Too Perfect

Maddy, Christine, and Amy are thrilled that their old college suite-mate has written a bestselling book, How to Have the Perfect Life-until they realize she used them as examples of how women let fear screw up their lives. The worst part is...it's sort of true. Together they make a pact: each has one year to face down her fears-and maybe show Miss Perfect a thing or two.The Wandering DucklingDefying the terrible sense of direction that's kept her from traveling, Amy ships out as a nanny on a Caribbean cruise—-arid promptly gets lost when they stop at St. Barts. Now she's stranded without any money-or even a toothbrush!The Two-Faced BeastLocals say that Gaspar, owner of the island's crumbling fortress, is a hideous recluse. They call him La Bête, "The Beast." But when Amy applies for a job at the fort, she meets only his charming assistant, Beaufort. In truth, the two are the same man-—billionaire Byron Parks, who's desperately seeking privacy and peace.A Perfect Fairy Tale?Amy aches for the miserable man secluded in the fortress tower. Through e-mail, they begin an imaginative exchange of romantic fantasies. Byron is hopelessly smitten with his sexy storyteller—but will his real-life make-believe ruin their happy ending?