Julie Murphy

Jos kengät eivät sovi, on aika suunnitella omat.Bestseller-kirjailija Julie Murphyn nykyaikaan tuotu versio rakastetusta sadusta, jossa sankaritar ei todellakaan jää odottelemaan, mitä prinssi saa aikaan.Cindy rakastaa kenkiä. Ongelma on kuitenkin se, että huippusuunnittelijoiden muotiluomuksia ei aina valmisteta hänen koossaan. Kun Cindylla on taskussaan designkoulun tutkintotodistus eikä työpaikkaa tunnu löytyvän, hän muuttaa New Yorkista takaisin Losiin äitipuolensa Erica Tremainen luo. Äitipuoli sattuu tuottamaan maailman tunnetuinta tv:n treffiohjelmaa, jonka uusi kausi on juuri alkamassa. Kun yksi kilpailijoista peruu osallistumisensa viime hetkellä, Cindy päätyy paikkaajaksi. Cindy päättää, että kyllä hän muutamat treffit pinnallisen komistuksen kanssa kestää, jos samalla pääsee esittelemään omaa kenkämallistoaan suurelle yleisölle ja herättämään jonkin muotitalon huomion.Ohjelma kuitenkin mullistaa Cindyn elämän. Ainoana - ja kilpailun kaikkien aikojen ensimmäisenä - ylipainoisena kilpailijana julkisuus tekee hänestä kehopositiivisuuden mallin yhdessä yössä. Vielä ihmeellisempää on se, millaisia tunteita unelmien prinssi hänessä herättää. Kilpailun aikana Cindyn on opittava luottamaan niin kenkiensä korkoihin kuin tunteisiinsa.Tosirakkauden mitat on ihana ja lämminhenkinen romaani itsensä löytämisestä, rakkaudesta ja uskosta onnelliseen loppuun, jonka jokainen meistä ansaitsee.Julie Murphy on Texasissa asuva kirjailija, jonka teokset ovat kerta toisensa jälkeen nousseet New York Timesin bestseller-listalle. Kirjastonhoitajana työskennellyt Murphy inspiroituu täydellisistä romanttisista komedioista ja yllättävistä seikkailuista.

14 Young Adult short stories from bestselling and award-winning authors make a splash in Mermaids Never Drown - the second collection in the Untold Legends series edited by Zoraida C rdova and Natalie C. Parker - exploring mermaids like we've never seen them before A Vietnamese mermaid caught between two worlds. A siren who falls for Poseidon's son. A boy secretly pining for the merboy who saved him years ago. A storm that brings humans and mermaids together. Generations of family secrets and pain. Find all these stories and more in this gripping new collection that will reel you in from the very first page Welcome to an ocean of hurt, fear, confusion, rage, hope, humor, discovery, and love in its many forms. Edited by Zoraida C rdova and Natalie C. Parker, Mermaids Never Drown features beloved authors like Darcie Little Badger, Kalynn Bayron, Preeti Chhibber, Rebecca Coffindaffer, Julie C. Dao, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Adriana Herrera, June Hur, Katherine Locke, Kerri Maniscalco, Julie Murphy, Gretchen Schreiber, and Julian Winters.

A good girl and bad boy make a deal in the second book in the binge-worthy trilogy of romance novels from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin'. Perfect for fans of Elle Kennedy and Hannah Grace. PRE-ORDER the brand new second instalment of The Undergrads college romance series. -- Daisy was always a wallflower (yes, she does see the irony). But she’s decided that college is her time to bloom. She is going to be That Girl™ who goes all the parties, kills it at school, and finally loses her v-card. (Virginity is a construct, but still!) Unfortunately, everything about Daisy screams girlfriend material. Heath is a tattoo artist by night and a Wexley student by day. After leaving the UK to apprentice for his hero, he’s following through on the promise he made his father to go to college. He’s trying to keep his head down and his grades up. Until Heath goes to work and finds the new front desk assistant is Daisy--the stunning girl with a fear of needles who went into a panic the week before on his tattoo bed. When he learns that she plans on hiring someone to have sex with her, Daisy senses judgement coming from Heath and she challenges him to be the lucky guy. She's not his type and he's definitely not hers, but Heath makes an offer anyway. Five dates. And then Heath will sleep with Daisy. No sooner. No later. Daisy is hesitant to say yes. What he’s asking for is frighteningly close to a relationship. But as the two begin to catch feelings, will five dates be enough? Tropes: good girl x bad boy romance workplace romance slow burn romance spicy bargain

