One Thousand One More Ways To Be Romantic

Suggests a variety of romantic ideas, gifts, and gestures for couples.

“A beautifully written and well-researched cultural criticism as well as an honest memoir” (Los Angeles Review of Books) from the author of the popular New York Times essay, “To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This,” explores the romantic myths we create and explains how they limit our ability to achieve and sustain intimacy. What really makes love last? Does love ever work the way we say it does in movies and books and Facebook posts? Or does obsessing over those love stories hurt our real-life relationships? When her parents divorced after a twenty-eight year marriage and her own ten-year relationship ended, those were the questions that Mandy Len Catron wanted to answer. In a series of candid, vulnerable, and wise essays that takes a closer look at what it means to love someone, be loved, and how we present our love to the world, “Catron melds science and emotion beautifully into a thoughtful and thought-provoking meditation” (Bookpage). She delves back to 1944, when her grandparents met in a coal mining town in Appalachia, to her own dating life as a professor in Vancouver. She uses biologists’ research into dopamine triggers to ask whether the need to love is an innate human drive. She uses literary theory to show why we prefer certain kinds of love stories. She urges us to question the unwritten scripts we follow in relationships and looks into where those scripts come from. And she tells the story of how she decided to test an experiment that she’d read about—where the goal was to create intimacy between strangers using a list of thirty-six questions—and ended up in the surreal situation of having millions of people following her brand-new relationship. “Perfect fodder for the romantic and the cynic in all of us” (Booklist), How to Fall in Love with Anyone flips the script on love. “Clear-eyed and full of heart, it is mandatory reading for anyone coping with—or curious about—the challenges of contemporary courtship” (The Toronto Star).

I Love You a Thousand Ways is the story of one of the most loved, respected, and imitated singer/songwriters in the history of country music, a man whose songs touched the lives of millions of people. Lefty Frizzell’s relaxed style of singing proved to be a huge influence on a wide variety of country and pop music stars such as Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, George Jones, John Fogerty, George Strait, and Tim McGraw. In addition to his incredible vocal talents, Lefty was widely recognized for his songwriting skills. He had four songs in the country top ten at the same time in 1951—a feat that would only be repeated one more time on any chart, when The Beatles had five songs on the pop chart in 1964. Among Lefty’s many hits are: “If You’ve Got the Money, I’ve Got the Time,” “Mom and Dad’s Waltz,” “The Long Black Veil,” and “Saginaw, Michigan.” Willie Nelson’s 1977 album, To Lefty From Willie, was a tribute to Frizzell and consisted entirely of cover versions of Frizzell songs. Fellow Texan Roy Orbison was also a devout fan of Frizzell’s sound. In 1988, as a part of the Traveling Wilburys, Orbison chose the name “Lefty Wilbury” in honor of his musical hero. Lefty was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. I Love You a Thousand Ways is a long overdue, beautiful tribute to one of the most underrated musicians of all time, a man whose music continues to influence new generations of musicians and music fans.

Just this once, I want two men to be all mine. When Blake and Bryan walked into my high school biology class, my mouth dropped open. These were the new transfer students? The twins were gorgeous: they were six three, with God-like physiques, black hair and mesmerizing green eyes. But Blake and Bryan are more than just students. They’re undercover cops working to bust a drug ring among the rich kids at Canterdale High. And they enlist me in their scheme. I’m a curvy girl, who’s supposed to be a honey pot in this plan. I’ll be sexy, irresistible, not to mention wet and sticky with honey. But what if Blake and Bryan want to sample me first? Will the twins give me what I desire? Or is just one more too much to handle? Hey Readers – You’ll adore this tale of a sassy curvy girl who challenges two undercover cops in the halls of her high school. Blake and Bryan have a lot to offer, and they’re giving it ALL to Callie. This is an MMF story where swords cross, but I promise that it’s so yummy that you’ll be begging for more! Xoxo, Cassie

“ONE HUNDRED LOVE LETTERS FOR GOD’S WOMEN!” These letters consists of scriptures taken directly from the bible written in the form of "Love Letters" to remind ladies how much God loves each and every one of them, since most does not see the BIBLE as God ́s love letter to humanity! These Love Letters will bring peace, joy and hope to troubled hearts and minds! They also assures women of God’s great love for them, reminds them that He is the lover of their souls and no one can love them like He does, because they are the apple of His eye (Psalm 17:8), and He delights in every detail of their lives (Psalm 37:23&24)! These Love Letters will help women understand who God is, how much He loves them, who they are, and why they were created! They will also learn of the wonderful plans He has for their lives (Jeremiah 29:11), and as they Learn to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, all of their needs would be met according to his riches in glory(Matt 6:33)!

When I retired rich at age 55, I should have been more afraid. I was no longer a highly paid CEO in corporate America, but I had no apprehension about climbing down. I had plenty of money, literally millions of dollars, and figured I could easily handle my transition into an exciting, fun-filled retirement. Las Vegas was calling, and Palm Springs beckoned. Then, without warning, I was pounded with a series of lethal storms that made my remarkable ascent in the business world look easy. After college, I had been unstoppable, rapidly climbing up, a businessman riding high on a fabulous, serendipitous winning streak. My life was also the proverbial story of rags to riches. I had to learn how to climb out of the box of poverty and low expectations into which I was born. In my youth, I learned lessons that taught me how to cope, survive, and win in spite of vast, adversarial forces I saw and felt but never fully comprehended. When destructive personal losses swept through my post-retirement life, the old lessons that had taken me to the top in business were useless. I decided to revisit my entire life. I desperately needed to find the lessons I must have missed along the way. It was a matter of life and death. This memoir is the record of that amazing search.