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Nightstar
Caren Ainsley was plucked from obscurity to be the face of Nightstar, the hot new perfume from Rayven Cosmetics. More than that, she's fallen for Marc Rayven. But his world is ruthless and competitive. Can Caren hold on to everything or will it vanish when the clock strikes midnight?
Beyond Tomorrow
Carly Andrews's predictable life as the manager of a real estate agency was turned upside down the day Adam Noble commissioned her to fi nd his dream house. In Bar Harbor, Maine, the Noble family was the next thing to royalty, but despite Adam's obvious desire for her, Carly couldn't help wondering what a man who had everything would want with a woman like her…ordinary, average, unremarkable?
Caren Ainsley was plucked from obscurity to be the face of Nightstar, the hot new perfume from Rayven Cosmetics. More than that, she's fallen for Marc Rayven. But his world is ruthless and competitive. Can Caren hold on to everything or will it vanish when the clock strikes midnight?
Beyond Tomorrow
Carly Andrews's predictable life as the manager of a real estate agency was turned upside down the day Adam Noble commissioned her to fi nd his dream house. In Bar Harbor, Maine, the Noble family was the next thing to royalty, but despite Adam's obvious desire for her, Carly couldn't help wondering what a man who had everything would want with a woman like her…ordinary, average, unremarkable?
- GenresRomanceContemporary
448 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 1, 2008
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About the author
Fern Michaels
426 books6,525 followersFern Michaels isn’t a person. I’m not sure she’s an entity either since an entity is something with separate existence. Fern Michaels® is what I DO. Me, Mary Ruth Kuczkir. Growing up in Hastings, Pennsylvania, I was called Ruth. I became Mary when I entered the business world where first names were the order of the day. To this day, family and friends call me Dink, a name my father gave me when I was born because according to him I was ‘a dinky little thing’ weighing in at four and a half pounds. However, I answer to Fern since people are more comfortable with a name they can pronounce.
As they say, the past is prologue. I grew up, got a job, got married, had five kids. When my youngest went off to Kindergarten, my husband told me to get off my ass and get a job. Those were his exact words. I didn’t know how to do anything except be a wife and mother. I was also a voracious reader having cut my teeth on The Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Cherry Ames and the like. The library was a magical place for me. It still is to this day. Rather than face the outside world with no skills, I decided to write a book. For some reason that didn’t intimidate me. As my husband said at the time, stupid is as stupid does. Guess what, I don’t have that husband any more. Guess what else! I wrote 99 books, most of them New York Times Best Sellers.
Moving right along here . . . Several years ago I left Ballantine Books, parted company with my agent, sold my house in New Jersey that I had lived in all my married life and in 1993 moved to South Carolina. I figured if I was going to go through trauma let it be all at one time. It was a breeze. The kids were all on their own at that point. The dump was a 300 year old plantation house that is listed in the National Registry that I remodeled. Today it is beyond belief as are the gardens and the equally old Angel Oaks that drip Spanish moss. Unfortunately, I could not get my ghost to relocate. This ghost has been documented by previous owners. Mary Margaret as we call her, is “a friendly”. She is also mischievous. It took me two weeks to figure out that she didn’t like my coffee cups. They would slide off the table or counter or else they’d break in the dishwasher. I bought red checkered ones. All are intact as of this writing. She moves pillows from one room to the other and she stops all the clocks in the house at 9:10 in the a.m. at least once a week. When the Azaleas are in bloom, and only then, I find blooms on my night stand. I have this glorious front porch and during the warm months I see my swing moving early in the morning when the air is still and again late in the day. She doesn’t spook the dogs. I always know when she’s around because the five of them line up and look like they’re at a tennis match. As of this writing we’re co-habiting nicely.
Most writers love what they do and I’m no exception. I love it when I get a germ of an idea and get it down on paper. I love breathing life into my characters. I love writing about women who persevere and prevail because that’s what I had to do to get to this point in time. It’s another way of saying it doesn’t matter where you’ve been, what matters is where you’re going and how you get there. The day I finally prevailed was the day I was inducted into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame. For me it was an awesome day and there are no words to describe it.
I’ve been telling stories and scribbling for 37 years. I hope I can continue for another 37 years. It wasn’t easy during some of those years. As I said, I had to persevere. My old Polish grandmother said something to me when I was little that I never forgot. She said when God is good to you, you have to give back. For a while I didn’t know how to do that. When I finally figured it out I set up The Fern Michaels® Foundation.
READ FERN MICHAELS' FULL BIOGRAPHY HERE: http://www.fernmichaels.com/biography/
As they say, the past is prologue. I grew up, got a job, got married, had five kids. When my youngest went off to Kindergarten, my husband told me to get off my ass and get a job. Those were his exact words. I didn’t know how to do anything except be a wife and mother. I was also a voracious reader having cut my teeth on The Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Cherry Ames and the like. The library was a magical place for me. It still is to this day. Rather than face the outside world with no skills, I decided to write a book. For some reason that didn’t intimidate me. As my husband said at the time, stupid is as stupid does. Guess what, I don’t have that husband any more. Guess what else! I wrote 99 books, most of them New York Times Best Sellers.
