 | This article needs additional citations for verification .(July 2009) |
 First edition | |
| Author | Danielle Steel |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
Publication date | October 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 336 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-33827-1 |
| OCLC | 56590761 |
| 813/.54 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3569.T33828 T69 2005 |
Toxic Bachelors is a novel by Danielle Steel, published by Delacorte Press in October 2005. The book is Steel's sixty-seventh novel.
Charlie Harrington, a philanthropist with high expectations in women, Adam Weiss, a celebrity lawyer who likes young, fun women for short-term purposes and Gray Hawk, an artist who is drawn into troubled relationships.
Every year they cruise the Mediterranean on Charlie's yacht together until they each find love. Charlie falls in love with a social worker who is far from his ideal woman. Adam gets involved with a young but smart woman whilst Gray falls for a businesswoman and mother.
As their next cruise together approaches, each man finds himself in a position far from the previous year with new loves and events which will turn the toxic bachelors into loving, caring men forever.
The phrase Toxic Bachelor used coined by Sex and the City writer Candace Bushnell's original "Sex & The City" columns in the New York Observer and used in the first episode: "(Freeze frame, subtitles read: Peter Mason – Advertising Executive – Toxic Batchelor; Aired 06/06/'98. [1]
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/steel/bookshelf/display.pperl?isbn=9780385338271
 | This article about a romance novel of the 2000s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |
Sexual themes are frequently used in science fiction or related genres. Such elements may include depictions of realistic sexual interactions in a science fictional setting, a protagonist with an alternative sexuality, a sexual encounter between a human and a fictional extraterrestrial, or exploration of the varieties of sexual experience that deviate from the conventional.
"Sex and the City" is a newspaper column written by Candace Bushnell for The New York Observer from 1994 to 1996. The column was based on her and her friends' lifestyles living in New York City in the 1990s. An anthology of Bushnell's columns was published as a book of the same name in 1996. The columns became the basis for the HBO television series Sex and the City, which led to the 2008 film of the same name, a 2010 sequel, and the HBO Max series And Just Like That…
Tipping the Velvet (1998) is a historical novel by Sarah Waters; it is her debut novel. Set in England during the 1890s, it tells a coming of age story about a young woman named Nan who falls in love with a male impersonator, follows her to London, and finds various ways to support herself as she journeys through the city. The picaresque plot elements have prompted scholars and reviewers to compare it to similar British urban adventure stories written by Charles Dickens and Daniel Defoe.
Love in the Time of Cholera is a novel written in Spanish by Colombian Nobel prize winning author Gabriel García Márquez and published in 1985. Edith Grossman's English translation was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1988.
Caroline "Carrie" Bradshaw is a fictional character from the HBO franchise Sex and the City, portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker. Candace Bushnell created Carrie as a semi-autobiographical character for her column "Sex and the City" in The New York Observer, which was later compiled into the book Sex and the City and adapted into the television series. Parker reprised the role in the films Sex and the City and Sex and the City 2, and the HBO Max series And Just Like That…
Bliss is a Canadian-produced, half-hour dramatic television series, produced by Montreal-based Galafilm and Toronto-based Back Alley Films, an anthology of women's erotica. The series ran from 2002 to 2004.
Rose Nylund is a character from the sitcom television series The Golden Girls, and its spin-off The Golden Palace. She was portrayed by Betty White for 8 years, totaling 204 episodes. Rose was supposed to be played by Rue McClanahan, whereas Blanche Devereaux, one of Rose's roommates, was to be played by White. However, Jay Sandrich, the director of the show, suggested that Betty and Rue switch parts. He felt that Betty would be a better fit for Rose because she had already played Sue Ann Nivens in the television show The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which is similar to the character of Blanche Devereaux. In a January 2017 interview with Katie Couric, White stated she jumped at the opportunity to take the role of Rose, noting she loved the character and describing Rose as "so innocent, not the brightest nickel in the drawer, but funny."
Strangers on a Train (1950) is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith about two men whose lives become entangled after one of them proposes they "trade" murders.
Samantha Jones is a fictional character from the HBO franchise Sex and the City, portrayed by Kim Cattrall. Candace Bushnell created the character, based on a real-life friend, for her column "Sex and the City" in The New York Observer, which was later compiled into the book Sex and the City and adapted into the television series. Cattrall received two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe Award for her portrayal. Cattrall reprised the role in the films Sex and the City and Sex and the City 2, but declined to participate in the HBO Max series And Just Like That… where Samantha is an unseen character.
Bedelia is a novel by Vera Caspary first published in 1945 about a blissfully happy newlywed couple in which the husband learns that his wife may have a criminal past. His growing suspicion and discovery of corroborating evidence lead him to think that she might be a serial killer, and that he could be her next victim.
Charles Francis Harper is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men during the first eight seasons of the series. Played by actor Charlie Sheen, the character has garnered him four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and two Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy Series. Although the character was written off after the end of the eighth season, the character was reprised for one episode of the ninth season by Kathy Bates, which resulted in her winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series and in the series finale, "Of Course He's Dead".
The Last Time is a 2006 American independent comedy-drama film starring Michael Keaton, Brendan Fraser, Amber Valletta and Daniel Stern. It tells the story of a salesman and a beautiful woman who fall in love with each other and develop a relationship.
Lemonade Mouth is a young adult novel by Mark Peter Hughes, published in 2007 by Delacorte Press. It follows five teenagers who meet in detention and ultimately form a band to overcome the struggles of high school, forming deep bonds with each other and learning to let go of their personal demons with each other's help. The novel was adapted into a television film by the same name starring Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks, Hayley Kiyoko, Naomi Scott, and Blake Michael and premiered on Disney Channel on April 15, 2011. An adapted version of the novel for younger readers was released after the release of the film. The film was well received by both audiences and critics.
Barnabus Stinson is a fictional character portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris and created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother (2005-2014).
Sex surrogates, sometimes referred to as surrogate partners, are practitioners trained in addressing issues of intimacy and sexuality. A surrogate partner works in collaboration with a sex therapist to meet the goals of their client. This triadic model is used to dually support the client: the client engages in experiential exercises and builds a relationship with their surrogate partner while processing and integrating their experiences with their therapist or clinician.
"Valentine's Day in Quahog" is the twelfth episode of the eleventh season and the 200th overall episode of the animated comedy series Family Guy. It aired on Fox in the United States on February 10, 2013, and is written by Daniel Palladino and directed by Bob Bowen.
Incest as an either a thematic element or an incidental element of the plot, can be found in numerous films and television programs.
Love Is Blind is a dating reality television series produced by Kinetic Content and created by Chris Coelen that premiered on Netflix on February 13, 2020, as part of a three-week event. The series has been compared to Married at First Sight, which was also produced by Kinetic Content, and The Bachelor. The first season was followed by a reunion special on Netflix and YouTube on March 5.
The City We Became is a 2020 urban fantasy novel by N. K. Jemisin. It is the first in her Great Cities series. It was developed from her short story "The City Born Great". It is her first novel since her triple Hugo Award-winning Broken Earth series.