Download or read book Secret Lives After Hours written by Cynthia St. Aubin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-08-23 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wealthy playboy plans to school his father’s shy assistant in the pleasures of the French Riviera, but she may teach him a thing or two in this The Kane Heirs novel by Cynthia St. Aubin. “This is a match I can’t afford to lose.” After two years of wanting billionaire Mason Kane from afar, shy Charlotte Westbrook is shocked—and thrilled—to find the polished executive boxing in an elite underground fight club. But her boss’s son may have learned her dirty little secret, too. Now Mason is offering to whisk her away for a glamorous vacation in the Cote d’Azur to explore each other’s secret sides. One unforgettable week of Mason unleashed. One week for Charlotte to prove she’s his equal both in bed and out… What could possibly go wrong? From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. You’ll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of The Kane Heirs series: Book 1: Corner Office Confessions Book 2: Secret Lives After Hours Book 3: Bad Boy with Benefits

Download or read book Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives written by Josie Brown and published by Signal Press. This book was released on 2017-07-09 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suburbia is a jungle, filled with lots of vicious creatures.Take the Paradise Heights Women’s League board. Lyssa Harper should have warned golden-haired DILF du jour Harry Wilder what he was getting into when she invited him to meet the mommies who run their suburban, gated community. At least he brought cupcakes. Since meeting the former Master-of-the-Universe turned stay-at-home single dad, Lyssa has been his domestic Sherpa, teaching him the ins and outs of suburban life. She just didn’t realize her friends would show up at his house unannounced with casseroles, leopard-print bikini briefs, and plans to rearrange his kitchen cabinets. The truth is, if Harry and his wife, the neighborhood’s “perfect couple,” can call it quits, what does that mean for everyone else? Lyssa’s husband, Ted, is a great father, but he pays her Pilates-pumped momtourage more attention than he does his own wife. Her friends gossip about the neighbors while ignoring their own problems: infertility, infidelity, and eating disorders. When Harry sets boundaries with his new fan club, he is exiled from the neighborhood’s in-clique. But Lyssa refuses to snub him. What she never expects is the explosive impact her ongoing friendship with Harry will have on her close-knit pals—and on her marriage.

Download or read book The Overachievers written by Alexandra Robbins and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2006-08-08 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling author of Pledged returns with a groundbreaking look at the pressure to achieve faced by America's teens In Pledged, Alexandra Robbins followed four college girls to produce a riveting narrative that read like fiction. Now, in The Overachievers, Robbins uses the same captivating style to explore how our high-stakes educational culture has spiraled out of control. During the year of her ten-year reunion, Robbins goes back to her high school, where she follows heart-tuggingly likeable students including "AP" Frank, who grapples with horrifying parental pressure to succeed; Audrey, whose panicked perfectionism overshadows her life; Sam, who worries his years of overachieving will be wasted if he doesn't attend a name-brand college; Taylor, whose ambition threatens her popular girl status; and The Stealth Overachiever, a mystery junior who flies under the radar. Robbins tackles teen issues such as intense stress, the student and teacher cheating epidemic, sports rage, parental guilt, the black market for study drugs, and a college admissions process so cutthroat that students are driven to suicide and depression because of a B. With a compelling mix of fast-paced narrative and fascinating investigative journalism, The Overachievers aims both to calm the admissions frenzy and to expose its escalating dangers.

Download or read book Sex Lies Secret Lives written by Thea Devine and published by Gallery Books. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her identical twin sister disappears, Justine Durant slips into the sex-fueled, high-stakes life she never knew her sister lived. . . . The text message came at 3:00—“just in time”—the fail-safe code Justine and her twin, Jillian Durant, devised to survive their traumatic childhood. Now Jillian’s missing and Justine immediately leaves her research job, frantic to discover what happened to her globe-trotting model sister. Inside Jillian’s apartment, Justine uncovers a computer file that reveals that her sister is really Jillian Dare, escort to the richest, most powerful, and most insatiable men on the international corporate scene. And it’s clear that Jillian loved—no, lived for—everything about the lifestyle: the fortune she made nightly, the luxurious gifts, the touch of a man anywhere, anytime, with no limits. Searching for clues to her sister’s disappearance, Justine masquerades as Jillian, plunging into a world of paid carnal extravagance and unleashing a side of herself she never knew existed. It’s a thrillingly daring gamble to take, and the stakes are raised when Justine becomes locked in a sexual power struggle with a man who could be her ally or her most ruthless enemy; a man who can bring her to endless ecstasy or drive her to madness. And Justine must play this dangerous game to perfection and win . . . if she and Jillian are to survive.

