Bond girl (but not always) the case in the films. Most of the novels focus on one particular romance, as some of them do not begin until well into the novel ("Casino Royale" is a good example). However, several exceptions have been made: In "Goldfinger", the Masterton sisters are considered Bond girls (although Tilly is supposedly a lesbian), and after their deaths, Pussy Galore (also supposedly a lesbian) becomes the primary Bond girl. In "Thunderball", Bond romances first Patricia Fearing, then later Domino Vitali. In "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", Bond enters into a relationship and an eventual marriage with Teresa 'Tracy'
Bond girl as Solitaire because she excludes men from her life; Gala Brand, as noted above, is named for her father's cruiser, HMS "Galatea"; and Tiffany Case received her name from her father, who was so angry that she was not a boy that he gave her mother a thousand dollars and a compact from Tiffany's and then walked out on her. Fleming's penchant for double-entendre names began with the first Bond novel "Casino Royale". Conjecture is widespread that the name of the Bond girl in that novel, "Vesper Lynd," was intended to be a pun on "West Berlin," signifying Vesper's divided