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Too Perfect (Perfect Trilogy, Book 3)

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Maddy, Amy, Christine, and Jane were roommates in college ten years ago. Jane became a TV anchor, but has now just published her first self-help book "How To Have The Perfect Life". Maddy, Amy, and Christine are thrilled for Jane, until they realize that Jane has used their lives as bad examples! The three decide to prove Jane wrong. They each have one year to face their biggest fear.

Amy Baker is the nurturer. Her mother is deceased and she cares for her grandmother, Meme, who is a consummate worrier. When not caring for Meme, she runs her business Traveling Nannies. Amy has so much love to give, but is way too shy about herself to risk getting to know anyone. She has battled her body weight most of her life and is extremely self conscious about her extra body fat. Ever since she decided to never date, much less marry, she has been able to stick to her diet. The weight is coming off. Not easily, because Amy LOVES to cook, but it IS melting away. Yet she still feels F-A-T and U-G-L-Y. Meme's worrying tendencies have rubbed off on Amy over the years. Amy has an awful sense of direction and is the only person who gets lost every single time she goes somewhere new. Maddy and Christine decide that Amy's challenge is to face her fear of strange places and go on a trip for about three weeks. So when a nanny is needed for a Caribbean cruise, Amy goes herself instead of sending an employee.

Amy is fired from her nanny position early on. She runs off to have a good cry, and ends up being left behind by the ship. Amy is stranded on St. Barts, one of the most expensive islands in the Caribbean, and all she has is the clothes on her back. Determined not to run home, she decides to make this a working vacation. She takes a position as a live-in housekeeper at a secluded fort for a rich recluse named Guy Gaspar. The housekeepers before Amy never stayed, due to the "hauntings". Guy stays hidden away in his tower, never to be seen. Lance Beaufort, Guy's personal assistant is coordinating the renovation of the old fort into a mansion. So Amy sees Lance during the day while he they work. At night she sits in a study and chats with Guy on a monitor.

Byron Parks has always been hot news in the tabloids and magazines. He is touted as a bored billionaire with the touch of King Midas in all he does. Sick of the parties, the fake people, and to escape all the paparazzi, Byron decides to disappear for awhile and be alone. He ends up on St. Barts and falls in love with the fort. To keep kids away, and keep the press from finding him, Byron lets the locals believe the place haunted. During the day Byron disguises himself as "Lance". At night he stays in his plush tower and lets all believe him to be the disfigured rich owner. Byron finds himself intrigued by his new housekeeper and they spend many nights talking via camera and monitor. But as their attraction grows for each other Byron realizes that he can never tell Amy that he has deceived her. Should she ever find out who he really is, Byron will lose more than just a friend.

***** Talk about a twist on the old "Beauty & the Beast" tale. I have never read anything like this story. This is the last book in the "Perfect" series. Of the three, this one is definitely the best. I hated seeing this trilogy end. I feel as though I know these three ladies and I am going to miss them. Author Julie Ortolon is going to have a hard time topping this book though. She has made a life-long fan in me. Highly recommended reading. *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

The story has a very nice setting. Its content is funny but not without depth. Happy reading for ive sure enjoyed every minute !!!

The final of the three 'Perfect' contemporary romances. The three novels tell the story of Maddy, Christine and Amy who find themselves as examples of want not to do in their university roommate `how to book.' They decide to show old roommate that they can face their fears. Maddy is first with `Almost Perfect' and must get her art into a gallery and move past her husband's death. Christine is second with `Just Perfect' must face her fear of chair lifts and her problems with always wanting to please her family. Amy in `Almost Perfect' is the final novel and Amy must travel outside of Austin TX and face her fear of always getting lost and leaving her protective home. All three novels have strong men who encourage and support the changes and choice the female character must conquer. Buy them all and take a weekend for yourself and Enjoy!

Before you start this book make sure you don't have anything "big" planned for the next morning because you will not be able to put this one down.

