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1) Neon gods
Author
Series
Dark Olympus novels volume 1
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Society darling Persephone Dimitriou wants nothing to do with her mother's ambitions. She has plans to leave the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start her life far away from the backstabbing and politics. But that all goes down the drain when her mother ambushes her with an engagement to Zeus, the dangerous power behind their glittering city's dark facade. With no options left, Persephone flees Olympus and makes a devil's bargain with a man she...
Author
Series
Darcy novels (Elizabeth Aston) volume 4
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The Hunting Wives share more than target practice, martinis, and bad behavior in this novel of obsession, seduction, and murder. Sophie O'Neill left behind an envy-inspiring career and the stressful, competitive life of big-city Chicago to settle down with her husband and young son in a small Texas town. It seems like the perfect life with a beautiful home in an idyllic rural community. But Sophie soon realizes that life is now too quiet, and she's...
10) The after party
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"From the nationally bestselling author of The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls comes a story of 1950s Texas socialites and the one irresistible, controversial woman at the bright, hot center of it all. Joan Fortier is the epitome of Texas glamour and the center of the 1950s Houston social scene. Tall, blonde, beautiful, and strong, she dominates the room and the gossip columns. Every man who sees her seems to want her; every woman just wants to...
Author
Series
Blackbird Sisters mysteries volume 7
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Sensible Philadelphia debutante Nora Blackbird turns sleuth when her friend Lexie becomes the prime suspect in the killing of a prominent Philadelphia philanthropist, but her investigation is complicated by the return of her scheming parents.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Feeling empty in spite of the wealth that affords her a luxurious Manhattan apartment, designer accessories, and fine art, Catherine West pursues a relationship with the son of a family friend who her Alzheimer's patient mother only remembers negatively.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In 1950, a young, beautiful Polish refugee arrives in Hyannisport, Massachusetts to work as a maid for one of the wealthiest families in America. Alicia is at once dazzled by the large and charismatic family, in particular the oldest son, a rising politician named Jack. Alicia and Jack are soon engaged, but his domineering father forbids the marriage. And so, Alicia trades Hyannisport for Hollywood, and eventually Rome. She dates famous actors and...
Author
Series
Blackbird Sisters mysteries volume 1
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
When her boss is found bound in pantyhose and shot execution style, Nora Blackbird launches an investigation that brings her face to face with some of the most glamorous suspects in the City of Brotherly Love.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"It's 1958 and Evelyn Elizabeth Grace Murphy has not left the Pinnacle Hotel in fourteen months. She suffers from agoraphobia, and what's more, it's her father's hotel, and everything she needs is there. Now she's finding trouble inside her sanctuary. At a party for artist Billie Bell, his newest work is stolen, and Evelyn's fake boyfriend (and real best friend), movie star Henry Fox, is accused of the theft. But just as Evelyn sets out to prove Henry's...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Traces the life and legacy of pioneering New York society philanthropist Brooke Astor, describing her marriage to millionaire Vincent Astor, her successful attempt to prevent a challenge to his will, and her presidency of the Vincent Astor Foundation.
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