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Book Edmund Goulding s Dark Victory

Download or read book Edmund Goulding s Dark Victory written by Matthew Kennedy and published by Terrace Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the dawn of sound, he wrote the story for the Academy Award-winning musical The Broadway Melody and collaborated memorably with Gloria Swanson and Joseph Kennedy for The Trespasser. He excelled at anti-war drama (White Banners, The Dawn Patrol, We Are Not Alone), fantastic Bette Davis weepies (Dark Victory, The Old Maid, The Great Lie), lilting romantic dramas (The Constant Nymph, Claudia), big-budgeted literary adaptations (The Razor's Edge), and even film noir (Nightmare Alley).

Book The Bad Boy and the Tomboy

Download or read book The Bad Boy and the Tomboy written by Nicole Nwosu and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An irresistible roller coaster of a high school romance, perfect for fans of Beth Reekles and Jenny Han. Macy Anderson is a seventeen-year-old tomboy and captain of her school's soccer team. Sam Cahill is a rich bad boy with a British accent and cocky attitude. Macy tells herself she won't fall for his charm. But as the two get to know each other, and Macy starts uncovering Sam's secrets, she begins to realise keeping that promise to herself is going to be harder than she thought . . .

Book Bad Boy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Peter Robinson
  • Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
  • Release : 2011-05-31
  • ISBN : 0771076347
  • Pages : 346 pages

Download or read book Bad Boy written by Peter Robinson and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Banks is on holiday, headed for Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. His daughter, Tracy, home in Leeds and angry with her father, is headed for some very deep trouble. Robinson's nineteenth Inspector Banks novel is a stunner. Handguns are illegal in the U.K., and whenever one is reported, the police swing into high gear. But things go very wrong when the police swoop down on a home in Eastvale to seize a reported handgun. In the confusion, Patrick Doyle, a former neighbour of Banks, is shot. Doyle's daughter, Erin, is to blame for the gun being in the house, and while she's in police custody, her housemate in Leeds, Tracy Banks, decides to let Erin's boyfriend know that the police have been around their place. Bad decision. When Banks returns home from holiday, Tracy is missing. And that's not the worst of it. Robinson's latest Inspector Banks novel is a powerful story of how the volatile emotions of love and resentment can turn deadly when fear comes creeping in.

Book Bad Boy in the Dark

    Book Details:
  • Author : Evelyn Glass
  • Publisher : E-Book Publishing World Inc.
  • Release :
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Bad Boy in the Dark written by Evelyn Glass and published by E-Book Publishing World Inc.. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bad Boy in the Dark is book 2 of The Billionaire's Touch series. Parts 1-9 are available everywhere now! Book 1: Bad Boy in a Suit Book 2: Bad Boy in the Dark Book 3: Bad Boy in Control Book 4: Tied Up by the Bad Boy Book 5: Pinned Down by the Bad Boy Book 6: Set Free by the Bad Boy Book 7: Bound to the Bad Boy Book 8: Bent for the Bad Boy Book 9: Given to the Bad Boy There is more to Alexander Blankenship than Zoe has ever expected. But when Zoe goes prodding where she shouldn't, she'll discover that some secrets are better left unrevealed. A random encounter, a routine interview, and one handsome billionaire have sucked Zoey into a world that she never thought she’d be in before. But Zoey is entering into uncharted waters—waters that can swallow her before she realizes she’s in too deep. She’s never lived as he lives, and as Zoey spends more time with Alexander and delve deeper into the intrigues surrounding his family, she will discover secrets that no-one is supposed to know. Secrets that some are willing to kill to keep hidden.

Book Bad Boys Never Fall  A Dark Boarding School Romance  Special Edition

Download or read book Bad Boys Never Fall A Dark Boarding School Romance Special Edition written by S. J. Sylvis and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isaiah:We couldn't have been more opposite.I was molded to break the rules. My life was seeded in corruption at St. Mary's Boarding School.Fate brought us together, and we formed a plan. I gave her that taste of rebellion, and she became mine. She was my kryptonite. I was her escape, and her trust was in me.But our plan went up in flames.In the end, my sacrifice is giving her up.Gemma will rise from the ashes, but she'll never forgive me.

