Unsticky
(2009)
by Sarra Manning

Pretty Woman - set in aLondon that, more than ever before, sets the haves against the have-nots. Money makes the world go round. At least, that's what Grace Reeves thinks. Stuck in a grind where everyone's ahead apart from her, she's partied out, cynical and in debt to the tune of five figures. If she's dumped by one more rock-band wannabe, squashed by anyone else at the cut-throat magazine where she works, or chased by any more bailiffs, Grace knows she'll fall apart. Welcome to being a twenty-something in twenty-first centuryLondon. So when Vaughn -- older, suave, and above all wealthy, Vaughn -- appears, she can't help but be intrigued. She could handle being a sugar daddy's arm candy, couldn't she? But there's no such thing as a free lunch, and Grace is startled to find herself catapulted into the role of Vaughn's mistress. She's at his beck and call in return for thousands of pounds a month in gifts, clothes -- and cash. She's in out of her depth. Where do you draw the line between acting the trophy girlfriend and selling yourself for money? And more importantly, does it matter?