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Author: Kristi Gold
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 1552545113
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 565

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Interior designer Selene Winston had arrived to remodel his mansion, not tangle in the sheets with her brutally handsome new boss. And yet the reclusive Adrien Morell haunted her dreams; his fantasies played through her mind. Soon she found herself succumbing to Adrien's magnetic power. But he was not about to walk out of the shadows with her. If she wanted more than a midnight lover, Selene would have to tame the beast beyond the bedroom door.

Author: Bill Dedman
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345534522
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 498

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Janet Maslin, The New York Times • St. Louis Post-Dispatch When Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Bill Dedman noticed in 2009 a grand home for sale, unoccupied for nearly sixty years, he stumbled through a surprising portal into American history. Empty Mansions is a rich mystery of wealth and loss, connecting the Gilded Age opulence of the nineteenth century with a twenty-first-century battle over a $300 million inheritance. At its heart is a reclusive heiress named Huguette Clark, a woman so secretive that, at the time of her death at age 104, no new photograph of her had been seen in decades. Though she owned palatial homes in California, New York, and Connecticut, why had she lived for twenty years in a simple hospital room, despite being in excellent health? Why were her valuables being sold off? Was she in control of her fortune, or controlled by those managing her money? Dedman has collaborated with Huguette Clark’s cousin, Paul Clark Newell, Jr., one of the few relatives to have frequent conversations with her. Dedman and Newell tell a fairy tale in reverse: the bright, talented daughter, born into a family of extreme wealth and privilege, who secrets herself away from the outside world. Huguette was the daughter of self-made copper industrialist W. A. Clark, nearly as rich as Rockefeller in his day, a controversial senator, railroad builder, and founder of Las Vegas. She grew up in the largest house in New York City, a remarkable dwelling with 121 rooms for a family of four. She owned paintings by Degas and Renoir, a world-renowned Stradivarius violin, a vast collection of antique dolls. But wanting more than treasures, she devoted her wealth to buying gifts for friends and strangers alike, to quietly pursuing her own work as an artist, and to guarding the privacy she valued above all else. The Clark family story spans nearly all of American history in three generations, from a log cabin in Pennsylvania to mining camps in the Montana gold rush, from backdoor politics in Washington to a distress call from an elegant Fifth Avenue apartment. The same Huguette who was touched by the terror attacks of 9/11 held a ticket nine decades earlier for a first-class stateroom on the second voyage of the Titanic. Empty Mansions reveals a complex portrait of the mysterious Huguette and her intimate circle. We meet her extravagant father, her publicity-shy mother, her star-crossed sister, her French boyfriend, her nurse who received more than $30 million in gifts, and the relatives fighting to inherit Huguette’s copper fortune. Richly illustrated with more than seventy photographs, Empty Mansions is an enthralling story of an eccentric of the highest order, a last jewel of the Gilded Age who lived life on her own terms. Praise for Empty Mansions “An amazing story of profligate wealth . . . an outsized tale of rags-to-riches prosperity.”—The New York Times “An evocative and rollicking read, part social history, part hothouse mystery, part grand guignol.”—The Daily Beast “Fascinating . . . [a] haunting true-life tale.”—People “One of those incredible stories that you didn’t even know existed. It filled a void.”—Jon Stewart, The Daily Show “Thrilling . . . deliciously scandalous.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Author: Rachael Stewart
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1867242427
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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An unforgettable Greek escape...with the man she never forgot! A-List actress Catherine Wilde had it all, but behind closed doors she was fighting personal battles. So, the chance to escape to the private Greek island of her best friend’s brother, Alaric, offers the tranquillity she craves. Except, seeing Alaric again sets her heart rate soaring. Life may have changed him, but he can still make her feel alive again, and when the torch she once held from him reignites, it’s impossible to ignore! Mills & Boon Forever — Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.

Author: Regina Kyle
Publisher: Entangled: Indulgence
ISBN: 1640636498
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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"Sexy and heartfelt, this book will have you voraciously turning the pages as you swoon your way to happily-ever-after. Loved it!"- USA Today bestselling author Kate Meader Mallory Worthington has had enough of being treated like a fragile flower. She needs to get out of Dodge, as far and fast as possible. Somewhere no one knows about her childhood battle with cancer. A talented chef working at her family’s flagship hotel, she leaps at the first job opportunity that meets her criteria – personal chef and nanny for a reclusive and insanely hot billionaire in the Florida Keys. She doesn't know a lot about the nanny part, but how hard can it be? Billionaire Rhys Dalton cut himself off from the world after his wife was killed. Living on this remote island was the only way he could ensure the safety of his son. Finding someone willing to help him take care of his child, well that's been a challenge right up until Mallory knocks on his office door. She makes him think and feel things he hasn't in years. He's smart, so he fires her on the spot. But she's not going anywhere, no matter how hard he might try to get rid of her...

