Black-Tie Seduction (Silhouette Desire) [Mass Market Paperback]

Cindy Gerard (Author)

Book Description

Series: Silhouette Desire | Publication Date: July 1, 2005

"I'm not the kind of woman who dates the Jake Thornes of the world" —Christine Travers

She and Jake were polar opposites. Which was why his insistence that they date made no sense to Christine. Yet, if she wanted that mysterious box he'd outbid her on during the town auction, having dinner with the sexy Texan seemed her only recourse.

Christine vowed she'd find something to throw Mr. Thorne-in-her-side's attention off her plan. Like the newly made-over Christine. And by his reaction to her little black dress, she'd found just the thing to keep his interest while she worked on a plan to steal away her prize. But was it possible catching Thorne would be her ultimate reward?

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette (July 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373766653
• ISBN-13: 978-0373766659
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #938,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Cindy Gerard has forty plus titles in print. In addition to 6 RITA nominations and 2 Rita wins, Cindy has numerous RT nominations and various awards to her credit. Each book of her single title romantic suspense series, Black Ops Inc, has appeared on the New York Times Bestseller top 20 list. Cindy writes sexy, heart-pounding romantic suspense and has had her work twice featured in COSMOPOLITAN Magazine as Red Hot Reads.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Series Starts with a Bang, March 5, 2007

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msbooklady "msbooklady" (Biloxi, MS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black-Tie Seduction (Silhouette Desire) (Mass Market Paperback)

Several years ago when Texan Millionaire Jacob received lung injuries in an oil fire, his respiratory therapist was prim and proper Christine. Ever since then, he has teased her every chance he gets. She is so uptight he just can't help himself and it drives Christine insane because Jake doesn't take life seriously enough. When Christine realizes that some items at an auction belong to notorious outlaw Jessamine Golden she plans to bid on them and donate them to the museum she volunteers at. Jake outbids Christine just to aggravate her and taunts her that in order to get the items she will have to go on a date with him. Christine knows Jake is just toying with her. She knows he could never be interested in her but when her friend talks her into a makeover she can't deny the attraction she sees in Jake's eyes. Jake is blown away by Christine, he just wanted to tease her a little but when he sees her new look he can't help being tempted. Jake knows Christine is the forever kind of girl and he isn't that kind of guy, but when she approaches him to help her discover her inner bad girl he can't resist.

I found this story sweet and amusing...Christine is fighting the stigma of an abusive childhood and Jake just doesn't believe the family life is for him but the two have chemistry that makes it inevitable that they will end up together.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Read, May 6, 2007

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This review is from: Black-Tie Seduction (Silhouette Desire) (Mass Market Paperback)

I liked reading this book because of the likeable characters and consistent humor.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cattleman's Club Secret Diary, March 20, 2006

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Romance/Mystery Maven "reading fiend" (South Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black-Tie Seduction (Silhouette Desire) (Mass Market Paperback)

Cindy Gerard kicks off another Cattleman's Club series "The Secret Diary" with the very entertaining "Black-Tie Seduction." This book has some one-liners that made me laugh out loud. Ms. Gerard really developed her characters well. Can't wait to read the rest in this series; hope the other books have as much laughter, lovin', and mystery.