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Bryan Kelly has a few rules. Rule Number 1: Women are for fun, not commitment. Rule Number 2: He'll do anything for his twin brother, even switch places with him to find out who's sabotaging his charity. But playing a really good guy isn't easy around a luscious Shay Sommers. Which brings him to Rule Number 3: If you can't avoid temptation, succumb with abandon...Society pages icon Shay Sommers has made her name in charity work. And she'll go to any length to help these girls from the inside out. It certainly won't be hard to act the street siren with the gorgeous man who runs the place, even if he does seem less like a shepherd and much more like a wolf...one with a hungry look that's making Shay feel she might be his next dinner...

Amazon.com Review

Setting: Ohio & Visitation, North Carolina

Sensuality: 8

When bounty hunter Bryan Kelly meets gorgeous philanthropist Shay Sommers he mistakes her for a prostitute. Despite Shay's denials, Bryan remains convinced that she's a hooker. Frustrated, Shay decides to conceal her wealthy lifestyle and moves into the Preacher's safe house to get to know some real "working women". Meanwhile, Bryan has an identity problem of his own, for he's masquerading as his twin brother, Preacher Bruce, in order to discover the identity of the person who assaulted Bruce and continues to threaten the women in his shelter. Bryan will do whatever it takes to find his brother's attacker and ensure the women's safety--especially Shay's. Both Shay and Bryan are keeping secrets that can destroy their growing relationship and neither of them are accustomed to trusting others. If Bryan can keep Shay alive, will he be able to convince her to trust him with her heart?

The Secret Life of Bryan is a sexy romance with a suspense plot set against a backdrop of gritty city streets. The secondary cast is colorful and readers will enjoy the inclusion of characters from the connected book, Say No To Joe?, in this continuation of the Winston family novels from bestselling author Lori Foster. --Lois Faye Dyer

From Booklist

When bounty hunter Bryan's twin brother, Bruce, gets roughed up, Bryan's determined to take his place until he can find out who's responsible. The problem is, Bruce is a preacher who ministers to prostitutes. Once he begins the masquerade, Bryan finds that the only thing he hates as much as pimps are the rich snooty society women who give money to programs that help the "soiled doves." Wealthy philanthropist Shay Sommers is an exception: she actually works in the shelter she funds. One night she finds herself in trouble, and Bryan comes to the rescue. He thinks she's a lady of the night, and she thinks he's a preacher, albeit rather foul mouthed. They are drawn to each other, but must keep up their charades. Fans of Foster's sexy romantic comedies, including Unexpected [BKL S 15 03], may be surprised by this dark romantic suspense's gritty realism, while fans of tales about street preachers, such as Kathryn Shay's Trust in Me (2003) and Emilie Richards' Dragonslayer (1993), will find much to like here, too. Shelley Mosley
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