At your service, Jack

Some minor problems and a "missing" conflict, but the cute female butler premise will hold your interest.

Though his father founded Quaxel Corporation, if metallurgist Jack Carlisle is to move up the corporate ladder and sell his new bonding technique he needs to polish his rough edges. Thus, his sister, owner of a buttling business, persuades Jack to hire a butler to teach him the basic social graces that somehow skipped him. Tabitha also persuaded Freddi to accept the job.However, in Jack's wildest imagination he never expected Freddi Elliot to knock on the door of his Toronto house because she is the wrong gender for a butler, legal implications aside. As Freddi provides Jack with social tips and improvement, they fall in love. However he soon learns that she is the former fiancee of his greatest rival, his cousin Simon leading to his conclusion that she is a spy for his foe.AT YOUR SERVICE, JACK is an amusing contemporary romantic romp based on the over used premise of a misunderstanding causing distrust between the perfect couple. As she instructs the delightful bumbling genius, he teaches her a thing or two about lovemaking. Though Simon pales as a rival (even Uncle Avery believes that), readers will relish Brenda Hammond's delectable debut.Harriet Klausner

At Your Service Jack is a great, fast paced read with a new twist on a fun and familiar plot. The characters boast depth and the story sizzles. Freddi Elliott is interesting, and she has a great sense of humor. Jack Carlisle is hot-hot-hot. I give this book 5 stars, and I'd love to read anything else this author writes.