This deluxe paperback edition will feature stenciled edges and a map. A good girl and bad boy make a deal in the second book in the binge-worthy trilogy of romance novels from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy. Perfect for fans of Elle Kennedy and Hannah Grace. Daisy was always a wallflower (yes, she does see the irony). But she's decided that college is her time to bloom. She is going to be That Girl(TM) who is invited to all the parties, kills it at school, and finally loses her v-card. (Virginity is a construct, but still ) To her dismay, everything about Daisy screams girlfriend material and her dates seem more interested in taking her home to mom than to bed. Heath is a tattoo artist by night and a Wexley student by day. After leaving the UK to apprentice for his hero, it's time to follow through on the agreement he made with his father to go to college. Three disastrous semesters later and Heath knows he has to keep his head down and his grades up. But then one day, Heath goes to work and finds Daisy working the front desk-the stunning girl with a fear of needles he talked off a ledge when she came in to get matching tattoos with her friends last week. Not only is she incredibly unqualified for the job, but he learns that she plans on hiring someone to have sex with her so she can "get her first time over with." When Daisy smells a whiff of judgement coming from Heath, she challenges him to be the lucky guy. She's not his type and he's definitely not her's, but Heath makes an offer anyway. Five dates. And then Heath will sleep with Daisy. No sooner. No later. Take it or leave it. Daisy is hesitant to say yes. What he's asking for is frighteningly close to a relationship. But as the two begin to catch feelings, will five dates be enough?

A good girl and bad boy make a deal in the second book in the binge-worthy trilogy of romance novels from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy. Perfect for fans of Elle Kennedy and Hannah Grace. Daisy was always a wallflower (yes, she does see the irony). But she's decided that college is her time to bloom. She is going to be That Girl(TM) who is invited to all the parties, kills it at school, and finally loses her v-card. (Virginity is a construct, but still ) To her dismay, everything about Daisy screams girlfriend material and her dates seem more interested in taking her home to mom than to bed. Heath is a tattoo artist by night and a Wexley student by day. After leaving the UK to apprentice for his hero, it's time to follow through on the agreement he made with his father to go to college. Three disastrous semesters later and Heath knows he has to keep his head down and his grades up. But then one day, Heath goes to work and finds Daisy working the front desk-the stunning girl with a fear of needles he talked off a ledge when she came in to get matching tattoos with her friends last week. Not only is she incredibly unqualified for the job, but he learns that she plans on hiring someone to have sex with her so she can "get her first time over with." When Daisy smells a whiff of judgement coming from Heath, she challenges him to be the lucky guy. She's not his type and he's definitely not her's, but Heath makes an offer anyway. Five dates. And then Heath will sleep with Daisy. No sooner. No later. Take it or leave it. Daisy is hesitant to say yes. What he's asking for is frighteningly close to a relationship. But as the two begin to catch feelings, will five dates be enough?

Welcome to Spooning, Connecticut, a sleepy town in the tree-carpeted Litchfield Hills, where life is friendly and quiet... that is, until the four Barstow brothers, along with their sister, are left a farm in their grandparents' will. Suddenly they're all back in Spooning, and the once sleepy town has unknowingly become the setting of the latest season of Baby Barstow's popular podcast, Talk Dirty to Me. And seeing as she's here, she can't help but inject a little local gossip into each recording. Soon it becomes clear that there is a lot more forking happening in Spooning than at first meets the eye - and Baby Barstow isn't interested in keeping any of it quiet. In fact, we're about to hear all about it...

From Julie Murphy, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin’, and acclaimed coauthor Crystal Maldonado comes the sequel to the hilarious and creepy middle grade summer-camp story—this time featuring werewolves! Last year, Maggie and Nora didn’t exactly get the summer of their dreams. Instead, they had to survive a camp run by a covert clan of vampires. But this year, Camp Sylvania is back and under new management—gentle, hippie-dippie Luna Lupowski. So the girls are convinced to give camp another try. All Nora wants is an unforgettable experience with her best friend. But it’s hard to have fun with Maggie fixated on all things otherworldly—and spending time with Logan, the boy she met at camp last year. When creepy things start happening, Maggie insists on investigating. But Nora has found an interest of her own—the strange effects of Luna’s homemade “moon water.” It removes zits, adds lustrous shine to hair, and even seems to straighten teeth! No braces? No problem! It isn’t long before the girls are caught up in another supernatural adventure. But when their friends find themselves in danger, can Maggie and Nora put their differences aside to save them? Is it possible to just have one normal summer, please?

