#Trace by Lori Foster

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I've probably reposted some of these before. w/e, FGD is a treasure.

(I think Daxton is really cute though, can't pretend otherwise.)

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The Walking Dead Series Rewrite - Backstory

Pairing: Eventual Daryl Dixon x Reader

Word Count: 1168

Warnings: I don’t think there are any, but if you see something that should be  a warning don’t hesitate to message me and tell me! I would also like to add that I’m in no way, shape or form a writer, so I’m sorry in advanced lmao.

Summary: This is the backstory about you, Y/N L/N, and how your life has been since you were a child, but with a lot of time skips in between, lmao.

Author’s Note: I wanted to create a backstory for this series because I wanted to already show the reader’s life before the apocalypse and how you knew Rick and some others before hand.  Also, if you want to be tagged for this series or my other fics, tell me and I’ll add you! Let me know what you think about this and if you want to request something just send an ask!

Growing up wasn’t the best experience for you especially not knowing whether your stay was going to be permanent or you’ll just be dumped on someone else. Your parents were killed in a car accident by a drunk driver causing you to be abandoned in the world when you were just five and foster care was the only option for you considering you had no other family members residing in the US.

Foster care took a toll on you because you saw all other the kids yelling for mom and dad while you were stuck calling the people who took care of you Bob and Carly or Eddie and Martha. You always felt like the outcast and kept to yourself most of the time not socializing with any of your temporary “family,” knowing you’d be forced to leave eventually. Being anti-social wasn’t your forte, you were usually an outgoing and friendly child, but you weren’t about to make friends when you knew you’d move to the next home anyways.

After about five years of bouncing to one home to the next, the system found that you had an aunt who just moved from Italy to Virginia. Her not being the in America prevented you from potentially having a place to call home and once she learned about you she didn’t object to the idea of you staying with them.

Jolene and Chris, your aunt and uncle, were very welcoming. They gave you a room that you could decorate to your heart’s desire, something you never got to do. Jolene taught you how to make home cooked meals and the basic household chores where as Chris showed you how to hunt and operate weapons varying from guns to your own fists. “No one can fight your battles for you, only you can,” he would always remind you.  

Not long after staying with your relatives, they adopted you and you finally had a place to call home. You were not the anti-social orphan that everyone defined you to be. Feeling the sense of security and stability cracked open your shell and you finally were able to be yourself. You weren’t lost anymore, you found yourself underneath all that pain of feeling lonely, unloved, unwanted, and judged for being someone you never wanted to portray yourself to be.

When your sixteenth birthday rolled around, you didn’t receive a car like everyone else, instead you got a machete that your uncle had made himself. You were in total awe of your shiny new blade and you’d rather have that than a car any day if you were being honest. He already familiarized you on how to utilize a machete along with every other weapon he could ponder, so he took you on a camping trip for the weekend to put your new gift to use.

Later on, your uncle had gotten a job offer in King County, Georgia before your senior year, so one day you and your aunt were going through the attic when you stumbled upon a box filled to the brim with photo albums dating back to god knows when.

You carefully picked up one of the dusty photo albums afraid it would crumble at any given moment and sat with your legs crossed against one of the already packed boxes. Your fingers gracefully traced over the worn photos and delicately flipped over to the next page.

A smile tugged at your lips when you saw your aunt and uncle shoving pieces of their chocolate wedding cake in each other faces. You were about to flip to the next page when a certain photo caught your eye … a picture of your aunt and uncle with a familiar couple. They were all laughing at a dinner table decorated with wine glasses and you curiously frowned because you swore you’d seen them before.

Your thoughts were broken when your aunt came with a smile plastered on her face and started to make her way over. “Ahh, I see you found my photo albums. I was beginning to wonder if they were in my closet downstairs or up here collecting dust,” she joked.

She plopped down beside you with her legs stretched out infront of her and noticed your gaze fell back on the mysterious photo. “Those are your parents, Y/N.” You whipped your head and stared at your aunt seeing her smile sadly, she then went in the box full of photo albums behind her and gathered an album that had, “In Memory of Y/P/N,” written at the top and there were numerous photos of your parents within it.

Both of you spent hours going through memories and listened to her talk about your parents. You both laughed and cried, and you were reminded that they cherished and loved you and they would be so proud of you. You smiled at the thought of them watching over you.

Once you settled into your new home in Georgia, you started the first day of your new school being the new kid, but that was nothing new to you. You weren’t looking to making friends since it was your last year of high school and you would just go your separate ways once you graduated, but you ended up surprising yourself. Three months after school started, you developed a bond between Rick Grimes and Shane Walsh.

You and Rick were attached to each other’s hip doing almost everything together which earned teasing from Shane and students you didn’t even know existed. They would go on and rant on how you two should just make out and date already, but you and Rick would always look at each other and snicker. The relationship was always platonic and forever will be, so the comments never bothered either one of you. Shane and you weren’t as close as you and Rick, but he was the one who would casually flirt with you and you didn’t mind.

After you graduated high school, you decided you wanted to get away from King County even if it meant leaving everyone you cared for. You served four years in the United States Marine Corps before purchasing a home back in King County, Georgia because afterall, it was the place you thought of when you heard the word, home.

A career in law enforcement was always your dream, so when the King County Sheriff’s Department recruited you, you were beyond stoked. You were happily shocked to learn that Rick and Shane still resided in King County and were employed at the department like you.

Rick was married to Lori, a woman you soon became close with, and had a son named Carl, who admired you. Shane was still the player that he was and it didn’t surprise you one bit, you knew it would be hard for him to find someone, but you couldn’t contain the laughter that spilled out of you when he complained about something stupid a girl did. It was like you never left.

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THE FORMER FIANCÉES OF KENRIC DIZZNEE (Ep.1 - Part One)

(O/N: Hey lol. This is not a roleplay scene or anything interesting, it's just a- idek. I was watching SIX and I made this, that's what this is- and now there's a ton of stuff lol. So here have this. All characters belong to me except from Emma Sencen, who belongs to "Foster".)

Lorellia: He doesn’t love you! He acts like he wants you dead! 

[Scarlet Spectre floats above a sofa cushion, fiddling with her hair as she watches the drama play out. Belladonna Nightshade stirs the tea she’s made for herself, Lorellia Faetal and Evira Cullenvine. Evira and Lorellia are arguing. Lorellia is worked up and screaming at Evira, whilst Evira smugly looks at Lorellia, staying calm.]

Evira: Well then, doll, why’d he propose to me?

Lorellia: Did he really propose to you?

Evira: Of course he did. 

Lorellia: Where’s your ring? 

Evira: Right here.

[Evira holds up her hand, tracing a finger over her diamond ring.]

