Mounting Desire

The author of How to Cook a Tart turns her wickedly incisive eye to the only subject that Americans are more obsessed with than food: sex. Jack Carter, born-again virgin and bestselling romance author, has a problem, and her name is Molly. Foisted upon him by his sister, Molly has just been fired from her high-paying management position for sexually harassing her male assistant. She's also been evicted from her apartment, and has landed-for just a few weeks, she promises-in Jack's Los Angeles town house. Worse yet, she decides to take advantage of her new environment and try her hand at writing romances herself, using the pseudonym Molly Desire. Molly's novel is racy and explicit, and blows the covers off Jack's tender and traditional plots and relationships. Just how far will their professional (and personal) competition go? Add to the mix a sister who thinks she's not getting enough, a niece who's about to get too much, and a mother who is in danger of being kicked out of her retirement home for inappropriate behavior, and you get Nina Killham's trademark wit and insight into the battle of the sexes. Jack Carter and Molly Desire are just housemates. There could never be anything between them - they're far too different. Aren't they? Jack, a successful romance writer, is looking for his soulmate. Molly, a fully paid-up sexaholic, views having to lodge in Jack's house as a necessary but very temporary evil. For a while, it looks as though they're the exception to the oldest rule in the book: the one that says opposites attract. But then Molly takes to writing her own, instantly successful, steamy romances, and Jack is furious. As the sparks start to fly, it appears there's a whole lot more to their relationship than meets the eye. But could it be that two such different housemates could really be ... soulmates? Best-selling romance author Jack Carter finds his life turned upside down by the arrival of Molly, fired from her job for sexually harassing her male assistant and evicted from her apartment, who has been foisted on him by his sister. A funny and brilliantly written take on the perils of finding true love...