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Author
Publisher
The Open Field/Penguin Life
Pub. Date
[2022].
Language
English
Description
"Writer and former model Paulina Porizkova pens a series of intimate, introspective, and enlightening essays about the complexities of womanhood at every age, pulling back the glossy magazine cover and writing from the heart"--
24) Remember me
Author
Series
Rosewood trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"A rising star in the modeling world, Margot Radcliffe hasn't forgotten the hurt that sent her running from Rosewood, the beautiful Virginia horse farm where she was raised. Travis Maher, a ruggedly-handsome rebel and gifted horse trainer with a hard-knock past, had once captured Margot's heart, only to break it. But when tragedy strikes her family, Margot is forced to set aside her skyrocketing career and return to a place she never expected to see...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Something happened to her mother that night. Something no one wants to talk about. But she's determined to uncover her family's dark secrets, even if they bury her. Five-year-old Sloane McBride couldn't sleep that night. Her parents were arguing again, their harsh words heating the cool autumn air. And then there was that other sound--the ominous thump before all went quiet. In the morning, her mother was gone. The official story was that she left....
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Scouted by a modeling agent when she was just sixteen years old, Cameron Russell first approached her job with some reservations: She was a precocious and serious student with her sights set on college -- not the runway. But it was a job, and modeling seemed to offer young women like herself access to wealth, fame, and influence. Besides, as she was often reminded, "there are a million girls in line" who would eagerly replace her. A ferocious, visceral...
Author
Publisher
Regan Arts
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The tumultuous and heartbreaking life of a world-famous model whose riveting story of beauty, fame, passion, murder and madness in the Gilded Age captivated a nation. Her likeness appears on New York's Municipal Building, as "Miss Manhattan" and "Miss Brooklyn" outside the Brooklyn Museum, is immortalized on the Manhattan Bridge, the Frick Mansion, the New York Public Library, and the Pulitzer Fountain outside the Plaza Hotel. In gold, bronze, and...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Passion and danger collide in a breathless story from New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer. Saved from an abduction and unthinkable harm, Gabrielle Bennett owed her life to her rescuer. Marc Stephano, a stranger from the sketchy shadows of town, could've asked for money. Instead he introduced her to desire and claimed her completely--then he broke her heart. Older, wiser and now a top New York model, Gabrielle is prepared for anything--except...
Author
Publisher
St. Martins's Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Only the world's most beautiful models make the roster of Picture Perfect Modeling agency and they only do shoots for the most elite photographers and magazines. They are fashionista royalty--and the owners, Bentley L. Dean and his beautiful partner Alexandra, know it. But even Picture Perfect isn't immune from hard times, so when Sterling Sneed, a rich, celebrity party planner promises to pay a ludicrously high fee for some models, Bentley finds...
Author
Series
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Supermodel Mia Westberg has found herself under the scrutiny of the paparazzi after her much older husband dies and leaves her his fashion house. In order to stay out of the public eye, she packs her things and leaves Los Angeles, escaping to visit her cousin Raven, a shipping expeditor working in a remote part of Alaska--where Mia is sure the tabloids won't follow. But she isn't ready for everything Paradise, Alaska throws at her: the wild animals,...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
As a child, Lily knew she was bad. By the age of 13, she had killed someone with a thought, spread untold disease, and spied on her friends. Only by performing a series of secret routines could she correct her wrongdoing. But it was never enough. She had a severe case of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and it ruled her life. A startling true story.
34) Scared stiff
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
A model who had recently had a very public argument with her estranged husband is found dead, and the estranged husband is the top suspect.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"For fans of Lucy Foley and Liane Moriarty, a twisty, escapist suspense about a mysterious retreat center harboring violent secrets. A perfect paradise? Or a perfect nightmare? On a river deep in the Mexican jungle stands the colossal villa Xanadu, a wellness center that’s home an ardent spiritual group devoted to self-help guru Paul Bentzen and his enigmatic wife Kali. But when Paul mysteriously dies, his entire estate—including Xanadu—is...
36) Love, Pamela
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Pamela Anderson's blond bombshell image was ubiquitous in the 1990s. Discovered in the stands during a Canadian football game, she was immediately rocket launched into fame, becoming Playboy's favorite cover girl and an emblem of Hollywood glamour and sexuality. Yet the Pamela Anderson we think we know was created through happenstance rather than careful cultivation. Love, Pamela brings forth her true story, that of a small-town girl getting tangled...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin HQN
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Love is right around the corner in two classic Diana Palmer Christmas stories. Snow Kisses : When former model Abby Shane returns home to the Big Sky country she's always loved, she is a pale shadow of her former self. After what happened to her in New York, she can't let any man touch her again. But Cade McLaren isn't just any man, and in his powerful arms, Abby slowly begins to heal. If only his attentions stemmed from love, not pity. Instead Abby...
39) Perfect is boring: 10 things my crazy, fierce mama taught me about beauty, booty, and being a boss
Author
Publisher
TarcherPerigee
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Shares the life lessons Tyra Banks learned from her mother and applied to her highly successful career, and how their close bond helped them to overcome many obstacles in life.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Fashion turns killer in the latest novel from the national bestselling author of the Threadville mysteries. Threadville, Pennsylvania, is famous for its fabric, needlecraft, and embroidery, so it's only natural that it would become the home of the Threadville Academy of Design and Modeling. While Willow Vanderling has certainly never wanted to be a model, here she is, voluntarily strutting her stuff in a charity runway show in outrageous clothing,...
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