Beauty Queen

by Julia London

Book Overview

Three glamorous sisters live up to the last-wish demands of a dying patriarch, and compete for that elusive dream called love. This imaginative update of Shakespeare's King Learis a hit with the critics:

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425195244
• ISBN13: 9780425195246
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 403 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Unexpectedly great romance novel

I don't often read romance novels. I was drawn to this one by the cover art. It ended up being a throughly enjoyable novel! I was sucked into it right from the beginning and couldn't put it down until the end. The characters are charming and identifiable. The story is classic and comfortably predictable. This story will end the way you want it to and leave you very satisfied. Buy this book to add to your casual beach read collection.

If you love SEP or Crusie you will love this!

When the heroine calls the hero Big Pants, and the hero calls the heroine Mork, watch out! Rebecca Lear is reeling from her husband's defection to a newer, younger model. Having married and had a baby young, she doesn't have any training. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Except if you count being Miss Texas at one stage. Aw, poor little rich girl! Nobody's more surprised when an upcoming senator asks her to be on his political campaign. That includes Matt Parrish, lawyer, also on the campaign. He truly considers Rebecca a complete airhead from another planet. Armed with a zillion self-help books (eg. Surviving Divorce: A Woman's Path to Starting Over) and making 3 daily positive affirmations for herself, Rebecca is Discovering Herself. Guess what? She's not a doormat, she can think (Matt gets a few surprises with this one), and she's incredibly creative. All of which Matt finds out the hard way (sorry, pun intended!). The delight in this book is watching two honest but flawed characters fall in love, with a very blurred line between comedy and psychological insight. You'll cringe and cheer for Rebecca, and groan when Matt puts his foot in his mouth again. As a bonus, you get to enjoy all the wacky secondary characters drifting around in the background. Oh, and Rebecca gets totally, humiliatingly, uninhibitedly smashed, much to Matt's delight. Does he take advantage of her? Ooooh, yessssssss...

~ Julia Dose It Again ~

Julia London has done it again, I loved, loved "Material Girl" I could not wait for Beauty Queen and when it arrived at the book store I almost fell over from the excitement of seeing it on the bookshelf. I enjoyed reading Beauty Queen it was so funny Rebbeca had me laughing this whole story was an enjoyable read, I was not disappointed at all. I am trying to wait patiently for the third book " Rouges Of Regent" I am sure I will also enjoy that book as well.Happy Reading Lisa

heartfelt writing is a winner!

This book follows the second sister in the Lear family. Daughters of a selfmade man who is dying. He wants his daughters lives to get on track, so he can die knowing they are happy and secure. Sometimes his meddling is not good, but that is a father, eh?In the second sister, Rebecca. She was perfect daughter, perfect beauty queen, perfect wife and then perfect mother. None of that prepares her for life's realities when hubby dumps her for younger woman.She has to struggle to make a way for her son and herself, but along the way she had to find her own self value.As she is getting footing she joins a political campaign and immediately comes to verbal blows with Matt Parrish. Only, she is not the same only perfect person...hurrah!!!A gentle journey of self discovery for the character, under the masterful pen of London!!!Gotta go get sister #1

Quick read

This book was a cute quick read. I loved the plot and characters!!