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WINDOW DRESSING by Nikki Rivers

August 12, 2006

Rating ****

Here is another wonderful selection in the NEXT series line of books. WINDOW DRESSING is the story of a woman who finds herself in a bind. Lauren Campbell has lived in the same house since she was married to her husband Roger, but they have been divorced now for 10 years. Her son Gordy has started college, and she is informed that the stipulation of the divorce was that the money originally coming from Roger to support Gordy was now to going to a trust fund, and that the house she's been living in all these years now reverts to him. He has asked her to move out, as he's already hired a Realtor and is putting the house up for sale.

Lauren, always living in a fantasy world, did not anticipate this day. What had she been doing these past 10 years? She had been living as she had before, being a full time housewife and mother. She never once thought of learning a trade so she could support herself. Lauren's excuse: she thought she had four more years. She didn't really plan for her future, content in the way things were, pretending that life had not changed once Roger moved out and hooked up with someone much younger.

Now, Lauren is desperately trying to earn a living. She has no skills, no experience in working in an office. She tries a temp agency, and all she can do is dress up in silly costumes and try to push products at grocery stores and restaurants. But when a temp job lands at her feet where she can decorate Xmas trees at Grant's department store, she gets very excited. Christmas was one of the only happy memories she has of her ex-model mother, the mother who never really was maternal material, and constantly berates Lauren no matter where they are or what she does. It is Lauren's chance to bond once more with her mother.

In the mean time, Gordy is going through a phase and Lauren feels he's drawing away from her, and the once close bond they had is deteriorating. On top of that, Lauren finds herself attracted to the man she has hired to redo her kitchen. It is her best friend's idea to have an affair with this young man, who is only a few years older than her son!

This reviewer can't say nor have enough of these NEXT books. For fans of women's fiction, this series is wonderful! The stories all are well written, with stories that the older romance reader will relate to. In WINDOW DRESSING, Lauren is a forty-something woman who is dealing with a new life without the support of a man, and it's a big change for her. She's a woman with faults, a woman who has made many mistakes. But she is willing to put herself on the line to make those changes in her life, and learn to stand on her own two feet.

WINDOW DRESSING was very enjoyable, and while one may shake their head at Lauren's denial and the way she lived after her divorce, the reader will not dislike her for her need to hide from what is in front of her. She's a character that grows and evolves, and for this the reader will want to root for her, and hope that she does learn to stand on her own two feet. Those around her are surprised at how little life experience she has had outside the home, especially knowing that she's been divorced and a single mother for ten years. But this doesn't get Lauren down. She knows she has no choice but to grab life and do what it takes to learn to make a living, no matter how embarrassing or denigrating it can be at first.

But as the reader will sympathize with her, so do all those that she comes in contact with at her new job at Grants. There is a wealth of characters that the reader will enjoy meeting, especially her co-workers at her new temporary job at Grants, including her new boss Dora, a worldly woman who is a contemporary of her mother's, a young man who could possibly be gay, and a young woman who dresses in Goth clothing. And then there is Jack, a man that Lauren continuously bumps into, a man that Lauren is very curious about and would like to get to know.

The reader will not be disappointed with WINDOW DRESSING. It's a definite feel-good story, and this reader is looking forward to her "NEXT" book. -- courtesy of Loveromancesandmore


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Window Dressing Nikki Rivers 9780373880980 Books Reviews

In terms of the direction of the book I felt the author to some extent mislead readers. I thought Lauren's life would go in one direction only to realize the author had completely different ideas. I enjoyed the book overall but, the romance between Jack and Lauren felt awkward especially after her fling with Quint. It felt like the basis for their relationship didn't fully develop, it was forced. Her relationship with Quint seemed to have a good foundation and I was hoping it would continue on. Her cooking skills are mentioned so often that I personally thought she would have become a chef or worked at a restaurant. The only message and good thing about this book was it shows women not to depend on anyone and to find out what they want to do with their life. This left me wanting a sequel about Moira and Stan. I love her personality she was so vivacious and quirky. I would love to read about their romance and how it happened.
Though they been divorced for a decade, Lauren Campbell had not expected the rat to do what he did. When their son left home to attend college, her spouse sold the house she has resided in all these years without warning her of his intent though their legal divorce papers stipulate that his support ends once the nest is empty.

Lauren realizes she must take care of herself and can no longer rationalize that she is raising someone else while behaving as a PTA poster mom as she must accept responsibility of having no nest. She accepts work selling cheese in the grocer though she feels a bit uncomfortable dressing up like a milkmaid. Though lacking skills after looking within, Lauren decides she must find something fulfilling, but before she can learn to fish she must first eat. Thus Lauren begins the transformation to self sufficiency obtaining a job and perhaps a lover.

