When the Lights Go Down |
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| Authors: | Betts, Heidi |
| Publisher: | Silhouette |
| BISAC/Subject: | FIC027020 |
| ISBN: | 9781426874086, Related ISBNs: 0373766866, 1426874081, 9780373766864, 9781426874086 |
| Classification: | Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 192, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: Today is Gwen Thomas's 31st birthday. She's given herself T-minus 24 hours to change her life.
8:00 a.m.: Call out sick from library.
8:01 a.m.: Scour phone book for Emergency Beauty Technicians.
10:00 - Noon: Hair. Goodbye, mousy. Hello, auburn.
Noon - 5:00 p.m.: Nails. Makeup. Clothes. Be bold!
10:00 p.m.: Arrive at The Hot Spot. Pretend you've gone clubbing before.
11:00 p.m.: Fight polyester lizard's advances—and the disappointment of a failed mission.
11:30 p.m.: Revel in being rescued by Ethan Banks. Don't let the sexy club owner's chivalry prevent mission completion.When the lights go down: Lose virginity…finally.
In the light of a new day, something had indeed changed for Gwen: She was in over her head….
8:00 a.m.: Call out sick from library.
8:01 a.m.: Scour phone book for Emergency Beauty Technicians.
10:00 - Noon: Hair. Goodbye, mousy. Hello, auburn.
Noon - 5:00 p.m.: Nails. Makeup. Clothes. Be bold!
10:00 p.m.: Arrive at The Hot Spot. Pretend you've gone clubbing before.
11:00 p.m.: Fight polyester lizard's advances—and the disappointment of a failed mission.
11:30 p.m.: Revel in being rescued by Ethan Banks. Don't let the sexy club owner's chivalry prevent mission completion.When the lights go down: Lose virginity…finally.
In the light of a new day, something had indeed changed for Gwen: She was in over her head….
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