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In Boyfriend Material, Luc and Oliver met, pretended to fall in love, fell in love for real, dealt with heartbreak and disappointment and family and friends...and somehow figured out a way to make it work. Now it seems like everyone around them is getting married, and Luc's feeling the social pressure to propose. But it'll take more than four weddings, a funeral, and a bowl full of special curry to get these two from "I don't know what I'm doing" to "I do". Good thing Oliver is such perfect Husband Material.

Once upon a time there was a totally ordinary boy who fell for a cold, beautiful prince. Only it's not a fairy tale, it's my life. The prince is a billionaire called Caspian Hart. And we're trying super hard to live happily ever after. He's everything I want, need, and can't resist: a man who looks like a god and bangs like the devil. Except he's still got his rules and he's still got his secrets.... But if there's one thing Caspian's taught me it's that you should never settle for less than you're worth. And I'm worth his trust. I have to show him that I see him.

Luc pertenece a una familia de estrellas del rock. Su padre se ha pasado veinte años entrando y saliendo de programas de desintoxicación. Ahora que ha regresado, Luc vuelve a estar en el ojo público y una foto comprometedora lo estropea todo.

Jonathan Forest should never have hired Sam. It was a sentimental decision, and Jonathan didn't get where he is by following his heart. Determined to set things right, Jonathan orders Sam down to London for a difficult talk…only for a panicking Sam to trip, bump his head, and maybe accidentally imply he doesn't remember anything?

I thought I'd be okay when Caspian Hart left. He was a brilliant, beautiful billionaire with a past he couldn't escape. And I was...just me: an ordinary man lost in his own life. It would never have lasted. It should never have happened. Not outside a fairytale. And I am okay. I've got my job, my family, my friends, and everything Caspian taught me. Except it turns out he's going to marry his ex-boyfriend. A man who doesn't understand him. A man who almost broke him. And I've finally realized it's not enough for me to be happy. I need Caspian to be happy, too.

With a paycheck as useful as greaseproof paper and a house crumbling faster than biscuits in tea, Rosaline Palmer is teetering on the edge of financial disaster. But where there’s a whisk there’s a way...and Rosaline has just landed a spot on the nation’s most beloved baking show. Winning the prize money would give her daughter the life she deserves - and Rosaline is determined to stick to the instructions. However, more than collapsing trifles stand between Rosaline and sweet, sweet victory.

It is the year 1814, and life for a young lady of good breeding has many difficulties. There are balls to attend, fashions to follow, marriages to consider, and, of course, the tiny complication of existing in a world swarming with fairy spirits, interfering deities, and actual straight-up sorcerers.

Earth is a ruin, and the scattered remnants of humanity scavenge what they can from the stars. This under the watchful auspices of a grab-bag of collectives, corporations, and churches. These are all that remains of what we once called society. Having long exhausted any conventional sources of energy, life in the solar system is now sustained by a volatile, hallucinogenic substance – this harvested from the brains of vast cetacean-like Leviathans that swim the atmospheric currents of Jupiter.

When Viola Carroll was presumed dead at Waterloo, she took the opportunity to live, at last, as herself. But freedom does not come without a price, and Viola paid for hers with the loss of her wealth, her title and her closest companion, Justin de Vere, the Duke of Gracewood. Only when their families reconnect, years after the war, does Viola learn how deep that loss truly was. Shattered without her, Gracewood has retreated so far into grief that Viola barely recognises her old friend in the lonely, brooding man he has become.

It is the year 1814 and Miss Maelys Mitchelmore finds her entry into the highest society of Bath hindered by an irritating curse. It begins innocuously enough, with her dress slowly unmaking itself over the course of an evening at the ball of the season, a scandal she only narrowly manages to escape. However, as the curse progresses to more fatal proportions, she realises she must seek out urgent assistance, even if that means mixing with the most undesirable company - and there are few less desirable allies than the brooding Lady Georgiana Landrake.

As an expert baker, Rosaline Palmer is a big believer in always following the recipe. She's lived her life by that rule - well, except for when she dropped out of college to raise her daughter, Amelie. Now, with a paycheck as useful as greaseproof paper and a house crumbling faster than biscuits in tea, she's teetering on the edge of financial disaster. But where there's a whisk there's a way...and Rosaline has just landed a spot on the nation's most beloved baking show.

