Today

Wedney Ainsworth has just broken up with her rich boyfriend, and she's feeling lost. Luckily, she's invited to a party hosted by the Knox family, and feeling sorry for herself, she goes-intending to get as drunk as she can. Meanwhile, the voice of her mother echoes in her mind: Every girl in the world is special to her prince, she had told her. But Wedney's faith in that fairy tale died along with her mother. Despite that outlook, she's whisked into a fairy tale of sorts when a handsome man named Eric invites her to dance at the party. Even when she gets sick, he acts like the perfect gentleman. Spread throughout the romance is vocabulary essential to scoring well on the Graduate Record Examination. Dozens of words such as extraneous, imperturbable, aberrant, insouciant, coquette, emollient, and aesthetic are incorporated into the story and defined at the bottom of each page. The romance also includes lessons that will help you live life to the fullest. Join Wedney on a wild night that leads to a romantic adventure, and learn essential vocabulary along with lessons that promote embracing life and making the most of Today.