Recommendations based on "At the Pleasure of the President (Perfect Gentlemen Book 5)"

Liam McLaren: London's most ruthless financial hotshot and the big boss at Ashbury Thornton Equity Group. Just whisper his name and even the city’s toughest traders break out in a cold sweat.And lucky me, Gemma Jones, as the head of HR at his company, I’ve got a front-row seat to the McLaren Show. Brooding intensity, perfectionist demands, and a glare that could stop your heart mid-beat. Every. Damn. Day.I’ve spent years perfecting my professional mask. It’s the only way to survive in this cutthroat corporate shark tank. Never let them see you sweat. Or cry. Or show any human emotion, really.But now, I've gone and committed the ultimate HR no-no: I've accidentally shared my diary with him. Yes, him. And when I say shared, I mean all of it. Every scathing thought about him and the company. Including some, ahem, personal musings that were never meant for public consumption. And certainly not for Liam’s piercing dark eyes.And the look on his face?Oh, I’ve seen Liam angry—I’ve watched him verbally eviscerate boardrooms and turn grown men into blubbering wrecks.But this? This is pure, unfiltered fury that would make the devil himself cower.God help me.

In Christian's Own Words, And Through His Thoughts, Reflections, And Dreams, E L James Offers A Fresh Perspective On The Love Story That Has Enthralled Millions Of Readers Around The World. All Three Books In The Phenomenally Bestselling Fifty Shades Trilogy. Grey Christian Grey Exercises Control In All Things; His World Is Neat, Disciplined, And Utterly Empty - Until The Day That Anastasia Steele Falls Into His Office, In A Tangle Of Shapely Limbs And Tumbling Brown Hair. He Tries To Forget Her, But Instead Is Swept Up In A Storm Of Emotion He Cannot Comprehend And Cannot Resist. Unlike Any Woman He Has Known Before, Shy, Unworldly Ana Seems To See Right Through Him - Past The Business Prodigy And The Penthouse Lifestyle To Christian's Cold, Wounded Heart. Will Being With Ana Dispel The Horrors Of His Childhood That Haunt Christian Every Night? Or Will His Dark Sexual Desires, His Compulsion To Control, And The Self-loathing That Fills His Soul Drive This Girl Away And Destroy The Fragile Hope She Offers Him? Darker Their Scorching, Sensual Affair Ended In Heartbreak And Recrimination, But Christian Grey Cannot Get Anastasia Steele Out Of His Mind, Or His Blood. Determined To Win Her Back, He Tries To Suppress His Darkest Desires And His Need For Complete Control, And To Love Ana On Her Own Terms. But The Horrors Of His Childhood Still Haunt Him, And Ana's Scheming Boss, Jack Hyde, Clearly Wants Her For Himself. Can Christian's Confidant And Therapist, Dr. Flynn, Help Him Face Down His Demons? Or Will The Possessiveness Of Elena, His Seducer, And The Deranged Devotion Of Leila, His Former Submissive, Drag Christian Down Into The Past? And If Christian Does Win Ana Back, Can A Man So Dark And Damaged Ever Hope To Keep Her? Freed You Are Cordially Invited To The Wedding Of The Decade, When Christian Grey Will Make Anastasia Steele His Wife. But Is He Really Husband Material? His Dad Is Unsure, His Brother Wants To Organise One Helluva Bachelor Party, And His Fiancée Won't Vow To Obey . . . And Marriage Brings Its Own Challenges. Their Passion For Each Other Burns Hotter And Deeper Than Ever, But Ana's Defiant Spirit Continues To Stir Christian's Darkest Fears And Tests His Need For Control. As Old Rivalries And Resentments Endanger Them Both, One Misjudgement Threatens To Tear Them Apart. Can Christian Overcome The Nightmares Of His Childhood And The Torments Of His Youth, And Save Himself? And Once He's Discovered The Truth Of His Origins, Can He Find Forgiveness And Accept Ana's Unconditional Love? Can Christian Finally Be Freed?

Is he the man she thinks he is? Their first encounter was unforgettable, Now it’s time for round two. Lauren Roberts might have mistaken Sutton Wingate for his twin brother once, but now the masquerade is over—and there’s no mistaking their chemistry. Yet their reignited passion also sparks Sutton’s suspicion. Proving she’s not a spy plotting to bring down his family’s business empire won’t be easy. Can she convince the embattled CFO to finally let her see the man behind the mask?

Be careful what you wish for . . . Once upon a time there was a totally ordinary boy who fell for a cold, beautiful prince. Only it's not a fairy tale, it's my life. The prince is a billionaire called Caspian Hart. And we're trying super hard to live happily ever after. He's everything I want, need, and can't resist: a man who looks like a god and bangs like the devil. Except he's still got his rules and he's still got his secrets . . . But if there's one thing Caspian's taught me it's that you should never settle for less than you're worth. And I'm worth his trust. I have to show him that I see him. That I'm not afraid of his passion, or his power, or his past. And that I won't settle for less than everything.

