"three fun contemporary New York romances"

"Just Whistle" by Vicki Lewis Thompson. Arriving from Arizona carrying a suitcase filled with 27 cans of tuna to stave off starvation, Hannah dreams of working in the New York publishing industry. Cabby Mario takes Hannah from the airport to the Pearson Hotel. His instincts as a former cop tell Mario that she is perfect for investment financier Zach so he introduces them to each other.

"Driven to Distraction" by Julie Elizabeth Leto. Every time his beeper goes off regardless of what he is doing including making love to Rachel, Roman takes off. Rachel complains to Mario the taxi driver about her beep of a relationship. Mario plans to help Rachael with Roman, not realizing that every beep he answers involves national security.

"Taken for a Ride" by Kate Hoffman. Sabina is not paying attention to where she is walking so she crashes into hunk Alec; her ice latte spills all over the place. They seem perfect for one another until they realize he wants something from her grandmother that will destroy their relationship unless their cabby Mario intercedes.

The Mario scenario make for three fun contemporary New York romances that have a sort of whimsical feel too the cabby's matchmaking.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted July 18, 2006

Summary

Convincing these women he's found their matches is hardly a smooth ride for cabbie Mario Capelli....

Just Whistle by Vicki Lewis Thompson
There's no way jaded Zachary Evans will help new grad Hannah Robertson land a swishy publishing gig. What's the point? She can't even hail a cab! But Hannah knows what Zach needs to find his inner optimism. It's called S-E-X...in NYC.

Driven to Distraction by Julie Elizabeth Leto
Rachel Marlowe doesn't know a thing about her supersecretive lover Roman Brach. Sure, the sex is great. But why does he jump at every pager beep? Heck, it's enough to have him followed. Hmm. Now there's an idea....

Taken for a Ride by Kate Hoffmann
No sale! Psychic Sabina Amanar is never going to sell her grandmother's East Village storefront, even if it is worth millions. Real-estate developer Alec Harnett predicts Sabina will cave. But first he's got to wine her, dine her...and then fall in love.