Once You Cross That Line,
There's No Turning Back. . .

GET SET. . . FOR A ROLLER-COASTER RIDE OF ROMANCE

Long Island born and bred Loretta D'Angelo is a hip, savvy TV producer for a seriously fluffy New York daytime talk show. Josh Kaplan is a sexy thirtysomething lawyer for Manhattan's less fortunate, a devoted son who still mows his mother's lawn.

Josh and Loretta are just friends, because Josh has a girlfriend, Melanie — 1,200 miles away in Florida. They're just friends when he agrees to become Loretta's "arranged" blind date for a ratings-boosting show. They're just friends when he pretends to be her boyfriend to get her marriage-obsessed family off her back. They're just friends when she visits the senior center where he plays chess. They're just friends when they fall into bed. . . and in love.

Now what? Will Josh break up with Melanie? Will Loretta let him? Sometimes, if you want something badly enough, you have to put your heart on the line, even if it means doing something a little crazy...


Going to throw this into a Chick-Lit box...because I think it qualifies....you read it and see for yourself!! :o)

This book was great!! I expected it to be a bit more of a traditional romance....but I am so glad it was more along the lines of Contemporary Romance/Chick-Lit! The story had everything a good Chick-Lit book needs....29 year old single chick in New York...gorgeous stranger...sexual tension....over-involved families....curious senior citizens...day-time "Springer-like" TV show....Jewish families...Catholic families...you get the picture I think!! I loved it...and I'm jealous of Loretta!!

Happy Reading!!

Release planned for Wednesday, February 04, 2004 at Chick lit Perpetual Bookbox in Bookbox, postal release USA.

Sending by Media Mail to vraciousrdr on Wednesday.

Selected from chick-lit perpetual bookbox. Will journal again when read.

I agree with Eriko1908 that this qualifies as chick-lit. Although it starts with an attraction and ends with a romantic crescendo, the book has a young heroine with a strong career involvement who is not mooning around like a lovelorn cow all the time.

I enjoyed the characters, I enjoyed that the author took some time to dig around in Josh's mind as well as Loretta's... I just liked the book altogether.

Will be tossing back into one of the chick-lit boxes I have in the house... will update when I decide.

Released on Friday, June 11, 2004 at Chick lit Perpetual Bookbox in Bookbox, postal release USA.

Came back in the Chick Lit perpetual bookbox

RELEASE NOTES:

Weeding from the TBR and putting in Stephanie's Romance box for Yahoo Bookbox group

I chose this from a bookbox. I usually like Judith Arnold's books, and it sounds like this will be no exception.