Cherry on Top

by Kathleen Long

Stemming from a rather eccentric family, Cherry, after winning the lottery, starts a new life in Mystic Beach, Florida. It's here she discovers that the only thing missing in her life is sexy mechanic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821778498
• ISBN13: 9780821778494
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Zebra Books
• Length: 349 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.7" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Light & Witty

Cherry Harte's life has not been easy or pretty. She has a very long list of things she would love to change. The Jersey girl's mother is currently serving time for embezzlement, and her con artist father took off for points unknown years ago. To top it off, her fiancee jilts her on their wedding day. Immediately afterwards, however, her luck changes when she and her sister win the lottery. Finally, Cherry has the opportunity and means to reinvent herself. The sisters move to Mystic Beach, Florida, and Cherry embarks on her new life. Once in Mystic Beach, Cherry puts her plans into action and soon accomplishes most of her goals. The only thing that remains is attaining membership in the local Women's League. Instead of being the misfit outsider, she will finally belong! On her way to the final League interview, Cherry's car breaks down. Enter former reporter, current mechanic Luke Chance. Burned by a rich society woman before, Luke is determined to ignore the feisty Cherry and her considerable charms. Unable to fix her car immediately, he loans her his truck, thus insuring they will meet again. Their instant but unacknowledged attraction gradually blossoms into full fledged desire, yet they have no business getting involved. Luke has no love for society types, and Cherry has her busy life plan. Besides, Cherry's membership in the Women's League hinges on her securing city approval for their planned horticultural center, while Luke represents a group proposing a youth center on the same site. Beyond all that, the ex-reporter senses that Cherry is hiding something. He knows someone tampered with her car. There is a story there, and Luke will find it! Cherry On Top is a light and witty romp. Cherry and Luke are two engaging characters who are dealing with past hurts. I could feel their attraction and wanted them to be together. The secondary players are hilarious and get progressively wackier. I do wonder, is it possible to know that many eccentrics? The ultimate chicanery is almost too much. Nonetheless, Cherry On Top is a quick, fun, and very tasty treat. If you are looking for a little comic romantic escape, give it a read. Cheryl Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Cherry On Top delivers

Cherry On Top by Kathleen Long is a sensational book about wanting more but realizing you have it right in front of you. Cherry Harte is trying to reinvent herself after she and her sister win the lottery. Cherry has set up a new life in Mystic Beach Florida. She wants to be accepted by the elite at the local Women's League. But her plans are slowing coming undone by her attraction to the local mechanic, Luke Chance. Luke Chance had returned to Mystic Beach to work on cars after his reporter's career blew up in his face. Luke has had his fill of rich society women and he is determined not to let Cherry get under his skin. The youth center that Luke supports is going head to head against the Women's Leagues pet project for funding. Now Cherry is always in his line of vision and Luke can't keep his hands off of her. Plus someone is threatening Cherry and her family, this brings out the protectiveness and Luke's reporters nose for a story. Cherry On Top is another gem by Kathleen Long. Cherry and Luke's chemistry is explosive. Both have past that are still affecting them deeply. The secondary characters in this story are a real treat. Looking forward to more from Ms. Long.

Cute story

This book zipped right along, likeable characters with a bit of zaniness thrown in, can't beat that!

engaging contemporary romance

In New Jersey, Bart Matthews leaves his fiancée Cherry Harte at the altar. Not long afterward Cherry and his sister Liz win a multi-million dollar lottery. With her mom in jail for embezzling and their con artist father vanished for over a decade, the siblings decide to relocate to Mystic Beach, Florida with Cherry planning to reinvent her life. In Mystic Beach, Cherry's Jag breaks down, but mechanic Luke Chance tells her to wait her turn or borrow his truck. As they become better acquainted an attraction springs up between them. However, the former journalist refuses to have anything with the novella riche as he has a lingering bad taste from a similar female. Besides she wants to join the Women's League that is competing with him for conversion of property; the league wants to establish a horticultural center while he and his side a youth center. CHERRY ON TOP is an engaging contemporary romance starring two likable lead characters. Cherry is an eccentric female who wants to shed her family's scandalous past in order to become accepted by "polite society" even if she has to buy her way into the group. Luke refuses to take a chance on anyone rich especially a lottery winner. Though the intrigue seems unnecessary and over the top, Kathleen Long provides a fun tale with zany eccentrics rounding out the fine starring couple.