Kelley St. John Good Girls Don’t

Good Girls Don't

Kelley St. John

Warner, Dec 2005, $6.50, 336 pp.

ISBN: 0446617202

Following her high school graduation twelve years ago, Collette "Lettie" Campbell left Sheldon, Georgia, to escape a terrible home life, while dreaming of becoming a designer in Atlanta. Her only regret was leaving her younger sister Amy behind, but her sibling now lives with her in Atlanta. Amy asks Collette to do her a favor by covering up the actions of her eighteen year old friend Erika. Reluctantly Collette agrees, as she is a "cheating consultant" at My Alibi. She makes the call informing Erika's Uncle Bill that his niece is in Tampa attending a training session, when the teen is with her boyfriend on Tybee Island. To Collette's shock, Bill turns out to be her best friend back in Sheldon. Bill Brannon who wanted them to become her boyfriend, but she said no.

Bill and Lettie go on a date that leads to so much more, as she begins to fall in love with her best childhood friend, while he knows he has loved her since fifth grade. However, Lettie also knows she told Bill several lies, starting with Erika, and believes once he learns her lies he will reject her, but also realizes she owes him truth.

GOOD GIRLS DON'T is an amusing contemporary romance with a partial second chance at love, at least on the part of the male lead. The storyline is character driven from the zany adult toys invented by Amy, to Lettie's struggles between telling the truth to the man she loves, and client privilege. Though some readers will wonder why Bill never used the Internet to look up the woman he loves, fans will appreciate this fun tale that hits the right G note.