Beauty Shop Tales (Harlequin Next) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Nancy Robards Thompson (Author)

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Product Description

Avril Carson had to try. Because the hairdresser-turned-actress (turned hairdresser) had left little Sago Beach, Florida, with her whole life in front of her and the man she'd loved by her side. Now she'd come back, with his ashes in an urn, and not even the chance of a child in her future. But she had a sneaking suspicion there was one in her late husband's not too-distant past...

And as for romance -- well, those days were behind her. Or were they? For Max Wright was pursuing her with a vengeance that made her feel things she thought she'd never feel again.

Maybe it was time to practice some beauty shop magic on herself...

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (September 11, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373881428
• ISBN-13: 978-0373881420
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,513,901 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Heartwarming, emotional read, November 20, 2007

By	Katie Reus - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Beauty Shop Tales is a touching story of love, heartbreak, and forgiveness. Be sure to keep a box of tissues on hand when reading. The heroine, Avril is a strong, spunky, yet vulnerable woman who you can't help but fall in love with right from page one. Definitely a recommended read, but only if you have time to read it from cover to cover because you won't want to put it down once you've started.

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5.0 out of 5 stars warm contemporary relationship tale, September 11, 2007

By	Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews (#1 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

With the death of her husband sports reporter Chet, thirty-five years old widow Avril Carson leaves Hollywood as a stylist to the stars to return to her hometown of Sago Beach, Florida to work at her mom's beauty shop. While doing the hair of the stars, Avril learned that "appearance is everything" and that "reality ... is the biggest illusion of all"; consisting of 99.9% perception. Of course the plane flight has too much reality especially since she is carrying Chet's ashes although the cowboy Max Wright sitting next to her is nice. Still she is going back to do hair in a town whose population is 212.

However, in spite of at times feeling overwhelmed by the warmth of the customers at her mom's shop, Avril feels welcomed. She struggles to keep the secrets that her clients share with her as if they confess to her as a holy person, but she tries her best to not divulge who is doing what to whom to others. Max wants to see her, but she still grieves Chet and must forgive others as well as herself for there is ailing Kally, hurting Zane, and the little child Sam to take care of before Avril can move on.

Told in the first person by Avril, BEAUTY SHOP TALES is a warm contemporary relationship tale. Avril is terrific as she holds the story line together by learning to forgive transgressions that hurt her so that she can once again live life to the fullest. Readers will appreciate this well written story with a small dose of sidebar chick lit commentary to add lightness to a deep poignant family drama.

Harriet Klausner