Love by Design

The first book in Kate Hawthorne's new series, Risk Aware, takes us back to Los Angeles and back to the club where it all began...Rapture. Love by Design: Risk Aware Book One is a dad's business rival (with a mouth on him), age gap romance, with power exchange, hurt/comfort, found family, and the kind of best friend you've always wanted. And did I mention Marshall Covington has three brothers? SILAS There are ten rules to architectural design including, but not limited to, balance, harmony, unity, organization...variety. My love life has fewer rules, and it's no surprise I'm more successful at one of these things than the other. It's not my fault that my personal preference for keeping things fresh throws me headfirst into a less than ideal situation with a stranger, and it's definitely not my fault that the man who saves my ass-literally-the last man who should. Marshall Covington, my father's business rival. MARSHALL I did not set out in life with the intention to seduce the son of my least favorite professor-turned-biggest business competitor, but on the back end of a confrontational meeting that has me desperate to blow off some steam, there's no denying how perfect Silas feels in my arms. If I've learned one thing in my thirty-nine years, it's that secrets never stay secret for long. There's no hiding Silas' talent, there's no hiding his (platonic) affection for his best friend, and there's no hiding the way I'm absolutely head over heels in love with him. Between his father and my brothers, the truth about us is going to come out sooner rather than later. We've reinforced our foundation with love, but is that enough?

"Revolutionize your relationship," redefine romance, and build the loving connections you yearn for with this new paradigm for love that will help couples who feel disillusioned, disconnected, or unfulfilled (Dr. Pepper Schwartz). Many of us were raised with the idea that true love means finding our "other half" and that a spark is the best foundation for successful long-term partnerships and marriages. But what if this understanding is flawed? Grounded in two decades of original research and work with couples from around the world, Love by Design introduces a groundbreaking new foundation for love: The Emergent Love Model. As Dr. Nasserzadeh knows, successful partnerships do not thrive on love, at least as we know it. Instead of chasing our butterflies we need to cultivate six core relational ingredients that make it possible for love to emerge: Attraction : What do you like and value about each other? Respect : How do you keep each other's needs and priorities in mind? Trust : Do you know that you will show up for each other consistently? Compassion : Can you honor the other's emotional experience without making it about you? Shared vision : Where are you committed to going together? Loving behaviors : How do you show your partner they're special to you? Offering dozens of exercises and reflection prompts, this groundbreaking book--perfect for fans of 8 Rules of Love or The Love Prescription --will give readers a new foundation for their coupledom--one that will help your coupledom thrive for a lifetime.

"Revolutionize your relationship," redefine romance, and build the loving connections you yearn for with this new paradigm for love that will help couples who feel disillusioned, disconnected, or unfulfilled (Dr. Pepper Schwartz). Many of us were raised with the idea that true love means finding our "other half" and that a spark is the best foundation for successful long-term partnerships and marriages. But what if this understanding is flawed? Grounded in two decades of original research and work with couples from around the world, Love by Design introduces a groundbreaking new foundation for love: The Emergent Love Model. As Dr. Nasserzadeh knows, successful partnerships do not thrive on love, at least as we know it. Instead of chasing our butterflies we need to cultivate six core relational ingredients that make it possible for love to emerge: Attraction : What do you like and value about each other? Respect : How do you keep each other's needs and priorities in mind? Trust : Do you know that you will show up for each other consistently? Compassion : Can you honor the other's emotional experience without making it about you? Shared vision : Where are you committed to going together? Loving behaviors : How do you show your partner they're special to you? Offering dozens of exercises and reflection prompts, this groundbreaking book--perfect for fans of 8 Rules of Love or The Love Prescription --will give readers a new foundation for their coupledom--one that will help your coupledom thrive for a lifetime.