"Steamy romance"

If it were anyone but his sister-in-law, John Patrick Mooney, CEO of the Dallas area based J.P. Mooney Investigative, Ltd. would have laughed it off. The suggestive email to the staff of Luxurious Bedding, Inc. seems inane to make inquiries, but Wilhelmina is a relative. With her company about to launch a major new line having everyone off kilter is bad timing. John sends his beloved like a daughter investigative researcher April Stevens undercover to learn if the innuendo-laden missives are hiding industrial espionage.

April works as an assistant to marketing guru Rex Holt. She quickly finds that she wants to go under the covers with Rex, but believes that is only a temporary state since her hyper state of being drives men away. However, Rex feels the same way except he plans on permanency so he launches a marketing campaign to succeed on the most important endeavor of his life.

Though the investigation subplot sits in the last row of the bleachers, Jeanie London provides a captivating romantic suspense. The tempo of the story line is set the moment April meets Rex. Both protagonists are a delight and belong together BETWEEN THE SHEETS as well as outside the boudoir. The "villain" is a cute surprising twist that has this book worming it way into the heart of the audience.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted June 8, 2003

Field-testing sexy sheets . . . a fiery and fun undercover assignment!

Summary

National Readers' Choice Award Winner!

The only action April Stevens has been seeing between the sheets lately is sleep. Not her preference, but since her inability to relax has proven almost fatal to too many past lovers, she's given up sex. Fine. Except that her latest assignment has her going undercover with marketing hottie, er, genius Rex Holt...field-testing risquéé sheet sets! As if that's going to keep her mind off sex...especially when Rex is tempting enough to make her reconsider that little vow of celibacy.

Between the sexy bed linens and his even sexier assistant April, Rex's job has gotten interesting. He has sex on the brain. Conducting personal trial runs on the sheets with April should clear his...mind. Instead, Rex finds himself craving even more of her—he just has to convince her that what they have is more than a bit of fun and relaxation. Good thing he can sell anything...including himself.