Download or read book The Secret Life of Groceries written by Benjamin Lorr and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A deeply curious and evenhanded report on our national appetites." --The New York Times In the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore's Dilemma, an extraordinary investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery store The miracle of the supermarket has never been more apparent. Like the doctors and nurses who care for the sick, suddenly the men and women who stock our shelves and operate our warehouses are understood as 'essential' workers, providing a quality of life we all too easily take for granted. But the sad truth is that the grocery industry has been failing these workers for decades. In this page-turning expose, author Benjamin Lorr pulls back the curtain on the highly secretive grocery industry. Combining deep sourcing, immersive reporting, and sharp, often laugh-out-loud prose, Lorr leads a wild investigation, asking what does it take to run a supermarket? How does our food get on the shelves? And who suffers for our increasing demands for convenience and efficiency? In this journey: We learn the secrets of Trader Joe's success from Trader Joe himself Drive with truckers caught in a job they call "sharecropping on wheels" Break into industrial farms with activists to learn what it takes for a product to earn certification labels like "fair trade" and "free range" Follow entrepreneurs as they fight for shelf space, learning essential tips, tricks, and traps for any new food business Journey with migrants to examine shocking forced labor practices through their eyes The product of five years of research and hundreds of interviews across every level of the business, The Secret Life of Groceries is essential reading for those who want to understand our food system--delivering powerful social commentary on the inherently American quest for more and compassionate insight into the lives that provide it.

Download or read book Secret Lives of Ants written by Jae Choe and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the great naturalist tradition of E. O. Wilson, Jae Choe takes readers into a miniature world dominated by six-legged organisms. This is the world of the ant, an insect that humans, as well as most other life forms, depend upon for their very survival. Easily one of the most important animals on earth, ants seem to mirror the actions, emotions, and industries of the human population, often more effectively than humans do themselves. They developed ranching and farming long before humans, and their division of labor resembles the assembly lines of automobile factories and multinational enterprises. Self-sacrifice and a finely tuned chemical language are the foundations of their monarchical society, which is capable of waging large-scale warfare and taking slaves. Tales of their massacres and atrocities, as well as struggles for power, are all too reminiscent of our own. The reality of ant society is more fascinating than even the most creative minds could imagine. Choe combines expert scientific knowledge with a real passion for these miniscule marvels. His vivid descriptions are paired with captivating illustrations and photographs to introduce readers to the economics, culture, and intrigue of the ant world. All of nature is revealed through the secret lives of the amazing ants. In the words of the author, “Once you get to know them, you’ll love them.”

Download or read book Keeping a Little Secret written by Cynthia St. Aubin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their one night together should have been just that—until a surprise pregnancy throws everything off course! Only in USA TODAY bestselling author Cynthia St. Aubin’s romance in the Texas Cattleman’s Club: Diamonds & Dating Apps series. He’s her family’s longtime enemy, strictly off-limits—until one passionate night… The son of her family’s rivals, Preston Del Rio is the one man Tiffany Winters must avoid at all costs. But the charismatic oil heir—and her secret crush—is impossible to resist. The night of pleasure they share sweeps them into a clandestine liaison from which there’s no turning back. Keeping their affair under wraps is a risky proposition, especially when shocking new revelations come to light. With a baby on the way and scandal swirling around them, can Tiffany and Preston broker peace between two feuding dynasties…before it’s too late? Harlequin Desire transports you to the luxurious worlds of American tycoons, ranchers and family dynasties. Get ready for bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. You’ll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of the Texas Cattleman’s Club: Diamonds & Dating Apps series: Book 1: Matched by Mistake by Katherine Garbera Book 2: The Rancher Meets His Match by J. Margot Critch Book 3: Breaking the Rancher’s Rules by Cat Schield Book 4: The Trouble with an Heir by Stacey Kennedy Book 5: Under the Same Roof by Niobia Bryant Book 6: Keeping a Little Secret by Cynthia St. Aubin Book 7: Paternity Payback by Sophia Singh Sasson Book 8: The Texan’s Secrets by Barbara Dunlop

