| Lacy Kingsley was quietly celebrating her success in landing a job as a writer for a major fashion magazine when she was approached by an older man looking for a night of "fun." When he asks her "how much?" she isn't sure what he is talking about at first and then she realizes that she is still dressed in the outrageously sexy black dress she just finished modeling on the runway. Giving in to the irresistible urge to have a little fun at his expense, she tells him fifteen hundred dollars. Having successfully gotten rid of her problem, Lacy turns to finish her champagne when a tall, dark and handsome stranger approaches her and takes her up on her offer. Lacy tries to explain to him that it was just a joke, but cannot seem to escape. Having little more experience than a virgin, Lacy is not at all sure what to expect - certainly not the most incredible night of her life! Still, everything looks different in the morning and Lacy creeps out the back door while her lover isn't looking.
Back in New York Lacy is determined to be a success as a fashion writer. She is given a backlog of old, boring data to sort through - old designers to track down, small fashion houses to review, etc. The worst were the clashing, florescent-colored dresses at a sporting wear manufacturer who is trying to branch out. Lacy feels sorry for the old dear and persuades him to turn them into tacky max dresses and starts a sideline career as a consultant. She is happily embroiled with her writing and trying to get the dresses to sell when the magazine is purchased by another corporation. Lacy knows that she is in big trouble when she spots the new owner - Michael Echevarria, corporate shark and none other than Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome himself... I quite enjoyed this book. It is true that it is a little dated, but it was fun to remember the fashion excesses of the time. I didn't feel that the plot line was the most fabulous and some of the dialogue was a little weak, but the characters were really fun. Michael was a gorgeous hero who just didn't trust anyone and had a hard time believing in love. Lacy was a very different kind of heroine and was almost a little too quirky for my taste, but she was fun. I just loved the secondary characters though: her model neighbor with the doberman who throws up all over everything when he gets nervous, the Ivy-League promotion manager who gets the tacky max dresses selling with a disco inferno (literally), the harried private eyes that Michael hires to tail Lacy, all of them were so fun and really made the book enjoyable. I know that the book is out of print (it would need serious updating to get back into print), but it is available for a pretty cheap price so treat yourself. | ||
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Plot & Themes Time/era of story Searching/Rekindling love? Yes Lost Lover: Making a living subplot Yes Making a living: - attempting to get higher position - office romance among coworkers Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes Is really... - did something slutty If one lover chases another... - they alternate Main Male Character Profession/status: Age/status: - 20's-30's Sex makes him Main Female Character Age/status: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Effect of sexing Setting United States Yes City? Yes Misc setting - Fancy Mansion - resort/hotel Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death What % of story is romance related? - 60% How explicit is the sex? - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - Boob talk - Weiner talk Focus of story - Her How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog How much sexing? - 5-9 sex acts |
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