MARRIED IN A RUSH

Author: Julie Cohen ISBN: 0263849988 10/2006 CONTEMPORARY Publisher: MILLS & BOON

From party girl...to pregnant and married mum-to-be! One look from handsome stranger Bruno Deluca and Jo Graham's resolve melts. This is one casual encounter party-girl Jo isn't going to turn down! It's not as if carefree summer loving with a tall, gorgeous man is meant to lead to a lifelong commitment—but, after a day of hot and heavy sex with Bruno, Jo is left with an unfamiliar sense of regret when he finally leaves. And that's not the only surprise. Her biological clock has stopped ticking of its own free will... She's pregnant, and now sexy Bruno wants to marry her--whether she likes it or not!

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

Julie Cohen returns with her October release from Mills & Boon Modern Extra, the international line replacing Harlequin Temptation. Once again she writes the perfect short contemporary romance!

Jo Graham is a friend of the characters from Cohen's last book, but she's another unique heroine—a risk-taking commitment-phobe. One minute she's turning down a marriage proposal, and the next she's having a sexual encounter in a broom closet in a museum! Is that a bad thing when you've met the sexiest man you'll ever see in your lifetime?

Bruno Deluca has a history of attachment disorder himself, but he's moved all the way from the Boston to London so he can spend time with his fatherless nephew, so you know he's a keeper. When Jo finds herself pregnant, she knows he'll want to be a part of his child's life. It's obvious to everyone but them that the two are perfect for each other in every way as they negotiate marriage of convenience.

Despite the title, it doesn't seem like Jo and Bruno are married in a rush, since they are so right together. Cohen keeps it light and fun and sexy, despite a surprising emotional realism. If you haven't read her yet, make sure you track down all her books!

Heather Hiestand