Seventeen-year-old Jared Hamilton's life of isolation and
privilege ends during a heated argument with his cold-
hearted father in which Jared believes he has inadvertently
committed murder. Terrified and alone, Jared flees the
mansion, and becomes the prime suspect until the real
murderer is caught. In the meantime, Jared finds himself
living on the streets of Denver, where he meets PJ, a
thirteen-year-old girl whose mean-spirited mother refuses
to let her come home. Together, they work to survive life
on the streets, but after Jared's half-sister, Victoria,
rescues them and sends PJ back to her mother, Jared never
hears from PJ again.
Fifteen years later, Jared is a partner with his sister's
husband John in Semper Fi, a private investigative firm in
Denver, and through grit and hard work, PJ has left the
trailer parks of her youth behind and become Priscilla
Jayne, one of country music's hottest rising stars. Their
paths cross again after PJ receives negative press when she
fires her mother as her manager, and her mom begins
spreading rumors about PJ's unreliability. PJ doesn't want
to tell the press the truth; that her mother, who has never
loved her, was embezzling PJ's money. So when Jared
suddenly turns up at PJ's hotel room door, she's thrilled,
at least until she learns the real reason he's there; he's
been hired by PJ's record label to be her watchdog during
her upcoming concert tour. PJ is furious; she prides
herself on her professionalism, and being dogged by Jared
wherever she goes makes her feel like a child. Even worse,
her long-buried feelings for the boy she knew, the one whom
she believed had forgotten about her once he had a loving
family, are still smoldering, and the strong, silent man at
her side is making her burn.
Jared isn't sure how he feels about his new assignment.
Seeing PJ has reminded him the hurt that followed her
abandonment all those years ago, and he wants to keep
himself emotionally detached. But spending so much time
with her makes him realize that PJ's professional attitude
is rivaled only by her kind heart, and he informs both the
record label and PJ that he's calling it quits; at least
until PJ receives a threatening note from a potential
stalker. Suddenly, PJ needs a bodyguard, and Jared knows
that he's the only man for the job. The question is, can
he guard both PJ and his heart?
COMING UNDONE, the follow-up to Susan Andersen's popular
trilogy (GET
LUCKY, HEAD OVER HEELS, HOT & BOTHERED), is a winner.
Readers who have been waiting for Jared and PJ's story
won't be disappointed. Much to my delight, Ms. Andersen
minimizes the glamour of PJ's lifestyle, preferring to show
the warm relationships with her band mates, her fierce
determination in the face of adversity, and her love of
music that have brought her the success she richly
deserves. Add to that the sensual but misunderstood and
emotionally battered hero, Jared, and you have all the
ingredients for a passionate tale. While summer may be
over, this book generates enough heat to melt a glacier.
Enjoy!
On the Steal the Thunder tour, the real show's offstage
It's supposed to be the biggest summer of Priscilla Jayne
Morgan's life. She's on the brink of country music
superstardom, yet she had to fire her crooked-manager Mama,
and the tabloids are having a field day. Now her record
label's hired a watchdog to escort her on her massive
summer tour. And not just anyone, either -- they sicced
Jared Hamilton on her, the guy she once idolized more than
anyone in the world.
Well, she doesn't care how hot he is. It's been too many
years and too much water under the bridge, and she'll be
damned if he gets to tell her what to do now.
Jared remembers exactly how headstrong P.J. can be and he
knows she's going to be a handful. Problem is, he'd love to
have his hands full of her. But he's cool. He's
professional. And he's always in control.
He'd better be. Because for five long weeks he's stuck in
close quarters with the wildest girl in show business.
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