Holly Peterson

A trentasei anni Jamie Whitfield sembra avere tutto quello che si può desiderare: un marito attraente e facoltoso, tre figli adorabili, un ottimo incarico in una rete televisiva, un bell'appartamento a New York. A volte, però, l'apparenza inganna: il marito è un avvocato di grido arrogante e superficiale, interessato più alle camicie su misura che all'educazione dei figli. A soffrirne è soprattutto il primogenito Dylan. E così Jamie decide di assumere qualcuno che si occupi di lui e rappresenti una figura maschile di riferimento. L'ingresso in casa del 'tato' Peter Bailey ha un effetto dirompente sul ménage domestico, ma soprattutto su Jamie. Perché Peter è giovane, bello, molto simpatico e anche affidabile...

Jamie está casada desde hace doce con un abogado de gran éxito y trabaja a tiempo parcial como periodista de investigación. Su marido presta muy poca atención a sus hijos, por lo que Jamie decide contratar a un manny: un niñero que se encargue de llevar a su hijo Dylan a hacer las cosas típicas que haría con su padre. Y entonces la situación empieza a complicarse... Una novela entretenida y llena de sorpresas, que además permite vislumbrar la vida cotidiana de los privilegiados de Park Avenue, el enclave más chic de Manhattan.

Whats a Park Avenue working mom to do when her troubled son desperately needs a male role model and her husband is a power workaholic? If shes like the gutsy heroine of Holly Petersons astute new comedy of manners among the ill-mannered elite, she does what every other woman on the block does. She hires herself a manny.A solid middle-class girl from Middle America, Jamie Whitfield isnt one of them but she lives in the Grid, the wealthiest acre of real estate in Manhattan, where big money and big media collide. And she has most everything they havea big new apartment, full-time help with her three children, as well as her very own detached Master of the Universe attorney husband. What she doesnt have, however, is a full-time father figure for their struggling nine-year-old son, Dylan. But the rich havent yet encountered a problem they cant hire someone else to solve.Enter the manny.At first the idea of paying a man to provide a role model for Dylan sounds too crazy to be true. But one look at Peter Bailey is enough to convince Jamie that the idea may not be quite so insane after all. Peter is calm, cool, competent, and so charmingly down-to-earth, hes irresistible. And with the political sex scandal of the decade propelling her career as a news producer into overdrive, and her increasingly erratic husband locked in his study with suspicious files, Jamie is in serious need of some grounding.Peter reminds her of everything she once was, still misses, and underneath all the high-society glitz, still is. But will the new manny in her life put the ground back beneath her feet, or sweep her off them?

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Mannya vibrant novel of love, life lessons, and learning to trust yourselfAllie Crawford has the life she always dreamed ofshes number two at a high-profile P.R. firm; she has two kids she adores; and her husband is a blend of handsome and heroic. Wade is everything she thought a man was supposed to behes running a successful newsmagazine and, best of all, he provides the stable yet exciting New York City life Allie believes she needs in order to feel secure and happy.But when Allie finds Wade locked in their laundry room with a stunning blonde in snakeskin sandals, a scandal ensues that flips her life on its head. And when the woman wants to befriend Allie, an old flame calls, and a new guy gets a little too close for comfort, she starts to think her marriage is more of a facade than something real. Maybe shes fallen in love not with Wadebut with the idea of him.Captivating and seductive, told in the whip-smart voice of a woman who is working hard to keep her parenting and career on track, The Idea of Him is a novel of conspiracy, intrigue, and intense passionand discovering your greatest strength through your deepest fears.

In the Hamptons, the everyday people are as complicated and fascinating as the millionaires...When Katie Doyle moves across the country to the Hamptons, she is hoping for summer employment, new friends for her young son, and a chance to explore a new love affair with a dazzling investor. What she finds is a strange cocktail of classes, where societys one-percenters vacation alongside local, hard-working people whove lived in the Hamptons for generations. Though shes looking forward to their move, Katie is wary about mingling with her boyfriends East Coast elite circles. She soon discovers Southampton isnt all that it seems to be on the surfaceand neither are the people who live there.As George takes Katie on a whirlwind tour of country clubs, haute couture, and lavish events, she is amazed to witness sudden whims become dire needs, extra-marital affairs blossoming right and left, and people purchase friends and loyalties like a pair of shoes. Even the middle-class townspeople maintain a determined façade while maneuvering like sharks among the wealthy summer invaders.The more Katie becomes immersed, the more she learns the secrets of both the upstairs and downstairs, the upper crust and middle of the road. The combustion between the classes becomes explosive as the summer tears on. Betrayals, a sexual predator, and a missing person lost in murky waves drive the reader on a racing Learjet ride through impossible twists and turns until landing at the shocking conclusion. When she meets Luke, a local surfer and middle school teacher, he makes her question what it is she really wants as she understands the life shes begun for herself is built on shifting Hamptons dunes.

From the author of the summer hit It Happens in The Hamptons comes an unforgettable new novel about the women who live and love in the Hamptons.In the Hamptons, no rules apply, especially in matters of moneyand the heartRaised in East Hampton, Caroline never thought shed be one of the city people who spent summers and weekends at the beach. But, once her husbands business takes off, a job stint transplants the couple permanently into Manhattan lifewhere the phrase When you marry for money, you work for it every day, reflects her neighbors lives. And where entitled husbands, like hers, embark on affair after affair with little consequence.Time for the wives to get even. When Carolines friend Annabelle suggests they experiment as their wayward mates have, Caroline resists at first. That is, until a scroll through an iPad makes her reconsiderand a pact between two friends is made.The agreement quickly turns serious when Caroline begins to confront the man her husband has become, or perhaps always has been. Will a summer affair give Caroline clarity or make her lose hold on the reins of her life? And, when an old lover returns, is she ready to risk all for a chance at happiness

From the New York Times bestselling author of THE MANNY comes a vibrant novel of love, life lessons and learning to trust yourself Allie Crawford has the life she always dreamed of shes number two at a high-profile PR firm; she has two kids she adores; and her husband, Wade, is handsome and heroic and everything she thought a man was supposed to be running a successful news magazine and, best of all, he provides the stable yet exciting New York City life Allie believes she needs in order to feel secure and happy. But when Allie finds Wade locked in their laundry room with a stunning blonde in snakeskin heels, a scandal ensues that flips her life on its head. And when an old flame calls, a new guy gets a little too close for comfort, and the woman wants to befriend Allie, she starts to think her marriage is more of a facade than something real. Maybe shes fallen in love not with Wade but with the idea of him. Captivating and seductive, told in the whip-smart voice of a woman who is working hard to keep her parenting and career on track, The Idea of Him is a novel of conspiracy, intrigue, and intense passion and discovering your greatest strength through your deepest fears.

Sex and the City with a baby: the hot new Manhattan novel is a brilliantly entertaining romantic comedy about a harassed working mum who hires a male nanny. Welcome to the Grid, home to New Yorks uber rich, where a manny a male nanny is the hottest new hire in town. And Peter Bailey is young, fun and drop-dead gorgeous. He could be the answer to Jamie Whitfields prayers, even if her husband disagrees. Peter comes from a very different world to Jamies. Hes cool, calm and he sees right through her attempts to fit in with her chic and sleek neighbours. Ditching high society dinners for dancing in Brooklyn, Jamie begins to wonder if a married uptown girl can fall for a downtown guy. Hes good for her children. Could the manny be good for her too?