Evira, smiling smugly: Isn’t it gorgeous?

Scarlet: Just diamond?

Evira: What do you mean by that?

Scarlet: It’s boring. I once heard he was going to propose to Emma Sencen and he personally made a ring for her. Evira: That’s just rumors. He doesn’t have the time for that.

Belladonna: I made everyone tea. Scarlet: I hate you. Belladonna: It’s not my fault you’re dead. I didn’t force you to have an affair with your best friend’s boyfriend. Evira: She did that-?

Lorellia: Was he hot?

[Belladonna hands Lorellia and Evira a cup of tea, and drinks her own.]

Evira: This is poisoned, isn’t it, darl?

Belladonna: No. 

Evira: Hm. 

[Evira sips the tea.]

Lorellia: Are you going to answer or not Scarlet?

Scarlet: Yeah, he was hot.

Lorellia: Ooooh, describe him.

Evira: Please don’t.

Belladonna: Did you even gain anything from that?

Scarlet: Uh- a boyfriend?

Lorellia: And you died right after?

Scarlet: Basically… it’s tragic…

Belladonna: He literally had a girlfriend. And she was your best friend, apparently. 

Scarlet: Don’t “he literally had a girlfriend” me! You wanna remember why we’re all here?

Lorellia: Why are we here again? 

Belladonna: Because we used to be engaged-

Evira: Ahem. Belladonna: Because the majority of us used to be engaged to be Kenric Dizznee.

Lorellia: Uh yeah, so?

Scarlet: Lori, do you remember your wedding day?

Lorellia, tearing up: Yes. That stupid Emma Sencen ruined it.

Belladonna: Why did she ruin it?

Lorellia: Because she was in love with Kenric?

Evira: Actually they’re both in love with each other. They were also dating at the time.

Belladonna: Don’t you mean they were both in love with each other? 

Evira: Right. I forgot she doesn’t love him anymore.

Belladonna: Are you implying he still loves her?

Evira: Of course not. 

Lorellia: Oh good.

Evira: Because he loves me. 

Lorellia: How unfortunate.

Scarlet: It is quite sad.

[Lorellia and Scarlet sigh in harmony as Lorellia plops down onto the couch next to Scarlet.]

Lorellia: He was so handsome…

Scarlet: And sweet…

Lorellia: Too bad he’s wasting his affections on a girl who hates him.

Violet Chrysanthe: Hello-

Belladonna: What is she doing here?

Lorellia: Isn’t that his other ex-girlfriend?

Violet: We never dated-

Evira: But you kissed, right?

Violet: Er- not quite…

Belladonna: Why is she here?!

Scarlet: Maybe they were secretly engaged.

Evira: They haven’t even kissed.

Scarlet: Have you and Kenric willingly kissed?

Evira: …no-

Scarlet: Point proven.

Belladonna: What are we even meant to be doing again?

Scarlet: No idea.

Lorellia: We should play a game.

Belladonna: Absolutely not.

Scarlet: We should put that Violet girl to some use.

Lorellia: We should try to guess Kenric’s type.

Belladonna: That’s a ridiculous idea.

[Scarlet and Lorellia ignore Belladonna. Evira drinks her tea, and Violet is trying to open the exit to escape.]

Scarlet: Good idea! And we can use Violet and Evira to base our answers off.

Evira: Yeah, we’re not doing that.

[Five minutes later…]

[Evira has surrendered out of boredom and is sitting on a chair, and Violet is helplessly tied to a chair. A picture of Emma is taped to a chair next to her.]

Lorellia: Hmmmm….

Belladonna: If you’re going to do this, there’s no way to actually verify any of this.

Lorellia: Oh- we should get Kenric then!

Scarlet: Yeah!

Evira: I mean- this is our show right? So we’re in control.

Scarlet: Can we just- 

Lorellia: BRING OUT KENRICCCC!

[A random person drags Kenric, tied to a chair, and knocked out into the room then runs out and locks the doors.]

Evira: What the hell? Is he okay-

Belladonna: He’ll be fine. Lorellia: He’s so handsome…

Evira: Touch him and I kill you. 

Lorellia: You’re so boring!

Scarlet: Did your mother never teach you to share-

[The room goes silent.]

Evira: It’s a good thing for you that you’re already dead.

Scarlet: I forgot!

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A look back on our 2017 publications

