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Desdemona Wainwright thinks Sam Stark looks much too calm for a man who has just been left at the altar. But she was hired to cater his wedding, not to save it. She marches into Stark's den to demand the much-needed payment for the canceled reception -- and discovers opposites do attract! ... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Desdemona Wainwright: Owner of Right Touch Catering company.
- Sam Stark: Owner of a multi-million dollar consulting firm.
- Tony Wainwright: Desdemona's step brother, an actor.
- Kyle Stark: one of Sam's half-brothers, 12 years old
- Jason Stark: Sam's 10 year old half-brother
- Vernon Tate: Ice sculptor and server at Right Touch Catering.
- Alison Stark: Sam's father's wife.
- Pamela Bedford: Sam's ex-fiancee.
- Henry Wainwright: Desdemona's cousin, works at the catering company.
- Kirsten Wainwright: Henry's wife, server at the catering company..
- Dane McCallum: Friend and Vice President at Sam's company.
- Nadeen Hocks: Vernon'a landlady.
- Ian Ivers: Owner of the Limelight Theater, producer manager and artistic director
- Benedick and Celia Wainwright: Desdemona's parents.
- Macbeth: Desdemona's cousin
- Dr.Clifford Titus: therapist.
- Hudson Stark: Sam, Kyle and Jason's father.
- Sellinger: Director of the Rosetta Institute.
- Rafael Crumpton: Ice sculptor and part-time server at Right Touch Catering.
- Augustus and Bess Wainwright: Desdemona's uncle and aunt.
- Juliet Wainwright: Desdemona's cousin, an actress.
- George Northstreet: Desdemonas stepfather
- Miriam Eckerby: Desdemona's neighbor.
- Maud Pitchcott: Sam's secretary
Quotes edit
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“He simply was what he was, a self-contained force of nature.”
Desdemona about Sam
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A man who demands too much of himself makes other people uncomfortable.
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“A man who holds himself accountable for everything that goes wrong in his world soon becomes
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what I believe is termed a control freak. He becomes rigid. Inflexible.” Benedick paused delicately. “A computer, if you will.”
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standards, they'll never be able to satisfy him, either. After a while they tend to drift away from him.” “So?” “So, after a while he finds himself alone in the world.” “You're telling me that if I don't let myself off the hook
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First Sentence edit
You're a woman, Miss Wainwright.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 97 of 100 in AAR Top 100 Romances 2004. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Angel Rogue, and followed by Dancing on the Wind.
This is book 46 of 105 in AAR Top 100 Romances 1998. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jayne Ann Krentz (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pocket Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0434001694
Page Count: 388
Publisher: Pocket Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0434001694
Page Count: 388
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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