The Playboy & Plain Jane

by Leanne Banks

Book Overview

The Playboy & Plain Jane by Leanne Banks released on Dec 25, 2002 is available now for purchase. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373764839
• ISBN13: 9780373764839
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

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LOVED IT a great nanny story it was one of those that i think when read read it and after a couple of months just looking at the cover you'll remember how great it was its not a forgetable story.... you won't be disappointed

This book is HOT

Handsome Nicholas Barone is a wealthy playboy. On Valentines Day two years ago he overheard the woman he intended to propose to tell a friend she was going to marry Nick for his money. Since then, Nick has vowed not to give his heart again and has only had superficial relationships with beautiful, shallow women. Out of the blue, Nick discovers he has a daughter, Molly, by the woman who broke his heart. Determined to be a good father, Nick hires Gail Fenton as Molly?s nanny. Gail is not glamorous, she wears little makeup and likes to spend her time playing volleyball. Gail feels men have always considered her ?one of the guys?. Gail proves to be wonderful with Molly and she also has a soothing affect on Nick. Gail develops a crush on Nick but feels she to much of a "plain Jane" for him to ever be attracted to her so she sets out to make herself over. It's not long before she starts dating which drives Nick crazy. It's not long before Nick sees Gail as anything but one of the guys and their relationship really sizzles. This book is HOT.

Good, solid start for this new series.

Back Cover description: Boston hunk Nicholas Barone could hardly believe one-year-old Molly was his daughter. The sexy businessman was committed only to his extended Italian family, to their business?Baronessa Gelati?and to short-term relationships with gorgeous socialites. Then one pint sized female turned his priorities upside down. Enter Gail Fenton, nanny extraordinaire. Within days she had a cranky Molly smiling; within a few sleepless nights, she had a frustrated Nicholas fantasizing. Bewitched by a virgin. Vexed by the girl next door. Man-about-town Nicholas was in serious trouble, for unlike his former lovers, who wanted only his money or his name, Gail wanted his heart. Good cast of characters. The whole family seems likable and this series is going to have 11 more books. Gail is a good, strong female lead. Nicholas is sexy, and nice. He has commitment problems but does realize where his love is. I just wish the author would have used something other than a car accident to bring them together.

Launching the "Dynasties: The Barones"

The Valentine Day curse strikes CEO Nicholas Barone hard, first when he learns of his fiancé's mercenary nature, and again a year later when she dies, leaving him the father. Deprived of the first year of his daughter's life, Nicholas vows to be an excellent father, but he needs help. Molly's cranky response to her new environment has taken its toll on his parents and on himself. A degree in computers seems an odd qualification for a nanny, but Gail Fenton's gift for peek-a-boo soon convinces Nicholas he has found the right woman for his daughter. Gail knows she's nothing like the beautiful, sleek women Nicholas usually dates, but soon she finds herself hoping she can prove herself to be as right for the father as she is the daughter.Readers who treasured the "Dynasties: The Connelly's" continuity in 2002, will love the return to the family theme with "Dynasties: The Barones" in 2003. With lighthearted levity and sizzling chemistry, author Leanne Banks presents a mismatched hero and heroine that discover more than superficial passion. As a nanny myself, I always find great amusement when authors successfully combine spegetti-os and nursery rhymes with the complexities that draw hearts together. Banks' treatment is remarkably skillful with the eccentricities that make characters dazzle. In addition, Banks gracefully introduces a remarkable cast of characters readers will look forward to meeting in their own stories.

A wonderful, sensual, tender reading experience

I love this book! Leanne Banks is one of my favorite authors and I read this book in one sitting. I couldn't put it down. Gail Fenton is a computer geek turned nanny. She loves kids and when her company downsizes she decides to try her hand at her first love. Caring for children. Little does she realize what a turn her life will take.Nicholas Barone is driven, handsome, and lonely. He is also an unexpected father. One year old Molly, comes to live with him after her mother, his almost fiancee, dies in an accident. Nicholas didn't know that Molly existed until then. Suddenly his life is turned upside down. Molly cries constantly and Nicholas is at his wits end. He needs help! Enter nanny Gail.In just a few days, Gail quiets Molly and slowly gets Molly and Nicholas together in ways that delighted this reader. She soothes their hurts and hearts in ways Nicholas never imagined.I fell in love with Nicholas and Molly and wanted to be Gail. That says a lot. For any book to take me away from my own loving family and put me in its pages is a delight and a blessing. This book was wonderfully sensual, tender and sexy at the same time. Bravo, Ms. Banks. I can't wait for your next book or the next book in the Dynasties: The Barones series. Thank you for a wonderful book