I have enjoyed all of the books in this trilogy, but this book is simply in it's own league. I was hooked from the first sentence, took every chance I could get to read a little here and there, and then was up till 2:00 finishing it.

I really don't know where to start, so I think I'll just tell you all the reasons I loved it so much! First, this is Amy's story. She is not drop dead gorgeous with a perfect body. She is insecure about herself and afraid of being out her comfort zone. She is sweet, sensitive, and someone I'd like to know. I loved this book because Amy seemed so real to me. Byron is gorgeous and your streotypical hero EXCEPT, he hates himself because of the shallowness of the celebrity world in which he lives and he himself embodies. I loved him! He goes on a personal journey of self discovery and realization of what matters in life. He loves Amy not for what she looks like, but for WHO she is. He's had all the most beautiful women in the world and he has found out that beauty is not enough to make up for a shallowness of spirit. Amy captivates him because she has so much depth of character. I believe that's what true romance is all about.

This is a story of a developing friendship between two individuals. It's about overcoming fear, taking risks, and falling in love with the most unlikely but PERFECT match of a mate. It's the most PERFECT fairytale spinoff of Beauty and the Beast that I've ever read. I really could go on and on.

This is a keeper for me....one of the best contempories that I've ever read....READ THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Read them in order if you can (1. almost perfect, 2. just perfect, 3. too perfect), understanding that this author truly saves the best for last.

I read Almost Perfect and Just Perfect first, and was delighted to find that Too Perfect blows books 1 and 2 out of the water. I enjoyed 1 & 2, but this one--this one has such incredible emotional depth. I usually can't stand books in which the heroine goes around bellyaching about her weight, but in this one, it was perfect--it's so who Amy is, and Ortolon so perfectly develops Amy's emotional story of how she got to be overweight and full of fear. And Byron is just so complex, heartbreaking, emotional. A perfect hero. Wow. This is a really human story, and also a really unusual one. As the other reviewers are saying, it's a brand-new take on the old standard, Beauty and the Beast. I really, really loved it.

Another "Perfect"!

It must be great to be Julie Ortolon, because she's created three "perfect" books, all bearing the Perfect title for the Perfect trilogy. And yes, this third book in the trilogy is just as deserving of the moniker as the first two.

I love this story and I love the characters. It's a perfect "Beauty-and-the-beast" with a twist. The question is, who is the beauty and who is the beast? It's a story of two dramatically different people, who search for common ground and find themselves able to accept one another as they are. The heart-wrenching part of the book comes however, when Byron and Amy have to learn to accept not the other person, but themselves--who they were and who they have become.

It's an amazing story of personal growth, change and how love can conquer all. I highly recommend TOO PERFECT. It will be one of those books you'll keep on your shelf and reread time and time again.

Thanks Ms. Ortolon! What's next? I'd like to see more from you!!

This was my favorite book of the trilogy. I very much enjoyed the interaction between Amy and Byron. Some parts were a bit far-fetched, but I was enjoying the rest enough to suspend my disbelief. A light, enjoyable read.

This was the last in the trilogy and it is so very cute. A little far fetched, but then again, that's exactly what it should be! Cute, fun read!

Perfect for lighthearted romantic reading. I actually bought this second-hand at a garage sale for my daughter as she loves to read this type of lighthearted romance. I usually read heavier things as my free time is limited and I don't want to 'waste' any good reading time I might have, but I picked this up on a whim one evening before I had a chance to pass it on to my daughter and I got caught up in the plight of the 'not perfect' girl getting involved with a 'too perfect' guy. Easy reading with a predictable outcome, but just the right kind of thing to take your mind off of your own troubles for a while and make believe again that fairy tales can come true. (Then back to reality - what a downer!)

I couldn't put this one down! Great romance story. When I bought this book at the store I didn't realize that it was last in the series, I just might have to go back and read the first two. I am recommending this to my friend to read, and recommend you to read it also!! Great author!