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"Fine contemporary romance"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted December 20, 2003

In Nashville Claire Willoughby hosts the extremely successful TV lifestyles and cooking show Simple Pleasures though she does not live like the persona she portrays. In actuality her silent partner, "assistant" Olive Tully is the creative force behind the show. Olive cannot deal with groups or having her name Read more...

"Delightful dialog, sexy hero, touching love story."
Reviewed by Suzanne Tucker
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted December 26, 2003

Claire Willoughby was raised as a ward of the state of Tennessee and booted out of a government-sponsored home at the age of 18 to make her way in the world. She's made an impressive statement by becoming the world's foremost lifestyle expert on a national television show called Simple Read more...

Summary

Three things about men: They think dinner comes in a box . . . Claire Willoughby, nationally famous lifestyle diva, knows what it takes to cook luscious meals from scratch, stencil a wall border from a grocery bag, and create beautiful holiday ornaments from common household items. But then her Number One Fan leaves her custody of a small, rambunctious toddler, and suddenly the style goes right out of her life. They never ask for directions . . . And it gets worse. Enter, on a Harley, wearing ragged jeans,a diamond stud earring and a black eye, hell-raiser Ramsey Sage . . . the child's uncle. And though Ramsey claims he wants custody of the little tyke, Claire is plenty certain he doesn't know his way around a nursery. . . . They never admit they're wrong. But she quickly learns he sure knows his way around a woman -- those tempting kisses and scorching gazes turn up the heat hotter than Claire's test kitchen on a summer's day. He seems all wrong for her, but he feels so right. How can it be that Ramsey, despite all his faults, might just be perfect for her?