Hello, Gorgeous! (The Gorgeous Series, Book 1) [Large Print] [Paperback]

MaryJanice Davidson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2007

One minute I'm out with my sorority sisters; the next there's a terrible accident (beyond my friend Stacey's outfit) and I'm waking up in some weird clinic transformed into a human cyborg - with a mission: to stop evil and stuff. Uh, hello? I've got a beauty salon to run. Granted, it is cool to run faster than a Ford Mustang when I need to, even if it's totally hard on my shoes. But then, I have to bring in another human cyborg on the run? One who happens to be male, totally gorgeous, smart, funny - and, um, his "enhancements"? - as if!

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Caitlyn James, an orphaned Minneapolis hair stylist, wakes up nine days after dying in a Florida car wreck. Seemingly the perfect specimen for a secret government experiment code-named Wagner, she has been turned into the "Bionic Woman." Nanotechnology drives her new superhuman powers, and now the government, in the form of a little toad of a man called "the Boss," claims she owes them. She agrees to fulfill one mission and one mission only. So they send her to "neutralize" a computer hacker who has created a virus that fills every computer it infects with pornography. Discovering that her target is a zit-ridden adolescent, she decides not to assassinate him after he promises to stop if she helps him lose his virginity. She then signs up for more adventures when the Wagner team comes under the assault of a rogue agent known as "the Wolf." Davidson's over-the-top humor and raunchily funny sex scenes will delight her fast-growing cadre of fans, while Janet Evanovich fans will also enjoy Davidson's rough-talking heroine. Diana Tixier Herald
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"Davidson's over-the-top humor and raunchily funny sex scenes will delight her fast-growing cadre of fans, while Janet Evanovich fans will also enjoy Davidson's rough-talking heroine." --Booklist --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 257 pages
• Publisher: Wheeler Publishing (January 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597224006
• ISBN-13: 978-1597224000
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,289,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

MaryJanice Davidson has been credited with starting paranormal chick lit. The New York Times bestselling author of the Undead series, she lives in Minnesota. Please visit her on the Web at www.maryjanicedavidson.net.

Customer Reviews

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Undead and Bionic, June 2, 2005

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RedBlackCat (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hello, Gorgeous! (The Gorgeous Series, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

When I was reading this book, it seemed to me that Mary Janice Davidson had some copies of her Undead series and some Bionic Woman screenplays sitting on her desk. What must have happened is that she knocked both of them into an industrial paper shredder, then frantically taped together the resulting pieces and presented them as her latest novel. I love the Undead series, and am passably fond of her werewolf books, but this one was inexcusable. If you feel you must read everything MJD puts out, for the love of God, borrow Hello Gorgeous from someone. Otherwise, you might as well take $14 out of your wallet and throw it out your car window as you speed along the freeway.

40 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars long wait for a short story, February 27, 2005

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Anna Hope (PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hello, Gorgeous! (The Gorgeous Series, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

OK, I'm a huge MJD fan & have all of her books but I have to say I'm dissapointed in this latest release. Spanning only 194 pages, in large font, & with blank pages between every chapter it felt like she'd written a short anthology style story and the publisher needed to make a few bucks so they slapped some coming attractions in the back and an inflated price on the front. The story is still good beside the length however 3 of the main characters seem almost exact replicas of the 3 main characters in her Undead series. Instead of Betsy you have blonde slightly ditzy Caitlyn. Sinclair, Undead's dark brooding hero, is renamed Dmitri. And the black in control bestfriend is renamed Stacey instead of Jessica. Sure the dialogue is still extremely witty and funny, but we read MJD because she has fresh ideas and doesn't churn out rehashed, repetative driffle. Don't get me wrong I still have the next undead book safely tucked away for pre-order where it has lived for months. But I may wait and read the reviews on anything new she has coming up. Oh & BTW, the bit on the front cover about Manolo Blahnik's? (Hello, also very Betsy Undead!) It's just a teaser to get you to buy the book! No shoes were either mentioned nor harmed in the printing of this book.

39 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ms. Davidson Delivers Yet Again!!, January 28, 2005

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Kristi Ahlers (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hello, Gorgeous! (The Gorgeous Series, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

I pick up any book that has Ms. Davidson's name on the cover. Her stories are always fresh and new and her unique voice is one that stands out among the romance genre.

Ms. Davidson has done it again and wrote a story outside the lines (in this case think modern bionic woman) including her tradmark wit and humor. This was a fast-paced read but I do have a complaint in the fact that I felt it might have been a bit too short. Otherwise this was a great read that I managed to put away in one sitting.

Caitlyn James has died and gone to Minnesota??? Yup, that's right she has died and been "fixed" in a secret lab in Minnesota. She has been fixed with nanobytes and can now jump building in a single leap, throw the bad guys across the room, and scan things. What she can't do is turn her back on the technology that she's toting around. The Boss (yes, that's his name...) won't let her. Caitlyn won't take no for an answer and goes back to her old life as hairstylist and colorist. But no matter how hard she tries life just isn't the same. Shoot, she can't even get drunk anymore! Than at one party Tall Dark and Yummy (aka Yummypants) walks in and out of her life in a blink. Before she knows it she is working one more case for The Boss that pairs these two people up. A killer is on the loose and its killing the team that put Yummypants and Caitlyn together with their computer parts. (all part of the story...trust me) Her job is to catch the baddie and than...well, who knows at this point. What she doesn't count on is falling for Dmitri (aka Yummypants...see he did have a name) and him finding her...well, to use a tired word...yummy. Will they be able to find the killer before he kills the last memeber of the team?

Again this was a fun read. Caitlyn and Dmitri were a good pairing but they weren't together that much. I would have like to have seen their relationship develope a little more than it did. Ms. Davidson's trademark wit and humor is in abundance as is the sensuality she is known for. Overall this was a good read but could have been great if it had a few more pages worth of development. In the end this is a read that I would not suggest you miss. Especially if you are a fan of this very talented author.

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