Download or read book Breakfast at Stephanie s written by Sue Margolis and published by Delta. This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Playing “Winter Wonderland” for last-minute Christmas shoppers has got to be the all-time low point of Stephanie Glassman’s career. The aspiring jazz soloist and single mother has no singing prospects, no man in her life since her hot fling with a movie stuntman, and a social life that consists of having her two best friends over for high-calorie Sunday brunches. Even her grandmother’s having more sex than she is. That is, until toddler Jake’s irresistible father hurtles back into her life. Albert promises fidelity, plus married life filled with the best sex Stephanie’s ever had. But there’s a tantalizing new wrinkle: Frank Waterman, rising star and Stephanie’s old crush, is suddenly semi-available and interested. And her stalled career seems to be heating up. But when her big break erupts in a scandal that puts her on the front page instead, Stephanie’s in a whole new league. Now, with fame at her door and two hot guys fighting over her, Stephanie’s got some big decisions to make…and they may surprise everyone—including her.
Download or read book A Grave Full of Stilettos written by Jason Krumbine and published by Jason Krumbine. This book was released on with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There’s something brewing in the reaper community. Something dangerous. Something sinister. Stanley Morris is a loan shark. A low life. A thief. A con man. A man of questionable ethics and morality. He is also a lover and a fighter. Up until six months ago he was Brooke Graves’ boyfriend. Most of the time. However, for the last six months, Stanley Morris has been in a coma and Brooke has been wracked with confusion and guilt. She didn’t know what to do with her life. She didn’t know how she felt. All she knew was that Stanley Morris was in a coma and that it was her fault. But eventually Brooke came to terms with her decisions, with her life. She was ready to move on. And then Stanley Morris woke up. But he isn’t Stanley Morris anymore. He’s someone different. He’s someone who’s more monster than man and the monster is in control. A war is coming. And before it’s over, the living and the dead won’t ever be the same again.
Download or read book Sleuthing in Stilettos written by Debra Sennefelder and published by Lyrical Underground. This book was released on 2022-12-06 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kelly Quinn, owner of a high-end consignment shop, is a booster for her Long Island town's small businesses--but now a store owner's murder has brought big trouble . . . Locals in Lucky Cove seem to harbor hostility toward Miranda Farrell, proprietor of a new shoe store. Nevertheless, Kelly invites her along to a Chamber of Commerce meeting. But soon afterward, Miranda's body is found in her shop, with Kelly's uncle--who's had multiple public arguments with her--standing nearby. Could her uncle really have committed murder over a business dispute? Or is Miranda's death related to her late husband's long-ago embezzlement case? Kelly feels compelled to investigate, despite her detective boyfriend's objections--not to mention her commitment to promoting Small Business Saturday. But her effort to pump up sales may fall flat. After her presentation to the committee is sabotaged, the Chamber gives her the boot--and tongues start wagging. Now she has to do some fancy footwork to find the killer . . .
Download or read book Once Upon Stilettos written by Shanna Swendson and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2006-04-25 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Click your heels three times and say, “There’s no place like Bloomies!” Katie Chandler’s life is pure magic–literally. As an executive assistant at Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc., she’s seen more than her share of fantastical occurrences. A mere Manhattan mortal, Katie is no wizard, but she’s a wiz at exposing “hokum” pocus, cloaked lies, and deceptive enchantments. And she’s fallen under the all-too-human spell of attraction to Owen, a hunky wizard and coworker. Owen, however, is preoccupied. Someone has broken into his office and disrupted top-secret files, and it reeks of an inside job. CEO Merlin (yes, the Merlin) and taps Katie and her special ability to uncover the magical mole. Keeping her feelings in check while sleuthing alongside Owen, Katie is shocked to discover that her immunity to magic is waning, putting her in grave danger. Soon she’s surrendering to the charms and enchantments of everyone and everything around her, including a killer pair of red stilettos. Katie must now conjure up her natural instincts to get to the bottom of the break-in, regain her power, and win the wizard of her dreams.
