Download or read book The Trouble with Love written by Lauren Layne and published by Loveswept. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Lauren Layne’s salacious Sex, Love & Stiletto series returns, a jaded columnist discovers a steamy way to get over an old flame: falling for him all over again. As Stiletto magazine’s authority on all things breakup-and-heartache, Emma Sinclair writes from personal experience. Five years ago, Emma was Charlotte, North Carolina’s darling debutante and a blushing bride-to-be. Now she’s the ice queen of the Manhattan dating scene. Emma left her sultry Southern drawl behind, but not even her closest friends know that with it she left her heart. Now Emma’s latest article forces her to face her demons—namely, the devilishly sexy guy who ditched her at the altar. After giving up everything for a pro-soccer career, Alex Cassidy watches his dreams crumble as a knee injury sidelines him for good. Now he’s hanging up his cleats and giving journalism a shot. It’s just a coincidence that he happens to pick a job in the same field, and the same city, as his former fiancée . . . right? But when Emma moves in next door, it’s no accident. It’s research. And Alex can’t help wondering what might have been. Unlike the innocent girl he remembers, this Emma is chic, sophisticated, and assertive—and she wants absolutely nothing to do with him. The trouble is, Alex has never wanted her more. Praise for The Trouble with Love “The Trouble with Love is a heartwarming read I devoured in one sitting and haven’t been able to stop smiling over since.”—New York Times bestselling author Violet Duke Lauren Layne’s New York Times bestselling Oxford Novel series can be read in any order: IRRESISTIBLY YOURS I WISH YOU WERE MINE SOMEONE LIKE YOU I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE I THINK I LOVE YOU Don’t miss any of Lauren Layne’s hot reads: The Love Unexpectedly series: BLURRED LINES | GOOD GIRL | LOVE STORY | WALK OF SHAME | AN EX FOR CHRISTMAS The Sex, Love & Stiletto series: AFTER THE KISS | LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH | JUST ONE NIGHT | THE TROUBLE WITH LOVE The Redemption series: ISN’T SHE LOVELY | BROKEN | CRUSHED The I Do, I Don’t series: READY TO RUN | RUNAWAY GROOM Includes a special message from the editor, as well as an excerpt from another Loveswept title.

Download or read book Sideline Ho written by C. J. Domino and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-02-28 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do men cheat? That's the million dollar question, to which most women reply, "Because they can " Let me school you on the real reason. Men cheat because of women like me, women who give them the opportunity. Game recognizes game. With just one flirtatious glance, he knows that I'm the woman who will, when you won't. I am that pretty young thing with a big behind. I grin in your face while freaking your man on the side. Sometimes I'm a stranger, but usually I'm your friend. Don't take it personal, ladies. It's not about love, just the come up at the end. Meet Nikole Freeman, a best friend's worst nightmare. Follow along in outrage as she bounces from one unstable relationship to the next. Will Nikole learn a valuable life lesson before it's too late, or will her disgraceful life decisions finally catch up with her?

Download or read book Scarlet Stiletto The Second Cut written by Phyllis King and published by Clan Destine Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second Cut features a thrilling selection of stories culled from the Scarlet Stiletto Awards held annually by Sisters in Crime Australia. This sequel to the bestselling First Cut features the 1st Prize winners from 2007 - 2010, and a selection of category winners from the 17-year history of the Scarlet Stiletto Awards. A superb collection of page-turning mysteries in which fabulous female protagonists solve - and sometimes perpetrate - all kinds of crimes. Featuring cops, killers, PIs, crooks and amateur sleuths, these award-winning stories will have you on the edge of your seat, will chill your blood and sometimes make you laugh out loud.

Download or read book Sideline Confidential written by Brooke Bentley and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young sports journalist soon learns the toughest hits occur off the field. Fresh out of journalism school, Blake Kirk lands her dream job as a reporter for her hometown pro football team—the job sure to propel her to the sidelines on network television. But from the first day, double standards and old-school entitlement smack her with the intensity of a defensive line. Blake’s boss, Johnny, keeps her sidelined with rules that make it hard for her to do her job. He blocks her from interviewing players in the locker room even though other journalists have access. He encourages her to go with coworkers to “bond,” knowing full well they’re taking her to a strip club. Worse still, Johnny may be the one leaving notes on her desk about how great she looks in pants. Hit after hit, Blake forges on, determined to prove her worth to the team and her journalism peers. But in a world filled with boozy exploits and overblown egos, Blake finds her moral compass wavering after a celebrity tryst. Can Blake realign her professional priorities and expose Johnny’s bullying before her dream job does her in? ​Brooke Bentley is a former television anchor and award-winning sports reporter who graduated from the University of Southern California with a master's in journalism. Through Sideline Confidential, she gives us a glimpse into the challenges women professionals face in the male-dominated world of pro sports.

