Public Marriage

For scorching love stories, fans know to look no further than the works of best-selling author Helen Bianchin. In Public Marriage, Private Secrets, Gianna Velez-Saldaña is the proprietress of an upscale boutique in one of the Gold Coast’s trendiest suburbs - trying to leave her brief marriage in the past. But when her husband Raul unexpectedly shows up, their old flame is given new life. His desire is to continue their life together, but she is still haunted by how it all ended.

From Gene Robinson, the Bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire in the Episcopal Church, the first openly gay person elected (in 2003) to the historic episcopate and the world's leading religious spokesperson for gay rights and gay marriage, comes a groundbreaking book that lovingly and persuasively makes the case for same-sex marriage. It establishes a commonsense, reasoned, religious argument, made by someone who holds the religious text of the Bible to be holy and sacred.

Four years ago Gianna married Raul Velez-Saldana in a whirlwind - he was the man she loved and the father of her baby. But, tragically, her pregnancy didn't last - and neither did their marriage. Discovering Raul's infidelity, Gianna left. As far as Raul is concerned his marriage to Gianna was simply postponed. Now the Spaniard has returned - and he wants his wife back!

In this revolutionary exposé, Harvard Law School bankruptcy expert Elizabeth Warren and financial consultant Amelia Tyagi show that today's middle-class parents are increasingly trapped by financial meltdowns. Astonishingly, sending mothers to work has made families more vulnerable to financial disaster than ever before. Today's two-income family earns 75% more money than its single-income counterpart of a generation ago, but has 25% less discretionary income to cover living costs.

Following Overwhelmed, Brigid Schulte’s groundbreaking examination of time management and stress, the prizewinning journalist now turns her attention to the greatest culprit in America’s quality-of-life crisis: the way our economy and culture conceive of work. Americans across all demographics, industries, and socioeconomic levels report exhaustion, burnout, and the wish for more meaningful lives. This full-system failure in our structure of work affects everything from gender inequality to domestic stability, and it even shortens our lifespans.

We call it domestic violence. We call it private violence. Sometimes we call it intimate terrorism. But whatever we call it, we generally do not believe it has anything at all to do with us, despite the World Health Organization deeming it a 'global epidemic'. In No Visible Bruises, journalist Rachel Louise Snyder gives context for what we don't know we're seeing. She frames this urgent and immersive account of the scale of domestic violence in our country around key stories that explode the common myths....

This book was previously published as “Spicing Up My Marriage” by Reba Bale. Facing the possibility of divorce, three loving couples decide to try something drastic in this 3 book collection… sharing their deepest, darkest fantasies with strangers. Is your marriage on the rocks? Our Resuscitate Your Marriage retreat will help you move past your marital issues and bring new life to your relationship. We use non-traditional approaches and innovative ideas to save even the most troubled marriage. The retreat at a luxury Caribbean island sounded like just the ticket to safely explore ...

Look around you and think for a minute: Is America too crowded? For years, we have been warned about the looming danger of overpopulation: people jostling for space on a planet that's busting at the seams and running out of oil and food and land and everything else. It's all bunk. The population bomb never exploded. Instead, statistics from around the world make clear that since the 1970s, we've been facing exactly the opposite problem: people are having too few babies.

The Supreme Court has issued a decision, but that doesn't end the debate. Now that the Supreme Court has ruled, Americans face momentous debates about the nature of marriage and religious liberty. Because the Court has redefined marriage in all 50 states, we have to energetically protect our freedom to live according to conscience and faith as we work to rebuild a strong marriage culture.

According to a 2019 WeddingWire report based on data from more than 18,000 newlyweds, only 25 percent of weddings are taking place in religious institutions. More than one in three American weddings are being officiated by a friend or family member. With the officiating trend on the rise, novice officiants need a resource to guide them. In The Wedding Officiant's Guide: How to Conduct a Perfect Ceremony, interfaith minister Lisa Francesca breaks down the entire officiating process, from becoming an ordained officiant and interviewing the couple to drafting and performing a moving ceremony.

Families today are squeezed on every side - from high childcare costs and harsh employment policies to workplaces without paid family leave or even dependable and regular working hours. Many realize that attaining the standard of living their parents managed has become impossible. Alissa Quart, executive editor of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, examines the lives of many middle-class Americans who can now barely afford to raise children.

"Previously published as MYSTERY IN THE APPLE ORCHARD: Hilarious misadventures when, completely out of the blue, caravanning mad Val and Geoff inherit a mysterious, old apple orchard on the Isle of Wight. By GUMBLETON, LYNNE AND CHRISTOPHER (AUTHOR)." Another fun packed comedy adventure when caravanning mad Valerie and Geoff inherit an old bungalow down on the Isle of Wight from a mysterious uncle. Little do they know, they have also inherited a mysterious, old apple orchard to go with it - hidden away, down at the far end of their garden. The orchard contains a secret that changes Val and ...

Same-sex marriage has become one of the most volatile issues in American politics. But if most young people support gay marriage, and if there are clear indicators that a substantial majority of the population will soon favor it, why has the outcry against it been so strong?

On a bright Phoenix morning, Elena Santiago opened her door to find her house surrounded by a platoon of federal immigration agents. Her children screamed as the officers handcuffed her and drove her away. Within hours, she was deported to the rough border town of Nogales, Sonora, with nothing but the clothes on her back. Her two-year-old daughter and 15-year-old son, both American citizens, were taken by the state of Arizona and consigned to foster care. Their mother's only offense: living undocumented in the United States.

Linda wasn't the best wife, or person for that matter, and it drove her husband away. Now she wants him back and will do absolutely anything to get him to come back home.

The United States remains the only industrialized nation in the world that does not provide paid family leave at the national level for either men or women. In the more than two decades since the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act, there have been numerous unsuccessful attempts to expand family leave benefits nationally. However, in the United States, it is common for innovations in family policies to arise at the state level.

Nature has never been this wild… When Chloe’s boyfriend Kurt suggests a camping trip, she’s a little hesitant. Chloe’s idea of camping is downgrading to a three-star hotel and watching pay-per-view. But Kurt really loves the outdoors, and Chloe really loves Kurt, so she’s determined to give it a try. Little does she know that this trip will give them a chance to not only deepen their connection but let her exhibitionist flag fly. And then Kurt gives her the surprise of a lifetime, and her first kiss with a girl is only the beginning… “Naughty Camping” is the fourth book in ...

زواج المسيار .. هل يقدم حلولاً للعديد من الحالات المجتمعية الخاصة؟ أم هو مشكلة بحد ذاته من ناحية تأثيره على الأسرة والأطفال؟ يجيب هذا الكتاب بأسلوبه السهل الواضح على الأسئلة المربكة التي لابد وأن أرقت العديد من النساء في منطقة الخليج العربي. ويبين أن المسيار زواج مستحدث ليس له وجود في تراثنا الديني، ولا في تقاليدنا الشعبية .. ويطالب بإعادة النظر بفتوى إباحته وضرورة أن تضم المجامع الفقهية إلى عضويتها نساء عالمات، وغير ذلك مما يهم كل امرأة وأسرة.

The saga continues as Linda and Craig further expand their sex life with co-workers, friends, and strangers.

Do you want to be more charismatic and have great conversations at work and at home? Almost all of our goals depend on our ability to communicate with others. To get what we want, we must learn how to deliver our message, both with our words and through using our body language. Communication is a valuable skill that will help you fulfill your dreams, and this audiobook will help you acquire it in no time.