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Drop Dead Gorgeous (Blair Mallory #2)
by
Linda Howard
“Linda Howard is a superbly original storyteller.”
–Iris Johansen
Blair Mallory has already survived one murder attempt. Now, while planning her wedding and dealing with holiday-season madness, Blair once again dodges a bullet. Or more precisely, a Buick. And though the driver’s identity remains a mystery, his or her murderous intentions are all too clear.
Or are they? Afte...more
–Iris Johansen
Blair Mallory has already survived one murder attempt. Now, while planning her wedding and dealing with holiday-season madness, Blair once again dodges a bullet. Or more precisely, a Buick. And though the driver’s identity remains a mystery, his or her murderous intentions are all too clear.
Or are they? Afte...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
November 28th 2006
by Ballantine Books
(first published November 1st 2006)
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Dead Gorgeous- the continuation of the Blair and Wyatt show (mostly Blair Show) started in To Die For.
I am a Linda Howard fangirl all the way. I started reading her books ages ago with Heart of Fire. Back then her men were sexy, smart and strong- as were her women. Her plots were exciting- if fairly the same. Still, she had a way of making them into page turners and all night reads. I read her entire backlist and auto-bought her new releases. Sad to say, since Mr. Perfect, this has all changed f...more
I am a Linda Howard fangirl all the way. I started reading her books ages ago with Heart of Fire. Back then her men were sexy, smart and strong- as were her women. Her plots were exciting- if fairly the same. Still, she had a way of making them into page turners and all night reads. I read her entire backlist and auto-bought her new releases. Sad to say, since Mr. Perfect, this has all changed f...more
I just finished listening to the unabridged audio version of this book and though I haven't read a Linda Howard book in quite awhile I was quite surprised to find that her writing has changed so much. This book was a contemporary quasi-mystery with a whole bunch of hot sex between the empty headed heroine and her blinded by lust alpha cop fiance. Apparently there was a book about these two that came before this one but as the synopsis reads like an exact copy of this book I'm sure not going out...more
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Not enjoyable because I did not like the heroine.
This is 2nd book in the series with Blair Mallory and Wyatt. The 1st book is "To Die For". I rated both of these books as 1 star because I disliked the Blair character so much. She was petty, mean, insincere and snotty. Some examples of her thoughts and actions follow. Page 11, she calls off the wedding because she doesn't like what her married name will be. Page 75, she argues with her fiance, insisting that she will need to reorganize his home s...more
This is 2nd book in the series with Blair Mallory and Wyatt. The 1st book is "To Die For". I rated both of these books as 1 star because I disliked the Blair character so much. She was petty, mean, insincere and snotty. Some examples of her thoughts and actions follow. Page 11, she calls off the wedding because she doesn't like what her married name will be. Page 75, she argues with her fiance, insisting that she will need to reorganize his home s...more
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2.5 stars: This is the second book in the Blair Mallory series--a mix of romantic suspense, mystery and humor. It reminds me a little of Mr Perfect (one of Howard's better books) but has annoying lead characters. Blair is vain, shallow and materialistic. It was told in first person from only her perspective, which doesn't work as well for a romance. I would have liked to have the hero's point of view sometimes. While I liked Wyatt in the first book, in this book he made some bad decisions and I...more
I listened to this book and I had a good time.
Blair Mallory soon to be married finds herself in the cross hairs of some woman who wants her dead. We get to know Blair and I really like her. Maybe because she is smart, sexy, independent, sassy, and caring that it made her easy to like.
The narration was good if not great. I think the voice should have been a little more southern and deeper maybe with a Lauren Bacall scratchiness. I am not sure I could wade through another of these books. There is...more
Blair Mallory soon to be married finds herself in the cross hairs of some woman who wants her dead. We get to know Blair and I really like her. Maybe because she is smart, sexy, independent, sassy, and caring that it made her easy to like.
The narration was good if not great. I think the voice should have been a little more southern and deeper maybe with a Lauren Bacall scratchiness. I am not sure I could wade through another of these books. There is...more
Another case where the audio fails to live up to the print (which was another five star read for me). Joyce Bean is a huge improvement over To Die For's Franette Liebow but it still doesn't rate a 5 star audio performance. Here's a short review from a Speaking of Audiobooks column titled The Funny Ones. Both To Die For and Drop Dead Gorgeous are extremely funny in print and audio.