He'll protect his best friend's baby sister from anything…other than himself.Rhyland Coltridge is a hedonistic playboy, but he isn't stupid. He knows Dylan Casablancas is a forbidden fruit. She's his best friend's baby sister, a single mom, and a royal pain in his ass. All three make her entirely off-limits, which is just as well, as he doesn't do relationships.Unfortunately for him, she's moving into the apartment downstairs, and Rhyland's potential business partner, Bruce―an old-fashioned family guy with a Texan drawl―mistakes them for a couple. Rhyland wants Bruce's money. Dylan needs a big, burly guy to scare off her loser ex. On paper, pretending to be engaged would help them kill two birds with one stone. But in practice? Rhyland wonders if the sassy single mother just might be the death of him. The deal says their fake engagement ends as soon as Rhyland's contract is signed, but Rhyland took a bite of the forbidden fruit, and guess what? He isn't about to leave any crumbs for another man behind…

The “impossible to put down” (The Wall Street Journal) sequel in the Lucky Santangelo series from the New York Times bestselling “queen of glamour fiction” (San Antonio Express-News) Jackie Collins.From Chances to Dangerous Kiss, bestselling superstar Jackie Collins has spun the incredible saga of the extraordinary Lucky Santangelo. A hot-blooded beauty in love with power and hungry for pleasure, Lucky’s dazzling odyssey—and her trail of enemies—sweeps from the casinos of Las Vegas to a private Greek island, from cutthroat Hollywood to chic New York and Paris.She’s a gambler and a lover. She’s wild, savvy, and proud. She’s Lucky…and you’ll never forget her.

Everything is falling apart for April Reid. Her latest relationship has self-destructed and the library she runs has been sold to a ruthless corporation that plans to tear it down. All she wants is to forget about her problems. But when she meets Vicki Blake at a bar one night, April finds her problems are only just beginning.Confident, captivating, and with looks to die for, Vicki Blake has a reputation for her womanizing ways. Although April can see right through the blonde-haired seductress’s smile, she decides to go home with Vicki just this once. And when their one-night stand awakens April’s submissive desires, it leaves them both wanting more.But April soon discovers that the woman she shared an unforgettable night with is the vice president of the company that wants to demolish her library. Vicki is determined to see the project through. April is determined to stop her. Every time they collide, neither can resist the scorching-hot chemistry between them.As tension mounts, so do the stakes. Will April and Vicki’s volatile love-hate affair cause everything both of them have worked for to go up in flames?

Lindsey had big plans for her post-art school life—a successful career as an artist, traveling the world, meeting the man of her dreams. She never expected she’d end up joining a sugar baby website to pay off her crippling debt. And she definitely didn’t expect her first client to be an alluring older woman named Camilla.Camilla has an unusual proposal for Lindsey—move into her mansion for three months as her girlfriend and submissive, and all of Lindsey’s financial woes will disappear. It’s the perfect solution to Lindsey’s problems. And how can she say no to three months of luxury and pleasure beyond her wildest dreams?Camilla has made it clear that it’s just an arrangement. A difficult life has left the solitary woman hesitant to let anyone get too close. And Lindsey isn’t attracted to women anyway. It’s all just a charade.Until it isn’t. As Lindsey’s feelings toward her Mistress grow into something she never thought possible, she risks losing everything. It was all supposed to be pretend. One big lie. What happens when the lie becomes the truth?

In this breathless and hilarious followup to Windswept, former labor organiser Padma Mehta’s worst nightmare comes true: she gets yanked out of early retirement.After buying her favourite rum distillery and settling down, she thought she’d heard the last of her arch nemesis, Evanrute Saarien. But Saarien, fresh out of prison for his misdeeds in Windswept, has just fabricated a new religion, positioning himself as its holy leader. He’s telling his congregation to go on strike, to fight the system. And unfortunately, they’re listening to him.Now Padma’s summoned by the Union president to help stop this strike from happening. The problem is, she’s out of practice. And, the more she digs, the more she realises this whole strike business is more complicated than the Union president let on…File Under: Science Fiction [ Fraud Almighty / City on Fire / Let’s Be Reasonable Please / All Outta Bubble Gum ]

Born To A Prestigious Political Family, Avery Adams Plays As Hard As He Works. The Gorgeous, Charismatic Attorney Is Used To Getting What He Wants, Even The Frequent One-night Stands That Earn Him His Well-deserved Playboy Reputation. When Some Of The Most Prominent Men In Politics Suggest He Run For Senate, Avery Decides The Time Has Come To Follow In His Grandfather's Footsteps. With A Strategy In Place And The Campaign Wheels Rolling, Avery Is Ready To Jump On The Legislative Fast Track, Full Steam Ahead. But No Amount Of Planning Prepares Him For The Handsome, Uptight Restaurateur Who Might Derail His Political Future. Easy Isn't Even In The Top Thousand Words To Describe Kane Dalton's Life After His Father, A Devout Southern Baptist Minister, Kicks Him Out Of The Family Home For Questioning His Sexual Orientation. Despite All The Rotten Tomatoes Life Throws His Way, Kane Makes Something Of Himself. Between Owning A Thriving Upscale Italian Restaurant In The Heart Of Downtown Minneapolis And Managing His Long-term Boyfriend, His Plate Is Full. He Struggles To Get Past The Teachings Of His Childhood To Fully Accept His Sexuality And Rid Himself Of The Doubts Brought On By His Religious Upbringing. The Last Thing He Needs Is The Yummy, Sophisticated, Blond-haired Distraction Sitting At Table Thirty-four.