Trust Me - Hardcover

Krentz, Jayne Ann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671516914 ISBN 13: 9780671516918

Publisher: Pocket Books, 1995

Synopsis

When headstrong caterer Desdemona Wainwright attempts to collect her much-needed fee for Sam Stark's canceled wedding reception, she never expects to fall head over heels in love with the jilted computer genius.

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Krentz (Grand Passion) sends romance speeding down the new information highway when struggling young Seattle businesswoman Desdemona Wainwright meets reclusive super-rich computer genius Sam Stark. Hired to cater Stark's wedding reception, Desdemona is left with the bill when Stark is left at the altar. The account settled, Desdemona finds herself attracted to the emotionally aloof Stark, whose ruggedly handsome looks are often obscured by his outfit of choice-jeans, running shoes and a "nerd pack," a plastic pocket protector for his pens. When Desdemona backs away from their increasingly intense relationship, Stark responds by hiring her to cater parties for Stark Security Systems-on the condition that she act as his hostess. During a swank party at Stark's home, someone tries to make off with ARCANE, his new, top-secret encryption and decryption software. Stark is certain that Desdemona's jealously overprotective stepbrother, Tony, is to blame. After Desdemona hires Stark's own company to prove Tony innocent, matters take some dangerous turns, including murder. Krentz's prose, especially in the amorous scenes, is high purple ("His mouth came down on hers with the impact of lava on snow"), and her characters, especially Stark, are two-dimensional, but the pace is brisk and the high-tech gloss fun if rudimentary (at one point, Desdemona, locked into a freezer by the killer, uses a PDA, or wireless minicomputer, to e-mail for help). While not likely to appeal to aficionados of sophisticated high-tech thrillers like Michael Crichton's, this should please Krentz's readership and may even lure some of her Amanda Quick fans into the 20th century. Major ad/promo; audio rights to Simon & Schuster Audio.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Krentz composes a modern-day romance complete with megabyte attraction, E-mail messages, and typical 1990s prenuptial heartbreak. Stoic Sam Stark, founder of his own computer securities company, has just been stranded at the altar for the second time. A virtual human computer when it comes to emotions, Stark shrugs off the event and looks to settle the catering bill with Desdemona Wainwright. Ironically, she offers to take him to a family theatrical performance on his wedding night--after all, Stark's fiance{‚} did splurge ordering hors d'oeuvres. A business relationship based on her catering service is soon forged; however, it quickly blossoms into a love affair. Stark and Desdemona are in the middle of a heavy romance when family concerns from both sides interfere, and a murder mystery needs to be solved. Wainwright's intuition says everything will work out, but Stark may just be bad news. An engaging, non-fairy-tale affair for techno-buffs and romantics alike. Lisa Orzepowski

Edition details

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671516914
• ISBN 13: 9780671516918
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 309