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M A N  O F  T H E  Y E A R

by

Ms. Lisa Ruff

H e ' l l  T a k e  O n e 

 F o r  T h e  T e a m !

Charlie Whitaker is seemingly pretty happy with his life as a senior ad exec with his dad's company, except that he persists in making ridiculous bets with his twin sister Charlotte who works as a romance novel editor – the most recent having lost him his Mercedes (although I am hoping it's just the use of his car temporarily, the book isn't really clear on this). Now they've got a bet over a family heirloom antique sword (don't worry it's only worth $30,000 plus family sentiment) – if Charlie can write a publishable romance novel he can have permanent sole custody of the sword.

Haley Lawton wants to be a journalist and not a copy editor, so when her boss at SPICE Magazine offers her a chance to write a column called "Spice Up Your Sex Life" she jumps at the chance even though she doesn't have all that much experience or a current sex partner as a source of inspiration.  So encouraged by her friend Margo she decides to look up this guy Dylan Malone who she had a major crush on in college and with whom she woke up naked the night after graduation

This was a very good read.  I normally love Roxanne St. Claire's category books, but this one was especially satisfying.  The internal conflict between Jack and Lily was very simple, yet very compelling and well motivated.  I thoroughly enjoyed this book.