Praise for LAURA VAN WORMER and RIVERSIDE DRIVE
“SHE IS A BORN STORYTELLER!”
—Esther Shapiro, cocreator of Dynasty
“STEAMY…You’ll never watch the TV evening news with such indifference again!”
—Los Angeles Times
“AMBITIOUS!”
—Newsday
“REALISTIC…from cocktail party to block party, through marital and job strife…her realistic characters…combined with occasional blasts of sensational sex, will keep her readers turning the pages.”
—Publishers Weekly
“LIVELY AND CONSISTENTLY ENTERTAINING…
With laugh-out-loud humor and fine appreciation for surprise, Van Wormer moves her characters’ stories briskly…. Well-drawn scenes, deft juggling of plots and subplots, and an ample supply of energetic and well-documented sex…Characters to care about and root for, long after the author’s last word.”
—Stamford Advocate
“SEXY!”
—Kirkus Reviews
“UNIQUE!”
—The Beacon (Macon, MS)
Also by LAURA VAN WORMER
WEST END*
BENEDICT CANYON ANY GIVEN MOMENT*
JURY DUTY TALK*
JUST FOR THE SUMMER
The Sally Harrington Novels
EXPOSÉ*
THE LAST LOVER*
TROUBLE BECOMES HER*
THE BAD WITNESS*
THE KILL FEE*
MR. MURDER*
And look for RIVERSIDE PARK*,
Riverside Drive
Laura Van Wormer
In Memory of My Mother
Margaret Garner Van Wormer
And for My Father
Benjamin Francis Van Wormer
And My “New” Mother
Marjorie Law Ault Van Wormer
I would still be talking rather than writing had it not been for two extraordinary individuals named Loretta Barrett and Ann Douglas. Their wisdom, generosity and powers of reassurance are awe-inspiring. Their spirit is, too. I can only wonder at my good fortune in having met them in this life and say, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for all you have taught me.
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