Breakfast at Bethany's

by Kathleen O'Reilly and Ana Huang

Breakfast at Bethany's by Kathleen O'Reilly released on Apr 24, 2004 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373691750
• ISBN13: 9780373691753
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Harlequin Temptation
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

O'Reilly shoots, she scores, she sizzles...

Breakfast At Bethany's-Kathleen O'ReillyCan a fiercely independent, reluctant heiress find her "happily ever-after" with a cynical reporter who's down on love? Boring, blasé, bad dates. Beth has had her more than her fair share lately. When her second friend to jump ship from the Bachelorette Pact gets married - to an undercover cop infiltrating the mob no less(!), self-sufficient, reluctant heiress, Bethany Von Meter, decides that it just might be time for her to try and find a man of her own. Little did she know it would be so difficult. As the (secret) author of several "true life" stories, it shouldn't be too hard to write a personals ad that would attract a great guy, should it? Unfortunately, the string of losers she's met so far prove otherwise. Beth needs help in a serious way or she just might be the last person boarding the love boat. Enter Spencer James, award-winning, hard-hitting, ace reporter. Or at least he was until a misguided bet knocked him down to doing fluff pieces for the lifestyle section of the local newspaper. Writing a scintillating piece on Internet dating was his chance to get picked up by the AP and get back into the good graces of the Powers That Be at the Chicago Tribune. When Spencer agreed to help Beth write a series of unforgettable personal ads guaranteed to find her some great dates, in return for allowing him to use her as the subject for his article, falling in love was the last thing on his mind. Turned off to love after surviving a badly failed marriage he had no clue that he would end up wishing to be the answer to her dreams. Kathleen O'Reilly is three for three in this third installment of The Bachelorette Pact. Another delightful story for the now seasoned author, Breakfast at Bethany's is just one more winner from this talented writer. She never disappoints or misses the mark that she is aiming for. Ms. O'Reilly has a witty, fast-paced style that never bores and always tickles the funny bone. She knows how to write for today's contemporary romance reader. Funny, sexy and honest in the emotions that are evoked, her books have it all. Having read the first two books in the Bachelorette Pact series, I was thrilled to review this third book in this all too short series and can't wait until the fourth and final story is out in June. Be sure to look for The Longest Night, Cassandra's story, in stores June 1, 2004.(....)Austin ChapterRomance Writers of America

From "The Bachelorette Pact" series

So much for the Bachelorette Pact. With Jessica and Mickey married, Beth decides it is her turn. Dreams of daisy nosegays quickly give way to practicality, however, as she places personal ads on the Internet. Too bad that a string of dates fails to ignite her libido the way a certain reports does. Unfortunately, he does not come on their date to find his perfect mate. Instead, Spencer James wants to write article about Internet dating, with Beth as his focus. He offers his help, rewriting Beth's ads to give them originality and zest, in exchange for a story about the results.More than a dozen dates later, Spencer finds himself jealous of Beth's potential mates and unable to act on his attraction. One failed marriage to a society woman has him leery of Beth's background, and his inability to deal with emotion makes it impossible to approach her for more than sex. He certainly has no interest in accumulating any more alimony payments even if Beth does rock his world. And Beth will settle for no less than a ring on her finger.Author Kathleen really hits her stride with BREAKFAST AT BETHANY'S, creating a quirky, off the cuff romance readers will find delightful. The series of ads that begin each chapter are fabulous, especially as they shift to reveal Beth's aggravation with Spencer. The power of their magnetism never fails, even as Spencer fights it every step of the way. Readers will find BREAKFAST AT BETHANY'S an excellent follow through for Jessica and Mickey's stories. Moreover, they will also be eagerly anticipating the final bachelorette's story, with Cassidy's turn in THE LONGEST NIGHT.

superb contemporary romance

Not long after the four young women made their bachelorette pact, two of them have since walked down the aisle (see IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU and PILLOW TALK). The third young lady, Bethany "Beth" Von Meeter wants to join her pals Jessica and Mickey in happy matrimony, but refuses to wed for anything less than love.Not feeling positive vibes with any of the men in her life, Beth places an ad on the internet. Reporter Spencer James, on assignment, responds. He wants to follow her exploits in on line dating as she seeks a mate through cyberspace. Beth agrees in exchange for Spencer providing her an improved personal advertisement. However, neither one expected love to blossom between the subject and the journalist, who is becoming jealous of the dates that the ad brings.Like the stars of the first two tales, this is a top quality contemporary romance starring two likable protagonists. The story line is quite enjoyable as Spencer does not know what he wants except that he does not want anyone but him kissing Beth. In turn she knows exactly what she wants and that is love if only the reporter would open his eyes beyond the story. The return of the other three females adds to the overall pleasure and gets readers ready for the finale in which Cassandra runs the anchor of what so far have been three fine stories.Harriet Klausner

Astounding!

Bethany "Beth" Von Meeter had seen two of her girlfriends recently married. Beth wanted nothing more than to fall in love and marry also. But thus far all the men she had met were lacking. She began placing ads on the internet. That was how she met Spencer James.Spencer was not really dating. The only reason he answered Beth's ad and met her in a restaurant was for work. He was a journalist. His current assignment was "to follow a subject (Beth) through the bits and bytes of finding a mate via computer." Beth agreed, in exchange for Spencer making her ad much better and getting her some great dates! Neither expected to fall in love, especially Spencer!***** Author Kathleen O'Reilly and her talented pen have created four ladies that captured my heart. This is the story of the third girlfriend, Beth. The author placed cameos of Jessica and Mickey. In addition, a very small part gives an idea of who Cassandra will be with in the final leg of this astounding little series. As a reader, I am having a BALL watching these four ladies do their stuff. Men don't have a chance. As I said, "ASTOUNDING!" ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.