I'm a die-hard book reader and tend to visit a bookstore a minimum of once a week.



I kept seeing this book on the new release table at Borders, but was reluctant to pick it up.



You see, I'm a horror writer, darn it! I'm supposed to wear black clothes, thick midnight mascara, and walk around with a suitably mysterious expression. This book didn't fit my image!



But one day, curiosity got the best of me. Cautiously, I inched my way over to the table. Peering over my shoulder to make sure no one could see me, I quickly grabbed the book, turning it over so that no one could see it's lurid cover (featuring a scanitly clad woman gripping a half-naked man), and began to read the blurb.



I was hooked.



Hiding the book under the others I was buying, I ran to the line of people waiting to pay, whispering over and over, "Please let me get a girl sales clerk. Please let me get a girl sales clerk. Please let me get a - "



"May I help you?"



Blushing (though you couldn't tell 'cause my skin is really dark), I went up to the perfectly gorgeous man and handed him my stack of books.



When he got to this one which had been sandwiched in the middle of four horror novels, he raised one perfect eyebrow.



I squeaked something, God only knows what, grabbed my bag, and raced red-faced for the car.



Arriving home, I grabbed a Coke and began to devour this very funny book.



The plot:

Genevieve Terrence is originally from The Hollow. It's a place where poverty runs rampant and a girl's only future lies in getting pregnant at the age of fourteen by an uneducated lout named Clyde. (My abject apologies to those of you named Clyde.)



Fortunately, Genevieve's Granny Neville decides to give her family her most prized possession - a pair of Jockey shorts that once belonged to none other than Elvis Presley!



Thanks to the sale of Elvis' underwear, Gevevieve's family leaves the Hollow and starts a new life in Hawaii.



Trying to hide her poor roots, Genevieve undergoes a transformation. She changes everything from hair to face to accent and lands a plum position as a secretary at a computer company.



Her boss, Nick Brogan, has an eye for the ladies and invites Genevieve to come with him on a business jaunt to Maui. Stars in her eyes and lust in her heart, she quickly agrees! Packing her bag with a week's worth of condoms and a bikini for luck, Genevieve arrives at the airport only to be greeted by...Jack!



The office computer programmer (the Nerd of the book's title) had managed to wangle a seat on the trip, thereby upsetting Gevevieve's amorous plans. You see, geek or not, Jack has had his eye on the beauty from the Hollow, and he wants to make certain that Gevevieve and Nick do not have too much fun on the trip!



However, unbeknownst to both Genevieve and Jack, Nick Brogan has some plans of his own. Far from being a business trip with a little romance, Nick's plans are on the nefarious side.



Bags packed with every bit of loot he could steal from the company, Nick takes the single parachute and absconds from the plane, leaving Genevieve and Jack to face almost certain death!



I won't tell you how they survive that (you'll have to read the book), but Jack and Genevieve end up stranded on a deserted island with only her bikini and a week's worth of condoms...how will they entertain themselves?



And what will they do when they discover that they are sharing their little paradise with Nick, whose plans have gone somewhat awry?



Read the book and find out!

Jack's transformation from computer geek to romantic hero! He's irresistable.

Take an exotic vacation and have an exotic romance!

Yet another book with no value other than entertainment, don't expect something to tax your brain here.



This is a fun beach book! Just don't tell anyone that I read it!!!!

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