I'm Jaz Parks. My boss is Vayl, born in Romania in 1744. Died there too, at the hand of his vampire wife, Liliana. But that's ancient history. For the moment Vayl works for the C.I.A. doing what he does best — assassination. And I help. You could say I'm an Assistant Assassin. But then I'd have to kick your ass.
Our current assignment seemed easy. Get close to a Miami plastic surgeon named Assan, a charmer with ties to terrorism that run deeper...

"Dr. Botox" to the bored rich women of Chicago, plastic surgeon Max Jordan is shocked by his son Joshua's decision to focus his medical degree and talent on Haitian orphans. Embittered by Joshua's sudden death, Max searches for resolution in the place his son called home-an orphanage outside of Port au Prince. The selflessness of Joshua's coworkers stuns Max. He is particularly taken with American volunteer Valerie Austin, whose dream of a tropical...

"Oscar-winning actress Ardith Law is a Hollywood icon. Radiant at sixty-two, she is the epitome of glamour and a highly respected artist. But her success has come at a price: She has a strained relationship with her daughter, Morgan, who at thirty-eight still blames Ardith for putting her career before being a mother. Morgan is a successful plastic surgeon in New York City--and the distance from Ardith's Bel Air mansion is not lost on either of them....

Alison's new stepfather, the charismatic plastic surgeon Peter Dunn, is certain he can turn Alison into a vision of loveliness. Reluctantly, Alison agrees to undergo the first procedure, and her transformation begins. But soon Alison discovers a picture of Peter's first wife. To Alison's horror, she notices a resemblance between the image in the photo and the work her stepfather is doing on her.--From publisher description.

Vera vyshla zamuzh po li︠u︡bvi i stala eshche krasivee blagodari︠a︡ muzhu -- preuspevai︠u︡shchemu plasticheskomu khirurgu Rossu Ransomu. Kazalosʹ by, ee zhiznʹ pokhozha na skazku. No skazki byvai︠u︡t strashnymi... Cherez neskolʹko let posle svadʹby Vera s napri︠a︡zheniem budet prislushivatʹsi︠a︡: ne shurshat li po gravii︠u︡ shiny, ne vozvrashchaetsi︠a︡ li ee muzh domoĭ ranʹshe vremeni? Otchego ona tak boitsi︠a︡...