A Girl's Best Friend

A great series by a fine author! This book was a gift, and I had serious reservations about reading it (I wasn't planning to read it!). It sounded like chick fluff, but I read it anyway. IT WAS FABULOUS!!! Ms. Billerbeck has a way of pulling you into the story...you just have to read what the characters say and do next! After I finished this book, I bought four others (two from the Spa Girls series and an Ashley Shockingdale novel). Keep 'em coming, Kristin!!!!

A Girl's Best Friend was everything I thought it would be. In fact, I liked it even more than She's All That, probably because Morgan is a fellow blonde. The author did an amazing job making me feel a part of Morgan's life, and helping me empathize with her despite the fact that she's lived a life of privilege. There were some very touching scenes as well as some eye-openers for Morgan. Poor girl really was protected from the "real world" to the point that it was almost harmful for her to function in society without that protection of the almighty dollar. I love how she "found" herself and discovered that she didn't have to repeat history and become what her parents were. I loved how her dad stayed a jerk because in reality many people have parents whose love is conditional and that's a very sad thing. I loved it that Morgan became stronger, and in the end she knew what she wanted, and it wasn't riches. Her heart didn't have to be as hard as a diamond because she could chose to love and give of herself to show that love. Truly a remarkable and very believable transformation, thanks to the loving input and truth-speaking of her Spa Girl friends, who tell it like it is. I am anticipating a bang-up story of Poppy's self-discovery and something tells me that story will top them all. It's how Billerbeck does things. She builds your relationship and love for the characters, and makes each new story that much better. Just when you think you've discovered your favorite chick lit story, she hits you with an even better one. Amazing! Oh, and her attraction to the man with the six pack abs and the anticipation of his kisses made me smile. Morgan had private thoughts about the man's abs like I think about fine chocolate. Now that's a great story!

"...the beauty is in the flaws." The First Lady of Christian Chick-Lit has done it again. The second book in this Collection, is about Spa Girl, Morgan Malliard. Morgan is the socialite of San Fransisco. Her life consists of expensive shoes and purses and showing off her Daddy's diamond collection to boost sales at his store. Morgan opens the book finding herself in a scandal that she unknowingly started in She's All That . As a result she lands herself in the newspapers, yet again. All Morgan wants is to be rescued by her knight in shining armor, and yet seems to attract just the opposite. Like always a quick trip to the spa with the girls will solve all her problems. Little does she know that by the time she leaves the spa her world will be turned upside down. Morgan, returns to San Fransisco and must pause to find out WHO she really is and WHAT she is really made of. Is her life really as perfect as she has always been led to believe? Is there more to life than expensive things? Has anything she done in her life mattered to this point? Who's will does she need to follow- her Daddy's or Gods? The answers to these questions are life changing for Morgan. Billerbeck is first rate in reflecting the main character's view point. It was interesting to see how Morgan viewed the personalities and the relationships of the Spa Girls. It was quite the turn from Lillie's perspective in She's All That. There were also a couple of turns in this book I just didn't see coming. It is always fun to read a book that keeps you guessing. Billerbeck does a great job of showing that all the riches in the world don't buy you happiness. Life is not always going to be perfect as determined by the world, yet it will only be perfect as determined by God. Courtesy of Lone Star Latte-n-Libre

"A Girl's Best Friend" is a little bit darker than any of the Ashley Stockingdale books or "She's All That", but it completely worked with the story. One or two things I didn't agree with (these girls share everything and Lily hides something big from them), but otherwise it was fabulous. Kristin is a master at raising issues that every single Christian girl has faced without being overly preachy. Can't wait for the third installment!!

Book two of the Spa Girls Collection features Morgan Malliard, the rich jewelry heiress who, at age 29, still lives with her cold, controlling father. She has just found out, along with the rest of San Francisco, that Andy, the man she eloped with, was already married. After getting a quick annulment, she decides that all her embarrassing failures with men are due to the fact that she's never lived in "the real world." Thus begins Morgan's foray into independence, which proves more trying than she thought when she discovers that job-hunting can be humiliating, cheap shoes hurt, and it's always best to take the good car when going on long trips. Eventually, Morgan learns that there's more to life than money and that the price she's been paying for luxury is way too high. Find out how this society girl/heiress learns how to stand on her own two feet. The quirkiness of the characters and the surprising plot twists and turns will keep you reading this fun chick lit about three admittedly "desperate" best friends who are learning to deal with their various "issues" God's way. - Melanie Dickerson, Christian Book Previews.com