After a traumatic robbery and assault in her father's liquor store, Trudy Bell decides it's time to make a change in her life. She soon lands a job at Bon Voyage travel agency as a secretary...and she is excited that her life has taken an exciting and glamorous turn. Then she meets the wicked Ann Oliver....HNIC at the agency, and the resident Evil Woman. When she attacks Trudy's already battered self-esteem, Trudy is seething. Then she is issued a company credit card in Ann's name to purchase office supplies....and it doesn't take Trudy long to realize that the credit card could serve a dual purpose; she take exact her revenge on Ann, and have a fabulous time doing so. Thus begins Trudy's double life....one as lower middle-class Trudy with a life full of predictable and demanding men...and one as the fashionable Ann Oliver whose life is full of exotic locales and even more exotic men. But when Ann betrays one of those men, Trudy may find that this is one bill that she simply cannot pay.....

A rather shallow, predictable story that had potential that was never realized. The characters lacked depth, and the overall story developement just never seemed to occur. My first novel by Ms. Monroe, and rather disappointing.





DYB

Although the reality is that this could happen.... this was a boring book. Trudy jeopardize her job, relationships, and her freedom just to buy some clothes and lobster dinners. I read the book just to get through it but was very disappointed in it in the end. I would have expected more drama or even a serious consequence for this behavior. NOTHING. I expected more from Ms. Monroe because I have been pleased in the past. However, this book is something I would recommend to readers that do not enjoy drama, suspense, or action.

Mary knows how to tell a story! I was suprisingly shocked at how the story unfolded, but it was GREAT! I love her books, I have them all & ordering the new one "God Don't Play" today!