Olivia Montgomery should be thrilled when she’s put in charge of renovating The Mansion. She’s wanted to restore her grandfather’s old hotel back to its original glory for years. Unfortunately, its new owner, Adam Campbell, has other plans. Instead of restoring the hotel, he wants to gut it, and Olivia can’t let that happen. She’ll do whatever it takes to preserve her grandfather’s vision. But when Adam realizes what she’s up to, he decides to keep a close eye on her. A real close eye. Business Before Pleasure is a standalone novel.

Joel Anderson is on the fast-track to upper management, and he doesn’t care who he steps on in the process. But when the man he thought was a mentor steals his idea and uses it against him during a meeting, the only thing Joel sees in his future is the unemployment line. Bryce Harris has been in Joel’s shoes. After months of working with Joel and not even having him know his name, Bryce gives up on both the job and the man he wants. Can the two men work together before time runs out to keep more than their customer satisfied?

Lists the meaning and origin of more than 1,700 traditional and contemporary English proverbs.

"Friendly enemies" commencing Saturday, December 14 [1918], Theatre Royal.

"First published as The concise Oxford dictionary of proverbs, edited by John Simpson, 1982"--Title page verso.

A brilliant comic, Fanny Brice had a significant impact on a field that had been predominantly male, proving that the term "funny womanwas not an oxymoron.

This book explores various aspects of marriage and the ways it is viewed and conceptualized in the body of Anglo-American anti-proverbs (or proverb transformations). It also depicts those who contribute to the institution of marriage (that is, husbands and wives), and analyses their nature, qualities, attributes and behaviours as revealed through such anti-proverbs. In addition, the text investigates those who remain single and do not belong to the institution of marriage, but contribute to the institution of marriage. It will appeal to a wide range of readers, from the casually interested general reader to the paremiologist, paremiographer, lexicographer, and anthropologist.