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Strictly Confidential Attraction (Silhouette Desire)

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Twenty-eight year old Mark Hartman went from bachelor to father overnight as he was left to care for his infant niece upon the tragic death of his brother and sister-in-law. Mark takes his obligation seriously, but only sees it as that - an obligation. In desperate need of help, Mark turns to his reliable administrative assistant Alison Lind.

Alison has been in love with her boss secretly since laying eyes on him two years prior. With slight hesitation, she agrees to temporarily help him care for his niece by moving in with him.

Will these two get more than they bargained for as their business agreement is challenged by their strictly confidential attraction to each other?

Every time Brenda Jackson puts her thoughts to words, she comes out with a winner and this is no exception.

This is the 3rd in the newest Texas Cattleman's Club series and was really good but not quite up to par with the first two in the series.

Mark inherits his families' ranch and wealth but his memories of childhood are bitter. His father was overly strict and unloving and Mark is further traumatized by the murder of his wife while he was oversees in the military. He now runs a self defense studio for women. He has vowed never to allow himself to have emotions for another person but then when his brother and sister in law are killed, he is named guardian of his baby niece Erika. Mark is having trouble keeping a nanny and he decides that his dependable Administrative Assistant Alli would be the perfect nanny. When he makes her an offer she can't refuse, she moves in to take care of Erika.

Alli is torn by Mark's offer...she has secretly been in love with him for 2 years now but the money he is offering could help her pay her sisters college expenses and buy a new car. When Alli realizes Mark is physically attracted to her she is surprised. Alli is an unexperienced twenty something virgin who dreams of a loving husband and lots of kids. Mark makes it clear if anything happens between them, it will be strictly physical. He believes he will be like his father and keeps himself emotionally detached from Alli and Erika, even though it is obvious how much he loves his niece.

This is a really decent story but the problem is if you have read the first two books in the series you will realize Mark and Jacob are pretty much the same character (unloving father leads to a relationship phobia son)...also, there is a little bit of a conflict between the books in the series...in one of the earlier books, Alli helps her friend with a sexy look and gives her condoms to take on her date, but in this book, Alli is a virginal girl who doesn't have a clue...I love these series and like how they get different authors to do the books so they remain fresh, but they should do their homework to make sure each story is original. However, it really is pretty good.

It was a good book. A very quick read. It is something different from the book that are being but out to day. A kinder story, with love, not shooting and cheating.

Platinum Reviewers 2.5

Brenda Jackson starts off the Texas Cattleman Club series with Allie Lind and Mark Hartman. Allie Lind works for Mike as his assistant administrative she has always found him attractive and did everything to keep it that way where he didn't know and she could admire him from afar. But when a nanny quits and Mark asks Allie to step in to help take care of his niece can she be trusted to keep her feelings out of it.

Mark Hartman is linked to a group of men who handle the town business but not in the way many will think they take care of every aspect but can this one Cattleman take care of the town business and stay away from Allie, care for his niece, and teach self-defense. Will the two let go of their past to find love?

I felt the story could have had a little more to it for some reason it seem like something was truly missing even though it's a series the first book introduced some of the other Cattleman and their problems have been put to the front but Brenda book should have had more element to it then what was offered. I've seen Brenda do better work I hope this series will get better as the other writers continue to write the books.

Ms. Jackson does it again! I am an avid reader of her books and I have enjoyed all the ones I have read thus far. This book was no exception. The only thing I did not get was the Texas Cattlemen Club angle but the ONLY reason for this was b/c I haven't read the other books in the serious. Still it did not take away from the story. This was classic man and women care for each other but they keep it to themselves. But once they were honest with themselves then love came right on in. I am big on the "tugging at the heart strings" factor, in this book it was Mark having to deal with his past, his brother's death and the his role in his niece's life (caregiver vs father figure). I enjoyed it very much and read it in a day!

it was love story that didn't have the same power that Brenda Jackson's other books have, and it didn't expand on the Cattleman's Club. It had a lot of loose ends and that's not like Brenda not to bring things together.

I love Brenda Jackson and find her books very intriguing. She always has a mystery to go along with her books and adventure. I would recommend this book to the fans of Brenda Jackson and African American Romances.

Alison Lind and Mark Hartman were made for each other. Mark needed a warm hearted woman and the sweet baby Erika to break the ice inside of him that had been there for years. This was another one of Mrs. Jackson outstanding romance story. I love it.

Brenda Jackson has done it again. She is a pioneer author who can take a storyline and do incredible things with them. I'm as impressed with this book as with her previous titles. The release dates for Brenda's novels are always marked on my calendar as soon as I receive her newsletter. I want them on the same day they hit the bookstore. This is a must read book.

I have read many of Brenda Jackson's other books and thought that I couldn't go wrong with this one. It just shows that you can't judge a book by it's author. This was terrible. The story line was unbelievable, you really need an imagination for this one. It was torture from beginning to end.