After a betrayal derailed her interior design career, Liz Bennet found a fresh start in New York. Love’s the last thing on her mind when she locks eyes with Will Darcy across the crowded club, yet the spark between them is undeniable-that is, until she overhears the uptight wealth manager call her merely “tolerable.”īennet is determined to write Darcy off, but once their besties fall head-over-heels, they’re thrown into each other’s orbit again and again. A sparkling contemporary retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in the tantalizing world of New York City burlesque, perfect for fans of The Kiss Quotient and The Roommate. Now an executive assistant by day and stage kitten by night, she’s discovered a second home with the performers at Meryton, Manhattan’s top-tier burlesque venue. When not writing, she enjoys reading, wielding a glue gun, and the contrast of red nails against a chrome barbell.

A sparkling contemporary retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in the tantalizing world of New York City burlesque, perfect for fans of The Kiss Quotient and The Roommate.Īfter a betrayal derailed her interior design career, Liz Bennet found a fresh start in New York. Vanessa King spent two years in the New York City burlesque scene and has the glitter in her pumps to prove it.A Certain Appeal is her debut novel and love letter to the dynamic, sexy world of twirling tassels and eyelash glue. A Certain Appeal is her debut novel and love letter to the dynamic, sexy world of twirling tassels and eyelash glue.

Vanessa king a certain appeal