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The Essence of Perfection

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Wickedly entertaining, insightful, and always surprising, Nita Brooks delivers a delicious new novel about a celebrity perfume designer forced to add a daring new ingredient to her carefully curated life . . .

Among the uber-famous, she's the most highly sought-after fragrance maker—and a well-kept secret. But designing a scent for pop's newest superstar could take Nicola King and her family's business from elite to downright legendary. Of course, mystery is part of Nicola's brand—so no one knows she's actually an over-cautious person who always puts her own life on permanent hold. Until her ultra-personal list of regrets is accidentally put on a social media blast—and she's challenged to go after everything she really wants . . .

From finding a hobby to reconnecting with a family member, Nicola's getting some surprising results. But when she reveals her deepest, darkest secret of all to her troubled sister, the fallout threatens her budding romance, her career, and her reputation. Now between ambition, heartbreak, and hard truths, Nicola must risk the courage to fix the damage—and decide what success truly means . . .
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      March 15, 2020
      Nicola King has always been the dependable daughter, so the pressure is on when her family's cosmetics company, Queen Couture, lands a deal to design a fragrance for R&B superstar Desiree. She's ready, though. Her work is her life, and she leaves her regrets for a secret list of adventures she wishes she had taken. When the list is accidentally sent to a national morning show, Nicola agrees to check items off on-camera for the good publicity it will bring Queen Couture. Going on a date with the one that got away is a (hilarious) bust, but when she signs up for a pottery class with the gorgeous Damien Hawkins, things start to look up. But the list brings up unresolved issues with her gorgeous, Instafamous sister and leaves her little time to actually work on Desiree's perfume. Readers looking for an escape will be drawn in by Nicola's misadventures, her complicated family, and fascinating details of perfume-making. Most appealing, though, is Nicola, and Brooks (Redesigning Happiness, 2019) perfectly captures the voice of a smart, funny woman who is learning to live a little.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2020, American Library Association.)

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