Download or read book Sideline Scandals written by Pat Tucker and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sasha Davenport is riding her popular Football Widows social club all the way to the top. She's got the right look, the high-profile job and a glamorous public image that belies all her previous salacious activities. Tatayna Bacall has been faking enthusiasm for the game for too long. Now she wants her star quarterback husband to find a job as a sports analyst. Joining the Football Widows Club gives her hope that there is life outside the huddle. But she'll soon learn that Sasha and the other club members have scandalous secrets that threaten to ruin their lives.

Download or read book Of Penitence and Sin written by Meera Ramesh and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter has not had what youd call a normal life. Originally an angel from Gods own vanguard, he is blamed for a crime he did not commit and is cast from Heaven. Years later, he is approached by one of his own kind, another angel by the name of Elena. She brings with her an interesting proposal that has Peter and his four best, and only, friends on a wild chase across the continents. They encounter all manner of evils, from the Seven Deadly Sins to their mysterious benefactor, a person closer to Peter than he knows. He is haunted by a betrayal from his past, and by his own demons in the present. As love plants a seed in his heart, he finds that there are more sides to life, and his own soul, than he first expected. But with his return to Heaven hanging in the balance, will Peter be willing to give up his humanity in order to complete his mission and achieve his goal?

Download or read book Stiletto Network written by Pamela Ryckman and published by AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn. This book was released on 2013 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past few years, professional women's groups have been coalescing in every major American city, collaborating to achieve clout and success--calling themselves "Power Bitches," "Brazen Hussies," and "S.L.U.T.S.: Successful Ladies Under Tremendous Stress." This new girls' network is alive and set to hyperdrive! Stiletto Network is the first book to highlight this groundbreaking movement of these trailblazing women. However, these pages are not only about celebrating these extraordinary women--from captains of industry to aspiring entrepreneurs--who have come together to celebrate, unwind, debate, and compare notes. They're also about what happens when these women leave the table--how they mine their collective intelligence to realize their dreams or champion a cause, how they lift up their friends and push them forward, how they join forces to ensure each woman gets whatever it is she needs to accomplish her goals. Sharing story after story of extraordinary women banding together to help other extraordinary women, Stiletto Network is both a celebration and a call to action to a better way of doing business.

Download or read book Dating on the Dork Side written by Charity Tahmaseb and published by Collins Mark Books. This book was released on with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's a geek girl to do when all's fair in love, war, and hacking ... Stung by an epic betrayal, Camy Cavanaugh relies on the sure things: her best friend, her job as peer tutor, and her safe spot on the sidelines of life. But when she hacks into a secret, trash-talking website, it ignites a war between the sexes that won't end until the whole school is turned upside down--and Camy's world is turned inside out. Now the hottest girls in school refuse to date the A-List boys. But with the Homecoming dance looming, everyone from the queen bee to the girl "most likely to" pushes Camy to hook them up with guys from the nerd herd. And then there's quarterback, A-lister--and former crush--Gavin Madison. He hasn't spoken to Camy in three years ... but he's talking now, begging her to pair the guys on the football team with girls from the Honor Roll. It's a contest of wills and everything is on the line--even Camy's heart. Will she retreat to the sidelines, or will she find the courage to get back in the game? This contemporary young adult novel won the 2016 International Digital Awards, in the Young Adult Novel category. Read on for a tech-savvy twist to Lysistrata.

Download or read book The Black Stiletto written by Raymond Benson and published by Oceanview Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-05 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times and USA Today Best-Selling Author Suppose you found out—just too late—that your mother had been a superhero crime fighter Could Martin Talbot's mother, Judy, really have been the Black Stiletto? When Martin discovers several volumes of diaries hidden by his mother, he is stunned beyond all imagination. His mother, the underground heroine of yesteryear? The famed, still-unidentified woman who battled Communist spies, took on the Mafia, and preyed on common crooks? The woman who exacted punishment on evildoers without mercy? But it is all described, in great detail, in the diaries. What caused her to begin her quest for justice. Her decision to act outside the law. Her feats as the famed and feared vigilante. How her reputation exploded. In short, how it all played out. Could it be true? Talbot is filled with doubt and disbelief. But the reappearance of one of the Stiletto's old enemies with a thirst for merciless revenge makes the story more than real and could imperil the life of not only the Stiletto, but her son and granddaughter as well. Perfect for fans of vigilante justice While all of the novels in The Black Stiletto Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is: The Black Stiletto The Black Stiletto: Black & White The Black Stiletto: Stars & Stripes The Black Stiletto: Secrets & Lies The Black Stiletto: Endings & Beginnings