To Die For by Linda Howard is one of my favorites and quite hilarious as well. Listening wasn’t as funny as reading t...more
To Die For by Linda Howard is one of my favorites and quite hilarious as well. Listening wasn’t as funny as reading t...more
Nov 17, 2012
t'irla ~The BookSlayer~
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
readers looking for a light, fun read with romance
Southern charm and a diva personality you just have to love Blair!
Description:
Blair Mallory has already survived one murder attempt. Now, while planning her wedding and dealing with holiday-season madness, Blair once again dodges a bullet. Or more precisely, a Buick. And though the driver’s identity remains a mystery, his or her murderous intentions are all too clear.
Or are they? After all, Blair’s homicidal ex-husband and his partner in crime/wife are safely behind bars. And even Wyatt Bloodsw...more
Description:
Blair Mallory has already survived one murder attempt. Now, while planning her wedding and dealing with holiday-season madness, Blair once again dodges a bullet. Or more precisely, a Buick. And though the driver’s identity remains a mystery, his or her murderous intentions are all too clear.
Or are they? After all, Blair’s homicidal ex-husband and his partner in crime/wife are safely behind bars. And even Wyatt Bloodsw...more
ฮามาก ๆ ตั้งแต่หน้าแรกเลย ไม่รู้เป็นไงชอบตัวละครของ Linda Howard มากตัวละครให้ความรู้สึกสมจริง ไม่นางเอ๊กนางเอก ออกจะเพี้ยนๆ ด้วยซำ้ หลงรักนางเอกคนนี้ซะแล้ว คงต้องไปหาเล่มอื่นในซีรีส์นี้มาอ่านซะแล้ว
เรื่องนี้นางเอกกำลังจะแต่งงานกับพระเอก แต่ก็เกือบโดนรถชนตาย รถโดนกรีด คอนโดถูกเผา อะไรมันจะซวยซำ้ซวยซ้อน.,,,, อุบัติเหตุหรือเจตนาอยากรู้ต้องอ่าน,,,
เรื่องนี้นางเอกกำลังจะแต่งงานกับพระเอก แต่ก็เกือบโดนรถชนตาย รถโดนกรีด คอนโดถูกเผา อะไรมันจะซวยซำ้ซวยซ้อน.,,,, อุบัติเหตุหรือเจตนาอยากรู้ต้องอ่าน,,,
Audiobook. Joyce Bean is the narrator and even though everybody says she has an over-the-top Southern voice, I liked it, but then my people are from Oklahoma and Texas and this is east coast Southern. Maybe there's a huge difference.
The is the 2nd book in the Blair Mallory series. After reading book #1 and her taking antiobiotics and birth control I thought this one would start out with her pregnant. Nope, tricky author! They're getting married but Wyatt has moved the date to a month out becaus...more
The is the 2nd book in the Blair Mallory series. After reading book #1 and her taking antiobiotics and birth control I thought this one would start out with her pregnant. Nope, tricky author! They're getting married but Wyatt has moved the date to a month out becaus...more
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Again I got this from a co-worker after another one had read it. It looked a little too romance novel-ly, but I gave it a go. Neither of my co-workers said anything about this being part of a series, but as soon as I started reading I had the feeling that I was missing something. By page 11 I googled it and, sure enough, there was another book that came first.
I went ahead and read the book, but I always left like I was missing something. Like why the two main characters were together. I just did...more
I went ahead and read the book, but I always left like I was missing something. Like why the two main characters were together. I just did...more
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Another Blair Mallory book and another entertaining episode in the life of this blond southern belle...really 3.5 stars.
Side note: I think that the relationship that Howard depicts in this series is one that seems very realistic. The relationship problems that arise between Blair and wyatt are ones that any couple could deal with (even under a different and less-stressful set of circumstances), but I have to say that I don't feel like they have very good communication skills. There were several...more
Side note: I think that the relationship that Howard depicts in this series is one that seems very realistic. The relationship problems that arise between Blair and wyatt are ones that any couple could deal with (even under a different and less-stressful set of circumstances), but I have to say that I don't feel like they have very good communication skills. There were several...more
Favorite quote (pg 102)
"Is it time for your period, or something?"
