"fun contemporary romance"
Design artist Jenny Prillaman works at Bellagio Shoes
where she is an assistant to Sal of the Sal Amore line of
shoes. When the manager, Marc Waterson asks Jenny where Sal
is, she covers for him saying he ill whereas she actually
thinks he is drunk.
When he asks if Sal has sketched any special shows for the
upcoming wedding of the century, she says yes, but hands
him her sketches insisting they were done by Sal. He has
her stay when the bride, his spoiled cousin Brooke
Tarrentino arrives. Marc is impressed as she handles
Brooke with ease. Afterward he tells her that Sal called
from a rehab center praising her and insisting it was her
work. As they work on the wedding that will be filmed as a
reality TV show Marc finds himself impressed with Jenny.
His admiration begins to turn to desire; Jenny has
salivated over Marc form the first moment she saw him, but
assumes someone who cannot resist a second and third
Krispy Kreme has no chance. Besides if he ever learns
that her résumé is a fabrication created by Sal, he would
dump her even if he miraculously fell in love with her as
she has him. FEET FIRST is a fun contemporary romance starring two
likable lead characters and the cousin from hell. The
amusing story line focuses on how Marc's feelings towards
a too confident Jenny evolve as he observes her competence
in shoe design and handling people starting with his
cousin the Frankenstein bride, her ailing boss, and
eventually him. Readers will never look at shoes the same
way as Leanne Banks designs a fine tale.
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted August 25, 2005
Summary"The shoes a woman wants to wear reveal her secret
fantasies." —Jenny Prillaman, designer wannabe
Designing footwear is Jenny Prillaman's life, so getting the
plum assignment to create a socialite's wedding shoes is a
dream come true. Dealing with the heiress is another story.
So is staying away from her dreamy new boss, a man too hot
to deny for long, despite Jenny's best intentions of keeping
her business away from his pleasure.
Making Bellagio, Inc. and international success is executive
Mark Waterson's career ambition. But his life's desire is to
find the right woman and settle down. Too bad Jenny would
rather follow in his corporate footsteps than try on the
glass slipper of a company wife.
At least Mark's got one thing going for him—the way to
a woman's heart is through a really great pair of shoes!
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