A Duets 2-In-1 (108): A Baby...Maybe? How to Hunt a Husband

by Bonnie Tucker and Holly Jacobs

How To Hunt a Husband, by Holly Jacobs Catch and keep! Shannon O'Malley and Nate Calder know a good thing when they see it—namely, each other. They agree to don dual identities—sexy stripper for her,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373441746
• ISBN13: 9780373441747
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Harlequin
• Length: 377 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Two delightfully funny stories

Courtesy of CK2S Kwips and Kritiques A Baby... Maybe? Cara Romano needs to make an escape... and fast. Cara's mother was arranging surprise visits with all the eligible men she can find, in hopes of winning a bet with a friend, and Cara has had enough! On her spring break from the school she teaches at, she makes a break for Houston, TX, to visit her good friends, Kate and Tony Donetti. Now begins ten days of sheer bliss, away from her mother and her scheming, away from anyone who could possibly track her down. She is going to indulge herself on vacation, doing many of the things she had dreamed about. Her very first day in Texas, she bumps into, quite literally, the man of her dreams... Or should she say fantasies? Rex Noble is a businessman. He just has a different kind of business... a sperm bank for cattle, started with the purchase of his prized bull. A favor to a friend has him getting a new ad campaign going, to keep ahead of competitors, and it has some shocking results. He is livid over the disaster, and this could wreak havoc on his business, but he never expected it would also be a turning point for his personal life as well. Until the day he bumps into a vision of perfect beauty; and no one will tell him who she is. Upon seeing a certain billboard for Noble Sperm Bank, it suddenly hits Cara... she longs for a child more then anything, but can do without the husband to get one. What better solution then to go to the sperm bank for artificial insemination? The more she thinks about it, the more she loves the idea, especially when her imaginings about the donor take on the visage of a rather sexy Texan. She is more then a little surprised to find the doctor at the sperm bank is none other then her fantasy man, but is even more surprised to realize this is not the type of sperm bank she was looking for! Afraid to admit her mistake, she plays along, hoping to indulge in a little fling with her sexy doctor, and maybe get some sperm the old fashioned way! Rex is happy to oblige, at first, until he begins to suspect her reasons for seeking out his business in the first place. What can a person say? This book was hilarious! The bet between Cara's mother, and her friend (whose daughter is featured in the second story of this Duets volume) is a good premise for the stories and adds an extra margin of humor. Plenty of borderline slapstick comedy occurs throughout the book as well, in the by-play between Rex and Cara. Cara is the stereotypical elementary school teacher, until she decides to let loose and have a ball on her vacation. Her inner musings about who she was and who she wants to be are a nice look at why she is the way she is. When she decides what she really wants is a baby, she sets out to reach that goal right away, hoping to surprise everyone when she goes home. No one would ever expect reserved Cara to go and do something crazy like get artificially inseminated! Rex is a perfect hero, tall dark and handsome, crazy enough ab

Very highly recommended

In the last Harlequin Duets, authors Bonnie Tucker and Holly Jacob team up for amusing comedy. Readers who have treasured such entertaining reads will be pleased to learn that Duets are becoming a new product line called Flipside, offering individual, longer titles. Certainly Tucker and Jacobs capture the flair and spirit that made Duets such a huge success.A BABY...MAYBE? By Bonnie Tucker: Meddlesome mothers arrange a bet as whose daughter will marry first. But Cara wants no part of this competition to the altar, especially when her mother picks the date and begins to arrange the ceremony without a groom in sight. So Cara flees town on her spring break, only to decide that what she really needs a baby. But the man who is as the sperm bank does not exactly offer the exact product this hopeful mother needs. Or does he? A rollicking rollercoaster ride filled with unexpected twists and hilarity! The seamless blend of this story into the subsequent one by Holly Jacobs adds the unity of theme that characterizes the best of Duets. HOW TO HUNT A HUSBAND by Holly Jacobs: Readers who enjoyed the Harlequin Duet The Great Bridal Escape/How to Catch a Groom by Bonnie Tucker and Holly Jacobs will recall Mary Kathryn's sister Shannon O'Malley. Now featured in her own story, Shannon endures the pressure to find a husband since her sister ran off with the best man and left her groom at the altar. Now her mother intends to win the bet that will land her at the altar despite her reticence to marry. Nate also wants to avoid the altar, and suggests that he and Shannon team up to get rid of the wedding planners. She presents herself as a stripper and he presents himself as a biker to their respective families. But the plan backfires when each attempts to keep their emotions and desire in check. An hilarious read that will keep the reader in stitches, HOW TO HUNT A HUSBAND showcases Jacobs at her outrageous best.

A great duo.

I read Holly Jacobs and Bonnie Tuckers two books last year, and couldn't wait for these. I love the bet that sets the heroines in motion. Very fun stories. I fell in love with both heroes. I'd never read a pharmacist hero before and loved when he tried to pretend and be a biker.