Holly Peterson – författare

What''s a Park Avenue working mom to do when her troubled son desperately needs a male role model? If she''s like the gutsy heroine of Holly Peterson''s astute new comedy of manners, she does what every other woman on the block does. She hires a manny.

A middle-class girl from Middle America, Jamie Whitfield isn''t ""one of them"" but she lives in ""the Grid,"" the wealthiest acre of real estate in Manhattan. And she has most everything they have—a sprawling, new apartment, full-time help, as well as her very own detached attorney husband. What she doesn''t have, is a full-time father figure for their struggling nine-year-old son, Dylan. Enter The Manny. At first the idea of paying a man to provide a role model for Dylan sounds crazy. But Peter Bailey is calm, cool, competent and so charmingly down-to-earth, he''s irresistible. And with her career as a news producer in overdrive, and her husband locked in his study, Jamie is in serious need of some grounding. 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 Manny—a vibrant novel of love, life lessons, and learning to trust yourself

Allie Crawford has the life she always dreamed of—she's 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 be—he's 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 she's 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.

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 money—and the heart…

Raised in East Hampton, Caroline never thought she’d be one of the “city people” who spent summers and weekends at the beach. But, once her husband’s business takes off, a job stint transplants the couple permanently into Manhattan life—where 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 Caroline’s friend Annabelle suggests they experiment as their wayward mates have, Caroline resists at first. That is, until a scroll through an iPad makes her reconsider…and 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…

Mannyn i mitt liv är en härligt detaljerad och humoristisk nyckelroman om livet i den ultra-exklusiva enklav på Upper East Side på Manhattan i New York som kallas för the Grid, rutmönstret. Det består av kvarteren mellan 72:a och 79:e gatan som avgränsas av Fifth Avenue i väster och Park Avenue i öster. Här bor New Yorks rikaste människor. Bokens huvudperson, Jamie Whitfield, är framgångsrik producent för ett nyhetsprogram i teve. Hon är ingift i den oförsonliga "the Grid-societeten" och försöker förtvivlat att kombinera sitt heltidsjobb med rollen som maka och mor. Samtidigt som Jamie med liv och lust deltar i jakten på de hetaste nyheterna känner hon att äktenskapet börjar gå på tomgång och att barnen försummas. Lösningen på hennes problem finns i den snygge och äventyrslystne snowboard-åkaren Peter Bailey som är utbildad fritidsledare. Jamie anställer Peter som manny mot sin mans vilja och trots motstånd från personalen i hushållet. Peter blir snabbt Jamies stora stöd i livet när kraven från familjen och arbetslivet känns oöverstigliga. Frågan är om Jamie inte tillåter sig att känna mer än så för Peter? Humor, kärlek, värme och bitande ironi utlovas i denna inifrånskildring av livet på Upper East Side.