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Answering an ad for a job with a "well-known publishing house," Rebecca finds herself way over her head when she is hired as an associate editor by a woman who is impressed by the name of Rebecca's former employer, an elderly woman Rebecca ran errands for. This famous house publishes hundreds of paperback romance novels each year, and there is romance in store for Rebecca, who is intrigued by a sexy-sounding literary agent and a gorgeous lawyer who is often in the same elevator. But a backstabbing coworker, a duplicitous friend, and a faux pas or two at romance conferences leave Rebecca fearing for her job. This laugh-out-loud-funny novel gives readers an insider's view of romance publishing. Romance readers will love it for its affectionate view of the romance fiction industry as well as for the happily-ever-after ending. Diana Tixier Herald
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Product Description
SOMETIMES LIFE IMITATES ART.
AND SOMETIMES LIFE IMITATES REALLY BAD ART…
Rebecca Abbot’s life has just gone from vintage feather boas to boring office casual. Thanks to Sylvie Arnaud’s heart attack, she’s out of a job. But it’s Sylvie’s French, vaguely famous name on Rebecca’s creatively embellished resume that lands her an associate editor position at romance heavyweight Candlelight Books. Editing is a far cry from scouting out exotic groceries, which is pretty much all Rebecca did for Sylvie, but Candelight is offering an actual salary to go with her position’s actual workload, and the rent is way overdue on the railroad flat she shares with her friend Wendy and her mooching ex, wanna-be writer Fleishman.
Working for Candlelight is nothing like the plots of their syrupy novels, though. In fact, it’s a lot like being stuck in an estrogen-heavy Fellini film. Between protecting her back from rival editor Cassie’s repeated stabs, attempting a relationship with a sexy literary agent, wondering about Fleishman’s new secret “project,â€? and discovering her first truly talented author, Rebecca’s learning that the business of romance is hardly a nine-to-five thing—and that editing out all her mistakes will never lead her to “happily ever after…â€?B¦Éð=ÿÿÿÿEB_General_BatchInsert§ô 2EN§ô 2The Pink GhettonL&§ô 2pinkghettothe4.jpg§ 2 SOMETIMES LIFE IMITATES ART.
AND SOMETIMES LIFE IMITATES REALLY BAD ART…
Rebecca Abbot’s life has just gone from vintage feather boas to boring office casual. Thanks to Sylvie Arnaud’s heart attack, she’s out of a job. But it’s Sylvie’s French, vaguely famous name on Rebecca’s creatively embellished resume that lands her an associate editor position at romance heavyweight Candlelight Books. Editing is a far cry from scouting out exotic groceries, which is pretty much all Rebecca did for Sylvie, but Candelight is offering an actual salary to go with her position’s actual workload, and the rent is way overdue on the railroad flat she shares with her friend Wendy and her mooching ex, wanna-be writer Fleishman.
Working for Candlelight is nothing like the plots of their syrupy novels, though. In fact, it’s a lot like being stuck in an estrogen-heavy Fellini film. Between protecting her back from rival editor Cassie’s repeated stabs, attempting a relationship with a sexy literary agent, wondering about Fleishman’s new secret “project,â€? and discovering her first truly talented author, Rebecca’s learning that the business of romance is hardly a nine-to-five thing—and that editing out all her mistakes will never lead her to “happily ever after…â€?B¦Éð=ÿÿÿÿEB_General_BatchInsert§ô 2EN§ô 2The Pink GhettonL&§ô 2pinkghettothe4.jpg§ 2 SOMETIMES LIFE IMITATES ART.
AND SOMETIMES LIFE IMITATES REALLY BAD ART…
Rebecca Abbot’s life has just gone from vintage feather boas to boring office casual. Thanks to Sylvie Arnaud’s heart attack, she’s out of a job. But it’s Sylvie’s French, vaguely famous name on Rebecca’s creatively embellished resume that lands her an associate editor position at romance heavyweight Candlelight Books. Editing is a far cry from scouting out exotic groceries, which is pretty much all Rebecca did for Sylvie, but Candelight is offering an actual salary to go with her position’s actual workload, and the rent is way overdue on the railroad flat she shares with her friend Wendy and her mooching ex, wanna-be writer Fleishman.