Romance, mystery, thrillers, erotica: Bella has it all. 2017 saw releases in all genres, with dashing debuts and ravishing returns. Here’s a look back at all of the new releases for 2017, and as a special bonus, Bella is doing a sale on many of these books this weekend, plus some debut authors from 2016. January 2017   Constellations by Meghan Diane We’re thrilled to have Meghan Diane’s debut novel, Constellations, premiering this January with Bella Books. Traveling photographer Aurora has pledged not to get involved with another woman for six months, but when Rugby player and astronomy buff Phoenix comes into her life, will Aurora be able to resist falling?   Ask, Tell by E.J. Noyes Another Bella new author debut! Set during the oppressive DADT (Don’t Ask Don’t Tell) period in the US military, Captain Sabine Fleischer is feeling the pain of serving in silence while risking her life as a surgeon in a Afghanistan combat hospital. Things get even more complicated when Sabine can’t stop thinking about Colonel Rebecca Keane, her superior officer, and her feelings of attraction may just be reciprocated.   Erased by Robbi McCoy Robbi McCoy’s newest novel is a thrilling sci-fi romance. Imagine chasing a bad guy one moment, and ending up two hundred years in the future, the next. That’s exactly what happens to police officer Dani Barsetti, who is now tasked with taking out a dangerous terrorist. Being in the future has wiped out all traces of Dani in the present, including the life she made with her wife, Gemma. Dani has two weeks before she’s sent back to the future on her mission to try and reconnect with Gemma, and possibly, just possibly fall in love all over again.   New Additions by Becky Harmon Former cop and foster parent, Cassie Thomas, is about to meet her match in foster care worker, Kathleen Masters. Well, make that Kathleen and the four teenage girls she’d like to place in Cassie’s care. Will Cassie’s quiet life at her vacation resort be turned upside down by a quartet of new family members and a possible new romance?   February 2017   Delay of Game by Tracey Richardson Niki Hartling and Eva Caruso are former Olympic hockey competitors, and lovers, torn apart by the pressures of the game. Twelve years later, the women find themselves thrust into each others lives again, now as player and rival coach. Sparks and ice will fly when these two deal with their buried feelings for each other.   Consequences by Sarah Libero   This debut novel by Sarah Libero features Emily, a closeted wife and mother, who loses her husband in what appears to be an accident. When Emily’s path crosses with Detective Kay DeLorme, an undeniable instant attraction ignites, and long hidden feelings rise to the surface. As their relationship deepens, so does Kay’s case and their decisions will have serious consequences.   Party Favors by Jaime Clevenger This choose your own adventure erotica is a must have. You find yourself at a party full of gorgeous women, and each decision you make will lead to a different sexy and sensual conclusion.   Milgrane: Embracing the Sapphire by Y.L. Wigman A massive diamond theft is at the center of this romantic thriller. Constable Taite O’Dath of the Australian Federal Police is on the international hunt for the diamonds. Could the owner of the diamonds, Sabine Zaffiro, actually be involved in the theft? And will she also steal Taite’s heart?   March 2017   Stay With Me by Sheryl Wright In this follow-up to the popular romance, Don’t Let Go, Tyler Marsh and Georgie DiNamico are back as  fiancées and business partners in the DiNamico -Phipps Company. Thinking that the drama is behind them, the couple goes about planning their wedding, but circumstances arise that could derail everything.  Lori Phipps, also a successful businesswoman, gets thrown for a loop when she meets someone unlike anyone else she’s known before. In the Company of Crocodiles by Maggie Brown  Former Australian Secret Service officer Vivian Andrews stumbles upon a body in her sleepy fishing village, and becomes embroiled in a murderous mystery. She’s recruited to help find a missing person by behavioral scientist Claire Walker, and it’s not long before the attraction between Vivian and Claire rises to the surface. But is Claire hiding something? Vivian aims to find out.   No One But You by Catherine Maorisi After the heartbreak of being left at the altar, novelist Lily Alexander is a little gun-shy about getting back into the dating scene. Enter Robin DiLuca, a sexy butch entrepreneur who is looking for fun, but not love. Of course, the instant connection between the two leads to something serious. However, when their baby is born early, Robin’s past comes back to haunt her and she flees, thinking it’s best for her love and their child. Can an encounter with a stranger bring these two back together?   Murder at Metrolina by Kate Merrill Artist Amanda Rittenhouse returns to her childhood home in North Carolina to nurse a broken heart. She rents a space in the Metrolina Tradeshow Expo, and starts to mend her own heart and her relationships with the family she left at 18. Amanda’s mom fancies herself a Nancy Drew and soon the Rittenhouse women have a major mystery on their hands.   April 2017   Speak in Winter Code by S.M. Harding S.M. Harding’s latest romantic thriller picks up after the events of I Will Meet You There and A Woman of Strong Purpose. Colonel Win Kirkland and Sheriff Sarah Pitt are recently married and looking to add to their family, but when a network of dangerous people decide to use McCrumb County as home base, Win and Sarah must spring into action to take them down.   A Secret to Tell by Ann Roberts Goldie Winner and Lambda Literary finalist Ann Roberts is back with her sixth book in the popular Ari Adams mystery series. When an attorney who is the keeper of many secrets ends up murdered, real estate agent Ari Adams and her girlfriend P.I. Molly Nelson start investigating in their own ways. There are five women in town who have a lot to hide, and will Molly and Ari be able to get to the bottom of the murder before becoming targets themselves?   Homecoming by Celeste Castro This is Celeste Castro’s debut novel with Bella! Bestselling author Dusty Del Carmen is invited to speak at a conference in her old home state of Idaho, a place fraught with many unpleasant memories. Enter Professor Morgan West, a fan of Dusty’s and her unexpected companion when the two women become trapped in a rustic cabin together. Perhaps Morgan can find a way to help Dusty finally face the pain of her past.   May 2017   Nico and Tucker by Rachel Gold In this sequel to Gold’s Just Girls, Jess Tucker is back and trying to heal from the wounds of the last year’s trauma. Nico is going through a crisis of their own, as a medical situation becomes impossible to ignore alongside pressure from their family. When Tucker and Nico get close, will Tucker be able to deal with her feelings, or will the familiar urge to run away take over?   Sawmill Springs by Gerri Hill Gerri Hill is back with a new mystery! Homicide detective Mandi Murphy thought she was getting away from her stressful life as a Houston cop by taking up in the peaceful and quaint Sawmill Springs. Same for FBI agent Kayla Dixon who took a job offer from her police chief father and hoped for a quieter life. Everything was going great until a prominent citizen of the sleepy town is murdered. Now Mandi and Kayla will have to team up to find a killer and deal with their growing attraction for one another in the process.   Choosing Love by MB Panichi Lesbian novelist/newspaper editor Amry Marasich is visiting her hometown of Northern Minnesota when she meets forestry officer Takoda Running Bear. The women are instantly drawn to one another, but Amry’s homophobic family makes it hard for her to want to return to this small town for good. Can their love survive the obstacles of intolerance and distance?   The Winder Path by Lyn Dowland Veterinarian Gillian Pembury finds refuge in a small town in Northern England. She’d all but given up hope of a social life when farmwoman Sandi Helton came in with her life displaying an intoxicating mix of strength and compassion. Danger lurks however, threatening to derail this passionate romance.   June 2017   Five Moons Rising by Lise MacTague Humanity is unaware of the secret world of supernatural creatures that live among them, and a special force of genetically engineered hunters makes sure it stays that way. When hunter Hunter Mary Alice Nolan and werewolf Ruri Samson- sworn enemies- come face to face, the unexpected happens.   Water’s Edge by Genevieve Fortin This historical romance takes readers back to the late 1800s, where Emilie Levesque and Angeline Fournier forge a bond while working together in a textile mill. That bond is what keeps them strong under the back breaking conditions of the mill, and the oppressive expectations of women during that time. The women are eventually separated but fate will bring them together once again.   Taken In by Erica Abbott CJ St. Clair thought she left the past behind her when she left Savannah for Colorado. However, CJ is forced to return to her hometown and try to solve a murder case and keep her family together at the same time. CJ’s partner Alex is also dealing with the fallout from a murder, but one that happened many years ago. Can CJ and Alex find a way through this together?   