October 11, 2010
In this entertaining and sexy romance, Sam Cooper becomes the city's most eligible bachelor after foiling a jewelry store robbery. Lexie Davis, however, is only interested in the ring Coop chose as his reward, for her grandmother Charlotte owns the matching necklace. But Davis's attitude changes when she meets Cooper and sparks fly, much to the excitement of Lexie's feisty grandma and her longtime friend Sylvia. As Coop and Lexie delve into the ring's dubious history, they realize that their attraction is more than skin deep: Coop understands Lexie's self-consciousness with her family and Lexie believes in Coop's writing dreams. While the pair cannot deny their passion and growing commitment, Lexie's wandering spirit and Coop's resistance to change leave them feeling cold. This fun and romantic summer read, while occasionally over the top, will please readers with its mischievous characters, red-hot passionate encounters, and spirited plot.
July 1, 2010
Lexie is a world traveler to the dismay of her proper parents and the delight of her equally free-spirited grandmother, who encourages her to follow her dreams. Crime-beat reporter Sam Cooper foils a jewelry-store robbery on his lunch hour, and the grateful owner presents Coop with a gaudy antique ring (unaware that it was stolen decades ago) in thanks. Coop then gains new empathy for the subjects of his investigations after first being feted as the citys newest hero on the popular Bachelor Blog, then burglarized by someone trying to recover the ring. When Lexie notices that the ring matches her grandmothers necklace and accosts Coop, matters heat up for everyone involved. The first in best-seller Phillips fast-moving and sexy new contemporary romance series portraying heroic bachelors of New York City offers an intriguing premise but needs more attention to detail. Nonetheless, her many readers will clamor for this and successive Most Eligible Bachelor titles.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2010, American Library Association.)