With unerring instinct, he'd found a great big red button, and pushed it. Wyatt fights to win, which means he fights dirty. I understand the concept because that's how I fight, too, but understanding it didn't stop me from reacting. I could practically feel my blood bubbling with steam. "What?"
He turned around, all controlled aggression, and damned if he didn't push the button again. "What is it about having a period that makes...more
"Is it time for your period, or something?"
With unerring instinct, he'd found a great big red button, and pushed it. Wyatt fights to win, which means he fights dirty. I understand the concept because that's how I fight, too, but understanding it didn't stop me from reacting. I could practically feel my blood bubbling with steam. "What?"
He turned around, all controlled aggression, and damned if he didn't push the button again. "What is it about having a period that makes...more
Picked this one off the library shelves on a whim. I had skimmed the first book in the series and thought this one might be worth reading as well.
Blair Mallory is an interesting character and the story is told from her point of view, which is always a little distracting for me. She's a little flaky, slightly self-centered, and fairly vindictive, all of which she admits with charming dis-ingenuousness.
She's running around planning her wedding to Detective Wyatt Bloodsworth, who decided that there...more
Blair Mallory is an interesting character and the story is told from her point of view, which is always a little distracting for me. She's a little flaky, slightly self-centered, and fairly vindictive, all of which she admits with charming dis-ingenuousness.
She's running around planning her wedding to Detective Wyatt Bloodsworth, who decided that there...more
this one was really good tho there were no greek references.
blair had some woman trying to kill her (I figured out why, it was about the cop boyfriend marrying her). she tried to run her down and burned her out of her condo. she moved in with the cop who by this time she was so mad at she didnt know if they would be married after all. then the x wife showed up with a gun, the cop showed up at the last minute shot her and she got him in teh chest. they both lived. blair kicked her after she was...more
blair had some woman trying to kill her (I figured out why, it was about the cop boyfriend marrying her). she tried to run her down and burned her out of her condo. she moved in with the cop who by this time she was so mad at she didnt know if they would be married after all. then the x wife showed up with a gun, the cop showed up at the last minute shot her and she got him in teh chest. they both lived. blair kicked her after she was...more
Nov 20, 2011
Indah Threez Lestari
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
contemporary-romance,
indonesian
1237th - 2011
Roman yang seru dan kocak!
Unsur misterinya boleh dibilang nomor sekian deh. Yang seru dari awal novel adalah proses persiapan pernikahan antara dua insan yang bertipe alfa, sama-sama berusaha mempertahankan teritori masing-masing, dan menghasilkan dialog serta adegan yang kocak...
Novel hasil cuci gudang mantan tante kost ini sudah terlantar lama sejak rumah indekosku (yang merangkap taman bacaan itu lho) bubaran bulan Mei kemarin. Pas mulai dibaca, baru ngeh ternyata ini novel seku...more
Roman yang seru dan kocak!
Unsur misterinya boleh dibilang nomor sekian deh. Yang seru dari awal novel adalah proses persiapan pernikahan antara dua insan yang bertipe alfa, sama-sama berusaha mempertahankan teritori masing-masing, dan menghasilkan dialog serta adegan yang kocak...
Novel hasil cuci gudang mantan tante kost ini sudah terlantar lama sejak rumah indekosku (yang merangkap taman bacaan itu lho) bubaran bulan Mei kemarin. Pas mulai dibaca, baru ngeh ternyata ini novel seku...more
This is the second book in the Blair Mallory series (the first one is To Die For). I listened to both of them on Audio Book. I know I liked the story "To Die For" but I didn't care for the reader, her voice grated on my nerves and got in the way of my being able to appreciate the story. This one was excellent! The reader was great and that Blair Mallory is an absolute hoot! This one was so good that I'm going to purchase "To Die For" in paperback so I can read it for myself and appreciate the gr...more
I am usually a big Howard fan. Her books usually grip me from the beginning and do not let go until the end. To Die For was an OK book - not one of my favorites but you get your hits and your misses. But to take two mediocre characters and write a sequel about them just made no sense to me. Especially this first person account who made a halfway likeable character less so. She should have left the hero and heroine in To Die For and not bothered with another book about them. The book was boring,...more
Empezando las sagas por el final, o por en medio, todavía no me he puesto a buscarlo... pero lo que tengo claro, es que se trata de una segunda parte, he conocido las aventuras de Blair, y, aún así, me ha encantado.
