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Set in Iran and New York City, Dalia Sofer's second novel, Man of My Time, tells the story of Hamid Mozaffarian, who is as alienated from himself as he is from the world. After decades of ambivalence about his work for the Iranian, Hamid travels to New York, where he encounters his estranged family and retrieves the ashes of his father - who was cremated despite his religion - to honor his dying wish to be buried in Iran.

Some women are just off-limits. But that doesn’t stop me from wanting Elle Mariano. She’s clever, big-hearted, and the sexiest woman I’ve ever met. The thing is, she’s fighting the demons of her past and do I ever know how hard those are to battle. So I try my best to be her shoulder to lean on. Until the night we combust. And one night turns into hot, dirty days, and secret trysts. If it all sounds too good to be true, it is. Because once I learn the secret she’s keeping from me, my entire family’s future turns riskier than I ever imagined.

Alex loves to play hockey, but he has a difficult time controlling his temper, on and off the ice. Nothing seems to work until his grandfather's "magic" radio transports him back in time, where he meets Stan Mikita of the Chicago Blackhawks. Together, Alex and Stan find a way to help each other out.

From heading the CIA amid high tensions with the Soviets to overseeing the end of the Cold War as President of the United States, former President George H. W. Bush played a major role in the second half of the 20th century. In this book, his only daughter, Doro Bush Koch, examines the many roles her father has played: statesman, political leader, businessman, family man, sportsman, comedian, and, of course, father.

We men often have a difficult time making commitments to those special women in our lives. There is some virtue that drew you to that special woman in your life, and if you continue to see that value in her, why not commit all that you are and all that you have to her? This book is my attempt to sound an alarm for my brothers to love these women or leave them alone.

The pioneer who gate-crashed his way to the top, Subhash Chandra, the promoter of Essel/Zee Group, is an unlikely mogul. Hailing from a small town in Haryana, where his family ran grain mills, Chandra has been a perennial outsider, repeatedly aiming high and breaking into businesses where he was considered an interloper. Starting work as a teen to pay off family debts, Chandra had to rely on bluff, gumption, and sheer hard toil to turn things around.

In a world where power and money reign supreme, Kelly finds herself caught between two polar opposites. On one side is Brad, her childhood sweetheart turned husband, whose wild ways and bad-boy charm continue to pull her into his tempestuous vortex. Tall, tattooed, and terribly hard to resist, Brad's insecurities stand in the way of his success, forever living in the shadow of the man on the TV screen—his billionaire stepdad, Max Leland.

The shower at my boss’ lodge is only hot for the first soak of the day, so my colleague Todd and I are always fighting for a spot. Mr. Mathers makes us go in together, and things start to get naughty. He comes back to check on us, and now it’s him and Todd who are fighting for a spot - inside me!  

Only Jemma, a college freshman, is saved from the cove after witnessing her present beau be with another girl. The man who saves her is her roommate's father, Sam. He doesn't return her to the dorm. Instead, they stop at his home en route where Sam ends up saving Jemma in more than one way. Jemma never knew what it was to be with a man, she learned that night.

My name is Maryann, and you'll never believe what I've done. I'm almost 40 and married and have a son just starting college. Apparently one of his friends, Derek, has had a secret crush on me for a long time. I didn't know that until one morning I walked in on him masturbating in the shower.

Riley Morgan has had a crush on Jaden, her best friend’s dad, for as long as she can remember. Kind, smart, intelligent, and hot as hell, she’s always respected the fact he was a single father, even if he now has a new fiancee. She knows her fantasies about him being her first are forbidden. But when Jaden pays his daughter and Riley a surprise visit in their new apartment, without his fiancee, Riley realizes this could be her one shot to make her deepest desires come true.