"Three hot and funny stories from new author."

Ms. McCarthy gifts us with three tantalizing, rib-tickling, tender love stories in this terrific anthology. Who would have thought a computer could bring such bliss? Don't miss this collection - it's terrific!

Hard Drive: Different-girlfriend-every-week Mack Stone walks into Kindra Hill's office as she's reading a dirty e-mail from her cyber-sex partner. Mack has been intrigued with Kindra for over a year and this is just the event he needs to formulate a plan to get to know her better. Kindra, the proverbial wallflower, is tired of hiding behind plain suits and snuggling up to the blue light on her computer each night. Oh, what she wouldn't give for just one night with Mack. It's fate when he asks her to give him 12 hours to convince her that live, in- person sex is better than talking online. Let the games begin.

This is a tantalizing, fast moving, enjoyable read, sure to please everyone with a romantic heart.

Press Any Key: Jared Kincaid and Candy Appleton have three weeks to put together an ad campaign for Chunk o' Chocolate and they seem to be getting nowhere. Candy scares the heck out of Jared. She's beautiful and his attraction to her is strong. But every embarrassing and detrimental incident in his life can be traced to a woman and his inability to control himself around her. Their boss signs them up for online couple counseling; a three-hour session to help them feel more comfortable around each other. Candy has been attracted to Jared for quite a while and thinks this is a wonderful idea. Jared thinks it's a stupid idea cooked up by a boss who has temporarily lost his mind due to the onset of male-pattern baldness. After they begin, Candy and Jared realize three hours will not be nearly enough time.

This novella is rib-tickling, delightfully sensual and lots of fun.

User Friendly: Running a successful catering business is hard enough work when Halley Connors finds out someone has hacked into her web-site and made it x-rated. Who would do such a terrible thing? Is this some kind of joke? The first thing Halley must do is get the site fixed before she loses valuable customers. After that, revenge will be sweet. Evan Barrett, computer guru and Halley's dearest friend, will do anything for her, since he's been secretly in love with her for years. Halley has been avoiding Evan recently because her attraction to him is so powerful, she's afraid it could ruin their friendship. But the time spent planning their revenge turns into red, hot passion. Their friendship evolves into something even more special. Now they're friends AND lovers.

This tender love story will touch your heart.

Reviewed by Suzanne Tucker
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted August 19, 2003