Clarise Robinson has spent her career in the fashion
industry, selling clothes at Eubanks Elegant Apparel,
covering up her own assets. Known as an elegant dresser who
can put a stylish outfit together, no one at work realizes
she's hiding luscious curves. That's probably because she
doesn't consider them luscious, instead thinking of her
curvy figure as a burden she has to bear. But now it's
become a burden she's going to bare -- and Clarise has
decided that at 30, she's going to flash it all at a work
retreat at the Gasparilla Pirate Fest in Tampa, Fla.
Gasparilla seems to have a lot in common with Mardi Gras,
and if women show their breasts, they can get lots of
beads. Clarise plans to be loaded with beads by the time
she comes home, and hopefully, while she's baring her body,
she'll bare her soul to her boss and best friend. It's time
to move their relationship to the next level -- at least,
Clarise hopes Ethan will be open to that option.
Ethan has been friends with Clarise for several years,
meeting her every Friday for coffee and talking about
women, work and life. When Clarise breaks out a stupendous,
mouth-opening, drooling red dress at an office party, it's
the first time Ethan sees what his friend has been hiding
behind her stylish but baggy clothing. Wow. Unsure about
his burgeoning feelings (and other body parts), Ethan is
determined to behave in Gasparilla because he doesn't want
to lose Clarise's friendship. And, after all, he's never
been able to commit.
This book is fun for no other reason than watching Clarise
blossom. A woman who's finally found that her Mae West
curves are nothing to be ashamed of is a great force to
unleash! I like Ethan, too, and you'll find yourself
rooting for this couple who did it the "right" way --
friendship first. A fun book.
Clarise Robinson has never walked on the wild side of
life, much less run naked through it. But when she turns
30, she decides it's time to cut loose a little on a
weekend getaway with the girls to the Gasparilla Festival
in Tampa.
Then, the one person she's always had a crush on
shows up. Ethan Eubanks is different from the other guys
at work. For one thing, he's the boss--and he's certainly
never seen Clarise drop her wallflower camouflage and
reveal the siren within. Clarise knows that Ethan is out
of her league, plain and simple. But during festival
season, anything can happen.
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