Jack with a Twist

July 1, 2008
The follow up to Scot on the Rocks (2007) revisits Brooke Miller, who is happily planning her wedding to handsome Jack Solomon. Brooke has left the law firm where she met Jack for a smaller office.So she is thrilled when a huge case lands on her desk: designer-for-the-stars Monique deVouvraywants Brooke to handle the dissolution of her business partnershipwith her husband, Jean Luc. Brooke doesnt expect the case to be especially challenging until she discovers thatJean Luc has hired her old law firm, which meansshell be going up against Jack. Brooke isnt worried until Jack starts pulling some of the underhand tricks she has seen him use on rival attorneys in the past. When he is equally unsupportive regarding theirwedding plans, Brooke begins to wonder if he is truly the one. Brooke is sometimes a bit frustratingespecially when she gets irritated at her fianc' for having a little fun in Tiffanysbut overall this is a charming follow-up to Janowitzs debut.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2008, American Library Association.)