July 2017 Conference Call by various This short story anthology by twenty-eight Bella authors features stories of women who find themselves immersed in drama, romance and intrigue, all the while attending their favorite cons, conferences and events.  Conference Callis an anthology to benefit the Golden Crown Literary Society.   Moment of Weakness by KG MacGregor  After receiving an award for valor, and a career ending injury, Captain Suzann “Zann” Redeker heads back home from Afghanistan to Vermont. What Zann discovers something disturbing about the day she was injured and lost one of her team, her whole world is turned upside down. Will her partner Marleigh stand by her?   No More Pretending by Bette Hawkins  Actress Lauren Langham has her hands full with her biggest role to date — pretending to be straight. When she travels to small town Texas to shoot a new film, she meets Harper Ward and is instantly smitten. Harper mistakes Lauren’s attraction for arrogance, and when she’s hired as the director’s assistant, the two women find themselves butting heads and making sparks.   Skin in the Game by Melissa Price  In this sequel to 2015’s Steel Eyes, super spy Kenna Waverly is back and living quietly in Jamaica. She’s called back into service to help find the people behind a hack into America’s cyber security. She’s put together with a woman named Alice, who Kenna shares a past with. Along the way as they play this dangerous game, Kenna learns more about what happened to her parents, while putting her own life on the line.   In Her Eyes by Renee J. Lukas The sequel to the best-selling Hurricane Days is finally here! Rock star Adrienne Austen is ready to open up about her relationship with former Governor Robin Sanders. Since then, Robin has gone into hiding while Adrienne continues her rise to the top. But where is Robin? Was “bad girl” Adrienne involved in her disappearance?   August 2017   Fire Dancer by Micheala Lynn Having grown up sheltered, Sarah has only just begun discovering her true self. Totally uninterested in the men her family has been trying to set her up with, Sarah finds her interested piqued by a fire dancer named Jewel Black, or to her audiences, Enigma.   Visiting Hours by Tagan Shepard In Tagan Shepard’s Bella debut, we meet history professor Alison Reynolds, who has it all pretty much figured out…or so she thinks. That’s until West Coast doctor Jess comes careening into her life. At first they clash, but under all that irritation lies a pesky attraction that won’t seem to go away.   Pixie by D Jordan Redhawk This new novel by D Jordan Redhawk deals with the events started by her previous protagonist, Darkstone. With the veil between our dimension of the mystical realm finally pierced, humankind is dealing with all kinds of unexpected consequences. When Gillie flees from England and ends up in Portland, she meets Lindsay, a beautiful and kind woman with a shock of blue hair. However, falling for someone is hard enough when you aren’t being chased down by mystical creatures across an ocean.   Echo Point by Virginian Hale Another Bella debut! After the sudden death of her sister, Libby, a grieving Bron comes back to Australia to take care of her young niece, Annie. When Libby’s best friend Ally comes in to the picture, Bron can’t help but bristle at Ally’s sudden presence in her family’s life. Just when Bron thinks of taking Annie back with her to Boston, a wild fire begins raging nearby and Bron realizes just how important Ally might be to her after all.   September  2017 A Time to Speak by Riley Scott In Riley Scott’s newest, closeted Amelia Brandt’s best friend and sometimes lover is murdered in their small Texas town, and Amelia’s world is sent spinning. When LGBTQ activist Dominique Velez arrives in town to help with the healing process, Amelia is drawn to Dominique’s passion and charm. Will this stranger help Amelia finally come out and embrace herself?   Illegal Contact by Becky Harmon When security agent Jamison Krews is asked by a longtime friend to protect her little sister and Tallahassee Tigers star player, Shea Carter, Jamison can’t say no. Can Jamison earn the quarterback’s trust (and maybe more) while protecting her from people who don’t want Shea or the Tigers to succeed?   Chain Letter by Claire McNab The ninth book in the Carol Ashton series is back by popular demand. In this novel, Detective Carol Ashton is investigating the murder of a fellow officer, and finds a link to other unsolved homicides: a threatening chain letter.   A Fugitive’s Kiss by Jaime Clevenger When Aysha’s discovers a mysterious fugitive named Darin taking cover in her barn, the women’s first meeting is less than ideal. However, when Aysha is also threatened by the people after Darin, they must flee and learn to work together to defeat their pursuers.   October 2017 Turbulence by E.J. Noyes Stockbroker Isabelle Rhodes is trying to get over a broken heart, and has her first ever one-night stand. The night was amazing, but the last thing she expected the morning after was for the woman to be the new company pilot, Audrey Graham. Isabelle is determined to keep it professional, but with someone as fun and alluring as Audrey, it won’t be easy.   Vagabond Heart by Ann Roberts Contractor Quinn O’Sullivan doesn’t stay in one place too long, so when a request arrives from her recently deceased travel writer aunt, she hits Route 66 to carry out her wishes. When an injury threatens to derail the adventure, emergency room doctor Suda Singh offers to accompany Quinn on the road. A mystery woman, a couple of cats, and falling in love just might be on the map.   Bait and Switch by Blythe H. Warren When marine biologist Liv Cucinelli comes face to face with the homophobic woman who ruined her college career, she’s less than thrilled to spend an evening with her. Mira Butler has no clue of the havoc she wreaked on on Liv’s life, so when she see has a chance meeting with her, she won’t let Liv walk away. The two women will uncover their shared past, and with some forgiveness and understanding, perhaps they can find a way to be friends…or maybe even more.   Past Due and Set Up by Claire McNab Follow the investigations and adventures of Detective Carol Ashton in the newly reissued books ten and eleven of the beloved mystery series. The murder of a reproductive specialist and the hunt for a hired killer take center stage in these novels.   November 2017   The Secret Pond by Gerri Hill In this new novel by bestselling author Gerri Hill, two grieving widows find a connection with each other. After losing her family, Lindsey McDermott moves to her grandparents’ home in small town Texas to deal with her survivor’s guilt. After Hannah Larson’s husband dies, she too moves to the same Texas town. Her son Jack bonds with Lindsey, and even after he returns to school in the fall, Lindsey continues to come by and their friendship grows deeper than either of them expected.   My Forever Hero by Karen Legasy Debut author Karen Legasy transports readers to Australia with Canadian police officer Marlee Nevin. After a surfing accident nearly takes her life, Marlee is rescued by the captivating Abigail Taylor. Soon after, Abigail is framed with tampering with research at her biosystems firm, and asks Marlee to help her. Can Marlee return the favor and save Abigail this time, even as their attraction smolders beneath the surface?   The Schuyler House by Cade Haddock Strong Another Bella debut! Mattie Pearson has a big secret that she’s kept from everyone. That includes Alex Holland, a friend who Mattie longs for something more with. As Mattie’s past deeds eat away at her, she struggles with the decision to tell Alex the truth. Will her honesty cause her to lose the woman she’s falling in love with?   Under Suspicion, Death Club, and Accidental Murder by Claire McNab     Here are three more Carol Ashton re-releases by Claire McNab. We are rereleasing the entire Carol Ashton series in eBook format, and you can read books 1-14 now.   December 2017   Dreams Unspoken by RJ Layer  Cowgirl, take me away! Horse trainer Jo Marchal has returned to her Ohio hometown to try and reconnect with her family, and do a little healing herself. While there, she meets Maria West, a woman who dreams of love and family. Could these two women find what’s been missing in their lives, in each other?   Heartsick by Tracey Richardson In Richardson’s new medical drama, paramedic Angie Cullen and ER doctor Victoria Turner find out that their respective partners have been cheating…with each other. Brokenhearted at the betrayal, Angie and Victoria become unlikely allies and lean on each other. Can these women learn to trust each other enough to fall?   Lethal Care by Claire McNab with Katherine V. Forrest The long awaited conclusion of the Carol Ashton series is finally here. Detective Inspector Carol Ashton has been promoted to Chief Inspector, and finds herself in charge of two massive cases. The death of wealthy philanthropist Greta Denby and investigating officer Inspector Ian Rooke seem to be connected, and it’s up to Carol Ashton to find the links. If anyone can do it, she can.   All of these books and more are available on bellabooks.com. http://dlvr.it/Q8Dd7q

