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THE SECRET LIFE OF MRS. CLAUS
By: Carly Alexander
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October 2005
Featuring: Olivia Neuman
ISBN: 0758209258
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Contemporary Chick Lit
A Little White Trimโฆ Olivia Neuman had hoped the worst was behind her after she broke her ankle, lost her chance to be a Rockette, and had to come home to Baltimore to live in the same city as her ex, Bobby (a.k.a. โBoobyโ). Of course, that was before she saw her face plastered all over billboards for Bobbyโs wildly popular cable show about an evil, conniving girlfriend namedโฆOlivia. To top it off, the only job Liv can get is playing Mrs. Claus at Rossmanโs department storeโ a nightmare gig of wrangling bratty kids alongside a biker Santa. Her first Christmas wish is for a โDo Over,โ but at this time of year, wishes have a tendency to come true in unexpected waysโฆ ...A Tight Leather Beltโฆ Single mom Cassie Derringer fantasizes about the lives of the wealthy women coming through the doors of Rossmanโs, lives of cashmere (sigh), winter white (practicalโnot!), well-behaved children (via cattle prods?) and involved dads (yeah, right). Cassieโs son, Tyler, is a ball of wild energy, and sheโs sure itโs because he has no contact with his father, a TV star whoโs staked his claim on a whole new level of narcissism. Cassie didnโt know her own dad, but sheโs determined to give Tyler one. And when she finds a note with her Mrs. Claus suit that reads, โThis suit brings luck. Go with it,โ sheโs sure sheโs on her wayโฆ โฆThis Christmas, You Are What You Wear Bah, humbug. As heir to the Rossmanโs dynasty, the only Christmas spirit Meredith Rossman feels is the kind brought on by ringing cash registers. If she doesnโt get sales up by 50% this holiday, her jerk cousin Daniel will become CEO. Dressed as Mrs. Claus, Meredith can keep an eye on operations and on Nick, the Christmas hire Santa who makes Meredith want to sit on his lap. Maybe retail and magic donโt mix, but something about Nick inspires Meredith to be a better person. Suddenly, she wants nothing more than to make wishes come trueโฆespecially one in particularโฆ For three very different women trying to get what they want, itโs a Christmas where miracles happen; love is magical; and changing their lives is as close as changing their outfits.
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