On the Couch

by Alisa Kwitney and Cleo Qian

Book Overview

After going for more than a year without a date -- a record in New York City -- Marlowe Riddle has finally met a broodingly sexy, sharply intelligent man who is clearly interested in making more than polite conversation. The only problem: Joseph Kain is an NYPD detective clearly under the mistaken impression that Marlowe is a call girl.

But while Marlowe does take money for spending time with strangers in her expensive Upper West Side apartment,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060530790
• ISBN13: 9780060530792
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Humorous situations and lots of chemistry

I read this one on an airplane, and I have never laughed so hard or annoyed so many other passengers... "On the Couch" is cleverly told from two points of view - each chapter is either told from Marlowe's or Joe's perspective. Joe is a recently divorced detective assigned to identify the killer of a prominent businessman who died in an auto-erotic manner. A mis-dialed telephone number brings him to Marlowe, a psychologist who he mistakes for a hooker. Marlowe is also reticent about romance. She plays along with it for a thesis project on the behavioral effects of disguising one's identity. She meets with him and is taken with how attracted she is to him, Soon she is doing more than research when she actually beds down her "patient/john" and they embark on a full blown affair. There are so many humorous situations, misunderstandings and so much witty banter between the two of them that the story flows so quickly - you can read it in one sitting (provided you have flight attendants bringing you plenty of soda). It is one of the funniest stories I have read and cannot wait to read the others by this author!

It's gotten me glued to my couch

I started reading this book and it was so hard to put it down. It was clever, witty, and most certainly sexy. Finally I have found a book of my liking. A single woman in New York, who has a hunk going after her as so she does for him. I would definitely recommend this book to my girl-friends.

On the Couch

I'll suffer at work today for having stayed up all night reading On the Couch--I couldn't put it down. As in her other books, Alisa Kwitney serves up surprising plot twists and a heroine I can relate to--and a sexy hero who makes me root for speedy consummation! Spicy and witty, this book it tons of fun--but beneath the breezy style, it has plenty to say about intimacy and human vulnerability. It's far deeper than the day-glo cover makes it seem. Kudos to Kwitney for reaching into her own heart and fantasy life and sharing something from deep within.

Romance with a twist

It's so refreshing, and such a relief, to read Kwitney's latest. I just think she's in a class of her own. No-one else seems to be writing romance fiction that's really intelligent, has great dialogue, and plots that count for something. Keep it up, Alisa! I can't wait for the next one.