Family & relationships

Rushed to the Altar

by Jane Feather

From New York Times bestselling author Jane Feather comes the first of a wonderful new trilogy, The Blackwater Brides, set in the sensually im-proper Georgian period, in which three noble brothers discover they...

Life As We Know It: A Collection of Personal Essays from Salon.com

by Jennifer Foote Sweeney

"...these essays are jewels of the unexpected, and in introducing them, I don't want to steal any of their surprise. Suffice it to say that family life...is alive and well, but it is not like anything you ever...

Mama Gena's Owner's and Operator's Guide to Men

by Regena Thomashauer

Have you ever felt that finding a man, falling in love, and living happily ever after is totally out of your control? Is it possible to find a man who will be a friend and equal, but who will also do whatever...

Healing A Broken Heart: A Guided Journal Through the Four Seasons of Relationship Recovery

by Sarah La Saulle & Sharon Kagan

The loss of a love is a nearly universal emotional crisis, whether the end is divorce, desertion, or a mutually agreed-upon separation. At first, friends and family are there to offer a shoulder to cry on, but...

Growing Up with Divorce: Help Yr Child Avoid Immed

by Neil Kalter

For many years, Growing Up With Divorce has offered divorced parents transformative insight, solace, and practical guidance on how to help their children cope with the stresses caused by marital separation....

Trophy Man: The Surprising Secrets of Black Women Who Marry Well

by Joy McElroy

You're attractive, fun to be around, and accomplished. Life is great. But it would be perfect if you had a partner by your side: a man with brains, ambition, a successful career, and eyes for you only. Problem...

Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads

by Gary Greenberg & Jeannie Hayden

An indispensable survival manual for guys entering the trenches of fatherhood, Be Prepared is loaded with one-of-a-kind insights, MacGyver-esque tips and tricks, and no-nonsense advice for mastering the first...

What Your Divorce Lawyer May Not Tell You: The 125 Questions Every Woman Should Ask

by Margery Rubin & Sally Sampson

The 125 Questions every woman must ask!

Helping readers to make rational decisions in an irrational time, this expert guide takes women through the practical issues of divorce—especially the things their...

Mommywood

by Tori Spelling

If you thought Tinseltown was tough...

Tori Spelling might have grown up with everything a girl could wish for, but these days she's just another suburban working mom...whose toddler regularly recognizes her...

Become Your Own Matchmaker: 8 Easy Steps for Attracting Your Perfect Mate

by Patti Stanger & Lisa Johnson Mandell

If you've ever found yourself picking off your nail polish, sitting in your sweats with an empty carton of Ben & Jerry's, wondering, "Where are all the good men, and why isn't a gorgeous one standing shirtless...

Unhooked: How Young Women Pursue Sex, Delay Love and Lose at Both

by Laura Sessions Stepp

Features a new Afterword for this edition. A controversial look at today's sexual hook-up culture, and "[a] book...you won't stop talking about."-Patricia Cornwell

From the front lines of today's sexual battlefield...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Chemistry of Love

by Ph.D., Maryanne Fisher & Ph.D., Andrea Bradford

Is love an exact science?

The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to the Chemistry of Love shares the amazing new findings about the chemical reactions that create what people call "love." With the help of neuroscience,...

The Whole Pregnancy Handbook

by Joel Evans & Robin Aronson

At last, everything you need to know about the latest in alternative and conventional healthcare before, during, and after pregnancy-in one comprehensive, jargon-free guide. Whether you embrace the philosophy...

Horse Sense for People: The Man Who Listens to Horses Talks to People

by Monty Roberts

This is Monty Roberts's long-awaited sequel to The Man Who Listens to Horses. In this fascinating book, Monty Roberts shows us how to use the "Join-Up" technique-his amazing method for persuading a wild horse...

Why You're Still Single

by Evan Marc Katz & Linda Holmes

This book isn’t about catching men or reeling anybody in. Catching is for nine-year-olds playing freeze tag, and reeling is for trout. This is about you, considering the possibility that you’re tripping...

The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving 1st year mother

by Vicki Iovine

When it comes to your new baby, everyone from Dr. Spock to Dr. Brazleton has an armful of advice. But no one's delivering any tips on how you can care for yourself. Now, four-time delivery room veteran Vicki...

What Every Woman Should Know About Divorce and Custody (Rev): Judges, Lawyers, and Therapists Share Winning Strategies on How toKeep the Kids, the Cas

by Rosenwald Smith, J.D., Gayle & Sally Abrahms

Women are still discovering-the hard way-just how difficult and unpredictable child custody cases can be. The first and most comprehensive book of its kind, this is a complete insider's guide filled with crucial...

Equally Shared Parenting: Rewriting the Rules for a New Generation of Parents

by Marc Vachon

This Is Parenting on Your Own Terms

Chances are, you'd rather not forfeit your happy, rested life the moment you become a parent. As a mom, you may want to keep your career, but aren't sure how to balance it...

Dear Mr. Rogers, Does It Ever Rain in Your Neighborhood?: Letters to Mr. Rogers

by Fred Rogers

Every question a child or parent asks is important, and no one understands this better than the television Neighbor who has visited our homes for more than two decades. In this collection of letters and replies,...

Decoding Love: Why It Takes Twelve Frogs to Find a Prince, and Other Revelations from the Science of Attraction

by Andrew Trees

Read Andrew Trees's posts on the Penguin Blog.

A smart, entertaining, and eye-opening look at the science of love, publishing for Valentine's Day

Relationships should be so simple. You meet someone. You fall...