Author: Michael A. Kahn
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765302182
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
St. Louis attorney Rachel Gold takes on the case of Angela Green, a former housewife serving time for the murder of her husband, and begins to wonder if her client is really guilty of the crime.
Trophy Widow
Author: Michael A. Kahn
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765302182
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
St. Louis attorney Rachel Gold takes on the case of Angela Green, a former housewife serving time for the murder of her husband, and begins to wonder if her client is really guilty of the crime.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765302182
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
St. Louis attorney Rachel Gold takes on the case of Angela Green, a former housewife serving time for the murder of her husband, and begins to wonder if her client is really guilty of the crime.
The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives
Author: Kristin Miller
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 1524799521
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Meet the trophy wives of Presidio Terrace, San Francisco’s most exclusive—and most deadly—neighborhood in this shrewd, darkly compelling novel from the New York Times bestselling author of In Her Shadow. Mystery writer Brooke Davies is the new wife on the block. Her tech-billionaire husband, Jack, twenty-two years her senior, whisked her to the Bay Area via private jet and purchased a modest mansion on the same day. He demands perfection, and before now, Brooke has had no problem playing the role of a doting housewife. But as she befriends other wives on the street and spends considerable time away from Jack, he worries if he doesn’t control Brooke’s every move, she will reveal the truth behind their “perfect” marriage. Erin King, famed news anchor and chair of the community board, is no stranger to maintaining an image—though being married to a plastic surgeon helps. But the skyrocketing success of her career has worn her love life thin, and her professional ambitions have pushed Mason away. Quitting her job is a Hail Mary attempt at keeping him interested, to steer him away from finding a young trophy wife. But is it enough, and is Mason truly the man she thought he was? Georgia St. Claire allegedly cashed in on the deaths of her first two husbands, earning her the nickname “Black Widow”—and the stares and whispers of her curious neighbors. Rumored to have murdered both men for their fortunes, she claims to have found true love in her third marriage, yet her mysterious, captivating allure keeps everyone guessing. Then a tragic accident forces the residents of Presidio Terrace to ask: Has Georgia struck again? And what is she really capable of doing to protect her secrets?
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 1524799521
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Meet the trophy wives of Presidio Terrace, San Francisco’s most exclusive—and most deadly—neighborhood in this shrewd, darkly compelling novel from the New York Times bestselling author of In Her Shadow. Mystery writer Brooke Davies is the new wife on the block. Her tech-billionaire husband, Jack, twenty-two years her senior, whisked her to the Bay Area via private jet and purchased a modest mansion on the same day. He demands perfection, and before now, Brooke has had no problem playing the role of a doting housewife. But as she befriends other wives on the street and spends considerable time away from Jack, he worries if he doesn’t control Brooke’s every move, she will reveal the truth behind their “perfect” marriage. Erin King, famed news anchor and chair of the community board, is no stranger to maintaining an image—though being married to a plastic surgeon helps. But the skyrocketing success of her career has worn her love life thin, and her professional ambitions have pushed Mason away. Quitting her job is a Hail Mary attempt at keeping him interested, to steer him away from finding a young trophy wife. But is it enough, and is Mason truly the man she thought he was? Georgia St. Claire allegedly cashed in on the deaths of her first two husbands, earning her the nickname “Black Widow”—and the stares and whispers of her curious neighbors. Rumored to have murdered both men for their fortunes, she claims to have found true love in her third marriage, yet her mysterious, captivating allure keeps everyone guessing. Then a tragic accident forces the residents of Presidio Terrace to ask: Has Georgia struck again? And what is she really capable of doing to protect her secrets?
