BLURB:
Atlanta image consultant Victoria Sharpe is about to give a makeover to the man who broke her heart in college, and a
do-over to a love that always should have been.
SYNOPSIS:
SYNOPSIS:
Looking at her potential client, Atlanta image consultant Victoria Sharpe is convinced the job will be a cross between What Not to Wear and Man vs. Wild. She’d love to turn down the offer, but refusing it—not to mention the referrals it could generate—just might break the bank. Yet, agreeing to make over this man’s image might also break her heart. Again.
Max Brown will
tolerate anything to gain access to his trust fund. Returning to work in the
family business, even submitting to his mother’s demands to trade his
comfortable flannel for Armani is worthwhile if he can get the money necessary
to start a camp for at-risk boys. But then he sees he’ll be working with
Victoria Sharpe, his college girlfriend, the one who got away. Or, really, the
one he left. The impression he makes here will be the most important of his life,
and the person most as risk is himself.
PURCHASING LINKS:
In 2001, Marilyn discovered Romance novels quite by accident, which led to a renewed interest in writing. She started out by writing fanfiction about Clark Kent, Lois Lane and Superman, which developed into a desire to write about her own characters. She’s had over forty short stories published in the confessions and Romance magazines.
Also, she has taught a class in how to
effectively write for this genre and worked as a researcher and copy editor for
several Romance authors. All this combined to give her a great love of the
Romance genre and helped develop a multitude of friendships in the Romance
community.
She’s a member of Romance Writers
ofAmerica, as well as her local chapter, Heart of Dixie. In addition to
reading, Marilyn loves to knit (as long as it’s only a scarf), cook (in the
crockpot), garden (in a couple of pots on her patio), and her motto is “Have
passport, will travel.” She’d love to add to the list of 32 states and 21
foreign countries she’s already visited.
After raising two great sons, she loves
to spoil... er... dote on her two granddaughters.
EXCERPT
My 4.5 Star Review
EXCERPT
Max jangled his car keys in his hand as he waited
at Victoria’s door. He felt as nervous as a fifteen-year-old on his first date.
He wore the gray pants and navy blazer Victoria had approved together with a
brilliantly white shirt and a yellow tie with small navy dots. He wiggled his
toes in his new black oxfords and marveled at how comfortable they were. True
to her word, Victoria had steered a wide berth around wing tips and had showed
him that style and comfort were not mutually exclusive.
He knocked a second time and nervously straightened
his tie. And when she finally opened the door and he got his first glimpse of
her, he let out a low whistle. His gut told him he would have a hard time
keeping his hands off her.
And hard was the operative word as his body
twitched below his belt. The black dress had a ruffled skirt that skimmed her
knee. The V neckline teased at her cleavage but left plenty to the imagination.
Simple sapphire and diamond earrings sparkled as they caught the light, and he
saw a matching bracelet circling her wrist. While her high-heeled shoes were
plain, they made her legs seem as if they went on forever. And when she bent to
pick up her purse from a table beside the door, he caught a glimpse of her
black lacy bra and gritted his teeth in an effort to will his body to
cooperate.
This might be a very long and very frustrating
night.
After taking her arm and helping her negotiate the
steps down to the drive, he held her purse and wrap while she settled into the
passenger side of his SUV. She had certainly taken her own advice to heart. She
was stylish and understated, but he wasn’t so sure her classic beauty wouldn’t
make her stand out like a diamond among pieces of coal.
They chatted about mundane things for most of the
drive to his parents’ estate, but when he turned into the long drive lined by
towering pines, he posed a question. “Are you okay with me introducing you
tonight as my image consultant? I mean, that won’t make you feel like…well, you
know.” He was at a loss for words.
“What you are trying to ask is if I’ll be insulted
if people think I am your employee.”
“Well, yeah. I mean, you’re not, but in this crowd,
that’s liable to be what people assume. I was just thinking you might drum up a
little business when people see how you turned the beast into Prince Charming.”
“Too bad I didn’t tame his raging ego, too.”
“Touché.”
Victoria laughed, and once again Max had to scold
his misbehaving libido.
I was given this book for an honest
review.
This book has all the elements of a classical and sweet romance story.
A decision made in their youth causing
them to separate, again confronted the main characters as they found themselves
in a similar situation years later. What will be the outcome?
Victoria Sharpe, owner of a image
consulting business, agreed to do a makeover to the son of Brown Industries,
the largest private owned company in the State, Max Brown. Victoria’s business
is suffering financially and this could be her big break, but she and Max have
a history she doesn’t want to repeat.
Max’s mother Julie has her own
motives for changing his image. She wants her son to look more like an
executive, than a guy that lives in the bush; even though he is more comfortable
in his hiking gear.
As soon as Victoria
The characters are believable and
likeable. Feeling the pain that Victoria
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