Love, Lust & Faking It: The Naked Truth About Sex, Lies, And True Romance

Biography

Model, comedian, actress, and activist Jenny McCarthy is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Belly Laughs, Baby Laughs, and Louder Than Words, among others. The former host of MTV's hugely popular dating show, Singled Out, McCarthy began her career as a Playboy magazine model, before launching a high-profile comedic television and film career. Most recently, she has appeared on the show My Name is Earl, Two and a Half Men, and Chuck. She has been featured on virtually every television talk show, from Larry King Live, The View, Ellen, and Letterman, to Conan O'Brien, Hannity & Colmes, and Howard Stern. She is also a frequent guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

In addition to her work in the world of healing and preventing autism, she is the co-creator, with practicing speech language pathologist Sarah Clifford Scheflen, of Teach2Talk, a series of DVDs for children. She has also served as a spokesperson for post-pregnancy weight loss for Weight Watchers. Her unique combination of intelligence, sex appeal, and humor has landed her on the covers of magazines as diverse as People, Playboy, Rolling Stone, and Self; recently, she was featured in Time.

Born in Chicago, McCarthy currently resides in Los Angeles, California, with her son, Evan.

Editorial Reviews -

Love, Lust & Faking It

From the Publisher

In Belly Laughs, Jenny McCarthy told you what you could really expect when you're expecting; in Baby Laughs and Life Laughs, she gave you the unfiltered ups and downs of motherhood and marriage. Now in Love, Lust, and Faking It, the inveterate truth-teller turns the lights on for a funny, often wise, and no-holds-barred look at the essence of relationships: love and sex.

McCarthy talks about finding first love and dealing with heartbreak; the importance of playing doctor and other nice and naughty fantasies; becoming a Playboy Miss October; why women are master manipulators; the virtues of sex with the lights off; the power of a "loving no," and so much more.

Love, Lust, and Faking It takes on a subject the sex symbol, mother, television star, comedian, and divorc��e can be trusted to examine with nothing but unvarnished honesty and outrageous humor.

Synopsis

In Belly Laughs, Jenny McCarthy told you what you could really expect when you're expecting; in Baby Laughs and Life Laughs, she gave you the unfiltered ups and downs of motherhood and marriage. Now in Love, Lust, and Faking It, the inveterate truth-teller turns the lights on for a funny, often wise, and no-holds-barred look at the essence of relationships: love and sex.

McCarthy talks about finding first love and dealing with heartbreak; the importance of playing doctor and other nice and naughty fantasies; becoming a Playboy Miss October; why women are master manipulators; the virtues of sex with the lights off; the power of a "loving no," and so much more.

Love, Lust, and Faking It takes on a subject the sex symbol, mother, television star, comedian, and divorc��e can be trusted to examine with nothing but unvarnished honesty and outrageous humor.