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Party Crashers [Mass Market Paperback]

Stephanie Bond (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)


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April 27, 2004

Jolie Goodman never yearned for a life in Atlanta's fast lane. All she wants is a career in real estate, and she's willing to sell shoes in Neiman Marcus over the holidays to make ends meet. But recently, her boyfriend vanished -- with her car -- and her search for answers leads her to some very exclusive circles. Jolie hooks up with a pair of retail fashionistas who have made crashing society bashes an art form, and soon findsherself rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous ... and rubbing other body parts with one of Atlanta's most eligible bachelors!

But Jolie can't shake the feeling that she's being pursued ... right into a dangerous clique where friends and enemies look the same, and flirtation is the preferred party favor. Jolie and her gal pals become the toast of the town ... until a body turns up at a sexy soiree the women have crashed. The fun and games come to a dead end when the "crashers" are fingered for the murder. The women have to pull all the tricks out of their designer bags to try to trap a stalker before Jolie, once the life of the party, becomes the death of the party.



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Modern-day Cinderella Jolie Goodman isn't dressing up for the ball in Miu Miu shoes and an Ultrasuede jumpsuit "borrowed" from Neiman Marcus in order to find her princeâ€"she's trying to discover who's behind the disappearance of her shady boyfriend. And instead of being hindered by two evil stepsisters, Jolie has two expert party crashers at her side, sneaking her into Atlanta's most exclusive affairs so that she can grill her boyfriend's upper-class pals. Jolie's prince eventually does appear, in the form of hunky media empire heir Beck Underwood, satisfying the book's "romantic suspense" label, but as Jolie stumbles from one near disaster to another, Bond (Kill the Competition, etc.) lays on the laughs with such enthusiasm that "comic suspense" might be a better description. The danger and hilarity stirred up by Jolie's amateur sleuthing play strongly off each other, leaving Beck looking like a monkey in the middle until the unlikely, syrupy denouement, which seems as tacked on and superfluous as a giant bow on an elegant Vera Wang gown. But Bond delivers a true catch-you-by-surprise plot twist that gives the story a good yank in the right direction and may even leave readers with a few devious thoughts on how to crash some parties of their own.
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About the Author

Stephanie Bond walked away from a corporate career in computer programming to write romantic fiction full time. These days she uses her computer keyboard to produce fast-paced novels with a comedic twist. Stephanie lives with her husband and her laptop in midtown Atlanta.


Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Avon (April 27, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060539844
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060539849
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #878,611 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stephanie Bond was several years into a corporate computer programming career when an instructor in her night school MBA program remarked that she had a flair for writing and encouraged her to submit one of her projects to academic journals. "But," Stephanie says, "all I could think was 'I wonder if I could write a romance novel?'" Bond grew up on a farm in eastern Kentucky where the entertainment choices were few. Luckily, she had a beloved aunt who shared her passion for reading. "When she visited once a year, she brought boxes and boxes of books by Victoria Holt and Phyllis Whitney and lush historicals--I was in heaven! I think I learned most of what I know about world history from historical romance novels. So suddenly thinking about writing in the genre of the books I loved so much was very exciting." After writing every spare moment for two years, Stephanie sold her first romantic comedy manuscript, IRRESISTIBLE? to Harlequin books. Two years later, she walked away from her corporate career to write commercial fiction full time. To date, she's published over 60 romance and mystery projects with various New York publishers, and is most well-known for her BODY MOVERS humorous mystery series. Stephanie lives in midtown Atlanta and is probably working on a new story at the very moment.

 

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!, November 4, 2004
This review is from: Party Crashers (Mass Market Paperback)
A must read for any girl who loves shoes, going to parties, Neiman Marcus or the city of Atlanta!

This was my first Stephanie Bond novel and I am looking forward to reading more. She combined page turning fun until the last word.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A fun read!, March 22, 2005
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This book had a little of everything in it. From humor to a great mystery, and an "edge of your seat" suspense. The characters were well drawn out, leaving no voids in your imagination. I enjoyed every minute of it! I look forward to reading more from Ms. Bond.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I couldn't put the book down!, May 22, 2004
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I thought this book had everything to offer from suspense to romance to learning how to crash a party! I thoughouly enjoyed this book and will continue to read more of Ms. Bond's books.
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"It's like, I can't decide between the Kate Spade slides and the Via Spiga T-straps, you know?" Read the first page
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rueful noise, coat check room, wet her lips, party crashers
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Beck Underwood, Detective Salyers, Gary Hagan, Kyle Coffee, Jolie Goodman, Costa Rica, Neiman Marcus, Sammy Sanders, Pam Vanderpool, High Museum, Manolo Blahnik, Russell Island, Chattahoochee River, Michael Lane, Carlotta Wren, Della Underwood, Peachtree Street, Realtor Barbie, West Peachtree, Kate Spade, Beckham Underwood, Roswell Road
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