Sweet Mischief

by Doris Parmett

A Gambler in Love... — Katie Reynolds had loved Bill Logan ever since they were kids, but he'd never considered her anything more than his best buddy, his partner in crime. So when he came home to Cape May and invited her to dinner, she wondered if the dream she'd cherished was finally coming true. Instead, Bill had an outrageous business deal in mind -- he'd restore her house and back her business... if she'd give him a child! He'd lost his faith in marriage after seeing so many friends fail, but Katie would dare anything to win Bill for keeps... even playing hard to get! She wanted courtship, marriage, and all the trimmings, or the deal was off, she told him. Bill was stunned to discover that the easygoing, sassy-mouthed brat of his youth was now a demanding minx who made up new rules faster than he could write them down -- but he'd never tasted sweeter ecstasy than her teasing lips, nor felt deeper hunger for a love that would last. Could she make him see that together they were perfect?

Genres: Romance

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 1, 1990

Reviews

[Shallowreader VaVeros · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was such a peculiar book. The premise was that childhood friends, Bill returns from years away and barters with Katie. Give me a son (yep - insisted he only wanted a son not a daughter) and I'll renovate your home. Not only that but he is concerned that if he waits any longer his knees won't cope with keeping up with his son. Katie agrees to have his baby as she has been in love with him forever and hey - she's 30. Despite the stupidity of the premise the book worked for me. It was genuine in its delivery. Katie's automatic retort of "daughter" to Bill's "son" was funny. But in the end the loveliness of a romance HEA truly delivered in this book.

[Beret Brenckman]

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