Molly O'Keefe (Between the Sheets) completes her Boys of Bishop series with a piquant marriage of convenience between a political dynasty's golden son and a failed model/actress-turned-bartender.
Ryan doesn't sleep with her bar patrons, but something about gorgeous, worried Harry lures her into breaking that rule. After one amazing night, her mysterious lover vanishes but leaves a memento: Ryan's pregnant with his baby. She plans to raise the child alone until her one-night stand turns up again, this time on television. When she learns Harry is Harrison Montgomery, congressional candidate, Ryan is doubly determined to keep mum about the baby. What does a down-on-her-luck barkeep have to offer a man like him? Then her big brother spills the beans.
Harrison refuses to follow in the scandalous, corrupt footsteps of his father, the governor. To tidy up the potentially image-shattering story, he offers Ryan marriage in name only and financial security in exchange for her silence. Stunned that her tender lover is really cold and calculating, Ryan nevertheless agrees for the sake of their child. As Ryan proves herself an asset to the campaign and a true companion, though, Harrison slowly lowers his guard, and their rekindled passion will not be denied.
While the relationship develops realistically and O'Keefe's love scenes burn up the pages, the true pleasure lies in watching high school dropout Ryan prove herself smarter and tougher than Harrison--or his formidable mother--ever imagined. Harrison is a lust-worthy hero, but Ryan's strength and sass will win readers' hearts. --Jaclyn Fulwood, blogger at Infinite Reads