
Climbing in Heels
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Climbing in Heels, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas's debut novel, is a fictional tale of the rise of three secretaries at the hottest agency in 1980's Hollywood, giving you a glimpse into the boys-will-be-boys club and the women who wanted a seat at a table where they were expected to serve. Elaine was a top agent at the William Morris Agency (WMA) in the late 1980s and at ICM (International Creative Management) in the 1990s. She represented many A-list actors, including Jennifer Lopez, Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, and Madonna.
It's the story of friendship, betrayal, survival, standing up when they pass you by, and saying I won't go when they want you gone. And it's also a story about how some of those women became very much like the monsters who trained them.
Meet Beanie Rosen, the fast-talking and even faster-thinking Valley girl who knows where she wants to go, and doesn’t care if she doesn’t look the part.
Mercedes Baxter, who learned early on how to leverage the monied friends of her monied friends' parents until she found a foothold in Hollywood.
And Ella Gaddy, a sexy free-spirit anti-debutante from a white-glove Kentucky home who shakes up any room she walks into.
Listen to Climbing in Heels and watch these women meet, meld, fight, strategize and climb their way into your heart.
A rollicking tale of sex, drugs, and power–in heels.
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.
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Critic reviews
"The heart of the book is gossip: agent politics and dirty dealings, actor name-drops, affairs left and right, power and the power-hungry. [And main character] Beanie is smart, tenacious, and fun to watch...Juicy."—Kirkus
“Sexy, sharp, and unapologetically bold, CLIMBING IN HEELS plunges you into the glamour and grit of Hollywood in the 1980s. Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas delivers an entertaining debut, pulling readers into the messy, electric lives of three women who refuse to be sidelined.”—ALISSA DeROGATIS, AUTHOR OF CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT
“If you love Hollywood stories—from Valley of the Dolls to What Makes Sammy Run?, to The Player—get this book now. Get it, read it, share it, gift it. You won’t be able to put this delicious book down. So, grab a cup of coffee and curl up with Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas’s CLIMBING IN HEELS. You’ll be really glad you did.”—AMY FERRIS, AUTHOR OF MARRYING GEORGE CLOONEY
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Julie Chan, a supermarket cashier with nothing to lose, finds herself thrust into the glamorous yet perilous world of her late twin sister, Chloe VanHuusen, a popular influencer. Separated at a young age, the identical twins were polar opposites and rarely spoke, except for one viral video that Chloe initiated (Finding My Long-Lost Twin And Buying Her A House #EMOTIONAL). When Julie discovers Chloe’s lifeless body under mysterious circumstances, she seizes the chance to live the life she’s always envied.
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Not for the over 35-year-old age group
- By Tracykae on 05-05-25
By: Liann Zhang
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The Last Road Trip
- By: Jennifer Klepper
- Narrated by: Mary Pochatko
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Twenty years after tragedy tore them apart, four sorority sisters still can't say no to sweet Mary Blake Bulloch. Reeling from a public divorce, Mary Blake rallies the group to complete a long-ago road trip cut short by scandal, betrayal, and the death of a Texas oilman's son. Time hasn't healed all wounds. Helen's hiding a crumbling marriage. Charlie's haunted by a deathbed promise. Annesley's harboring life-changing news. And Lisa knows her decades-long silence about what really happened that fateful night could cost her everything—and everyone.
By: Jennifer Klepper
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Sunny Side Up
- A Novel
- By: Katie Sturino
- Narrated by: Yael Rizowy
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Sunny Greene is thirty-five, recently divorced, facing the looming prospect of going solo to her little brother’s wedding, and currently trying to find anything plus-sized in the Bergdorf Goodman swimsuit department that doesn’t make her want to cry. It’s not going well. But isn’t rock bottom the perfect place to start a climb? She decides it’s now or never. Sunny has her PR empire, her gorgeous Chelsea apartment, her two dogs, and her loyal best friends. Maybe it's time to just love her body and accept herself for who she is.
By: Katie Sturino
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The Correspondent
- A Novel
- By: Virginia Evans
- Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Sybil Van Antwerp has throughout her life used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. Most mornings, around half past ten, Sybil sits down to write letters—to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to audit a class she desperately wants to take, to Joan Didion and Larry McMurtry to tell them what she thinks of their latest books, and to one person to whom she writes often yet never sends the letter.
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Phenomenal Story Plus Performances!
- By M. Ryder on 05-21-25
By: Virginia Evans
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The Christmas Inn
- A Novel
- By: Pamela M. Kelley
- Narrated by: Stephanie Németh-Parker
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Riley Sanders didn’t plan on losing her job as a content marketing manager right before Christmas. When she calls her sister Amy to vent, she learns that their mother has broken her leg and could really use some help at the inn. Riley decides to head home to the inn, nestled along the shores of Cape Cod, in time for the Christmas rush. She is happy to help and needs something to distract her as mistletoe is hung and snowflakes begin to fall.
