Barbara Boswell (1) (1946–)

Eh. It's pretty much fluff - the only thing I really liked was the twist on the usual "great sex=true love" trope. Here the insta-lust (well, instant as soon as they let themselves consider it at all) led to them spending time together and finding out they liked one another, out of bed as well as in. Beyond that it's a pretty standard boss-and-secretary story, with a pretend engagement that of course turns real. Michael Fortune is rabidly anti-marriage, with good reason - his mom is a total gold-digger. Julia is a very competent secretary with a disabled sister - so she really needs the money. Which makes Michael label her along with his mother...yeah, whatever. Oh, one cute thing - Julia is a psychologist (or will be when she can afford to finish college), so she's analyzing Michael and herself throughout - and being very annoyed at herself for falling into the "Women who love men who can't love them back" trap...Not bad fluff, but the characters are pretty interchangeable with any others in this standard plot.… (more)