false 2249919 5 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. <P>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. <P>This hilarious, rambunctious novel is pure Claire Cook: full of juicy conflict and unconditional love. 2255798 3 6 2008 Summer Blowout total:310|5:39|4:108|3:111|2:46|1:6| 310 1058 508 102 4 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 09:32:07 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 09:32:25 -0700 2008
Claire Cook once again ventures into the genre of the “living is easy” summer beach read with her latest book, Summer Blowout. Bella Shaughnessy’s fascination with makeup, particularly lipsticks with names such as Kiss My Lips or Catfight,...more...]]> 3 1 false true Thu Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 13:54:24 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 13:56:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 07:34:12 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 07:44:31 -0700 2008 Bella's family owns a chain hair salons in Marshbury, MA. Her father, Lucky Shaughnessy, a self-proclaimed Italiophile, is the patriarch. Two ex-wives and all the assorted kids work in various salons as p...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 09:31:47 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 09:12:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 09:37:26 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 13:25:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 12:47:04 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 10:43:58 -0800 2008
Bella's husband left her last year... for her younger sister. This would be bad enough, but the entire insane Irish-but-fake-Italian (thanks to her thric...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 07:24:51 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 07:35:14 -0700 2009
For one thing she was a make-up artist/hair dresser and her dad owned the salons. Her family was crazily mixed up too. She also babysits a dog whom she later didn't want to give back due to the way she(the dog) was treated...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 20 03:43:02 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 03:10:07 -0700 2009
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"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 Mar...more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 11:57:27 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 13:16:49 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 13:42:39 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 13:18:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 13:26:10 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 13:27:00 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 10:07:37 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 10:09:37 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 28 08:12:55 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 08:12:55 -0800 2008
Bella Shaughnessy is a makeup artist and recently divorced. But when she meet...more...]]> 4 0 true false Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 19:21:53 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 21 11:31:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 19:04:32 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 13 19:49:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Sep 10 20:15:27 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 20:17:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 13:47:38 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 08:45:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 19:47:04 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 18:27:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 12:36:47 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 17:42:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Mar 24 11:06:50 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 11:11:40 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3426287