BARBARA WOOD, writing under the pseudonym Kathryn Harvey, is the international bestselling author of twenty-five acclaimed novels, including New York Times bestseller Butterfly. Her work has been translated into over 30 languages. Barbara lives in California.
"A steamy story of violence, sin, and corruption." --San Francisco
Chronicle "Glamour, wickedness and passion." --Publishers Weekly
"Sizzling!" --New York Daily News
"Immensely readable." --Chicago Tribune "Butterfly is a great read
I'd recommend to anyone who enjoys a hot sexxy read with a side of
revenge." ---Read Our Lips! From Publishers WeeklyThe pseudonymous
Harvey's vivid, imaginative tale of a unique Beverly Hills brothel
called Butterfly focuses on its wealthy founder, and three of her
troubled female patrons. Discreetly located above an elegant men's
clothing store, the brothel features costumed male "companions" a
masked burglar, a Confederate soldier, a Versailles courtier, a
cowboy capable of fulfilling any woman's needs and fantasies.
Lawyer Jessica Franklin goes there for relief from her cold,
intimidating husband; Dr. Linda Markus tries to cure her frigidity;
Trudie Stein wants affirmation of her feminity. Behind the scenes
is Butterfly's owner, Beverly Highland, whose harrowing life story
is interspersed with the current action of the tale. Having run
away from home in New Mexico at age 14 after being abused by her
alcoholic father, Beverly succumbed to the rough-hewn charm of
Danny Mackay, who put her to work in a squalid brothel and forced
her to abort their baby. Vowing revenge, plain Beverly attains
beauty through plastic surgery, becomes an affluent California
entrepreneur and cunningly plots against Mackay, now an influential
TV evangelist and presidential candidate. Glamour, wickedness and
passion spark this highly commercial novel, which builds to a
dramatic and unexpected conclusion. $75,000 ad/promo; first serial
to Cosmopolitan; Troll Book Club main selection.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers
to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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