Simply the Best

By Shirley Jump

'THIS COULD BE THE END OF A BEAUTIFUL FREINDSHIP . . . ' Nothing rakes the sheen off a marriage proposal quite like discovering that your prospective fianc_ already has a wife. And for newspaper writer Alexandra Kenner, this is just the latest in a series of unfortunate relationships that are good for only one thing-badmouthing over beers with her best buddy, Mack Douglas. For a guy-especially a distractingly sexy, determinedly single guy-Mack has his decent side, offering to let Alex stay with home while he helps her remodel her house, even setting her up with a potential Mr. Right. What more could Alex ask for-except perhaps an encore of that out-of-the-blue, completely earth-shattering kiss Mack just laid on her? Mack can't pinpoint the moment Alex stopped being the girl next door and became the marquee name in his wildest fantasies. She's always been gorgeous, but lately the commitment-phobic contractor wants her in ways and places that would change their friendship forever. That's something Alex will never risk, unless Mack can find a way to convince her that together they can build something that's bigger, better, and definitely made to last . . .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142010036X
• ISBN13: 9781420100365
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Zebra Books
• Length: 347 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Bestfriends fall in love!!!

Alex and Mack have been friends forever and now they release that there friendship has a layer of lust. Alex's life is in chaos - her fiancé is married, she is homeless, she has inherited a real fixer upper house that brings back lots of memories. This story has 3 love stories that add a nice dimension to the story.

fine contemporary romance

For over two decades, Mack Douglas and Alexandra Kenner have been friends and neighbors. They are always there for one another, but neither shows any sexual inclination towards their pal. In fact Mack muses whether Alex even realizes he is not just one of the "girls" and likewise Alex ponders whether Mack knows she is one of the girls. When the reporter's house is under renovation, Mack invites her to stay in his; which she accepts at the same time she ends another losing relationship. A confirmed bachelor, Mack finds himself fantasizing about sex with Alex. His upper head is embarrassed by his sexual musing, but the libido of his lower head is rock solid. Meanwhile Alex begins to realize she wants more than friendship with the contractor next door, but how to seduce the commitment wary Mack becomes her obsession even more than her career, which until she moved in was her number one goal. SIMPLY THE BEST is a fine contemporary romance starring two best buddies falling in love with neither knowing how to proceed. The tale is fun to follow due to the wary antics of Mack and Alex as each covets the other, but hides as best they can their desire to change their relationship. This is simply a lighthearted When Harry Met Sally frolic. Harriet Klausner