Suddenly You

She was unmarried, untouched and almost thirty, but novelist Amanda Briars wasn?t about to greet her next birthday without making love to a man. When he appeared at her door, she believed he was her gift to herself, hired for one night of passion. Unforgettably handsome, irresistibly virile, he tempted her in ways she never thought possible...but something stopped him from completely fulfilling her dream. Jack Delvin?s determination to possess Amanda became greater when she discovered his true identity. But gently-bred Amanda craved respectability more than she admitted, while Jack, the cast-off son of a nobleman and London?s most notorious businessman, refused to live by society?s rules. Yet when fate conspired for them to marry, their worlds collided with a passionate force neither had expected...but both soon craved.

amanda Briars Buys Herself A Most Improper Gift -- One Night Of Passion With A Stranger. When She Discovers The Irresistible Man Is Notorious Businessman Jack Devlin, She Pleads For Her Privacy. Jack Will Keep Her Secret But Only For A Price.

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in This Feisty And Frolicsome Historical, Kleypas (where Dreams Begin, Etc.) Proves That Turning 30 Can Signal The Beginning Of An Exciting New Decade, Even For A 19th-century Spinster. Free-thinking Amanda Briars, Who Writes Scandalous Tales Of Romance And Intrigue, Has Resigned Herself To A Life Of Solitude, But She Feels That Her Lack Of A Husband Shouldn't Preclude Her From Being Intimate With A Man Just Once. On The Night Of Her Clandestine Meeting With A Male Prostitute, However, Handsome And Unscrupulous Publishing Tycoon Jack Devlin Appears At Her Door Instead. Mistaking Jack For The Man That She Sent For, Amanda Shares An Amorous Moment With Him Before She Recovers Her Senses And Pushes Him Out The Door. One Week Later, Amanda Encounters Her Nighttime Visitor At A London Soiree And Is Mortified To Learn That He Is Her New Publisher. A Series Of Delightful Exchanges Follows As The Two Attempt To Reconcile Their Need For Independence And Their Growing Passion For Each Other. Although Both Amanda And Jack Are Fully Developed Characters, It Is Jack, The Half-irish Bastard Son Of A Lord, Who Truly Shines As He Struggles To Overcome His Dark Past. Brisk Pacing, Witty Repartee And Memorable Protagonists Will Ensure That Kleypas's Newest Is Well Received. (june 5) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Amanda Briars buys herself a most improper gift -- one night of passion with a stranger. When she discovers the irresistible man is notorious businessman Jack Devlin, she pleads for her privacy. Jack will keep her secret...but only for a price.She was unmarried, untouched and almost thirty, but novelist Amanda Briars wasn't about to greet her next birthday without making love to a man. When he appeared at her door, she believed he was her gift to herself, hired for one night of passion. Unforgettably handsome, irresistibly virile, he tempted her in ways she never thought possible...but something stopped him from completely fulfilling her dream.Jack Delvin's determination to possess Amanda became greater when she discovered his true identity. But gently-bred Amanda craved respectability more than she admitted, while Jack, the cast-off son of a nobleman and London's most notorious businessman, refused to live by society's rules. Yet when fate conspired for them to marry, their worlds collided with a passionate force neither had expected...but both soon craved. "She was unmarried, untouched and almost thirty, but novelist Amanda Briars wasn2 about to greet her next birthday without making love to a man. When he appeared at her door, she believed he was her gift to herself, hired for one night of passion. Unforgettably handsome, irresistibly virile, he tempted her in ways she never thought possible ... but something stopped him from completely fulfilling her dream. Jack Delvin2 determination to possess Amanda became greater when she discovered his true identity. But gently-bred Amanda craved respectability more than she admitted, while Jack, the cast-off son of a nobleman and London2 most notorious businessman, refused to live by society2 rules. Yet when fate conspired for them to marry, their worlds collided with a passionate force neither had expected ... but both soon craved."--Page 4 of cover With her thirtieth birthday around the corner, unmarried novelist Amanda Briars is determined to finally make love to a man and finds herself drawn to the seductive Jack Devlin, London's most notorious businessman and the cast-off son of a British aristocrat