Arm Candy
Jo Leigh
Harlequin Blaze, Feb 2004, $4.50, 249 pp.
ISBN: 0373791267

At Geller and Patrick, Inc knowing her married boss Owen McCabe is a sexual predator, marketing genius Jessica Howell decides she needs a hunk to serve as "arm candy" to keep him off of her while they work together on her campaign for a new cosmetic line. A mutual friend arranges for sexy Dan Crawford to serve as Jessica's escort. He agrees because he learns she has a brilliant mind that interests him while she realizes he is perfect because he offers more than a pretty face as he understands discretion.

Dan enjoys spending time with Jessica even when he shares her with others at parties, media events, and other galas. He looks forward to the displays of affections and kisses, but especially without an audience. The only problem is that he wants it to be real not the sham that Jessica seems to insist on even when she admits to herself this is the best sex she ever had.

ARM CANDY is a fun contemporary romance starring two lead protagonists who heat up the sheets. Readers will appreciate Jessica's woes with occupational sexual harassment though her solution to the odious Owen is unique. Though the topic is serious and the story line avoids the depths of the issue perhaps with too much humor, fans will enjoy this delightful bedroom meets boardroom love story.

Harriet Klausner