Ariella Papa

Gwens boyfriend Coop invites her on a romantic road trip from L.A. to Mendicino. However, Coop also invites his best friend, stunning yoga celebrity Dannika Winters. To stop herself from murdering the blond goddess, Gwen records her every thought from the backseat. Original.

On the Verge

In Italy there always seems to be some random holiday sneaking up on you when you least expect it. A festa. I arrived in the country on a festa, though I didn't feel like a holiday or remember how to celebrate. Barely twenty and brokenhearted, Gabriella arrives in the beautiful Tuscan city of Siena on a bitter winter day looking for solace. In the brochures, Siena was sunny and warm, but in reality, she feels cold and lonely. She can't communicate with the locals, or her American roommates, who are struggling with their own demons. The only company she finds is at night in the clubs talking to men who'd rather not be talking. Soon Gaetano, a potentially dangerous older man from the south of Italy, is waiting outside her classroom every day to show her "his" Italy. As she travels though the country with a new group of friends, she walks a fine line between freedom, and fear. A Semester Abroad is a passionate, sensuous novel about obsession, friendship and what makes a girl a woman.

A Semester Abroad

From the author of "On the Verge" and "Up & Out" comes a novel about reproduction, real estate, and Voula Pavlopolous's journey to find her own bundle of joy. Original.

Bundle of Joy?

When her roommate moves out, her job becomes null and void, and her boyfriend dumps her, TV producer Rebecca Cole must find a way to get her life back in order--and satisfy her lust for fine dining. 150,000 first printing.

Up & Out

How Long Does it Take To Go From It Girl to On the Dole? TV producer Rebecca Cole has seen better days. Like the day her cartoon creation, Esme, made her a hit and scored her a promotion. That was a good day. But now that her roommate has decided to heed her therapist and appreciate the simpler things in life -- outside of New York City -- and a corporate takeover at her network has left Rebecca jobless, this food snob has to find a way to afford her rent and her penchant for fine dining. Oh, and she really should start saying no to the break-up sex with her ex. Surely Rebecca will be able to draw herself out of this mess, and maybe even find a way to eat well in the process?

Twenty-three-year-old Jersey girl Eve Vitali is on the verge of something...whether it be a relationship, the fabulous life that she reads about in the Styles section of the New York Times or a nervous breakdown. Despite her Jackie O. suit, Eve works as an unappreciated assistant for—of all things—a bicycle magazine. Everyone keeps telling her that she's got her foot in the door, but the rest of her is surfing the Net and schlepping around with Tabitha, an Amazonian sex goddess. Between glam parties, obligatory visits home and myriad men, Eve is realizing that it takes a lot of work to get beyond the verge and on to the next big thing.... It seems everyone has advice on how to get there: Eve (on keeping her "foot in the door"): "Develop artificial cheeriness. Answer all requests with 'great.' Hypothetical: Person of dubious authority: 'Eve, why don't you count all of the paper clips in the entire department and then divide them into seven equal piles?' Me: 'Great. I'll get right on it. That'll be great.'" Tabitha (prefers foreign men, gets entree to the coolest parties, buys lots of underwear): "Remove unsightly hairs before all dates." Roseanne (Eve's roommate who works in—gasp!—finance): "Whatever you do, don't be predictable."

Ce que j’adore, à New York, c’est qu’on y trouve de tout, n’importe où et à n’importe quelle heure ! Des tempuras de crevettes au soja, des cours de yoga africain, des soldes d’enfer chez Marc Jacobs, des Teapuccinos, des glaces sans la moindre calorie... Le rêve n’est-ce pas ? Mais moi, ce que j’aimerais bien qu’on m’explique quand même, c’est pourquoi, dans une ville où il est possible de trouver des Jimmy Choo en cuir bio à des prix dérisoires, il est impossible de trouver un mec bien. Un mec mignon, fidèle, attentionné et qui envisagerait même, pourquoi pas, de me passer la bague au doigt ? Enfin, c’est peut-être aussi parce que je n’ai pas bien cherché. L’homme idéal est forcément là, quelque part dans Manhattan, perdu au milieu de tous les autres...

New York, l'amour, les hommes... et moi !

Vous avez sûrement connu ça, vous aussi : le jour fatidique où votre meilleure amie vous annonce qu'elle est enceinte. Moi, je n'en suis pas revenue. Jamie, ma Jamie, avec un bébé ? Hier encore, on rigolait sur les bancs du lycée, et aujourd'hui elle s'apprête à pouponner ? C'est tout simplement impossible ! Parce que, avouons-le, les bébés, c'est la poisse. Un, ça vous file un sacré coup de vieux. Et deux, vous devenez soudain la copine totalement déjantée : celle qui n'a jamais de boulot fixe, celle qui vit toujours en colocation à presque trente ans, et surtout, celle qui est incapable de rencontrer l'homme idéal. Ça promet ; Enfin, loyauté oblige, j'ai décidé de la soutenir. Ce ne sera pas facile tous les jours, mais les meilleures amies, c'est pour la vie, non ? A propos de l'auteur. Fashionista new-yorkaise, Ariella Papa a courageusement survécu à plusieurs grossesses (celles de ses meilleures copines, bien sûr). C'est donc en experte qu'elle nous offre cette savoureuse comédie sur l'art et la manière de soutenir ses amies en toutes circonstances !

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