Pregnancy Relationships

You watched with anticipation and awe as the test strip changed from white to pink, and thus began the awesome adventure of becoming a mother. Whether you're filled with elation, trepidation, or a combination of both, Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother's Soul will offer you inspiration as you prepare for this exciting, life changing event!

"I need the cream of a man inside me in order to make mine." Cooper's restaurant is in trouble. It simply can't compete with the hotter, hipper eatery that's opened next door. Funds are running low, as is morale. To make matters worse, one of his workers, Piper, has just gone and dropped the last carton of two percent, which is bad news when there's shakes that need to be made. Fortunately the young, heavily pregnant woman is able to improvise...using her own creamy, delectable, and oh-so satisfying BREAST MILK! One taste is all it takes to get customers coming from all over town, each of ...

Starting a family is no small feat. Everyone knows a new addition to the family can and will change everything you know. So, if you want to be the best partner and dad you can be for your family, you’re in the right place...

Discover how love can bloom in the ashes of heartbreak and transform what feels like chaos into connection. Risking It All for Love is a gripping tale of second chances, where the clash of two stubborn hearts reveals the complexities of love, healing, and growth. Jacklyn Austin, the once-charmed daughter of the Hawthorne dynasty, finds herself navigating single motherhood after a painful divorce. Adrian Hale, a former rock star shattered by loss, has retreated to a small town to rebuild his life with his daughter. When their worlds collide through a school talent show, tension ignites as ...

She summoned a monster, thinking it would end the visions. Instead, it claimed her body and soul. Yvrenn The moon haunts me. Every dream is soaked in sweat and shame, a horned beast pulling me into heat and hunger I can’t explain. I thought the ritual would end it. Just herbs, blood, and desperate hope. But what came from the forest wasn’t a vision. It was real. Galthar. He dragged me from the clearing, bound my wrists, and took me across the Veil into a fortress of shadows and stone. He says I’m the chosen. That my body belongs to him. I hate him. I crave him. And with every breath, ...

A secret baby, a second chance... The last person Toby Wilkinson expects to rescue in the middle of an earthquake is the woman he had a holiday fling with three years ago. He’s even more surprised when she tells him the little boy whose life he has just saved is his son. Esther Tyler wishes she’d been rescued by anyone but the father of her child. She can’t forgive him for walking away from her, but with her home little more than a shell, she has no choice but to accept his offer to stay in his apartment... where she finds a sexy role-playing game in his suitcase. While her flat is ...

Strong as a Mother is a practical and compassionate guide to preparing for a smooth start to motherhood. Everyone knows the secret to having “the Happiest Baby on the Block”. This is your guide to being the Sanest Mommy on the Block. It will prepare you with humor and grace for what lies ahead and give you the tools you need to take care of yourself, permission to struggle at times, and professional advice on how to move through it when you do.

Her baby was completely normal - overweight if anything, yet her breasts just couldn't seem to get the relief they needed from feeding him. Sometimes Karen felt as if she was going to burst at the seams. Lonely housewife Karen just can't seem to keep her hands off of her swollen, creamy breasts now that she's a new mama. Unfortunately, her prude of a husband wants no part in her X-rated, milky fantasies. When a hot young college stud shows up on her doorstep, Karen begins to suspect that her dreams may be coming true. Will this stud give Karen the release she's been craving, or will he be ...

My billionaire boss is a bad boy in the kitchen...and the bedroom. Alexander’s magical hands craft both mind-blowing meals and toe-curling ecstasy. This brooding CEO turned chef has me simmering with desire. He’s my boss and I agreed to fake date him to close a business deal. Yet every sizzling kiss in our "pretend" romance feels so real. He’s a master of allure and temptation...but I swore I would protect my heart. I let the last jerk derail my dreams, now I’m determined to get back on track. As Alex turns up the heat talking about forever, I'm melting fast. I can’t expect this ...

I tracked a lowlife into the dark. I found monsters waiting in it. Mara Cole is a debt collector with nothing left to lose. Her sister’s medical bills are piling up and her latest mark disappears into the shadows of Chicago’s criminal underworld. She follows him into an alley, through a door, and into a den of monsters. Literal ones. Minotaurs rule the pit fights below the city. They’re brutal, ancient, and obsessed with dominance. Mara should be running. Instead, she’s surrounded. Caught. Claimed. Torin doesn’t want her fear. He wants her surrender. Gideon watches her with ...

