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1) Last writes
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2004, 2003
Physical Desc
255 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jaine still hasn't found a good man - or a way to keep all those sugary snacks from going straight to her hips. But - with a little help from her best friend Kandi - she's finally landed a gig as a sitcom writer! True, Muffy 'n Me (aka "Bewitched with Tits") isn't going to win any Emmys. And her office at Miracle Studios needs a little sprucing up, and a few dozen rat traps. But it sure beats writing boring brochures and bad resumes, so Jaine's not...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Pub Corp
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
288 p.
Language
English
Description
A gal with a serious Ben & Jerry's habit can't afford to be too picky about employment opportunities. So when Beverly Hills socialite SueEllen Kingsley offers freelance writer Jaine Austen megabucks to ghostwrite a book of hostess tips, it's time to sharpen the #2s.
But everything short circuits when Jaine finds SueEllen floating face down in her tub, fried by her own blow dryer. The primary suspect: Heidi, SueEllen's stepdaughter, whose account...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
If clothes make the man, then what do Jaine Austen's elastic-waist pants and T-shirts make her? A fashion nightmare, according to her neighbor, Lance. She doesn't expect Lance-who works in the designer shoe department at Nieman Marcus-to understand... which is how she ends up visiting his favorite boutique, Passions. While the couture is definitely not for Jaine, the staff's gossip is. Tiny orange-haired clerk Becky starts complaining about her coworker...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Pub Corp
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Physical Desc
270 p.
Language
English
Description
On the frontlines of the battle of the bulge, otherwise known as trying on bathing suits in the communal dressing room at Loehmann's, freelance writer Jaine Austen makes a new friend - a wannabe actress named Pam - and gets a new job: sprucing up Pam's bare-bones resume. Their feeling of connection is mutual, so Pam invites Jaine to join The PMS Club - a women's support group that meets once a week over guacamole and margaritas.
But joining the club...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2008], c2007
Physical Desc
304 p. ; 182 cm.
Language
English
Description
Agreeing to write jokes for Dorcas, a struggling stand-up comic, Jaine Austen discovers that murder is the punchline when Dorcas's rival, a heckler named Vic, is strangled with one of her props--a pair of pantyhose.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
259 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Without a job or a date in sight, freelance writer Jaine Austen is equally out of luck in finance and romance. So when her friend Lance offers to treat her to brunch at the Four Seasons, Jaine leaps at the invite. They've barely made it through the menu when Lance spots his friend Bunny, who is the new trophy wife of mattress maven Marvin Cooper.
When Bunny generously offers Jaine a gig writing Marv's new advertising campaign, Jaine accepts the job,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2012], c2011
Physical Desc
viii, 280 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
While being tortured at a weight loss health spa, Jaine Austen has one week to solve the murder of B-list movie star Mallory Francis, who was found strangled with a piece of kelp after a seaweed wrap.
10) Death by tiara
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Kensington mass market edition.
Physical Desc
x, 307 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
For freelance writer Jaine Austen, working behind the scenes at a teen beauty pageant has shown her that sometimes beauty is in the eye of the murderer…
Teen contestant Taylor Van Sant has a talent for singing, but she can't write a song. So her über-pushy stage mom Heather has hired Jaine to pen lyrics the judges will love. Unfortunately, the hotel hosting Miss Teen Queen America is a dump, the cattiness is out of control, and Candace--the perfectly-coiffed,...
Author
Series
A Jaine Austen mystery volume 14
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
247 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The future is looking bright for freelance writer Jaine Austen. She's signed up for a new job, she's looking forward to a tropical vacation, and her cat Prozac is slated to star in a major commercial. But when the claws come out behind the scenes, Jaine worries that murder might be the only thing to meow about...
A writer's life is far from glamorous. Still, Jaine's new gig to write an ad campaign for Toiletmasters' new line of self-flushing toilets...
Author
Series
Jaine Austen mystery volume Book 15
Publisher
Kensington Pub Corp
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
245 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Freelance writer Jaine Austen thought working for a knock-off reality show in the tropics would be paradise. But when she and her kitty Prozac find themselves trapped between a dimwitted leading man, catty contestants, and a cold-blooded murderer, the splashy gig becomes one deadly nightmare . . .
Jaine's life has been a royal pain since she started penning dialogue for Some Day My Prince Will Come-a cheesy dating show that features bachelorettes...
Author
Series
Jaine Austen volume 16
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
248 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the neighborhood Scrooge, former child star Scotty Parker, is murdered, freelance writer Jaine Austen, who was helping him stage a comeback, finds herself on the list of suspects and must find the real killer.
Author
Series
Jaine Austen volume 17
Publisher
Kensington Pub Corp
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
235 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After a dry spell, freelance writer Jaine Austen's life is suddenly full of romance. For one thing, she's reconnected with her ex-though her cat, Prozac, isn't happy about it. And Jaine's also got a new ghostwriting gig, working on a steamy novel called Fifty Shades of Turquoise . . .
Daisy Kincaid is in her sixties and heiress to a fortune. Now she wants to make a name for herself as a romance author . . . with a little help from Jaine, that is....
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Kensington Hardcover Edition.
Physical Desc
230 p.
Language
English
Description
Writer-for-hire Jaine Austen, living in L.A. with her cat, Prozac, appreciates one of the perks of working freelance-a wardrobe that's heavy on elastic waists. But her BFF, Lance, has a makeover in mind, and it's about to lead to murder . . .
Uber-stylist Bebe Braddock plans to juice up her Instagram feed, and thinks Jaine would make a perfect "Before & After" model. At Lance's insistence Jaine is ushered into Bebe's sprawling Brentwood spread...
Author
Series
Jaine Austen mystery volume 19
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
231 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Freelance writer Jaine Austen and her cat Prozac investigate the murder of a demanding actress set to star in a play based on a short-lived zombie sitcom.
I Married a Zombie may have flopped in its day, but it's got a devoted cult following. Jaine is delighted when one of those rabid fans hires her as script doctor for his new play based on the show-- until she reads the awful script, and meets Misty, the actress who'll be playing Cryptessa's role....