Working for Candlelight is nothing like the plots of their syrupy novels, though. In fact, it’s a lot like being stuck in an estrogen-heavy Fellini film. Between protecting her back from rival editor Cassie’s repeated stabs, attempting a relationship with a sexy literary agent, wonderin
AND SOMETIMES LIFE IMITATES REALLY BAD ART…
Rebecca Abbot’s life has just gone from vintage feather boas to boring office casual. Thanks to Sylvie Arnaud’s heart attack, she’s out of a job. But it’s Sylvie’s French, vaguely famous name on Rebecca’s creatively embellished resume that lands her an associate editor position at romance heavyweight Candlelight Books. Editing is a far cry from scouting out exotic groceries, which is pretty much all Rebecca did for Sylvie, but Candelight is offering an actual salary to go with her position’s actual workload, and the rent is way overdue on the railroad flat she shares with her friend Wendy and her mooching ex, wanna-be writer Fleishman.
Working for Candlelight is nothing like the plots of their syrupy novels, though. In fact, it’s a lot like being stuck in an estrogen-heavy Fellini film. Between protecting her back from rival editor Cassie’s repeated stabs, attempting a relationship with a sexy literary agent, wondering about Fleishman’s new secret “project,â€? and discovering her first truly talented author, Rebecca’s learning that the business of romance is hardly a nine-to-five thing—and that editing out all her mistakes will never lead her to “happily ever after…â€?B¦Éð=ÿÿÿÿEB_General_BatchInsert§ô 2EN§ô 2The Pink GhettonL&§ô 2pinkghettothe4.jpg§ 2 SOMETIMES LIFE IMITATES ART.
AND SOMETIMES LIFE IMITATES REALLY BAD ART…
Rebecca Abbot’s life has just gone from vintage feather boas to boring office casual. Thanks to Sylvie Arnaud’s heart attack, she’s out of a job. But it’s Sylvie’s French, vaguely famous name on Rebecca’s creatively embellished resume that lands her an associate editor position at romance heavyweight Candlelight Books. Editing is a far cry from scouting out exotic groceries, which is pretty much all Rebecca did for Sylvie, but Candelight is offering an actual salary to go with her position’s actual workload, and the rent is way overdue on the railroad flat she shares with her friend Wendy and her mooching ex, wanna-be writer Fleishman.
Working for Candlelight is nothing like the plots of their syrupy novels, though. In fact, it’s a lot like being stuck in an estrogen-heavy Fellini film. Between protecting her back from rival editor Cassie’s repeated stabs, attempting a relationship with a sexy literary agent, wondering about Fleishman’s new secret “project,â€? and discovering her first truly talented author, Rebecca’s learning that the business of romance is hardly a nine-to-five thing—and that editing out all her mistakes will never lead her to “happily ever after…â€?B¦Éð=ÿÿÿÿEB_General_BatchInsert§ô 2EN§ô 2The Pink GhettonL&§ô 2pinkghettothe4.jpg§ 2 SOMETIMES LIFE IMITATES ART.
AND SOMETIMES LIFE IMITATES REALLY BAD ART…
Rebecca Abbot’s life has just gone from vintage feather boas to boring office casual. Thanks to Sylvie Arnaud’s heart attack, she’s out of a job. But it’s Sylvie’s French, vaguely famous name on Rebecca’s creatively embellished resume that lands her an associate editor position at romance heavyweight Candlelight Books. Editing is a far cry from scouting out exotic groceries, which is pretty much all Rebecca did for Sylvie, but Candelight is offering an actual salary to go with her position’s actual workload, and the rent is way overdue on the railroad flat she shares with her friend Wendy and her mooching ex, wanna-be writer Fleishman.
Working for Candlelight is nothing like the plots of their syrupy novels, though. In fact, it’s a lot like being stuck in an estrogen-heavy Fellini film. Between protecting her back from rival editor Cassie’s repeated stabs, attempting a relationship with a sexy literary agent, wonderin
