NBS recommends Valentine's reads

10,000 Ways To Say I Love You: 10th Anniversary Edition

By Gregory J.P. Godek

P505

MANILA, Philippines - The small book with the biggest collection of loving ideas ever gathered in one place, now in a 10th anniversary edition. This is the ultimate practical, giftable resource for couples, filled with 10,000 ideas for expressing affection. From the author of the phenomenally successful 1001 Ways to Be Romantic, “America’s Romance Coach” Gregory J.P. Godek, 10,000 Ways to Say I Love You overflows with surprise ideas, back-to-basics classics that always work, and inspired twists on creative expressions. Readers can express true affection with secret love notes, perpetual bouquets, secluded picnics, outrageous gifts...and 9,996 more ways to say “I love you.” At one idea per day, this book will last couples 27.4 years!

This tenth anniversary edition offers fresh tips for today’s world of texting and social networking, giving readers more reasons than ever to pick up this best-loved romantic collection.

Why Him? Why Her?: How To Find And Keep Lasting Love

By Helen Fisher, Ph.D.

P785

Helen Fisher can often tell, almost instantly, the hidden strengths and weaknesses in a relationship that are likely to keep a couple together or pull them apart. The words they choose, their facial structure and body language, even their doodles and where they live give strong clues to their personality type. After three decades of studying romantic relationships, Fisher has discovered that your dominant personality type guides not only who you are but who you love.

Why Him? Why Her? provides a new way to understand relationships, whether you’re searching for one or eager to strengthen the one you have. Beginning with a scientifically developed questionnaire to determine your prevailing personality type, Fisher tells you not only what type of person you might have chemistry with but how to find them, attract them, and keep them. Once you know the personality profile of the partner you’re with — or hope to find — you can use your knowledge of how your types match up to improve your love life.

The Cinderella Deal

By Jennifer Crusie

P335

Daisy Flattery is a free spirit with a soft spot for strays and a weakness for a good story. Why else would she agree to the outrageous charade offered by her buttoned-down workaholic neighbor, Linc Blaise? The history professor needs to have a fiancée in order to capture his dream job, and Daisy is game to play the role. But something funny happens on their way to the altar that changes everything. Now, with the midnight hour approaching, will Daisy lose her prince, or will opposites not only attract but live happily ever after?

Lavender Morning

By Jude Deveraux

P299

Jocelyn Minton was only five years old when her mother died. After her handyman father remarried, Joce never felt lonelier — until she met Edilean Harcourt. Sixty years Joce’s senior, Miss Edi was a kindred soul who understood her like no one else ever had. When Edilean passes away, she leaves all her worldly possessions to Joce — including an 18th-century house and a letter with clues to a decades-old mystery. The letter also reveals that Miss Edi has found a perfect man for Joce — a handsome young lawyer — and that a new life awaits her new destiny. Jocelyn moves to the tight-knit village and does indeed meet a man with his own hidden past. And as she pieces together the puzzle left by Miss Edi, shocking surprises about Joce’s family history — and her future — come to light.

Sweet Little Lies

By Lauren Conrad

P359

Jane Roberts was the average girl next door until she and her best friend, Scarlett Harp, landed their own reality show, L.A. Candy. Now the girls have an all-access pass to Hollywood’s hottest everything. But there’s more to life on camera than just parties and shopping. . . .

When racy photos of Jane are leaked to the press, she finds herself at the center of a tabloid scandal. She turns to her co-star Madison Parker for help, unaware that Madison is scheming behind the scenes. She might be Jane’s shoulder to cry on, but does Madison really have Jane’s back?

Scarlett’s working on a scandal of her own. She’s fallen for someone who’s strictly off-limits — which means Scarlett has a big secret to keep…from the L.A. Candy cameras, the paparazzi staking out her apartment, even from her best friend.

Of course, nothing stays secret for long for the stars of the newest hit TV series, and all this drama couldn’t be better for ratings. But can Jane survive another season in the spotlight?