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Bold Texas Embrace
by Victoria ThompsonA Lady and the Cowboy Romance (#4)Art teacher Catherine Eaton discovers a gifted painter on Sam Conners' ranch...but the stubborn ranch owner refuses to allow the pretty and petite art teacher on his property. Spirited and willful, the blonde schoolmarm just will not to take no for an answer...only to find herself distracted by how ruggedly handsome this headstrong cowboy is...Sam Conners has a range war to deal with and doesn't have time for this beautiful art teacher from Philadelphia that everyone's talking about. That is, until the most sensual woman he's ever seen marches right into his office. From the moment Catherine opens her lovely full lips to voice her outrageous city demands, Sam can think of nothing other than kissing her quiet. In fact, in the days that follow, Sam can think of nothing other than ensuring that this beautiful woman remains in his bold Texas embrace...for all the days to come...
Bold Tricks (The Artists Trilogy #3)
by Karina HalleUSA Today bestselling author, Karina Halle, brings you the final installment in her sexy, action-packed, Artists Trilogy contemporary romance series.The Faster They Live, the Harder They Fall . . .Raised by con artists, Ellie Watt has a lot of crazy childhood memories-but none crazier than being scarred with acid by the demented crime boss Travis Raines. Now Ellie is a full-grown woman who lives for revenge, and Travis is a full-blown drug lord who kills for pleasure. The sadistic bastard has kidnapped her good friend Gus as well as her mother, whom he's been holding as prized possessions in his heavily guarded lair. And Ellie has only one chance in hell of getting them out alive-using two dangerous men who love her to death . . .One is Camden McQueen, a talented tattoo artist who's made a permanent mark on Ellie's heart. The other is Javier Bernal, her fiery ex-lover who's busted more than a few heads in his time. From the crime-ridden streets of Mexico City to the predatory jungles of Honduras, this unlikely trio forms an uneasy alliance in the deadliest game of all-a gun-blazing battle to the finish that will pit enemy against enemy and lover against lover. And Ellie must choose the right man to trust . . . or die.Approx. 80,000 words.
Bold Tricks (Artists Trilogy #3)
by Karina HalleFrom the author of the acclaimed The Pact, Love, In English and the Dirty Angels Trilogy. If you devoured the Fifty Shades trilogy and the Crossfire series, you'll love The Artists Trilogy, a dark, explosive ride about a sexy, dangerous love triangle.The Artists Trilogy - Book ThreeThe faster they live, the harder they fall...Raised by con artists, Ellie Watt has a lot of crazy childhood memories - but none more so than being scarred with acid by crime boss Travis Raines. Now Travis has kidnapped her good friend Gus as well as her mother. And Ellie has only one chance of getting them out alive - using two dangerous men who love her to death...One is Camden McQueen, a talented tattoo artist who's made a permanent mark on Ellie's heart. The other is Javier Bernal, her fiery ex-lover. From the streets of Mexico City to the jungles of Honduras, this unlikely trio forms an uneasy alliance in the deadliest game of all - a battle to the finish that will pit enemy against enemy and lover against lover. And Ellie must choose the right man to trust...or die.Want more wild, sexy action? Don't miss Karina's thrilling Dirty Angels Trilogy.
Boleros for the Disenchanted and Other Plays
by José RiveraPraise for José Rivera:"Even if you've never seen Puerto Rico or grown old, you sit there ruminating on love, sacrifice, and betrayal."-Chicago Tribune, on Boleros for the Disenchanted"Teasingly engrossing. . . . Vividly written. . . . An intriguing and evocative drama."-The San Francisco Chronicle, on Brainpeople"Mr. Rivera's intimate play . . . uses historical fact as a frame to pose intriguing questions about what might have happened."-The New York Times, on School of the AmericasThree new works from José Rivera, a writer known for his lush language, open heart, and stylistic flirting with the surreal. Boleros for the Disenchanted is the moving story of the playwrights own parents: their sweet courtship in 1950s Puerto Rico, and then forty years later in more difficult times in America. With Brainpeople, Rivera explores the troubled minds of three women in a post-apocalyptic setting who feast on a freshly slaughtered tiger. In School of the Americas, he imagines Che Guevara's encounter-more passionate than political-with a young schoolteacher in Bolivia. Also included is his one-act penned in protest of California's Proposition 8, Pablo and Andrew at the Altar of Words.José Rivera's works include the plays References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot, Marisol, Cloud Tectonics, and Sueno (an adaptation of Life Is a Dream), as well as the Oscar-nominated screenplay to The Motorcycle Diaries.
