Karen Booth crafts steamy contemporary romance and women's fiction, blending a Midwestern sensibility with a Southern atmosphere. Her writing style is infused with the music of the 80s and a love for formative young adult literature, evident in her knack for creating compelling characters and testing their relationships. Readers will find her stories feature appealing male characters and strong female leads who challenge them. When not writing, Booth enjoys spending time with her children, honing her Southern cooking skills, and appreciating the support of her husband.
When Willow Moore’s lifelong dream of music stardom goes bust she’s burned out enough to need drastic change. As in, she’s trading her Brooklyn apartment for two months in the Connecticut countryside. Soon she’s baking bread, spending Saturdays at the farmer’s market and stopping to smell the roses, but some things in her new #cottagecore life aren’t so pleasant. Like her landlord, former chef Reid Harrell. As grouchy and reserved as Willow is chatty and outgoing, Reid is an annoyingly sexy keep-out sign. Something about Reid, a sliver of pain poking through that flinty facade, makes her wonder whether they’re more alike than she thought.
GR.1282A Karen Booth – Wypijmy za miłość, (How to Fake a Wedding Date) Rok
wcześniej Alex wywołała skandal – odwołała ślub ze znanym milionerem i oddała
mu pierścionek wart fortunę. Zbliża się jednak wesele przyjaciółki i nie chce
iść na przyjęcie sama. Potrzebuje faceta, który by ją adorował i przy którym
mogłaby udawać zakochaną. Jej brat uznaje, że do tej roli znakomicie nadaje
się jego wspólnik Ryder, bo przy nim Alex jest bezpieczna. Nie wie, że siostra
już raz spędziła z Ryderem gorącą noc i nadal go pragnie... GR.1282B Shannon
McKenna – Gorąca trzydziestka (The Marriage Mandate) Maddie musi wziąć ślub
przed trzydziestką, by zachować firmę. Uważa żądanie nestorki rodu za
bezsensowne, wybiera więc na narzeczonego najmniej odpowiedniego kandydata.
Wie, że rodzina nie będzie tym wyborem zachwycona. Jack, były partner
biznesowy brata Maddie, uważany jest za szpiega korporacyjnego i drania. Ale
jest niesamowicie atrakcyjny i seksowny. Maddie stawia wszystko na jedną kartę
i wdaje się z nim w szaleńczy romans...
Passion after dark A Christmas Temptation by Karen Booth Sophie Eden refuses to sell her family's legacy, especially not to Jake Wheeler. He and Sophie have history - a night of passion that first left her elated, then heartbroken. Now the heiress wants him to stay away. But when they're snowed in for Christmas, they surrender to temptation. Meanwhile, a secret awaits to tear them apart... Greek Tycoon's Mistletoe Proposal by Kandy Shepherd When guarded billionaire Lukas Christophedes finds maid Ashleigh Murphy living in his mansion, he strikes a deal with his gorgeous gate crasher. If Ashleigh pretends to be Lukas' girlfriend to help him close a crucial business deal, she can stay until the New Year. For newly single Ashleigh, agreeing to keep hearts off the table sounds easy...until the line between what's real and what's fake starts to blur! Christmas at the Tycoon's Command by Jennifer Hayward Shy Chloe Russo is dreading her first Christmas running the family business. Working with Nico Di Fiore is the last straw! Once, Nico's kisses promised Chloe every sensual delight - until he coldly rejected her. And now he's her boss! Control is paramount to Nico - he's always kept a tight rein on his craving for Chloe. But now, unable to deny their connection, Nico is determined to reclaim control and take Chloe as his own!
Stranded… together! Joy just had an embarrassing encounter with one of the wealthiest, sexiest men she’s ever met. He found her hiding out in someone else’s house under a name that isn’t hers! But when they get snowed in together, can their romance survive the truth?Entrepreneur Matthew Beaumont won’t let scandal ruin his brother’s wedding – unfortunately, scandal is Whitney Maddox’s middle name! And soon Matthew’s the one misbehaving under the mistletoe with this irresistible maid of honour…Deputy Jamie Douglas and lawman Nate Hall are determined to capture the Ice-Cold Killer. But a blizzard ravages their town, keeping everyone snowed in with this chilling killer. Can Jamie and Nate get to the truth before more innocent people wind up dead?
The book delves into the role of high-stakes standardized testing in South Korea's educational success, highlighting how pressure from such testing shapes learning outcomes. Through the experiences of Korean university students preparing for the TOEIC, it examines the complex dynamics between testing and learning. The author advocates for a socially situated perspective on testing, emphasizing the importance of sociocultural, historical, political, and economic contexts in understanding test-takers' experiences and outcomes.
