Download or read book Las Vegas Girl written by Leslie Wolfe and published by Baxter & Holt. This book was released on 2021-07-05 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detectives Laura Baxter and Jack Holt are members of the elite: Las Vegas Metro PD, one of the toughest and most respected law enforcement agencies in United States. In the middle of city with 2 million residents and 43 million annual visitors, they¿re hunting for a killer. The crime: audaciousIn the middle of a glamorous Las Vegas hotel, in front of hundreds of witnesses and under the lenses of countless video surveillance cameras, a young girl is brutally murdered. What promises to be a quick and easy investigation soon becomes a nightmare. The most recorded crime in Vegas is missing one key protagonist, the killer.The forensics: stupefyingA crime-scene fingerprint unleashes dozens of unsettling questions instead of providing answers. Was this a murder for hire? In the politically-charged case, the scenario seems plausible; the victim¿s secret life could¿ve been the obstacle in an ambitious politician¿s path. As the investigation unspools the well-concealed secrets surrounding the victim¿s life, Baxter and Holt attract the attention of someone desperate to keep history¿s deadly secrets buried.The truth: shockingA testimony from beyond the grave turns into a death warrant for the two unrelenting detectives. While they expose a connection with the victim¿s distant past that could hold the key to catching her killer, they must learn to rely on each other to survive. Two mavericks don¿t make a team. Baxter and Holt trust each other with their lives, only not with their darkest secrets.

Download or read book Las Vegas Little Red Book written by Molly Sullivan and published by Justin, Charles & Co.. This book was released on 2007-03-26 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saucy insider Molly Sullivan shows you that it's not your boyfriend's, husband's, father's or brother's Vegas anymore! Molly's Las Vegas Little Red Book is the perfect entree to that unforgettable no tell weekend for single gals on the prowl, soccer moms on holiday, and all those fabulous fun-seeking women in between!

Download or read book Vegas Girls written by Heather Skyler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Fans of Julia Glass and Ann Hood, a Novel about How the Choices We Make Last a Lifetime Vegas Girls begins when three former high school friends, now in their mid-thirties, reunite in their hometown of Las Vegas—a city they vowed to escape as soon as they could—to celebrate their new lives and revisit old haunts. But what starts out as a week-long, sun-kissed reunion takes a strange turn as mysterious gifts appear, familiar faces pop up in unexpected places, and each woman reveals a secret, private quest. Ramona is searching for a son she gave up for adoption before their high-school graduation. Jane is trying to leave her husband of eleven years, even with her two kids in tow. And Ivy, who has a new baby, is haunted by the memory of her mother abandoning her twenty years ago—and she has begun spotting her everywhere. Add to this a darkly charismatic ex-boyfriend of Ivy’s who won’t give up hope of rekindling their romance, and a strange, new friend of Jane’s in need of help, and the week quickly begins to unravel. Set against desert heat, swimming pools, and casino lights, and told masterfully through five different points of view, Vegas Girls is about how we navigate the present while carrying the ghosts of our past; about growing up with one eye glued to the rearview mirror; and about what happens when the past you thought you left behind turns out to have been with you all along.

Download or read book Showgirls of Las Vegas written by Lisa Gioia-Acres and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little girls all over the world may hope to grow up to become a princess, but few ever realize the dream. For those who grow up to become showgirls, they go far beyond, becoming goddess-like objects of men's desire and the epitome of feminine beauty, elegance, and class. As soon as resort casinos began to dot the dusty Las Vegas landscape, major stars, extravagant show productions, and beautiful women helped promote the city to become the ultimate adult playground. In the early 1950s, when women began to dance and parade on the stages of Las Vegas, the showgirl persona evolved from the seductive burlesque-style performance art to the elegant productions modeled after those staged in France, with women dripping in furs and feathers, or in nothing more than a G-string and rhinestones. The over-the-top Las Vegas productions may have faded into obscurity, leaving but one show, Bally's Jubilee, as the longest running showgirl show on the Las Vegas Strip, but the iconic showgirl will forever represent Las Vegas in all of its glitz and glory.

Download or read book Helen J Stewart written by Sally Springmeyer Zanjani and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known as the mistress of the Mormon Trail, Helen J. Stewart not only paved the way for women in the west, but also was instrumental in laying the groundwork for the future of Las Vegas.Born in the Midwest in the mid-1800s, uprooted and transplanted as a young girl into the frenzied gold rush days in California, Helen J. Stewart experienced the rigors of pioneer life early. Married at nineteen, mother at twenty, widow at thirty with four children and pregnant with her fifth, she had no time to ponder her fate. Instead, she became a force to reckon with.Sally Zanjani and Carrie Townley Porter chronicle the extraordinary life of a woman dedicated to providing for her family and improving the lives of those around her, a woman ahead of her time who befriended Indians as well as congressmen, a woman who truly was the "First Lady of Las Vegas".