Moving right along here . . . Several years ago I left Ballantine Books, parted company with my agent, sold my house in New Jersey that I had lived in all my married life and in 1993 moved to South Carolina. I figured if I was going to go through trauma let it be all at one time. It was a breeze. The kids were all on their own at that point. The dump was a 300 year old plantation house that is listed in the National Registry that I remodeled. Today it is beyond belief as are the gardens and the equally old Angel Oaks that drip Spanish moss. Unfortunately, I could not get my ghost to relocate. This ghost has been documented by previous owners. Mary Margaret as we call her, is “a friendly”. She is also mischievous. It took me two weeks to figure out that she didn’t like my coffee cups. They would slide off the table or counter or else they’d break in the dishwasher. I bought red checkered ones. All are intact as of this writing. She moves pillows from one room to the other and she stops all the clocks in the house at 9:10 in the a.m. at least once a week. When the Azaleas are in bloom, and only then, I find blooms on my night stand. I have this glorious front porch and during the warm months I see my swing moving early in the morning when the air is still and again late in the day. She doesn’t spook the dogs. I always know when she’s around because the five of them line up and look like they’re at a tennis match. As of this writing we’re co-habiting nicely.
Most writers love what they do and I’m no exception. I love it when I get a germ of an idea and get it down on paper. I love breathing life into my characters. I love writing about women who persevere and prevail because that’s what I had to do to get to this point in time. It’s another way of saying it doesn’t matter where you’ve been, what matters is where you’re going and how you get there. The day I finally prevailed was the day I was inducted into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame. For me it was an awesome day and there are no words to describe it.
I’ve been telling stories and scribbling for 37 years. I hope I can continue for another 37 years. It wasn’t easy during some of those years. As I said, I had to persevere. My old Polish grandmother said something to me when I was little that I never forgot. She said when God is good to you, you have to give back. For a while I didn’t know how to do that. When I finally figured it out I set up The Fern Michaels® Foundation.
READ FERN MICHAELS' FULL BIOGRAPHY HERE: http://www.fernmichaels.com/biography/
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April 18, 2017
Loved the second story. Both arrogant men misunderstood, but first story set me wrong when he called her a sow.
July 3, 2017
A predictable read and makes me wonder, really? The plots have competition and not too different from one another.
May 8, 2016
Carole Ainsley is working in the typing pool at Rayven Cosmetics until one incident will change her life forever. With all the secretaries out for lunch celebrating Secretary's week, Carole is needed to fill in and take the minutes at a very important meeting. At the meeting, she is greeted by Moria Evans who is Mr. Marc Rayvens assistant. While at the meeting Marc is discussing a new perfume that he expects to be his greatest creation yet.
Unexpectedly he has decided that he wants "Carole" to be the new face of Nightstar. At that very moment Carole's life will never be the same and she is determined to make it work. She is an honest, hard working girl and is not use to the ruthless and competitive world she is entering. Someone seems to be sabotaging and revealing secrets which Marc thinks are coming from her. In addition,she is mesmerized by this handsome, talented and scheming man. Will they be able to work together and not let her dreams and possible crush she has on Mr. Rayvens get in the way.?
I am a huge fan of Ms. Michaels but did not find this to be one of her better books. The story is just ok and nothing that is too surprising to the reader to figure out.
Unexpectedly he has decided that he wants "Carole" to be the new face of Nightstar. At that very moment Carole's life will never be the same and she is determined to make it work. She is an honest, hard working girl and is not use to the ruthless and competitive world she is entering. Someone seems to be sabotaging and revealing secrets which Marc thinks are coming from her. In addition,she is mesmerized by this handsome, talented and scheming man. Will they be able to work together and not let her dreams and possible crush she has on Mr. Rayvens get in the way.?
I am a huge fan of Ms. Michaels but did not find this to be one of her better books. The story is just ok and nothing that is too surprising to the reader to figure out.
September 19, 2016
Two stories, Nightstar about a secretary who becomes the face of a new perfume by Rayven Cosmetics. She's falling for the company's owner Marc Rayven, but isn't sure if he cares about her or is just using her to promote the new perfume.
Beyond Tomorrow is about Carly Andrews, manager of aa real estate agency who is commissioned to find Adam Noble's dream house. Adam shows interest in her and Carly wonders why when he has everything and she considers herself average and ordinary.
Beyond Tomorrow is about Carly Andrews, manager of aa real estate agency who is commissioned to find Adam Noble's dream house. Adam shows interest in her and Carly wonders why when he has everything and she considers herself average and ordinary.
July 27, 2009
cotton candy for your brain...sweet but unsubstantial
July 28, 2011
Two great stories in one book! Both feature strong businessmen and strong female role models. Great plots!
August 4, 2011
Both stories were a little choppy. The scenes did not flow well. But there is enough to it to keep me reading. And I enjoyed that the men showed enough respect toward the women to stay out of bed.
March 24, 2014
Very predictable, would rate a 2.5 if possible.
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