POSTCARDS FROM LAST SUMMER

Smart, perceptive, and deliciously funny, Roz Bailey's novels are impossible to put down. In POSTCARDS FROM LAST SUMMER, she follows the lives and loves of four girlfriends as they reconnect in the Hamptons each summer for cold margaritas, hot hookups, and plenty of drama...

WISH YOU WERE HERE...

DARCY LOVE is a lot like her lipstick red convertible: fast, pampered...and sometimes off the road. Though she's still cruising guys and playing it loose enough to worry her friends, she knows that this will be the summer where Kevin, the love of her life, finally falls for her. This summer is supposed to be a hot one, and she's planning to make it even hotter...

Years ago, ELLE DUBOIS was driven away from the Hamptons in a fall from the rocks of a jetty, a fall that nearly took her life. Since then, her world travels with her parents have been tracked by postcards, but this summer, Elle vows to return to the Hamptons, to the only true friends she's ever had, come hell or high water...

Every summer TARA WASHINGTON regrets leaving her quiet and sane friends in Manhattan for the Hamptons - until she gets there. It's such sweet relief to cut loose and be away from the unending pressures to meet a man who's also African American. She loves the craziness of the Hampton girls, especially her friends, and before long she's getting crazy right along with them...

LINDSAY McCORKLE just knows she's the only woman on the beach who shouldn't be wearing a swimsuit. Spending the winter indulging her passion for ice cream and chocolate hasn't helped her figure - or her confidence. For once, she'd like to meet a guy with a brain, but till Mr. Forever comes along, there's always those hunky lifeguards...

From family scandals to flip-flopping fortunes to single parenting, these girlfriends will make this and every summer unforgettable as they pick up the right guys, the wrong guys, the tab, and always, each other.

SEX AND THE SINGLE WITCH

Never underestimate the power of a little black dress...and a little white magic.

This fall, get BEWITCHED with a new chicklit anthology that puts the magic back in romance. Writing as Carly Alexander, Roz brings you SINGLE WHITE WITCH, the story of Annie Quicksilver, an Etherworld reporter searching for one good mortal man. (Aren't we all?)

Sure, you can turn Mr. Oh-So-Wrong into a toad, but finding Mr. Right isn't any easier for a witch. And choosing between conjuring up a new pair of Manolos and working on another love spell can be tough. After all, fabulous heels don't forget to call you back.

RETAIL THERAPY

When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping.

Three reasons to take the afternoon off and hit your favorite retail establishment:

1. Alana Marshall Hughs, shopping diva.
Alana Marshall-Hughs has her priorities. They're Prada, Tiffiany's, and Gucci. The African-American princess has never met a pricey retailer that didn't practically cry with joy the minute she pranced in. But now that her credit-card bills have exceeded the national debt of some small nations, her parents are cutting her off. They even want her to get a (gasp) job! Alana's not going down without a fight. After all, she gets credit-card applications in the mail every day, and where there's a will to shop, there's a way down Fifth Avenue, over to Madison, then down to Soho….

2. Hailey Starrett, proof that it is better to look good on camera than to look good to your accountant.
Tall, blond Hailey Starrett grew up on a farm, making jams with her hippie parents. Now, she's making up for lost time by shopping till she drops. Hailey's determined to make it as an actress in New York City, and she just might succeed…if she can keep herself from spending all her money on shoes, clothes and accessories. And now she's landed the part of a lifetime - starring on a soap opposite daytime's hottest hunk . . . and nastiest diva. But being in the spotlight means even more pressure to look good, and looking good doesn't come cheap. Thank you, VISA. Amex, you're the best!

3. Marcella, honey! Your personal shopping trainer.
Enter Marcella Rodriguez. This Brooklyn girl likes looking fine, but she can sniff out a bargain anywhere. Twelve-hundred dollar shoes? Hoodies for eight hundred? Girl, please! Does the work "outlets" ring a bell? With her penchant for telling people exactly what she thinks, Marcella's not winning any friends behind the make-up counter. She's got her sights set on becoming a buyer, barking at clerks and bartering with wholesalers. But first she has to work a miracle - keeping her two new best friends from going under and taking her down with them. It's a tough job, but wheedling out of tough situations is Marcella's specialty - one that's going to be put to the test, big-time.

Witty, wicked and laugh-out-loud funny, Retail Therapy is a non-stop romp through Manhattan's dressing rooms, green rooms, VIP rooms, and rooms-for-improvement - proof positive that with a little ingenuity, a lot of moxie and true friends, any girl can live the highlife without breaking the bank.

GIRLS' NIGHT OUT

What if you, your two best friends and the men in your life (or the lack thereof) were the topics of the latest hit reality show?

As the "sexpert" at Metro, a glossy fashion magazine, Maggie McGee delivers candidly wicket tips freely culled from her own wild nights on the town. But now, exhibitionist Maggie is taking the thrills to a whole new level, convincing her two best girlfriends that they should go on television's hottest reality show, The Big Tease, where their dating rituals will be televised and scrutinized. To Maggie, it's the perfect chance to meet Mr. Right and win a million bucks while having a few laughs with her best girlfriends.

Not so for Chandra Hammel, who is livid when Maggie's plan pops in her face. As a black woman in the cutthroat world of big business, she's not about to risk it all by letting a camera record her every waking minute with a man. Not that there are any…

Apple Sommers hasn't met Mr. Right, but she has dated Mr. Selfish, Mr. Emotionally Unavailable, and Mr. Completely Worthless. Going on The Big Tease is certain to overexpose this photographer, but after a life of quiet desperation, what does she have to lose?

From a big city mayor to an art world mover and shaker, a billionaire financier, and every man in between, Maggie, Chandra, and Apple are taking to Manhattan's streets, bars, restaurants and galleries in the race to find the perfect guy in the big city, where it's always Girls' Night Out.

PARTY GIRLS

LIFE'S A PARTY, IF YOU CAN GET IN

Zoey, Jade, and Marielle were the best of friends in college - before fate took them on wildly different courses and stranded them in the "This is Not My Life" department. Now, they're about to reunite in the big city to get it on, get over it, and get it together…before they drink too many Cosmopolitans to care.

Armed with each other - and the occasional stiff drink - these three best friends are picking up the pieces and taking Manhattan by storm; on the streets, between the sheets, and everywhere in between. And if all else fails…if dreams shatter…if Mr. Right already has a Mrs….if love is hell, they can at least face each battle with the right attitude, the right friends, and the right shoes!

Praise for PARTY GIRLS

"They may be down on their luck, but first-time novelist Roz Bailey's trio of fabulous 30-something Manhattanites are still the eponymous PARTY GIRLS in this Sex and the City-style urban romp." -- Publishers Weekly

"Bailey's tale is snazzy [and] fun." -- Booklist