Natural born charmer

After her ex-boyfriend Monty insists that she is the only person he ever loved, Blue Bailey packs up everything she has (which isn't much) and moves from Seattle to Colorado to be with him. But once Blue arrives, she discovers Monty has found love again with a younger, blonder new girlfriend. With few job options and practically no money, Blue thought she might be stuck in Colorado for a long time, until Dean Robillard drives through on his way to Tennessee. The last person Blue wants to ask for a favor is a way-too-gorgeous-for-his-own-good stranger who annoys her to no end. And who turns out to be the quarterback for the Chicago Stars. But Dean is Blue's only ticket out, even if it means she is stuck with him all the way to Tennessee. RITA Award-winner Phillips creates yet another classic romance in her loosely connected Chicago Stars series with this splendidly satisfying tale of love, family, and redemption. Generously seasoned with plenty of tart humor and snappy dialogue, and graced with a delightfully amusing pair of protagonists trying desperately not to fall in love, Natural Born Charmer is simply irresistible. --John Charles Copyright 2006 Booklist

In this latest installment in Phillips's romance series starring the Chicago Stars football players (This Heart of Mine; Nobody's Baby but Mine), the bestselling novelist delivers a love story wrought with delicious sexual tension and charged banter. When debonair starting quarterback Dean Robillard, on a soul-searching road trip after a serious shoulder injury, happens across Blue Bailey, walking alongside the road wearing a beaver costume, he stops to help her. Blue is far from a Barbie-esque football groupie, but broke and stranded, she needs both a ride and a job, and the football all-star (driving a sexy Aston Martin) poses an interesting opportunity. As the two travel from Colorado to Dean's new farmhouse in east Tennessee, Blue resists his advances, and both athlete and vagabond struggle with deeply rooted trust and familial issues that are soon exacerbated by the unexpected presence of Dean's mother at the farm. While the verbal sparring in this textbook case of opposites attracting feels stagy at first, the rough edges come together in an alluring way. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

The woman famed quarterback Dean Robillard encounters along the roadside is beautiful if a little odd she's wearing a beaver costume and he's intent on winning her over. With a one-day laydown on February 6. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

After her ex-boyfriend Monty insists that she is the only person he ever loved, Blue Bailey packs up everything she has (which isn't much) and moves from Seattle to Colorado to be with him. But once Blue arrives, she discovers Monty has found love again with a younger, blonder new girlfriend. With few job options and practically no money, Blue thought she might be stuck in Colorado for a long time, until Dean Robillard drives through on his way to Tennessee. The last person Blue wants to ask for a favor is a way-too-gorgeous-for-his-own-good stranger who annoys her to no end. And who turns out to be the quarterback for the Chicago Stars. But Dean is Blue's only ticket out, even if it means she is stuck with him all the way to Tennessee. RITA Award-winner Phillips creates yet another classic romance in her loosely connected Chicago Stars series with this splendidly satisfying tale of love, family, and redemption. Generously seasoned with plenty of tart humor and snappy dialogue, and graced with a delightfully amusing pair of protagonists trying desperately not to fall in love, Natural Born Charmer is simply irresistible. ((Reviewed December 15, 2006)) Copyright 2006 Booklist Reviews.

The woman famed quarterback Dean Robillard encounters along the roadside is beautiful if a little odd she's wearing a beaver costume and he's intent on winning her over. With a one-day laydown on February 6. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Stunningly handsome football star Dean Robillard has been charming people all his life, so why is he having such a hard time winning over one small, determined, opinionated woman? Though she needs Dean's help, Blue Bailey, pragmatic survivor of an itinerant childhood with a peace activist mom, isn't about to become another notch in Dean's belt, even when she ends up on his Tennessee farm running interference between him and his estranged mother, protecting his privacy with a fake engagement, and growing closer to him every day. A natural-born storyteller who has a wicked way with words, Phillips has penned another sexy, funny, but deeply touching romance. This is the latest of her popular Chicago Stars titles and one of the best yet. Phillips (Match Me If You Can ) lives near Chicago. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 10/15/06.]

The top romance is Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Natural Born Charmer (Morrow. 2007. ISBN 978-0-06-073457-2. $24.95) for its clever wit and rich detail. In this sassy and tender story, Dean Robillard and Blue Bailey battle each other as they navigate the rocky terrain of forging a family. Romance fans and newbies will be charmed. Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.

Brimming with audacious humor, delicious sensuality, and beautifully developed characters, this touching, multilayered story also has an emotional depth that readers will savor. Fans (and libraries) who missed out on the hardcover edition of Phillips's 2007 award-winning best seller and Quill nominee will want to add this paperback version to their collections. One of the author's "Chicago Stars" titles. (LJ 2/15/07)

In this latest installment in Phillips's romance series starring the Chicago Stars football players (This Heart of Mine ; Nobody's Baby but Mine ), the bestselling novelist delivers a love story wrought with delicious sexual tension and charged banter. When debonair starting quarterback Dean Robillard, on a soul-searching road trip after a serious shoulder injury, happens across Blue Bailey, walking alongside the road wearing a beaver costume, he stops to help her. Blue is far from a Barbie-esque football groupie, but broke and stranded, she needs both a ride and a job, and the football all-star (driving a sexy Aston Martin) poses an interesting opportunity. As the two travel from Colorado to Dean's new farmhouse in east Tennessee, Blue resists his advances, and both athlete and vagabond struggle with deeply rooted trust and familial issues that are soon exacerbated by the unexpected presence of Dean's mother at the farm. While the verbal sparring in this textbook case of opposites attracting feels stagy at first, the rough edges come together in an alluring way. (Feb.)