Almost Perfect
Signet (Eclipse)
Contemporary Romance
September 6, 2005
ISBN-13: 0451216407
Available in: Paperback
Maddy, Christine and Amy are thrilled that their old college suite-mate has written a bestselling book, How to Have the Perfect Lifeuntil they realize she used them as examples of how women let fear screw up their lives. The worst part is...it's sort of true. Together they make a pact: they each have one year to face down their fearsand maybe show Miss Perfect a thing or two!
A Free Spirit
Maddy was always the artistic one of the group, alive with color and mischief from her saucy red curls to her vintage hippie skirts. Her challenge, the friends decide, is to get her artwork accepted at a gallery. A job as arts director at a summer camp near Santa Fewith its multitude of galleriesseems like a start in the right direction.
A Reformed Bad Boy
There's just one catch: the camp is run by Maddy's high school flame, Joe, whose heart she brokeokay, smashedand his anger towards Maddy hasn't cooled one bit. But neither has their attraction.
A Perfect Match?
Old desires burn hotter than ever as Joe makes it clear there's only one way back to his heart: get serious about her art. But will falling in love help or hinder Maddy as she struggles to meet her challenge?
Most authors will tell you they grew up reading. Not Julie Ortolon. Hampered with dyslexia, she didn't even learn to read until her early twenties when she discovered romance novels were worth the struggle. With the additional discovery of computers with spell-check, she was able to turn her favorite hobby----daydreaming romantic stories----into a career. Reviewers have praised her work for its humor, poignancy, and characters who live and breathe.