PUBLISHER: Fawcett Romance
PUBLISHING DATE: August 1999
FROM THE BACK COVER:
After landing in gorgeous St. Lucia on business, Penelope Albright receives the shock of her life: She is accused of smuggling drugs. Then a sexy stranger appears claiming to be her husband, "kidnapping" her before trouble begins. Or so she thinks. Trouble and Charlie Smith have met. He needs a wife--temporarily--to help him keep a low profile while snooping into the mysterious disappearance of his partner. And like it or not, Penny is already involved.
True, they mix like oil and water, but soon the lush setting and mounting danger put things in a very primal perspective. Like the island's legendary volcano that holds the key to a deadly scheme of greed and power, their desire is a force of nature all its own.
REVIEW:
This is the first book by Patricia Rice that I've read but it won't be the last.
Ms. Rice throws together a jock and an uptight businesswoman on a lush tropical island, stirs in a good suspense plot, and sweeps the reader along to an exciting, believable climax. This should appeal to readers who like a romance that is intelligence and emotional, but rendered with a light touch.
Charlie and Penelope are wonderful, strong-minded, distinctive characters, and their battle of wills is hilarious, sexy, and ultimately moving as they find compatible souls under their wildly different exteriors.
Much of the book takes place on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia with Charlie and Penelope dashing around that drive-in volcano, hot steamy romance in a tropical setting. There was also a touching secondary relationship involving Penelope's twin sister, Beth, and her ex-husband.
EXCELLENT