From #1 New York Times bestseller Julie Murphy comes a heartfelt and hilarious tale of a woman who thinks life and love have passed her by until she’s thrown into her grandmother’s quirky world of octogenarian free love and gets a second chance with the one man she never expected to see again. Perhaps it’s never too late to play the opening credits… Welcome to Starlight Palms, a favorite retirement facility among Hollywood actors and industry professionals tucked away just outside of sunny Palm Springs. Filled with forgotten scream queens, eccentric screenwriters, and heartthrobs of the past, it has a brand-new resident: Vera Stein, age forty. Vera knows she’s missed her chance at a life worthy of the silver screen, just like she missed her chance at ever finding true love. But Vera isn’t one to take chances. She’s spent most of her adult years caretaking for her dying mother and her movie star boss’s ego. Now abruptly houseless and jobless, Vera has nowhere to land, so to grandmother’s house we go! The Starlight Palms Senior Living Center is midcentury Hollywood down to its pastel-painted bones. This desert gem isn’t lacking in saucy plot twists (swinging seniors, anyone?) or a leading man: Elias Buckley, the on-site doctor and Vera’s former ill-fated college fling and—for reasons that will stay in Vegas—legally her ex-husband according to the state of Nevada. It’s not long before Vera falls into a job as the activities coordinator and under the spell of a certain smart-mouthed doctor… Suddenly all those empty years in LA look less like mistakes and a lot more like backstory. With a fresh start at her fingertips, Vera begins to see that even with all the detours she’s taken, there’s still a Hollywood ending (and maybe even a happily ever after) in sight… TROPES Second Chance Romance Workplace Romance Multigenerational Family Drama Forced Proximity New Lease on Life and Spice

Clover Rowan Walsh knows The Plan™; Get a full ride to her dream school, rule the school of business with an iron fist, and say goodbye to the paycheck-to-paycheck life she and her mom have known for years. But when her housing scholarship collapses, she finds one desperate loophole – married students can share a dorm for the cost of one. Enter Bennet Graves, heir to Graves Coffee and the boy who broke her heart. Clover’s proposal shocks them both, yet Bennet can’t say no. Pretending to be newlyweds should be simple…except they can’t stop fighting – or flirting. As Clover and Bennett hide the true nature of their marriage, they find that playing house isn’t all that bad – especially with certain marital benefits in the mix. Soon, they're forgetting the most important part of their marriage of convenience . . . that it’s supposed to be fake.

This deluxe paperback edition will feature stenciled edges and a map. From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Julie Murphy comes a sexy rom com about a college marriage of convenience that goes way beyond chemistry 101...The first in a trilogy of romance novels that follows a group of girls as they navigate love, friendship, and new adulthood, this is perfect for fans of Elle Kennedy and Hannah Grace. CLOVER ROWAN WALSH knows The Plan(TM). 1. Get a full ride to her dream school, Wexley University. 2. Conquer the school of business. 3. Say goodbye to the paycheck-to-paycheck life she and her mom have known for years. There's just one hiccup. With the first semester rapidly approaching, Clover learns her housing grant has fallen through. But a loophole presents itself: Married couples can live in the dorms for the price of one student. Clover is willing to sacrifice the sanctity of marriage . . . even if it means proposing to the one person she swore she'd never speak to again. Bennett Andrew Graves is the only heir to the Graves Coffee empire. After spending his first year at Wexley, squeaking by in classes and becoming personally acquainted with the female student body, he is looking forward to living off campus. Until the girl he grew up with (and whom he completely devastated years ago) walks back into his life with the most absurd question: Will you marry me? Bennett can't refuse Clover. He owes her this, but that doesn't change the fact that these two can barely carry on a conversation without getting at each other's throats. Forget about sharing a dorm--much less one bed. But as Clover and Bennett hide the true nature of their marriage, they find that playing house isn't all that bad--especially with certain marital benefits in the mix. In fact, Clover and Bennett are soon forgetting the most important part of their fake marriage of convenience . . . that it's supposed to be fake.

