"Delightful dialog, sexy hero, touching love story."

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 Pleasures. After a tragic death, Claire learns that her most ardent fan has made her legal guardian of her young daughter, Anabel. Claire doesn't know the first thing about raising a toddler, even though a family is the one thing she's always wanted.

Enter Ramsey Sage, Anabel's tall, dark, longhaired, motorcycle-riding uncle, who wants Anabel to be brought up by a relative - him. Claire can't give Anabel up to a tattooed, jobless man she knows nothing about. Ramsey doesn't want an ugly custody battle, so he has to convince Claire he's capable of raising Anabel. He wants regular visitation and, if all goes well, hopes Claire will voluntarily relinquish custody. He needs to know he still has a few decent bones in his body.

Soon passions awake between Ramsey and Claire - breathless, aching, ferocious, insistent, sweaty, wanton - need I go on? And more than a few surprises await them both.

This book was a joy to read. It's packed with delightful dialog, a heart-stopping hero, a hilarious heroine and a tender love story. Yum!

Reviewed by Suzanne Tucker
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted December 26, 2003

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?