Bøger af Ellen Meister

Welcome to Divorce Towers, the Beverly Hills condo where there's more money than sense...more drama than money...and more heat than one high-rise can hold.Addison Torres has nothing left to lose in New York: no job, no fiancé, no parents to lean on. So when Uncle Arnie offers her a concierge gig in sunny California, she hops on a plane without looking back.Before it all came crashing down, Addison had a matchmaking career and handsome partner--then she got a little too cozy with a client. Digging her way out of the wreckage, she's taken a strict vow of celibacy.Unfortunately, Addison's new home is where such promises go to die. As concierge at the luxurious Beekman Towers--nicknamed "Divorce Towers" due to the constant influx of the newly single--she's in constant demand by Beverly Hills' most eligible and entitled bachelors. Like Dante, a cocksure talent agent. And Zach, an adorable tech wizard.Addison Torres thinks she's ready for anything except love. But in Divorce Towers, the world's toughest concierge may have finally met her match.

The Best Prompts to Spark Your Creativity!For most of us, creative ideas don't rain down from the heavens or knock on our doors. We can stare at that blank page all we want-ready, willing and eager to write-and nothing happens. As a working novelist, writing coach, and teacher, I've seen writers launch like rockets from the gentlest nudge of an idea. So I've spent years developing prompts to fuel that take-off, making sure each one offers the inspiration writers crave. Many of these are specifically designed to challenge the writer's skills, and help bring their work to the next level. No matter your writing goals-publication, fulfillment, improved technique or just having fun-getting started is the first step toward success. And sometimes, all that takes is a spark.

"Readers looking for a light beach read will enjoy the engaging writing and compelling plot."--Library Journal "A great romp of a read"--Candace Bushnell, New York Times bestselling author of SEX AND THE CITY Bright lights, big trouble...Dana Barry has nothing against rules. She just knows they're meant to be bent. So it's no wonder the single, twentysomething, aspiring actress loses her day job. Now her life is a mess... until she hears the Shopping Channel is auditioning. Relying on her knack for knowing what makes people tick, she lands a gig on air. But before she can say office politics, Dana is caught in the biggest drama of her life. The star host--a diva who terrorized the entire staff--is found dead. Dana knows the prime suspect is innocent. The heat is on, and Dana thinks she's ready for it...until she tangles with the tall, dark and smoldering detective in charge. It's more fuel than she needs right now as she's trying to launch her career. But Dana's never been afraid to take chances...even when a single spark could ignite everything.

If you could return to the road not taken...would you?Quinn Braverman has a perfect life, with a loving husband, an adorable son, and another baby on the way.Quinn also has an ominous secret: she knows that another version of her life exists...one in which she made totally different life choices. But she's never been tempted to switch lives-until a shocking turn of events pushes her to cross over, and she discovers the one person she thought she'd lost forever: Her mother.But Quinn can't have both lives. Soon, she must decide which she really wants-the one she has...or the other life...

2021 SUMMER READ PICK--LONG ISLAND WOMAN"THE ROOFTOP PARTY is a wickedly entertaining rom-com/murder mystery from start to finish. It promises to be a contender for beach read of the year." --BookReporter A Host of Trouble...In this witty and engaging novel, Dana Barry, the Shopping Channel's star host, stops by the company's rooftop party to pitch the new CEO her brilliant idea that just might save the flagging business, her job and possibly her love life.As she chats with the smarmy executive, he backs her into a dark corner. For Dana, it's a quid pro oh-hell-no. She escapes his lecherous grasp and grabs her drink on her way to the dance floor. Woozy, she blacks out.When she comes to, the CEO is dead, fallen from the roof. Or was he pushed? And if so, by whom? It's hard to know, but one thing is certain: Dana was close enough to be suspect.Sure, she loathed how the creep moved in on her, but she's no killer. Or is she? Truth is, Dana can't remember much about those minutes. Now she has to use all her skills to prove her innocence to everyone, including her police detective boyfriend-and herself.Meister's latest is fun and breezy, a compelling, suspenseful read that entertains and keeps you guessing.

Bev is the Smart One, who finally leaves her artistic ambitions in chalk dust (and her humor-impaired husband in the arms--and legs--of his nubile protégée) to become a schoolteacher. Clare is the Pretty One, who married well and seems to be living a designer version of the suburban dream. Joey is the Wild One, struggling to stay clean and sober now that she's used up her fifteen minutes of fame as a one-hit-wonder rock star.They love each other but mix like oil, water, and hundred-proof gin . . . a combination that threatens to combust over family tensions, suspected infidelities, a devastating accident, a stunning confession, and the sudden reappearance of their handsome, now all-grown-up former neighbor, Kenny Waxman, who's back in town making his mark as a TV comedy writer.It seems they'll never understand where their differences begin and their own destructive tendencies end. Then it happens: the sisters discover a decades-old body stuffed inside an industrial drum and begin a bold, heartbreaking, and sometimes hilarious journey that will either bring them together . . . or tear them apart for good.

When a Hollywood location scout comes to Applewood, Long Island, and announces that the local elementary school might make the perfect backdrop for an upcoming George Clooney movie, the PTA's decorum crumbles like a cookie from last week's bake sale.Enter Maddie, Ruth, and Lisa, three women who become the glue that holds the project together, forging a bond of friendship stronger than anyone could imagine. And not a moment too soon, as marriage woes, old flames, and scandalously embarrassing family members threaten to tear each of them apart. Is their powerful alliance strong enough to overcome the obstacles to getting the movie made in their town? And will their friendship be enough to mend their hearts and homes? Join them as they reach for the stars . . . and try to pull off a Hollywood ending of their own.At once tender and hilarious, Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA is a captivating story that turns suburbia upside down . . . with more humor, heartache, and heat than one PTA can hold.