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Wax on....
Jen Nakamura Taylor thought she left behind
her awkward past of growing up half-Japanese, half-white in
a small Southern town when she moved north to produce a popular
Chicago television show. But when she gets word that her Southern
Belle cousin is marrying Kevin Peterson, the very boy Jen
loved-with-a-capital-L for years, she realizes she can't run
from her past forever. Not only does the news conjure up sticky
memories of growing up with a mixed heritage in the South
(soy sauce on chicken fried steak, anyone?) but now the very
single and very busy Jen has got to find a date for the wedding
-- a grand affair that could put Scarlett O'Hara to shame.
Wax off....
Riley -- Jen's cute British friend from
work -- seems just the ticket; even his girlfriend thinks
it's a good idea. But as Jen and Riley whistle on down to
Dixie, sparks start to fly. Add to the fire the grown-up but
still charming Kevin Peterson, who appears to have a soft
spot for Jen, and, well, whoa. It's going to take everything
Jen has (and a lot of help from the Karate Kid-wisdom
of her pop culture hero Mr. Miyagi) to survive the meeting
of past and present, and of North and Far East and South...where
Jen finally learns to come to terms with her heritage, her
love life, and herself.
Cara Lockwood was born in Dallas,
Texas, and earned a Bachelor's degree in English from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1995. She has worked as a journalist
in Austin, and is now married and living in Chicago, where
she pines for sunshine and Tex Mex. She is also the author
of Pink Slip Party and Dixieland Sushi. |
