Hello, Gorgeous MaryJanice Davidson

Hello, Gorgeous

First Published 2005
352 Pages

ISBN: 0758208049
Reviewer:
Amanda
April 2006

Remember the old shows - Bionic Woman and the Six Million Dollar Man? Caitlin James may have heard of them, but she never expected to live them, albeit adjusted for inflation. She's the six BILLION dollar woman following a car wreck that leaves her clinically dead, and ripe for being taken as a lab rat. She wakes to find herself infected with nanobytes that give her superstrength, hearing, sight, etc.

She can't even get drunk to forget her problems. Her new life is not without a price, and we are not talking the billions. The OSF expects her to be a super powered Sydney Bristow. Caitlin is not having it. She is determined not to work for the Boss, but the twerp keeps giving her assignments, including sending her out to take down a super-powered serial killer in Paris- Texas, not France. However, said killer thinks she's the killer, and is determined to stop her, after he thoroughly kisses her, that is. Once they figure out that neither of them is the bad guy and both despise the Boss, they need to save his project from the real killer.

Though the humor is a little over the top, it's fun. Comparisons have been made between this and the Undead series, but that should be somewhat expected, since it is the same author. Though this book is part of a sensual line of books - the fades to black convey just as much as a more overtly sexy novel. If you appreciate effective sarcasm, you'll like this.

 
 

Synopsis
Here's the story: One minute I'm out with my sorority sisters; the next, there's a terrible accident (beyond my friend Stacey's outfit), and I'm waking up in some weird clinic with the Eggheads Du Jour telling me I'm now officially a human cyborg, and I'm supposed to work for them from now on. You know, super spy style...stop people from doing evil things and stuff. Uh, hello - did I ask for this? I've got a beauty salon to run. If those bad guys need highlights and a pedicure, call me. Otherwise, I'll be at the bar. Okay. So it is cool to move faster than a Ford Mustang when I need to, even if it's totally hard on my shoes. But I just want to get back to my old, normal life. Except The Boss - that's his name, I swear - wants me to bring in another human cyborg on the run. And here's the thing: He's totally gorgeous. Smart. Funny. And, um, his "enhancements"? Let's just say he's not faster than a speeding bullet, if you know what I mean. So what's a former party girl-turned-spy-cyborg supposed to do? Arrest the hunk? Turn him in? Neutralize him? As if...