Lucy
Monroe is over the moon about being home and the digital
re-release of THE REAL
DEAL. To celebrate, she's giving away a first-run
original tradesize paperback print copy as well as a prize
pack of goodies she collected before moving home after
her 7 month stint of living in Southern California. There's
a Universal Studios shopping tote & luggage tag, Hollywood
"Walk of the Stars" coasters, a quote mug, tea by her
favorite organic purveyor, a chocolate truffle candle, and a
bag of original Skittles, because sometimes where you've
been is where you need to be.
Like a classic Spencer Tracy-Katharine
Hepburn/Doris Day- Rock Hudson movie-but with plenty of
steamy heat-Lucy Monroe's debut novel introduces a pair of
delightfully sparring opposites whose undeniable attraction
is about to take them beyond the edge of reason...and right
into the throes of delicious passion...
The most important thing in Amanda's life is negotiating a
successful merger between her company and Brant Computers, a
family-held competitor. It should be a done deal: Company
president Eric Brant is on board with the idea. But when
Amanda arrives in Eric's office, it is his cousin Simon
Brant who greets her-and Simon is anything but agreeable.
He's not about to give up control of the family company or
lay off loyal workers. Squaring off against the sexy,
brilliant, sexy, obstinate, sexy, eccentric, not to mention
sexy Simon is completely frustrating-and a total turn-on.
And when he walks out on her presentation, sidetracked by
another one of his brilliant ideas, Amanda is shocked...and
intrigued...no, furious!...and...and...and so attracted she
can barely enter data into her Palm Pilot...
Simon has never met a woman as passionate and driven as
Amanda, or as devastatingly attractive. He can't decide if
he wants to put her on the next plane home-in the cargo
hold-or kidnap her and spend a long weekend showing her
exactly the kind of negotiating he likes best. Come to think
of it, if the lady wants war, maybe they should engage in
full-on battle...in the bedroom...and see who will be the
victor. But when intimacy leads to an explosive passion, it
might be time to think of a different, more permanent kind
of merger...one that's less about business and all about
pleasure...