[ezrajteboul]

SHOT abstract

Edit: This was accepted! Very excited to be on a panel with Einar Engstrom, Christina Dorfling, Magdalena Zdrowdowska and Susan Schmidt-Horning as our discussant. Our sibling “Fabulating Histories by way of Making” panels include Hannah Perner-Wilson, Daniela Rosner, Irene Posch, Kostas Latoufis, Ellen Foster, Aristotle Tympas and the organizer of this behemoth proposal, Yana Boeva. So many people I’m excited to finally meet in person / see again! Because there are 4 of us on the musical instruments-related panel I may not be able to cover everything in the abstract below but I’m still excited to write the paper!  

This is the abstract I proposed for SHOT’s meeting next year in Milan. 

From Rhizomatic Organology to Variantology: The Fragmented Histories In Electronic Music Technologies

What strategies are available to assess the role of humans and electronics in music making? Based on foundational work describing how users and artifacts influence each other (Callon 1984, Akrich 1987, Knorr Cetina 1999, Pinch & Tosoni 2017), we can describe electronic music instruments and their users as enmeshed in a  co-constructive process (Pinch & Oudshorn, 2003) with musical works as a by-product. However, the compounded influence of humans and non-humans remains difficult to disentangle, partly because art scholars have not yet fully incorporated technical knowledge into their practice (Born 1995:8, Nakai 2017). To address this, music studies has been incorporating concepts from of sociotechnical scholarship (Braun 2000, Bates 2012, Loughridge 2013, Marshall 2014, Dolan 2015).

Working from assemblage theory (DeLanda 2016), I discuss the potential of reverse engineering (Boeva et al. 2018) as a still underutilized tool to assess the agency of various actants in the making of music by electronic means (Teboul, 2015 & 2017). I present two case studies: the ever-shifting circuitry of the 1976 composition Star Networks at the Singing Poing, by Ralph Jones (Jones 2004), and Philip White's research based on a custom hardware and software hybrid simply called the feedback instrument (White 2018a, 2018b). These show how a concept of scale is essential in acquiring a historical and technical understanding of the processes that lead to the existence of specific electronic music works. Building on theorizations of troubleshooting (Johnson 1995), I describe three scales at which musical electronics operate: the component scale, the circuit scale, and the system scale; I also offer a complimentary meta-level, the interface (Emerson 2014) which can interact with any of the previous scales. I show how a functional understanding of the interaction of subsystems at these various levels within the black box (Bissell 2004; Von Hilgers 2011; Goddard 2015) of audio electronics provides musicologically and historically valuable interpretations and context (Teboul 2017, 2018). I then generalize this approach for looking at circuits and code to propose a methodology for studying technical objects in the arts, oscillating between non-hierarchical taxonomies such as rhizomatic organologies (Magnusson 2017) and historical genealogies of media devices such as variantology (Zielinski 2006).

Furthermore, I identify the process of making in technical environments as a process of encoding: in the context of electronic music, where intentions can only ever be partially recovered from artifacts, I suggest that this is, in data compression terms, a lossy encoding process (although this does not require the pre-existence of an "ideal" work, see Goehr 1992). Therefore, building off of debates in media archeology (Wershler 2016) I conclude with a discussion of the importance of ethnographic work, which is especially important in the world of fast-paced, ephemeral and experimental practices such as electronic music instrument design and composition.

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The designer and mother of two launched her line on Thursday night in Los Angeles, in collaboration with Yahoo Lifestyle’s NowWith, a new interactive video series that lets viewers shop a celebrity’s look while enjoying a glimpse into his or her life. NowWith is kicking off with videos featuring Richie and her line, Honey Minx, and Pretty Little Liars actress Janel Parrish in collaboration with eBay. (Watch our first video, here!)

“It’s a new way of shopping, and I totally understand it as a consumer,” says Richie. “We are all watching things on our phone. And I know that’s what my customer is doing as well, and I was really excited to jump on board with that,” she said.

Nicole Richie at Yahoo Lifestyle’s NowWith shopping video launch in Los Angeles. (Photo: Getty Images)

Richie, clad in a black toga and an orange Honey Minx headband, revealed that her new line was created “to be very giftable,” which makes the holiday season the perfect time to launch. “When I showed the line to my friends, they were walking around and they were like, ‘I would get this for my mom’ and ‘I would get this for my aunt’ or ‘I would get this for my little sister.” And it was really sweet to watch that process happen really organically,” she explained.

Gifting is important to Richie, who said that the most thoughtful present she’s opened recently came from a close girlfriend of hers. “She got me a really nice Rummikub set. We play a lot of games at my house. We bring a lot of people together, so I thought it was a thoughtful gift,” she disclosed.

Record producer and songwriter David Foster revealed that when it comes to holiday shopping, he’s the “worst Christmas shopper on the planet” but said he was getting some ideas from the products featured at the NowWith launch. He admitted that he is “not sure yet” what to get his newly coined fiancée, Katharine McPhee. But he tends to play it safe with his kids. “I have a go-to for my kids, which is gift certificates,” he said. As far as what he wants this year? “Airplane hours.”

Actress Nia Long, who couldn’t get enough of the Honey Minx accessory bags, raved about NowWith’s innovative shopping videos. “This is a genius idea. If you can have an online experience where you can watch your favorite celebrity and press a button and buy everything they are wearing or showing in that little vignette, it’s great!” she exclaimed.

Nicole Richie poses with Yahoo’s Lori Bongiorno and Abra Potkin at Yahoo Lifestyle’s NowWith shopping video launch in Los Angeles. (Photo: Getty Images)

And if Long could get any of her acting colleagues to offer up a chance to shop in their closets, she would love it to be Tracee Ellis Ross. “I love her because she’s daring but she’s also like 7 feet taller than me probably,” she said with a laugh.