Download or read book The Secret Lives of Boys Inside the Raw Emotional World of Male Teens written by Malina Saval and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Male teenage cliques have come a long way since the days of the Breakfast Club and Fast Times at Ridgemont High, when most adolescents could be lumped together as either Jocks, Druggies, or Nerds. After crisscrossing the country-meeting with boys from varying cultures, creeds and socio-economic backgrounds, and geographic regions ranging from Seattle to Miami, Boston to Chicago-investigative journalist Malina Saval introduces readers to the next generation of male teens by creating a new series of archetypes and redrawing the ever-expanding social map.The Secret Lives of Boys is an uncensored look into boyhood culture and reveals with unabashed honesty spine-tingling confessions, heartrending sadness and isolation, unbridled optimism and seemingly boundless resilience. By listening without judging, Saval has created an authoritative entree into the clandestine culture of boyhood, lending a voice to a demographic undeservedly jilted. This book asks the pertinent questions: Who are these boys? What do they think of themselves? How can we advise them properly in a way that they will not resist? Saval digs deep to uncover what binds these boys, what makes them different, what they want you to know.

Download or read book In His Secret Life written by Mel Bossa and published by JMS Books LLC. This book was released on 2018-05-26 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allan has always tried to do the sensible thing. So when his sister Elsie became pregnant eight years ago and was ditched by her boyfriend, he stepped up to the plate. Since then, he's been his sister's support system and father figure to his niece. Allan's world is turned upside down when Elsie becomes engaged and he meets her fiancé's older brother, Davinder -- a beautiful, brooding artist with a thousand secrets in his eyes. But Davinder is a married man and father of two young boys. From the moment they meet, Allan and Davinder walk along the edge of their secret lives, never allowed to push open the gates. Though their love is a head-on collision, a meeting of the minds, a fusing of two lost souls, both men know that it is also -- and above all -- impossible.

Download or read book Harlequin Desire September 2022 Box Set 2 of 2 written by Shannon McKenna and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-08-23 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be transported to the luxurious worlds of American tycoons, ranchers and family dynasties. Get ready for bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. Harlequin® Desire brings you all this and more with these three new full-length titles in one collection! This box set includes: The Marriage Mandate Dynasties: Tech Tycoons By New York Times bestselling author Shannon McKenna Pressured into marrying, heiress Maddie Moss chooses the last man in the world her family will accept—her brother’s ex-business partner, Jack Daly. Accused of destroying the company, Jack can use the opportunity to finally prove his innocence, only if he can resist Maddie… Second Chance Vows Angel’s Share By USA TODAY bestselling author Jules Bennett Despite their undeniable chemistry, Camden Preston and Delilah Hawthorn are separating. With divorce looming, Delilah is shocked when her blind date at a masquerade gala turns out to be her husband. The attraction’s still there, but can they overcome what tore them apart? Plain Jane and the Playboy The Kane Heirs By Cynthia St. Aubin Finding his father's assistant at an underground fight club, playboy Mason Kane realizes he isn’t the only one leading a double life. So he offers Charlotte Westbrook a whirlwind Riviera fling, to help her loosen up, but it could cost her job and her heart… For more stories filled with scandal and powerful heroes, look for Harlequin® Desire’s August 2022 Box set 1 of 2.