The Boleyn Deceit (Boleyn Trilogy #2)
by Laura AndersenPerfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, and Showtime’s The Tudors, The Boleyn Deceit is the captivating new novel set in the imagined Tudor court of King Henry IX, son of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, who must navigate a terrain rife with palace intrigue, impending war, and unbridled passions.<P><P> The regency period is over and William Tudor, now King Henry IX, sits alone on the throne. But England must still contend with those who doubt his legitimacy, both in faraway lands and within his own family. To diffuse tensions and appease the Catholics, William is betrothed to a young princess from France, but still he has eyes for only his childhood friend Minuette, and court tongues are wagging. <P> Even more scandalous—and dangerous, if discovered—is that Minuette’s heart and soul belong to Dominic, William’s best friend and trusted advisor. Minuette must walk a delicate balance between her two suitors, unable to confide in anyone, not even her friend Elizabeth, William’s sister, who must contend with her own cleaved heart. In this irresistible tale, the secrets that everyone keeps are enough to change the course of an empire.
The Boleyn Inheritance: A Novel (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels)
by Philippa GregoryTHREE WOMEN WHO SHARE ONE FATE: THE BOLEYN INHERITANCE <P><P> ANNE OF CLEVES: She runs from her tiny country, her hateful mother, and her abusive brother to a throne whose last three occupants are dead. King Henry VIII, her new husband, instantly dislikes her. Without friends, family, or even an understanding of the language being spoken around her, she must literally save her neck in a court ruled by a deadly game of politics and the terror of an unpredictable and vengeful king. Her Boleyn Inheritance: accusations and false witnesses. <P><P> KATHERINE HOWARD: She catches the king's eye within moments of arriving at court, setting in motion the dreadful machine of politics, intrigue, and treason that she does not understand. She only knows that she is beautiful, that men desire her, that she is young and in love -- but not with the diseased old man who made her queen, beds her night after night, and killed her cousin Anne. Her Boleyn Inheritance: the threat of the axe. J<P> JANE ROCHFORD: She is the Boleyn girl whose testimony sent her husband and sister-in-law to their deaths. She is the trusted friend of two threatened queens, the perfectly loyal spy for her uncle, the Duke of Norfolk, and a canny survivor in the murderous court of a most dangerous king. Throughout Europe, her name is a byword for malice, jealousy, and twisted lust. Her Boleyn Inheritance: a fortune and a title, in exchange for her soul. <P> The Boleyn Inheritance is a novel drawn tight as a lute string about a court ruled by the gallows and three women whose positions brought them wealth, admiration, and power as well as deceit, betrayal, and terror. Once again, Philippa Gregory has brought a vanished world to life -- the whisper of a silk skirt on a stone stair, the yellow glow of candlelight illuminating a hastily written note, the murmurs of the crowd gathering on Tower Green below the newly built scaffold. In The Boleyn Inheritance Gregory is at her intelligent and page-turning best.
The Boleyn King: A Novel (Boleyn Trilogy #1)
by Laura AndersenPerfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, and Showtime’s The Tudors, The Boleyn King is the first book in an enthralling trilogy that dares to imagine: What if Anne Boleyn had actually given Henry VIII a son who grew up to be king?<P><P> Just seventeen years old, Henry IX, known as William, is a king bound by the restraints of the regency yet anxious to prove himself. With the French threatening battle and the Catholics sowing the seeds of rebellion at home, William trusts only three people: his older sister Elizabeth; his best friend and loyal counselor, Dominic; and Minuette, a young orphan raised as a royal ward by William’s mother, Anne Boleyn.<P> Against a tide of secrets, betrayal, and murder, William finds himself fighting for the very soul of his kingdom. Then, when he and Dominic both fall in love with Minuette, romantic obsession looms over a new generation of Tudors. One among them will pay the price for a king’s desire, as a shocking twist of fate changes England’s fortunes forever.
The Boleyn Reckoning (Boleyn Trilogy #3)
by Laura AndersenPerfect for fans of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, The Boleyn Reckoning heralds the triumphant conclusion of Laura Andersen’s enthralling trilogy about the Tudor king who never was: the son of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn—Henry IX—who, along with his sisters and those he holds most dear, approaches a dangerous crossroads.<P><P> The Tudor royal family has barely survived a disastrous winter. Now English ships and soldiers prepare for the threat of invasion. But William Tudor—known as Henry IX—has his own personal battles to attend to. He still burns for Minuette, his longtime friend, but she has married William’s trusted advisor, Dominic, in secret—an act of betrayal that puts both their lives in danger. Princess Elizabeth, concerned over her brother’s erratic, vengeful behavior, imperils her own life by assembling a shadow court in an effort to protect England. With war on the horizon, Elizabeth must decide where her duty lies: with her brother or her country. Her choice could forever change the course of history.
