Sweet Fortune
by Jayne Ann Krentz
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Everyone thought Jessie Benedict's impending marriage to Sam Hatchard was a great arrangement-everyone, that is, but Jessie herself. Was she the only one who could see that Hatchard, her powerful father's protege, had a scheming ulterior motive in marrying her? He was more than just a chip off the old workaholic's block-he was positively lusting after Jessie's inheritance to build his own business empire! Free-spirited Jessie has plans for her own career as a detective-starting with the show more rescue of a teenage girl from a dangerous cult. But when a break-in and an intimidating act of vandalism strike close to home, her investigation pairs her with the compellingly masculine entrepreneur. Hatch does make her heart beat deliciously fast, but she's not taking orders from any man. Imagine her surprise when he turns out to be not only a friend and ally, but a strong, tender lover who, in the end, knows how to seal a deal-with her resounding "I do!". show lessTags
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Jessie Benedict was the caregiver for her family, the person who made sure that the patriarch, her father, Vincent, did what was needed of him. Everyone used her for this. She also had a serious problem with holding down a job. Her latest job has her working for a psychic, when the psychic falls and a mother looks for help to rescue her daughter from the grips of a cult, Jessie can't help but rush in.
Sam Hatchard was her father's protege, heir to the business throne. Jessie didn't want it but no-one wanted it to pass from family hands so a plan to get them together was hatched.
Jessie is afraid that all Sam wants from her is the business, while she wants love and a husband who won't put business over her like her father did with his two show more wives.
Choppy and predictable this is an okay read but nothing spectacular. show less
Sam Hatchard was her father's protege, heir to the business throne. Jessie didn't want it but no-one wanted it to pass from family hands so a plan to get them together was hatched.
Jessie is afraid that all Sam wants from her is the business, while she wants love and a husband who won't put business over her like her father did with his two show more wives.
Choppy and predictable this is an okay read but nothing spectacular. show less
The heroine is a free-spirit with an extensive employment history, currently working for a psychic. The hero is the CEO of her father's business, who her entire family wants her to marry. The mystery is who pushed the psychic down the stairs, and what is the connection to an ecological cult.
great story; love the family dynamic and the engaging characters; one of her earlier books that focus on romance than the suspence; will read again
Jesse had a mind of her own and though Hatch wanted her love and was a work aholic himself, he couldn't help love her free spirit and domesticity. Her father wanted her to mold her life into his way of thinking and she wouldn't have it. She got a job with a psycich and rescued a girl from a dangerous cult. Lost her job because the owner thought all was too risky. She eventually started her own business and married Hatch.
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Jayne Ann Krentz was born in Borrego Springs, California on March 28, 1948. She received a B.A. in history from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a master's degree in library science from San Jose State University. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a librarian. She has written under seven different names: Jayne show more Bentley, Amanda Glass, Stephanie James, Jayne Taylor, Jayne Castle, Amanda Quick and Jayne Ann Krentz. Her first book, Gentle Pirate, was published in 1980 under the name Jayne Castle. She currently uses only three personas to represent her three specialties. She uses the name Jayne Ann Krentz for her contemporary pieces, Amanda Quick for her historical fiction pieces, and Jayne Castle for her futuristic pieces. Her novels include Truth or Dare, All Night Long, Copper Beach, River Road, Promise not to Tell, and Untouchable.. She has received numerous awards for her work including the 1995 Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Trust Me, the 2004 Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Falling Awake, the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, the Romantic Times Jane Austen Award, and the Susan Koppelman Award for Feminist Studies for Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance. In 2015 she made The New York Times Best Seller List with both Trust Me, Trust No One and Secret Sisters.. (Bowker Author Biography) Jayne Ann Krentz is the author of twenty-seven New York Times Bestselling novels. She is also the author of several other bestselling novels written under the name Jayne Castle and Amanda Quick. (Publisher Provided) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1991-10
- People/Characters
- Jessie Benedict; Sam Hatchard
- First words
- "I can't see."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Hatch went out of the office and headed home to where Jessie and the really important part of his life were waiting.
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