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Make Him Look Good

A Novel

Alisa Valdés-Rodríguez

St. Martin's Griffin

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ISBN10: 0312349807
ISBN13: 9780312349806

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432 Pages

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The "him" in Make Him Look Good is Ricky Biscayne, the sexy Latin singing sensation who has taken the pop world by storm. Among the women who orbit him is Milan, Ricky's new publicist, smart as a whip and chubby as only a girl who still lives at home with her parents can be; Geneva, Milan's sister and as lean and chic as Milan is not—her Club G promises to be Miami's hottest opening ever; Jasminka, Ricky's gorgeous Serbian model wife, who finally might eat a little something now that she's pregnant; Irene, a firefighter whose high school romance with Ricky was the last love in her life, eking out an existence for herself and her daughter; Sophia, who is beginning to suspect that she and Ricky Biscayne look a little too much alike; and Jill Sanchez, an omniverous media-manic Latina star who has crossed over from CDs to perfume, clothes and movies. In Make Him Look Good, Ricky and his entourage mingle and romance within Miami's vibrant music, club and modeling scenes.

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Praise for Make Him Look Good

"Chica lit reina Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is back this month with her third book . . . about six mujeres and their adventures with one horny cantante named Ricky Biscayne."—Latina

"As Helen Fielding fashioned chic lit with Bridget Jones' Diary, Valdes-Rodriguez does the same with chica lit."—New York Daily News

"Start reading it, and it's hard to stop."—The Ohio Record Courier

"An unabashed glitzfest."—Arizona Republic

"Ricky Biscayne is an international Latin pop star who plays to millions, but it's the interaction among six strong women and their byplay with Ricky that make this . . . a dynamic book."—Romantic Times


"Readers will snap this book off the shelves . . . Valdes-Rodriguez delivers the raunchy packed-with-attitude tale that her fans expect."—Booklist

"Skillfully and lovingly illustrates the diversity of Latino culture."—Library Journal

"Our refreshingly imperfect and insecure heroine, Milan, shines."—Publishers Weekly

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Make Him Look Good

The First Trimester

thursday, february 14

So, welcome to my frilly yellow bedroom. Girly, immature. Teddy bears. And not just that, but Care Bears. Pitiful. I know. How...

About the author

Alisa Valdés-Rodríguez

ALISA VALDES-RODRIGUEZ is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist and a former staff writer for both the Los Angeles Times and the Boston Globe. She is the bestselling author of The Dirty Girls Social Club and Playing with Boys.

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