He Could Be the One

by Elizabeth Bevarly

The trouble with men... Eve Van Dormer can't believe it — the beautiful, brainy millionaire's daughter is stuck with Wyatt Culver as her bodyguard, thanks to her over-reactive father. She's doubly shocked at the choice too — after all, dear old Dad once tossed Wyatt's rather attractive backside out of her life. As for attending their class reunion ... what's the most dangerous thing that could happen — assault with a deadly yearbook? Besides, Wyatt's strong, quiet sensuality is making Eve quickly realize that her body definitely needs guarding — from his! Is that they're trouble! Protecting Eve is a job Wyat can handle, but what's happened to the Eve he once knew, a woman filled with teasing laughter who'd do anything for a stolen kiss with him? Wyatt has his instructions — keep her ex-husband away and keep her happy — but he knows Eve will be happy only when she allows passion back into her life...so how can he convince her that he's the man for the job?

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Chick Lit, Adult

384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Elizabeth Bevarly was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky and earned her BA with honors in English from the University of Louisville in 1983. Although she can’t recall ever wanting to be anything but a novelist-oh, all right, she toyed briefly with becoming an archaeologist, until she realized how awful she looked in khaki and flannel, and there was a brief fling with the interior decorator thing, until she realized she had trouble distinguishing chintz from moiré, and… (Where was I? Oh, yeah. My brilliant career.) Anyway, her career side trips before making the leap to writing included stints working as a bartender, a waitress, a movie theater cashier, a soap-hawker for Crabtree & Evelyn, an apparel-hawker for The Limited, and a bridal registry consultant for a major department store. She also did time as an editorial assistant for a medical journal, where she learned the correct spellings and meanings of a variety of words (like microscopy and histological) which, with any luck at all, she will never use again in this life.

She wrote her first novel when she was twelve years old. It was 32 pages long-and that was with college rule notebook paper-and featured three girls named Liz, Marianne and Cheryl, who explored the mysteries of a haunted house. Her friends Marianne and Cheryl proclaimed it “Brilliant! Spellbinding! Kept me up past dinnertime reading!” Those rave reviews only kindled the fire inside her to write more.

Since sixth grade, Elizabeth has gone on to complete more than 60 works of contemporary romance. Her novels regularly appear on the USA Today and Waldenbooks bestseller lists, and The Thing About Men was a New York Times Extended List bestseller. She’s been nominated for the prestigious RITA Award, has won the coveted National Readers’ Choice Award, and Romantic Times magazine has seen fit to honor her with two-count ‘em TWO-Career Achievement Awards. Her books have been translated into two dozen languages and published in three dozen countries, and there are more than ten million copies in print worldwide. She has claimed as residences Washington, DC, northern Virginia, southern New Jersey and Puerto Rico, but she now resides back in her native Kentucky with her husband and son and two very troubled cats where she fully intends to remain.

Reviews

[♔ Shayna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not the best romance I've ever read. Not necessarily one of the worst either. I'm not exactly what I didn't like about this book. First the dialogue was irritating. Our characters are supposed to be in their mid-thirties yet they all are talking like adolescents and even their thoughts were like that. The only semi-mature one was Julian and he was the youngest one!

While this novel had its funny moments, I found a lack in the steamy scenes. Especially with Wyatt and Eve. For a while there it was touch and go, like literally. Some kisses, some touching, and then one of them walks away. I guess it was to build up some tension but really had me rolling my eyes. Also, while I appreciated how the novel tried to put voice to relationship issues, it was killing the mood. I seriously think if Bevarly had kept it lighter this book really would have taken off.

[Luv_Junkie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I miss reading books like this. Sweet humor, entertaining and decent steamy scenes. simple sometimes is lovely.

[Tanya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow what a book. Really good absolutely enjoyed it.

[Fedora · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable read by Ms Bevarly. This actually follows the stories of fraternal twin sisters planning to attend a high school reunion. Their protective father believes them to be in danger, so he hires a couple bodyguards for them. Shenanigans, not all anticipated, ensue. Ms Bevarly's humor hit the spot for me this time, and I enjoyed this very much.

[Kate · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was a bit bored. Didn’t like the miscommunication. Liked the ending plot twist though.

[Andrea Jackson · Rating 2 out of 5]

The author is a good writer. This book just didn't get to me. After the first 50 pages, I did a speed read through, because I can't bear to not finish a book. The situations the characters got into didn't seem real. A pair of twins who'd been sheltered by their paranoid father decide to go to their 20 year high school reunion. Their father insists on their taking a couple of bodyguards. One of the bodyguards is the high school sweetheart of one of the women. He's impotent only when he's with her. Now that's a situation I've never seen before in a romance. I can't say anymore because of spoilers, but that was only the first thing I had trouble suspending my disbelief for.

[Rebecca King · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, quick, flirty/sexy read.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two stories within one. Interesting blending of the stories of the two sisters. Definitely has a few twists.

[Sylvia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Modern