Summer Blowout

By Claire Cook

2009

First Published

3.43

Average Rating

268

Number of Pages

8H10M

Audio Length

Bella Shaughnessy is addicted to lipstick with names like My Chihuahua Bites and Kiss My Lips, an occupational hazard, since she works as a stylist and makeup artist for her family's small chain of beauty salons in Marshbury, Massachusetts, along with her four half-brothers and -sisters. The owner is her father, Lucky Shaughnessy, a gregarious, three-times-divorced charmer with Donald Trump hair, who is obsessed with all things Italian and still carries a torch for his first wife, Bella's mother. After Bella's own marriage flames out spectacularly when her half-sister runs off with her husband, Bella decides she has seen enough of the damage love can do. She makes a vow: no more men. Then Bella meets a cute entrepreneur at a college fair, and despite their bickering, they can't seem to stay away from each other. He also gives her a brilliant business idea, one that just might allow her to share her makeup expertise with the world. A small, well-tressed dog finds her way into her life, and her heart, and she decides to chance that, too. When the whole clan heads to Atlanta for a big Southern wedding, sparks fly—in a summer blowout no one will ever forget. This hilarious, rambunctious novel is pure Claire Cook: full of juicy conflict and unconditional love.

Avg Rating

3.43

Number of Ratings

3,066

5 STARS

15%

4 STARS

30%

3 STARS

39%

2 STARS

13%

1 STARS

goodreads

Author

Claire Cook

Author · 21 books

CLAIRE COOK wrote her first book in her minivan at 45. At 50, she walked the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of the adaptation of her novel Must Love Dogs, starring Diane Lane and John Cusack, which is now an 8-book series. Claire is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author of 23 books, including The Wildwater Walking Club series (https://amzn.to/33VRFVK). If you have a buried dream, take it from Claire, It's Never Too Late to Shine On! Enjoy your FREE gift, 41 Essential Quotes to Get Your Glow On, and stay in the loop for new releases, giveaways, inspiration and insider extras at ClaireCook.com. Read excerpts at ClaireCook.com/books/ Connect with Claire: Instagram.com/ClaireCookwrite Twitter.com/ClaireCookwrite Pinterest.com/ClaireCookwrite Facebook.com/ClaireCookauthorpage Linkedin.com/in/clairecookwrite/ BookBub.com/authors/claire-cook Goodreads.com/clairecook