Fifty Shades Freed star Arielle Kebbel was spotted eyeing Richie’s essential oils during the party as a seasonal gift idea for her pals, but she told Yahoo Lifestyle that there is one thing at the top of her wish list this season: Michelle Obama’s recently released memoir, Becoming.

“I also want her candles from the accessory line that came out with her book,” she said.

Shop along with Janel Parrish in our first NowWith experience: It’s Janel Parrish’s first holiday as a wife: Here’s how she’ll surprise her hubby.

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Us, August 26

Cover: Tori Spelling, Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth of BH90210 -- How They Beat the Odds

Page 1: Red Carpet First Look -- January Jones 

Page 2: Red Carpet -- Sophie Turner 

Page 4: Who Wore It Best? Kaia Gerber vs. Lady Gaga, Jessie J vs. Carey Mulligan, Katy Perry vs. Taraji P. Henson 

Page 6: Loose Talk -- Milo Ventimiglia, Elisabeth Moss on Alexis Bledel, Amanda Seyfried, Dakota Johnson, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on Idris Elba

Page 8: Contents

Page 10: Hot Pics -- Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Kate Middleton, Prince William at the King’s Cup regatta 

Page 11: Anne Hathaway 

Page 12: Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon and Becca Tilley and Tanya Rad, Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk and Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson, Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris Pratt with Rob Lowe 

Page 13: Rachel Brosnahan and Michael Zegen, Kylie Jenner, Brie Bella and Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev 

Page 14: Sofia Richie, Elisabeth Moss and Tiffany Haddish, Kate Walsh and her dogs Rosie and Amico 

Page 15: Hannah Godwin, Sienna Miller 

Page 16: Audrina Patridge, Cole Sprouse and Camila Cabello, Kristen Bell 

Page 18: Reading Is Fundamental -- Kaia Gerber, Kristen Bell, Bryce Dallas Howard, Reese Witherspoon 

Page 19: Vanessa Hudgens, Lana Condor, Katherine Heigl, Michelle Obama and Coco Gauff, Lea Michelle 

Page 22: Stars They’re Just Like Us -- Joe Jonas, Whitney Port, Katie Holmes 

Page 23: Ariel Winter and boyfriend Levi Meaden

Page 24: Love Lives -- Ireland Baldwin says Justin Bieber and cousin Hailey Bieber really complement one another 

Page 25: Chris Harrison and girlfriend Lauren Zima, Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae Young dating, Bart Freundlich loved directing his wife Julianne Moore in After the Wedding

Page 26: Hollywood Moms -- Busy Philipps on her daughters Birdie and Cricket 

Page 27: Tamron Hall on new son Moses, Bryce Dallas Howard wants her kids to know she’s a mom first, Beverley Mitchell grateful for the experience of her miscarriage in 2018 

Page 28: Woman Crush -- Sofia Vergara 

Page 30: What really happened between Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth 

Page 31: Lori Loughlin’s daughter Olivia Jade is back together with boyfriend Jackson Guthy, Beyonce’s mom says more babies could be on the way

Page 32: 90 Day Fiance’s Larissa Dos Santos Lima doesn’t miss Colt Johnson, Felicity Huffman’s Desperate Housewives boss Marc Cherry is in her corner, VIP Scene -- Whitney Port (pictured), Seth Meyers, Tracee Ellis Ross and Michelle Obama, Michael Chernus, Lisa Rinna, Ariana Grande and Mikey Foster 

Page 33: Who killed Marilyn Monroe? 

Page 34: What’s in my bag? Nina Agdal 

Page 36: Cover Story -- the cast of BH90210 -- we’re closer than ever 

Page 40: Jennifer Garner finally gets her happy ending 

Page 44: A Day in the Life -- Marlon Wayans 

Page 46: Athletes hoping to rep Team Usa in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo -- Jordan Burroughs, Alex Johnson, Kolohe Andino

Page 47: Ashima Shiraaishi, Carissa Moore, Brighton Zeuner, Tom Schaar, Erik Kynard 

Page 48: Style -- wrap dresses -- Ashley Graham, Alessandra Ambrosio, Jennifer Garner, Selena Gomez, Isla Fisher, Martha Hunt, Janet Mock, Jenna Dewan, Halle Berry, Tiffany Haddish 

Page 49: Lupita Nyong’o, Olivia Munn, Andie MacDowell 

Page 54: Us Musts

Page 56: Gurinder Chadha on his love letter to Bruce Springsteen called Blinded by the Light

Page 57: Jacob Tremblay on Good Boys 

Page 58: Fashion Police -- Jada Pinkett Smith, Margot Robbie, AJ Michalka

Page 59: Harry Styles, Renee Zellweger

Page 60: 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me -- Daphne Zuniga 

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OK, April 1

Cover: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper moving in together 

Page 1: Contents 

Page 2: Contents

Page 6: Insider Access -- Marie Claire Change Makers party -- Dominique Tipper and Leona Lewis

Page 7: Nina Dobrev, Jessica Chastain and Busy Philipps, Elizabeth Chambers, Martha Higareda, Kyung Yoo and Kim Sung-joo and Misa Hylton Brim 

Page 8: Brie Larson had a difficult childhood 

Page 9: Chris Hemsworth paying $5000 per hour to get surfing lessons at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch, Kendall Jenner and Cara Delevingne used to be close but have barely been in touch over the past several months, Teresa Giudice planning on moving to Los Angeles 

Page 10: Red Carpet -- Gemma Chan 

Page 12: Who Wore It Better? Care Delevingne vs. Devon Windsor, Kim Kardashian vs. Tracee Ellis Ross, Paloma Faith vs. Coco Rocha 

Page 14: Cover Story -- Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s next chapter 

Page 16: George and Amal Clooney headed for a split 

Page 18: Reese Witherspoon’s domestic bliss 

Page 20: News in Photos -- The Bachelor Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph 

Page 22: Katherine Schwarzenegger raising awareness for pet adoption, Gabrielle Union, Candace Cameron Bure 

Page 23: Antoni Porowski, Khloe Kardashian and Malika and Khadijah Haqq and O.T. Genasis, Sarah Jessica Parker 

Page 24: Naomi Campbell, Janel Parrish

Page 25: Tim Burton, A$AP Rocky, Paris Hilton 

Page 26: Eva Green and Danny DeVito, Stephanie Pratt, Jon Hamm 

Page 28: Nina Agdal, David Foster and fiancee Katharine McPhee, Yara Shahidi 

Page 29: Zachary Levi, Karlie Kloss and Brandon Maxwell 

Page 30: Maren Morris, Nick Jonas, Jennifer Garner 

Page 32: Queen Elizabeth and Kate Middleton’s unbreakable bond 

Page 34: Secrets of Hallmark’s Leading Ladies -- Lacey Chabert, Alison Sweeney 

Page 35: Candace Cameron Bure, Hallmark drops Lori Loughlin 

Page 36: Celeb Chefs -- Please try a vegan diet 

Page 38: Comparison of Engagement Rings -- Heidi Klum, Katy Perry, Jennifer Lawrence 