The Widow Makes Three
Author: Robert Doyle Wyrick
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 1457563193
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Widow Makes Three Despite eighty eight straight convictions district attorney Sharron Miller’s career has stalled. Following a sensational murder in an adjacent county and a questionable ruling assigning her the case the native Georgian is once again newsworthy. While the evidence all but guarantees a guilty verdict, the forty-one year old has distractions. Foremost is her younger male assistant Robert Tims. Not only does she consider him to be a legal genius, she is totally smitten by him. With less than a week to go in the trial the fiery redhead has doubts about the defendant’s guilt. Unsettled, she goes into seclusion to try and determine what really happened that murderous October morning. The storyline she uncovers is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination. “Couldn’t pick a favorite character. Like them all.” Tom from Columbus, Ohio “Can’t wait to find out the titles of the songs. I can name two of them for sure.” FW from Macon, Georgia “Whoever plays the DA in the movie will definitely win an Oscar.’ Ann from New Orleans “I love the widow. She’s hot.” Adam from North Carolina “The ending completely fooled me.” Martha from Washington, DC
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 1457563193
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Widow Makes Three Despite eighty eight straight convictions district attorney Sharron Miller’s career has stalled. Following a sensational murder in an adjacent county and a questionable ruling assigning her the case the native Georgian is once again newsworthy. While the evidence all but guarantees a guilty verdict, the forty-one year old has distractions. Foremost is her younger male assistant Robert Tims. Not only does she consider him to be a legal genius, she is totally smitten by him. With less than a week to go in the trial the fiery redhead has doubts about the defendant’s guilt. Unsettled, she goes into seclusion to try and determine what really happened that murderous October morning. The storyline she uncovers is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination. “Couldn’t pick a favorite character. Like them all.” Tom from Columbus, Ohio “Can’t wait to find out the titles of the songs. I can name two of them for sure.” FW from Macon, Georgia “Whoever plays the DA in the movie will definitely win an Oscar.’ Ann from New Orleans “I love the widow. She’s hot.” Adam from North Carolina “The ending completely fooled me.” Martha from Washington, DC
The Bought-and-Paid-for Wife
Author: Bronwyn Jameson
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 1552545504
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
The last person widow Vanessa Thorpe expected on her doorstep was Tristan Thorpe — her deceased husband's estranged son. Tristan stood between her and the inheritance she desperately needed. Despite the attraction simmering between them, she could not let him win. As far as Tristan was concerned, Vanessa was a trophy wife — young, stunning and cunning — who married his father for money. He was determined to reveal every dirty little secret she had. That is, until a rage-filled argument suddenly turned into a soul-burning kiss….
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 1552545504
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
The last person widow Vanessa Thorpe expected on her doorstep was Tristan Thorpe — her deceased husband's estranged son. Tristan stood between her and the inheritance she desperately needed. Despite the attraction simmering between them, she could not let him win. As far as Tristan was concerned, Vanessa was a trophy wife — young, stunning and cunning — who married his father for money. He was determined to reveal every dirty little secret she had. That is, until a rage-filled argument suddenly turned into a soul-burning kiss….
Go to the Widow-Maker
Author: James Jones
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453215522
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1031
Book Description
DIVDIVA playwright vacationing in Jamaica becomes dangerously obsessed with deep-sea diving/divDIV /divDIVRon Grant is one of the finest playwrights of his generation, second only to Tennessee Williams in pure genius. But success does not mean he feels like a man. On vacation in Jamaica with his mistress, an ice queen who considers him her personal trophy, his thoughts are back in New York City, with a beautiful young girl he met a few days before he left town. As the stress bears down on him, the brilliant playwright goes nearly to pieces before he finds his salvation under water./divDIV /divDIVOn his first deep-sea dive, Grant falls in love with the haunting beauty of the reef. He returns as soon as he can, staying longer and swimming deeper until all his problems seep away. But a man can’t breathe underwater forever—and his obsession will drive him to take increasing risks that will change his life forever./divDIV /divThis ebook features an illustrated biography of James Jones including rare photos from the author’s estate. /div
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453215522
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1031
Book Description
DIVDIVA playwright vacationing in Jamaica becomes dangerously obsessed with deep-sea diving/divDIV /divDIVRon Grant is one of the finest playwrights of his generation, second only to Tennessee Williams in pure genius. But success does not mean he feels like a man. On vacation in Jamaica with his mistress, an ice queen who considers him her personal trophy, his thoughts are back in New York City, with a beautiful young girl he met a few days before he left town. As the stress bears down on him, the brilliant playwright goes nearly to pieces before he finds his salvation under water./divDIV /divDIVOn his first deep-sea dive, Grant falls in love with the haunting beauty of the reef. He returns as soon as he can, staying longer and swimming deeper until all his problems seep away. But a man can’t breathe underwater forever—and his obsession will drive him to take increasing risks that will change his life forever./divDIV /divThis ebook features an illustrated biography of James Jones including rare photos from the author’s estate. /div