Download or read book Cement Stilettos A Stylish Amateur Sleuth Cozy Mystery written by Diane Vallere and published by Polyester Press. This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this humorous cozy mystery with a fashionable amateur sleuth and a mystery connected to the past by national bestselling author Diane Vallere. Leave the cannoli. Take the shoes! When newly engaged amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd discovers the body of a mafia princess dead in fiancé and shoe designer Nick Taylor's showroom, her questions are so numerous she'd need a bookie to keep track. The victim's ties to local organized crime are unexpected. Nick's apparent vow of silence makes Samantha question the vows in their future, and despite past promises, all bets are off. Wise guys and leopard ladies keep her busier than a consigliere during tax season, and if she can't keep her head above water, she'll end up sleeping with the fishes. Can Samantha's offer to help outweigh the offers Nick supposedly can't refuse? It's mafia mayhem in book seven of the humorous, fashionable, and cozy Killer Fashion amateur detective series by national bestselling author Diane Vallere. For fans of Gina Lamanna, Josie Brown, and Deborah Coonts, each book in the series can be read as a standalone. If you like fair-play mysteries, murder mayhem, and a surprising whodunit, then you’ll love Diane Vallere’s hilarious mystery. Looking for your next great read? Fuggedaboudit! Read Cement Stilettos today! Diane-Fans describe “her vintage Vallere goodness,” and say she is a “great storyteller” with “a way with creating strong female characters and intrigue” who is “a superb and very humorous writer.” Her gift of creating “spunky sleuths in fun settings” take readers to Dallas, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, Pennsylvania, and outer space.
Download or read book A Bloody Stiletto Cold Lasagna and a Bestseller written by Cheryl Denise Bannerman and published by Cheryl Denise Bannerman. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indulge in a Double Dose of Mystery and Intrigue! Get ready for a captivating rollercoaster ride as Anna, the queen of amateur sleuths, takes center stage once again, serving up TWO tantalizing murders in her latest cozy mystery adventure. With her trademark wit and candid charm, Anna invites you into a world where danger lurks around every corner. In this 2nd installment, Anna finds herself entangled in a web of deceit that pits her against the enigmatic Detective John Solace, her sizzling new flame. The stakes are higher than ever, and the tension sizzles as Anna navigates a treacherous path through a town teeming with secrets. The murder weapon of choice? A sizzling, red-hot, scarlet stiletto—a symbol of femme fatale vengeance. The police are pointing fingers at a potential femme fatale, leaving you guessing whether a desperate husband sought to silence his wife to avoid a costly divorce or if a fiery mistress succumbed to the flames of jealousy and rage. But Anna, ever the fearless investigator, refuses to heed her publicist Shirlene's pleas to leave the detective work to the authorities. Her determination knows no bounds as she dives headfirst into a world of 'Murder and Mayhem,' consequences be damned! Will Detective Solace manage to keep Anna's zany antics in check, or will he be forced to extract a solemn promise from her to stay OUT of the crime scene forever? Dive into this thrilling tale of passion, mystery, and a dash of danger, where cozy meets chaos, and only the sharpest minds can uncover the truth. Grab your copy now and join Anna on her most sensational adventure yet!
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 Breakfast on Pluto written by Patrick McCabe and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-07-12 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Dysfunctional Ireland in all its glories is here, with humour of the blackest hue, madness and violence, hopelessly randy priests, dodgy politicians, a grand gallery of misfits culminating in McCabe’s hero in Breakfast on Pluto, Patrick “Pussy” Braden, the transvestite prostitute from the village of Tyreelin . . . Wild, hilarious, merciless and fiendishly clever’ Ronan Farren, Sunday Independent ‘He is the fortunate possessor of a savage and unfettered imagination; his books . . . dissect life’s miseries with a gleaming comedic scalpel’ Erica Wagner, The Times ‘It finds humour in places that other writers are afraid to look for it’ David Robson, Sunday Telegraph ‘This is a savagely funny and authentically tragic novel of an Ireland in unhappy transition and beneath McCabe’s perfectly delivered black comedy lies an angry heart’ GQ Magazine ‘Without drawing breath, McCabe mixes camp comedy with brutality, making Breakfast on Pluto both funny and deeply shocking’ Maxim ‘Told with irresistible zest, brio and gaiety . . . McCabe’s brilliant, startling talent is to make enchantingly dashing narratives out of the most ghastly states of mind imaginable, and to induce compassion for lives which seem least to invite it . . . He is a dark genius of incongruity and the grotesque’ Hermione Lee, Observer
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 Embracing Myself Now written by Shawneda and published by GiG PowHer Press. This book was released on 2011-12-23 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LOVE. STRENGTH. SISTERHOOD. Dani, Jenessa, Dominique and Vivian have no idea how much they need each other. Dani wants to love the new woman she has become. Just can't convince her heart, soul and destroyed womb to accept the dreams she's had since childhood may never come true. Triple negative breast cancer turned Jenessa's life upside down. Keeping it right side up may cost her the identity she's fought to protect for years. Dominique helped her mother face and conquer their past. Anger and fear threaten her hope for the future. Despair and dread have picked their next prey, Vivian. She has no idea her new sisters in the struggle to defeat breast cancer will help her find an anchor beyond their support group's normal therapy.