Page 39: Katharine McPhee, Katherine Schwarzenegger, Jennifer Lopez 

Page 40: Andy Cohen’s baby bliss 

Page 42: Shape Up Like a Superhero -- Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman 

Page 43: Brie Larson and Captain Marvel, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow 

Page 44: Jonathan Bennett 

Page 46: Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth on the rocks already 

Page 48: Malin Akerman has made it her mission to find Jon Hamm his dream girl, Priyanka Chopra is planning Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s wedding, Ashlee Simpson may be pregnant 

Page 49: Eddie Cibrian and LeAnn Rimes’ baby fever has gone into overdrive, Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling getting married, Love Bites -- Lea Michele and Zandy Reich married, Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert are expecting a baby boy, Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are dating 

Page 50: Style -- Dove Cameron 

Page 52: Aja Naomi King, Stephanie Szostak 

Page 53: Olivia Wilde 

Page 54: Beauty -- Katherine Langford, Kendall Jenner 

Page 55: Camila Coelho, Elle Fanning, Olivia Culpo, Kate Bosworth, Jennifer Lopez 

Page 56: Lily Aldridge 

Page 58: Zuri Hall 

Page 60: Entertainment 

Page 61: Perry Mattfeld of In the Dark 

Page 64: Man of the Week -- Kit Harington 

Page 66: Hollywood Heat Meter -- Emily Ratajkowski and husband Sebastian Bear-McClard haven’t been paying their rent and are noisy neighbors, Julianne Moore was fired from Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Hannah Brown will be the next Bachelorette, Keith Urban confirmed the risque song Gemini is about wife Nicole Kidman, Duchess Meghan losing her third aide since becoming a royal, Sound Bites -- Salma Hayek on being asked how she met her husband, Dax Shepard on how often he and Kristen Bell go on date nights, Beth Behrs on getting lap dances from the Magic Mike Live crew 

Page 68: Hollywood’s Healthy Habits -- Josephine Skriver and Jasmine Tookes, Khloe Kardashian, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Garner 

Page 70: Horoscope -- Aries Keri Russell 

Page 72: By the Numbers -- DJ Khaled 

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Us, April 8

Cover: Jennifer Lawrence Quits Hollywood for Love 

Page 2: Red Carpet -- Black and White -- Candice Swanepoel, Charlize Theron, Viola Davis, Angela Sarafyan, Leighton Meester 

Page 3: Julia Roberts, Sandra Oh, Nicole Kidman, Rosamund Pike, Amber Heard 

Page 4: Who Wore It Best? Ellie Goulding vs. Jasmine Sanders, Lili Reinhart vs. Sara Foster, Angelina Jolie vs. Gal Gadot

Page 6: Lily James vs. Leslie Grossman, Sonequa Martin-Green vs. Paloma Faith, Bella Hadid vs. Halsey 

Page 8: Alicia Silverstone vs. Kimberly Schlapman vs. Liza Koshy 

Page 10: Loose Talk -- Kelly Ripa responding to her daughter, Winston Duke on how his mom keeps him grounded, Mandy Moore on Queer Eye’s Karamo Brown, Lin-Manual Miranda on watching Hamilton with Prince Harry, Kate Beckinsale on her cat 

Page 13: Contents 

Page 14: Hot Pics -- Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards -- Fuller House stars Candace Cameron Bure and Andrea Barber and Jodie Sweetin showed their support for Lori Loughlin, Chris Pratt got slimed 

Page 15: Will Smith, Heidi and Spencer Pratt and son Gunner, Janelle Monae, Jennifer Hudson, Lana Condor and Noah Centineo 

Page 16: Nick Jonas and Joe Jonas and Kevin Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Sophie Turner in Miami 

Page 19: Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla, Taylor Kinney and Wilder Valderrama, Becca Kufrin and Caroline Lunny and Tia Booth and Garrett Yrigoyen 

Page 20: Ariana Grande, Serena Williams and Roger Federer, Dolly Parton 

Page 22: Lupita Nyong’o and Evan Alex and Shahadi Wright Joseph and Winston Duke and Jordan Peele at the premiere of Us, Amy Poehler, Machine Gun Kelly and Tommy Lee at the premiere of The Dirt 

Page 24: 10 Things I Hate About You on it’s 20th anniversary -- Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gabrielle Union, Larisa Oleynik

Page 25: Julia Stiles, Allison Janney, Andrew Keegan, David Krumholtz, Susan May Pratt 

Page 26: Highlighter-colored chic -- Ashley Graham, Jordyn Woods, Chanel Iman, Kendall Jenner 

Page 27: Sailor Brinkley-Cook, Tinashe, Blake Lively, Bella Hadid, Dorit Kemsley 

Page 30: Stars They’re Just Like Us -- Fergie, Dwayne Wade and Gabrielle Union, Jamie Chung 

Page 31: Bella Thorne, Ron Howard, Katherine Schwarzenegger, Natalie Portman 

Page 32: Furry Friends -- Martha Stewart and dog Han, Colton Underwood and cat Maverick, Andy Cohen and dog Wacha, Isla Fisher and her dog Busta, Halle Berry and dog Jackson -- Please adopt, don’t shop 

Page 34: Hollywood Moms -- Brooklyn Decker on being a mom to two kids with Andy Roddick 

Page 35: Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are gearing up for their daughter Luna’s third birthday, Edie Falco’s kids are run-of-the-mill preteens, Morena Baccarin tries to be a good role model to her daughter 

Page 36: Love Lives -- Miley Cyrus’ brother Trace thinks Liam Hemsworth is awesome 

Page 37: Justin Verlander knows he scored big when we won over Kate Upton, Karamo Brown planning his wedding to Ian Jordan to be like Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas, Dylan Sprouse couldn’t be prouder that girlfriend Barbara Palvin just earned her Victoria’s Secret wings 

Page 38: Hot Hollywood -- Ben Affleck and Lindsay Shookus going strong 

Page 39: Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy on the rocks over the college admissions scandal, Lori Loughlin’s daughters are upset with her and husband Mossimo Giannulli for the fallout of the college admissions scandal especially Olivia Jade who has lost endorsement deals, Melanie “Mel B” Brown admits she hooked up with fellow Spice Girl Geri Halliwell 

Page 40: Christina Anstead expecting a baby with husband Ant Anstead in September, Paris Hilton dating British comedian Jack Whitehall, stars who have gotten into the wine business -- Sarah Jessica Parker, the Vanderpump gals, Ayesha Curry, Jon Bon Jovi, Kurt Russell 

