By Appointment Only

By Janice Maynard

A good marriage is based on love, commitment, and enough hot sex to last a lifetimea] Hannah loves Morgan enough to become his fiancA(c)e, but that doesnat mean she wants to get married. In her experience, everything goes downhill after you say aI doaaand it all starts in the bedroom. For Morgan, marriage isnat the end, itas the beginning, and heas aching to get started. They find the perfect compromise with a new form of counselingapremarital sex therapy. Each private session brings them closer together, revealing the quirky, kinky sides of their deepest desires. As the role-playing sessions heat up, Hannah discovers that marriage might be the sexiest game of all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451224078
• ISBN13: 9780451224071
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: NAL Trade
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.6" x 5.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

engaging contemporary romance

In downtown Orlando, Hannah Quarles races out of a church almost knocking over passerby Morgan Webber, who thinks she is a runaway bride as she apologizes and races across the street while car horns explode. However, he reappraises his first impression when no one races out of the church. She takes something from her car and runs back into the church. He follows only to see the elderly bride Miss Beverly needing her pills due to angina. Unable to resist, Morgan is in love although two minutes earlier he would have scorned the notion of at first sight. Morgan begins to court Hannah, but though she seems to like him too, she hides her feelings behind a veneer of cynical acerbic humor. Eventually he gets her to admit she loves him too. They become engaged, but she suffers from commitment phobia so they go for premarital counseling, but will that and his love be enough to persuade Hannah not to become a runaway bride. Tying heat with jocularity, Janice Maynard provides an engaging contemporary romance in which the hero knows what he wants from their first nudging encounter while the heroine fears what she wants. These two protagonists, supported by a strong secondary cast mostly the energetic geriatric generation, make for a fun time in Orlando. Harriet Klausner

Hot and Spicey

Janice Maynard's By Appointment Only is a compelling story of the road to a wedding. Morgan Webber is captivated with Hannah Quarles from the first time he sees her. She is running from a church then going right back in. This piques his interest so he goes inside to see what is going on with the mystery woman. Hannah is not the bride but a witness to two of her elderly clients. Hannah and Morgan share a searing kiss that day and six months later they are engaged. But Hannah can't commit to setting a wedding date. In her experience marriage isn't the happy ever after that it's made out to be. Hannah does love Morgan deeply so she agrees to pre marital sex therapy. Each session brings out sides of each other that they hadn't seen before. The sessions push them to explore their sexual boundaries. As Morgan and Hannah explore their sexual side they are learning valuable things about each other. Both will realize how much they love and respect each other. By Appointment Only is outstanding. Hannah and Morgan road to romance is filled with twist and turns. Their chemistry sparks off every page. Two other couples involved in the group sessions add another dimension to this book, they show romance at different phases in life. Janice Maynard turns in another fine book that should be on everyone's list of books to buy.

Hot, Hot Read

The latest book by Janice Maynard is By Appointment Only. This is a very hot, erotic read which has been done within an unusual but interesting concept. Hannah Quarles and Morgan Webber meet in a very unusual way, but the heat and sparks are evident from the very first. Even though on their first meeting Hannah has told Morgan she doesn't think much of the institution of marriage, Morgan is intrigued with her. After coming to know her he can well understand her reasoning, but feels like he has been handed the world when she agrees to become his fiancée. Getting her to set a wedding date becomes another thing altogether. Morgan will do anything to prove to Hannah that things are not always the way her preconceived notions have led her to believe. When Hannah suggests they attend new cutting edge premarital sexual counselling, he is reluctant, but agrees. It is at the initial group meeting that we are introduced to two other couples who each have their own problems and reasons for coming to counselling. The reader is taken on a sensual read as each couple works through their problems, which is an added bonus. Hannah has so much baggage entering into this relationship that the reader is pulling for her to realize that she really loves Morgan and that each person is different and she should take a chance. There are bumps along the way, but the question is can they weather Hannah's fears and will she realize that marriage is what you put into it. The secondary characters of the couples add more spice and heat to the book. Hannah's elderly friend, Elda is another secondary character that the reader can't help but love, and someone that Hannah can always count on. This is an interesting, hot read from beginning to end. Janice has woven many facets into this story, and I am sure it will appeal to her many readers.