Book Jaxon  Dark   Mysterious Bad Boy Romance

Download or read book Jaxon Dark Mysterious Bad Boy Romance written by Marie York and published by Marie York. This book was released on 2021-07-12 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jaxon Reed was her fantasy come to life... if he'd only stay. Lyla I should have stayed away. Never should have went back to his place that night. Now every guy is ruined for me and Jaxon Reed is all I can think about. But he has a secret that keeps him running. A secret that I'm determined to find out. Jax Bringing Lyla Scott to my apartment that night was a mistake. I wanted her though, with a ferocity I couldn't understand. Two years later, and I still can't get enough. But she deserves better. She deserves a man who can give her the world. A man who isn't a monster like me. *This is a hot and steamy bad boy romance with a happily ever after ending and no cliffhanger.

Book Bad Boys After Dark

Download or read book Bad Boys After Dark written by Melissa Foster and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billionaire security expert Brett Bad has had his eye on his brother's gorgeous legal assistant, Sophie Roberts, for years. He wants nothing more from her than a single night between the sheets to satisfy his desires. But Sophie is a white-picket-fence girl, and she's turned him down more times than he cares to count. Sophie is all about forever kisses and happily ever afters. But she can't deny her attraction to Brett, as enticed by his bad-boy behavior as she is by his devastating looks and his painful past, which she'd like to help heal. When Sophie's friend urges her to throw caution to the wind, Sophie leaves the door to her heart ajar--and Brett charges in. But this Bad boy doesn't know a thing about romance and has no interest in forever, forcing Sophie to make her toughest decision yet--follow her heart or protect it?

Book On The Run  A BWWM Bad Boy Dark Romance Novel   Interracial Romance

Download or read book On The Run A BWWM Bad Boy Dark Romance Novel Interracial Romance written by Charity Carter and published by Charity Carter. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I helped hide a criminal and now we're both on the run. A week-long vacation was what I thought I needed after my treacherous divorce that my ex dragged on for months, but I couldn't have been more wrong. Instead of unwinding and relaxing in the sun, I was under Storm's lock and key while he held me hostage--until we had to pretend that we were a normal couple. But when we started pretending, the feelings became all too real for me. That's when I realized he wasn't a criminal; he was just what I needed. He was what I had always secretly wanted: muscles, attitude, and a raging mass hidden beneath his zipper. With the root of his problems staring us in the face, we're forced to test the strength of our relationship. I just hope that I can hold on to this bad boy long enough to make it to the end. Keywords: bwwm romance, bwwm interracial romance, interracial romance, dark romance, african american romance, black woman white man, sexy romance, steamy romance, new adult romance, multicultural romance, love story, alpha male romance, bad boy romance, second chance romance

Book Why Do Women Love Bad Boys

    Book Details:
  • Author : Kathy Lee
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2016-11-10
  • ISBN : 9781540345967
  • Pages : 98 pages

Download or read book Why Do Women Love Bad Boys written by Kathy Lee and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why Do Women Love Bad Boys? The Dark Secrets Revealed Has it happened to you? A woman rejected you only to go off with a complete jerk, or a woman left you for a terrible person? You may wonder what bad boys have that you do not. It just seems unfair, when you are so nice and bad boys are always winning the girls. This book is a complete exploration of the reasons that women love bad boys. These pages visit every reason that women choose bad boys over nice guys. From genetics to maternal instincts, women are drawn to bad boys and will usually pick bad boys over nice guys. But there is no need to despair. The solution to this problem is included in these pages, too. There are realistic tips for how to become more charming and more irresistible, without changing who you are. You do not need to become a bad boy to get women. You just need to become more confident. Then, you will offer twice as much as any bad boy. You offer niceness and fun, confidence, and bad-boy sexiness. What more could a woman want? Stop letting bad boys steal the show. You are better than any bad boy. Let this book show you how to rise above bad boys and enjoy good luck with women.

Book Bad Bad Boy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Angel Devlin
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-02-12
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 418 pages

Download or read book Bad Bad Boy written by Angel Devlin and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-12 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He's the bad boy from the wrong side of the river. She's the rich girl who wants for nothing. They call them the rats. The people from the poor side of Richstone river. Privilege lies just a short walk away and Liam Lawson wants it. When the head of Richstone Academy offers four places to the students of Sharrow Manor, he hatches a plan to ensure he and his friends get the opportunity to change their lives for the better... forever. Via a pact of blackmail and corruption of the girls of Richstone. They call them the riches. The people from the wealthy side of Richstone river. A life of excess and expectation, but Phoebe Ridley doesn't want it. When her mother starts a social experiment at Richstone Academy, Phoebe is intrigued to meet the rats, to see how they'll cope among the elite. She and her friends make up their own experiment. Via a pact of claiming a rat and getting them to do their bidding. But as the two sides of the river collide and the games begin, the stakes get higher and their moves darker and deadlier... And not everyone will make it out alive. Warning: This book ends on a cliffhanger and the story concludes in Bad Bad Girl, book 2, out April 2021. For the ultimate in delayed gratification read and wait! Angel xo