Page 41: Jessica Simpson’s third baby Birdie, VIP Scene -- Don Lemon and Debi Mazar, James Franco, Owen Wilson, Alex Rodriguez, Michelle Williams, Rami Malek, Elle Fanning, John Stamos 

Page 42: What’s in My Bag? Sofia Carson 

Page 43: Jenny McCarthy was miserable on The View, Jameela Jamil claps back at body shamers and bullies like Khloe Kardashian, Piers Morgan, Cardi B, Kim Kardashian, Quentin Tarantino 

Page 44: Cover Story -- How Jennifer Lawrence finally found happiness 

Page 47: Other stars who left Hollywood -- Phoebe Cates, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Mischa Barton, Leelee Sobieski, Taylor Momsen, Jack Gleeson, Cameron Diaz 

Page 48: Amanda Stanton and Bobby Jacobs happily ever after 

Page 50: She’s headed toward age 50 but Jennifer Lopez has never looked better 

Page 54: The Wellness Hacks of Other Ageless Stars -- Jennifer Garner, Padma Lakshmi, Diane Kruger, Elizabeth Hurley, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Aniston, Heidi Klum 

Page 56: Hot Couple Alert -- Lady Gaga and Jeremy Renner 

Page 60: Style -- Timepieces -- Kate Upton 

Page 61: Mandy Moore 

Page 62: Beauty -- Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Joan Smalls, Ashley Benson 

Page 63: Beyonce, Kat Graham, Karlie Kloss 

Page 65: AJ McLean’s Hot Tracks 

Page 66: Lorraine Toussaint on The Village

Page 67: Chase and Savannah Chrisley on their spinoff Growing Up Chrisley, Buzzzz-o-Meter -- Lea Michele, Taylor Swift, Paris Hilton

Page 70: Fashion Police -- Poppy, Carson Kressley, Betty Who 

Page 71: Shania Twain, Ta’rhonda Jones, Keira Knightley 

Page 72: 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me -- Luann de Lesseps

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Life & Style, July 20

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Cover: Stars’ Secret Diet Tips That Work -- Julianne Hough 

Page 1: Photo Flash -- Khloe Kardashian and Rob Kardashian and Kendall Jenner at Khloe’s 36th birthday party 

Page 2: Contents 

Page 4: The Top 10 Rachel Brosnahan Looks 

Page 6: Kim Kardashian became a billionaire overnight when she struck a $200 million deal with Coty for a 20 percent stake in her makeup brand KKW Beauty; little sister Kylie Jenner who’s recently been accused of falsely inflating her wealth acted like she was thrilled for Kim and congratulated her but deep down she’s green with envy -- Kylie’s competitive streak is getting the better of her and she’s more eager than ever to surpass Kim and steal back the most-successful-sister crown 

Page 7: Lori Loughlin is set to serve two months in prison after pleading guilty to her role in the college admissions cheating scandal and she’s terrified of what’s to come, Throwback -- Victoria Beckham, Biggest Spenders of the Week -- Ariana Grande, Camila Mendes, Shawn Mendes

Page 8: Bravo has decided that Nene Leakes won’t be asked back for RHOA and Mo’Nique is at the top of the list of possible successors, how Demi Lovato turned her life around 

Page 10: The Week in Photos -- Duchess Kate Middleton helped create a garden at East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (full page) 

Page 12: Vanessa Hudgens on an inflatable butterfly, Alicia Silverstone hit the trails with her precious dog

Page 13: Shakira and her sons Milan and Sasha at the beach in Barcelona (full page) 

Page 14: Dorit Kemsley’s daughter Phoenix crashed her swimsuit shoot, Tan France, Lucy Hale and her dog Elvis 

Page 16: Stars Behaving Badly -- Love Is Blind star Giannina Gibelli stopped by the mail room wearing nothing but Savage X Fenty lingerie, Bachelorette Becca Kufrin chugging from a bottle of wine, Usher changed out of his sandy swim trunks on the street in Malibu 

Page 18: Say What?! Amanda Seyfried on her international fame, Teri Hatcher on fearing her supplies for an appearance on The Great British Bake Off would be mistaken for drugs, Kourtney Kardashian on her recent menu at home with Mason and Penelope and Reign, Brad Pitt who turned down starring roles in Apollo 13 and The Matrix and The Bourne Identity among other hits, Karamo Brown on his bond with the Queer Eye cast 

Page 20: Singer August Alsina claims that he had a years-long affair with Jada Pinkett Smith and that Will Smith not only knew about their relationship he also gave them his approval 

Page 21: Jay Cutler begs Kristin Cavallari to take him back, Jon Hamm is dating former Mad Men co-star Anna Osceola five years after the show ended 

Page 22; Cover Story -- Celebrity Diet Secrets Revealed -- slim down without starving thanks to these tips from our favorite stars -- Halle Berry, Kate Hudson

Page 23: Julianne Hough 

Page 24: Jennifer Aniston 

Page 25: Adele, Brooke Burke, Gabrielle Union 

Page 26: Prince Harry feels trapped in L.A. -- after months of hunkering down in wife Meghan Markle’s California hometown Harry grows restless 

Page 28: Lauren Conrad: How I Balance It All -- admitting she’s still a work in progress Lauren talks juggling kids and business 

Page 30: Kelly Clarkson’s secret struggle -- for the first time ever Kelly opens up about her years-long battle with depression 

Page 32: Who Lives Here? Kelly Clarkson 

Page 34: Entertainment 

Page 35: Star Review -- Demi Burnett, As Seen On-Screen -- Gwyneth Paltrow wore a salmon-colored Salvatore Ferragamo Belted Woven Blazer available for $1680 on an episode of The Politician 

Page 36: Shop Now -- show your support by shopping black-owned businesses -- Tracee Ellis Ross posing with a product from her hair care brand Pattern

Page 38: Beauty Beat -- summer hair: making waves -- Shay Mitchell 

Page 40: Diva or Down-to-Earth? Down-to-Earth Naomi Watts lets the laundry pile up, Divas David Foster and Katharine McPhee fly private

Page 41: Down-to-Earth Prince William buys baked goods, Diva Leona Lewis cleans the house in haute couture 

Page 42: Social Stars Posts of the Week -- Khloe Kardashian, Diane Kruger, Miranda Lambert and Brendan McLoughlin, Serena Williams 

Page 44: Horoscope -- Cancer Kristen Bell, They’re Not Together But They Should Be -- Aries Madison Prewett and Aquarius Colton Underwood 

Page 46: Made Ya Look -- Gisele Bundchen 

Page 48: What I’m Into -- Kendra Wilkinson