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Record Time

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At a party hosted by Gamble Records CEO David Gamble, guest Kylie Rogers uses the first opportunity to escape the boredom of the lout with her by climbing out a window. However, Kylie will never make it as a cat burglar as she lands in a hedge. David watching her performance frees her from her predicament. She tells David that she is Kylie McGillicuddy before kissing him and escaping in a red Mustang.

David Gamble wants to see the fascinating Kylie again so he searches for his mysterious guest, but fails to find her. Meanwhile, Kylie's sister, the hottest singer under company contract, uses her influence to obtain an accounting job for her sibling with Gamble Records. At fist David is delighted to see her again but when costly errors begin appearing in accounting David wonders if his new hire, who he is attracted to, is trying to destroy him.

Though tracing a red Mustang does not seem so difficult, readers will enjoy RECORD TIME, an amusing romantic suspense novel that is a top ten hit for Beverly Brandt. The lead couple is a delightful pair and the support cast, especially her sister, propel the story line forward. As the plot moves briskly between industry intrigue and humorous romantic interludes, both sides of the tale blend nicely together to provide an enjoyable novel.

Harriet Klausner

Kylie is a likeable heroine with a heart of gold, however she always finds herself in some sort of klutzy mess, giving the book a slapstick-type of humorous edge. Someone is sabataging the company she works for and setting all the evidence to point to Kylie. As the owner of the company, kind-hearted David he finds himself torn between falling in love her and facing the compelling evidence against her. After a rather slow start, this story eventually leads into an intriquing plot of investigating this corporate embezzlement, as well as fascinating insights into the record producing industry.

It's a fairly standard romance plot--ugly duckling heroine and the wealthy businessman with emotional issues hero--but Beverly Brandt makes it sparkle.

Kylie is a well-meaning disaster coming close to, but not falling into slapstick, and David has a horror of being made a laughingstock--a result that seems guaranteed if he's around Kylie for any length of time.

The plots around the homeless alcoholic brother and loud obnoxious mother could have easily become cliches, but didn't.

As I've come to expect from this author, there are laughs that are underlined with seriousness. A wonderful read.

Kylie Rogers is a walking disaster. Wherever she goes trouble always forllows her. Like falling out a window into the shrubbery at David Gambles feet, to setting his recording studio on fire & crashing into his Jag. She just can't help herself.

David lives his life in a orderly fashion. So why is he so attracted to someone like Kylie who is the complete opposite of everything he wants in a woman.

It was a little "out there", you really have to suspend your disbelief. Very cute and fairly different setting, in the music world.

The side characters just got to be too much for me. I did not feel as if they focused enough on Kylie and David, Ms. Brandt was trying to get side stories going, and that part just did not work for me. She kept introducing different characters, and a couple you could never see the purpose of brining in to the story line, but overall very enjoyable.

Kylie is an adorable doofus, and David is a tight, I can't love anyone, because of my awful childhood type. Kylie loosens him up. Fun read, especially if you skim the extra parts, (you will see what I mean). Maybe get this one at the used store though.

I loved TRUE NORTH, and was delighted to see another winner from Beverly Brandt! Kylie's an intriguing blend of calm and chaos and the sparks fly when she meets the man of her dreams when falling backwards out of his window.

I can't wait to read ROOM SERVICE in May!