"A delightful romance"
Savannah Businesswoman Jade Maguire is irate that some
heartless Manhattan hunk broke the heart of her sister
Jenny when her sibling was trying to make it on stage.
She hopes to one day have the opportunity to teach Ryan
Stoddard a lesson on breaking hearts. The grandmother of New York architect Ryan Stoddard has
met Jade and thinks she is perfect for her grandson. She
decides to matchmake them from a distance, not an easy
feat when he lives in Manhattan and Jade in Savannah. So
grandma "hysterically" calls Ryan insisting that Jade
Maguire stole the painting her father gave to her. She
demands that her grandson retrieve her painting and teach
the thief a lesson. Because he would do anything for his
grandmother, Ryan agrees to handle the situation. He
travels to Savannah to confront Jade. When they meet and
she realizes who he is she is elated because her chance
to "avenge" her sibling has arrived at her doorstep. As
Jade and Ryan hide their real respective missions from the
other, neither expected love to enter the squabble. WICKEDLY HOT is a heated contemporary romance starring two
likable protagonists with different agendas that make for
an amusing read for fans because ironically we know what
neither Ryan nor Jade discern about their opponent. The
fun is watching love form, but trust not come with it as
she feels guilt for falling for a philandering lout and he
feels shame for desiring the felon who stole from his
grandmother the matchmaker. Leslie Kelly turns Savannah
hot with this tale of mistrust and romance. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted August 28, 2004
SummaryNew Yorker Ryan Stoddard can describe Savannah, Georgia,
in two words: wickedly hot. But the dark, mysterious woman
he's gone there to find is even hotter. Though Jade
Maguire turns him on to no end, he can't be distracted
from his mission—to prove the sultry siren is a
conniving thief! But as he charms her into letting down
her guard, he never dreams the wicked game he's playing is
about to backfire....
Jade is surprised—and secretly thrilled—when
Ryan Stoddard finds her. His blatant come-on provides a
perfect opening for her revenge. As Ryan's payback for
breaking her sister's heart, Jade plans to tempt him,
tease him...and seduce him out of his clothes, leaving him
high and dry. Only, as she gets to know oh-so-sexy Ryan
better, she soon fears she'll be the one left desperate
for more....
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