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MY FRONT PAGE SCANDAL – Carrie Alexander
The Martini Dares, Book 2
Harlequin Blaze #352
ISBN-13: 978-0-373-79356-3
ISBN-10: 0-373-79356-1
October 2007
Contemporary Series Romance

Boston, Massachusetts – Present Day

Brooke Winfield has always been the conservative daughter of one of Boston’s finest families. She currently works as a display designer at a department store, and one night while working, she tries on one of the mannequin outfits for fun. While dressed in the sexy dress, Brooke witnesses a motorcycle accident. The injured man is one gorgeous hunk of a man that she learns is former baseball superstar David Carrera. Soon she’s riding on the back of his motorcycle and continuing to dress in daring outfits to pretend to David she’s free and wild. There’s something about David that tempts Brooke into throwing caution to the wind. Add in a Martini & Bikini Club dare, and Boston’s tongues may soon be wagging.

David just wants to escape the glare of the press and get back to what he loves doing best: playing baseball. A year ago, he walked away from the game, and Boston won’t let him forget. He’s trying to finagle a meeting with the Red Sox management, but is waylaid by his sudden burst of attraction for Brooke. She’s daring, beautiful, and sexy…the kind of lady David feels he doesn’t deserve. However, that doesn’t stop him from walking on the wild side with her. But will their wild escapades land them on the front page of newspapers? Can baseball’s bad boy hook up with one of Boston’s blue bloods?

A wild ride right from the start, get ready to rumble with Brooke and David in MY FRONT PAGE SCANDAL. Brooke has always adhered to being prim and proper but has felt dissatisfied. A recent upheaval in her life has her ready to bust out of the gate and do something wild and crazy…like dress in a barely there outfit, even if only for a minute. But with the appearance of David -- and his crash -- her life may never be the same. David’s reputation is that he is always unconventional, but Brooke soon learns that he puts on a happy-go-lucky face for the world, and deep down is a complex man. Will Brooke be the one to unlock his secrets? What about Brooke…is being wild the real her, or just something temporary?

David has his reasons for walking away from the Boston Red Sox, but he isn’t ready to say why, which doesn’t please the fans, especially since the damn Yankees are in the playoffs and the Sox aren’t. He needs to lay low until after he meets with management, but with the delectable Brooke tempting him, and the paparazzi hot on his tail looking for scandal, he’s bound to draw attention he doesn’t need. Intermingled are family secrets held by both David and Brooke that could prove to be juicy fodder for the gossips rags.

The chemistry is hot between David and Brooke, as is the sexily funny banter that is a mark of a Carrie Alexander story. I lost track of how many times I chuckled as I read MY FRONT PAGE SCANDAL. And, not to give away any spoilers but, whew, grab the ice bucket, as readers will also get a blazingly hot story.

I highly recommend you run to your nearest bookstore and grab your copy of MY FRONT PAGE SCANDAL.

Patti Fischer