In a tiny Native American rancheria in California, one family ruled the roost, and fought bitterly with each other for scraps of power. Cherie was particularly scary; everyone thought she was a bully. But her brother wasn't afraid of her. Maybe he should have been.

Everyone who knew Belle Starr called her BOLD and DARK with FLASHING eyes. Myth swirled around her like smoke! But what can we really say about this infamous outlaw lady? Here, we get into her childhood, her Civil War stint, and the first husband who just couldn't stay away from crime.

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It wasn't easy being the daughter of a famous movie star. It was even harder when Mommy kept bringing around bad men. When teenage Cheryl witnessed a particularly bad fight between her famous mother and the latest man, she decided to do something about it.

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Antoinette Frank always dreamed of being a police officer. She thought of herself as a real good cop. But then she started riding around with a mysterious guy she called her "nephew." And the "good cop" facade dropped, fast.

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In a small town in early 20th century Hungary, the women are desperate. Their husbands are PTSD-riddled WW1 vets. They have no money to feed their children. They have only Auntie Suzy, who walks around with vials of something she calls her "solution" in her pockets. 

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A lover's quarrel, the sound of a bang!—and suddenly our girl's in court. She tells the story one way. Her neighbors tell it another. And her expensive lawyer is really, really good at his job...

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Elvira spent her days dining out, drinking champagne, and waving pistols around at the various men who hurt her feelings. And then she met a new lover...

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Dionne Baugh had it all: money (from her millionaire boyfriend), nice clothes (from her millionaire boyfriend), a silver Mercedes-Benz (from her millionaire boyfriend). But when the boyfriend tried to become an ex, Dionne had a major problem with that. So she called him up and said, seductively: can I come over?

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A teenage girl with daddy issues meets a dad with monogamy issues. There's a pair of sharp sewing scissors on the telephone table. Oh, and it's the Apartheid era. Mix all this up, and what could possibly go wrong?

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As a kid, she investigated a neighbor's death. As a grown-up, she solves murders...and nastier cases. Meet India's very own Sherlock Holmes—Rajani, girl (and now grown lady) detective.

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What has two PhDs, a huge smile, and an unshakeable belief in aliens? Brigitte Boisselier, who gave up a rather normal life in France to become the second-in-command to a cult leader, and who rose to infamy when she announced to the world that she was awfully busy cloning humans. How does a woman go from studying chemistry to supporting a sex-obsessed alien addict? And what does she give up when she climbs that particular not-so-corporate ladder?

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