Toxic Bachelors
Written by Danielle Steel
Narrated by Kyf Brewer
3.5/5
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Toxic Bachelors
They were the best of friends and the most daunting of bachelors....Charlie Harrington, a handsome philanthropist, has such high expectations for his perfect bride that no mortal need apply....Adam Weiss, a forty-something celebrity lawyer, prefers his women very young, very voluptuous, and very short-term….And for Gray Hawk, a gifted artist with a knack for attracting troubled relationships, women are fine; it's just the idea of family he can't imagine (particularly the family of the woman he's dating).
Now the three friends, spending their annual summer vacation cruising the Mediterranean aboard Charlie's majestic yacht, are about to have their bachelorhood rocked. By autumn all three will fall precipitously into relationships they never saw coming. Charlie begins dating a crusading social worker who couldn't be further from his ideal-until he makes a stunning discovery about her. Adam gets involved with his usual twenty-something bombshell-only this one has a remarkable mind of her own. And Gray, who has avoided both business and family like the plague, has managed to fall head over heels for a successful career woman- who just happens to be a mother as well.
As another holiday on the yacht approaches, and with it a turning point in each man's life, the three bachelors are forced to face the things that scare them most: their phobias about relationships, the wounds of the past-and the kind of women who challenge their deepest terrors. What happens next will spark big changes for Charlie, Adam, and Gray-and might just put an end to their carousing days forever. For as the once-carefree trio is about to discover, love is the most unpredictable adventure of all.
Filled with all the joy, complexity, and unexpected surprises of life, Toxic Bachelors is Danielle Steel at her poignant and penetrating best.
From the Hardcover edition.
Danielle Steel
Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world's most popular authors, with over 650 million copies of her novels sold. Her many international bestsellers include Property of a Noblewoman, Blue, Precious Gifts, Undercover, Country, Prodigal Son, Pegasus, A Perfect Life, and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina's life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; and the children's books Pretty Minnie in Paris and Pretty Minnie in Hollywood.
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Reviews for Toxic Bachelors
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very interesting characters, i never got bored reading this book; i love the voice of the narrator, his accent is comprehensible; his tone for each character was discernible
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book was actually better than I thought it would be but still pretty superficial and predictable.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Typical Danielle Steel. Enjoyable read, especially for a snowy day!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Inhaltsangabe:Schon seit einigen Jahren verbringen die drei Männer ihren Urlaub auf der Yacht Blue Moon und reisen von einem angesagten Urlaubsort zum nächsten an der Mittelmeerküste.Charles Harrington, dem die Yacht gehört, ist in eine reiche und liebevolle Familie geboren, aber das Schicksal schlug erbarmungslos zu: Erst verstarben die Eltern, dann die Schwester. Mehrere Verlobungen wurden bereits gelöst, denn Charles findet immer wieder irgendwas an den Frauen, was ihn vor einer Heirat zurück schreckt.Adam Weiss ist Anwalt für berühmte Persönlichkeiten, privat ist allerdings nicht alles gut gelaufen. Seine Frau hat ihn betrogen und er wird von seiner Familie auch noch verantwortlich dafür gemacht. Sein Kampf um Anerkennung scheint sinnlos und so zahlt er seinen zahllosen Liebschaften lieber plastische OP’s als das er sich auf eine neue Beziehung einlässt.Gray Hawk ist leidenschaftlicher Künstler und er leidet am Helfersyndrom. Denn bislang hat er nur Frauen kennen gelernt, die drogenabhängig oder psychische Wracks waren. Die Trennungen verliefen bislang ziemlich hässlich.Nun verbringen sie wieder einen Urlaub zusammen und obwohl sie sich mit allem sträuben, wird es viele Überraschungen in ihrem Leben geben.Mein Fazit:Dieses Buch habe ich schon lange in meinem Regal stehen und ich meine mich zu erinnern, es auch mal begonnen haben zu lesen. Aber es hat damals schon ziemlich langweilig begonnen und als ich es wieder in die Hand nahm, empfand ich genauso. Aber ich war nun gewillt, es wenigstens zu versuchen.Danielle Steel bewegt sich hier in ihren Kreisen, die Reichen und Schönen – die scheinbar ein sorgloses Leben führen (können). Nun, die Sorglosigkeit ist natürlich nur auf dem ersten Blick zu vermuten. Bei näherer Betrachtung erkennt man schon gewisse Narben bei den Protagonisten. Alle drei Männer haben in irgendeiner Form Pech mit den Frauen und sind doch im Grunde ihres Herzens sehr einsam. Doch dann beginnt für alle drei eine recht abenteuerliche Reise. Natürlich lernen sie Frauen kennen, die ihnen in irgendeiner Weise wichtig werden.Wer die Bücher von Danielle Steel kennt, wird hier kaum Überraschungen erleben. Ihr Schreibstil und die Art Geschichten zu erzählen hat sich in den letzten Jahren einfach nicht verändert. Das bedauere ich unheimlich, denn ich habe die Bücher bislang wirklich alle gern gelesen. Aber dieses hier ist mein erstes drei Sterne Buch.Der Lebensstil ist ja angenehm und schön, aber auch recht langweilig. Und die Entwicklungen der Progatonisten überraschten mich überhaupt nicht, daher hat es eine hohe Vorsehbarkeit, was mir auch das Vergnügen beim Lesen erheblich genommen hat. Dennoch habe ich tapfer durchgehalten.Dieses Mal gibt es keine Lese-Empfehlung, schade, vielleicht sollte die Autorin wirklich mal was Neues ausprobieren.Veröffentlicht am 03.11.16!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I was really surprised to enjoy this novel as much as I did. I think that this is the first Danielle Steel novel that I have ever read and it was just a really good romance. Predictable but enjoyable.