Bridesmaids, Shifters, & More | Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

Satisfaction, Prejudice, and Different Flavors

Award-winning writer Sonali Dev launches a brand new sequence in regards to the Rajes, an immigrant Indian household descended from royalty, who’ve constructed their lives in San Francisco—a compelling, heartwarming romance between two strangers from fully totally different worlds, and a poignant exploration of cultural assimilation, identification, and the which means of the phrase residence.

Solely in a household just like the Rajes might San Francisco’s most acclaimed neurosurgeon be thought of the black sheep. Dr. Trisha Raje has developed groundbreaking know-how and gained the respect of her friends and the life-long gratitude of her sufferers. Nonetheless, her massive, close-knit household—descended from outdated Indian the Aristocracy—has sure guidelines to uphold. Trusting outsiders is frowned upon. Disloyalty of any sort is unacceptable. Trisha by no means supposed to jeopardize her brother’s political aspirations, but her long-ago actions inadvertently did simply that. Eventually she has an opportunity to show that round.

Up-and-coming chef DJ Caine has recognized folks like Trisha earlier than—individuals who decide his background and discover it missing, who put pedigree above character. He might have the profitable, career-making job the Rajes supply, however he has little time for Trisha, particularly when he learns that she’s the boastful surgeon who needs to carry out an untested process on his sister, Emma.

As the 2 regularly conflict, their assumptions shatter like spun sugar on certainly one of DJ’s gorgeous desserts.  Drawn to DJ’s steadiness, humor, and keenness—in addition to his extraordinary meals—Trisha begins to reexamine her view of the world, whereas difficult his beliefs in regards to the nature of household. However there’s a previous to be reckoned with earlier than they’ll hope to savor a future bursting with scrumptious risk.

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Large Unhealthy Wolf

In 2016, New York turned a Sanctuary Metropolis for supernaturals…however issues rapidly spun uncontrolled. Now, Third Shift is an elite crew of operatives tasked with exposing the gritty underbelly of New York’s criminal-supernatural underworld, taking down the worst of the worst and defending human- and shifter-kind alike.

Joe Peluso has blood on his palms. However lawyer and psychologist Neha Ahluwalia is decided to assist him craft a stable protection…even when she will’t defend her personal obsession. As a result of Joe took out these Russian mobsters for good cause–they have been liable for the loss of life of his beloved foster brother. These six dangerous guys have been a part of the ruthless clan of bear shifters who management Brooklyn’s Russian mafia, so his vigilante justice has earned him numerous enemies in New York’s supernatural-controlled underworld, and no buddies in a authorities that now bends to Russia at each flip.

Joe is aware of that creatures like him solely deserve the worst. Darkness. Solitude. Punishment. However assembly Neha makes him really feel human for the primary time in eternally. He’s by no means needed something in his life like he needs Neha, and he’ll break virtually any rule to spend a minute alone together with her. However when the Russian mob assaults the jail for payback, Joe and Neha are compelled to flee. Earlier than lengthy they’re on the run–from monsters who need him useless and from their very own traitorous hearts.

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It Takes Two

On this hilarious romantic comedy, USA At present bestselling writer Jenny Vacation proves that what occurs in Vegas doesn’t all the time keep in Vegas…

All’s honest in love and conflict
Wendy Liu ought to be delighted to be her greatest good friend’s maid of honor. However after years spent avoiding the bride’s brother – a.ok.a the boy who as soon as broke her coronary heart – she’s now trapped with him throughout an limitless quantity of marriage ceremony festivities. Fortunately she’s had time to excellent her poker face, and interesting Noah Denning in a bit pleasant competitors would possibly simply show that she’s over him for good…

Noah Denning is decided to make his little sister’s marriage ceremony memorable. However it appears Wendy is making an attempt to outdo him at each flip. Difficult one another was all the time one thing he and Wendy did proper, so when she proposes they compete to see who can throw one of the best bachelor or bachelorette occasion in Sin Metropolis, Noah takes the bait – and ups the stakes. As a result of this time round, he needs Wendy for retains. And once you’re combating for love, all bets are off.

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I’ll Be the One

Skye Shin has heard all of it. Fats ladies shouldn’t dance. Put on brilliant colours. Shouldn’t name consideration to themselves. However Skye desires of becoming a member of the glittering world of Ok-Pop, and to do this, she’s about to interrupt all the foundations that society, the media, and even her personal mom, have set for ladies like her.

She’ll problem 1000’s of different performers in an internationally televised competitors on the lookout for the following Ok-pop star, and he or she’ll do it higher than anybody else.
When Skye nails her audition, she’s instantly swept right into a whirlwind of numerous practices, surprising performances, and the drama that comes with actuality TV. What she doesn’t rely on are the extremely fat-phobic magnificence requirements of the Korean pop leisure trade, her sudden media fame and scrutiny, or the sparks that quickly fly together with her fellow competitor, Henry Cho.

However Skye has her sights on changing into the world’s first plus-sized Ok-pop star, and meaning successful the competitors—with out dropping herself.

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