Book BOOK 2   Bad Boy  Naughty at Night

Download or read book BOOK 2 Bad Boy Naughty at Night written by Jamie Lake and published by Jamie Lake. This book was released on with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * This story is Book 2 in the Bad Boy - Naughty at Night Series * Note: Every book in the Bad Boy series contains a cliff-hanger. If you don't like cliff-hangers, don't purchase this book * Peter never imagined he'd be in this situation. Kindergarten teacher by the day, nude masseuse by night but desperate times call for desperate measures. And his situation never could have come at a bad time. Just when he finally met the man of his dreams, someone with integrity, who is strong, sexy, a good father to his son and wants a real future with Peter, he finds himself needing to hide his double-life. Chip couldn’t be happier, finally meeting Peter, the love of his life, the man of his heart and dreams, his 5-year-old son’s kindergarten teacher. He seems perfect in every way but at the same time, something seems to be off. Being a police detective, Chip can’t quite put his finger on it, but to him, Peter seems to be hiding something and Chip fears what that might be. Now, Peter is in even deeper trouble. On top of hiding his double-life, and his new love, he’s also split between two men, the gorgeous cop who has a distaste against anyone involved in the adult industries (and who has no clue about Peter's secret profession) and the handsome controlling mafia-esque older man hell-bent on keeping Peter servicing his sensual massage clients. What will Peter do if the man he loves finds out what he's doing at night and how will he handle it when the man who controls him threatens the life of the one he loves? This is a sexy m/m gay romance with hot scenes.

Book Bad Boys After Dark  Dylan

    Book Details:
  • Author : Melissa Foster
  • Publisher : EverAfter Romance
  • Release : 2016-12-21
  • ISBN : 9781941480557
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Bad Boys After Dark Dylan written by Melissa Foster and published by EverAfter Romance. This book was released on 2016-12-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bad Billionaires After Dark are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. "With her wonderful characters and resonating emotions, Melissa Foster is a must-read author!" -NYT Bestseller Julie Kenner "Melissa Foster is synonymous with sexy, swoony, heartfelt romance!" -NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely Indulge your inner vixen with these sexy billionaires! Meet the Bad Boys... Four fiercely loyal, sinfully sexy, uber alpha brothers, about to fall head over heels for their leading ladies. Everything's naughtier after dark... Sinfully sexy bar owner Dylan Bad has a thing for needy women. He’s a savior, a knight in shining armor, and his mighty talented sword has no trouble bringing damsels in distress to their knees. Enter Tiffany Winters, a gorgeous cutthroat sports agent who looks like sex on legs, f**ks like she’s passion personified, and wouldn’t let a man help her if she were dangling from a ledge and he was her only hope. One night and too much tequila might change their lives forever. The question is, will either one survive? *** The Bad Boys After Dark books are long enough to burn up the sheets and short enough to leave you craving more. Read the whole Billionaires After Dark series: BAD BOYS AFTER DARK Mick Dylan Carson (coming soon) Brett (coming soon) More Billionaires After Dark books: WILD BOYS AFTER DARK (Available Now!) Logan Heath Jackson Cooper The BILLIONAIRES AFTER DARK series is part of the LOVE IN BLOOM big family romance collection. Each book may be read as a stand-alone novel, or as part of the series. Read the complete LOVE IN BLOOM series: SNOW SISTERS: Sisters in Love, Sisters in Bloom, Sisters in White THE BRADENS (Weston, CO): Lovers at Heart, Destined for Love, Friendship on Fire, Sea of Love, Bursting with Love, Hearts at Play, Promise My Love (novella), Daring Her Love (novella), Our New Love (novella) THE BRADENS (Trusty, CO): Taken by Love, Fated for Love, Romancing My Love, Flirting with Love, Dreaming of Love, Crashing into Love THE BRADENS (Peaceful Harbor, MD): Healed by Love (Nate), Surrender My Love River of Love, Crushing on Love, Whisper of Love, Thrill of Love THE REMINGTONS: Game of Love, Stroke of Love, Flames of Love, Slope of Love, Read, Write, Love, Touched by Love SEASIDE SUMMERS: Seaside Dreams, Seaside Hearts, Seaside Sunsets, Seaside Secrets, Seaside Nights, Seaside Embrace, Seaside Lovers, Seaside Whispers THE RYDERS: Seized by Love, Claimed by Love, Chased by Love, Rescued by Love, Swept Into Love HARBORSIDE NIGHTS: Catching Cassidy, Discovering Delilah, Tempting Tristan *** "You can always rely on Melissa Foster to deliver a story that's fresh, emotional and entertaining. Make sure you have all night, because once you start you won't want to stop reading. Every book's a winner!" -- New York Times Bestselling Author Brenda Novak

