Making Over Mr. Right (Goddess, Book 3) [Mass Market Paperback]

Judi McCoy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 26, 2008

Zoe has been banished to earth after having a less-than-successful performance review. With the threat of an eternity on Earth looming over her, Zoe isn't going to let anything stand in her way. But, not even the battles on Mount Olympus could prepare her for what she faces when she meets Theodore Maragos. Theo is an excellent businessman - and he doesn't see his clothes or his apartment have to do with that. But, his partners are insisting that he get a full life makeover, so he reluctantly turns himself over to Zoe Degodessa. Reluctant, that is, until he gets a good look at her. Now, Theo can't think of anything but prolonging their time together - and Zoe is starting to wonder what's so bad about a life on earth?

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Avon (February 26, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061341436
• ISBN-13: 978-0061341434
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,441,124 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Judi's been published for eight years. Her first romance, I Dream of You, won Waldenbooks best selling debut novel of 2001. Since then she's published five more books for Kensington, seven for Avon/Harper Collins, and her romantic suspense, A Matter of Trust, was a launch book for Crescent Moon Press. She now writes romantic mystery for NAL's Obsidian line.
All royalties earned from Hounding the Pavement, her first novel in the dog walker series, will go to Best Friends in Kanab, UT, the largest no-kill shelter in the US. Judi is an avid animal activist and will do anything she can to promote canine welfare. If you're holding a rescue event, contact her to see how she can help.
She teaches the yearly two day 'aspiring author' course at the Romantic Times convention and speaks to writing groups across the country. A retired women's gymnastic judge, she resides on Virginia's peaceful eastern shore with her husband and three pocket pooches. Rudy, the star of the dog walker series, passed away, but he lives on in her heart and in her novels. In her spare time, she raises orchids and dreams of seeing Ellie, Rudy, and the dogs they walk on television or the big screen.
Judi promises to personally answer every query. You can reach her via her website: www.judimccoy.com or e-mail her at [e-mail]

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 Klovers - Courtesy of CK2S Kwips & Kritiques, April 21, 2008

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Jennifer Ray (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Making Over Mr. Right (Goddess, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

Having failed her last performance review with Zeus, Zoe is sent to Earth, along with two of her sisters, with the imperative to inspire mortals to beautify their lives, or else.

She has spent the last year working hard, and has no doubt her accomplishments will earn a better review this time around. As the time draws near for her to return to Mount Olympus, she accepts one last job, decorating the stark home of computer expert Theo Maragos in order to prepare it for a major photo shoot. Not only that, but she must give the fashion-clueless CEO a complete make-over before that same shoot.

But as she spends time with the ever-cuter Theo, she finds that she is in danger of breaking Zeus's cardinal rule - not falling in love with a mortal. Still, she finds she cannot regret her feelings for Theo, and determines to find a way for them to be together forever.

MAKING OVER MR. RIGHT is the second story I have read so far from author Judi McCoy, and I have thoroughly enjoyed them both! Based on how much I liked the previous book, ONE NIGHT WITH A GODDESS, I have purchased a number of her other books. They are just that good. Now to just find time to read them all... LOL You can imagine my delight, then, when I received MAKING OVER MR. RIGHT for review, affording me the perfect excuse to move it directly to the top of my to-be-read pile!

Ms. McCoy did not let me down with this book. It was just as fun, sexy and full of heart as its predecessor. While it echoed the mood of ONE NIGHT WITH A GODDESS, it is certainly its own story, complete with some delightful twists that I managed to figure out before the story's end. Figuring them out didn't make them any less effective, and I was overjoyed with these surprises when they finally came to light in the end and watched our beloved characters, Theo and Zoe, as everything was revealed to them.

Theo begins the story as a big nerd, and while he is still a nerd at the end of the book, he is a much hotter one. It isn't just his improved grooming and his good looks that make him attractive, however. No, it is the love he feels for Zoe, the way he treats her, the reverence and patience he has for his aging father - I could go on and on. Suffice it to say that this man has all the requirements for a true hero, albeit the gentler kind.

For a wonderful romance with a whimsy that belies its depth at first glance, be sure to pick up a copy of MAKING OVER MR. RIGHT ASAP! Don't worry if you haven't read the connected books to this one, as Judi McCoy thoughtfully writes them so that they work extremely well as standalone stories that can be read either independent of the others, or in any order you prefer.

Connected Stories:
Almost a Goddess
One Night With a Goddess
Making Over Mr. Right

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars lighthearted whimsical romantic fantasy, February 26, 2008

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Making Over Mr. Right (Goddess, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

In New York successful businessman Theo Maragos is tall, dark, and a geek who needs to change his image before he appears in a national magazine. Zeus' daughter Zoe, the Muse of Beauty, is assigned the ask of making him over; Zoe knows what failure means as her dad will not tolerate such a fiasco on her part or for that matter her two sisters, Kyra (see ALMOST A GODDESS) and Chloe (ONE NIGHT WITH A GODDESS) who have their own Herculean tasks to contend with.

Her plan is to start with the removal of the brainy wire glasses so that his blue eyes shine bright even if he cannot see. Then there is the need to remove the hair from the face so his dimples can shine bright. Then there are his clothes though Zoe is not sure she wants to put garb on that hunk of a body. As Zoe and Theo fall in love, she worries how her father will react to her wanting more than a simple tryst with a mortal. Still she hides her feelings out of fear that her dad might take out his renowned anger on her beloved. Theo assumes Zoe has her reasons for not telling him how she feels about him, but he wants her and plans to make her his one geek move at a time.

MAKING OVER MR. RIGHT is a fabulous ending to the Zeus offspring romantic trilogy. As with her siblings' tales, Zoe knows the rules of engagement include no falling in love with a mortal and the price of failure so she muses over what to do about her heart vs. her father's wrath. Fans will enjoy this lighthearted whimsical romantic fantasy as the Muse of Beauty and a computer geek fall in love to the consternation of Theo's potential father-in-law.

Harriet Klausner

4.0 out of 5 stars Making Over Mr. Right, June 23, 2010

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Anne K. Edwards "AKE" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Making Over Mr. Right (Goddess, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

Zeus gives three of his daughters, muses Zoe, Chloe, and Kyra a challenge to perform on earth in their fields without falling in love with a mortal man. Their reward will be eternal bliss on Mount Olympus.

Will they pull it off? Zoe wakens in the Trump Tower hotel in New York City and sets about doing her best. Her year passes and a couple of weeks before she's to leave, she gets a new job, one she takes to impress her father.

Talented author Judi McCoy has written a steam heated tale that will bring you to a slow simmer as you read, titillating and exciting your senses. You'll want to be in Zoe's stylish shoes as she must face the hardest challenge of her life.

Theo Maragos too faces a challenge. Can he change himself in time for the interview that will push his business into national prominence? Can a man who wears a bushy beard and lives in an apartment that looks like a warehouse turn himself into a stylish businessman?

Recommended as a read to please any romantic who enjoys that slow building sizzle between a man and a woman. Join Zoe to see what she chooses--love or eternal bliss. Or are they the same thing?

Enjoy. I did.