The Boleyn Trilogy 3-Book Bundle
by Laura Andersen"Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir" (Publishers Weekly), this enthralling trilogy takes readers back to the deadly intrigue, turbulent affairs, and treacherous passions of Tudor England. Reimagining history in sumptuous detail, Laura Andersen asks the compelling question: What if Anne Boleyn had actually given Henry VIII a son who grew up to be king? The answer awaits in this captivating eBook bundle: THE BOLEYN KING THE BOLEYN DECEIT THE BOLEYN RECKONING Just seventeen years old, William Tudor, now King Henry IX, is bound by the restraints of the regency yet anxious to prove himself. With the French threatening battle and the Catholics sowing the seeds of rebellion at home, William trusts only three people: his older sister Elizabeth; his best friend and loyal counselor, Dominic; and Minuette, a young orphan raised as a royal ward by William's mother, Anne Boleyn. Against a tide of secrets, betrayal, and murder, William finds himself fighting for the very soul of his kingdom. Then, when he and Dominic both fall in love with Minuette, romantic obsession looms over a new generation of Tudors. One among them will pay the price for a king's desire, as a shocking twist of fate changes England's fortunes forever. Praise for The Boleyn Trilogy "Full of intrigue, conspiracies, and the accurate details so essential to good historical fiction . . . Anyone who has even the slightest fascination with the Tudors will want to devour this delectable novel in a single sitting."--New York Times bestselling author Tasha Alexander, on The Boleyn King "The Boleyn King deftly blends compelling characters, flawless social history, and courtly romance into an enthralling tale that's impossible to put down."--Award-winning author Stefanie Pintoff "Alive with historical flair and drama . . . [Laura Andersen's] multidimensional characters are so real that readers will wish it was history."--RT Book Reviews, on The Boleyn King "This entertaining work of alternative history offers plenty to savor for both fans of historical romance and those whose passion is political intrigue. . . . Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir."--Publishers Weekly, on The Boleyn Deceit "Powerful . . . action, intrigue, star-crossed lovers, and all the drama period fans have come to expect . . . Fans should remain satisfied with the thrilling finale-for-now."--Booklist, on The Boleyn Reckoning
Bollenti Spiriti
by Pamela Morsi Rosa LosaccoLo scapolo Jedwin Sparrow nutre una sola speranza: placare i suoi bollenti spiriti. E da quanto ha appreso, il posto logico dove cominciare è il cottage della signora Cora Briggs, notoriamente divorziata. Il primo istinto di Cora è schiaffeggiarlo in pieno viso! Ma un piano migliore si delinea nella sua mente. Perché non stare al gioco tenendolo sulla corda? Quale modo migliore per vendicarsi di quelle perfide pettegole se non catturare uno dei loro nella malvagia rete di bugie? Un’inaspettata storia d’amore, due persone che scoprono la verità su se stessi, l’uno nel cuore dell’altra. Pamela Morsi dà vita a una cittadina americana in un’era ormai andata, con personaggi avvincenti e credibili e uno speciale senso dell’umorismo che tocca il cuore. Un altro gioiello di perfezione… una lettura meravigliosamente appassionata che regala ai lettori un senso di gioia e profonda soddisfazione. RT Magazine
The Bollywood Bride
by Sonali Dev"A fresh new voice." --Susan Elizabeth Phillips, New York Times bestselling authorRia Parkar is Bollywood's favorite Ice Princess--beautiful, poised, and scandal-proof--until one impulsive act threatens to expose her destructive past. Traveling home to Chicago for her cousin's wedding offers a chance to diffuse the coming media storm and find solace in family, food, and outsized celebrations that are like one of her vibrant movies come to life. But it also means confronting Vikram Jathar. Ria and Vikram spent childhood summers together, a world away from Ria's exclusive boarding school in Mumbai. Their friendship grew seamlessly into love--until Ria made a shattering decision. As far as Vikram is concerned, Ria sold her soul for stardom and it's taken him years to rebuild his life. But beneath his pent-up anger, their bond remains unchanged. And now, among those who know her best, Ria may find the courage to face the secrets she's been guarding for everyone else's benefit--and a chance to stop acting and start living. Rich with details of modern Indian-American life, here is a warm, sexy, and witty story of love, family, and the difficult choices that arise in the name of both.
