Hiring Cupid

• Author: Jane Beckenham
• Publisher: Linden Bay Romance
• eBook ISBN: 978-1-60202-049-8
• eBook Publication Date: May 2007
• Print ISBN: 978-1-60202-048-1
• Print Publication Date: May 2007

Book Description

Successful businesswoman, Carly Mason, is invited by her friends to join them on a tropical island along with her gorgeous, hot, and very sexy boyfriend. So what’s the problem? There is no boyfriend. One night when she was out with the girls and temporarily insane, Carly made him up. Then, just as all-work-and-no-play Carly is about to admit to the charade and decline the invitation, fate delivers her a knight in shining armor—Marco Valente.

So what if Marco is wearing leathers and riding a hog? A little coaching, a change in wardrobe, and the tall charismatic Italian would exactly fit Carly’s description of her fictional Mr. Perfect. Before she can stop herself, Carly makes a daring proposal. Who needs cupid? Carly takes it upon herself to hire Marco Valente to spend four long days…and nights with her!

When Marco and Carly arrive on the island they discover her friends won’t be joining them. Now that they’re alone with no need to continue the ruse, the unlikely pair take advantage of paradise. As the nights heat up and their relationship blossoms, Carly finds herself unable to resist Marco’s charms and gives in to passion—a real passion that seems every bit as perfect as the fantasy. But then the helicopter returns, and Carly and Marco resume their lives. Will their newly discovered feelings survive? Only if they can cast aside their past fears, take some honest risks, and put one another first.

Excerpt

He was exactly right for the job.

Dressed in a black T-shirt that stretched across his broad chest blatantly delineating a muscular torso and biceps, his long jean clad legs struggled to be contained in the small seating area. His slightly longer than fashionable hair with its smattering of gray tingeing his temples gave him a distinguished aura—though the unruly curl that constantly fell forward made Carly want to reach up and flick it—and of course let her fingers run through it at the same time.

Hold that thought.

And she did, and held his hand—as if her life depended on it. Well it did—sort of. At least it did if she wasn’t to look a fool in front of her friends. She’d already resigned herself to going through with the charade. She would grit her teeth and smile sweetly if it meant once and for all she would get them off her back.

There was one unfortunate snag. Trying to ignore the electric tingle ricocheting up her arm and the scorching heat careering through her veins every time he touched her was quite a different thing.

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Press Release

Auckland, New Zealand, 25 June, 2007

Would you hire a gigolo? That's the question author Jane Beckenham of Auckland, New Zealand, poses in her latest book, Hiring Cupid (Linden Bay Romance, July 2007).

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Reviews

• "Hiring Cupid by Jane Beckenham is one of the most entertaining books I’ve read recently. It is a delight, and I know I’ll read it again in the near future, just to experience this love story again."

Carly gives 5 Angels and Recommended Read ~ Fallen Angle Reviews

• "Emotional, sexy, hot and teeth grinding excitement... A full great read..."

Melisa gives 4.5 ~ Euro-Reviews

• "This story is a great example of how life just happens when you least expect it..."

Lototy gives 3 Cups ~ Coffee Time Romance

• "Jane Beckenham certainly tells a brilliant tale of hot sex between two strangers on a deserted island... Hiring Cupid is an excellent book as well as a geography lesson!"

Alisha gives 4.5 Lips ~ Two Lips Reviews

Links

• Jane Beckenham - Jane's Wiki Site
• Jane's Author Site