"Fantastic followup to The Ways of Grace."

Lacey Wright moves to El Paso, determined after years of moving around that this will be the final stop for her and her 15-year-old daughter. Kicked out of home because of a teenage pregnancy, Lacey's gone from job to job, doing any menial task to support her daughter. Managing Bobby's Place, a sports bar owned by local legend Bobby McIntyre, is a dream come true.

Football star Bobby McIntyre returns to Texas to recover from a concussion and a knee injury. At 35, he knows he's near the end of his career, but he's determined to return to the game and finish out the season. When he finds the prim and proper Lacey managing his bar, he's ready to fire her on the spot. The fact that she insisted on a contract is all that saves her job.

Despite their many differences, Lacey and Bobby find themselves drawn to one another. They discover that, for very different reasons, they each grew up learning not to trust and to hide their real selves from the world. With each other, Lacey and Bobby open up and begin to heal.

Ms. Lee scores again with this fantastic follow-up to The Ways of Grace. She has a gift for creating believable situations and sympathetic characters. I particularly enjoyed the secondary romance in the story between Lacey's daughter and a James Dean-esque young man. It's poignantly sweet and shows the reader what Lacey should have had as a teenager, but missed out on by becoming pregnant. This is a strong character-driven romance that was a pure pleasure to read. I finished it in one sitting!

Reviewed by Paula Myers
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted March 15, 2003

Nights turn hot when a sexy bad boy arrives in town . . . LOOKING FOR LACEY

Summary

IN THE GAME OF SEDUCTION,THIS FOOTBALL LEGEND WILL ACCEPT NOTHING LESS THAN TOTAL SURRENDER.

When prim and proper Lacey Wright decided to start a new life, she never dreamed she'd be managing a sports bar. But she is determined to make it work. The only thing standing in the way is her recklessly charming new boss--a man she finds stubbornly infuriating . . . and completely irresistible.

There isn't a woman in all of Texas who can resist the sensually confident man that embodies bad boy Bobby McIntyre--no one, that is, except the prissy new bar manager who gets his blood pumping. She's not interested in his money orhis fame, and she sees through the macho act he shows the world. But when the tables are turned and it's Lacey who demands total surrender, can Bobby Mac afford the high stakes in a game of true love?