Review: If you can stand the heat...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 10, 2013
...read Bachelor's Special! It is delightful, combining a few of my favourite things: delicious food, gorgeous men (or man), an original heroine and okay, a little bit of how's your father!As ever, Ms Warner's writing is such a breath of fresh air. I almost sigh in pleasure when I settle down to read one of her books, and Bachelor's Special was no different. Jill is a not-out-of-the-box heroine, her quirky 50's style of dressing made me rethink my own wardrobe and her ability to spar with the best of them made me wish for brains :).Right from the word go, Jill isn't letting rich, handsome, successful Chet intimidate her. Nor his imposing mansion or his obvious flair in the boardroom.  She may be struggling to establish her catering business, and he has oodles of the readies but still, she isn't kowtowing to him. You find yourself rooting for her, laughing at her antics and silently applauding her guts.Chet Castle is just divine. He's hot, has a great work ethic, could be deemed an inventor and he's single. A bit bruised and battered from past relationships, but I'd certainly be queuing up to make him feel better...any day.The attraction between the two of them leaps off the page and their flirting is done to perfection. Jill won't sleep with her boss...will she?  Again, Ms Warner's ability to write sensual scenes effortlessly has you glued to the pages, wondering what's going to happen--and how it's all going to play out. Their dialogue is engaging and witty, and I constantly found a smile on my face when reading Bachelor's Special.I don't want to give anything away, suffice it to say that Ms Warner has written a winner. I look forward to the next time I pick up a previously un-read book of hers.