Who's on Top?

Who's on Top?
Karen Kendall

In the battle of the sexes, who will win this round? Jane O'Toole is determined to come out ahead, even though Dominic Sayers is a formidable–and hot–competitor. She's been hired to assess his ability to be a team player, but the sparks between them are tempting her to test his other abilities.While it seems inevitable that they're going to end up tangled in the sheets, she's not giving in quietly. For every one of his naughty suggestions, she'll counter with two of her own. And when their seductive games are done, the only challenge will be to see who's the most satisfied.

Jane wore all black. Or rather, the black wore her

Displayed her. Intimately. Right down to the hot-pink hoochie-mama sandals on her feet.

Dazed, Dom focused on her hot-pink toenails, and then ran his gaze up every luscious curve to her hot-pink siren’s lips. Say something. The message flashed to his muddled brain. “You’re late.”

Her chin rose. “Yes. You have a problem with that?”

He slowly shook his head. His eyes moved from her lips to her breasts: gifts from the gods, cruelly covered.

He lurched helplessly on his bar stool and forced his curiously rubbery legs to the ground. Dom peeled his dry lips apart. “You’re dressed to kill.”

Her mouth curved. “It’s appropriate for the occasion.”

Oh man, oh man. She’s here to lose on purpose! As soon as he’d shown her who was boss and tossed her out of his life, she’d come back apologizing and now she wanted him badly enough to lose at a game of pool.

Dom grinned, displaying every tooth he owned, feeling in control again. “Well, then. Let’s get this game over with.”

Dear Reader,

Have you ever found yourself thinking, “That guy would be perfect if only…”? Maybe it’s his attitude. Maybe it’s his clothes or his posture. Maybe it’s his table manners. Something stops him from being that man of your dreams.

Well, I sure have! And in this world of being able to upgrade a flight to first class, a room to ocean view, or your wardrobe to fabulous—I wondered, wouldn’t it be great if we could also upgrade our men?

That’s how I came up with the concept behind my new miniseries, THE MAN-HANDLERS—women who make over their men. Who’s on Top? is the story of lovable control freak Jane O’Toole and alpha male Dominic Sayers, two incredibly strong-willed people who are each determined to best the other. Watch as the sexual sparks between them blaze a trail from the office to the bedroom! And place your bets on the winner. You’ll be the final judge of who’s on top! I hope you enjoy getting to know Jane and Dom as much as I enjoyed creating them.

And I love to hear from readers! Visit me at my Web site at www.KarenKendall.com, where you can enter my monthly contest and find information about upcoming releases. Or you can write to me in care of Harlequin Books, 225 Duncan Mill Road, Don Mills, Ontario M3B 3K9, Canada.

Happy reading!

Karen Kendall

P.S.—Look for the next book in the series, Unzipped?, Blaze #201, coming in September 2005!

Who’s on Top?

Karen Kendall

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

To my husband, Don, who has resisted most of my attempts to upgrade him—because, of course, he is perfect! And to my wonderful editor, Wanda Ottewell. Thanks for everything.

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

1

IF ONLY MONDAY WERE A HOT, half-naked man, I wouldn’t mind starting every week with it. Jane O’Toole yawned.

Whether you’re a sanitation worker or a CEO—or in my case, both—Mondays just…suck.