Bøger af Kim Carmichael

The performance artist and the con artist unite in the ultimate marriage of convenience. Performance artist Argyle Brink lives life as one big art exhibit. He never misses an opportunity to take a chance and stand by his convictions. Only fame has eluded him. In order to save her family's estate, Malone Summersfield must never return to England. After conning an art critic into taking her to America, she realizes the con is on her when his wife appears. Needing to get married, she figures she'll give it a go when Argyle offers to make an honest woman out of her for the price of co-starring in a reality show. The show takes on a life of its own, airing everything from their dirty laundry to their public display of passion. However, when the INS investigates, and Argyle uses their dilemma to broaden his art, Malone wonders if she will ever be his priority. With their marriage, their show, and her citizenship at stake, the two must decide if the ultimate truth lies in the art or in their love.

After a year spent secretly hooking up with his best friend's baby sister, a tattoo artist who believes only ink is permanent must decide if his love is temporary. In a temporary world only tattoos are permanent... Content, consistent and calm described Ivan Harlow's life to a tee. Satisfied with being a artist at the world-famous Permanent Tattoo, playing the role of eternal side-kick, and of course, hooking up with his best friend's baby sister, his days are predictable and fun, and nothing has to change. With his live story permanently embedded in his skin, he still can't help but feel anything he dares to love will only be temporary. All Emily Elliott wants are some big changes in her life. She wants to make it big in the world makeup, needs to show her three big brothers she is all grown up, and dreams of truly being with Ivan, the man she has wanted since she was seven years old. owever, when the fate of the tattoo shop is put into Ivan and Emily's hands, they must not only work together outside of the bedroom, but face their own personal truths, and figure out what is permanent, what is temporary and where love fits. Temporary is Book Two in the Indelibly Marked Series that revolves around the lives and loves of the Elliott Family and Permanent Tattoo. Each full-length book can be read as a stand alone, and features its own couple.

Who doesn't want to live the Fantasy? Nash Cinder lived the fantasy as lead guitarist for Spectre until his world exploded on stage ten years ago. Since then he's lived a life in the shadows, where he's watched his father die, did his stepmother's bidding, and kept his spoiled stepbrothers out of trouble. Ryane Windsome spends her days as a princess of her wealthy real estate mogul father, but when Daddy says she must marry and learn the business, she has to face responsibilities for the first time. She only wants to run away. Nash has one safe place left, a cabin in the woods his stepmother is pressuring him to sell, and Ryane's company is intent on buying it. They meet in a wooded wonderland where they don't share real names. As they fall in love, they realize they must find a way for the fantasy to withstand the harsh light of reality in this contemporary retelling of Cinderella.

What is Permanent? Always on the outside looking in, accountant, Lindsay Stevens, has calculated her transformation from a small town, nerdy bookkeeper to a sleek, high-powered accountant down to the last penny. With all her checks finally in balance, she moves to California to start a new life free of her embarrassing past she never wants revealed. As Hollywood's hottest tattoo artist, Shane Elliott thrives on standing out. Charismatic and free of commitments, he travels through life with a wink and a smile, hiding the letters he receives from the IRS as if they don't exist. Now with bills to pay and tax collectors breathing down his back, for the first time in his life Shane can't charm his way out of his situation. However, when his new neighbor literally falls into his life, he knows he has struck gold once again. Though Lindsay tries to keep her distance, she suddenly finds herself trying to hide her true self as she thrust into a world she doesn't think she belongs, but can't resist. In his good-time life, Shane must discover there is more to life than a party if he wants something more. With their lives intertwined, the two must learn accept each other, themselves and their love. Worlds collide as they decide what is truly permanent. Permanent is the first book in the Indelibly Marked Series that follows the lives and loves of those surrounding Permanent Tattoo.

