A Wandering Duckling, A Two-Faced Beast -- A Perfect Fairy Tale?
Maddy, Christine and Amy are thrilled that their old college suite-mate has written a bestselling book, How to Have the Perfect Life--until they realize she used them as examples of how women let fear screw up their lives. The worst part is...it's sort of true. Together they make a pact: they each have one year to face down their fears--and maybe show Miss Perfect a thing or two!
Book Three: Too Perfect
Defying the terrible sense of direction that's scared her away from traveling, Amy sets sail as a nanny on a Caribbean cruise?and promptly gets lost when they stop at the island of St. Barts. Now she's stranded without money, luggage?or even a toothbrush.
Locals say that Gaspar, owner of the island's crumbling fortress, is a hideously ugly recluse. They call him La Bete, "The Beast." But when Amy applies for a job at the fort, she meets only his charming assistant, Beaufort. In reality, the two are one and the same?billionaire Byron Parks, who's desperately seeking privacy and peace. A
Amy aches for the miserable man secluded in the fortress tower. Through email exchanges, they share imaginative romantic fantasies. Byron is hopelessly smitten with his sexy storyteller--but will revealing his true identity ruin their happy ending?
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"Ms. Ortolon is a gem of a new author."--Romantic Times