Spotlight on Romance — Marcia Miller

When gray-eyed Nan Ross reported for her first day of work at the plush Beverly Hills office of Allied Artist Corporation, the last thing she expected to receive was a warning against her new boss. But Rhoda Meade, her co-worker at the prestigious public relations agency whose clients were all show-business, literary, or even political luminaries, made a special point of briefing Nan on the jealous nature of Helene Knight. She claimed that Helene, a beauty herself, resented other attractive women, especially those who showed promise in the work for the firm.

Meeting Helene for the first time, Nan formed a judgment very different from Rhoda's. She found the elegant blonde gracious and considerate, helpful with her work and admiring of Nan's even features and tawny hair. And when Helene explained confidently that Rhoda, whose work she praised, had been badly disappointed when Helene had been promoted instead of herself. Nan understood the motives behind Rhoda's disparagement of their boss.

Nan's innate flair for public relations work quickly became evident and did not go unnoticed by Helene, who expressed her delight--or by dark-haired novelist Judd Carter, who began to drop in frequently at the blue-carpeted office. Excited by Judd's attentions, Nan had little time to enjoy his company, for suddenly--and with unnerving, inexplicable frequency--she was making disastrous mistakes in her work.