Mark Sullivan is not happy about the role he's playing in his most recent assignment -- auditioning as a male stripper to get close to nightclub owner Nicki DeStefano and see her books, which the Feds are sure will show she's laundering money for her Mafia uncle. They're unsure whether Nicki's involved in the crime, but they're convinced it's going on.

Mark plans on getting his job completed before he actually has to go on stage for real -- though he doesn't mind his audition for the sexy Nicki. In fact, it's going to be no hardship to gain her trust and slide into her bed as well.

Nicki hasn't had a relationship in two years, focusing all of her energy on starting her club and making it successful. Shedding her playgirl image, she can't wait to buy out her uncle's 30 percent and own the club herself. But her self-imposed sexless life is certainly being challenged by the new dancer. He is so hot that Nicki can't stand it when the women fall all over him. Learning of his CPA background, she quickly pulls him off the dance floor, into her bed and ultimately, into her books.

I love well-done erotica, but this story just didn't do it for me. The sex scenes feel as if they're inserted into the plot to steam it up -- they don't seem comfortable. It would have been a great storyline without the awkward sex. Hmmm, I said that wrong. The sex isn't awkward and is sometimes pretty hot -- but it seems to throw off the flow of the book.