The Lipstick Chronicles
(Book One)
by Lynn Emery, Fiona Kelly, Vivian Leiber, Kathryn Shay
Berkley Pub Group
November 1, 2003
ISBN #0425191753
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Other Books by
Lynn Emery

The Lipstick Chronicles

Good Woman Blues

Kiss Lonely Goodbye

All I Want Is Forever

Tell Me Something Good

REVIEW

"A well planned anthology"

Anyone who knows Elyssa Wentworth believes her significant other is her company, Allheart.com an online greeting service. Potential investor Joe Monteigne of Highwire Industries wants to put capital into her firm because he sees possibilities, but Elyssa wonders if her attraction to Joe distorts her opinion.

Elyssa's young personal assistant Robyn Barrett is struggling to get to work on the new ideas but her productivity has dropped. She is attracted to Steven Rood , a pianist she met at a club. She wants him, but she wonders if he can take her seriously as everyone knows she is a flit.

Saleswoman Carole Titus is quite good at bringing in business to Allheart, but has no faith in men after years with her ex. That is until she is rescued by senate staffer Mitch Evans who is on a delayed flight. They are attracted to one another though she frets over being almost a decade older than him.

Alix Harris is the only one with no male troubles as she lives with a stud and is as kind a person as anyone can be. However, Alix's perfect world of delicious breakfasts and weekend treks, etc. ends when she learns that her roommate is gay. However there is Marc Preston to consider.

The four novellas are actually one collaborative novel that has plenty of camaraderie and romance lighting up the DC skies. The four "tales" plus that of a fifth female employee that runs through each segment are a delight for romance readers. The authors insure each woman never loses their basic personality established relatively early. Thus the audience receives a warm tale of friendship and love.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted October 25, 2003



Summary

The hiliariously sexy chronicle of five women at work, at play, and in love...

MEET...

  • Elyssa, a successful CEO who doesn't skid to a stop over just any guy
  • Alix, the gullible one still reeling after the perfect love of her life turned perfectly gay
  • Dana, queen of the one-night stands, struggling with her new role as a "born-again virgin"
  • Carole, worldly, wise, and a little weary after a 12- year run with her ex ruined her faith in the Y chromosome
  • Robyn, flighty, fun, and way too optimistic for her own good

    Together, they make up Allheart.com, the online greeting card company where love often falls apart, lives occasionally go awry—but friends are always there to put everything back together again... With lives in progress and love in limbo, they aren't asking for much. Just a decent man, a good cocktail, and a close friend. In the meantime, two out of three ain't bad...

    Men at Work by Kathryn Shay
    Read an excerpt of Men at Work

    Tumbling Down by Lynn Emery
    Read an excerpt of Tumbling Down

    Also includes stories by Fiona Kelly and Vivian Leiber.



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