Download or read book Witch written by Glenn Puit and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-12-06 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on extensive interviews with the accused herself, here is the sordid, twisted, and surprising story of Brookey Lee West—a successful technical writer from Silicon Valley who became Las Vegas’ most notorious female serial killer. In February, 2001, police uncovered the decomposed remains of Christine Smith bagged like garbage in a Las Vegas storage unit. She’d been dead for years. Next to the makeshift tomb were books on witchcraft and Satanism. It didn’t take long for authorities to discover that the owner of the foul Canyon Gate Unit #317 was Christine’s own daughter, Brookey Lee West. Further investigation revealed something even more shocking—a one-woman crime spree that spanned two decades, stretched from Nevada to California, and may have counted among its victims Brookey’s own husband and brother....

Download or read book Wanna Get Lucky written by Deborah Coonts and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete with designer duds, porn conventions, partner-swapping parties, and clever repartee, this is chick-lit gone wild and sexy, lightly wrapped in mystery and tied up with a brilliantly flashing neon bow. "Wanna Get Lucky?" hits the proverbial jackpot.--"Booklist."

Download or read book Naughty Girl s Guide to Los Angeles written by Sienna Sinclaire and published by Naughty Girl Press. This book was released on 2012-07-24 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Naughty Travel Guide to Los Angeles is here! How many times have you traveled to a city and wondered where to go for the sexiest bars, clubs and restaurants? Where to attend a pirate-themed party? How to find a fetish hotel that caters to your kinks? This is not your average travel book on Los Angeles, this is your naughty guide to the city. The book, written by sex coach and adult entertainer Sienna Sinclaire, is a gorgeous mix of travel information, sexy photos and naughty historical tidbits of Hollywood’s not so innocent past and present. Get your copy today and learn all about L.A.'s naughty side. Whether you live in Los Angeles or you're traveling solo, with your girlfriends or with your lover this book is an indispensable guide in the quest to discover the sexy side of L.A. Plus this book lets you determine how naughty you want to get. Maybe you want some clean, sexy fun with your lover at a strip club where the girls keep their clothes on? Or maybe you want to get as naughty as you can with some fetish play by hiring a Mistress for you and your lover? That's up to you to decide and this book will show you how. It's the perfect coffee table book and gift for those who love history, photography and traveling but are looking for something a little naughty!

Download or read book The Showgirl Next Door written by Holly Madison and published by Stephens PressLlc. This book was released on 2011 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The former Playboy bunny and entertainer presents her favorite places and activities in Las Vegas, including nightclubs, casinos, and shows.

Download or read book The Vegas Diaries written by Holly Madison and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times bestselling author returns with this candid, humorous, and captivating memoir chronicling her journey toward reinvention and self-acceptance. When you've come out the other side of the bizarre, twisted world of the Playboy mansion, where do you land? If you're Holly Madison . . . there's no place like Las Vegas! After making the sudden decision to reclaim her life, Holly broke free from the sheltered, deceptive confines of the mansion (which meant exiting a hit television show) and was determined to start her life over . . . from scratch. Without the security of a job or relationship, she set out to reinvent herself on no one's terms but her own. Deciding to roll the dice and begin again in the glamorous and dreamlike city of Las Vegas, Holly quickly realized that while she may have left her past in the rearview mirror, the labels and stereotypes that came from it weren't so quick to leave her. With a fierce commitment to take charge of her own narrative, Holly dives headfirst into a journey of self-discovery. After a whirlwind stint on Dancing with the Stars, she snags the coveted lead role in the Strip's hottest new burlesque spectacular and lands a reality series spotlighting her new life as a single woman. If her own television show and dream job as a showgirl weren't enough to keep her busy, Holly explores the decadent, exclusive inner-world of Sin City, navigating it's social and dating scene with humor and heart. When it comes to romance, she is met with an eclectic cast of characters, from fame hounds to long distance loves to the occasional celebrity and more than one tabloid mishap. In this reflective, heartwarming memoir, Holly learns that each dating disaster holds an important, and in some cases difficult to face, lesson about herself. The Vegas Diaries is a comedy of errors, set against the glitz and glamour of the dazzling Vegas strip. Through the wild and crazy experiences on one young woman's quest to "have it all," Holly faces her fears, anxieties, and insecurities to discover that her journey to self-sufficiency is also her path to healing. Letting go of trying to prove herself to others, Holly finally gains the courage to confront her past-and in the process finds the life and love she deserves.

