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Author: Kate Hardy Publisher: HarperCollins Australia ISBN: 1460886208 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 121
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Adrenalin–junkie aristocrat George Somers is used to relationships as short and sweet as the thrills he seeks. But when an accident puts him in the care of physiotherapist and single mum Serena James, being bed–bound suddenly seems more than appealing! George may be a risk taker...but letting Serena– and her little boy– into his heart will be his biggest risk yet!
Author: Kate Hardy Publisher: HarperCollins Australia ISBN: 1460886208 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 121
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Adrenalin–junkie aristocrat George Somers is used to relationships as short and sweet as the thrills he seeks. But when an accident puts him in the care of physiotherapist and single mum Serena James, being bed–bound suddenly seems more than appealing! George may be a risk taker...but letting Serena– and her little boy– into his heart will be his biggest risk yet!
Author: Steven Watts Publisher: Wiley ISBN: 0470501359 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 544
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The real Hugh Hefner-the extraordinary inside story of an American icon "Riveting... Watts packs in plenty of gasp-inducing passages."-Newark Star Ledger "Like it or not, Hugh Hefner has affected all of us, so I treasured learning about how and why in the sober biography."-Chicago Sun Times "This is a fun book. How could it not be? Watts aims to give a full account of the man, his magazine and their place in social history. Playboy is no longer the cultural force it used to be, but it made a stamp on society."-Associated Press "In Steven Watts' exhaustive, illuminating biography Mr. Playboy, Hefner's ideal for living -- marked by his allegiances to Tarzan, Freud, Pepsi-Cola and jazz -- proves to be a kind of gloss on the Protestant work ethic."-Los Angeles TimesGorgeous young women in revealing poses; extravagant mansion parties packed with celebrities; a hot-tub grotto, elegant smoking jackets, and round rotating beds; the hedonistic pursuit of uninhibited sex. Put these images together and a single name springs to mind-Hugh Hefner. From his spectacular launch of Playboy magazine and the dizzying expansion of his leisure empire to his recent television hit The Girls Next Door, the publisher has attracted public attention and controversy for decades. But how did a man who is at once socially astute and morally unconventional, part Bill Gates and part Casanova, also evolve into a figure at the forefront of cultural change?In Mr. Playboy, historian and biographer Steven Watts argues that, in the process of becoming fabulously wealthy and famous, Hefner has profoundly altered American life and values. Granted unprecedented access to the man and his enterprise, Watts traces Hef's life and career from his midwestern, Methodist upbringing and the first publication of Playboy in 1953 through the turbulent sixties, self-indulgent seventies, reactionary eighties, and traditionalist nineties, up to the present. He reveals that Hefner, from the beginning, believed he could overturn social norms and take America with him.This fascinating portrait illustrates four ways in which Hefner and Playboy stood at the center of several cultural upheavals that remade the postwar United States. The publisher played a crucial role in the sexual revolution that upended traditional notions of behavior and expectation regarding sex. He emerged as one of the most influential advocates of a rapidly developing consumer culture, flooding Playboy readers with images of material abundance and a leisurely lifestyle. He proved instrumental-with his influential magazine, syndicated television shows, fashionable nightclubs, swanky resorts, and movie and musical projects-in making popular culture into a dominant force in many people's lives. Ironically, Hefner also became a controversial force in the movement for women's rights. Although advocating women's sexual freedom and their liberation from traditional family constraints, the publisher became a whipping boy for feminists who viewed him as a prophet for a new kind of male domination.Throughout, Watts offers singular insights into the real man behind the flamboyant public persona. He shows Hefner's personal dichotomies-the pleasure seeker and the workaholic, the consort of countless Playmates and the genuine romantic, the family man and the Gatsby-like host of lavish parties at his Chicago and Los Angeles mansions who enjoys well-publicized affairs with numerous Playmates, the fan of life's simple pleasures who hobnobs with the Hollywood elite.Punctuated throughout with descriptions and anecdotes of life at the Playboy Mansions, Mr. Playboy tells the compelling and uniquely American story of how one person with a provocative idea, a finger on the pulse of popular opinion, and a passion for his work altered the course of modern history. Spans from Hefner's childhood to the launch of Playboy magazine and the expansion of the Playboy empire to the present Puts Hefner's life and work into the cultural context of American life from the mid-twentieth-century onwards Contains over 50 B/W and color photos, including an actual fold-out centerfold
Author: Winter Travers Publisher: Winter Travers ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 200
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An innocent girl like Raelynn should’ve never fallen into Playboy’s bed. His name alone should’ve been a red flag waving in her face, but she needed help. A ladies man like Playboy should have locked the door on Raelynn the second she knocked. The way she looked at him like he hung the stars should have set him running, but he always took what he wanted. Raelynn is looking for a hero, not just a tumble in the sheets. Playboy isn’t anyone’s hero.
