Katie Merton is a modern woman with a classic problem.This graduate student has an impulsive streak. When her aunt and uncle invite her to join them on a last-minute, all-expense-paid trip to the Northanger Parks California theme park and resort, she jumps at the chance to visit her favorite place! Who cares that she’s just started her final semester of graduate school and has a temporary job as a project manager starting in a few weeks?Katie knows she’s made the right deci...

Emma Shaw is a modern woman with a classic problem.Eight years ago, Emma put her career and family above her own needs. She’s cut out the man she loves, is exhausted from carrying the emotional load for her family, and her dream career as an editor is on the brink of disaster. Now she has to face the man she gave up eight years ago in order to keep her career.When her ex’s book launch is in crisis, her bosses coerce Emma to step in to save it even if that’s...

Amelia Ward is a modern woman with a classic problem.She’s meddled in her friend’s love lives and lost the people closest to her. Now she has to earn their forgiveness before it’s too late.After successfully playing matchmaker, Amelia believes she has a knack for understanding what makes relationships work. Not that she’s in one, but she’s sure she knows. Which is why she’s surprised to be proven wrong after trying to set up her roommate with the Student Go...

Lizbeth Dreyfus is a modern woman with a classic problem.She holds everyone to impossible standards - even herself. It’s her senior year of college, she’s president of her sorority, and she has to finish her honor’s thesis to graduate. She doesn’t expect to meet a man who holds her to even higher standards and criticizes her at every turn.When he professes his love in spite of her flaws, she finds herself questioning how she treats the people she loves....

Hanna Thornton is a modern woman with a classic problem—everyone thinks she should settle down, but she refuses to compromise on love.Hanna knows exactly what she wants in a partner and she’d rather be alone than lower her standards. When she’s asked, at the last minute, to be the Object of Desire on the hit reality show Romancing The One, she accepts. Not because she’s looking for love, but because the paycheck will help make her dreams come true.Then she ...

Carrie Woodhouse is a modern woman with a classic problemShe’s trying so hard to be all things to all people, she’s forgotten to be what the most important person in her life needs.Carrie is determined to make a difference in her hometown of Lacock, MA. She knows she’s luck to have it all. Her family’s yarn shop is the bustling heart of downtown. Her love life with partner Zack Knightly is exactly what her heart wants. When she’s invited to join the Communi...

Ginny Darcy is a modern woman with a classic problem.She’s proud and confident of her candy making heritage, but she’s at a loss when it comes to romance and the mesmerizing eyes of Elliot Bennet.After being kicked out of her family’s candy store for not being able to keep her opinions to herself, she goes to Lacock, MA to help her friends open their own sweet shop. She butts heads with Elliot, whose family’s candy store has been in town for decades and is ...

Even when the book ends, the stories aren't over! Join author Sara Marks for a Little More Northanger Parks Learn about Ethan's proposal to Katie at a special event. See what happens to Bella when Karen, from Modern Persuasion, quits as her mentor. See Katie visit the Phi Alpha Pi sorority at Lacock State as part of career day. You even get to read how Hanna and Ethan started the story before they met Katie! Readers who like a little horror with their romance will enjoy the last story abou...

Even when the book ends, the story isn't over! Sometimes you want a little more.What happened to Zach's parents?How did the yarn bombing project start?How did Zach and Carrie start hooking up?What little habits does Zach have that Carrie never knew about?What was the abandoned Miami plot that didn't make it out of the first draft?Enjoy this bonus content and deleted scenes written for the readers who just want a little more time with the char...

You don't have to stop enjoying Emma and Fredrick just yet. Author Sara Marks wrote short stories while she waited for the released of her novel Modern Persuasion. You can now enjoy all four short stories that expand on the story and give alternative versions. You even get the chance to read expanded character profiles for each character.This volume is a thank you to everyone who read, enjoyed, and shared Modern Persuasion. It's highly suggested that you go and read Modern Persuasio...

Emma, Lizbeth, Amelia, and Katie are modern women with classic problems.In Modern Persuasion, Emma put her career and family above her own needs. She’s cut out the man she loves, is exhausted from carrying the emotional load for her family, and her dream career as an editor is on the brink of disaster. Now she has to face the man she gave up eight years ago in order to keep her career.In Pride, Prejudice, and Pledging, Lizbeth holds everyone to impossible s...

Lizbeth Dreyfus is a modern woman with a classic problem—perfection is exhausting.As sorority president, an honors student, and a relentless overachiever, she expects nothing but the best—from herself and everyone around her. She certainly doesn’t have time for a man who challenges her at every turn, especially not Wil, who seems determined to find fault in everything she does.So when he confesses his feelings (flaws and all) Lizbeth is forced to confront a...