"Lighthearted contemporary romance"
Four months ago Jenna McBride ended her engagement to
Brandon Rice. To provide a bit of elbow room since they
traveled similar circles, Jenna left Boston for Seattle
where she joined her best friend Candice Hammond in a
partnership, Canna Interior. However, Brandon refuses to
accept no. The IPS Detective Agency is flat broke due to one of the
partners Reggie Sandhill defrauding the firm and several
clients. Tyler Reeve is left cleaning up the mess as he
believes his reputation and more is at stake. He refuses
to turn to his family, owners of the Reeves-DuCartier
International. Brandon hires Tyler to determine whether
his fiancee Jenna is cheating on him. The job is
relatively easy because his older brother purposely hires
Canna Interior to decorate the Quayside Hotel. However,
Jenna and Tyler are attracted to one another from the start
of his surveillance and soon fall in love, but he knows how
precarious their relationship is once she learns whom their
matchmaker is. Readers who enjoy a lighthearted contemporary romance will
gain much pleasure from NEXT TO NOTHING. The story line is
relatively simplistic yet fun to follow as Tyler struggles
between work ethics and his growing desire for Jenna.
Though Brandon is a caricature of a control freak (a nose
job -- read the book), fans will Barbara Dunlop's warm tale
due to the delightful lead couple and a strong supporting
cast (her friend and his family). Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted October 15, 2002
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