His Style of Seduction by Roxanne St. Claire ... QC #187

4 ½ Stars! ~~~ Witty banter and scorching chemistry made this an awesome read I couldn’t put down!

His Style of Seduction by Roxanne St. Claire

Silhouette Desire #1841 ~ December 2007

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Reggie Wilding is in a tough spot. His wife is dying and he needs to sell his advertising agency to raise the funds for the treatment and to allow him to share every moment with her. The stuffy Anderson, Sturgeon and Noble, a globally successful firm, want to add a New York office. Wild Marketing suits them just fine except for one little problem, they want Jackson Locke, Wild’s current creative director to step up to the role of president. Reggie knows that Jack in his “unconventional, rebellious, creative bad-boy skin” will never conform to the stuffy British firm’s standards. That’s where Lily Harper comes in; she’s an executive image consultant with just the right tricks to transform Jack into the perfect corporate leader. Lily knows that if she succeeds with this job she’ll have an in with the British firm and a chance of a lifetime. Arriving at Reggie’s Nantucket second home where she’ll have Jack all to herself, she finds a man so confident in his “no walls – no shoes” attitude that she easily falls into his proposition that the days are hers and the nights are his.

When I purchased this book I had thought I was getting a peak into the direction the Desire line was going, only to discover that Ms. St. Claire has penned a delightfully witty romance reminiscent of her stories written for Temptation. What a treat! I adored both Lily and Jack, they are made for each other! Even knowing that he’ll have to sit behind a mahogany desk and push paper a contracted year, Jack agrees to the makeover and the job because he cares a great deal for Reggie’s wife Samantha. He has no choice, and no matter how it goes against his own dreams, he’ll do it. The chemistry with Lily is awesome and that’s what makes the whole transformation for Jack palatable. Lily, though carrying some pretty heavy baggage from her childhood, is a truly remarkable woman. In Jack’s words, she’s “bold, confident, aggressive” and he also knows that she suits him perfectly. Only Lily knows that while her dream is her own home and security, Jack’s dream is “no walls” and no roots. Their witty banter and scorching chemistry keep the pages turning. An awesome read that I couldn’t put down!

Excellence: Great! ~ Steaminess: Yummy

My Totals = 68 ~ Harlequin Imprint = 64 ~ Other Publisher = 4

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