The Immaculate Complexion
Edie BloomContemporary romance
Available from Dorchester Publishing
ISBN: 978: 0-8439-5856-0
May 2007
| Marnie Mann is from Cross Temps for a job at LeVigne Cosmetics where her co-workers soon show they often think beauty is on the outside than inside, and when a person isn't all that she can be, then there are plenty of treatments. Marnie knows Park Avenue is full of beautiful people, but it will take ample remedies to get her to complete satisfaction for those around her. She has no one waiting for her when she arrives home, no pets, no boyfriend, only oil-painted friends that hang on her wall. What she would like to find is a good loving man. She is from a divorced home but she would like a commitment. It is her time to buy snacks for the craft circle at work, so she stops to grab some and meets Paul, who stands behind the cheese counter and allows her to have a sample. He asks for her phone number and they begin dating. Of course, the first night he takes her to a fondue place and she wished she had told him about her lactose problem. Her job allows her to be a part of a product launch but foul play enters the picture, and somehow Marnie becomes a suspect. As she gets to know Paul better, while dealing with issues at work, and her father, Marnie learns life isn't what it's cracked up to be in the cosmetic world.
I really had no idea what The Immaculate Complexion dealt with but once I started turning the pages, I found the book quite delightful. I didn't much care for how some of the Ąsnooty' people chose to greet Marnie, but that is how it is often in the world. One little flaw and people believe you are like a cracked egg and should be discarded. Marnie has inner beauty and that is what makes her more beautiful than anyone else. Edie Bloom creates refreshing and convincing characters that interact well to fashion a wonderful tale that weaves some romance, friendship, loyalty and a touch of mystery.
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Reviewer: Linda L. |
