How to Tame a Modern Rogue

August 1, 2009
Following a sudden stroke, Ally Giordanos beloved Granny Donny believes shes living in a Regency romance, and shes ready to marry off her spinster granddaughter. With her grandmother stuck in another era, sensible Ally must play along to keep her feisty elder out of trouble. Granny Donny hires a Central Park carriage driver to chauffeur her and charms a roguish British transplant to play lord to her granddaughters lady. Wealthy playboy Sam isnt interested in a relationship with prim Ally, just a distraction from his needy ex. Of course, as Ally and Sam assume their roles in the fantasy world, its romantic notions sweep them up. Holquists clever plot device allows her to marry the best of traditional Regency romance with contemporary wit. Ally and Sam are the prototypical opposites-attract couple whom romance readers love.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2009, American Library Association.)