Download or read book Observations of a Sometimes Stiletto Wearing But Mostly Fleeced Out Working Mom on the Outskirts of Manhattan written by Kelly Coveny and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when a triple A-type, high maintenance, high paid advertising writer resigns her job in Manhattan to pursue her dream of becoming a platinum-producing rock-star, best-selling novelist, super-Mom from the suburbs? Buckle up for a wild adventure through the frustratingly hilarious realities of hog-tieing a larger than life dream and the unexpected dream that unfolds from this bald-faced reality. In her latest book, Observations of a Sometimes Stiletto-Wearing but Mostly Fleeced-Out Working Mom on the Outskirts of Manhattan, Coveny turns off the GPS and takes us down the back streets of her life and ours, listening for hope under the relentless roar of irony and finding magic in even the most mundane moments.
Download or read book Pastor Elle in Wedding Stilettos written by Doris Aldrich Smith and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pastor Elle is finally planning her wedding to the man of her dreamswho has been in her life for eight years; he finally popped the question. Her wedding is fraught with blunders and calamities as are many well-planned weddings. Life normalizes until she becomes pregnant and has their son. Post-partum depression interferes with her ministry, which up to this point has been an over-achieving success. In the midst of life and ministry, she fights to defend the rights of the abused women she meets. A major tragedy occurs which changes her life forever. How will she maneuver through life and service? Find out as you laugh and cry along with Pastor Elle. Another story of Pastor Elle encountering the challenges of balancing life in the world of multiple needs both personally and professionally. She experiences life where she helps others as she accepts help from others. It is a fictional story that holds valuable truths about living for all of us. You will enjoy reading about Elles adventures and you will find yourself wondering about your own life experiences. Rev. Dr. Cindy Reynolds, Assistant to the Bishop of Indiana United Methodist Conference
Download or read book In the Crypt with a Candlestick written by Daisy Waugh and published by Piatkus. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LONGLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT AWARD 'Sharp, funny . . . the best sort of murder mystery' Tatler 'A perfect antidote to all the real-life craziness going on' Daily Mail Sir Ecgbert Tode of Tode Hall has survived to a grand old age - much to the despair of his younger wife, Emma. But at ninety-three he has, at last, shuffled off the mortal coil. Emma, Lady Tode, thoroughly fed up with being a dutiful Lady of the Manor, wants to leave the country to spend her remaining years in Capri. Unfortunately her three tiresome children are either unwilling or unable (too mad, too lefty or too happy in Australia) to take on management of their large and important home, so the mantle passes to a distant relative and his glamorous wife. Not long after the new owners take over, Lady Tode is found dead in the mausoleum. Accident? Or is there more going on behind the scenes of Tode Hall than an outsider would ever guess....? In the traditions of two great but very different British writers, Agatha Christie and P.G. Wodehouse, Waugh's hilarious and entirely original twist on the country house murder mystery comes complete with stiff upper lips, even stiffer drinks, and any stiffs that might embarrass the family getting smartly brushed under the carpet... What everyone's saying about In the Crypt with a Candlestick... 'I couldn't put it down' Santa Montefiore 'A delightful treat' The Lady 'Deliciously entertaining' Andrew Wilson 'An irresistible champagne bubble of pleasure and laughter' Rachel Johnson 'A perfect antidote to wintry gloom' The Literary Review 'What a triumph!' Antonia Fraser 'A masterclass in how to write a rollicking good read' Sarah Vine 'A jolly farce that never takes itself too seriously' Red Magazine 'Fizzles, crackles and sparkles' Elizabeth Buchan 'A work of sublime silliness' Simon Brett 'An effervescent madcap whodunnit' Metro 'A marvellous rollicking read' Mary Killen 'She's skewered her targets brilliantly' Imogen Edwards-Jones
