Can't Get Enough - A Novel

Zusatztext PRAISE FOR P.G. COUNTY “This romp of a read combines lush settings! humorous dialogue and outrageous behavior with a raucous finale.” – Ebony “Briscoe’s quick wit and obvious love of language shine brightly in this twisted tale.” – Black Issues Book Review “Briscoe’s latest book bubbles over with enough dirty dealings to fuel a season’s worth of soap operas.” – Honey “P.G. COUNTY is a good-ole romp in the hay… entertaining.” – Africana.com “Praiseworthy… [Briscoe] gives her readers exactly the sort of escapist entertainment they want.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram “With three-dimensional charachters and funny! innovative stories PG COUNTY is a quality novel.” – Afro-American Washington Tribune “Briscoe uses her skill as a talented storyteller to deliver just the right touch of intrigue.” – Publisher’s Weekly Informationen zum Autor Connie Briscoe Klappentext The memorable men and women of P.G. County are back in Connie Briscoe's wickedly funny and deliciously daring novel of romance and betrayal! dangerous choices and seductive second chances. Barbara Bentley! the grand dame of Prince George's County! an elite suburb in Washington D.C.! is tentatively embarking on a fresh approach to life. She's abandoning the alcohol that served to soften the edges of her marriage to her bimbo-loving millionaire husband! Bradford! and she's been sober for nearly a year. Her part-time work as a real estate agent has boosted her self-confidence! and the unexpected attentions of a handsome young colleague have done wonders for her ego. For Jolene! Bradford's ambitious! conniving ex-mistress! the status she covets remains tantalizingly out of reach. Her decent! hard-working husband! Patrick! has left her for Pearl! a woman proud of her success as a beauty shop owner and eager to create a loving home for Patrick and his two teenage daughters. Meanwhile! royalty comes to Silver Lake in the form of Veronique. She's rich! fabulous and everyone's new friend. Or is she? As the characters slip in and out of their Pratesi sheets and stride into mayhem and misdeeds in their Jimmy Choo shoes! Can't Get Enough will hold readers spellbound. Leseprobe 1 The doorbell rang and Barbara Bentley moaned, lifted her black silk eyeshade, and glanced at the clock on her nightstand. 8:00 a.m. She frowned with frustration. Who on earth would be rude enough to ring the doorbell at this ungodly hour on a Friday morning, a full hour before her usual wake-up time unless she was going to work out at the country club? She shut her eyes and listened. Maybe, just this once, the temporary housekeeper would do something right and answer the damn door. Her husband was at work, and Phyllis, their regular housekeeper, was on her annual two-week vacation visiting her family in Bermuda. The new woman was never where she should be or doing what she should be doing. She was lazy and worse, she blasted that horrid hip-hop music when she worked. Barbara didn't understand how the agency could send out such shiftless help. The chime rang again. Barbara hissed between clenched teeth and tossed the silk sheets aside. "Trifling woman," she muttered. She slipped her toes into a pair of sensible black velvet Stubbs & Wootton slippers and grabbed her bathrobe from the foot of the bed. The floor-length robe flowed behind her as she strode briskly down the hallway and glanced in each bedroom, looking frantically for the help. Barbara worried that she was not presentable, with her hair in rollers and cream on her face. She had to find the help. What was that woman's name again? Aleesha or something. The new ones all had such odd names. Aleesha was not in any of the seven bedrooms or the kitchen or the family room below. Nor was she in the great room. Barbara walked quickly back toward the...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Connie Briscoe
• Editore: Crown Publishing Group
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 11.04.2006
• EAN: 9780767921299
• ISBN: 978-0-7679-2129-9
• Pagine: 288
• Dimensioni: 139 mm x 209 mm x 15 mm
• Serie: P.G. County Series; P.G. County Series; P.G. County
• Categoria: Narrativa > Romanzi