Despite his passion for baking, constant self-doubt has left him a curdled, directionless mess. So, when his roommate enters him in Bake Expectations, the nation's favourite baking show, Paris is sure he'll be the first one sent home. And yet, not only does he impress the judges and win week one's challenge—he also catches the eye of fellow contestant, Tariq Hassan. Sure, he's the competition, but he's also incredibly cute with more confidence than Paris could ever hope to have.

hello beautiful people! this podcast is simple yet complex. i want to challenge your original ways of thinking, while creating a safe lighthearted space to share my mind. i want to tell my story and many others. so grab your coffee and enjoy

It is the year 1815 and Mr. John Caesar is determined to help his younger sister, Mary, successfully enter London society. A high-stakes endeavour at the best of times, this task is made slightly more difficult by his family's non-traditional background, the pernicious whims of the ton, and the ever-present complication of living in a world full of scheming fairies and capricious gods.

Gesucht: Fake-Boyfriend. Möglichst perfekt und skandalfrei. Luc O'Donnell ist quasi berühmt. Als Sohn eines Rockstars steht er im Licht der Öffentlichkeit. Schon ein harmloser Skandal oder ein falsches Foto könnte ihn seinen Job bei einer Stiftung kosten. Um seinem Image einen bodenständigen Anstrich zu verleihen, beschließt Luc, sich einen netten und normalen Freund zu suchen - und findet Oliver Blackwell. Dieser ist so skandalfrei, wie es nur geht: Anwalt, Vegetarier und ebenfalls auf der Suche nach einem Date für ein großes Event.

Gesucht: der Mann fürs Leben. Muss nicht perfekt sein. Aus ihrer Fake-Beziehung ist längst etwas Echtes geworden. Luc und Oliver sind verliebt und könnten eigentlich glücklicher nicht sein. Doch dann bricht auf einmal der Heiratswahn aus, und alle um sie herum geben sich das Jawort. Von den plötzlichen Veränderungen in seinem sozialen Umfeld unter Druck gesetzt, macht Luc Oliver einen Antrag, denn schließlich ist er perfekt für ihn. Doch es zeigt sich, dass diese beiden mehr brauchen als vier Hochzeiten und einen Todesfall, um von "Vielleicht" zu "Für immer" zu kommen.

Ein vorgetäuschter Gedächtnisverlust trifft auf echte Gefühle... Als Manager eines Bath and Bed Stores wird Sam Becker von seinem Verkaufsteam geliebt. Daher gerät er in Panik, als ihn der Besitzer dazu auffordert, aufgrund der schlechten Zahlen jemanden zu entlassen. Jonathan Forest ist heiß - keine Frage -, aber leider auch ein bisschen einschüchternd. Und als Sam sich während des Termins den Kopf stößt, nutzt er die Gelegenheit und tut das einzig Logische: Er gibt vor, sein Gedächtnis verloren zu haben.

Miss Mitchelmore wurde verflucht. Das findet sie heraus, als sich ihr Kleid auf einem Ball plötzlich in Luft auflöst und sie nur knapp einem Skandal entkommt. Sie ist entschlossen, herauszufinden, wer es auf sie abgesehen hat. Ausgerechnet die mysteriöse Lady Georgiana scheint mehr über den Täter zu wissen. Und wenn man dem Klatsch und Tratsch auf der Straße Glauben schenken kann, ist sie eine Hexe mit dunklem Geheimnis.. Ihre anziehende Art könnte sowohl Miss Mitchelmores Herz als auch ihrem Leben gefährlich werden.

SØGES. En pæn mand, der kan spille min kæreste, INGEN skandaler og gerne vegetar. Skal kunne begynde med det samme... Luc O’Donnell er pludselig blevet semiberømt. Hans afdankede, fallerede rockstjerne-far har gjort comeback, så Luc befinder sig i offentlighedens søgelys, da et kompromitterende foto dukker op og truer med at ødelægge hans liv. For at redde sit image må Luc finde en pæn og pletfri partner... og Oliver Blackwood er så pæn og pletfri, som man kan være. Han er advokat, vegetar og absolut skandale-fri. Med andre ord: Han oser af kærestepotentiale.

Når man følger opskriften, får man de flotteste resultater. Rosaline Palmer har altid levet efter den regel – bortset fra da hun droppede ud af universitetet for at tage sig af sin datter. Nu står Rosaline uden en krone på lommen og med en lønseddel, der er lige så meget værd som bagepapir. Men hvor der er piskeris, er der vej, og Rosaline har lige fået en plads i landets største bagedyst. Præmien vil give hendes datter det liv, hun fortjener – og Rosaline er fast besluttet på at vinde. Der kommer dog meget mere end sammenfaldne souffléer mellem Rosaline og den søde sejr.