Bollywood Confidential
by Sonia SinghAfter seven years of slogging through film roles too embarrassing to mention, twenty-eight-year-old struggling L.A. actress Raveena Rai has finally been offered a lead! A potentially career-making turn in a major Hollywood epic, perhaps? A meaty part in a serious drama with Oscar® written all over it? Not! To Raveena's great dismay (and her mother's delight) she's flying off to India to star in a new Bollywood extravaganza. Oh well, a lead is a lead, after all. Never mind that it's a million humid degrees in Bombay, the Los Angeles of the East; that she has to live with a wacko distant uncle who sleeps under furniture and is the most stressed-out wannabe swami on the continent; that her director is a lecherous hack and his movie has the potential of being the very worst flick ever made anywhere! At least Raveena's leading man is the supremely sexy Siddharth, Bollywood's biggest star. But while their on-screen chemistry is electric-hot, off-screen the arrogant hunk treats her with total disdain ... or, worse still, ignores her. Raveena's one consolation is that things couldn't possibly get any worse. Oh yeah? Want to bet? Lights, camera, action!
Bollywood Fiancé for a Day
by Ruchi VasudevaThe man of her Bollywood dreamsWinning the chance to meet the ultimate Bollywood heartthrob, Zaheer Saxena, is just what Vishakha needs to take her mind off her recent humiliation-being jilted the week before her wedding! And when gorgeous Zaheer offers to be her fake fiancé, the chance to save face with her family is just too tempting....It's a deal that benefits them both-Zaheer is warding off any unwanted female attention until his next film is finished-but can Vishakha trust herself not to hope that her dream fiancé for a day could turn into forever?
Bollywood Nights
by Shobhaa DeBollywood is no place for a vulnerable, small-town girl like Aasha Rani. But that doesn't stop her mother from pushing her into a world of exploitation and bedroom casting calls. Aasha has no choice but to thrive-despite the vicious circles of starlets, pimps, and celebrities who want to see her meet her end. But the day she meets Bollywood's leading man, everything she's worked so hard for is jeopardized. Because she may be falling for Akshay Arora-and there's no room for love in a business where it's the stranger under your sheets holding the key to your success. With her innocence stolen and nowhere else to turn, Aasha knows her downfall could come as quickly as her rise to fame. And letting herself love might just be the most fatal career move of her life...
A Bolt from the Blue
by Maggie WellsTrue love, like lightning, never strikes twice—or does it?As a free-spirited young woman, Hope Elliot was desperate to escape her snobbish high society family. So she ran off to Paris, where she lived for twenty-five years. Now widowed, she’s come home to settle her family’s massive lakefront estate. But before she can put her mother’s house on the market, it needs a major renovation. Enter master electrician Mick McInnes, a traditional guy who’s about to turn her life upside down . . .Aside from the fact that Mick is hopelessly attracted to his latest client, Hope represents everything he doesn’t want in a woman. She’s ridiculously rich and adventurous, yet she doesn’t seem to know much about the real world. Besides, his policy is to never get involved with clients. But he can’t seem to resist the Chicago heiress’s sizzling advances—and soon enough finds himself in her bed, feeling like a teenager once again. And like teenagers, the two of them will just have to convince their families that opposites can not only attract, but they can also make the perfect match . . .
Bolt-hole
by Amy LaneTerrell Washington's childhood was a trifecta of suck: being black, gay, and poor in America has no upside. Terrell climbed his way out of the hood only to hit a glass ceiling and stop, frozen, a chain restaurant bartender with a journalism degree. His one bright spot is Colby Meyers, a coworker who has no fear, no inhibitions, and sees no boundaries. Terrell and Colby spend their summers at the river and their breaks on the back dock of Papiano's. As terrified as Terrell is of coming out, he's helpless to stay away from Colby's magnetic smile and contagious laughter. But Colby is out of college now, and he has grand plans for the future--plans Terrell is sure will leave his scrawny black ass in the Sacramento dust until a breathless moment stolen from the chaos of the restaurant tells Terrell he might be wrong. When the moment is shattered by a mystery and an act of violence, Terrell and Colby are left with two puzzles: who killed their scumbag manager, and how to fit their own lives--the black and the white of them--into a single shining tomorrow.