Rubia irreverente, y desternillante, con un novio que podría devorar y no dejar un sólo pedacito, Blair, vive su vida, sus intentos de asesinato y planifica su boda, sin despeinarse, y haciéndonos reír a carcajadas.
Me ha encantado... A ver si encuentro la primera parte, que quiero ver...more
Rubia irreverente, y desternillante, con un novio que podría devorar y no dejar un sólo pedacito, Blair, vive su vida, sus intentos de asesinato y planifica su boda, sin despeinarse, y haciéndonos reír a carcajadas.
Me ha encantado... A ver si encuentro la primera parte, que quiero ver...more
I just wanted her to friggin DROP DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Like my sentiment on most of LH books, I was berating myself for not reading this SOONER. I didn't, well because, like the many characters in these books (To Die for & Drop Dead Gorgeous), I mistakenly took Blair for a fluff. I didn't realize how smart she is that she lets people (including me) think that she's a dumb bimbo, upto the point that it's too late to realize she'd been turning us in circles all along.
FIVE stars, for me. I was laughing out loud at some scenes, and then squealing at...more
FIVE stars, for me. I was laughing out loud at some scenes, and then squealing at...more
I enjoyed this book just like I did the first one in the series. A lot of people don't seem to like Blair from the reviews, but I just took it all as funny. It's meant to be funny, not vanity. I was laughing, anyway. The only thing was I thought she was too rough on the poor guy again like in the last book, and I was getting nervous when there were some real arguments in this one. Good suspense at the end there. I liked these 2 books and actually just ordered them from Amazon so I'll have them w...more
Este es el segundo libro donde aparece Blair Mallory, creo que es un error tremendo que en el libro no se mencione que esta es la secuela, por que te quedas un poco desorientada y como que hay cosas de las que ni idea; y sólo te enteras cuando la chica dice algo como "si quieres saber de qué hablo, lee mi primer libro".
El amor en este libro es un poco soso, un poco aburrido y un poco flojo, pero hay momentos en que dan ternura que es lo que lo hace rescatable.
Blair no es el tipo de protagonista...more
El amor en este libro es un poco soso, un poco aburrido y un poco flojo, pero hay momentos en que dan ternura que es lo que lo hace rescatable.
Blair no es el tipo de protagonista...more
Jan 17, 2013
Mollie *scoutrmom*
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
fans of contemporary romance
This is an excellent stalker mystery with characters you will love. Though it is the second Blair Mallory book, either one works as a stand-alone.
The mystery side of this book was well laid out, I did not guess the culprit until the author's reveal.
The interactions between the protagonists are absolutely hilarious most of the time. When discussing their upcoming wedding in the first chapter, she realizes that her first name and his last name do not go together all that well. She wants to keep...more
The mystery side of this book was well laid out, I did not guess the culprit until the author's reveal.
The interactions between the protagonists are absolutely hilarious most of the time. When discussing their upcoming wedding in the first chapter, she realizes that her first name and his last name do not go together all that well. She wants to keep...more
Oct 27, 2009
nila
rated it
2 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
fiction,
thriller-mystery-suspense
Setelah lewat beberapa halaman, baru sadar kalau ini buku kedua. Setelah cek ke goodreads, baru yakin kalau ini memang buku kedua (sangat mengusik untuk seorang melankolis dominan, membaca buku tidak dari urutan pertama ).
Setelah beberapa bab, baru sadar kalau novel ini tidak seperti cerita-cerita Mary Higgins Clark (my mistake, seharusnya kalau mau genre suspense seperti MHC, ya beli novel karya MHC saja). Setelah selesai membaca, baru yakin kalau ceritanya biasa-biasa saja. Karena suka dengan...more
Setelah beberapa bab, baru sadar kalau novel ini tidak seperti cerita-cerita Mary Higgins Clark (my mistake, seharusnya kalau mau genre suspense seperti MHC, ya beli novel karya MHC saja). Setelah selesai membaca, baru yakin kalau ceritanya biasa-biasa saja. Karena suka dengan...more
All Blair Mallory, survivor of multiple murder attempts, wants is to plan a perfect wedding with cop Wyatt Bloodsworth. Not a big, white wedding because she's already had that version, just a small one with friends and family on the perfect day and date, with the perfect dress, perfect shoes and the perfect cake. Wyatt, tired of her waffling, issues an ultimatum. Organize the wedding in a month or it's off to Vegas to get married. Which in Blair's world is just plain tacky. As she gets into high...more
Hmm… was this what I was expecting?
