What happens when a princess' crown is tilted? Shelley Swartz was a princess in every sense of the word, except for the title. She "worked" at a job in her father's advertising firm, took long lunches with her lover-du jour, and for all practical purposes, lived a life of pampered luxury. But Shelley's world is turned upside-down after her father suffers a heart attack, and turns control of the company over to, not Shelley, but Ross Morgan, her good-looking nemesis.

When Ross gives Shelley the ultimatum to either begin bringing in business or get out, Shelley becomes determined to show him that she does have the brains and the know-how to get the job done. Given the dregs of the company's accounts, Shelley sets out to turn the poor-producers into the stars of the firm. She recruits the help of her sister, Judy, whose own life was suffering from mid-life complacency. Between the two sisters, they manage to breathe life back into both the floundering accounts, but into their own misconstrued lives as well.

Wendy Wax spins a vivacious tale of Southern charm and humor in her latest novel, HOSTILE MAKEOVER. Set in Atlanta, Wax paints her portrayal of two Jewish American Princesses, and their journey towards new found self-reliance and self-confidence. There's just enough sexual romping to make this story a lively, lusty experience, but it is also a smart, intelligent accounting of thirty-something's feisty battle in the arena of love, family and business. Thoroughly enjoyable!

Book Summary

It was the first orgasm Shelley Schwartz ever faked. She swore she’d never do it, but she was late for a career-saving meeting at Schwartz and Associates and her options were limited.

If she’d faked it five minutes sooner, she might have earned her father’s approval, won the account, and bested her rival and the company golden boy, Ross Morgan.

Calm, cool, and always collected, Ross is the perfect person to take over the ad agency her father founded—and the perfect opposite of Shelley, who’s distracted by her mother’s relentless matchmaking and her big sister’s marital meltdown. Is it any wonder her father has entrusted the agency to the blond, Porsche-driving Ross rather than his own flesh and blood?

To add insult to injury, Ross—her new boss—has stuck Shelley with the client list from hell (Falafel Hut, anyone?). But if he thinks he’s going to chase Shelley Schwartz out of her family legacy, he’s got another thing coming. And if Shelley thinks she can resist Ross’s charms, she’s got some surprises in store as well...