Perfect Partners

Midwestern librarian Letitia Thornquist didn't have the right stuff to run Thornquist Gear, Inc. That was the bottom-line opinion of Joel Blackstone, the seasoned CEO who had built the small Seattle sporting goods store into an industry giant. But Letty's rich Uncle Charlie willed her the company, and now she was bubbling with enthusiasm to have Joel, a perfect mentor, show her the ropes. Teaching her the business was all Joel grudgingly planned to do...until the sensuous curves under Letty's navy suit and the unabashed desire in her wide, innocent eyes left him longing for a personal kind of merger. Soon his sizzling kisses convinced her that she wasn't in Kansas anymore. But no matter how skilled Joel was in the art of love, Letty knew she was at risk in his arms. Behind his tough facade she sensed a world of hurt that cried out for her warmth and understanding. She realized the "L" word might never be spoken if trust didn't make them perfect partners 9 to 5...and in the loving after-hours of midnight to dawn. In a witty, classical duel of romance and ambition, Jayne Ann Krentz deftly portrays two fiery opposites caught by an irresistible attraction...in a deliciously spicy tale of life at the top and love in the depths of the heart. Joel Blackstone spent ten years as a CEO building Thornquist Gear from a tiny local shop into a major player in the camping and sporting goods marketplace. Joels reward for his hard work was old man Thornquists promise to sell the shop to him within a year. Unfortunately for Joel, Thornquist dropped dead and bequeathed his empire to a grand-niece in the midwest. A minor adjustment to Joels planhe would just offer to buy the company from the heir. Leticia Thornquist was deeply saddened by her great-uncles death. She saw his bequest of Thornquist Gear as an opportunity to change her life. On the flight to his funeral, she decided to give up her job as a university librarian, move to Seattle, and take over the company. Only one thing stands in her wayJoel Blackstone. Will Joel and Letty face off in a battle for control of Thornquist Gear or will they find they are perfect partners? In A Witty, Classic Duel Of Romance And Ambition, Krentz Deftly Portrays Two Fiery Opposites Caught By An Irresistible Attraction--in A Deliciously Spicy Tale Of Life At The Top And Love In The Depths Of The Heart. Krentz Writes Historicals Under The Name Amanda Quick. Watch For Krentz's Newest Pocket Books Contemporary Romance, Family Man. Charlie, you son of a bitch, you always did have a warped sense of humor.