As an administrative agent at the Goddard Project (TGP), a covert intelligence agency, Beth Whitney is used to working with agents and their dedication to the job. Her father was also an agent and his absence from many important events while she was growing up made Beth realized it's not something she wants for her own relationship. Beth was also left at the altar by her agent fiance three years ago, further solidifying her decision to never date an agent.

Still, that doesn't stop her from fantasizing about Ethan Crane, one of the Goddard Project agents who has the body of a Greek god and the charm and demeanor to match. Beth has had a crush on Ethan since her first day at the agency, but she knows enough to stay away from the playboy type and, besides, he's an agent. But when her father hires her ex-fiance as a TGP agent, Beth begins to notice Ethan noticing her more than ever before. Could he be jealous or is her mind playing tricks on her?

When a case forces Beth and Ethan to work together and pretend to be dating, the forced intimacy causes them both to have to acknowledge the feelings between them. Ethan admits that he finds Beth attractive, but that he is not looking for a relationship. Beth admits that she's always wanted Ethan, but that she's not willing to have her heart broken for a night's passion. Will these two be able to put their differences aside and make their relationship work?

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED does a good job of attempting to deliver what its title promises, but doesn't quite pull it off without a hitch. Beth is presented as a strong and decisive female character who knows what she wants. She's had her heart broken before and is willing to put her complete happiness aside to ensure that it doesn't happen again. But when she's in Ethan's arms she begins to forget the promises she'd made herself and start to dream of a future as an agent's wife. Ethan, likewise, knows his own mind and what he wants. He is known as "the Stud" and lives up to the title. He likes to date, but has no plans to settle down in the near future. Being around Beth makes him question the life decisions he's made and wonder if there might be more out there than meaningless sex without emotion.

The case that draws these two together is also what gives this story its only flaw. I feel that too much emphasis was placed on the espionage storyline and not enough on developing the relationship between the hero and heroine in a way that the reader could relate to. Still, Monroe does deliver steamy, passionate interactions between these two that had me rooting from page to page for them to get together. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED doesn't necessarily deliver all that its title promises, but it comes close enough to definitely make it worth reading.