|
 
She was unmarried, untouched and almost thirty, but novelist Amanda
Briars wasn't about to greet her next birthday without making
love to a man. When he appeared at her door, she believed he was
her gift to herself, hired for one night of passion. Unforgettably
handsome, irresistibly virile, he tempted her in ways she never
thought possible...but something stopped him from completely fulfilling
her dream.
Jack Devlin's determination to possess Amanda became greater when
she discovered his true identity. But gently-bred Amanda craved
respectability more than she admitted, while Jack, the cast-off
son of a nobleman and London's most notorious businessman, refused
to live by society's rules. Yet when fate conspired for them to
marry, their worlds collided with a passionate force neither had
expected...but both soon craved.
From Publishers Weekly
In this feisty and frolicsome historical, Kleypas
(Where Dreams Begin, etc.) proves that turning 30 can signal
the beginning of an exciting new decade, even for a 19th-century
spinster. Free-thinking Amanda Briars, who writes scandalous
tales of romance and intrigue, has resigned herself to a life
of solitude, but she feels that her lack of a husband shouldn't
preclude her from being intimate with a man just once. On the
night of her clandestine meeting with a male prostitute, however,
handsome and unscrupulous publishing tycoon Jack Devlin appears
at her door instead. Mistaking Jack for the man that she sent
for, Amanda shares an amorous moment with him before she recovers
her senses and pushes him out the door. One week later, Amanda
encounters her nighttime visitor at a London soiree and is mortified
to learn that he is her new publisher. A series of delightful
exchanges follows as the two attempt to reconcile their need
for independence and their growing passion for each other. Although
both Amanda and Jack are fully developed characters, it is Jack,
the half-Irish bastard son of a lord, who truly shines as he
struggles to overcome his dark past. Brisk pacing, witty repartee
and memorable protagonists will ensure that Kleypas's newest
is well received. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information,
Inc.
Order
from Amazon
Lisa Kleypas, Avon Books, 6/2001 Back
|
