Tainted Love (28 page)

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Mayer, Melody.

Tainted love: a nannies novel / Melody Mayer. — 1st ed.

p. cm.

Summary: Three seventeen-year-old nannies to the rich and famous in Beverly Hills wrestle with moral dilemmas over boyfriends, competition, and telling the truth.

eISBN: 978-0-307-49817-5

[1. Nannies—Fiction. 2. Interpersonal relations—Fiction. 3. Wealth—Fiction. 4. Beverly Hills (Calif.)—Fiction. I. Title. PZ7.M4619Tai 2007 [Fic]—dc22 2006023724

The text of this book is set in 11.25-point Berkeley Oldstyle.

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