Author: Janice Maynard Publisher: Harlequin ISBN: 1488063036 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 200
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Has this bad-boy bachelor met his match? In business and pleasure, he needs his nemesis! To catch the spy in his family business, Zachary Stone needs a first-rate security specialist. But the new hire is none other than Frances Wickersham, the girl who challenged a younger Zach at every turn. She’s always pushed him. This time around, the long-legged beauty is challenging his playboy ways. Now that they are all grown-up, can they ignore their undeniable chemistry? USA TODAY Bestselling Author From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. Discover more books in The Men of Stone River miniseries: Book 1: After Hours Seduction Book 2: Upstairs Downstairs Temptation Book 3: Secrets of a Playboy
Author: Christina Tetreault Publisher: Christina Tetreault ISBN: 0988308908 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 216
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CaptainCharlotte ;Charlie; O'Brien, a doctor in the United States Navy, returns to her home in North Salem, Massachusetts to visit her family and make an important decision about her future. Mother Nature has other plans when a hurricane strikes, flooding the town and throwing Jake Sherbrooke in Charlie's path. Initially she believes Jake is nothing more than a rich playboy, but quickly, she learns that he is so much more. Jake Sherbrooke has never been one to follow the path laid out by his parents. That is why he started the Falmouth Foundation, a non-profit disaster relief organization rather than enter politics. When he learns of the destruction in North Salem, he immediately travels there to offer aid and meets Charlie O'Brien. Charlie is unlike any woman he has ever meet and he can not help but be drawn to her. But will his reputation as a billionaire playboy damage their budding romance?
Author: Katy Evans Publisher: KT PUBLISHING LLC ISBN: 0997263687 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 334
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A brand new contemporary romance from New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author Katy Evans. It started as a game. We flirted. We played. Most importantly—we won. Then I discovered who he was: Gambler. Famous playboy. Silver-eyed player who never plays to lose. …And my best friend’s soon-to-be brother in law, Cullen Carmichael. He needed a good luck charm, I needed a distraction. So we made a gamble and set off for Vegas—but pretty soon—I was in too deep. My heart, soul, and body weren't supposed to be part of the deal. But somewhere between big wins and long nights, my house of cards started to tumble. What was this devil with those piercing eyes doing to me? I’d given up on love, but the wicked, all-in Cullen Carmichael was upping the ante and wouldn’t stop until he’d won it all. *Although this book is a complete standalone, characters from the Manwhore series appear.
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Ava has returned home for her brother's wedding after being away for eight years; there she encounters her brother's best friend, Caleb?the same man who took her virginity at the high school prom and then proceeded to go to the Caribbean with another girl the very next day. No doubt the bonds trader still lives in the lap of luxury, galavanting with gorgeous women every day. In her anger, she fails to notice the predator's hunger in Caleb's eyes when he sees how beautiful she has grown.
Author: Piper Rayne Publisher: Piper Rayne, Inc. ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 287
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You might be wondering how you’ll know when your playboy ways are coming to an end. For some it might be an unexpected pregnancy (ahem… you know who), for others it might be finally landing the one woman you’ve always wanted (cough… I won’t mention any names). For me, it was the death of my mentor and the subsequent reading of his will. The signs were there, they always are. But I didn’t notice them until it was too late, and my demise was complete. Demise Sign #1 – You find yourself thrust into the land of responsibility and you don’t immediately hightail it out of town. Demise Sign #2 – Despite being stuck with the world’s biggest Jekyll & Hyde, some sadistic part of you actually enjoys spending time with her. Demise Sign #3 – Your family suddenly stops wanting to weigh in on every decision in your life. Demise Sign #4 – Somehow you end up being the voice of reason in your tumultuous partnership. Demise Sign #5 – You start thinking of other people before yourself. Demise Sign #6 – You agree to put yourself in the middle of an Alaskan reality TV show that has both of you sleeping in the same tent. Demise Complete.
Author: Kate Hardy
Author: Kate Hardy
Author: Steven Watts
Author: Winter Travers
Author: Amanda Cinelli
Author: Janice Maynard
Author: Christina Tetreault
Author: Katy Evans
Author: Kenyan M.O. (author)
Author: Ally Blake
Author: Piper Rayne