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Lipstick Chronicles: Men at Work
By Kathryn Schaefer MightyWords (www.mightywords.com)
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REVIEW BY SANDY HUSEBY
Following the lives of five co-workers at a thriving Internet company in Washington, D.C., The Lipstick Chronicles is a collection of seven sassy, sexy novella-length stories by popular romance authors. A cross between the high-powered women of Ally McBeal and the racy gals of Sex and the City, the series is as fresh-faced and cheeky as the single young women who run the fictional online superstar greeting card company Allheart.com. The collection launches with Kathryn Schaefer's Men at Work. Elyssa Wentworth, Allheart.com's CEO, dreams of business success, and she's on the threshold of making it big. Allheart.com could become a major rival for Hallmark and American Greetings, but it'll take an infusion of millions to make that next big leap. Enter the venture capitalist Joe Monteigne of Highwire Investments. His negotiations and struggle for control with Elyssa extend from the office and cyber-cards to their up-close-and-personal encounters. Both hard-nosed executives used to being in charge, Elyssa and Joe must decide whether they can make the personal and professional compromises necessary to turn a short-term business negotiation into lifelong love. The Lipstick Chronicles also follow the stories of Elyssa's urban gal pal colleagues. Alix, the graphic designer, might be hired away and swept off her feet by an advertising honcho, and Carole, a sales guru, thinks she's had it with men until she meets a senatorís aide. Each installment is written by a different romance author, including Fiona Kelly, Vivian Leiber and Lynn Emery. Men at Work is a savvy, saucy beginning to a collection of sparkling stories liberally laced with heart, soul and spicy passion. Read separately or all together, you'll soon be immersed in the chaotic tangle of work and love. These are perfect story-treats to snuggle down with on cold winter nights.
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