YOU'RE WALKING ALONE by the sea. Music. A house upahead, set back from the beach People laughing, swimming, dancing, having fun. A man. He calls out yourname. You run toward his open arms, desperate to beembraced by them. But no matter how fast you run, he'salways the same distance away. You awaken, out ofbreath and wet--everywhere.

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A lawyer, a nurse, an Avon Lady and a modeling agent: Four women on a quest to get a life.They will risk years of debt--and even jail--to bring some excitement into their humdrum routines.The plan:To spend one week in Monte Carlo, frolicking in the playground of the rich and famous posing as four of the world's wealthiest women.

It was harebrained to even think about it, but with the clever use of their credit cards, a few forged documents, rented designer gowns, and borrowed jewelry, they're armed for the adventure of a lifetime--and may even find Mr. Right.

There's just one problem.They've pulled off their scheme so perfectly that they've attracted the interest of four charming, elegant,well-dressed men--who have a very similar plan in mind...

PROLOGUE

PRELUDE: "THE TANGO"

  ACT ONE: MAKING THE PLAN

CHAPTER I

  "The Support Group".

CHAPTER 2

  "The Four Women".

CHAPTER 3

  "The Smell of Money".

CHAPTER 4

  "Group Therapy".

CHAPTER 5

  "The Four Men".

CHAPTER 6

  "Sailing into the Wind".

CHAPTER 7

  "The Quest".

CHAPTER 8

  "Double Jeopardy" .

CHAPTER 9

  "The Acid Test" .

CHAPTER 10

  "Blitzkrieg".

CHAPTER II

  "Getting to Know You" .

  ACT TWO: PLAYING THE GAME

CHAPTER12

  "Deeper in Debt" .

CHAPTER 13

  "Four Hearts out on a Limb" .

CHAPTER 14

  "To Catch a Thief'.

CHAPTER 15

  "Delay" .

CHAPTER 16

  "Reflections--The Men".

CHAPTER 17

"The Story of'O' ".

CHAPTER 18

"The Four Queens" .

CHAPTER 19

"Reflecfions--The Women'.

  ACT THREE: SHEDDING THE MASKS

CHAPTER 20

"The Spider and the Fly".

CHAPTER 21

"Benny the Horse" .

CHAPTER 22

"The Koyals and Their Consorts".

CHAPTER 23

"Revelations".

CHAPTER 24

"The Love Song Duets".

CHAPTER 25

"The Death of Benito Cavallo" .

CHAPTER 26

"The IOUs".

  ACT FOUR: COPING WITH THE RESULTS

CHAPTER 27

"Who Will Pay the Piper?".

CHAPTER 28

"Conduct Unbecoming".

CHAPTER 29

  "Prisoners of Hope" .

CHAPTER 30

  "Going for Broke".

CHAPTER 3 I

  "Stayin' Alive".

CHAPTER 32

  "C'est la Vie" .

CHAPTER 33

  "One Year Later" .

CHAPTER 34

  "Just Deserts"