She fled the fire. He locked the door behind her. Lila is a park ranger, trained for wildfire season. But nothing prepares her for the inferno chasing her up the mountainside or the silent, brooding man who opens the door to the lookout tower and traps her inside. Wade doesn’t want a guest. He doesn’t want her name, her questions or the way her eyes flinch when he gets too close. But now she’s in his space. Breathing his air. Stirring his hunger. The tower becomes a cage. The storm outside isn’t the only threat. And when a firestorm explodes around them, their survival may cost more...

I was never supposed to be found. Now, I am their prey. Elara They dragged me through the gates of Alarian Omega Academy, my mouth full of blood, my wrists raw from the ropes. I fought like hell, but it didn’t matter. I was an unclaimed omega in a world ruled by alphas—nothing more than a prize to be broken, owned, and bred. The academy wasn’t just a school. It was a prison. A place where defiance was beaten out of you, where the trials would strip away my will until I begged for an alpha’s claim. But I wasn’t like the others. I had spent my life hiding, training, preparing for ...

The jaguar believes in soul mates. The man’s not convinced. Will Liv change his mind? Pediatrician Caiden Tyler has always worked hard and played hard, but lately he’s grown tired of the dating game. All he wants is an old-fashioned girl who can embrace his inner jaguar and match his high sex drive with the passion both he and his big cat needs. When he first spots Match by Mail’s brochure, he doesn’t believe he’ll find the soul mate his cat insists is out there for them. Then he meets Liv… The curvy blonde journalist applied to the agency while researching a news article on ...

Our eyes met, and my world flipped. He’s off-limits and nothing like the guys I've dated before, which only makes me want him even more. We're different in so many ways. We didn't grow up with the same privileges, yet our hearts and desires are remarkably similar. His tall, muscular body, adorned with black ink, takes my breath away. When our lips touch, the world around us disappears, leaving only the warmth of his embrace. Our relationship is a whirlwind of fire and steam until we hit a wall, hard. Separation sets in, and my world turns dark. I want him and only him. How could he do ...

She answered a desperate ad—and found herself in a world she never imagined, claimed by creatures she never thought existed. Riley I was broke, desperate, and drunk when I sent that reckless email. Now, I'm living in luxury, trapped between two powerful, irresistible minotaurs who make my every hidden fantasy come alive. Torin, cold and commanding, and Gavrax, playful yet possessive—they both push me to the edge. This arrangement was supposed to save me, not enslave me with cravings I can't escape. And now, danger from my past threatens the twisted paradise they've given me. Torin Riley...

From an expert counselor, a compassionate, comprehensive guide to healing, conception, and pregnancy after loss of a baby.

Dave Barry exposes natural childbirth for what it is: a pop phenomenon of the 1960's that, along with paisley bell-bottoms and creative sideburns, deserves a rest. His new book gives parents-to-be the hard facts they need. He examines the new federal law requiring prospective fathers to free themselves from their self-made macho prison - to laugh, cry, love and just generally behave like certified wimps.

Hermione Winters is captain of her cheerleading team, and in tiny Palermo Heights, this doesn't mean what you think it means. At PHHS, the cheerleaders don't cheer for the sports teams; they are the sports team - the pride and joy of a tiny town. The team's summer training camp is Hermione's last and marks the beginning of the end of...she's not sure what. She does know this season could make her a legend. But during a camp party, someone slips something in her drink. And it all goes black.

GOLDIMILK THE PREGNANT TWINK I'm Jax Young, just another descendent of Brigham Young trying to make my way in Salt Lake City, Utah. Well, not just. Assigned female at birth, I'm actually a gay male. One day I'll have a body to match my identity, but...that's going to have to wait. After a sizzling encounter in a hotel room overlooking the Mormon Temple, I'm experiencing a body transition of a different kind. I should detest watching my slim body swell with a bear cub. Should despise how my flat chest is filling out. But..it's complicated. Just like me. GOLDIMILK AND THE THREE BEARS I'm Jax,...

Mia Working in the neon-lit chaos of the casino, I thought I knew the game. But when three powerful alphas set their sights on me, I quickly realize I’m in way over my head. They’re not just here to play—they’re here to claim. Now, I’m caught in their world, where the stakes are higher than I ever imagined. And the scariest part? I’m not sure I want to escape. High Roller Daddy Doms Mia walked into our world thinking she was just another employee. But she’s an omega, and we know exactly what that means. She’s ours now—whether she realizes it or not. We’ll protect her, ...