Too Good to Be True

by Kasey Michaels

Book Overview

To know Grady Sullivan is to love him . . . unless you're Annie Kendall. In that case, you absolutely can't stand the man. After all, smart, sassy Annie is here at Peevers Manor trying to prove she's the long-lost illegitimate granddaughter of a foul-tempered toilet paper tycoon. How's a girl supposed to focus on charming her way into an ornery old coot's will with this devilishly handsome bodyguard breathing down her neck - and filling her head with...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821767747
• ISBN13: 9780821767740
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Zebra Books
• Length: 377 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

ANOTHER GOOD BOOK!

Kind of an anomaly, don't you think? A guy who reads romances. (Okay, I've read three, and this is the third of them.) Well, this guy picked up the prequel to this book, the outstanding "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" and ran through it in a mere four days. If that was not a taste of things to come, nothing is. I got this book from the local Library on Monday -- and returned it on Tuesday evening, DONE. That's right, I demolished this book -- 377 pages worth -- in about 27 hours. Having been inspired by the other one, probably, I was eager to read about the adventure that Quinn's partner would have in this one. I was right. Although I didn't exactly root for Grady the way I had for Quinn, and didn't see as much of myself in him as I had Quinn, I really liked him, and found that he was just so root-for-able, especially when he leapt to protect Annie when her privacy was violated the way it was, which I found abhorable. Of course, I had to go back and forth a couple times to grasp how Annie was related to the Peeverses, but when I did, it was a shocker that helped me like the book even more. And when Grady got the Peeverses to make the $10-mln donation to the Kidney Foundation in Annie's name and told Annie that HE would take care of his OWN wife, that made me an even bigger fan of his. This was a book that was more grab-ya-by-the scruff-of-the-neck-and-pull-ya-in than the other one was. The other one, I just fell in love with the characters and stayed to the end. This one, I couldn't get away from. GREAT BOOK! I'm really starting to like stuff written by Kasey Michaels.

A terrific, fun read! Highly recommended

Toilet paper tycoon Archie Peevers of Peevers Mansion just outside of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, doesn't trust his nearest and dearest who may just be out to kill him for his money. So he hires bodyguard Grady Sullivan and formulates a plan. Knowing none of his relatives have the gumption to pull a trigger or slit his throat, Archie assumes someone will try poison, pills, a midnight trip down the stairs. To keep everyone off kilter, Archie produces the obligatory missing heir. Annie Kimble is beautiful, intelligent, and trouble. Indeed, Annie has been hired to pretend she is his granddaughter from a liaison fifty years ago. Annie's a delightful character who first endured Archie's scare tactics and then a pinch behind before he announced that she's perfect for what he has in mind. Annie has her own agenda: fifty thousand dollars for one month's work of driving Archie's family insane for fun and profit. As the Machiavellian plot escalates, Grady falls for Annie. So now not only does Grady find himself protecting an eccentric old man, but also a sharp young woman who is filing a 1099 on her proceeds. Events move along quickly as Archie's orange juice is laced with arsenic. Someone fires a crossbow through the window at Archie. As the tension builds, so do the laughs, keeping the reader highly entertained.The sequel of TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU, TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE is a masterpiece of characterizations. This eccentric cast of characters keeps the plot moving along delightfully, keeping the reader guessing. I admit that the butler is my favorite secondary character with his snide observations, shred opinions, and Lurch-like appearance. Indeed, a light, humorous read with a touch of romance, Kasey Michaels has created an entertaining romantic suspense novel too good to miss. Highly recommended.

A delightful romantic suspense novel

Billionaire Archie "The Toilet Paper King" Peevers hires private investigator Grady Sullivan allegedly to protect him from his odious money- grubbing relatives including his sons. Grady soon learns that Archie has hired Annie Kendall to pretend she is his lost heir due to her mother coming from an indiscretion with a servant many years ago.As Grady becomes frustrated with working with a Machiavellian reincarnation, he finds himself very attracted to Annie. However, the Philadelphia security specialist makes it plain he does not like what Archie is doing by placing himself, Annie, and even the sleuth in danger. Grady's prophecy comes true as someone tries to kill Archie. Now it is up to Grady to keep the woman he loves, in spite of her apparent greed, and his client alive from a murderer who appears to be one of the family members or servants.TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE is an amusing sequel to the humorous CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU. Grady retains the humor and his edge that he showed in the first book. He remains adorable, outspoken, and yet protective. Annie is his perfect counterpart. Together along with an eccentric cast, they make for an entertaining romantic suspense novel that should return Kasey Michaels to the best-selling lists.Harriet Klausner