289 Results for : upscale
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Welcome to the Neighborhood
A heartwarming and life-affirming story of family dynamics, mother/daughter relationships, and second chances-perfect for fans of Maria Semple and Abbi Waxman. After years of struggling to make ends meet, Brooklyn single mom Ginny falls for sweet, divorced Jeff, and relishes the idea of moving with her quirky eleven-year-old daughter Harri to his home in an upscale New Jersey suburb. Though she's never been impressed by material things, she is thrilled that getting a second chance at love comes with the added bonus of finally giving Harri everything she never could before. And then she meets the neighbors. Ginny is quickly thrust into the complicated realities of a neighborhood defined by the ever-shifting alliances of PTA moms, Real Housewife contenders, and their mean-girl daughters. When the neighbors' secrets, back-stabbing, and bad behavior take a devastating toll on her daughter and new marriage, Ginny must decide what really matters-and protect it at all costs.- Shop: buecher
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The Adventurous Foodie: 700 Foods You Should Try from Around the World
This eminently browsable, dip-in/dip-out book is an indispensable guide to the most interesting, iconic, and unique foods from 155 different countries.Alexandre Stern has compiled a veritable "bucket list" of foods to try at least once in life. Bringing together gastronomy, discovery, and travel, this geographically organized journey highlights more than 700 culinary specialties spanning five continents.There is much food trivia and history to ponder: the common carrot originated in Afghanistan, while fish sperm is prized in Japan. Baba au rhum--famed as a refined masterpiece of upscale French patisserie--was invented in Poland as a humble, rumless cake. Closer to home, we learn that New England lobster, now a luxury, was once considered fit only for the poor.Organized alphabetically by continent and country, this is an engaging tour of the world's pantry from soup to nuts, including fruits, vegetables, spices, breads and baked goods, seafood, meats, dairy, drinks, and much more. Highly browsable, this is an inspirational guide to new tastes and culinary adventures.- Shop: buecher
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Karma Under Fire (eBook, ePUB)
In Karma Under Fire, two societies collide: the trendy, upscale ultra-hip universe of Atlanta and the alluring, bound-by-tradition world of old India. Pressured by her "challenging" mother, Harlow Kennedy, an ambitious and unattached woman, agrees to marry politically ambitious pretty boy Addison Whitmore. The match will elevate Harlow's non-existent social standing and guarantee financial security for life. The wedding will take place as soon as Harlow returns from her BFF's wedding in India. On the other side of the world, the parents of Tej Mayur, the hottest restauranteur in the hottest city in the South, are fretting about their son's unmarried status. They summon him home. When Harlow and Tej find themselves seated together on the long flight to New Delhi, sparks fly. When they touch down at Indira Gandhi International and flee one another's company - or so they think. Karma Under Fire is the first novel by promising new writer Love Hudson-Maggio.- Shop: buecher
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Secrets of a Wedding Crasher (eBook, ePUB)
When her secret agenda backfires, a power broker falls under the spell of her rival in this Destination Wedding novel by USA TODAY bestselling author Katherine Garbera. She crashed the wedding of the season, and collided with one very off-limits man… Senator Darien "Dare" Bisset has something lobbyist Melody Conner wants-information. Infiltrating his family member's upscale Nantucket wedding seems like the perfect plan to get Melody what she needs. But when their encounter unexpectedly turns intimate, she can't resist Dare's worldliness…or his magnetic appeal. Walking away from Dare isn't up for debate-even knowing that if news of their tryst gets out, both their careers could be over. From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. Love triumphs in these uplifting romances, part of the Destination Wedding series: Book 1: The Wedding Dare Book 2: The One from the Wedding Book 3: Secrets of a Wedding Crasher- Shop: buecher
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Man Overboard: An Ali Reynolds Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 636min
In the latest Ali Reynolds mystery from New York Times best-selling author J. A. Jance, Ali takes to the high seas with her husband. Roger McGeary, a brilliant software engineer, has gifted himself with an upscale cruise in honor of his 40th birthday. When he falls to his death from the balcony of his stateroom suite, the incident is quickly declared a suicide. Only his maiden aunt, a tough-as-nails woman who runs a racehorse refuge, refuses to take "case closed" for an answer and turns to Ali Reynolds at High Noon Enterprises to look into the situation. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Karen Ziemba. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/007825/bk_sans_007825_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Lullaby , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 346min
The baby is dead. It took only a few seconds.When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect caretaker for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite and devoted woman who sings to their children, cleans the family's chic apartment in Paris' upscale tenth arrondissement, stays late without complaint and is able to host enviable birthday parties.The couple and nanny become more dependent on each other. But as jealousy, resentment and suspicions increase, Myriam and Paul's idyllic tableau is shattered.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Finty Williams. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/fabe/000162/bk_fabe_000162_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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DragonFly Heart , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 392min
Not your typical normal family....Adele Blackwood grew up in the upscale community of Belmont Shores, California to your conventional wealthy family. Rebellious in nature, Adele left for the glittering lights of the stage in search of her own identity. Clayton Elliot, a successful lobbyist in Washington DC hadn’t stepped foot in Orange County since the day Adele Blackwood broke his heart. He wouldn’t be here now except his sister needed a bone marrow transplant.Adele and Clayton gravitate to each other and agree to a summer fling with no complications.What happens when one of them changes the rules?Will they find true love or will hearts be broken? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stevie Rhodes. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/157709/bk_acx0_157709_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Choke, Hörbuch, Digital, 430min
Victor Mancini, a medical school dropout, is an antihero for our deranged times. Needing to pay elder care for his mother, Victor has devised an ingenious scam: He pretends to choke on pieces of food while dining in upscale restaurants. He then allows himself to be “saved” by fellow patrons who, feeling responsible for Victor’s life, go on to send checks to support him. When he’s not pulling this stunt, Victor cruises sexual-addiction-recovery workshops for action, visits his addled mom, and spends his days working at a colonial theme park. His creator, Chuck Palahniuk, is the visionary we need and the satirist we deserve. Language: English. Narrator: Chuck Palahniuk. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhau/000111/bk_rhau_000111_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Erotic City: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 528min, (USK 18)
Erotic City is sex-fest central - a hip, upscale swingers club for grown-folks only, located in the heart of Atlanta. It is a grand, three-story sexual mecca where the uninhibited freaks come out four nights a week to get their ultimate groove on without fear of reprisal or judgment, yet judgment from the outside world threatens all that the club's owner, Milan Kennedy, has worked so hard to achieve. Pynk brings us a fast-paced, sexy ride through a world of having sex in public, bribery, judgments, and suspense that sheds light on family, churchgoers, relationships, revenge, and the amazing sex-filled world of those who swing. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Madison Vaughn. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbca/001552/bk_bbca_001552_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Breakfast at the Beach House Hotel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 490min
When Ann Rutherford's husband dumps her for the bimbo in his office, unfairly leaving her without a home or a job, she reluctantly joins forces with Rhonda DelMonte to convert Rhonda's Florida seaside estate into the small upscale hotel it once was. Ann, quiet and reserved, is no match for brash, bossy Rhonda, who left the family's New Jersey butcher business after she won the Florida lottery. Amid their struggles to succeed, "The Sins of the Children", a soap opera, films a number of episodes at the hotel and things get complicated in unexpected ways when Ann falls for Vaughn Sanders, the star of the show. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Angela Dawe. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/061837/bk_acx0_061837_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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