Download or read book A Lacey Doyle Cozy Mystery Bundle Books 1 9 written by Fiona Grace and published by Fiona Grace. This book was released on 2022-04-04 with total page 2372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete bundle of books 1-9 in Fiona Grace’s LACEY DOYLE cozy Mystery series by bestselling author Fiona Grace, author of Murder in the Manor, a #1 Bestseller with over 100 five-star reviews Lacey Doyle, 39 years old and freshly divorced, needs a drastic change. She needs to quit her job, leave her horrendous boss and New York City, and walk away from the fast life. Making good on her childhood promise to herself, she decides to walk away from it all, and to relive a beloved childhood vacation in the quaint English seaside town of Wilfordshire. Wilfordshire is exactly as Lacey remembers it, with its ageless architecture, cobblestone streets, and with nature at its doorstep. Lacey doesn’t want to go back home—and spontaneously, she decides to stay, and to give her childhood dream a try: she will open her own antique shop. Lacey finally feels that her life is taking a step in the right direction—until her new star customer turns up dead. As the newcomer in town, all eyes are on Lacey, and it’s up to her to clear her own name. With a business to run, a next-door neighbor turned nemesis, a flirty baker across the street, and a crime to solve – is this new life all that Lacey thought it would be?
Download or read book Stiletto Assassin written by Lisa Sikarevich and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The crime caper, Stiletto Assassin, depicts South Brooklyn, NYC, where the ruthless Russian mob-boss, Mikhail Lysanovich, reigns supremely. Detective Callum Mackay, a compassionate veteran cop, is seeking justice while trying to unravel multiple murders-perpetrated in the same manner: mutilation via removal of the victims' tattoos. In his pursuit of the killer, Detective Mackay falls in love with Dr. Zoya Chernenko, a biracial beauty and Assistant Medical Examiner, whose father was brutally murdered in his home. Zoya is seeking vengeance as she infiltrates Mikhail Lysanovich's inner circle posing as his prized sexual object, hoping to gather information about her father's murder. As Zoya's and Mackay's paths cross, a game of cat and mouse, laced with scenes of vivid murders, ensues. What starts out as a business relationship between Mackay and Zoya, develops into passion, leading to an inevitable conclusion!
Download or read book The Girl with the Silver Stiletto written by Vic Robbie and published by Principium Press. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A STILETTO IS THE ULTIMATE MURDER WEAPON. CAN SHE USE IT TO KILL A CHILD AND SAVE HER OWN LIFE? At the end of World War II, she is given an ultimatum. Execute the boy or die. Her only alternative is to hand him over to the Nazis. Why do the Nazis want the boy and who is he? As the suspense builds, the action races across three continents, from London to New York to California to Buenos Aires, and American agent Ben Peters stands alone against evil and his former lover. The Girl with the Silver Stiletto will be enjoyed by readers of WWII historical fiction authors Robert Harris, Alan Furst, Ken Follett and Len Deighton and lovers of espionage thriller writers David Baldacci, Daniel Silva, Nelson DeMille, Vince Flynn and Lee Child. Vic Robbie’s new thriller continues the fast-paced, action-packed intrigue of the previous books in his Ben Peters series, In Pursuit Of Platinum and Paradise Gold, that reviewers praised as ‘Brilliant! Exciting! Suspenseful!’
Download or read book The Silver Stiletto written by Roger S Nelson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This adventure/romance takes place in 1996 in Michigan where a young man is tired of his job and his girl has left him, so he decides to go on two-week bicycle /camping trip to get away and rethink his life. His neighbor bets him than he can't do it for under $200 for the two-week vacation. He wants to be alone, but eventually meets a young woman, also riding a bike, who keeps showing up. There is a touch of fantasy in this Christian themed novel.
