"Funny, rocky road to sweet romance!"

Jackie Barrett is one organized scientist. She has a list for everything and always checks it twice. Getting dumped by her boyfriend via e-mail was not on her list of things to do before her romantic vacation. Not only was she stuck with a nonrefundable plane ticket, she also finds out her competition for a million-dollar grant will be at the same resort. She has to make sure that Reade Hunter doesn't do anything underhanded to get Farley Phelps to give him the grant.

Reade Hunter is determined to get the grant and find something to fill his mother's time. Since his father's sudden death his mother Lenore will not let him out of her sight. Every time he tries to do anything she feels is dangerous she has a fit of the vapors. Reade will make sure that Jacqueline Barrett doesn't have a chance to use her womanly charms to get Farley to give her the grant.

I really enjoyed this story. The author really did a good job of making me care about the characters. They all had baggage to unload on their road to self-discovery. And I must say that road was a rocky one. I enjoyed the heat between Jackie and Reade but felt the cat and mouse game they played went just a bit too long. Lenore and Farley had their own story going and I found myself wanted to read more about them. I was wishing for a sequel even before the book ended.

If you love to laugh and cry this is the book for you. You might want to read this one at home. That way you will avoid all the funny looks I got while reading this book at work.

Helena L Beasley

Reviewed by Helena Beasley
Posted February 12, 2002

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Summary

When Jackie Barnett's boyfriend dumps her, her boss insists she go to Runaway Bay and squeeze some grant money out of the head of the Phelps Foundation, who just happens to bestaying at her resort. But her archenemy, Reade Hunter, is there too—planning to take the Phelps Grant himself. Jackie vows that this time, he won't succeed and sets out to do whatever it takes to stay between Hunter and Mr. Phelps. Will Jackie lose the grant...or her heart?