January 5, 2015
Bailey launches the Broke and Beautiful contemporary series with the gripping story of an independent woman and a generous man. Roxy Cumberland has no time for spoiled trust-fund boys who can sleep in on a workday. So sexy lawyer Louis McNally II, who cares about people and doesn’t think his money makes him superior, is a complete surprise to her. Louis falls hard for Roxy and is driven to do whatever he can to make her happy, but he has to step carefully around her defenses as he coaxes her to stay with him. Roxy, an aspiring actress, doesn’t want her big break to come from charity or favors, or because she slept her way to the role. Either she makes it on her talent, or she doesn’t make it at all. Even when she’s reduced to delivering singing telegrams, she sticks to her principles. Their backgrounds couldn’t be more different, but they fit each other personality-wise and are explosive in bed. Honest emotions and real passion lead to slightly rough and aggressive sex scenes that never feel gratuitous. Readers will appreciate these highly sympathetic leads and their powerful story of mutual self-discovery. Agent: Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency.