![]() To keep herself from ending up a headline, Lara hires a bodyguard, a man as handsome as he is lethal. ![]() Publishing a tabloid revealing Washington’s most subversive scandals has earned Lara Armstrong the ire of the political scene-and a slew of death threats. So when an anonymous journalist threatens one of the Perfect Gentlemen, Connor vows to take down the person behind the computer, by whatever means necessary-even if it means posing as his target’s bodyguard. Only when he’s with his friends can he find some peace. Recruited into the CIA at a young age, Connor Sparks knows how dirty the world can be. ![]() But the threat of a scandal has one of them employing his most deceptive-and seductive-talents… ![]() Privileged, wealthy, and wild: they are the Perfect Gentlemen of Creighton Academy. The second Perfect Gentlemen novel from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Masters of Ménage series. ![]()
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After coming out of musical semi-retirement and returning to the stage in the 90s, Terry's light continued to shine, wowing both old and new audiences with the exquisite beauty his music and voice channelled.įollowing his stunning performance at the 2008 Meltdown Festival, curated by Massive Attack, Terry teamed up with the legendary British trio, which resulted in ‘Hidden Conversations'. The late, great Terry Callier was an icon and inspiration to many his work on Cadet Records with Charles Stepney and Elektra in the 70s made him a cult artist. ![]() ![]() Still furious at an article that had outed him ten years previously, and increasingly disgusted at Gawker's unscrupulous reporting methods, Thiel had spent nearly a decade meticulously plotting a conspiracy that would lead to the demise of Gawker and its founder, Nick Denton. But luck had nothing to do with it.Peter Thiel, PayPal founder and billionaire investor, had masterminded the whole thing. 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