Annie, Get Your Gun/Messing Around with Max

If you haven't read this set of Duets yet, PICK IT UP!!! I liked Little Miss Innocent? the first book about the Sawyers family in which oldest brother Daniel got hooked by his little sister's friend Lace, a noted sex therapist. IMHO, this book surpassed that book. I know Duets are known for their humor, but these weren't just funny...they were sexy and sweet too. Poor Guy does not have a clue that his best friend's little sister has her sights set on him. With the help of the outspoken Lace, Annie decides to seduce Guy, but infuriates him by only telling him that she wants to seduce SOMEONE. Throughout the novel she excites, shocks, and almost scares him by practicing the things she reads about on him. I was actually laughing during some of the love scenes. You will love Guy's final realization and acceptance of his love for Annie. Max's story leaned more towards sexy than sweet, and I wound up liking it just as much if not more than Annie Get Your Guy. I didn't think Max was that strong a character in Little Miss Innocent? so I wasn't really excited by the prospect of his own story. But surprisingly, I was hooked by the storyline in which a confirmed bachelor decides to marry a woman who is convinced all she wants him for is an affair. All Max has to do is seduce her into marriage--after all, she's the first woman his dog hasn't hated on sight.If you haven't read these Duets yet, I recommend you pick them up as soon as you can. And if you can't find Little Miss Innocent? don't worry or wait--these two definitely stand on their own.

"Annie Get Your Guy." Annie Sawyer knows her bookstore is a success, but when it comes to luring a blockhead like Guy Donovan she is a failure. He treats little Annie like a younger tomboyish brother. With the encouragement of her sister-in-law, Annie plans to seduce Guy. Either he will die of a heart attack from laughing at her, lose all respect for her, or match the beat of her heart. The only problem is that Guy plans to marry someone else."Messing Around With Max." Annie's brother Max meets one of her regulars Maddie Montgomery at the bookstore. Her show of affection towards his mean-spirited but harmless dog Cleo stuns him. He goes into near cardiac arrest when she chooses him to teach her everything she wants to know about sex. However, though Cleo accepts Maddie, Max wonders how to persuade Maddie that though he may be a reprobate, she is his destiny.Writing for Duets has to be one of the more frightening assignments for an author because readers obviously compare the two tales. Writing two novels for the same Duet has to be even scarier because the audience can contrast your own work and find one lacking substance which means there is damage to one's reputation. Based on her works in DUETS 47, Lori Foster shows she has the talent to handle double duty, as her two Sawyer tales are fun and amusing with likable lead characters. No messing around, Ms Foster gets her fans with a pair of fabulous romantic romps that provide delightful entertainment.Harriet Klausner

If you're looking for something to lift your spirits and chase away those winter doldrums, you only have to pick up a copy of the March Duets from Harlequin, Annie Get Your Guy & Messing Around With Max, both by Harlequin superstar, Lori Foster.Both stories feature characters from Ms. Foster's Silhouette Desire, LITTLE MISS INNOCENT? (2/99) in leading and secondary roles. In ANNIE GET YOUR GUY, Annie Sawyers no longer desires her friend Guy Donovan in a brotherly fashion but rather in a more sensual way. When Guy announces his engagement to another woman, Annie puts a plan into work to seduce Guy and prove that she's the woman for him. If he'd only cooperate! But up against Annie and her sister-in-law, Lace (a noted sex therapist), Guy doesn't stand a chance. In MESSING AROUND WITH MAX, the last of the Sawyers siblings get bitten by the love bug (older brother Daniel fell hard for Lace in LITTLE MISS INNOCENT?) when Maddie Montgomery runs into Max's bookstore. Literally. How could Maddie have known the glass door was shut! The store's owner, Annie Sawyers, always left it open. How could she have known Annie was away and her brother, Max, was tending the store with his dog, Cleo? Cleo, who likes no woman, takes a tentative shine to Maddie, thereby endearing her to Max. Trouble is, Maddie has no plans for marriage, despite the dog and the dog's cute owner. But when Max and Cleo team up, Maddie might as well kiss her heart goodbye, because this duo isn't about to stop until Maddie says, "Yes!" Ms. Foster combines her trademark wit and her ability to craft hot and steamy love scenes into two delightful stories guaranteed to get your sap running and put a spring in your step. If you haven't read LITTLE MISS INNOCENT? I recommend you do so, as it provides a good introduction to the Sawyers family and the rest of the characters.

I have been waiting a long time for Annie and Guys' story after I read Little Miss Innocent a couple years ago and am so thrilled that the wait has lived up to my expectations. Annie has been in love with Guy forever, but except for a couple of slips he has treated her like a kid sister. Guy has been attracted to Annie just as long, but doesnt want to get involved with her because she is his best friends' sister. When Guy gets in a little accident Annie uses this as an opportunity to get him to stop fighting his attraction. In Messing Around With Max, Max has decided it was time to settle down and get married so he could provide a stable home for his dog Cleo, the only problem is that Cleo doesnt like the women he has been bringing home. Fate steps in when Maddie comes into his sisters' bookstore to look for a book. Max decides that Maddie is for him, but she wants an affair and he has to persuade her that he wants a commitment. I loved both of these stories and like the way Ms Foster, picked up Annie and Max not long after Little Miss Innocent takes place. Im a big Lori Foster fan and I know other fans like me will love the fact there are two stories for the price of one, one of the best bargains of the year.

Lori Foster's books are filled with witty humor, fiesty heroines, incredibly sexy heroes, and sometimes-meddling, loving family. ANNIE GET YOUR GUY and MESSING AROUND WITH MAX, her Harlequin DUETS March release is no exception to that great formula. Her books catch your attention from the first sentence and you're hooked --- you can't stop reading until the end of the book! ANNIE GET YOUR GUY has a fiesty, yet innocent, heroine Annie Sawyers who is determined to make family friend Guy Donovan realize she's the one for him. Trouble is Guy has always kept her at arms length, treating her like a sister. Desperate, Annie enlists sis-in-law Lace's help, acquiring various books on sex, and sets out to seduce Guy. Events happen that help Annie get Guy right where she wants him, and she takes advantage of the situation to drive Guy straight into her arms. Guy never stands a chance against her! I found myself laughing all the way through, cheering her on, and as impatient as she was, at the same time. MESSING AROUND WITH MAX has Annie's Lothario brother Max Sawyers finally ready to settle down and get married. He's got one strange condition for the woman he chooses: She has to be approved by his neurotic, eccentric mutt Cleo! He thinks Maddie Montgomery is the perfect candidate, but Maddie is determined that marriage isnt in her near future. Maddie does want something from Max though: she wants him to educate her in the luring ways of sex! With both hero and heroine having seperate agendas, you just know there's going to be lots of comical -yet sexual tension happening. Then, I got to wondering if sneaky Cleo didnt have this mind all along...first he found his owner, then he finds his owner the perfect wife. You'll love BOTH stories in this DUETS; I would recommend them to anyone who has never read a Lori Foster book. All those that have, already know what a 'gem' each book is! Definite keepers!