Download or read book Casino Girl written by Leslie Wolfe and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detectives Laura Baxter and Jack Holt are members of the elite: Las Vegas Metro PD, one of the toughest and most respected law enforcement agencies in United States. In the middle of city with 2 million residents and 43 million annual visitors, they¿re hunting for a killer. The crime: audaciousIn the middle of a glamorous Las Vegas hotel, in front of hundreds of witnesses and under the lenses of countless video surveillance cameras, a young girl is brutally murdered. What promises to be a quick and easy investigation soon becomes a nightmare. The most recorded crime in Vegas is missing one key protagonist, the killer.The forensics: stupefyingA crime-scene fingerprint unleashes dozens of unsettling questions instead of providing answers. Was this a murder for hire? In the politically-charged case, the scenario seems plausible; the victim¿s secret life could¿ve been the obstacle in an ambitious politician¿s path. As the investigation unspools the well-concealed secrets surrounding the victim¿s life, Baxter and Holt attract the attention of someone desperate to keep history¿s deadly secrets buried.The truth: shockingA testimony from beyond the grave turns into a death warrant for the two unrelenting detectives. While they expose a connection with the victim¿s distant past that could hold the key to catching her killer, they must learn to rely on each other to survive. Two mavericks don¿t make a team. Baxter and Holt trust each other with their lives, only not with their darkest secrets.

Download or read book High Heels and Headdresses written by Betty Bunch and published by Lifestories. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the golden age of the showgirl, dancers were treated like royalty. But Las Vegas legend Betty Bunch was no pampered princess. In her thirty years on the stage, screen, and television, she faced everything from a threatening tiger and menacing movie elephants to leering mob men and bait-in-switch producers.Betty impressed and worked with many of the day's best known stars. She danced in the movies South Pacific, Bells Are Ringing, Imitation of Life and others, as well as performing at nine Las Vegas resorts. Betty spent time on the road as a featured dancer with Tony Martin, Louis Prima and and the Witnesses, Jimmy Durante, and three television specials with Dean Martin. She was a featured performer in the original company of Bottoms Up at Caesars Palace.In recognition of Betty's talent, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nevada's largest daily newspaper named her as one of Las Vegas' best showgirls of all time.

Download or read book Honey Girl written by Morgan Rogers and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named Most Anticipated of 2021 by Oprah Magazine * Marie Claire * Ms. Magazine * E! * Parade Magazine * Buzzfeed * Cosmo * The Rumpus * GoodReads * Autostraddle * Brit & Co * Refinery29 * Betches * BookRiot and others! A LibraryReads Pick “HONEY GIRL is an emotional, heartfelt, charming debut, and I loved every moment of it.” — Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author of The Proposal When becoming an adult means learning to love yourself first. With her newly completed PhD in astronomy in hand, twenty-eight-year-old Grace Porter goes on a girls’ trip to Vegas to celebrate. She’s a straight A, work-through-the-summer certified high achiever. She is not the kind of person who goes to Vegas and gets drunkenly married to a woman whose name she doesn’t know…until she does exactly that. This one moment of departure from her stern ex-military father’s plans for her life has Grace wondering why she doesn’t feel more fulfilled from completing her degree. Staggering under the weight of her parent’s expectations, a struggling job market and feelings of burnout, Grace flees her home in Portland for a summer in New York with the wife she barely knows. In New York, she’s able to ignore all the constant questions about her future plans and falls hard for her creative and beautiful wife, Yuki Yamamoto. But when reality comes crashing in, Grace must face what she’s been running from all along—the fears that make us human, the family scars that need to heal and the longing for connection, especially when navigating the messiness of adulthood.

Download or read book The Desert Rose written by Larry McMurtry and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bittersweet, funny and touching, Larry McMurtry's The Desert Rose is the story of Harmony, a Las Vegas showgirl. At night she's a lead dancer in a gambling casino; during the day she raises peacocks. She's one of a dying breed of dancers, faced with fewer and fewer jobs and an even bleaker future. Yet she maintains a calm cheerfulness in that arid neon landscape of supermarkets, drive-in wedding chapels, and all-night casinos. While Harmony's star is fading, her beautiful, cynical daughter Pepper's is on the rise. But Harmony remains wistful and optimistic through it all. She is the unexpected blossom in the wasteland, the tough and tender desert rose.

