Joy (novels)

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Joy is a series of semi-autobiographical erotic novels by Joy Laurey, the pen name of Jean-Pierre Imbrohoris. The character is a supermodel whose father is American and mother is French.

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The books have been adapted as movies and TV miniseries.

Novels

Joy (the first in the series) - DVD cover Joy dvd.jpg
Joy (the first in the series) - DVD cover

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