Pint - Sized Secret (And Baby Makes Three: The Delacourts Of Texas) (Special Edition, 1333) [Paperback]

Sherryl Woods (Author)

Book Description

Series: Special Edition, 1333 | Publication Date: July 1, 2000

She was beautiful, intelligent...and possibly a corporate spy! Yet the more Jeb Delacourt "investigated" geologist Brianna O'Ryan, the more he felt her secret was not professional but personal...and the faster she made his pulse race.

Her daughter was all that mattered to Brianna. And unnervingly sexy Jeb was getting too close to uncovering what the single mom had tried to keep hidden. But stolen kisses and midnight embraces soon had Brianna wondering if it was time to risk everything for love...

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette (July 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373243332
• ISBN-13: 978-0373243334
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #930,361 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

With her roots firmly planted in the South, Sherryl Woods has written many of her more than 100 books in that distinctive setting, whether her home state of Virginia, her adopted state, Florida, or her much-adored South Carolina. She's also especially partial to small towns wherever they may be. In Amazing Gracie, as in her later Trinity Harbor series, Woods creates a fictional version of the town where she spends summers on the shores of the Potomac River. "This town just lends itself to fascinating characters and a charming locale," she says.

A member of Novelists Inc., Sisters in Crime and Romance Writers of America, Sherryl divides her time between her childhood summer home overlooking the Potomac River in Colonial Beach, Virginia, and her oceanfront home with its lighthouse view, in Key Biscayne, Florida. "Wherever I am, if there's no water in sight, I get a little antsy," she says.

Sherryl also loves hearing from readers. You can join her at her blog, www.justbetweenfriendsblog.com, visit her Web site at www.sherrylwoods.com or contact her directly at [e-mail].

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Trust proves to be the foundation of a solid relationship, July 17, 2000

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This review is from: Pint - Sized Secret (And Baby Makes Three: The Delacourts Of Texas) (Special Edition, 1333) (Paperback)

In this second story of Sherryl Woods's sub-series, The Delacourts of Texas, Jeb Delacourt is hot on the heels of Brianna O'Ryan, brilliant geologist and industrial spy...or so he thinks. When three deals go sour at Delacourt Oil and his own father, a cutthroat businessman, shrugs at the loss, Jeb becomes determined to figure out why Brianna is betraying the company she apparently has every reason to be loyal to. Brianna does have a secret and it has nothing to do with industrial espionage. Against her better judgement, she finds herself charmed by Jeb Delacourt though she suspects he has an ulterior motive in beginning a relationship with her.

It would have been simple to let their story be consumed with constant misunderstandings and petty feelings due to the bitter nature of these circumstances which are seemingly beyond their control. Instead, Woods strongly emphasizes the lack of trust to be what hinders them by strong arguments on the part of both characters. The author also spends a great deal of narrative time establishing first their friendship and then their growing love for each other. Because of this, when Jeb lowers the ax, the reader feels the extent to which it has become personal between the two of them. While Jeb is misguided, and overly enthusiastic, about his desire to become an investigator, Brianna is smart and savvy in her approach to discovering the leak. In the end, the truth may not surprise you but the depth of the role it plays in bringing Jeb and Brianna together just might.