Un bombero en apuros (Cuerpos pasionales #Volumen 6)
by Marian ArpaSexta entrega de la emocionante serie CUERPOS PASIONALES. Dejaos envolver por la magia de un bello paraje -y un amor-, que arrollarán de tal forma a nuestra protagonista, que hará que quiera abandonarlo todo. El amor surgirá entre ellos como un huracán y ninguno de los dos querrá pararlo... Susana Castro es una joven que de la noche a la mañana y sin esperarlo, recibe una herencia que le cambiará la vida. Al principio no sabe qué hacer con ella. Ha estudiado diseño de joyas y no entra en sus planes ponerse al frente de las propiedades de su abuela. Gabriel Suarez es cabo de los bomberos de Castellfollit de la Roca. Su amor por la naturaleza hace que siempre esté al pie del cañón, dispuesto a todo para evitar que algún incendio termine con aquel paraíso verde. Cuando conoce a Susana, cree que ha ido allí para aprovecharse de sus amigos, los inquilinos de una propiedad de la que dice ser propietaria. Eso no le hace ninguna gracia y respira aliviado cuando ella se marcha. Pero ella vuelve... Gabriel no es consciente de que Susana se le mete bajo la piel. Cuando se da cuenta de ello ya es demasiado tarde y no quiere que salga de ahí.
Bombero en diciembre
by Encarna Magín«Me gustas, pero solo es sexo, nada más que sexo. No imagines nada más». Me llamo Jason Connor y siempre quise ser bombero. Era todo mi mundo... hasta que salí en un puñetero calendario medio desnudo, marcando tableta de chocolate, y todo cambió. Divorciado y amargado por las mentiras de mi ex, solo los mensajes de Venus por Instagram me aportan algo de felicidad. Sin embargo, una casualidad me llevó a descubrir que la tal Venus no era otra que Nora Black, la modelo más famosa del momento. Más mentiras. Más dolor. Más decepción. No se lo perdonaré y le daré una lección antes de Navidad. Pero sus caricias son pura dinamita. Y sus besos, adictivos. Mi corazón no está a salvo...
Un bombero en el sex shop (Cuerpos pasionales #Volumen 5)
by Marian ArpaQuinta entrega de CUERPOS PASIONALES. Dejaos envolver por un amor naciente que supondrá un punto y aparte para nuestros protagonistas. Carla no quiere olvidar, pero la vida la empuja a mirar hacia delante en lugar de refugiarse en los sentimientos que le rompieron el corazón. Carla Silvestre trabaja en su propio negocio, vive con su gata y no le pide nada más a la vida. No quiere a ningún hombre a su lado. Ha disfrutado de un gran amor y este le va a durar hasta el día que exhale su último aliento. Se siente en deuda con el hombre que le ha regalado felicidad a manos llenas. Nadie puede reemplazarlo, sería como si lo traicionara. Izan Cruz es bombero por vocación y en una de las emergencias, se encuentra con una mujer a la que confunde con una muchacha. Muy pronto es consciente de su equivocación. El destino, con la ayuda de su mejor amigo hace que vuelvan a encontrarse, y al conocerla un poco más, desea saberlo todo de ella. Sin embargo, se da cuenta de que arrastra alguna pesada carga que la tiene atrapada en el pasado. ¿Podrá ayudarla a liberarse de esas cuerdas que no la dejan avanzar? Ninguno de los dos busca el amor, un sentimiento que a ambos les ha causado tantos sufrimientos. Sin embargo, caen en él sin proponérselo...
Bomber's Moon (Lovers and Liars #1)
by Paul Alan FaheyAfter losing his lover in a tragic motorcar accident, Leslie Atwater goes about the motions but doesn’t really feel alive. Not without Edward. In a time where “one of us” was a euphemism for being gay, Leslie and Edward managed to live a quiet, private life together, but nothing prepares Leslie for a world without his partner.During the day, Leslie works as a clerk in a modest bookshop in central London. By night, he’s an air raid warden in his district responsible for the safety of his “flock.” In an effort to feel closer to Edward, Leslie spends evenings in his flat reviewing Edward’s portfolio of sketches. Edward had worked as a freelance artist, and his depiction of Londoners surviving in the midst of World War II appeared daily inThe Globe.While reviewing the drawings, Leslie discovers irregularities in the sketches from Edward’s final assignment which he simply can’t explain. He begins to question what he was told about Edward’s death, and his investigation leads him down a tangled trail from the center of London to the coast of Great Britain.Tension mounts and nothing is what it seems. In a showdown with German spies at a lighthouse overlooking the English Channel, bombs fall, people die, and Leslie gets more than he bargains for in his search for the truth behind his lover’s untimely death.
