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Mating Game

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This was definitely not a favorite for me. I usually love Jaynice Maynard, but this book really annoyed me. First of all this is the same exact cover as Erin McCarthy's Mouth to Mouth trade paperback and I found that to be very annoying. Second of all it bothered me tremendously Nola had no problems having sex with three men--not together, but still juggling three men at one time. For some reason this really bothered me. How are you professing to love Tanner when still sleeping with Marc? It just didn't work for me. This is the first book that I can remember I didn't finish all in one sitting. I will continue to read Jaynice as I've loved all her previous works, but this one will not stay on the "keeper" shelf.

Mating Game, on shelves now, is the most recent release by Janice Maynard.

Nola Grainger has a successful photography business in Chicago, but it seems that all this might come to an end, when the terms of her grandmother's will are revealed. Although archaic, it is ironclad and leaves her no choice but to try and fulfill the terms her grandmother has set out. If she wants to inherit her ancestral home, Lochhaven, she must marry within thirty days and live in the small town of Resnick, Georgia for six months. So what's a girl to do?

Nola heads back to Resnick, intent on maybe rekindling a relationship with Billy Inman, her high school sweetheart. But Marc Overmeyer, her present boyfriend and lover, has decided that he wants to take their relationship to the next level and follows her south from Chicago. Upon arriving in town she soon meets smoking hot Tanner Nash, the handyman who has been fixing up her grandmother's dilapidated home. Now with three candidates, Nola must decide who would make the best husband. Her goal is a lifelong union and she is determined to choose a mate with whom she is compatible on all levels.

There is an element of mystery in this story that is new and different for Ms. Maynard. Someone in town is out to stop Nola from claiming her inheritance. Could it be one of the three potential husbands, or is there someone else that she is overlooking?

This contemporary romance is well written and flows seamlessly. In the end Nola does get her happily ever after, and the choice she makes is exactly right for her. It might be a stretch for some readers who believe in monogamous relationships, but if read with an open mind, letting the story work its way to its conclusion, this will be an enjoyable read.

Janice Maynard's Mating Game takes romance to its edgiest.

Nola Grainger has built a good life for herself in Chicago. Her photography business has really taken off and she has a smoking hot lover in Marc Overmyer. Her ordered life is tossed up in the air when she hears the terms of her grandmothers will.

Nola must return to small town Resnich, Georgia and live there for 6 months. In order to inherit she must also marry within 30 days. Nola figures her best bet might be her old highschool sweetheart Billy Inman.

Add to that mix is the studly contractor Tanner Nash who is rehabbing her grandmothers old home.

Nola wants this marriage to be for keeps, so she wants to be sexually compatible with her mate. While she is trying to determine which of the three men is her perfect match someone is trying to harm her.

Mating Game has a different kind of heroine. Nola is a woman who knows her own mind and is determined to find her perfect match in all areas of a relationship. Janice Maynard blends the sensual along with the romantic suspense seamlessly and gives Nola her happy ever after.

Chicago photographer Nola Grainger cannot believe the stipulation in her late grandma's will; to inherit the Resnick, Georgia estate she must be married in one month and live there six months. Nola has no plans to pull a stunt of saying vows and then divorcing or annulling the nuptials as she believes saying I do should last a lifetime.

Back in her hometown where her grandma raised her after her parents died when she was ten, Nola finds three spousal contenders. Billy was her high school boyfriend who broke her heart. Businessman Marc is her current lover; at least he was until she left Illinois for the deep South. Finally handyman Tanner seems quite a catch. All three are desirable and likable, but only one can go down the aisle with her. However, there is also someone in the shadows who plans to insure Nola remains a spinster for the next four weeks even if it means dangerous accidents must occur.

This is an engaging heated romance whose characters somewhat overcome an overly used plot device. The story line is fast-paced from the opening scene in which the lawyer (out of Mayberry) of Nola's late grandma explains the stipulations and never slows down as the lead female is coldly and boldly in a three set tennis match. Fans will enjoy Nola's stable wondering which stud will exchange vows with her.

Harriet Klausner

I just don't find a main character sleeping with three different men in a very short period of time sexy. I couldn't even finish the book because I couldn't get over what a sl** the main character was. The "have to get married to get your inheritance" is a plot that has been done by tons of authors. I was just really disappointed. I usually really like Janice Maynard, but not this time!