Download or read book The Black Stiletto The Complete Saga written by Raymond Benson and published by Oceanview Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 1581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times and USA Today Best-Selling Author All five Black Stiletto books in one stunning saga This USA Today and New York Times best-selling five-book saga tells the entire amazing story of Judy Cooper, the famed Black Stiletto of vigilante fame. The story is told by Martin Talbot, the Stiletto's son, in the words of the Stiletto herself through her diaries. Martin does not discover these diaries until his mother, suffering from Alzheimer Disease, is confined to a nursing home. Imagine his utter shock when he realizes that his mother's diaries—and other revealing discoveries—bring the Black Stiletto's—his mother's—past into the present. This awe-inspiring five-book saga takes the reader through the parallel lives of Judy today and the young masked crime stopper from the 1950's and '60's. From New York to Los Angeles to Texas, Judy—the Stiletto—is a hero to the public, but a hunted enemy of law enforcement and criminals, including the Mafia. As she relentlessly fights for justice, her life is in constant danger. And that danger returns to the present to threaten Martin, his daughter, and Judy, herself. The Black Stiletto Saga covers the entire story. The old Judy, the young Judy, and the Black Stiletto. All five books in one package: The Black Stiletto, The Black Stiletto: Black & White, The Black Stiletto: Stars & Stripes, The Black Stiletto: Secrets & Lies, and The Black Stiletto: Endings & Beginnings.

Download or read book Scarlet Stiletto The Fourth Cut 2012 written by Moraig Kisler and published by Clan Destine Press. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A superb collection of page-turning mysteries in which fabulous female protagonists solve - and sometimes perpetrate - all kinds of crimes. Featuring cops, killers, PIs, crooks and amateur sleuths, these award-winning stories will have you on the edge of your seat, will chill your blood and sometimes make you laugh out loud.

Download or read book Of Stiletto and Soul written by Michael King and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The entire purpose of being a Corner Boy was rooted in the concept of the ultra-masculine male The highest honor a Corner Boy could aspire was becoming a martyr for the gang The second highest honor was to carry a wound from battle that could be observed without the removal of ones attireThe third highest honor was going to jail and doing time In my young mind, Corner Boys came to represent the highest level of manhood and the epitome of moral virtue. says the author. But what was the truth? Of Stiletto and Soul: The Memoirs of Gangster Mike The Last West Philadelphia Corner Boyis a comprehensive and smooth recollection of the authors childhood experiences, family, youthful exploits, and his life with Philadelphias legendary Corner Boys. Honest, hopeful, challenging and absolutely inspiring, this book is about a unique life spent in a tough setting. In this book, King recollects his memories and deals with the most serious realitieslife, family, relationships, and the exigent world of his youth. This memoir is inspired by several factors, all of them pertinent to todays climate where some of the experiences of the author could serve as helpmates to those who may find themselves in similar situations. Here, he shares how both positive and negative influences in his life helped him developed a social consciousness. The book also relates certain historical events and personalities and packed with personal commentaries, insights, and psychosocial outlooks that readers may find relevant and favorable.

Download or read book Running with Stilettos written by Mary Wagner and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for Running with Stilettos From cookies to Harleys, Catholic school to country living, Mary Wagner wields a pen of steel that hides a marshmallow heart. Read these essays and try your best not to smile. -Frank Joseph, author TO LOVE MERCY Funny, plucky, razor sharp, and occasionally heartbreaking, Running with Stilettos is a breezy, marvelous read. Wagner gives ingenious vent to the precarious balancing act of every woman's life, whether teetering fashionably in high heels or desperately mastering a cordless drill in wet, muddy sneakers. -Leslie Talbot, author SINGULAR EXISTENCE Mary T. Wagner's stories in Running with Stilettos charm and amuse. Whether she's taking you with her on the backseat of a Harley or into a courtroom in high heels, it's one heck of a fun ride. Take a walk in Mary's shoes, and you'll be wearing a lasting smile. -Randy Richardson, author LOST IN THE IVY Take a whirlwind tour through the moments of ordinary life with someone who is anything but ordinary. If you want edgy, spunky, funky, fun, this is your book! -Tama J. Kieves, author THIS TIME I DANCE! Creating the Work You Love (How one Harvard Lawyer Left It All to Have It All!)