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Julie Murphy comes a sexy rom com about a college marriage of convenience that goes way beyond chemistry 101...The first in a trilogy of romance novels that follows a group of girls as they navigate love, friendship, and new adulthood, this is perfect for fans of Elle Kennedy and Hannah Grace. CLOVER ROWAN WALSH knows The Plan(TM). 1. Get a full ride to her dream school, Wexley University. 2. Conquer the school of business. 3. Say goodbye to the paycheck-to-paycheck life she and her mom have known for years. There's just one hiccup. With the first semester rapidly approaching, Clover learns her housing grant has fallen through. But a loophole presents itself: Married couples can live in the dorms for the price of one student. Clover is willing to sacrifice the sanctity of marriage . . . even if it means proposing to the one person she swore she'd never speak to again. Bennett Andrew Graves is the only heir to the Graves Coffee empire. After spending his first year at Wexley, squeaking by in classes and becoming personally acquainted with the female student body, he is looking forward to living off campus. Until the girl he grew up with (and whom he completely devastated years ago) walks back into his life with the most absurd question: Will you marry me? Bennett can't refuse Clover. He owes her this, but that doesn't change the fact that these two can barely carry on a conversation without getting at each other's throats. Forget about sharing a dorm--much less one bed. But as Clover and Bennett hide the true nature of their marriage, they find that playing house isn't all that bad--especially with certain marital benefits in the mix. In fact, Clover and Bennett are soon forgetting the most important part of their fake marriage of convenience . . . that it's supposed to be fake.

Catty Corner knows that her annual road trips with Grandma Tabby are a guaranteed great time. She also knows that inviting her best friends, Jo and Bebe, will make the trip even more fantastic. So when they hit the road with Grandma Tabby in her RV, Catty is certain it will double the fun. And this year Catty gets to pick their destination: The World's Largest Ball of Yarn But traveling in close quarters can be tough to navigate, especially when Grandma Tabby shares embarrassing stories about Catty or Bebe seems to be keeping a big secret. Suddenly Catty is wondering if they're heading in the entirely wrong direction. Can Catty get the trip back on track before it's too late?

Catty Corner knows that her annual road trips with Grandma Tabby are a guaranteed great time. She also knows that inviting her best friends, Jo and Bebe, will make the trip even more fantastic. So when they hit the road with Grandma Tabby in her RV, Catty is certain it will double the fun. And this year Catty gets to pick their destination: The World's Largest Ball of Yarn But traveling in close quarters can be tough to navigate, especially when Grandma Tabby shares embarrassing stories about Catty or Bebe seems to be keeping a big secret. Suddenly Catty is wondering if they're heading in the entirely wrong direction. Can Catty get the trip back on track before it's too late?

This deluxe hardcover edition will feature stenciled edges and illustrated endpapers.From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy and USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone comes a brand-new college town raunch-com about a sexy single dad professor and a feisty law school grad turned nanny in this steamy tale of Academic Affairs...Class is in session.Maddie Kowalczk is ready to be a bad girl. When the rookie lecturer lands at Astra University, she's looking to start fresh after a messy breakup. But her first night in town takes a twist when she bumps into Bram Loe--a reserved but incredibly handsome single dad she (not so accidentally) stole a parking spot from earlier that day. The unspoken chemistry as he locks eyes with her while she gets a birthday spanking at a local bar is hotter than a Bunsen burner at full flame.Bram is looking for a break from his hectic life as an ecology professor and dad to rambunctious twins and a busy teenager. So when his college friend's divorce celebration brings him face-to-face with the same delectable brat who stole his parking spot, he's ready for a night to remember. But the next morning, Bram's world turns upside down (and that's not just the hangover talking). His new nanny? None other than Maddie, who also happens to be the new poli-sci adjunct at the university where he teaches. Maddie is desperate and broke, so when Bram offers her a raise and the chance to set some ground rules, she can't say no. As the two settle into their new roles, the normally unruffled Bram finds that no one riles him up like Maddie does, which is a problem when every argument feels like foreplay. Of course, Bram is an educator first and foremost, and he very quickly finds he can't resist the temptation of instructing Maddie in the fundamentals of being a good girl. And it turns out Maddie's a hands-on learner...TROPESSingle DadNanny x BossNew Adult Romance

