Good Girls Don't (Warner Forever) [Paperback]

Kelley St. John (Author)

Book Description

Series: Warner Forever | Publication Date: December 1, 2005

In high school, Bill Brannon was head over heels for his childhood friend Lettie Campbell. Twelve years later, Bill has almost forgotten his crush on the wild and feisty Lettie. Almost. But when fate reunites them, he realizes that some opportunities shouldn't be missed. Lettie Campbell wants to start her own business designing lingerie. Her dream is going to become a reality with the cash she¿s bringing in as a cheating consultant at My Alibi, a company that lies for cheaters 24/7. When her sister, Amy, asks her to help a friend by providing an alibi, Lettie agrees. Lying to strangers is easy. But lying to the friend you've had since third grade is hard. As the lies pile up and Lettie and Bill burn up the sheets, she will have to come clean. Because the person she's lying to is Bill¿and no amount of lies will help her when he discovers that he's been conned.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

As frothy as a milkshake but not nearly as satisfying, St. John's debut romance, set in contemporary Atlanta, pairs three beautiful women with three gorgeous, sensitive and well-endowed men. The book gets off to a promising start, depicting an amusing conversation between Colette Campbell and her sister, sex-toy designer Amy, about (what else?) sex toys. But with so many relationships, there's room for little more than character sketches: the good guy who still loves his high school squeeze and vows to be a little bad to win her heart; the wild girl turned businesswoman who rediscovers her naughty side with said good guy; the woman who just needs the right man to make her rethink her sex-toys-are-a-girl's-only-friend motto. Everyone is earnest and looking for love, and none has too much emotional baggage to impede their perfect unions. It's no wonder that St. John's attempts at penning racy, gossipy exchanges à la Sex and the City so often fall flat. While her book contains steamy sex scenes aplenty, it lacks the multidimensional characters and conflicts that made the HBO series so popular.
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From Booklist

Colette Campbell is a professional liar. Her company, My Alibi, is used by everyone from cheating spouses to AWOL employees. Now Colette has reached a low point: Jeff, her perfectly physiqued--albeit lousy lover--boyfriend, has gotten engaged to another woman. Then Amy, Colette's sex-toy-creator sister, offers Colette's alibi services to Erika, who is going away for the weekend with a biker. Unfortunately, Erika's uncle and guardian is Bill Brannon, Colette's best and virtually only friend in high school. Colette feels terrible about lying to Bill, especially since they've begun to explore a more romantic relationship. If she tells him about Erika's deception, Colette will damage her relationship with her sister. If Bill finds out that Colette has been hiding this secret from him, their chance at finding true love is gone. St. John does a good job of getting inside Colette's head and sharing her dilemma, and the novel's fast-paced, sexy, and witty conversations will please fans of Sex and the City.Shelley Mosley
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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Forever; Regular Print/Single Titl edition (December 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446617202
• ISBN-13: 978-0446617208
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1 x 6.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,238,941 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super-sexy and super-fun. Don't miss this one!, January 9, 2006

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booksforabuck "BooksForABuck" (Long Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Good Girls Don't (Warner Forever) (Paperback)

Colette (Lettie) Campbell can hardly believe it when her job at My Alibi leads her to call Bill Brannon, the guy who was her best friend in high school but who pushed for turning the relationship in a romantic direction as she was getting ready to move away from home. Now Bill still wants more, and Lettie is willing to give it to him. There is one slight problem--as part of the My Alibi job, she's had to lie to him about where she lives, what she does, and about where his niece is staying. Lettie knows this isn't the perfect way to start, or re-start a relationship, but Bill is even more of a hunk than she remembered and the sex definitely sets off fireworks like Lettie hasn't known since--well, since forever. Still that lying thing, Lettie just knows it's going to come back and bite her.

Meanwhile, Lettie's sister, Amy, a sex-toy designer, has been trying to stay clear of co-worker Landon Brooks. Amy has persuaded herself that toys are better than men, but Landon has other ideas. Of course, Amy has some pretty convincing toys--but Landon can do some convincing of his own.

In her debut novel, author Kelley St. John delivers a super-sexy and super-funny charmer of a story. Lettie and Amy support each other totally as they explore the wild side, and also fantasize about relationships that just might be a bit more than wild. Add in a fun co-worker who just needs to meet the man who melts vibrators and you've got a great cast of characters. St. John takes the reader on a Wheelie ride of emotion--from laugh-out-loud to that little choke in your throat, and then back to laughing.

If you're looking for a sexy and fun read (and who isn't?) GOOD GIRLS DON'T is just what you need.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sexy - Steamy - Rocking - Chick-Lit !, December 5, 2005

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M. Rondeau (West Springfield, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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For all you chick-lit fans out there, heads up! There's a new kid on the block and she totally rocks with her very sexy debut novel that also gives a whole lot of heart - GOOD GIRLS DON'T!

Colette Campbell's dream was to own her own lingerie boutique, but in the meantime she works for `My Alibi', a company that lies for cheaters. Life just got complicated when her sister Amy, a sex toy designer, brings Colette an 18 year old client who just wants a week alone with her boyfriend without her guardian uncle knowing about it. Even worse, the uncle turns out to be Bill Brannon, Colette's very best and only friend from her school days. Colette hates lying to Bill and shouldn't compromise a client but as their reunion heats up to a truly `smoking' no holds barred level the only obstacle between them and happily ever after would be those alibi's!

Original, fast-paced, sexy and sassy are but a few adjectives to describe this very full and robust chick-lit debut. As a bonus, you'll also enjoy the sexy love story between Amy and her sex-toy colleague. The dialogs are outrageously funny, especially the one that Bill got an earful of when Colette forgot to turn off her cell phone. Most fans of the sexy chick-lit romance genre are sure to find this a very amusing and extremely pleasing read! Highly recommended!

Marilyn, [...]

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Girls Don't, January 6, 2008

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This is an excellent book! I love every book that I've read by Kelly St. John. It's a supenseful book, one you'll have a hard time putting down. You'll want to keep reading to see what will happen in the end.