Book Bad Boys After Dark  Brett  Bad Billionaires After Dark  4  Love in Bloom Steamy Contemporary Romance

Download or read book Bad Boys After Dark Brett Bad Billionaires After Dark 4 Love in Bloom Steamy Contemporary Romance written by Melissa Foster and published by World Literary Press. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indulge your inner vixen with these sexy billionaires! Meet the Bad Boys... Four fiercely loyal, sinfully sexy, uber alpha brothers, about to fall head over heels for their leading ladies. "​With her wonderful characters and resonating emotions, Melissa Foster is a must-read author!" -NYT Bestseller Julie Kenner​ "Melissa Foster is synonymous with sexy, swoony, heartfelt romance!" -NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely​ Everything's naughtier after dark... Billionaire security expert Brett Bad has had his eye on his brother’s gorgeous legal assistant, Sophie Roberts, for years. He wants nothing more from her than a single night between the sheets to satisfy his desires. But Sophie is a white-picket-fence girl, and she’s turned him down more times than he cares to count. Sophie is all about forever kisses and happily ever afters. But she can’t deny her attraction to Brett, as enticed by his bad-boy behavior as she is by his devastating looks and his painful past, which she’d like to help heal. When Sophie’s friend urges her to throw caution to the wind, Sophie leaves the door to her heart ajar—and Brett charges in. But this Bad boy doesn’t know a thing about romance and has no interest in forever, forcing Sophie to make her toughest decision yet—follow her heart or protect it? *** Read the entire BAD BILLIONAIRES AFTER DARK series Bad Boys After Dark: Mick Bad Boys After Dark: Dylan Bad Boys After Dark: Carson Bad Boys After Dark: Brett Also Available: WILD BILLIONAIRES AFTER DARK Wild Boys After Dark: Logan Wild Boys After Dark: Heath Wild Boys After Dark: Jackson Wild Boys After Dark: Cooper The BAD BILLIONAIRES AFTER DARK series is part of the LOVE IN BLOOM big family romance collection. Each book may be read as a stand-alone novel, or as part of the series. Read the complete LOVE IN BLOOM series: SNOW SISTERS Sisters in Love Sisters in Bloom Sisters in White THE BRADENS (at Weston, CO) Lovers at Heart (Treat & Max) Destined for Love (Rex & Jade) Friendship on Fire (Josh & Riley) Sea of Love (Dane & Lacy) Bursting with Love (Savannah & Jack) Hearts at Play (Hugh & Bree) THE BRADENS (at Trusty, CO) Taken by Love (Luke) Fated for Love (Wes) Romancing My Love (Pierce) Flirting with Love (Ross) Dreaming of Love (Emily) Crashing into Love (Jake) THE BRADENS (at Peaceful Harbor) Healed by Love (Nate) Surrender My Love (Cole) Crushing on Love (Shannon) River of Love (Sam) Whisper of Love (Tempest) Thrill of Love (Ty) BRADEN WORLD NOVELLAS Promise My Love (Rex & Jade's Wedding Novella) Daring Her Love (1001 Dark Nights) Our New Love Story of Love THE REMINGTONS Game of Love (Dex) Stroke of Love (Sage) Flames of Love (Siena) Slope of Love (Rush) Read, Write, Love (Kurt) Touched by Love (Boyd) SEASIDE SUMMERS Seaside Dreams (Bella) Seaside Hearts (Jenna) Seaside Sunsets (Jamie) Seaside Secrets (Amy) Seaside Nights (Sky) Seaside Embrace (Hunter) Seaside Lovers (Grayson) Seaside Whispers (Matt) THE RYDERS Seized by Love (Blue) Claimed by Love (Duke) Chased by Love (Trish) Rescued by Love (Jake) Swept Into Love (Gage) *** "You can always rely on Melissa Foster to deliver a story that's fresh, emotional and entertaining. Make sure you have all night, because once you start you won't want to stop reading. Every book's a winner!" -- New York Times Bestselling Author Brenda Novak NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance, new adult romance, and women's fiction with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa's emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented. Melissa loves to chat with book clubs and readers, invite her to your next event. Foster's love stories are perfect steamy romance beach reads for fans of big-family, small-town romance. The characters are romantic and loyal, some are billionaires, others are not, and you're always guaranteed a happily ever after. 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Book Bad Boy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Maya Reynolds
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2009-04-07
  • ISBN : 1101029021
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book Bad Boy written by Maya Reynolds and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-04-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Bad Girl proves that sometimes being bad feels really good. As the owner and editor-in-chief of Heat, Dallas's hottest new e-zine, Leah Reece will do anything to get her story, even venture into the shady underworld of 69, an erotic club which caters to the needs of those with enough money to get anything they want. Leah expected to get her scoop and run, but didn't count on getting sidetracked by a sinful encounter with a dark and sultry bad boy. Quin Perez is a bodyguard at 69. He can't afford to lose his concentration for a second, but he can't help lusting after the sexy editor who stumbles across his path. Now Quin is asking Leah questions she doesn't want to answer--and making her do things she never dared.

