Can they beat the odds?
Night after night, mild-mannered accountant Harry Ambrewster sits in the back of the room, admiring Vegas showgirl Lainie Terrell from afar. She’s got it all—looks, brains, a kind heart, and Dexter, one of the smartest four-year olds he’s ever met. Sure, Harry would love to be the one who makes her swoon, but she’s never shown any interest in dealing him in.
When Lainie’s crazy ex shows up at her apartment in a rage, demanding to see his son, she turns to her trustworthy neighbor Harry for help. He offers his mother’s security-enhanced home as a safe haven for Dexter while he and Lainie slip out of town, posing as newlyweds checking out a Sedona timeshare. But fate calls their bluff when their platonic relationship morphs into red-hot passion. With her ex hot on their trail, they’ll have to play their cards close to the vest. Because losing isn’t an option...
From the NYT bestselling author who brought you the McGavin Brothers and Wild About You series comes book two in the smart and sexy Nerd series. If you like laugh-out-loud romantic adventures where the nerd gets the girl, you'll love The Nerd Who Loved Me.
The Nerd Series
NERD IN SHINING ARMOR (Book 1)
THE NERD WHO LOVED ME (Book 2)
NERD GONE WILD (Book 3)
GONE WITH THE NERD (Book 4)
TALK NERDY TO ME (Book 5)
NERDS LIKE IT HOT (Book 6)
MY NERDY VALENTINE (Book 7)
Books in this series can be read in any order.
The Nerd Who Loved Me was originally published in 2004 by St. Martin's Press
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Can they beat the odds?
Night after night, mild-mannered accountant Harry Ambrewster sits in the back of the room, admiring Vegas showgirl Lainie Terrell from afar. She’s got it all—looks, brains, a kind heart, and Dexter, one of the smartest four-year olds he’s ever met. Sure, Harry would love to be the one who makes her swoon, but she’s never shown any interest in dealing him in.
When Lainie’s crazy ex shows up at her apartment in a rage, demanding to see his son, she turns to her trustworthy neighbor Harry for help. He offers his mother’s security-enhanced home as a safe haven for Dexter while he and Lainie slip out of town, posing as newlyweds checking out a Sedona timeshare. But fate calls their bluff when their platonic relationship morphs into red-hot passion. With her ex hot on their trail, they’ll have to play their cards close to the vest. Because losing isn’t an option...
From the NYT bestselling author who brought you the McGavin Brothers and Wild About You series comes book two in the smart and sexy Nerd series. If you like laugh-out-loud romantic adventures where the nerd gets the girl, you'll love The Nerd Who Loved Me.
The Nerd Series
NERD IN SHINING ARMOR (Book 1)
THE NERD WHO LOVED ME (Book 2)
NERD GONE WILD (Book 3)
GONE WITH THE NERD (Book 4)
TALK NERDY TO ME (Book 5)
NERDS LIKE IT HOT (Book 6)
MY NERDY VALENTINE (Book 7)
Books in this series can be read in any order.
The Nerd Who Loved Me was originally published in 2004 by St. Martin's Press **
From Publishers Weekly
Straightlaced accountant Harry Ambrewster grew up as the mascot for a gaggle of Vegas showgirls, his mother Rona among them. Though he picked up some useful skills (like how to belt out the entire score of Oklahoma ), the experience left him with one rule: never marry a showgirl. Still, that doesn't stop him from lusting after his neighbor, Lainie Terrell, or sympathizing with her son, Dexter, a younger version of himself. When Lainie's ex-boyfriend, Joey, shows up looking to use Dexter as bait to gain his inheritance from his tycoon father, Lainie accepts help from Harry, Rona and Rona's senior citizen boyfriend, who may have connections to the Mafia. Rona cares for Dexter while Lainie and Harry hide out at a Sedona time-share. Despite their Vegas heritage, Lainie and Harry possess a charming innocence, and their journey toward love—in what turns out to be a humorously decrepit vacation spot—provides constant entertainment. Smart, spunky and delightfully over the top, Thompson's newest Nerd romance (following Nerd in Shining Armor ) possesses all the sparkle and vibrancy of a Vegas show, and it's just as sexy.
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From Booklist
Accountant Harry isn't really a babysitter. He is just watching Dexter, Vegas showgirl Lainie's brilliant son, until her shift is over. But when Joey, Dexter's estranged Neanderthal of a father, tries to break down the door to get the little boy, Harry shimmies down a tree with Dexter and escapes. Making sure that Dexter is in a safe, well-protected house, Harry goes on the lam with Lainie. Thompson has filled her hilarious tour de force with unforgettable characters: a geek who becomes an alpha male when the love of his life is threatened; a Vegas showgirl trying to be both mother and father to her son; a four-year-old genius; a bevy of matchmaking, retired Vegas dancers; a too-enthusiastic condo salesman; an alleged Mob boss; a six-foot rattlesnake; and a dog named Fred. Thompson's many fans will be anxious to read her latest sexy, madcap, and highly entertaining adventure. Shelley Mosley
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