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy and USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone who gave us A Merry Little Meet Cute comes an extra spicy new holiday rom-com--'tis the season for second chances What happens when there's no room at the inn and you and your potentially demonic cat become roommates with your grumpy one-night stand?Part-time adult film actress/one-time adult film director/makeup artist Sunny Palmer has accidentally sold her very first screenplay to the Hope Channel. That was six months ago. Fast forward to a looming deadline, an uninspired Sunny has returned to the source of her inspiration in Christmas Notch, Vermont, to immerse herself in the local Christmas miracle on which her fever dream of a movie pitch was based.Isaac Kelly, former boy band heartthrob and the saddest boy in the music biz, is the latest owner of the town's historic mansion. After his years of heartbreak following his young wife's death, Isaac's record label is done waiting for new music. What better place to attempt his first holiday album than a snow-covered mansion where he can become a hermit in peace?But after their best friends' wedding leads to them waking up together in a freezing motel room with questionable wiring and a broken shower, Isaac takes a chance and asks Sunny to stay with him at his home. Surely the place is big enough that he'll hardly see her or her unhinged cat. But when the two discover they're both creatively blocked, they make a handshake deal: Isaac will help Sunny hunt down the truth behind the local lore, and Sunny will find Isaac a new muse.And with these two opposites under one roof, there's no way this jingle bell mingle could go off script...right?

Fall in love with your favorite fairy tales reimagined as contemporary romances, from bestselling and award-winning authors Julie Murphy, Jasmine Guillory, Zoraida C rdova, and Christina Lauren, now in a stunningly collectable, highly giftable, four-book paperback boxed set with dreamy stained and stenciled edges. If the Shoe Fits: Julie Murphy reimagines Cinderella as a contemporary fish out of water story. When aspiring shoe designer Cindy is cast as the first and only plus-size contestant on the world's biggest reality dating show, she will have to take a leap of faith and hope her heels--and her heart--don't break in the process. By the Book: Jasmine Guillory reimagines Beauty and the Beast as a literary workplace romance that's a tale as old as time. Overworked and underpaid and one of the few Black employees at her publishing house, editorial assistant Izzy pictures a promotion when she agrees to help brooding author Beau Towers finish his memoir. As their deadline nears, Izzy and Beau begin to realize there may be something there that wasn't there before. Kiss the Girl: Zoraida Cordova reimagines The Little Mermaid as a pop star struggling to find her voice and listen to her heart. Anyone would think world-famous pop star Ariel del Mar is the girl who has everything. But indie rock star Eric Reyes has no idea who she is when he invites her on tour for the summer with his band. When sparks fly, can Ariel follow her dreams, fall in love, and, somehow, find her own voice? Tangled Up in You: Christina Lauren reimagines Tangled as a modern romance about breaking free from the past and opening your heart to the future. Raised on a homestead for most of her twenty-two years, Ren is finally achieving her dream of going to college. But an assignment in her immunology seminar sends her on a cross-country road trip with bad boy Fitz, to discover the truth about her family.

It’s twice as hot in this extra steamy Christmas in July two-in-one cowritten by #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy and USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone. Read the spicy second-chance romance Snow Place Like LA, then just flip your book over to step aboard a cruise in the sexy rom-com Seas and Greetings. Available for the first time in print!Snow Place Like LACould this summer be hot enough to make the sparks fly again between Angel and Luca?After Angel and Luca connected on the set of Duke the Halls and had a whirlwind romance in the literal snow globe of Christmas Notch, Vermont, Luca found himself falling in love. Hard. He’d never been one to believe in fate or true love, but one thing was certain: Angel was his person.He knew it as well as he knew the history of American figure skating. But when Angel left for an art school semester abroad without a word, Luca’s already brittle heart was broken. No one ghosted Luca. Unless he was in a haunted house.But with the spring semester long over, Angel is back home in Los Angeles for the summer, and unfortunately for Luca, this big town is turning out to be smaller than either of them ever expected.Seas and GreetingsSink your teeth into this blazing hot queer enemies-to-lovers romp!This is Krysta Morton’s last job. She’s done with being a bodyguard. But when Addison Hayes’s manager offers Krysta a ridiculous amount of money to keep the high-maintenance singer-turned-influencer safe on a cruise, Krysta can’t make herself say no. Addison’s dream of expanding her empire into hotels and cruises is finally within reach. As she curates the passenger experience and oversees the debut run of The Lion and the Lamb, her first attempt at producing a musical and her ode to all things Twilight, security is a must.With Krysta’s no-nonsense attitude, Addison is certain her newly hired bodyguard loathes her. Then a steamy shore excursion reveals that Krysta’s icy shell is hiding her simmering attraction to Addison. But when Addison starts receiving threatening notes and cast members start dropping like food poisoned flies, this cruise isn’t turning out to be smooth sailing after all.