What do you get when you mix a family of four half-brothers
and sisters, a crazy Don Juan wanna-be father, and a
headstrong woman whose half-sister slept with her husband?
That would be Bella Shaughnessy's less-than perfect life!
Not only is she related to this rather eccentric clan, but
also she works with them despite her better judgment at
Salon de Paolo, the family-run business. It doesn't help
that Lucky, her egocentric dad, has more ex-wives than he
can count and his off-spring continue to make Bella's life
miserable. Who knew that her favorite step-sister would
wind up being her fiercest competition on the job as well
as in the bedroom?
With the wounds still tender from her heartbreaking
divorce, Bella decides to put romance on the backburner and
declares the subject of men taboo. Unfortunately her ex-
husband hasn't received the memo which makes the whole
starting over plan a tad bit more difficult. Perhaps
he'll get the hint that leaving town might just be his best
plan unless he prefers his car personalized with some
rather precarious dents.
Enter Sean Ryan. A hunk of sorts with an entrepreneurial
flair, he ignites in her that dormant spark which sets her
creative juices flowing. Before she knows it, she's busy
designing a cutting-edge make-up kit that might just be the
key to her future. Too bad her relationship with this guy
is like a blonde with roots...it really needs a touch up,
but
neither of them is willing to make the effort to get it
fixed. If only they'd realize the beauty that lies beneath
is well worth the effort of biting the bullet and getting
it done.
Claire Cook is back again with what surely will be this
summer's biggest hit. Her fifth novel delivers not only a
hilarious read, but also divulges tricks of the trade make-
up secrets that every girl will love! Without a doubt,
SUMMER BLOWOUT is the perfect styling tool needed to give
you that coveted summertime look.
Bella Shaughnessy is
addicted to lipstick with names like My Chihuahua Bites and
Kiss My
Lips, an occupational hazard, since she works as a stylist
and makeup
artist for her family's small chain of beauty salons in
Marshbury,
Massachusetts, along with her four half-brothers and
-sisters. The
owner is her father, Lucky Shaughnessy, a gregarious,
three-times-divorced charmer with Donald Trump hair, who is
obsessed
with all things Italian and still carries a torch for his
first wife,
Bella's mother. After Bella's own marriage flames out
spectacularly
when her half-sister runs off with her husband, Bella
decides she has
seen enough of the damage love can do. She makes a vow: no
more men.
Then
Bella meets a cute entrepreneur at a college fair, and
despite their
bickering, they can't seem to stay away from each other. He
also gives
her a brilliant business idea, one that just might allow her
to share
her makeup expertise with the world. A small, well-tressed
dog finds
her way into her life, and her heart, and she decides to
chance that,
too. When the whole clan heads to Atlanta for a big Southern
wedding,
sparks fly--in a summer blowout no one will ever forget.
This hilarious, rambunctious novel is pure Claire
Cook: full of juicy conflict and unconditional love.
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