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Loraine Despres
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Flaubert especially Madam Bovary, which I read in French when I was wo...more
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Rules to live by, or not...
HOW TO HANDLE A MAN, BECAUSE EVEN THE BEST MEN NEED SOME HANDLING
Men fantasize about being a knight and rescuing a maiden in distress. Encourage this. It's a good thing. There's no reason for you ever to struggle pushing a heavy bag into an overhead compartment. Ask him to do something easy and thank him sweetly. He'll feel great about himself--and you. Rule #48, THE... Read more of this blog post »
HOW TO HANDLE A MAN, BECAUSE EVEN THE BEST MEN NEED SOME HANDLING
Men fantasize about being a knight and rescuing a maiden in distress. Encourage this. It's a good thing. There's no reason for you ever to struggle pushing a heavy bag into an overhead compartment. Ask him to do something easy and thank him sweetly. He'll feel great about himself--and you. Rule #48, THE... Read more of this blog post »
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The Scandalous Summer of Sissy LeBlanc
— published 2001 — 11 editions |
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The Bad Behavior of Belle Cantrell
— published 2005 — 19 editions |
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The Southern Belle's Handbook: Sissy LeBlanc's Rules to Live By
by Loraine Despres (Goodreads Author), Bethann Thornburgh — published 2003 — 6 editions |
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“Love is like cigarettes. It gives you a little pleasure while you're at it, but leaves you with a bad taste in your mouth and a pain in your chest.”
― Loraine Despres, The Southern Belle's Handbook: Sissy LeBlanc's Rules to Live By
― Loraine Despres, The Southern Belle's Handbook: Sissy LeBlanc's Rules to Live By
“A girl can stand just so much virtue.”
― Loraine Despres, The Southern Belle's Handbook: Sissy LeBlanc's Rules to Live By
― Loraine Despres, The Southern Belle's Handbook: Sissy LeBlanc's Rules to Live By
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“A girl can stand just so much virtue.”
― Loraine Despres, The Southern Belle's Handbook: Sissy LeBlanc's Rules to Live By
― Loraine Despres, The Southern Belle's Handbook: Sissy LeBlanc's Rules to Live By
“Love is like cigarettes. It gives you a little pleasure while you're at it, but leaves you with a bad taste in your mouth and a pain in your chest.”
― Loraine Despres, The Southern Belle's Handbook: Sissy LeBlanc's Rules to Live By
― Loraine Despres, The Southern Belle's Handbook: Sissy LeBlanc's Rules to Live By
