When Dr. Alex Murdock is demoted to a university in rural Virginia, the last thing he expects to find is a future. But country charm never looked as good as it did on Rainey Mitchell.
Rainey Mitchell does not need a high-class flirt in her wounded world, but trouble and temptation wafts off the new professor as strong as his sandalwood-scented cologne.
When circumstances thrust them together to save her tutoring clinic, can the troublemaker find the hero inside and encourage the reticent Rainey to open her heart again?
“Rainey Mitchell is doing just fine. She has a great job helping children in need, her family is around her, she is mother to a fabulous little girl, and is getting over the betrayal of her ex-husband. Dr. Alex Murdock is not doing so well, as he is forced to work at a rural university, his life is full of secrets surrounding his family, and he has to start over in a new town. Luckily, Rainey, the daughter of his landlord, is there to get him settled. Rainey just wants to stay away from the new professor, who has the same charm as her ex. Unfortunately, they seem to need each other. Rainey needs his grant-writing ability to save her program, and Alex is terrible at the lecturing at which Rainey excels. The two must work together to fulfill their goals, but will they be able to do it? Rainey’s insecurities and Alex’s obsession with protecting his family could be their undoing. A well-written love story filled with suspense, mystery, and a loving family.” ~ Library Journal Review –
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: Charming the Troublemaker
Book Author: Pepper Basham
What do you like about this book:
"He had 'flirt' tattooed all over his high-watt grin."
Rainey Mitchell knows that Dr. Alex Murdock is trouble with a capital "T". His smooth, cocky, debonair presence has Rainey scrambling to locate her own personal space. After all, they are co-workers, and she has been recruited to ingratiate him into the Communication Disorders Department at Blue Ridge University, but there is only so much suave that her poor dismantled heart can survive.
Alex Murdock has met a lot of women in his day, but the lovely blond speech pathologist with the adorable little girl motivates Alex to become a better man. Besides, her crazy family makes him want to belong. As if sensing that Alex has her in his sights, Rainey doesn't make his perusal easy, but when her beloved clinic loses its funding and Rainey discovers what a successful grant writer that Alex has been, the prospect of coming to her aid gives Alex a much needed boost of optimism.
"Charming the Troublemaker" is filled to the brim with sweet, saucy Appalachian banter that will sneak into the crevices of your heart like a thick mountain fog. And who says that "kisses are overrated"?
I received a copy of this book from the author. The opinions stated above are entirely my own.
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