![]() ![]() The story traverses on the predictable path from then on. Little did he expect that someone with a name like Bernie would be a woman – and such a hot one at that! Andy knows since the moment he first lays eyes on her that this was going to be a difficult job because he would have a hard time controlling mingling business with pleasure. He requests the help of his friend James, who in turn suggests Bernie. He has searched all expected places and has turned up empty. Andy needs an investigator to find out property his father has hidden. What happens when both these people meet forms the rest of the story. She tries to prove that it is not her good looks alone but her talent that should make men respect her. Bernie Harp – a strong willed woman who wishes, ardently, that men would stop judging her based on her looks (being too beautiful) and instead give her credit for the intelligent work that she does. ![]() ![]() Andy Redfield – Alpha male, refuses to accept, even to himself, that women have an allure that has the power to bring men to their knees. ![]()
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