Download or read book The Secret Lives of Frames written by Deborah Davis and published by Filipacchi Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A painting wouldn't be the same without its frame. In fact, it can be as important as the art it surrounds. Yet the picture frame is the Cinderella of the art world, beautiful, hardworking, and frequently overlooked." The Secret Lives of Frames, "inspired by the hundred-year history of Lowy, the premier fine arts services atelier in the country, celebrates the extraordinary art and artistry of the frame. In chapters such as The Making of a Framer and a Frame, The Lure of Antique Frames, and New Designs for the New Millennium, magnificent edges of all kinds come to life in vivid detail. Their history, so colorful and varied, is interwoven with the history of Lowy, an old-world company started by the legendary New York framer Julius Lowy, that marries the finest of traditional craftsmanship with new and inventive framing, restoration, and conservation techniques. Fascinating stories about frames, a lively historical survey of their evolution, and behind-the-scenes views of Lowy will transform readers into knowledgeable insiders who understand how to make their own framing choices. "The Secret Life of Frames" includes vintage photographs illustrating Lowy's colorful history and extensive photographs of frames and framed works of art in splendid real-life settings.

Download or read book Under the Same Roof Keeping a Little Secret written by Niobia Bryant and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stolen diamonds and a century-old feud unleash scandal and passion in this sizzling pair of Harlequin Desire tales by Niobia Bryant and USA TODAY bestselling author Cynthia St. Aubin! Under the Same Roof by Niobia Bryant Can he trust the woman he’s investigating? Alisha Winters has a secret that could reveal the truth about a stolen family heirloom. PI Tremaine Knowles can’t let his out-of-control desire for the seductive antique collector derail his case. Even as he’s living with her! Is he in bed with the enemy? Or will a revelation about a century-old feud destroy lives and prove the ultimate betrayal of Alisha’s trust? Keeping a Little Secret by USA TODAY bestselling author Cynthia St. Aubin Sleeping with the enemy is off-limits—until one explosive night… The incredible night Tiffany Winters spent with her secret crush—Texas oil heir Preston Del Rio—left the chocolatier with no regrets. But keeping their affair under wraps is risky. With a baby on the way and battle lines drawn, Tiffany and Preston need to make peace between two feuding dynasties before it’s too late—and before scandalous revelations turn lovers into enemies again… Two sizzling Texas Cattleman’s Club romances, one great value!

Download or read book The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham written by Selina Hastings and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was a brilliant teller of tales, one of the most widely read authors of the twentieth century, and at one time the most famous writer in the world, yet W. Somerset Maugham’s own true story has never been fully told. At last, the fascinating truth is revealed in a landmark biography by the award-winning writer Selina Hastings. Granted unprecedented access to Maugham’s personal correspondence and to newly uncovered interviews with his only child, Hastings portrays the secret loves, betrayals, integrity, and passion that inspired Maugham to create such classics as The Razor’s Edge and Of Human Bondage. Hastings vividly presents Maugham’s lonely childhood spent with unloving relatives after the death of his parents, a trauma that resulted in shyness, a stammer, and for the rest of his life an urgent need for physical tenderness. Here, too, are his adult triumphs on the stage and page, works that allowed him a glittering social life in which he befriended and sometimes fell out with such luminaries as Dorothy Parker, Charlie Chaplin, D. H. Lawrence, and Winston Churchill. The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham portrays in full for the first time Maugham’s disastrous marriage to Syrie Wellcome, a manipulative society woman of dubious morality who trapped Maugham with a pregnancy and an attempted suicide. Hastings also explores Maugham’s many affairs with men, including his great love, Gerald Haxton, an alcoholic charmer and a cad. Maugham’s courageous work in secret intelligence during two world wars is described in fascinating detail—experiences that provided the inspiration for the groundbreaking Ashenden stories. From the West End to Broadway, from China to the South Pacific, Maugham’s restless and remarkably productive life is thrillingly recounted as Hastings uncovers the real stories behind such classics as “Rain,” The Painted Veil, Cakes & Ale, and other well-known tales. An epic biography of a hugely talented and hugely conflicted man, The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham is the definitive account of Maugham’s extraordinary life.