Twenty years ago, the movie Hollywood Stardust defined a generation of teens and changed the four actors' lives forever. Typecast as the villain both in front and behind the silver screen, Logan Alexander has purposely allowed his star to fade. Now with the 20th Anniversary of the movie on the horizon, he is the only one fit to step into the spotlight, deal with the unwanted publicity, and make sure that things meant to be left on the cutting room floor remain there. Ivy Vermont has always longed to be a leading lady, yet her paralyzing stage fright has relegated her to stay behind the scenes as a fact checker for Chargge.com's entertainment webcasts. However, when her one-time poster-boy crush walks in to the studio demanding only she be in charge of his story, she knows she must take advantage of her big break. Now, Logan tightropes between old loyalties and new love, while Ivy struggles to stay in reality with her ultimate fantasy.

More than music is made in this rock star reverse harem romance.In order for Vienna Charleston to win back her crown as pop's princess, all she needs to do is stay out of the tabloids, lose some weight, and rewind some years. However, with her star fading, the executives from her record label burst her pop bubble when they insist she become the lead singer for an all male rock band or face financial and public ruin by breaking her contract.After the suicide of their lead singer, the members of the Archangels band have been stuck in purgatory. Broke and trapped in a bad contract that gives the label complete control of their creative endeavors, they're at the mercy of whatever the executives have in store for them, even if it's bringing in a spoiled diva as their lead.Between the charming longhaired drummer who wants to sleep with her, the intellectual keyboardist who wants her to write music, and the brooding lead guitarist who simply hates her, their new band, Fallen Archangels seem doomed. The only way they are able to get any rhythm is when the four of them are in bed, but when their hit turns viral sensation and their fame explodes, they have to hide themselves from their label and the public or risk getting crushed.Fans who love how authors like EL James brought BDSM to the mainstream with Fifty Shades of Grey will enjoy this contemporary romance take on the exploding Reverse Harem genre.

He has the fame but she has the fortune... The only word to accurately describe Ryder Scott's life is charmed. A superstar on all counts, he gets everything he wants with a wink, a smile and a promise he never plans on fulfilling. With his sights set on having the movie he wrote produced, he takes the easy road and secures funding from the underbelly of society. The only issue is he used the money for other necessities including designer clothes and sports cars. Out of cash, he's in trouble. Cold, calculated and conniving, Cora Caine is one of the youngest female Internet billionaires in history. Her success stems from hard work and a will of steel. Now she's up for the position of CEO of Ultracom, but in order to earn her place, she must learn to be likable. Whoever said business was nice? When Ryder thrusts himself into Cora's perfectly planned life and promises to help her get her dream job all for the small fee of paying for his movie, the offer seems made in negotiation heaven. She never considered he might be risking her life as well as her checkbook to his benefit. However, when their hearts enter their business deal, they find there may be things in life more important than being Idolized.

The world is nothing but one big façade. You have to be special to see the behind the mask. Erik Renevant once lived in the spotlight. As lead singer for the wildly successful group, Spectre, the world revered him. After an accident destroyed his band and his face, he chose to live his life in the darkness, hiding away from the shadows of his former self and refusing to be seen again. Christine Day longs to have her chance in the spotlight. Living her life flitting from one thing to the other and currently without a permanent residence, she sees her big break in becoming the backup singer for an unknown band and entering the Stage of Stars, the latest hit reality competition. When Christine wanders into Erik's perfectly controlled world and he hears her voice, he knows she is destined for super stardom. However, he never dreamed she would be the one to help him shatter his own façade and lead him into the light. Façade is inspired by the beloved story of the Phantom of the Opera and is a combination of all the different incarnations.

Twenty years ago, Drew Fulton was made famous in the genre-changing movie, Hollywood Stardust and fell in love with his costar, Erin Holland. Left heartbroken and fed up, he played his ultimate role and walked away from his life, taking on an entirely new persona. Now he wants everything back, from his place in the limelight to the love that made him leave. He only needs to make sure he can leave the past in the past. Known as the spoiled, has-been star of Hollywood, Erin Holland has spent the last two decades pining away for the one love she cannot have. Blindsided when Drew Fulton appears in her life as mysteriously as he disappeared, she is torn between acting on her heart and using Drew's reappearance to relight her star. Together for the first time in twenty years, their true passion consumes them, but the sparks of old wounds still threaten to burn out of control before they can decide if their love was worth waiting for. Limelight is a Hollywood Stardust novel. All books are stand alone, no cliff hangers, with their own central couple. They can be read in any order.