Ring in the Holidays

September 1, 2014
Lane’s sparkling second McPherson family contemporary (after Hunk for the Holidays) opens with sex therapist and abstinence advocate Ellie Simpson being unceremoniously dumped by her unfaithful fiancé. Ellie’s best friend drags her to Las Vegas, where she winds up in the arms and bed of a gorgeous stranger for her first-ever night of passion. The lovers deliberately don’t exchange names to demonstrate that they aren’t interested in a long-term relationship, but they can’t stop thinking about each other in the following months. When Ellie’s book on abstinence becomes a bestselling sensation, Matthew McPherson recognizes his one-night stand from her jacket photo. Indignant that she doesn’t practice what she preaches, he makes an appointment for a one-on-one consultation. After an initial round of blackmail, their relationship takes off, but the message of her book causes complications with family and friends that threaten to derail their relationship before it can develop. Fans will enjoy this sexy and humorous story. Agent: Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency.

October 15, 2014

Flashy Las Vegas is the last place quiet, brainy Ellie Simpson would have chosen for a little R&R. Still, when her best friend insists and then spills the beans about Ellie's ex-fiance's serial cheating, Ellie decides a change is in order and it's time to have fun. She just doesn't plan to end up in the Heat Suite or lose her virginity and discover her wilder side with a gorgeous man she'd just met. A fledgling (and virgin) psychologist who specializes in sex therapy and a virile corporate attorney hook up in an anonymous, alcohol-inspired Las Vegas escapade and learn that "what happens in Vegas" doesn't always stay there. VERDICT Sassy, steamy, and as bubbly as champagne, this modern revel puts a fresh twist on the classic "New Year's Eve in Vegas" plot and is sure to leave fans smiling and wondering about flight schedules to Sin City. Lane (The Last Cowboy in Texas) lives in Albuquerque, NM.

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