LOVE ON THE ROPES

Author: Pat White ISBN: 0505526662 10/2006 CONTEMPORARY Publisher: DORCHESTER

Where do you put your service revolver when all you're wearing are spandex briefs? This is just one of the challenges facing DEA agent Jason McBain when he goes undercover as pro wrestler Jack the Stripper. His assignment is to find out who is distributing steroids—in and out of the ring—but he never thought his first suspect would be the beautiful medical assistant who fires his blood to the boiling point. The minute he feels Sandy's soft hands on his body, all thoughts of the mission leave his mind. He might not know much about wrestling, but he's pretty sure he wants to body-slam the petite blond into his bed. Sandy Ryan knows the dangers of mixing work and romance—she's been burned before. So what if she wants to jump in the ring and help Jason tear his clothes off? It would be easier if there weren't something strangely vulnerable in the cocky wrestler's mesmerizing blue-green eyes; something that tugs at her heartstrings; something that tells her to take a chance on... Love on the Ropes

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

Wow! Who knew pro wrestling could be so much fun, romantic, and sexy? I certainly didn't, and what a great surprise it was to find out.

Sandy Ryan has always been a healer and a pleaser. She is a physical therapist stuck in the wrestling world only to earn and keep her father's love. She'll do anything for her family, even if that means burying her own dreams for the family business.

Jason McBain is a DEA Agent who's been sent on one crummy assignment after another. But this one is worse than anything he could ever imagine. Not only does he have to join the pro wrestling circuit to bust a steroid distributor, but he has to do it as Jack the Stripper! He has never wrestled a day in his life, and he darn sure doesn't know the first thing about stripping.

Jason McBain has Sandy wanting to break her never-date-a-wrestler rule, the moment she spots him half naked and wielding a pink stiletto as a weapon. Sandy Ryan has Jason wanting to break every rule there is pertaining to being a DEA agent on a case, or a man who has learned to trust no one since the day his father walked out on his family. These two set fire to each other at first contact, and, oh, what fun it is to watch the sparks fly!

This is absolutely the greatest part of being a book reviewer—reading and loving a book that I normally would have never discovered on my own. Every quirky character is lovable, and the pro wrestling setting surprisingly perfect for romance. You don't need to be a wrestling fan to get into this one. Just a fan of humorous, touching, sexy stories with some action to boot. Do yourself a favor and don't miss Pat White's LOVE ON THE ROPES. I, myself, will be heading back into the ring with her two previous wrestling romances right away.

Deana Monteleone