Acts of Love


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A wonderfully romantic and searingly sexy love story to make your heart soar, perfect for fans of Curtis Sittenfeld's Eligible. 'A refreshing love story' - Marie Claire 'A truly unique heroine' - Heat Bernadette knows what she wants. Tim is perfect, and she's always had a feeling that something is about to happen between them. He might have just announced his engagement to the sickeningly wonderful Elizabeth, but the ring's not on his finger yet. And when Elizabeth starts meddling in Bernie's own love life, she knows it's time to act. Yes, Elizabeth's best friend Radley might be charming, charismatic and intelligent. But he's not Tim. And Bernadette's not a woman who takes no for an answer. 'Talulah Riley is an absolute force of nature. Read and revel' - Eva Rice




The Act of Love


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In a stunning follow-up to his much-heralded masterpiece, Kalooki Nights, acclaimed author Howard Jacobson has turned his mordant and uncanny sights on Felix Quinn, a rare-book dealer living in London, whose wife Marisa is unfaithful to him. All husbands, Felix maintains, secretly want their wives to be unfaithful to them. Felix hasn't always thought this way. From the moment of his first boyhood rejection, surviving the shattering effects of love and jealousy had been the study of his life. But while he is honeymooning with Marisa in Florida an event occurs that changes everything. In a moment, he goes from dreading the thought of someone else's hands on the woman he loves to thinking about nothing else. Enter Marius into Marisa's affections. And now Felix must wonder if he really is a happy man. The Act of Love is a haunting novel of love and jealousy, with stylish prose that crackles and razor-sharp dialogue, praised by the London Times as "darkly transgressive, as savage in its brilliance, as anything Jacobson has written." It is a startlingly perceptive, subtle portrait of a marriage and an excruciatingly honest, provocative exploration of sexual obsession.




ACT with Love


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Build more compassionate, accepting, and loving relationships with acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Let’s face it: Picture-perfect storybook romances don’t exist in real life. Couples fight. Feelings of love wax and wane through the years. And the stress and tedium of everyday life and work can often drive a wedge between even the most devoted couples. So, how can you reignite passion and intimacy in your relationship, cultivate greater understanding and compassion between yourself and your partner, and bring the joy back to your love life? In this fully revised and updated edition of ACT with Love, therapist and world-renowned ACT expert Russ Harris shows how developing psychological flexibility—the ability to be in the present moment with openness, awareness, and focus, and to take effective action in line with one's values—can help you and your partner strengthen and deepen your relationship. Also included is new information on attachment theory, powerful mindfulness and self-compassion techniques, and assertiveness and boundary-setting skills. ACT with Love will show you how to: Let go of conflict, open up, and live fully in the present Use mindfulness to increase intimacy, connection, and understanding Resolve painful conflicts and reconcile long-standing differences Act on your values to build a rich and meaningful relationship If you’re looking to increase feelings of intimacy, love, and connection with your partner, this book has everything you need to get started—together.




The Act of Love


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Something is happening, something very peculiar, visions just won't let up. Sapphire has been having these visions for far too long, what is it about? Why is it happening? The mystery lingers on. At only nine years old, these mysteries are still happening. Now that she is all grown up, one discovery will lead her to the next discovery. Sapphire feels like the light of the world has invoked her most inner spirits. With a beyond ordinary gift that she inhabits, her light team is constantly guiding her and also helping her to understand her purpose, which pretty soon will lead her to her destiny. Discovering something sweet and fragile, a gift given from the unknown. But despite of her beautiful nature, she must go through the motions that are just ahead of her, to fully understand the world around her. With such a kind, gentle soul and heart, she will stop at nothing to help those along her journey, and it's not always sweet. It is ever so challenging. She is aware that life is all about experiences, but nothing is ever tickled sweet. She will soon learn about a mission, that has been written in the stars. Sometimes things can be so simple, dangerous, weird, and uncomfortable. But it's a courageous thing, to have the strength and power to fear nothing making the effort to see the intention through. With the support of her friends, things are about to become very strange for her, snatching her out of her comfort zone. It is up to Sapphire to show just how strong, powerful, and determined she is, but even with that is a challenge within itself. She will have to put all of her logical knowledge, wisdom, and faith to the test. To see this intent through. Although this may be dangerous, a gamble, and maybe even a struggle. But in the end, it will all turn out to be sweet. But you'll just have to see to find out! Drama, lies, drugs, a violent history, lust, discovery, faith, true love, trust, murder, and digging out the truth despite of the nature of the circumstance! All simmer into this thing we all call life of experiences.




The Act of Love


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The Act of Love


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Shocking, unashamedly perverse, mordantly funny, and at the last heartbreaking, The Act of Love tackles one of the last taboos of the erotic life.




ACT with Love


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Popular myths about love set us up for a struggle with real life. The inconvenient truth is there's no such thing as a perfect partner, all couples fight, and feelings of love come and go like the weather. But that doesn't mean you can't have a joyful and romantic relationship. Through a simple program based on the revolutionary new mindfulness-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), you can learn to handle painful thoughts and feelings more effectively and engage fully in the process of living and loving together.




Act of Love


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The Act of Marriage


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This updated and expanded edition expands some of the subjects that were discreetly touched on in the earlier edition, explores how the latest discoveries in the field of medicine and social practice confirm the principles taught in the book.




Act of Love


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After dealing with a series of obstacles and life challenges, Kino MacGregor experienced a revelation. Whether eating, speaking, writing, traveling, or living, she pledged to let everything she did in life be an act of love. Just like that, the seed of a new world was planted as she began to integrate this simple yet truly life-changing principle into her daily routine. In a guide shared to help others attain spiritual growth, love, and true happiness, MacGregor presents a new paradigm that promotes an entirely new way of living and being. While offering anecdotal stories from her own journey as well as the journeys of students and fellow spiritual practitioners, she leads others down a courageous path inward to reset the mind to overcome heartache, become more aware, and embrace the process of awakening. Through moving stories, trusted advice, and meditation and reflection points, MacGregor sets up the parameters of love, action, and the ultimate shift that teaches students of life how to truly act from love in all we do, say, and become. Act of Love shares anecdotes, advice, and guidance that will help anyone reprogram the mind, choose a new outlook, and follow a simple roadmap to attain true love and happiness in life.