The Substitute Wife

From Booklist Four weeks before the wedding, Cat Lang's stepsister, Devon, decides to dump her fiance, Luke Quintain, and elope with an old boyfriend from high school. Cat offers to deliver the news to Luke, but once she finds out that Luke's grandfather is demanding that Luke get married by his thirty-sixth birthday, Cat gets the brilliant idea of offering to take Devon's place. Luke will get the "temporary" wife he needs, and Cat will be financially compensated for her time. Before long both Cat and Luke discover they both have gotten more than they bargained for with their marriage deal. Schulze's tart, humor-laced writing and charmingly appealing heroine add to the enjoyment this fresh, fun contemporary offers readers. Shulze is particularly good at creating and maintaining a believable sense of sexy chemistry between Cat and Luke as the always entertaining relationship between them turns into a wonderfully satisfying romance. John Charles Copyright � American Library Association. All rights reserved Product Description What's love got to do with it? When Luke Quintain's fiancee dumped him, Catherine Lang understood immediately that she was the perfect solution to his problem. Leggy, flame haired and wise beyond her years, she decided that he should marry her instead. But even though Luke needed a wife by his thirty-sixth birthday or he would lose his inheritance, he had to say "No!" Well, that was what he tried to say, but somehow Cat left with a ring on her finger and a wedding date on her calendar. And Luke could only curse his grandfather's positively medieval blackmailing scheme . . . and count the seconds till the wedding night. Cat, of course, knows her own mind -- and her own heart -- and she wants Luke. Meanwhile, Luke is wondering how long this will play out, and hoping that it might be a little longer with each passing day. The problem is, he's quite capable of doing something very stupid -- like falling for Cat. Because sometimes love just doesn't take no for an answer.