Seeking Single Male

by Stephanie Bond

Book Overview

Seeking Single Male by Stephanie Bond released on Oct 25, 2000 is available now for purchase. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373259050
• ISBN13: 9780373259052
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended

SEEKING SINGLE MALE, by Stephanie Bond, consists of a riotous madcap comedy for an otherwise circumspect lawyer when a mix-up occurs regarding personal ads. Answering an ad placed by Coffee Girl on behalf of his shy brother, Greg Healey arrives at The Best Cuppa Joe in downtown Lexington, Kentucky expecting anything but what he gets. Greg expects to meet the woman who advertised, "Single female in mid twenties single male for good times. Horse lover a plus. I'm a good cook. Coffee Girl." So when Lana Martina introduces herself, asking if he fits the ad she placed, and immediately invites him to her apartment, Greg assumes the worse. Intrigued by the vivacious beauty, however, he can't resist following her. Little does he realize her ad was for a gay male roommate. Greg dislikes complicated woman, and they don't come any more complicated that Lana. He especially realizes that fact when he shows up at the town as representative of the landlords who own a strip of shops slated for demolition. The hazing of the building housing The Best Cuppa Joe, as well as the building next door, is essential to Greg's plans for renovating the downtown area. Little did Greg expect the woman who assaulted him for kissing her, while showing her apartment, to represent the shop owners. The city counsel charges Greg and Lana to work together to come up with a compromise that will benefit both parties. The rezoning would allow Greg to escape his corner office and enter the courtrooms where he longs to practice law. But Lana can't afford to relocate her shop, and is the culmination of years of dreams that she won't easily relinquish.Provoking the dour Greg is easy, and doing so is sinfully delightful for Lana. If only they weren't evolved in this stick business fray. With obvious attraction and a direct opposition of interests, their effect on each other cannot be less than cataclysmic. SEEKING SINGLE MALE is one of those delightful afternoon's read where you know the characters will wind up together, but the rocky path keeps the you in stitches. Spirited heroines just seem a perfect contrast to stodgy lawyers who long to break out of their molds, and Stephanie Bond definitely presents them with flair. In addition, her subplot consists of a gentle love story that can't help but also provide enjoyment. Not to mention a ridiculous blow up doll of a man, with anatomically correct parts who gets passed among single women. What a hoot! Highly recommended.

A well written romance

In Lexington, Kentucky, extremely shy Will Healey wants to answer an ad in Attitudes magazine from a SF (single female) seeking an SM (single male). Though he feels protective towards his brother and has doubts about women advertising in the personnel ads, Will's brother lawyer Greg decides to help his sibling because he knows how hard this must be on the isolated Will. Greg tells Will he will check into "Coffee Girl", mostly to insure himself that the woman is not a hooker. "Coffee Girl" is actually coffee shop owner Lana Martina. However, the ad in question was not the one placed by Lana. She just seeks a roommate not a playmate. As Lana and Greg become acquainted they fall in love. However, even with the matchmaking encouragement of Harry the blow-up doll, a relationship between this couple seems doomed because neither one seems to want it. He worries about his brother's feelings while she wonders if he is gay. The final obstacle is he owns the property where her shop is located and he plans to sell the place. SEEKING SINGLE MALE is an entertaining romantic romp filled with warm characters that make the story line fun to read. Though at times a stretch in reality, fans will not cares as the tale works because of the intriguing, often offbeat interrelationship between cast members including Harry. Stephanie Bond provides readers with a triumphant contemporary with Harry moving on to his next book in Chicago.Harriet Klausner

The Man of one's Dreams

He's the perfect man. He's amiable, always willing to cuddle you in his arms, he won't talk back and he won't leave before breakfast if you don't want him to! Too bad he's a blow-up doll and Lana Martina is stuck with him. An ever-present reminder of her single status, Harry graces Lana's apartment and represents the sum total of her romantic life. Until a mix-up in advertisements sends her Greg Healey-lawyer, entrepreneur and older brother to Will, who decides that singles ad from "Coffee Girl" sounds like the perfect girl for him. Greg, on the other hand, decides that letting Will have free rein could end up disastrous and instead insists he should be the one to check out Coffee Girl. If she checks out, then he'll introduce the two. Little does Greg know that Coffee Girl isn't who he thinks she is and worse! - she's a shop owner set dead center in a part of town that he's bent on razing and paving over. The sparks fly immediately between the two and it looks as if Will might never meet the woman of his dreams. Although I was aware immediately that Greg looked out for Will's welfare, I never was quite sure what had happened to Will in the past that resulted in his present mental/neurological condition. It was written that he'd taken a nasty fall as a child, but I didn't get the feeling that that had been the cause or vice versa. Also, I didn't feel that Lana's self-centered bimbo brained mother was dealt with severely enough. Personally, I itched to reach out and slap her for her obliviously callous and selfish way of treating her daughter. After Too Hot To Sleep, readers might be surprised at the toned-down love scenes in Seeking Single Male, and how long it takes to get to one. That's not to say the book isn't good. It is. Two levels of sensuality, same great level of writing.