"A delightful romp"

Jane Stanford is tired of being a victim of sexual harassment. On her last job, she reacted to co-worker Phil Johnson's clumsy, disconcerting sexual advances by blackening his eye, but she was found at fault and fired. So this time when she starts her new job, she fakes a marriage so no male will unprofessionally bother her.

However, Jane wants to reconsider her sham husband upon meeting her new boss, sexy Spencer Tate. She wants him in her bed and he feels the same way about her. However, Spence knows what happened to Jane on her last job and besides refuses to hit on a married woman even if cold showers fail to cool his ardor.

Though why Phil apparently was not disciplined for sexual harassing Jane seems strange in light of both having to explain his black eye, fans will enjoy this romance. The story line is intelligently developed in such a manner that the reader feels the sexual tension of the lead couple as much as the wariness to go forth and do wonderful things together. Nancy Warren is at the top of her game with this delightful tale of the boardroom vs. the bedroom.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted August 30, 2003

2004 RITA for Best Short Contemporary Romance Finalist

Summary

All work and no play?
After being fired from her last job because a creepy co-worker hit on her and she hit back, Jane Stanford has decided enough is enough. To keep men at bay, she dons a fake wedding band in the hopes of being judged on her brains and not her beauty. Then Jane meets her new boss and she's not sure her foolproof plan was so smart after all. Spencer Tate's a hot one, and suddenly she's more than ready to shed the wedding ring...and her clothes!

Spencer's not surprised to hear what happened to Jane at her last job. She's a gorgeous woman, and he's more than a little tempted himself. Fortunately, that wedding ring she wears reminds him every day--and night--that she's off-limits. But when he learns the truth about Jane's marriage, Spencer decides it's time to bring some pleasure to their working relationship.