Fun read. Love her characters and she usually has a twist in the book. This was my first of her books I read and enjoyed it so much, I had to get more. Her book is a quick read, so great for the beach. It has a little of something for everyone: a little adventure, a little drama, it's funny, and ...
Another great read, I have brought book 3 and I don't know if I'll stop until I have read all the books in this series. So we know Carl isn't who Donna thought he was and she wants a divorce but Jack doesn't seem to excited about this when she tells him what she has been trying to do.This Op the...
This was not fine literature by a long shot, but it was a perfect diversion from all of the holiday craziness, and it was FREE from Amazon. The plot centers around a group of moms who want their children to be accepted into a prestigious playgroup in San Francisco. Only 10 new families are acce...
A TRUE HOLLYWOOD LIES Novel, by Josie Brown "Josie Brown writes with all the secrets, sex and scandal of a tabloid cover story. Truly entertaining reading." -- Jackie Collins For Hannah Fairchild, jaded Hollywood trust fund baby and aspiring astronomer, life as she knows it (financially secur...
All over Hollywood, men are dialing O—for orgasms. Her steamy naughty talk fills them with lust and longing, and helps them perform like the studs they claim to be. In truth, the industry's favorite "erotic phone operatrix" is Nina Harte, a struggling actress who has put her career on hold so t...
It’s your party, but no need to cry, even when you wanna. Here’s what you do instead: 1: Lay on the guilt trip. Tell them that you’ve made their favorite dish. Remind them that you haven’t seen them in too long. Lie about inviting someone who you know they’re gaga to meet. Sure, they’ll be disapp...
Its symbolism was new growth. Holly was thought to be a “male plant” (Um, “prick”…Get it?) whereas ivy was thought to be female. During Solstice, should one be brought into the home before the other, it would dictate who ruled the roost that year.Quaint, ain’t it?At the same time, holly was thoug...
Whereas he’s sullen and anxious, you’re tickled pink, because it’s proof that you’ve reached yet another major milestone in your relationship! So that you’re just as big a hit with them as you know they’ll be with you, follow these very important courtesies: Courtesy #1: Always come armed with a ...
The band booked for Ethan Blount’s premiere after-party at the Viper Room was obnoxiously loud, playing instruments that were horrendously off-key, and singing lyrics that were noticeably obscure. That didn’t seem to matter to the crowd, which was primarily made up of stud...
Instead of the usual staid funeral parlor service or morose graveside ceremony, why not throw a wake? It is the best way to put the F-U-N in funeral! Here’s how: Step 1: Find a great bar in which to hold it. Ideally, it will be some place that won’t mind an unending round of toasts in the decease...
In clear defiance of Bettina Connaught Cross’s edict, Bettina’s sister-in-law, Lorna Connaught, rounded up her friends in the Pacific Heights Moms & Tots Club Onesies group to inform them that Kelly Bryant Overton had been dismissed, and therefore, their memberships in the club, and hers, wer...
RASCLS Back in the day, when the CIA recruited its agents, assets and operatives, it looked for certain emotional criteria that could be summed up in the acronym, MICE—that is money, ideology, coercion, and ego. The terms are self-explanatory. That said, persons of interest who are motivated by ...
Usually, they say the exact same phrases, with the same inflections in their voices, with a smile on their faces. They do this because they figure if you hear their malarkey enough times, you’ll actually believe it. What they don’t realize is that when you have children, every tall tale in the bo...
to describe a microscopic infectious agent that self-replicates within the cells of its host. Viruses cause illnesses like colds, flus, warts and some sexually transmitted diseases. In Computerese, “virus” has a similar definition, as it describes self-replicating code, planted illegally in a com...
Excuse me? EXCUSE ME? Are you going to just leave that there?” I’ve sidled up to Crabby Old Neighbor Lady at the moment she least expected it: as her mangy mutt takes a crap in our yard. She’s been caught red-handed. But does she apologize? No. Nor does she look away in shame or...
Brady Pierce wasn’t a religious man per se, but he did believe in a Greater Being. In fact, sixteen years ago, at the very enthusiastic suggestion of his then boss and mentor, Steve Jobs, he reluctantly took his first sabbatical from Apple to study at a Buddhist monastery. There he partook in a s...
However, just as some bosoms are rock hard, not all families are loving. If your relatives are more like the Munsters than the Waltons, here’s how survive your next reunion: First, have no expectations. For example, try to live with the realization that your brother-in-law the doctor will still c...
Let’s face it. Santa pulls one hell of a one-nighter. Is this really fair? What if he didn’t have to service all the bad kids, too? Forget the token lump of coal. He uses up a lot more energy just getting up and down the chimneys of the same brats who make you wince whenever you’re stuck behind t...
I do not do S&M or any variations of that particular bent, no water sports either. I get two thousand dollars a day and I do not work without a contract.” — Melanie Griffith, as “Holly Body” Isn’t it exciting? You’ve been invited onto a movie set! So that the experience of seeing your favorit...
From the Moscone Center locker room, the mantras of the Foursies in the yoga class could barely be heard above the squeals of Twosies on the soccer field outside. Kimberley had no problem slipping away from the other mothers, all of whom were taking advantage of this much-appreciated hour of free...
Pests should be deterred at all costs, except for that of your plants’ lives, and your own. That being said, consider extermination methods that aren’t toxic to your garden, let alone those you love. For example, bury an empty tuna can in dirt up to its rim, then fill with beer. Slugs get a hango...