Close To Perfect (Mass Market Paperback)

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When a popular tabloid prints photographs of hunky Miami real estate mogul Josh Wyatt emerging from his private swimming pool in the buff, he decides to advertise for a bodyguard. Ex-cop Tess Franklin works for her dad's security company. Even though she's highly trained and proficient in the martial arts, she isn't Josh's idea of an enforcer, and, frankly, he feels as protective toward her as she does toward him. It's lust at first sight, with chemistry sizzling between them from the get-go. However, acting on their feelings is stymied over and over by Tess'father's staff and friends, who are dead set on keeping her away from this wealthy playboy. Laced with humor and ongoing jokes regarding the couple's mutual frustration; the legion of female fans who want to see more of Josh, literally; and Josh's puzzlement as to where Tess keeps her pistol, Donahue's eventually erotic romance is fluffy, frothy, fancy-free fun. Shelley Mosley
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"A walk on the wild side for romance readers!"

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Brava (March 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0758213190
• ISBN-13: 978-0758213198
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,193,906 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Chemistry But..., April 3, 2006

By	Kristi Ahlers (Illinois) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Close To Perfect (Paperback)

Ms. Donahue's second effort although entertaining seemed a bit contrived. If one doesn't take it to seriously...the reader will come away from a light read with a smile on their faces.

Josh Wyatt went from being poor to being a wealthy man who has managed to get his naked backside plastered on the cover of tabloid papers. He's being stalked by the paparazzi and he needs protection. He's against this idea until his sexy bodyguard walks into his office. Yeah, he'll agree to a bodyguard if she plays the role of his girlfriend. But it's not long before Josh starts feeling more then lust for his sexy bodyguard. But will he get to keep her at the end of the day?

Tess Franklin is a former police officer...highly decorated...and she knows more then most how important it is that she lands this job. She will do what she needs to do to keep Josh safe...even if she has to play at being his girlfriend. It won't be a hard task Josh is yummy and hot, hot, hot. But is it all an act or is Tess the only one that really feels the heat between them? What's going to happen when he doesn't need her anymore?

I admit to having problems liking both protagonists at different periods of time during the course of the read. The reader will need to have patience but it will be worth the effort. This is a light read that is steamy, with bouts of unbelievable moments between characters. Ms. Donahue is very able when it comes to creating sizzling chemistry between characters.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful!, February 7, 2006

By	SLO Amy "apcds99" (Central Coast, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Close To Perfect (Paperback)

This is one of the worst books I have read in a long time. Josh has no personality at all and you wonder through the whole book how he became rich considering he is a total idiot. Plus, the characters change there mind so many times, it's impossible to figure out.who still wants who. All the two main characters is fantacize about explicit sex and the supporting characters are all just very annoying. Save your money!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Get it from the library, June 12, 2008

By	Tracy Vest (Northern California) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Real estate mogul Josh Wyatt finds that he's tabloid fodder when racy photos of him are published, causing a bevy of scantily clad females to stalk him. To protect him from these would be "Ms. Right Nows" and the paparazzi, his lawyer arranges to hire a bodyguard. Not just any bodyguard will work - he hires Tess Franklin, an ex-cop who can hold her own with any perp, but will also have to act as his girlfriend. But Tess' overprotective father might have a little something to say about their living arrangements, particularly when he notices that his daughter is falling for her assignment.

The characters are supposed to be 28-31, but both their thought processes are more in line with a 13 year old girl who can't decide if a boy likes her or not, which quickly became redundant. A minimal plot, lack of communication, and far too introspection made the eventual coupling pretty anti-climatic and unbelievable. I'd skip buying and get it from the library.