"Fun duet of contemporary tales."

In NAUGHTY AND NICE, Wolfgang "Wolf" Linder has been asked by his identical cousin to check out one of his old girlfriends. When Wolf sees Brooke Masters at the gym, he decides to report back to his cousin that she's not worth the effort -- because he wants to pursue her himself.

When Brooke first notices Wolf lifting weights at the gym, she thinks that her old flame has come all the way from Chicago to Ft. Lauderdale to see her. But he hasn't responded to her e-mails in the last few weeks, so why would he be here now? When Wolf confronts her and asks her out, she realizes that he must just look like her old flame, and Wolf doesn't tell her otherwise. Things really get out of hand when both Wolf and his cousin are at Wolf's sister's wedding, and Wolf has to tell Brooke the truth. Will she still want him?

This was a nice, short read. It seemed that there wasn't enough time for the relationship to develop; Brooke and Wolf could have benefited from a longer story.

In MATA HALI, Andrea "Andi" DiGeorge is leaving work one day when the company decides to do a surprise search of employees. The company has been having problems lately with information being stolen and mysterious mishaps in the plant. When it's Andi's turn, they find Top Secret documents in her purse. She claimed that she was set up, so they bargain with her to be a spy on some other employees who are on their "suspicious" list. On the top of that list is Brian Newman, an engineer whose designs were stolen. It didn't hurt that he was the most gorgeous man that Andi ever saw. A few days after being handed her "assignment", she goes to a company party and is immediately pursued by Brian. Things happen very fast between them, and she wakes up the next morning in a strange bed, with Brian not remembering her name. Andi vows never to speak to him again, but is forced to do so because of her assignment. As she gets to know him, her feelings grow, and she doesn't think he could be the one behind the thefts. But are her feelings deceiving her? And if Brian is innocent, who is the culprit?

This was a very exciting, fast-paced tale, with a few laughs thrown in. The relationship developed nicely, considering the short length of the book. I really enjoyed this read!

Sexual Content: NC-17.

Reviewed by Maryellen Kunkel
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted March 5, 2003

Summary

MATA HALI
When someone hides Top Secret government documents in Andi DiGeorge's purse, she's in MAJOR trouble. Given the choice to spy on the other top suspect, engineer Brian Newman, or be imprisoned for life, the decision isn't hard...until she falls head over heels for the handsome engineer.

NAUGHTY & NICE
Lingerie Shop owner Brooke Masters looks up her old boyfriend Logan Brandt via email. Not sure he wants to renew a relationship with Brooke, Logan asks his identical cousin Wolf Linder to check her out for him. Wolf falls in love with Brooke and decides to date her himself, telling Logan that Brooke isn't worth looking up and not telling Brooke that he has any connection to Logan. Everything is fine until Logan figures out what Wolf is up to and switches places with Wolf at a family wedding (unbeknownst to Wolf). Will anyone survive the explosion when Brooke finds out she's been deceived?

Rating: Very Spicy - Very Sexually Explicit - NOT suitable for children or teenagers