THE CARE AND FEEDING OF UNMARRIED MEN by Christie Ridgway

"Sexy, hilarious addition to the Caruso family."

The Care and Feeding of Unmarried Men

Posted: April 16, 2006

Eve Caruso is nicknamed the Party Girl -- and she spends her time working the party circuit and picking up tips and hot gossip for her column. Eve's perfectly comfortable using her looks to get what she wants, and it's unusual for any man to glance her way and not become just a little transfixed by her blonde hair and blue eyes. Until Nash Cargill, monster truck driver and owner of a chain of custom truck garages, wanders in. He's already a little ticked at Eve because she let his sister Jemima's whereabouts out by putting them in her column. Jemima Cargill is hot property as an actress, and she was supposed to be spending time under the media's radar at the spa Eve's family owns.

As Nash, nicknamed The Preacher, rushes in to save his sister who doesn't want saving, Eve is a little absorbed in her own problems. (Though not too absorbed to notice that he doesn't fall at her feet like most men...) She took a stock tip from a -- well, she calls him a rat bastard -- man she was dating and the SEC is all over her now for insider trading. That's what she gets for being greedy, and she has no idea how this one is going to be straightened out.

Welcome back to the world of the Caruso family. And wow! Sexy, fun and with subplots that will keep you alternately hot and in stitches. (Jemima's toying and tempting Charlie, an actor 20 years older than her -- and having a great time.) Ms. Ridgway's books are the definition of "beach" reads.

Book Summary

Page Four asks: Which Palm Springs party girl has been caught canoodling with an out-of-town "Adam"?

Eve Caruso keeps her finger on the pulse of Palm Springs and reports every spicy celebrity tidbit to her loyal readers. She knows everyone in this town -- except that mysterious hunk who just strolled into the exclusive spa where she's conferring with hot new starlet Jemima Cargill.

Nash Cargill -- nicknamed "The Preacher" by all his rowdy friends -- is here to protect his flighty sister from a stalker, not fall for a sexy society columnist. But Eve has the perfect name -- she's wildly tempting. Nash should resist; after all, her luscious lips speak trouble, her two sisters are too interested in their affair, and the rest of her family defines "notorious." But Eve is more vulnerable than she seems, and Nash has never said "no" to a lady in distress . . .

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The Care and Feeding of Unmarried Men

by: Christie Ridgway

Avon
April 25, 2006
Featuring: Nash Cargill; Eve Caruso
384 pages
ISBN: 0060763507
Paperback

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