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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: each has one year to face down her fears-and maybe show Miss Perfect a thing or two.
Ortolon's enjoyable final novel in her Perfect trilogy (Almost Perfect; Just Perfect) spins a good, old-fashioned contemporary fairy tale, but conscious suspension of disbelief is required. It's time for nurturing, curvy, Texas-bred Amy Baker to face her ultimate fear-traveling alone. She plans a working vacation cruise as a nanny, but gets fired and stranded on the Caribbean island of St. Barts before the trip begins. Determined to finish her challenge, Amy takes a job as a housekeeper for Guy Gaspar, a disfigured man who lives in his extravagant fort's tower and never shows his face. Or so she's told by his jolly French assistant. In reality, the lone tenant is sexy Hollywood golden boy Byron Parks, who seeks anonymity from the paparazzi. In an Oscar-worthy performance, Byron plays both assistant and "beast," and Amy falls in love with "Guy" over the fort's intercom. In this novel's case, the title is right on: the fanciful plot twists are fun, but Amy's character reads juvenile, and Byron is too sensitive for a playboy, even one with a heart. (Nov.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
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January 29, 2007: I could not put this book down! It was the best book I have read, and I will definitely read it again! I am hooked on Julie Ortolon now, and I plan on reading other books written by her. I would highly recommend this book to anyone. You really do want to be the main character, Amy, and wish these events could happen to you! It is a MUST READ!!!!!
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August 03, 2006: I loved this one the most. I read the whole trilogy and this one was my absolute favorite out of the three. I read it In two days. The characters where great and funny. I wish something like this can happen to me in real life!!!! This is definitely going on my double reading list :)