This Is Your Life
Author: John O'Farrell
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 0802199402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
“[A] satire of celebrity culture and the numbing effects of fame” by the international bestselling comedy writer and author of Things Can Only Get Better (Publishers Weekly). It’s a big night at the London Palladium. Jimmy Conway is about to perform his stand-up comedy routine in front of two thousand invited guests and millions more watching the event live on TV. He steps into the spotlights and waits for the applause to die down. He tries to appear confident but he can’t help wondering whether he should have shared his little secret with someone by now. Jimmy has never performed comedy, or anything, before. Ever. How did he get here? After convincing a naive journalist that he is the latest comedy phenomenon, the under-achieving Jimmy bluffs and stumbles his way up the celebrity ladder, discovering as he goes that in their desperation to be associated with the next big thing, nobody has bothered to check his credentials. Quicker than you can say “flavor of the month,” Jimmy Conway becomes a bogus celebrity, winning an award for something he never did, and ultimately fooling the entire celebrity industry. “A wicked farce.” —Daily Express
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 0802199402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
“[A] satire of celebrity culture and the numbing effects of fame” by the international bestselling comedy writer and author of Things Can Only Get Better (Publishers Weekly). It’s a big night at the London Palladium. Jimmy Conway is about to perform his stand-up comedy routine in front of two thousand invited guests and millions more watching the event live on TV. He steps into the spotlights and waits for the applause to die down. He tries to appear confident but he can’t help wondering whether he should have shared his little secret with someone by now. Jimmy has never performed comedy, or anything, before. Ever. How did he get here? After convincing a naive journalist that he is the latest comedy phenomenon, the under-achieving Jimmy bluffs and stumbles his way up the celebrity ladder, discovering as he goes that in their desperation to be associated with the next big thing, nobody has bothered to check his credentials. Quicker than you can say “flavor of the month,” Jimmy Conway becomes a bogus celebrity, winning an award for something he never did, and ultimately fooling the entire celebrity industry. “A wicked farce.” —Daily Express
The Meaning of Wife
Author: Anne Kingston
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466804491
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 447
Book Description
"One part The Beauty Myth . . . and one part Backlash"*--a provocative exploration of who and what a wife really is. There is a wife crisis in North America, a brewing storm of conflicting forces swirling around what it means to be a wife at the beginning of the 21st Century. The word is so fraught with ambiguity that it has become a litmus test, eliciting from women emotions ranging from longing to antipathy, anxiety to derision. This crisis is at the heart of Anne Kingston's The Meaning of Wife. Delving into the complex, troubling, and sometimes humorous contradictions, illusions, and realities of contemporary wifehood, Kingston takes the reader on a fascinating journey into the wedding industrial complex, which elevates the bride to a potent consumer icon; through the recent romanticization of domesticity; and across the conflicted terrain of wifely sexuality. She looks at "wife backlash," and the new wave of neo-traditionalism that urges women to marry before their "best-before" dates expire; explores the apotheosis of abused wives and the strange celebration of wives who kill; and muses on the fact that Oprah Winfrey and Martha Stewart, two of the world's wealthiest and most influential women, are both non-wives whose success has hinged on thier understanding of wives. The result is an entertaining mix of social, sexual, historical, and economic commentary that is bound to stir debate even as it reframes our view of both women and marriage.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466804491
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 447
Book Description
"One part The Beauty Myth . . . and one part Backlash"*--a provocative exploration of who and what a wife really is. There is a wife crisis in North America, a brewing storm of conflicting forces swirling around what it means to be a wife at the beginning of the 21st Century. The word is so fraught with ambiguity that it has become a litmus test, eliciting from women emotions ranging from longing to antipathy, anxiety to derision. This crisis is at the heart of Anne Kingston's The Meaning of Wife. Delving into the complex, troubling, and sometimes humorous contradictions, illusions, and realities of contemporary wifehood, Kingston takes the reader on a fascinating journey into the wedding industrial complex, which elevates the bride to a potent consumer icon; through the recent romanticization of domesticity; and across the conflicted terrain of wifely sexuality. She looks at "wife backlash," and the new wave of neo-traditionalism that urges women to marry before their "best-before" dates expire; explores the apotheosis of abused wives and the strange celebration of wives who kill; and muses on the fact that Oprah Winfrey and Martha Stewart, two of the world's wealthiest and most influential women, are both non-wives whose success has hinged on thier understanding of wives. The result is an entertaining mix of social, sexual, historical, and economic commentary that is bound to stir debate even as it reframes our view of both women and marriage.