Author: Scott Herring
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022617185X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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The verb “declutter” has not yet made it into the Oxford English Dictionary, but its ever-increasing usage suggests that it’s only a matter of time. Articles containing tips and tricks on how to get organized cover magazine pages and pop up in TV programs and commercials, while clutter professionals and specialists referred to as “clutterologists” are just a phone call away. Everywhere the sentiment is the same: clutter is bad. In The Hoarders, Scott Herring provides an in-depth examination of how modern hoarders came into being, from their onset in the late 1930s to the present day. He finds that both the idea of organization and the role of the clutterologist are deeply ingrained in our culture, and that there is a fine line between clutter and deviance in America. Herring introduces us to Jill, whose countertops are piled high with decaying food and whose cabinets are overrun with purchases, while the fly strips hanging from her ceiling are arguably more fly than strip. When Jill spots a decomposing pumpkin about to be jettisoned, she stops, seeing in the rotting, squalid vegetable a special treasure. “I’ve never seen one quite like this before,” she says, and looks to see if any seeds remain. It is from moments like these that Herring builds his questions: What counts as an acceptable material life—and who decides? Is hoarding some sort of inherent deviation of the mind, or a recent historical phenomenon grounded in changing material cultures? Herring opts for the latter, explaining that hoarders attract attention not because they are mentally ill but because they challenge normal modes of material relations. Piled high with detailed and, at times, disturbing descriptions of uncleanliness, The Hoarders delivers a sweeping and fascinating history of hoarding that will cause us all to reconsider how we view these accumulators of clutter.

Author: Bill Flynn
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 146532853X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124

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Secret Tales of the American Wealthy is a fictional story about how an extremely wealthy gentleman finds an author to write a book about the elite society of which he is a member. The explanations, stories and descriptions about the wealthy are supplied to the author in the form of voice tapes, notes and a trusted relative named, Paul. The elderly gentleman wishes to remain anonymous and directs the author to honor his wishes. His tales include secret societies within the United States, a hidden mountain vault filled with wealth, an underwater city located in the Gulf of Mexico, a adventurous young girl who wants freedom from her parents’ controlling ways, inside glances of how the wealthy control oil, possible doom of the American Wealthy and many more related themes. The introduction involves how this man of power and wealth finds his author. They meet at a remote fishing resort in northwestern Maine where the author is a fishing guide. Here you will read about an exciting fishing adventure and about a region visited by many wealthy American. The author is introduced to the reader then he takes over writing. Bill Flynn is the author. His material comes from his “sponsor”. To complete this book the author traveled to New York City, San Francisco and the mountains of California. His travels were required to interview certain people connected with the tales of this sponsor. The book ends with a short editorial from the author concerning the tales and his anonymous sponsor.

Author: D. C. Chagnon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781981505531
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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Book One: The Meeting Nicki Munne finds herself adrift after her long-term relationship has come to a close. Heartbroken over the fact that her boyfriend has cheated on her, she finds herself coming to terms with the knowledge that she was in an emotionally abusive relationship and is now on her own. Things change when her best friend drags her to a house party. As Nicki finds herself having a terrible time, she has an encounter which ends up changing her life. Finding herself with a new job as the assistant to a billionaire with his own construction business, Nicki discovers that she must navigate what makes this man tick. As Nicki tries to figure out what makes her billionaire boss, David Ackerman, tick, she also finds herself struggling to come to terms with her own broken relationship and the scars it left upon her. Nicki works to be true to herself and stand up to David when she feels he pushes her around. But the more she grows as a person, the more she finds herself discovering layers to David that she cannot help but feel drawn to. Nicki finds herself falling down the rabbit hole of David's personal life, and discovers that she cannot help but be attracted to such an enigma. Will Nicki be able to show David they should be together? Or has David already found another? Book Two: The Kiss Nicki is shocked after discovering David is fooling around with a rival business owner's daughter, Rebecca. She finds herself face to face with the one thing she has been denying - she has fallen for this reclusive billionaire. David, who rarely goes out in public, is aloof with Nicki. Yet, now that Nicki has accepted that she has fallen for him, she cannot give up that easily. One night, David opens his heart to her and she finds herself pulled in even further. Can she dare to hope that David is feeling the same way about her? As Nicki learns the ropes of what it means to be working for the man you are falling in love with, she deals with the fallout of catching Rebecca with David. The more David opens his heart to Nikki, though, the more Nicki finds herself torn between wanting to be professional and wanting to take the leap. As David blows hot and cold, Nicki knows she must refuse to fall into the emotional traps that her ex had her falling into before. She is determined to let her thoughts be known. As David and Nicki fall closer together, will Rebecca ultimately be the one to tear them apart? Book Three: Taking A Chance Just when Nicki finds herself in the arms of David, she is torn out of them by Rebecca. Shell-shocked at discovering David is engaged through the internet, Nicki tries to understand what could have happened. Nicki is drawn into the world of business, where she realizes how much David has to lose. Her old habits die hard and Nicki backs off of David, knowing that he has to put his business first. Doesn't he? Propelled by her best friend, Nicki decides that she will fight for the man she loves. She refuses to let David go out of her life and end up unhappy. Determined to end up with her happily-ever-after, Nicki tells David that the two of them will work together and break free of Rebecca's clutches. This goal proves harder than it appears. Nicki must face up to her past and stare down her present in order to claim her future. After everything she has been through, she refuses to let David slip through her fingers. Even though Nicki is determined to end up with David, will she be able to figure out Rebecca's secrets and ultimately break free? Or will Nicki be forced to give David up and lose her billionaire lover for good?