Book BOOK 4   Bad Boy  Naughty at Night

Download or read book BOOK 4 Bad Boy Naughty at Night written by Jamie Lake and published by Jamie Lake. This book was released on with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * This story is Book 4 in the Bad Boy - Naughty at Night Series * Note: Every book in the Bad Boy series contains a cliff-hanger. If you don't like cliff-hangers, don't purchase this book * Just when Peter thought things couldn't get worse, he finds out the grim news about his roommate's disappearance. He knows Tony is possessive and controlling but he has no idea just how far Tony will go to keep him under his thumb. Thank God that Chip, his ginger-headed hot cop boyfriend with a heart of gold is there for him. Chip promises Peter that he’ll stay by his side no matter what. He’s in love with Peter and just not the type of guy to leave someone when they are in need. Peter is everything he could have ever dreamed of in a man inside, it’s just going to take a little more patience on Chip’s part to help Peter get his life straightened out. But how long will he stay when Peter's life becomes more and more complicated and when it could very well put his 5-year-old son's life at risk? How will Peter untangle himself from this web he's spun and get back to normal life without being sucked even further into this horrible nightmare Tony has created? * This book, like the others in the series contains m/m scenes and cliffhangers. *

Book His Doll

    Book Details:
  • Author : Isabella Starling
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2016-12-02
  • ISBN : 9781540794635
  • Pages : 220 pages

Download or read book His Doll written by Isabella Starling and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-02 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does that make you feel, doll? JACOB Don't fall for the patient. Don't fall for the pretty, broken, sweet little doll sitting across from you in the office. Don't fall for her lies. Don't fall for her looks. Most of all, don't fall for her deliciously broken mind. But life keeps throwing Alice at me, and her naturally submissive nature makes her such easy prey... And after all, the broken ones are the most fun to train. ALICE Jacob Hawke can only ever be a crush. He's been my therapist for years. Now, my mother wants me to live with him while she chases her dream job in another state. Mr. Hawke has been trying to put me back together for a long time now. Maybe he was supposed to break me all along. Full-length novel. Standalone, no cliffhanger. HEA guaranteed.

Book Bad Boy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jim Thompson
  • Publisher : Mulholland Books
  • Release : 2012-03-01
  • ISBN : 0316196010
  • Pages : 193 pages

Download or read book Bad Boy written by Jim Thompson and published by Mulholland Books. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beginning, Jim Thompson knew he was going to catch hell no matter what he did. And during a childhood spent at the mercy of a father whose schemes put him on the wrong side of the law as often as the right, and a grandfather who knew the bad parts of town like the back of his hand, young Jim learned sin better than any writer had before. From his rabble-rousing adolescencein the American Midwest, to wasted teenage years in the seedy underbelly of the hotel industry, to Thompson's chilling encounter with the real-life inspiration of THE KILLER INSIDE ME, BAD BOY offers a fascinating glimpse at the formative years of the man who would become one of the most famous authors of modern American Noir, in the autobiography-as-novel that follows the birth of the legend himself in the signature style Thompson made famous.