Mixed Messages

Landing the career of her dreams as a reporter for Portland's largest newspaper, former beauty pageant queen Carly Barnett confronts uppity Pulitzer Prize-winning co-worker Mark Holbrook. Reissue. "At Portland's largest newspaper, everybody plays hardball. Including newcomer Carly Barnett, who has finally landed the career she's always wanted. Carly had started out on the other side of a reporter's desk. Her years in the spotlight as a beauty pageant queen should have equipped her to deal with competitive co-worker Mark Holbrook--respected reporter, Pulitzer Prize winner and a journalistic snob. But thanks to Mark's uncanny ability to push her buttons, things are heating up in the newsroom. However, Carly has every intention of winning this contest."--Back cover Carly Barnett's dream is to be a journalist, and the Oregonian Times seems like an ideal place to start, until she learns what she'll be doing: writing an advice column for lonely hearts. Reporter Mark Holbrook doesn't think much of her column, but he can't deny the attraction he feels for her. And he refuses to take her advice, even if she holds the key to unlocking his own lonely heart.