Too Hot to Handle

Sweet Valley High #136

by Francine Pascal (Creator)

Look out, Sweet Valley—a new bad boy is heading your way in Book Two of this scorching miniseries!

Cool, brilliant, and intensely handsome, Devon Whitelaw had a perfect life.  But his parents died in a senseless accident, leaving him totally alone.  He heads West to find someone who cares about more than just his money.  Is the love he so desperately needs waiting for him in California?

Steven Wakefield's romance with Lila Fowler is starting to sizzle.  But as he investigates her arson case, Steven finds more proof that she torched Fowler Crest.  It's getting very hard to believe Lila, even though she insists she was framed.  Just as he's about to break his own heart and turn her in, Steven discovers evidence that could brand someone else as the real suspect...someone who's haunted Lila's nightmares for a long, long time...

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Chick Lit

197 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Francine Paula Pascal was an American author best known for her Sweet Valley series of young adult novels. Sweet Valley High, the backbone of the collection, was made into a television series, which led to several spin-offs, including The Unicorn Club and Sweet Valley University. Although most of these books were published in the 1980s and 1990s, they remained so popular that several titles were re-released decades later.

Reviews

[Sarah Baines · Rating 5 out of 5]

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This book is brilliant - I love the characters of Devon Whitelaw and his Uncle Pete. I can't help but feel that Devon should have stayed with Pete even though Pete was a wrongun.
I'm not always very complimentary about these books, but Too Hot To Handle is definitely one of the best!

[Dr. Aditi Kapoor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Devon makes an entry in this series and one is given his complete background which kind of explains his actions ahead. It's also the story of Lila and Steven's new, the least likely couple!

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stupid Devon ruined everything...

[Sheila Read · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember the cover just not the story.