Ring Around My Heart [Mass Market Paperback]

Pat White (Author)

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Loverboy Luke Silver is a favorite villain in the pro-wrestling circuit. With his long, golden curls; gorgeous face; and shiny, skintight costume barely covering his muscular body, he is the bad guy that the men love to hate and that the women just love. But Cosmos Perini, his promoter, wants to change all that. He wants PR expert Alexandra Hayes to upgrade Loverboy's image to that of a clean-cut hero. Cosmos wants Loverboy to learn how to behave at charity functions and speak intelligently to the press, and he is willing to pay lots of money for this transformation. Luke objects; he feels as though he has to be a villain because he believes that he is responsible for the deaths of his brother and his best friend. But Alexandra has a job to do. Once again White, author of Got a Hold on You [BKL S 1 03], has penned a surprisingly poignant, often humorous story of a ringside romance, where the hero finds it's easier to grapple with an opponent than to wrestle with love. REVWR
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 282 pages
• Publisher: Love Spell (September 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0505526093
• ISBN-13: 978-0505526090
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,840,396 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ring Around My Heart, October 20, 2004

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Suzan M. Dickinson (Leavenworth, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ring Around My Heart (Mass Market Paperback)

What a delightful read! I never would have guessed that pro wrestling could be so interesting--and sexy. This well crafted book has it all: characters who develop and change, a fast, fun plot, and like I said, all you ever wanted to know about pro wrestling. I giving my sister a copy to take on her vacation.

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4.0 out of 5 stars entertaining sports romance, September 7, 2004

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ring Around My Heart (Mass Market Paperback)

Wrestling promoter Cosmos Perini needs a hero like the Hulkster was in the 80s if his association is to remain competitive with anything goes including XXX Steel's Outrageous Wrestling. In desperate straits, he hires single mom public relations specialist Alexandra Hayes to a three month contract to change arrogant Luke "Loverboy" Silver from a bad guy to a good guy over the violent objections of the big dude.

Alex wonders where she met Luke who inadvertently called her Lexy, a childhood name. As she begins to unravel that secret that he denies exists, he remains obstinate to changing his image. She decides to dig deeper to learn why he refuses to change his image to that of a good guy. She remains unaware that he feels he deserves to be a baddy as he holds himself responsible for not preventing the death of his best friend. While Alex and Luke work closely together in spite of his resistance to changing his image and to her, they fall in love, but will he allow her to pin him permanently?

This is an entertaining sports romance that uses an intriguing environ, professional wrestling with its scripts and playbooks that is as much amusing as the wild cast. Luke is a fabulous villain while Alex is a wonderful opponent who refuses to submit to his innuendos, sexual intimidations and other threats until she finally GOT A HOLD ON HIM and makes him say "aunt". Fans will enjoy this tale and hope for another on the mat romance perhaps with a big babe gladiator pinning her man.

Harriet Klausner

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and takes you away, August 10, 2005

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Avid Reader "SueAnn" (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ring Around My Heart (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoyed this book. I wanted something to lose myself in, and this was it. Hold tight through the beginning when all the characters are defined (and questioning themselves) and then enjoy the action and romance as it developes in this delightful escape from our ordinary lives! It was a quick, easy, and enjoyable read.