Bombones para decir te quiero
by S. F. TaleMalentendidos y muchas intromisiones harán que se complique un poco más la bonita historia de amor entre un mayordomo y una doncella. ¿El amor puede estar dentro de una caja de bombones? Sophie Willey es la doncella de la duquesa de Wroxham desde hace años. Siempre ha estado al lado de su señora con lo que forjaron una gran amistad. En su pequeño mundo hay un rincón especial para Jamie, el mayordomo de sus señores. Pero todo cambiará al seguir el consejo de su señora que la llevará a una situación compleja. James Tindall se considera un ignorante en eso del amor desde que conoció a la dulce Sophie. Su señor, el duque de Wroxham, junto con Sidney, se erigen como sus preceptores. Por ello, al cumplir con las instrucciones que le dieron, ante sus ojos tendrá lo que jamás habría imaginado.Entre máscaras, bailes, bombones, malentendidos y muchas intromisiones, ¿podrá salir el amor sano y salvo?
Bombora
by Mal PetersAfter a disastrous relationship with a married man leads to losing his family and his job, Phelan Price ends up in the small surfing town of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California. It's the perfect place to recover from a nervous breakdown--he even becomes good friends with a fellow surfer, Hugh, a mystery writer who has plenty of demons of his own. Life isn't perfect, but Phel is starting to get back on his feet. Then Phel's estranged lover arrives under the banner of a messy divorce, the circumstances of which he refuses to disclose, and throws their peaceful world into chaos. Phel's shock is complete when the man he's been trying to forget introduces himself as Hugh's brother, Nate. As far as Hugh is concerned, this is as good as it gets: Nate completes their band of misfits perfectly, and the bond they develop through surfing seems strong. But he is unaware that, beneath the surface, Nate and Phel share a darker history than he could ever guess at--a riptide past that threatens to drag them under and consume them from within.
Bombs and Guacamole (Border Crossing #1)
by Ba TortugaER doctor Dusty Lowry grew up in a conservative rural Texas family that has never quite forgiven him for staying in New Mexico after his stint in the Army. Paramedic Nate Miller, Dusty's best friend since their early Army days, has a hippie momma, a tiny apartment, and is in lust with his buddy. When their other Army friend, Kyle, gets married, they start thinking about settling down. In fact, they both know what they want: each other. Too bad they've never shared that goofy little fact. A trip to visit Dusty's family in Texas changes everything, and Dusty and Nate aren't sure where to go from there. Good thing they're smart guys, and between a series of bombings that target first responders, their friend Kyle's wife getting pregnant, and more than one bowl of guacamole, they begin to figure out how to have a relationship. But as the bombings get closer to home, Nate and Dusty must navigate love and commitment before they lose their chance.
Bombshell
by Lynda CurnynThere should be a four-letter word for beauty.She has more shoes than Sarah Jessica Parker and a skin-care system that could make Madonna swoon, but unlike her celebrity counterparts, Grace Noonan doesn't have it all. Her latest utterly-eligible-yet-maddeningly-unavailable boyfriend has just revealed that having sex with her is one thing and having babies quite another, forcing Grace to move on-again. And now that her employer-a top cosmetics company once devoted to "beauty beyond thirty"-is pursuing a teenaged supermodel as its future face, this thirty-four-year-old marketing exec is starting to wonder if she is going to get it all before the closing credits. Could it be time for Grace to back out of the beauty race and trade the singles scene for the sperm bank? Or is there something even this savvy bombshell has yet to discover about life and love in New York City?
Bombshell
by Jody GehrmanCopywriter Ruby Sugars is in a rut. Her life consists of the following: long hours, boring neutral colors and regular fat-shaming from her stick insect-looking boss. But Ruby isn't really a Bland Betty-she's a complete Bettie Page hottie, with an enviable collection of vintage couture and very naughty vixen lingerie. Now if only she could channel that girl into her real life....Cue Ruby's best friend, whose recent fixation is "fantasy matchmaking." She's decided that all Ruby needs is one night with a sexy, delectable man-one with a serious thing for curvy pinup girls. And "Lancer" is hot enough to make any girl's fantasy come true.For one night, it's pure, X-rated hotness. But come the next morning, this brand-spankin'-new bombshell will get the shock of her life when the man she vowed to see only once shows up again...as her new boss.