Christie Ridgeway, The Care and Feeding of Unmarried men

The Care and Feeding of Unmarried men

Christie Ridgeway

Avon, May 2006, $6.99

ISBN: 0060763507

Nash Cargill arrives in California after receiving a zillion faxes from Allison that his about to be twenty-one years old baby sister Jemina needs a bodyguard. Leaving the monster truck circuit behind in Europe, Nash, known as the Preacher, races to the States to protect his actress sibling, but becomes irate when he meets society columnist Eve Caruso, who exposed Jemina's whereabouts in her column just before someone tried to run her over. He blames Eve for his sis' broken arm though the columnist saved the young woman's life.

As Eve and Nash become acquainted they begin to fall in love. However, she has no idea how to care and feed an unmarried man as her career has been everything; besides which the SEC wants a piece of her though currently she is tottering on bankruptcy. As he keeps his sister safe, Nash is frustrated with his Eve because she cannot see they are in love and belong together.

The second Caruso sister contemporary romance (see AN OFFER HE CAN'T REFUSE) is a lighthearted romp starring two likable protagonists. The relationship between Nash and Eve hinges on her as once he realizes she saved his sister's life and that she is not an irresponsible twit, he reassesses her and knows he is in love. He also begins to wonder if she is the target not his sibling perhaps tied to her grandfather's mob activities. Fans will enjoy this fine tale of a woman undecided about love.

Harriet Klausner