This is a poignant yet humorous look at a middle age woman struggling with more than just empty nest syndrome as her former spouse forces her by his actions to see her current lifestyle for what it is empty. Rather than brood, Lauren moves on starting with her cheesy job and soon finds she enjoys life much more participating as herself rather than the image of a nurturing mom with no aspect of her life solely her own. Nikki Rivers provides a deep powerful look beyond the WINDOW DRESSING at self actualizing who is the true essence of a person as all of us wear different roles in varying relationships.

Harriet Klausner
This is an enjoyable read about a middle aged woman who realizes regardless of her age, she still has a lot to learn about her life in general. Lauren Campbell is one woman I would have loved to have as a neighbor and friend. She will amaze you with her outlook on life and her journey for her second happily ever after as she moves into her forties.
Lauren is sending her eighteen year old son off to college and her nasty ex-husband tells her she now must now support herself and sell the house she has lived in during and after their marriage. At first Lauren is lost and adrift because she was at a stay at home mom for years.
She has a support system with her best friend and neighbor Moira, but there are also skeptics such as her ex, her mother and even her son. But the story has its humorous moments as Laurens goes through very strange jobs till she finds the perfect one for her, along with having a sweet romance with a man twenty years younger than herself.
Any women, married or even single with sympathize with Lauren. Her thoughts and view on life are very cute and her worries for her son and her new found friends are admirable.
Harlequin's Next line has a good deal with Nikki Rivers and this story is perfect. I recommend you take this journey with Lauren and see her ups and downs as she goes through the next step in her "new" life.
There are some nice sex scenes that are very tasteful and you will be surprised who and if she ends up with in the end. (and no it is not the nasty ex-husband!)

Katiebabs
WINDOW DRESSING by Nikki Rivers

August 12, 2006

Rating ****

Here is another wonderful selection in the NEXT series line of books. WINDOW DRESSING is the story of a woman who finds herself in a bind. Lauren Campbell has lived in the same house since she was married to her husband Roger, but they have been divorced now for 10 years. Her son Gordy has started college, and she is informed that the stipulation of the divorce was that the money originally coming from Roger to support Gordy was now to going to a trust fund, and that the house she's been living in all these years now reverts to him. He has asked her to move out, as he's already hired a Realtor and is putting the house up for sale.

Lauren, always living in a fantasy world, did not anticipate this day. What had she been doing these past 10 years? She had been living as she had before, being a full time housewife and mother. She never once thought of learning a trade so she could support herself. Lauren's excuse she thought she had four more years. She didn't really plan for her future, content in the way things were, pretending that life had not changed once Roger moved out and hooked up with someone much younger.

Now, Lauren is desperately trying to earn a living. She has no skills, no experience in working in an office. She tries a temp agency, and all she can do is dress up in silly costumes and try to push products at grocery stores and restaurants. But when a temp job lands at her feet where she can decorate Xmas trees at Grant's department store, she gets very excited. Christmas was one of the only happy memories she has of her ex-model mother, the mother who never really was maternal material, and constantly berates Lauren no matter where they are or what she does. It is Lauren's chance to bond once more with her mother.

In the mean time, Gordy is going through a phase and Lauren feels he's drawing away from her, and the once close bond they had is deteriorating. On top of that, Lauren finds herself attracted to the man she has hired to redo her kitchen. It is her best friend's idea to have an affair with this young man, who is only a few years older than her son!

This reviewer can't say nor have enough of these NEXT books. For fans of women's fiction, this series is wonderful! The stories all are well written, with stories that the older romance reader will relate to. In WINDOW DRESSING, Lauren is a forty-something woman who is dealing with a new life without the support of a man, and it's a big change for her. She's a woman with faults, a woman who has made many mistakes. But she is willing to put herself on the line to make those changes in her life, and learn to stand on her own two feet.

WINDOW DRESSING was very enjoyable, and while one may shake their head at Lauren's denial and the way she lived after her divorce, the reader will not dislike her for her need to hide from what is in front of her. She's a character that grows and evolves, and for this the reader will want to root for her, and hope that she does learn to stand on her own two feet. Those around her are surprised at how little life experience she has had outside the home, especially knowing that she's been divorced and a single mother for ten years. But this doesn't get Lauren down. She knows she has no choice but to grab life and do what it takes to learn to make a living, no matter how embarrassing or denigrating it can be at first.

But as the reader will sympathize with her, so do all those that she comes in contact with at her new job at Grants. There is a wealth of characters that the reader will enjoy meeting, especially her co-workers at her new temporary job at Grants, including her new boss Dora, a worldly woman who is a contemporary of her mother's, a young man who could possibly be gay, and a young woman who dresses in Goth clothing. And then there is Jack, a man that Lauren continuously bumps into, a man that Lauren is very curious about and would like to get to know.

The reader will not be disappointed with WINDOW DRESSING. It's a definite feel-good story, and this reader is looking forward to her "NEXT" book. -- courtesy of Loveromancesandmore