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Holiday love story
- By Sally C on 06-01-25
By: Pamela M. Kelley
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The Tapestry of Time
- By: Kate Heartfield
- Narrated by: Frankie Porter
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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There's a tradition in the Sharp family that some possess the Second Sight. But is it superstition, or true psychic power? Kit Sharp is in Paris, where she is involved in a love affair with the stunning Evelyn Larsen, and working as an archivist, having inherited her historian father's fascination with the Bayeux Tapestry. He believes that parts of the tapestry were made before 1066, and that it was a tool for prediction, not a simple record of events.
By: Kate Heartfield
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See How They Fall
- By: Rachel Paris
- Narrated by: Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood, Eva Seymour
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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When Skye married into the wealthy Turner family, she thought she was entering paradise. But now, several years later, she remains uneasy amid the opulence of her husband's world, struggling with her own secrets and working to maintain a normal life for their young daughter, Tilly. Skye's delicate balance is undone when the family patriarch, Sir Campbell Turner, dies suddenly and an illegitimate heir comes forward to stake his claim in the luxury goods empire the old man leaves behind.
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Everything about this book was compelling & interesting
- By Anonymous User on 05-12-25
By: Rachel Paris
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It's Not Her
- A Novel
- By: Mary Kubica
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Courtney Gray's tranquil family vacation is shattered when she hears a blood-curdling scream from the lakeside cottage next door. There she finds the lifeless bodies of her brother and sister-in-law. Her teenage niece Reese is nowhere to be found, while her nephew Wyatt lies asleep upstairs, unharmed.
By: Mary Kubica
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Uptown Girl
- A Memoir
- By: Christie Brinkley
- Narrated by: Christie Brinkley
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1974, a twenty-year-old Christie Brinkley was “discovered” outside a Paris phone booth, which set off a meteoric modeling career that would land her on the covers of hundreds of magazines and cement her legacy as an All-American icon. Although she’s lived more than fifty years in the public eye, the full story of her roller-coaster life has never been told. Now, for the first time, Christie shares what life has been like, both in front of and behind the cameras
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Empowering Passionate Romanticizing Beauty
- By Christine on 05-04-25
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Serial Killer Games
- By: Kate Posey
- Narrated by: Christian Leatherman, Dominique Salvacion
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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What would you do if you thought your coworker was getting away with murder—literally? Dolores dela Cruz has been dying to spot one in the wild, and he fits the mold perfectly: strangler gloves, calculated charm, dashing good looks that give a leg up in any field . . . including fields of unmarked graves. The new office temp is definitely a serial killer.
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Such a surprise
- By Amazon Customer on 05-05-25
By: Kate Posey
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The Retirement Plan
- A Novel
- By: Sue Hincenbergs
- Narrated by: Kiiri Sandy, John Pirhalla
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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After thirty years of friendship, Pam dreams of her perfect retirement with Nancy, Shalisa, Marlene, and their husbands—until their husbands pool their funds for an investment that goes terribly wrong. Suddenly, their golden years are looking as dreary as their marriages. But when the women discover their husbands have seven-figure life insurance policies, a new dream forms. And this time, they need a hitman.
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Lots of twists
- By LindaGT on 05-30-25
By: Sue Hincenbergs
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Hotter in the Hamptons
- A Novel
- By: Tinx
- Narrated by: Bailey Carr
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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As New York City's fashion it-girl, Lola has been living her dream. But when her career comes to a screeching halt after a very public snafu, everything Lola has worked for - her loyal following, her designer closet, her perfect boyfriend - starts to go up in flames. And when notorious culture critic Aly Ray Carter lights the final match by writing a scathing exposé, it feels as if Lola has lost it all. When Lola flees to the Hamptons to escape her mistakes, she expects to spend her summer drinking Minuty by the pool while carefully rebuilding both her confidence and her brand.
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Navigating what you want
- By Bailey on 05-26-25
By: Tinx
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The Bright Years
- By: Sarah Damoff
- Narrated by: Ferdelle Capistrano, Joy Osmanski, Lee Osorio
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
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Told from three intimate points of view, The Bright Years is a tender, true-to-life novel that explores the impact of each generation in a family torn apart by tragedy but, over time, restored by the power of grace and love.
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Expected Much More!!!
- By M. Ryder on 05-22-25
By: Sarah Damoff
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Out of the Blue
- An Incredible, Uplifting Love Story
- By: Jenny Hale
- Narrated by: Emma Love
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
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High school guidance counselor Nora Jenkins has her hands full. Her new student, Ivy Ryman, has been wreaking havoc at Oakland High and has occupied all of Nora’s work hours. With his busy schedule, music producer Blaze Ryman can’t get a handle on his daughter. But Nora has a soft spot for the girl who’s lost her mother and is now living with her mega-famous father.
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Many things fall into our lives out of the blue!
- By susieqlaw on 05-21-25
By: Jenny Hale
Too many detsils
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Fun Read!
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What’s up with the narrator coughing (not part of the story)? Poor editing.
Didn’t Live Up to Expectations
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Excellent Reed
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Great character development
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