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Affairby Quick, Amanda
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Book DescriptionBantam Books, 1998. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Book summaryCharlotte Arkendale has a thriving business as a private investigator. Her specialty--delving into the backgrounds and bank accounts of prospective husbands--is much in demand by calculated brides-to-be. When one of her clients is murdered, Charlotte looks for the killer with the help of Baxter St. Ives, a hired-worker who has concealed his own reasons for wanting to find the murderer.Media Reviews"Skillful, lively storytelling, with a heroine who'd be compelling in any era." -- Kirkus Publisher NotesCharlotte Arkendale knew all there was to know about men. After all, she'd made a career out of steering marriage-minded women away from untrustworthy members of the opposite sex.Yet nothing could have prepared her for Baxter St. Ives--an arresting stranger too daring, too determined, too dangerous to be her new man-of-affairs. Still, perhaps he was the perfect person to help Charlotte investigate the recent murder of one of her clients. So she gave him a chance, never realizing that Baxter, a gifted scientist, would soon conduct a risky exploration into the alchemy of desire, with Charlotte as his subject.But even as he sets out to seduce Charlotte, a twisted killer lies in wait, ready to part the lovers...or see them joined together forever--in death. Charlotte Arkendale had made a career out of steering marriage-minded women away from untrustworthy members of the opposite sex. Yet nothing could have prepared her for Baxter St. Ives--an arresting stranger too daring, too determined, too dangerous to be her new man-of-affairs. Still, he was the perfect person to help Charlotte investigate the recent murder of one of her clients. So she gave him a chance, never realizing that Baxter, a gifted scientist, would soon conduct a risky exploration into the alchemy of desire, with Charlotte, as his subject. Other Recommended Books
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