"A delightful romance"

Finance director Jessica Barnes knows her dreams of becoming a vice president has ended with the company take over by a larger corporation. In fact, she expects to become unemployed once the merger is complete. She currently suffers from sneezing fits as her nose goes wild when she is stressed and by the number of sneezes she must be stressed off the scale.

Consultant Adam Taylor is retained to insure a smooth friendly transition though downsizing is expected. Though Jessica and Adam are attracted to one another she treats him with disdain expecting him to ax her job. Soon they challenge each other with a contest of statistical trivia and who can win a foot race that lead to the pair dating though both agree this is the wrong time. That first date turns heated, but Adam stops the action. An irate Jessica bets Adam that he can't seduce her in ten days; he accepts but plans to lose as he wants more from the woman he loves as he dreams of Green Acres with her.

Though some of the squabbles and contests seem odd for two rational professionals to participate against one another, then again love makes for irrational behavior. The story line is fun to follow as the duo competes on every level (especially in the latter half of the tale when the sex scenes heat the sheets). Readers who want total escapism in their romance will enjoy PILLOW TALK, but this is no Hudson-Day squabble though it somewhat modernizes that classic battle.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted February 25, 2004

Summary

PLAYING WITH FIRE...

Jessica Barnes has a one-way ticket to the career of her dreams as a corporate VP when Adam Taylor, the sexy consultant and chief hatchet man, arrives on the scene. Suddenly Jessica's not sure whether her job will get axed if a merger with a rogue company goes through. She wants to ignore the man who's turning her world upside down, but instead he's turning her on....

HAS NEVER BEEN SO HOT!

Adam Taylor never expected to find his dream woman. And he certainly never expected her to be the fireball in the power suit, who's making him want her in as many positions as possible. But when they make a bet to keep their hands to themselves for ten whole days, Adam's not sure he can keep up his side of the bargain! Besides, what's one kiss? Unless it leads to a whole lot more...