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Summary: A sweet, surprisingly good read
Review: I don't know whay I bought this book. I usually don't like short contemporary stories because they cut to the finish too quickly and it's so good the enjoy the chase. But this book is different and now I'm going to read more of Foster's books. It's a sweet story about two people who don't realize how lonely and needy they are until they agree to a "business proposition" that involves a baby. It was a nice break from historical and Regency romances where the sexual tension can go on and on and on. These two characters know what they want from the beginning and the fun of the book is watching how they fumble their way through to true love. You can read it in a night and it leaves you smiling. For the kind of book it is, I'd give it 5 stars.
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Summary: Mixing business with pleasure
Review: In a reversal of roles, hotelier, Tony Austin wants a child and he's carefully chosen Olivia Anderson to produce that child for him. It was supposed to be a cut and dried business deal with little interaction between the two and no hint of scandal. But like all best-laid plans, Tony and Olivia's business deal becomes unexpectedly personal. For Olivia, a woman with no family and a tragic secret, her business is everything. She has no time for a man much less a child. When Tony puts forth his proposition, she modifies the plan to better suit their unexpected attraction for each other before agreeing. This reissue of Lori Foster's earlier work appeases readers who have found it difficult to get a hold these titles. It reveals what we already know of her incredible talent when it comes to drawing strong, driven characters. It also employs a wonderful use of the Austin family whose concern for Tony and Olivia is both comic and heartwarming. In addition, the development of Tony and Olivia's relationship, from business to personal, is both wry and moving. Both characters are engaging and admirable despite the utilitarian origin of their deal.
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