets is not the one she was expecting...

Five more sweet romance tales of how love sneaks in when we least expect it. Feel the surprise of a single mom who finds herself reaching out to a single dad in “Quarters and Cupcakes.” Share the nerves of a professional woman whose first big presentation is shaping up to be a disaster until she...