About the Author
Getting to Know Carly New York Times Bestselling author Carly Phillips is an attorney who has tossed away legal briefs in favor of writing hot, sizzling romances. Her first single title contemporary romance, THE BACHELOR (Warner) captured a spot as the third pick of the "Reading with Ripa" book club on LIVE with Regis and Kelly. The announcement launched Carly into the number one slot on within just a few hours and propelled her to a six-week stay on the New York Times list where she ultimately tied for the #4 slot with romance mega-star Nora Roberts. Carly also writes novellas, for St. Martin's Press, and short contemporaries for Harlequin, one being a sizzling Blaze anthology. Her upcoming releases include the Chandler man sequels, THE PLAYBOY (1-03) and THE HEARTBREAKER (7-03). In addition to her hit on the NYT list, Carly has had prolonged stays on the USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and Waldenbooks Bestseller lists. She has also received numerous accolades including Waldenbooks Bestselling author and a multiple nominations for Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Awards and the Bookseller’s Best Award. She has also placed and won in numerous RWA chapter sponsored contests. Since her first sale to Harlequin Temptation in 1998, Carly has sold a total of twenty-one books. She has also written for Zebra Bouquet under the name of Karen Drogin. She currently lives in Purchase, New York with her husband, two young daughters and frisky soft-coated Wheaton terrier who acts like their third child. When she's not spending time with her family, Carly is busy writing, promoting (and playing online!) To discover more about this quickly rising star of romance, visit Carly's website.
Simply Sexy: Heat (Harlequin Temptation) FROM OUR EDITORS
The Barnes & Noble Review
Do you like romances that sizzle? Carly Phillips really turns up the heat in Simply Sexy, her response to reader requests for a story about the sister of Body Heat hero Jake Lowell. It's been a year and a half since her husband's death, and Rina Lowell has finally made the fresh start she's been promising herself. After years of marriage to a wealthy man who loved her but never really understood her, Rina revels in the thought that she can now design her future to suit herself. She's left her big-city life behind and relocated to the small Massachusetts town of Ashford. And her new job there, as a staff writer for the local paper, seems tailor-made -- she can observe and report, and enjoy life without risking either her freedom or her heart. You see, while Rina is determined to avoid relationships, she's decided that sex is a different issue -- one she plans to explore in her new column called "Hot Stuff." She thinks that a holiday fling with her new boss, sexy sportswriter Colin Lyons, would be a great way to research her first tantalizing topic, "What Do Men Want?" Unfortunately, much as Colin's curiosity is aroused by Rina's proposal, he thinks the failing paper can't afford to waste space on a "fluff piece" like "Hot Stuff"ﾽand their difference of opinion quickly grows heated, both professionally and personallyﾽ. Sue Stone
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