friendship

Five Women

Rona Jaffe

Fiction

466 pages

copyright: 1997

isbn: 1-55166-424-0

Bk #68--My thoughts: Dillon's story is one that I can easily relate to (although I might've been attracted to the geekier version as well). But Jake's story has been my favorite so far... Loving the series. Really liking the way Ms. Raye develops her characters. Can't wait to see what she has for us next.

Back Cover:

He had what she needed. 

Mallory O'Brien wanted a child more than anything. And smart, devastatingly sexy Whit Manning was just the man for the job. Seducing him would be a pleasure... for both of them. 

But Whit wasn't a forever kind of man. Giving in to the heat she'd always felt between them came at a price Mallory wasn't sure she wanted to pay. Because once their steamy affair ended, and she was pregnant with his child, how could Mallory never touch Whit again? 

Favourite Scene: (Mallory asks him to have a baby with her over breakfast)

"Let's have a baby Whit"

Whit continued to peruse the sports page and muttered, "A bagel sounds great, O'Brien. Add some of that cream cheese, will ya?"

"I didn't say bagel. I said baby. B-a-b-y."

Fortunately Whit was a multitasker. He could read the current baseball stats and still humour her. "Sure thing, but my schedule's pretty tight at the moment." He studied the ceiling and pretended to think. "I can probably do you at lunch on Tuesday, on top of the conference table, right after I get approval of the Barclay headquarters' design. I'll have my secretary mark it down on the calendar." 

Bk #42--April Challenge: We spend much of the story with 2 heroes--Kevin and Gauge. Kevin is the shy silent type while Gauge is the loud instigator type. Both are equally important to the premise of the story (though I prefer Kevin).