Download or read book Harlequin Desire December 2023 Box Set 2 of 2 written by Cynthia St. Aubin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be transported to the luxurious worlds of American tycoons, ranchers and family dynasties. Get ready for bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. Harlequin® Desire brings you all this and more with these three new full-length titles in one collection! This box set includes: Keeping a Little Secret Texas Cattleman’s Club: Diamonds and Dating Apps By Cynthia St. Aubin Nothing will derail Preston Del Rio’s plan to take over his family’s oil empire—except a tryst with Tiffany Winters, daughter of his father’s bitter rival. And now there’s a baby on the way… One Night with a Cowboy By Tanya Michaels Workaholic Dr. Mia Zane decides the perfect cure for stress is one wild night with a sexy cowboy. Mia never expected that ranch hand Jace Malone would turn out to be a billionaire...or that she would be expecting his baby! Breaking the Bad Boy’s Rules Dynasties: Willowvale By Reese Ryan When ex-rock star drummer Vaughn Reed inherits a rundown ranch, he hires his best friend’s sister to fix it up. But annoying little Allie Price is now all grown up—and too dang tempting… For more stories filled with scandal and powerful heroes, look for Harlequin® Desire’s November 2023 Box set 1 of 2.

Download or read book Bad Boy with Benefits written by Cynthia St. Aubin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ice queen meets her fiery match in the latest installment of The Kane Heirs series by Cynthia St. Aubin! “I’m the kind of bad your mother warned you about.” To grow the business he owns with his brothers, rough, rugged Law Renaud must impress hoity-toity heiress Marlowe Kane so she’ll tell her father to invest. Which shouldn’t be impossible—4 Thieves distillery is Law’s pride and joy, plus he can throw a mean axe. But when a storm strands Marlowe on-site, suddenly seduction is on the table. Even as Marlowe becomes a craving he can’t resist, she remains the daughter of the tycoon he needs on his side. And she’s got a little secret that could upend Law’s entire world… From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. You’ll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of The Kane Heirs series: Book 1: Corner Office Confessions Book 2: Secret Lives After Hours Book 3: Bad Boy with Benefits

Download or read book Secret Lives of the Underground Railroad in New York City written by Don Papson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the fourteen years Sydney Howard Gay edited the American Anti-Slavery Society's National Anti-Slavery Standard in New York City, he worked with some of the most important Underground agents in the eastern United States, including Thomas Garrett, William Still and James Miller McKim. Gay's closest associate was Louis Napoleon, a free black man who played a major role in the James Kirk and Lemmon cases. For more than two years, Gay kept a record of the fugitives he and Napoleon aided. These never before published records are annotated in this book. Revealing how Gay was drawn into the bitter division between Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison, the work exposes the private opinions that divided abolitionists. It describes the network of black and white men and women who were vital links in the extensive Underground Railroad, conclusively confirming a daily reality.

Download or read book Blue Blood Meets Blue Collar One Stormy Night written by Cynthia St. Aubin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reunited one-night stand. A storm that traps unlikely coworkers. Chemistry and passion make these workplace romances sizzle! Blue Blood Meets Blue Collar by Cynthia St. Aubin The night he can’t remember is one she’ll never forget. Distillery co-owner Remy Renaud’s rags-to-riches story could launch blue-blooded TV producer Cosima Lowell’s career—even if he has no memory of the night they spent together. When their combustible chemistry lands them back in bed, Cosima knows she’s playing with fire. But Remy’s hiding something—a shocking betrayal that could bring down the Renaud brothers and shatter his second chance with Cosima… One Stormy Night by USA TODAY bestselling author Jules Bennett All the rules change once the lights go out… Up-and-coming plus-size model Mila Hale can’t chance another scandal ruining her newest job. That means keeping her eyes and hands off billionaire playboy—and her potential boss—Cruz Westbrook. Until a storm traps Mila and Cruz at his palatial estate. Now all bets are off. Their chemistry ignites into a whirlwind fling…but what will they do once the lights come back on?