Author: Susan Duncan
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 1742747116
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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This special story edition takes the words from Susan Duncan's bestselling A Life on Pittwater and offers a rare glimpse of a remarkable part of the world. Susan Duncan came to Pittwater when she impulsively bought a tumbledown, boxy little shack in Lovett Bay. The move changed her life forever, as she describes in her bestselling title, Salvation Creek. Now Susan lives in Tarangaua, the gracious house built for Dorothea Mackellar in 1925 and is a well loved member of the small Pittwater community. A Life on Pittwater takes the reader on a memorable trip to this beguiling place and presents all aspects of its distinctive way of life. There is Susan's lovely home with its gorgeous verandah; the lush surroundings, the bush and the bays; the wildlife and the ever-present dogs; the tinnies, the ferries and the peculiarities of living somewhere without cars; the boatsheds and the working boats; the bushfires; and, above all, the close community life. Welcome to Pittwater where neighbours stop their tinnies to have a quick chat. No-one ever dresses up. The kids take the ferry to school. Goannas wander into kitchens and leeches attach themselves to ankles. Everyone has time for a cup of tea and a slice of homemade fruitcake. It's a place like nowhere else in Australia; and it's also quintessentially Australian. Susan's text describes the life with warmth and heart. This glorious book will make you smile as you turn the pages and lose yourself to the magic of Pittwater.

Author: Claire Adams
Publisher: Ownit Publishing LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :

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If Rainer is going to inherit the family fortune then he has to settle down...and Tasha is his only hope... It isn’t easy being a woman in a man’s world, but Tasha has been doing her best. While it has meant sacrificing a social life and a love life, she has risen within the ranks of Hyperion, becoming one of the more notable junior executives. But all her success is threatened when stunning Rainer Maxwell weasels his way onto her big project. Of course, Rainer himself is dealing with pressure to be a certain kind of man and a certain kind of success. While the world seems to love his playboy image and slick business style, his family looks down upon it. And that matters, because in the Maxwell family, only one heir gets the fortune, and the others get pennies. But he'll need Tasha's help. Sparks fly, both good and bad. Is this a match made in heaven, or are these two who are destined to infuriate each other?

Author: Jim Kokoris
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429976438
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 339

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Teddy Pappas is an eleven-year-old boy forced into maturity before his time. He lives with his younger brother and their eccentric Civil War historian father, a man more comfortable with discussing Confederate footwear than what kind of day his sons had. Their lives have been quiet for a year since the real lifeblood of their household, Teddy's mother, died in a tragic car accident. On the one-year anniversary of her death, Teddy's stoic father plays his wife's favorite lottery numbers in a tender, uncharacteristic act. When it turns out that the family holds the $190 million winning ticket, their world is instantly transformed. Seemingly overnight, a host of colorful characters demands their attention, including Teddy's hilarious aunt and uncle, a beautiful divorcée, a desperate former soap opera star, and a menacing stranger who threatens the very core of the family. As events spiral out of control, the family struggles to discover what "the rich part of life" really is. Featuring a unique father-child bond, Jim Kokoris's moving first novel is flavored with the rich characterizations and poignant charm of early John Irving. Creating the perfect balance of humor and pathos, Kokoris takes us on an unforgettable journey through the ups and downs of this revelation of unexpected wealth.