Juliette Taylor and Marcus Stone met in an airport twenty-
five years ago while stranded due to bad weather. They spent
several hours talking and getting to know each other. Both
were unhappy with their chosen careers and wanted to make a
change. They encouraged each other to go after what they
really wanted in life. The brief encounter drew them
together with a special feeling for each other. Marcus
promised Juliette that he would find her again when he found
his own happiness.
Juliette Taylor was a top supermodel in the 80s and now owns
a skin care and cosmetic line called JT Lady. She is headed
to Palm Grotto Spa in southern California for a weekend
faith-based retreat her company is sponsoring. Lately
Juliette's company has had its woes with counterfeit
produces hitting the market. As she arrives at the airport,
she runs into an old modeling friend and colleague who is
rather difficult to get along with. Juliette tries to avoid
contact with her, but Raven sees her anyway. Later Juliette
discovers Raven is also at Palm Grotto Spa for the weekend.
Could anything be worse?
Marcus Stone did try to find Juliette after he left his job
and started his own company, but he discovered that Juliette
was engaged to be married, so he let her move on with her
life. He has just finished a contracted job on a top secret
government task force with the FBI involving a terrorist
cell in Atlanta. Juliette's name appears on a list from the
cell's records. He fears for her life, so he checks her out
online, only to find that she has never married and will be
in southern California for a retreat. Quickly he enlists his
mother to go with him, under the guise that he is treating
her to a spa weekend, and takes off for California.
On the day that Juliette arrives at the spa, Raven is found
dead in one of the treatment rooms, with the therapist
crouched in a corner in a trance. Everyone is bussing about
what could have happened. As Marcus arrives the following
day, he learns of the tragedy and finds Juliette and offers
his help in trying to solve this murder. It seems that some
of Juliette's products were altered and caused the death.
But who was the culprit? And could they have really been
after Juliette?
BEAUTY TO DIE FOR is a truly delightful tale about finding
happiness in life and building relationships. The
masterfully woven plot takes many twists and turns and
you'll find yourself flipping pages quickly to discover
their next suspect. BEAUTY TO DIE FOR is a fast-paced murder
mystery you
will not be able to put down. There are some very touching
and inspirational moments as well as some quite comical
ones. BEAUTY TO DIE FOR is a great read!
Juliette Taylor walked away from her career as a supermodel
twenty-five years ago. Now approaching fifty – an
emotionally complex milestone -- she co-owns a beauty supply
company that makes skincare products for salons and spas.
Her niche is pampering Christian women who usually spend
more time caring for others than for themselves under the
slogan:Isn’t it time someone took care of YOU for a
change?When Juliette arrives at the Palm Grotto Spa to host
a spiritual retreat, she runs into an old modeling
colleague, Raven, who had always been disliked in the
industry for many reasons. She isn’t there for the retreat;
in fact, her presence at the spa is somewhat mysterious.Not
long after Raven makes a cryptic threat to Juliette, the
unsympathetic back-then beauty is found dead, poisoned by
something in the green clay of a chai soy wrap. The
following morning, a banner for the retreat has been
unceremoniously altered:It’s your turn to be nurtured, to be
restored . . . to be murdered.Suspicion is directed at
Juliette who has history with Raven and certainly knows how
to use beauty products. But for murder?! Now she must find
the real killer before the police really take care of her.
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