The Widow's Revenge
Author: James D. Doss
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312532475
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Rancher and sometime tribal investigator Charlie Moon gets the call when the widow Montoya starts fussing about witches. When no one listens to her concerns, she takes matters into her own hands, with disastrous results.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312532475
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Rancher and sometime tribal investigator Charlie Moon gets the call when the widow Montoya starts fussing about witches. When no one listens to her concerns, she takes matters into her own hands, with disastrous results.
Inspired By . . .
Author: Bernie Dowling
Publisher: Bent Banana Books
ISBN: 0992593476
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
This is the sixth anthology in the series begun by the Arts Alliance Pine Rivers. Again we have short stories and poetry illustrated by local artists. In 2015, we are privileged to have contributions from artists of the Pine Rivers U3A advanced class tutored by Lillian Tebesceff. We include four stories from winners in the Peter Campbell Memorial / WAG Literary Awards for local high school students. This year's title Inspired by . . . brings together a diversity of short stories and poetry, each one inspired by literary classics or authors' peculiar interests. Each year brings a different flavour to our anthology. This year many writers independently chose to render mystery or adventure tales. Add spices of humour, fantasy and drama and you have a literary feast.
Publisher: Bent Banana Books
ISBN: 0992593476
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
This is the sixth anthology in the series begun by the Arts Alliance Pine Rivers. Again we have short stories and poetry illustrated by local artists. In 2015, we are privileged to have contributions from artists of the Pine Rivers U3A advanced class tutored by Lillian Tebesceff. We include four stories from winners in the Peter Campbell Memorial / WAG Literary Awards for local high school students. This year's title Inspired by . . . brings together a diversity of short stories and poetry, each one inspired by literary classics or authors' peculiar interests. Each year brings a different flavour to our anthology. This year many writers independently chose to render mystery or adventure tales. Add spices of humour, fantasy and drama and you have a literary feast.
The Black Widow's Guide to Killer Pool
Author: Jeanette Lee
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307421856
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Pool-playing legend Jeanette Lee--"the Black Widow," who wears only black during tournaments and devours her opponents--explains every aspect of playing to win, from holding the cue to performing combination, kiss, and trick shots. Lee shows wannabe winners of every level how to compete intelligently, lose gracefully, win frequently, stay focused, and achieve goals in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. This hip, engaging guide to the game is designed to turn you into the player to beat--in basements, bar leagues, local tournaments, and beyond.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307421856
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Pool-playing legend Jeanette Lee--"the Black Widow," who wears only black during tournaments and devours her opponents--explains every aspect of playing to win, from holding the cue to performing combination, kiss, and trick shots. Lee shows wannabe winners of every level how to compete intelligently, lose gracefully, win frequently, stay focused, and achieve goals in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. This hip, engaging guide to the game is designed to turn you into the player to beat--in basements, bar leagues, local tournaments, and beyond.