Download or read book Las Vegas Crime written by Leslie Wolfe and published by Baxter & Holt. This book was released on 2021-07-05 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her body, naked and crushed under the weight of the cold, desert rocks that had been her tomb, while she still drew breath. Her eyes, blue as the deep desert sky at dawn, stared into the distance, blurred with tears. Her lips remained immobile, although if I listened hard enough, I thought I heard her scream. "Do yourself a favor and take a nap before you start this! Once you pick it up, you won't want to put it down until you've finished the final page. The pace is perfect, keeping you on the edge of your seat throughout. The characters are well developed and completely believable. This is a great series from a terrific new author, but certainly right up there with Stuart Woods and James Patterson." - R. Baer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The girl: gone When a teenage girl is daringly kidnapped from her school, minutes after being dropped off, a frenzied search begins, involving the entire police force of a city that never sleeps. But for Detectives Baxter and Holt this isn't a crime like any other; it is personal. The crimes: terrifying A bold and merciless serial killer preys on young girls and leaves them out to die in the cold and dreadful expanse of the Mojave Desert, unable to move, to scream, to fight for their lives. The choice: impossible Now Detective Holt is faced with an agonizing decision: he can sacrifice all that he holds dear or jeopardize the life of an innocent girl, his own flesh and blood. The man holding all the cards in this game of life and death isn't willing to negotiate; he's only willing to kill. Two mavericks form an intriguing team. Baxter and Holt trust each other with their lives, just not with their secret plans. If you're a fan of James Patterson, David Baldacci, Michael Connelly, and Robert Dugoni, you'll be enthralled by this riveting, entertaining kidnapping thriller that will keep you reading until the break of dawn. Praise for Las Vegas Crime "A first-class thriller with perfect pacing." "There is plenty of non-stop action in this page turner that will take the reader on a truly gripping and intriguing journey." "An excellent thriller that keeps you turning pages." "Las Vegas Crime is the latest and the Best of the Baxter and Holt series. " "Another great book by Leslie Wolfe. She's one of the best. Right up there with James Patterson and Michael Connelly." "Fast paced, suspenseful and filled with twists and turns." "Another enthralling and entertaining thriller written by an accomplished author who takes you on a twisted ride that can branch out in different directions at the drop of a hat." "Exceptional story line! Great characters! I loved this story and can't wait for the next one!" What Readers and Reviewers Are Saying About Leslie Wolfe "Leslie Wolfe writes suspense thrillers that keep you interested from start to finish." "Leslie Wolfe is a true storyteller." "Leslie Wolfe is fast becoming one of my favorite authors." "If you have read any of Leslie Wolfe's books, then you know you're in for an excellent read!"

Download or read book Divas Las Vegas written by Belinda Jones and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fast-paced, heart-warming and laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from bestselling author Belinda Jones is perfect for fans of Jo Thomas, Lindsey Kelk, Sophie Kinsella and Paige Toon. 'Great characters...hilariously written...buy it!' - New Woman 'Perfect summer fun!' - SUN 'Top holiday reading!' - Closer 'Great, hilarious book full of drama and humour.' -- ***** Reader review 'Laugh out loud moments, brilliant writing' -- ***** Reader review 'Read it, you will not be disappointed'--***** Reader review ************************************************** ALL DREAMS COME TRUE IN LAS VEGAS, DON'T THEY...? Jamie and Izzy, friends for ever, have a dream: a spangly double wedding in Las Vegas. And, at twenty-seven, they decide they've had enough crap boyfriends and they're ready for crap husbands: all they have to do is find them. So where better than Las Vegas itself, where the air is 70% oxygen and 30% confetti? But as they abandon their increasingly complicated lives in sleepy Devon for the eye-popping brilliance of Las Vegas, their groom-grabbing plan starts to look less than foolproof. And those niggling problems they thought they'd left behind - like Izzy's fiancé and the alarming reappearance of Jamie's first love - just won't go away...

Download or read book Overlay written by Marlayna Glynn and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-17 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the bestselling vein of memoirists Jeanette Walls and Frank McCourt, the award-winning author delivers her addicting breakout novel - a mesmerizing memoir epic destined to become a classic. Set in transient 1970s Las Vegas, OVERLAY is the fighting-to-come-of-age story of a resilient child born into a cycle of alcoholism and abandonment. The author develops a powerful sense of self-preservation in contrast to the fallen adults entrusted with her care. Her profound story explores the characters and events populating her life as she moves from home to home, parent to parent, family to family, ultimately becoming homeless at the age of fourteen. Out of the resources of her remarkable childhood emerges a gripping inner strength that will charm and captivate readers and remain in their consciousness long after the last page of her story has been turned. Fans of The Glass Castle, Angela's Ashes and The Liars' Club will enjoy this enlightening tale that has it all: a heartbreaking story, troubled characters, and redemption, making OVERLAY the ultimate memoir of our time. *2013 Winner of a Next Generation Indie Book Award*