Strapless: Australia or Bust: A Novel - Softcover

Riker, Leigh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0373250185 ISBN 13: 9780373250189

Publisher: Red Dress Ink, 2002

Synopsis

When the opportunity of a lifetime leads her to Australia, Darcie Baxter, determined to find the perfect man, an office with a door, and a wonderful apartment before she is thirty, embarks on an affair with Aussie sheep rancher Dylan Rafferty--a turbulent relationship that teaches Darcie some valuable lessons in life. Original.

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About the Author

A former contestant herself in the singles' Dating Challenge, Leigh Riker has lived in both New York City and Cincinnati -- perhaps unconscious preparation for writing Strapless. An award-winning author of nine previous novels, she had "the most fun of my life" with heroine Darcie Baxter's friends, foes and family. When she's not tweaking or tormenting her own characters, Leigh teaches creative writing. She also enjoys travel -- most recently with her husband to Australia -- and in her "spare time" at home indulges her cat Jasmine's many whims. Leigh is at work on a new novel.

Reviews

A plucky New York gal pushing 30 negotiates romantic and career pitfalls in Leigh Riker's Strapless. Darcie Baxter has a devastatingly cute, Ivy League-educated investment banker boyfriend who will only schedule an "appointment" with her once a week at the Hyatt. Meanwhile, her co-worker at the lingerie company Wunderthings keeps stealing her development ideas. Complications multiply when Darcie is sent on business to Australia, where she meets a dreamy, barely tamed sheep rancher who wants her to be his little woman. The witticisms fall somewhat flat ("I stand five feet four in my panty hose, which are soaked at the moment no, not with lust but... from this freaking rain"), but still this is a competent entry in the Bridget Jones look-alike contest, with a Down Under twist.
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Darcie Baxter is desperate to get chosen to help her boss go to Sydney, Australia, to set up and launch the newest Wunderthings Lingerie store. When Darcie is picked over her sneaky, backstabbing coworker, Greta, she's thrilled. In Sydney, Darcie makes an instant connection with sexy sheep rancher Dylan Rafferty, and a one-night stand turns into a romance that lasts the duration of her trip. Darcie is completely smitten with Dylan, but while she wants to pursue her career, he wants a wife who will give him children. Regretfully, Darcie returns to New York, where neither her dishonest ex-boyfriend nor her cute new neighbor can fill Dylan's shoes, but still she doesn't see a possible future with the rancher. At work, she frantically tries to keep the Sydney store opening on track even as Greta does her best to sabotage her efforts; then, when Dylan appears on her doorstep, Darcie is forced to face her undeniable feelings for him. A snappy, satisfying summer read. Kristine Huntley
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Edition details

• Publisher: Red Dress Ink
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0373250185
• ISBN 13: 9780373250189
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320