"Will the bad boy change his way?"

Psychologist Sara Davenport is grateful to her publicist and one of her best friends for helping to make sure her book becomes well known but when Karen books Sara on radio show host and resident bad boy, Nick Davenport, Sara just can't believe it. Nick is just the kind of man that Sara warns her female patients to stay away from.

Nick enjoys what he does and his agent is trying to get him a syndication deal so when Sara Davenport comes on his show, Nick does what he does best. Sara feels like Nick humiliates her and Nick can't believe Sara is such a stodgy buttoned up prude. He bets that she's an entirely different woman underneath all that starch.

Then Sara gets a brilliant idea for her next book. She'll interview Nick and then refute everything he tells her. Sara has an underlying reason for shooting down all 'bad boys' and that's because her mother is the perpetual rug for these kinds of men to the point where she drops everything to spend time with these sleaze-ball men instead of her own daughter.

Nick's parents are professors and his brother is an investment banker so Nick feels as if he has to prove himself to them and getting his show into syndication will do just that! He can't understand why Sara feels as if she has to bust on him and his show. It's just all in fun, isn't it?

Then Nick and Sara spend some time in each other's company. They begin to see beyond their public personas and find that each is an entirely different person. Still they can't let anyone know that they are seeing each other. It would be the end of Sara's career for sure and Nick likes to have fun too much. No settling down for him! Will things change the more they are in each other's company?

The further I read in this book, the more I was pulling for Nick and Sara. I really wanted them to overcome their differences. They just belonged together. Jane Sullivan wrote a truly heart-warming story and one that I thoroughly enjoyed!

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted January 5, 2005

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Summary

Psychologist Sara Davenport wrote the book on bad boys. Literally. When her publicist arranges for her to speak on Nick Chandler's radio show, Sara quickly refuses. But going head-to-head with the famous bad boy would be great for sales. Besides, she can handle Nick, right? If she could only stop wishing he'd handle her!

Sparring with Dr. Davenport has been great, but Nick wants more. Yeah, he came on a bit strong when they first met, but once Sara gets to know him... Of course, seducing the woman who's sworn off bad boys would only prove to his listeners—and the uptight doctor—just how good he can be....