title: Just Between Us Girls: Secrets About Men From The Madam Who Knows
author:  Sydney Biddle Barrows 
description: The central thesis of Barrows's (Mayflower Madam, Morrow, 1986) latest book is that if a man is cheating on his wife, there is probably nothing wrong-except that his wife isn't acting enough like a hooker. Not to worry, Barrows offers a primer on the trade of tricks, including blow-by-blow descriptions of sexual maneuvers supposedly exclusive to professionals. The sections dealing with why men stray, how they do it, how to catch them, and how to make them stop are often humorous but are told with a know-it-all condescension that grates. Barrows meanders among a wide array of options for rekindling a marriage that has lost its spark, even offering her favorite brand of lubricant. Directed at the woman who believes she can save her marriage by greeting her husband while dressed in plastic wrap, this is not recommended on merit but may be popular.<br /><i>Adam Mazmanian, "Library Journal"</i><br />Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  Well-bred, well-dressed, and well-read, Henrietta, Harriet, and Hero are best
  friends who have bonded over good books since their schooldays. Now these
  cultured ladies are ready to make their own happy endings—each in her own way
  . . .
  
  Lady Henrietta Parker, daughter of the Earl of Blakemoor, has turned down many
  a suitor for fear that the ton’s bachelors are only interested in her wealth.
  But despite the warnings of her dearest friends, Harriet and Hero, she can’t
  resist the challenge rudely posed by her half sister: transform an ordinary
  London dockworker into a society gentleman suitable for the “marriage mart.”
  Only after a handshake seals the deal does Retta fear she may have gone too
  far . . .
  
  When Jake Bolton is swept from the grime of the seaport into the elegance of
  Blakemoor House, he appears every inch the rough, cockney working man who is
  to undergo Retta’s training in etiquette, wardrobe, and elocution. But Jake
  himself is a master of decept