"Two highly entertaining romantic comedies!"

In WOOING JENNY, Sam Stone has been given an ultimatum: marry Jenny Lavoie or lose his position at the family company and his inheritance. He can't do that. Not only has Jenny been like a sister to him, but also he's engaged to marry Katie. It's obvious that his parents dislike Katie, but he never thought they would go this far. Not only does he have to marry Jenny, but they must stay married at least 3 years, and produce an heir. Unwilling to let the family company fall into shambles, causing many to lose their jobs, Sam agrees -- with conditions. But Jenny will only marry Sam for love, and she's been in love with him for years. When Sam realizes this, he sets out to woo Jenny. But in the end, who's wooing whom?

This was an entertaining story, and it was interesting to see the transition of Sam's character. Many times I caught myself laughing (especially the restaurant scene!), and was delighted with the overall feel of the book.

In SHIPWRECKED, Katie McLaughlin (the jilted fiancée from WOOING JENNY) wanted to get away from Fiji as fast as possible. She just didn't count on going out on a boat in a storm and getting shipwrecked on an uncharted island! It was even worse that her only companion was Scott Vanderhorne, a very wealthy, handsome man. She was never going to look twice at rich men after what Sam Stone did to her, but she had to be civil since he was the only human in miles. They had to work together to survive. Then she found out that he was engaged! Now how were they going to keep fighting the attraction sizzling between them, and live with each other in this paradise for who knows how long?

What a great follow-up story! It was interesting to see how Katie had to put aside her opinions on rich men, and just judge Scott as he is. Her self-doubts of growing up in the city as opposed to the "country club" had to be put aside for them to survive. Add into the mix a beautifully described tropical location complete with waterfall and exotic fruits, along with a monkey named Friday who has a mind of his own, and you have a wonderful, entertaining read!

Reviewed by Maryellen Kunkel
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted February 15, 2003

Summary

WOOING JENNY
Jenny Lavoie's and Sam Stone's parents decree they must marry one another or be disinherited. Jenny has loved Sam for as long as she can remember so that shouldn't be a problem except that Sam is engaged to the outlandish, motorcycle riding Katie and has no interest in marrying Jenny.
Almost. Sam doesn't want to lose the company his grandfather worked so hard to build, so he decides to marry Jenny and conduct a sham of a marriage for the three years it takes to satisfy his parents' ridiculous demands, dump Jenny, and marry Katie. It should be easy enough as Jenny's followed him around since she was sixteen and she's easy on the eyes.
But Sam is flabbergasted when Jenny refuses to marry him now and doesn't care if she's disinherited. He finds himself having to woo her, including whisking her away to a very romantic vacation on Fiji's sunny beaches, which threatens to alienate his real fiance, and threatens his heart he thought he knew so well.

SHIPWRECKED
Katie McLaughlin has had it with rich, spoiled men. She never wants to see that betrayer Sam Stone or another rich man again. Ever! Desperate to get off Fiji and away from Sam and his new fiance, she charters a boat to take her to the island with the nearest airport but winds up shipwrecked on a deserted South Pacific island instead.
To Katie's utter dismay, not only is she shipwrecked without any form of communication device, she's shipwrecked with only the boat's captain, Scott Vanderhorne, whose family is twice, maybe thrice, as rich as Sam's family. She decides the fates hate her when Scott tells her he's engaged.
Katie can barely stand to talk to Scott, and Scott doesn't like to be cast in the role of villain merely because he's rich. But they soon realize that class distinction has no bearing in their private, tropical paradise, and they're forced to rely on one another to survive.