Beauty Mark (Love, California Book 2)

Really caught my attention. I enjoyed all the strong woman characters in the book. And Johnny, Bow-Tie too! Great read.

This is a like a rom com only better --more intelligent, with some suspense & fun locations with the rich !!

got tired of the main character repeating her actions against her male friend over and over again. Once was enough

Beauty Mark: A Love, California Series Novel, Book 2 is by Jan Moran. This book is as good or better than the first in the series. It deals with a work alcoholic lawyer suddenly finds herself at loose ends? What happens when she sees a dear friend as much more than that but doesn’t know how he feels? Jan Moran hits those questions and many more in her book. It is realistic and fun to read.Scarlett Sandoval is on track to make partner in her law firm, Marsh & Gold. She had been working in the New York office for years but had moved to Los Angeles to be closer to her Mother. She worked well with David Baylor who was on the same track as she was; but even he said he wasn’t ready for that yet. Now they are supposed to be on their way to Los Angeles from London with a new client who is late. She sends David on to the airport to meet with their boss while she waits for Fleur. Fleur was gorgeous but she often called the press herself to keep herself in the headlines. What Fleur wanted, Fleur got. This time, she didn’t count on Scarlett being there. Instead of a photo op, Scarlet got her into the limo and off to the plane where Fleur spent the majority of the flight with Lucan, Scarlett’s boss. When Fleur and David were asleep, Lucan made a pass at Scarlett and who knows what would have happened if the flight attendant hadn’t deliberately dropped a glass breaking it all over the floor. Scarlett was floored and had no idea what to do about Lucan.After this, strange and dangerous things begin to happen around Scarlett. Who is doing this and why? Why did the job Fleur came over for get dropped?Meanwhile, Johnny, her best and oldest friend, who worked at the Bar at the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel and Lance, the head chef at the restaurant there, decided to start their own restaurant if they could find backing. In spite of the work involved in getting a new business started, Johnny still found time to be there for Scarlett when things went haywire for her. Why did he still care?What is going on at the law office? How did Scarlett get involved?

Wonderful series, this one had some serious intrigue but lots of romance and great examples of women supporting women in business .

Just begin and believe,”Verena said, placing her hand over Scarlett’s. “My grandmother calls it kismet."Are Johnny and Scarlett kismet? Can a hard driven lawyer and a restaurant manager find happiness? What does it mean to be sucessful? Can you find love with your best friend?All viable questions as the story unfolds. they've know each other their whole lives. What might happen if the friendship leads to love? Scarlett, passed over for a partnership in her prestigious lawfirm, sues them for breach of who knows how many things. But that is just the front story.I really love Moran's writing style. I have read everything she has written. She writes about what she knows: beauty in all forms, legal situations, marketing and lovely characters that drift in and out of the linked at some level storylines. You are literally transported to Spain here. What a wonderful gift!Run, do NOT walk to read Jan Moran

Jan Moran did it again! I love the strong, gutsy women Jan writes about and Scarlet is another! An attorney at a large law firm, trying to make partner, she encounters trouble she never imagined, an old friend in a new light, and her close female friends always there to help! Scarlet finds herself dodging bullets from her own law firm! Romance, intrigue and friendship abound!

Her first book was good but the second one was even better. Can't wait tread the third book. Hope the story continues.

I honestly didn't like this second book as well as the first one but none the less it was an enjoyable read and I will continue reading Jan's books, they make one feel good

Very good read

Great, easy read