Spin Control - Hardcover

O'Dell, Holly

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803497946 ISBN 13: 9780803497948

Publisher: Montlake Romance, 2006

Synopsis

Kate Brown has the opportunity of a lifetime: If she successfully completes her next big project, she’ll be promoted to partner in her publicity firm—one of the best in Manhattan. The only trouble? The “big project” is restoring the image of her bad-boy ex-boyfriend, hotel heir Devin Underhill. She takes on the project with colleague Michael Korten and starts to develop feelings for him, but admitting that is as difficult as the project itself.

This doesn’t stop Kate from experiencing a tinge of jealousy, however, when Hollywood starlet Miranda Hamilton, an old friend of Michael’s, shows up. While Kate tries to decipher the relationship between the two, Devin latches onto Miranda, while simultaneously trying to weasel his way back into Kate’s life. Kate definitely has her work cut out for her as she navigates the tabloids, the jet-setting New York social scene, and her own confused feelings about Michael. And just when she thinks she has it all under control, Kate learns the hard way that there are some situations she just can't spin.

About this title

About the Author

Like most authors, Holly O'Dell started writing at a young age. Fortunately, her works have evolved from early stories of chocolate-covered crickets and unrequited love in the third grade.

Holly is a magazine editor in the Twin Cities, where she lives with her husband, Joe. She is currently working on the sequel.

From the Inside Flap

Kate Brown has the opportunity of a lifetime: If she successfully completes her next big project, she'll be promoted to partner in her publicity firmone of the best in Manhattan. The only trouble? The "big project" is restoring the image of her bad-boy ex-boyfriend, hotel heir Devin Underhill. She takes on the project with colleague Michael Korten and starts to develop feelings for him, but admitting that is as difficult as the project itself.

This doesn't stop Kate from experiencing a tinge of jealousy, however, when Hollywood starlet Miranda Hamilton, an old friend of Michael's, shows up. While Kate tries to decipher the relationship between the two, Devin latches onto Miranda, while simultaneously trying to weasel his way back into Kate's life.

Kate definitely has her work cut out for her as she navigates the tabloids, the jet-setting New York social scene, and her own confused feelings about Michael. And just when she thinks she has it all under control, Kate learns the hard way that there are some situations she just can't spin.

Reviews

Kate Brown is on her way up the ladder at a publicity firm, and if her next project is a success, her boss is willing to make her partner. But Kate has to work with the uptight new guy, Michael Korten, a recent arrival to New York, on a tricky project: spiffing up the image of a premier hotel chain by improving the image of the heir apparent, Devin, a conceited playboy. Things go from bad to worse when Kate not only realizes that she used to date said playboy but also neglects to inform her boss. Kate and Michael do their best to change the public's perception of Devin, but he doesn't make it easy. Along the way, Kate begins to see Michael as more than a stuffed shirt, but can't, or won't, believe that he has feelings for her. As the relationship between Kate and Michael develops in fits and starts, O'Dell's swiftly read story enchants readers with its upbeat charm and clever spin on pop gossip. O'Dell is a new author to watch. Maria Hatton
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Edition details

• Publisher: Montlake Romance
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803497946
• ISBN 13: 9780803497948
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 185