Beauty Mark: A Love, California Series Novel, Book 2

Written by Jan Moran

Narrated by Erin Bennett

In the glamorous world of high stakes beauty and fashion, Scarlett Sandoval is a top intellectual property attorney in such demand that her firm sends private jets to shuttle her between Los Angeles, New York, London, and Madrid.

In the midst of a critical trademark deal between a top fashion designer and an international cosmetic company, Scarlett is shocked to learn that in order to achieve her coveted partnership, one devious partner expects more than she is willing to surrender. Soon she is marked for murder.

Her denial not only threatens to derail her hard-won career, but it also endangers her life and the lives of those close to her. Johnny, a handsome Beverly Hills restaurant owner she's known all her life, offers his protection, but one fateful evening, their platonic friendship ignites.

When Scarlett's world erupts and she discovers there is no way back to the life she once had, her other single friends help her through the turmoil. Can Scarlett mend her life, or has she made an irrevocable mistake in business, and in love? Find out in this romantic suspense saga.

Beauty Mark is the second book in the "Love, California" series of linked, standalone novels.

An Ideal Audiobooks media production.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ideal Audiobooks
• Release date: Oct 15, 2017
• ISBN: 9781942907459

Jan Moran

Jan Moran is a USA Today bestselling author of 20th-century historical and contemporary novels, including The Chocolatier, Hepburn's Necklace, the Summer Beach and Coral Cottage series, The Winemakers, Scent of Triumph, and the Love California series. Her historical novels have been translated into German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Bulgarian, and Lithuanian, among other languages, and have also been published in audiobook and large print editions. Jan has been featured in international media, including CNN, Allure, Elle, Vogue, InStyle, Costco, and Women's Wear Daily. Visit her at JanMoran.com.

Reviews for Beauty Mark

[bettytaylor56 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I have read most of the Love, California series. I realized there were two I had not yet read. I enjoyed this book as much as I did the others.Scarlett Sandoval is a top intellectual property attorney. She has made her work her life, missing out on family, friends, and men. She is driven to make partner in her firm. But when her boss makes a pass at her that she rejects, her career comes crashing down. The next thing she knows, someone is trying to kill her. Fortunately, her childhood friend Johnny Silva comes to her rescue. Scarlett begins to piece together events which lead to a dramatic conclusion.While Scarlett is attracted to Johnny, she is afraid of spoiling the friendship they have. I loved the tantalizing dance between them – will they or won’t they? Of course, they will but Moran did not rush it and instead teased us with a slow igniting romance that develops between Scarlett and Johnny.I love how Jan Moran interweaves the lives of the other women in the series into each book while one of the friends is the primary focus for each book.I read an older version of the book so hopefully a confusing mistake has been corrected in the newer printings. Chapters 8 & 9 are flipped in my copy. I was able to pretty quickly realize what happened.I always enjoy Jan Moran’s books. They are a bit of escapism for me. While immersed in these Love, California books, I get a taste of the “jet set.” I know her books will provide a great (and clean romance) with a “happily ever after” ending.