Wanted Man

by Ellen Hartman

Rhian's Rooftop
1. Write a children's book
2. Learn to play basketball
3. Have a summer fling

Between caring for her orphaned nephew and workingas a tech writer, Rhian MacGregor has spent severalyears perfecting the art of abstinence. But the arrivalof Nathan Delaney—her gorgeous housepainter—hasher contemplating a new instruction SeducingYour Handyman.

She's not thinking of getting serious, of course. She'sonly got the summer to herself before it's back to reallife. Besides, Rhian doesn't do serious, because theconsequences are too painful.

Just as they will be when she finds out who Nathanreally is—

Genres: Harlequin, Romance

288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 1, 2007

About the author

Ellen wrote much of her first novel in the back of a preschool classroom while she was trying to ease her younger son's separation anxiety. She had agreed to stick around for a day, maybe two. Somehow—the exact chain of events is hazy—one day turned into a full year of scribbling in a notebook on the bench in the corner. Her son is now a completely independent middle school student (phew!), and that book became her first sale to Harlequin Books.

Ellen and her husband are both from Scranton, Pennsylvania. They met on a blind date on New Year's Eve in a mutual love-at-first-sight moment—which would make an awesome novel, if only her husband would agree to be "fictionalized." Find Ellen on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ellen-H...

Reviews

[Cecilia]

I wanted to like this book, but even after about 60%, it wasn't working for me. I think it might just be that it's the author's first book (?) - I read another one that was great and this one isn't terrible, it's just that I'm totally not enjoying it.

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good summer pick. I enjoyed this, and looking forward to reading more books by this author. Nathan and Rhian are solid characters.