Download or read book Irresistibly Yours written by Lauren Layne and published by Loveswept. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the men of Oxford magazine! In the first captivating spin-off of Lauren Layne’s Sex, Love & Stiletto series, a not-so-friendly battle of the sexes turns into a scorching office romance. Hotshot sports editor Cole Sharpe has been freelancing for Oxford for years, so when he hears about a staff position opening up, he figures he’s got the inside track. Then his boss drops a bombshell: Cole has competition. Female competition, in the form of a fresh-faced tomboy who can hang with the dudes—and write circles around them, too. Cole usually likes his women flirty and curvy, but he takes a special interest in his skinny, sassy rival, if only to keep an eye on her. And soon, he can’t take his eyes off her. Penelope Pope knows all too well that she comes off as just one of the guys. Since she’s learned that wanting more usually leads to disappointment, Penelope’s resigned to sitting on the sidelines when it comes to love. So why does Cole make her want to get back in the game? The man is as arrogant as he is handsome. He probably sees her as nothing more than a barrier to his dream job. But when an unexpected kiss turns into a night of irresistible passion, Penelope has to figure out whether they’re just fooling around—or starting something real. Praise for Irresistibly Yours “Irresistibly Yours has it all: fun banter, hot chemistry, and a couple that you just can’t help but want to be together!”—New York Times bestselling author Marquita Valentine “Lauren Layne had me at baseball, and I stayed up way too late devouring Cole and Penelope’s story. Sassy, sizzling, and sexy (with sports!). This one’s a grand slam!”—Tracy March, author of Should’ve Said No Lauren Layne’s New York Times bestselling Oxford Novel series can be read in any order: IRRESISTIBLY YOURS I WISH YOU WERE MINE SOMEONE LIKE YOU I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE I THINK I LOVE YOU Don’t miss any of Lauren Layne’s hot reads: The Love Unexpectedly series: BLURRED LINES | GOOD GIRL | LOVE STORY | WALK OF SHAME | AN EX FOR CHRISTMAS The Sex, Love & Stiletto series: AFTER THE KISS | LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH | JUST ONE NIGHT | THE TROUBLE WITH LOVE The Redemption series: ISN’T SHE LOVELY | BROKEN | CRUSHED The I Do, I Don’t series: READY TO RUN | RUNAWAY GROOM Includes a special message from the editor, as well as an excerpt from another Loveswept title.

Download or read book Pink Boots and a Machete written by Mireya Mayor and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned primatologist Mayor recounts her journey from NFL cheerleader to Fulbright Scholar to field scientist and, ultimately, to National Geographic explorer.

Download or read book Speaking from the Body written by Angie Chabram-Dernersesian and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2008-11-20 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In compelling first-person accounts, Latinas speak freely about dealing with serious health episodes as patients, family caregivers, or friends. They show how the complex interweaving of gender, class, and race impacts the health status of LatinasÑand how family, spirituality, and culture affect the experience of illness. Here are stories of Latinas living with conditions common to many: hypertension, breast cancer, obesity, diabetes, depression, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, dementia, ParkinsonÕs, lupus, and hyper/hypothyroidism. By bringing these narratives out from the shadows of private lives, they demonstrate how such ailments form part of the larger whole of Latina lives that encompasses family, community, the medical profession, and society. They show how personal identity and community intersect to affect the interpretation of illness, compliance with treatment, and the utilization of allopathic medicine, alternative therapies, and traditional healing practices. The book also includes a retrospective analysis of the narratives and a discussion of Latina health issues and policy recommendations. These Latina cultural narratives illustrate important aspects of the social contexts and real-world family relationships crucial to understanding illness. Speaking from the Body is a trailblazing collection of personal testimonies that integrates professional and personal perspectives and shows that our understanding of health remains incomplete if Latina cultural narratives are not included.

Download or read book Meet Me at Lennon s written by Melanie Myers and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As university student Olivia Wells sets out on her quest to find an unpublished manuscript by Gloria Graham &– a now obscure mid-twentieth century feminist and writer &– she unwittingly uncovers details about a young woman found murdered. Strangled with a nylon stocking in the mangroves on the banks of the river in wartime Brisbane, the case soon became known as the river girl murder. Olivia's detective work exposes the sinister side of that city in 1943, flush with greenbacks and nylons, jealousy and violence brewing between the Australian and US soldiers, which eventually boiled over into the infamous Battle of Brisbane. Olivia soon discovers that the diggers didn't just reserve their anger for the US forces &– they also took it out on the women they perceived as traitors, the ones who dared to consort with US soldiers.Can Olivia rewrite history to bring justice to the river girl whose life was so brutally taken? Even if the past can't be changed, is it possible to undo history's erasure?