by Stef Ann Holm

Setting: Harmony, Montana
Sensuality Rating: 7

Camille Kennison is the acknowledged beauty of Harmony, Montana, and by her own calculation, has been chastely kissed by dozens of men. But none of the dozens of admirers ever made her heart flutter or her pulse race the way that pro-baseball player Alex Cordova does. When the handsome athlete accepts Camille's offer to play for the Harmony Keystones, her father's American League baseball team, Camille--the team's new manager--finds that daily contact with Alex puts her heart in grave danger. As for Alex, he has more on his mind than winning a ball game, but Camille's charms threaten his secret agenda and long-held commitments. Whether these two will win the Pennant and find happiness is anyone's guess--until the last page, that is.

Holm has a way with words and American turn-of-the-century settings that's nothing less than wonderful. Every facet of Honey is fine-tuned, from the multi-layered characters to a plot that's sprinkled with fascinating details about baseball's early days. The third in Holm's Bride for All Seasons series that began with Harmony and Hooked, this is romance at its best. --Lois Faye Dyer