Short answer: Yes. Now here’s the long answer.
Blair is as she is in the first book. I still find her ‘fluffy’ and vain. She makes big deals out of things that aren’t big deals, makes little out of something that should be a big deal. Knowing what she knew from before, I was really surprised by how Wyatt felt, denying that she was being targetted yet again, and the ensuing fight was a bad one. He said things that would have made me even more made than Blair was,...more
Short answer: Yes. Now here’s the long answer.
Blair is as she is in the first book. I still find her ‘fluffy’ and vain. She makes big deals out of things that aren’t big deals, makes little out of something that should be a big deal. Knowing what she knew from before, I was really surprised by how Wyatt felt, denying that she was being targetted yet again, and the ensuing fight was a bad one. He said things that would have made me even more made than Blair was,...more
OMIGOD!!! GIILLLAA gue suka si BLAIR! awalnya baca gue ga suka novel yg berkatakan "aku" seakan itu buku diary, entah kenapa ga suka. tapi tetap memaksakan diri juga untuk baca sampe habis dan jadilah! lama-lama terbiasa juga sama karakter si Blair, malah sampe mendalami "klo aku jadi dia..." SERU gila pas kejadian kebakaran apartemen Blair, barulah "ngeh" klo si Wyatt itu cowo super romantis! gue pengen punya laki begitu, asik kali ya... WHOAA!!!! kebayang semua karakter-karakter itu lompat kel...more
I enjoyed this second book in the Blair Mallory series. She's back at it again. That endless banter that goes on in her mind, justifying her reasoning for her thinking, is so funny. Wyatt was his moody, sex crazed self and borderline mean to Blair, which I found somewhat disturbing. Okay she's a nut-case, but he knew what he was getting into with her. They both grew on me, I really loved the series and I wish it would continue. I could go for some more of the Bloodsworths!
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Linda S. Howington was born on August 3, 1950 in Alabama, United States. She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment. She worked at a trucking company where she met her husband, and then decided to try and get her work published in 1980. [1:] Her first...more
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Linda S. Howington was born on August 3, 1950 in Alabama, United States. She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment. She worked at a trucking company where she met her husband, and then decided to try and get her work published in 1980. [1:] Her first...more
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“Is it time for your period, or something?"
With unerring instinct, he'd found a great big red button, and pushed it. Wyatt fights to win, which means he fights dirty. I understand the concept because that's how I fight, too, but understanding it didn't stop me from reacting. I could practically feel my blood bubbling with steam. "What?"
He turned around, all controlled aggression, and damned if he didn't push the button again. "What is it about having a period that makes women so bitchy?"
... It was an effort, but I said as sweetly as possible, "It isn't that we're bitchier, it's that having a period makes us feel all tired and achy, so we have less tolerance for all the bullshit we normally SUFFER IN SILENCE." By the time the sentence ended the sweetness was long gone, my jaw was clenched, and I think my eyes were bugging out.
Wyatt took a step back, belatedly looking alarmed.”
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With unerring instinct, he'd found a great big red button, and pushed it. Wyatt fights to win, which means he fights dirty. I understand the concept because that's how I fight, too, but understanding it didn't stop me from reacting. I could practically feel my blood bubbling with steam. "What?"
He turned around, all controlled aggression, and damned if he didn't push the button again. "What is it about having a period that makes women so bitchy?"
... It was an effort, but I said as sweetly as possible, "It isn't that we're bitchier, it's that having a period makes us feel all tired and achy, so we have less tolerance for all the bullshit we normally SUFFER IN SILENCE." By the time the sentence ended the sweetness was long gone, my jaw was clenched, and I think my eyes were bugging out.
Wyatt took a step back, belatedly looking alarmed.”
“A village somewhere was missing it's idiot.”
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