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You Asked For It (Original Title: Casino Royale)
She Played A Man’s Game With A Woman’s Weapons
Yes, that Casino Royale. When the debut Bond novel was first published in America, it was thought that the original title was inappropriate for American readers.
The company’s marketing geniuses griped that the name Casino Royale wasn’t sufficiently saleable. (“Apparently, it was feared that American readers would not be able to pronounce ‘Royale,” quips a piece at CommanderBond.net). They wanted something different, a replacement that was more in keeping with the tough-guy stories then flooding U.S. bookstores.”Fleming’s suggestions for a new title, The Double-O Agent and The Deadly Gamble, were disregarded,” Wikipedia recalls,”in favor of You Asked for It. The novel was subtitled ‘Casino Royale’ and made reference to secret agent 007 as ‘Jimmy Bond’ on the back cover”
From the back:
If he hadn’t been a tough operator, Jimmy Bond would never have risked a weekend with a woman who used her magnificent body as a weapon to destroy him…
But it was toughness that had landed Jimmy his job with the Secret Service — the job of smashing the ruthless Le Chiffre and his spy network — no matter how many women tried to stop him…
Pardner Wanted — Bring Own Coffin!
Faithless
Pirate Wench
Pierre’s Woman
The Humorous Side of Erskine Caldwell
The Window at the White Cat
The great English detective Lord Peter Wimsey investigates the case of a body found in a bathtub wearing only spectacles. A motley set of suspects leads to a ghastly conclusion.
The Unfinished Clue
The Schirmer Inheritance
Hotel Nurse
A brilliant young doctor wanted her; a handsome, ambitous man loved her. To whom would her heart turn?
My guess? She rejects both men and ends up with that suspiciously interested dame checking out the nurse’s ass.
Hootenanny Nurse
He brought a new song to her heart.
I’ll just bet he did.
THE DISCORD OF ROMANCE
Julie Dodd had become a nurse to be closer to her childhood sweetheart, Dr. David Stace.
But what started as a matter of practicality had become an intense dedication.
Now Julie was faced with the biggest decision of her life. Marriage to David would mean a new life in Chicago, with a handsome apartment, a wealthy circle of friends, and plenty of leisure time. Then there was Chad and the promise of love and fame he offered Julie, sharing his roaming, exciting life as a folksinger.
Yet in neither man’s dream was there room for Julie’s nursing career. But in Julie’s heart was there room for anything else?