Bethany Maines

A World of Books

World Book Night 04.23.12
World Book Night is an annual celebration designed to spread a love of reading and books. Through donations from publishers, printers and authors the World Book Night Organization gave each book giver 20 books to hand out to the public. Bethany matched her 20 copies of Michael Connelly's Blood Work with 20 copies of Compact With the Devil and donated all the books to Cedarcrest Junior High students in Spanaway, WA.

Daily Dish of Compact

SHEKNOWS.COM 08.03.11
Crystal Lee Patriarche, the She Knows Book Club Director, and founder of Book Sparks PR, picks fun summer reads on the Daily Dish at SheKnowsTV, and Compact with the Devil is her choice for a Fashion & Beauty read!

Compact in St. Louis

GREAT DAY ST. LOUIS 5.17.11
Catch Susan McBride, as she talks about her book picks for May and Memorial Day weekend - and guess which book is her second pick? That's right... Compact with the Devil!!

Compact with the Devil
Launch Party

Thanks to King's Books for hosting a second Carrie Mae shindig! And thanks to everyone who attended. Check out the gorgeous photos from Patrick Snapp !

Compact With the Devil Launch Party!

Reviews for Compact with the Devil

BOOK LOVE BLOG 04.26.11
by Stephanie Gutenberger
Compact with the Devil is book two in a new series about Nikki, a girl who thought she was trying a new career to get her mom off her back. But Carrie Mae is so much more than selling makeup; it's a super secret agency of female international spies. In book one, Bulletproof Mascara, Nikki was just getting her heels wet in the business. Now in Compact with the Devil she is seasoned and ready for anything, um, or almost anything. Hopping from country to country in Europe to protect Kit Masters, international rock star, while recovering from an unexpected break up with Z'ev, her hunky CIA boyfriend, was not what Nikki had in mind. And she missed Christmas. And lost her luggage.

I loved this book. I mean, come on! International spies covering as your local Carrie Mae distributors? Genius and original. Nikki is Stephanie Plum crossed with Charlie's Angels. She is not afraid to bust in, kick your butt, and then help you find the right shade of blush. A combination of humor, suspense, romance, and intrigue make Compact with the Devil a perfect summer read. Light but certainly not fluffy, it's what you need when you want to relax and be entertained.

Conclusion:
This series is my new favorite mystery/chick lit since Janet Evonovich's Stephanie Plum. I cannot wait for more. I highly recommend both Bulletproof Mascara and Compact with the Devil, although you do not need to read them in order to appreciate these books!

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 04.26.11
Maines's second thriller romp to feature sexy spy Nikki Lanier falls short of the standard set by its popular predecessor, Bulletproof Mascara. Having just bungled the rescue of the wife of an abusive Colombian drug lord, the Carrie Mae Foundation operative from the L.A. branch aims to do better on her next job—protecting Brit rock sensation Christopher "Kit" Masters on his Hotel Hell tour through Europe. Kit, the son of Carrie Mae agent Camille Masters, has become the target of terrorist Antonio Mergado Cano, a former Basque separatist who recently escaped from prison. Years earlier in Spain, Cano killed Camille's husband and Kit's Irish father, Declan O'Dierdan, who was chasing Cano. A near lethal breakdown of stage apparatus, a near fatal bus accident, and Cano's relentless pursuit keep the action rolling, though the pacing suffers whenever Nikki moons about her missing CIA boyfriend, Z'ev Coralles.