book cover of The Captivating Chauffeur
 

The Captivating Chauffeur

(2001)
(The second book in the Cupid series)
A novel by

 
 
Jupiter has demoted Venus to Goddess of Fruit Trees and Cupid to God of Flocks and Shepherds. To make matters worse, Jupiter promotes Vesta, Goddess of Virtue, to Goddess of Love. Vesta is determined to bring chastity belts back into fashion. In retaliation, Cupid and Venus set out to prove that no one plays the love game as well as they do by matchmaking the impossibly mismatched Andrew Sullivan and Francesca Ling. Andrew Sullivan has spent his life raising his siblings and making money. Now, the last of his siblings is grown, he's sold his business, and he wants to take a driving vacation across the United States. The only problem is he never learned to drive. He hires Francesca Ling to chauffeur him, unaware that she is seriously directionally impaired. Despite his complaints, about Frankie, Andrew finds himself lusting after the sexy, free-spirit. But Andrew isn't about to let himself fall for a maddening woman who can't read a map, parallel park, or get anywhere on time.Frankie Ling knows she's driving Andrew crazy. She also knows that the stodgy financial wizard needs to learn how to have fun. She sets out to show him the time of his life, but when she finds her heart getting involved, she quickly puts on the brakes. Andrew's made his mark on the world and wants to settle down. Frankie is just starting her career and doesn't want or need a man to complicate her life.Venus and Cupid step in to help the couple realize they are meant for each other. They provide aphrodisiacs and a wild romp at the Chateau d'Amore. When that fails, they stoop to lying, blackmail, and masquerading as bears to keep the lovers together. But Andrew and Frankie still refuse to fall in love.Can Cupid and Venus convince this mismatched couple that they belong together, or will Vesta have her way and change the rules of love forever?


Genre: Romance

Visitors also looked at these books


Used availability for J M Jeffries's The Captivating Chauffeur


About Fantastic Fiction       Information for Authors