The Playboy & Plain Jane

by Leanne Banks

Silhouette (Desire)

Contemporary Romance: Category Romance

January 5, 2003

Available in: Paperback, e-Book

The Playboy & Plain Jane
by Leanne Banks

FROM CONFIRMED BACHELOR TO BEFUDDLED DAD

Boston hunk Nicholas Barone could hardly believe one-year- old Molly was his daughter. The sexy businessman was committed only to his extended Italian family, to their business---Baronessa Gelati---and to short-term relationships with gorgeous socialites. Then one pint- sized female turned his priorities upside down.

Enter Gail Fenton, nanny extraordinaire. Within days she had a cranky Molly smiling; within a few sleepless nights, she had a frustrated Nicholas fantasizing. Bewitched by a virgin. Vexed by the girl next door. Man-about-town Nicholas was in serious trouble, for unlike his former lovers, who wanted only his money or his name, Gail wanted his heart.

DYNASTIES: THE BARONES --- An elite clan caught in a web of danger, deceit... and desire!

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Leanne Banks' Bio

Leanne Banks is a national #1 best-selling author of romance novels and on a good day looks like the woman in the picture. She is the winner of the Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards in Series Sensuality and Love and Laughter. She is also the winner of the Florida Writers Beacon Award, the Golden Quill Award, and the Georgia Romance Writers' MAGGIE Award. Her books have been recognized by the Award of Excellence Contest, the Romance Writers of America Rita Contest, and the National Readers' Choice Awards.

Leanne believes her readers work hard on the job and for their families, so she tries to lighten the load with stories featuring a strong sense of fun and sensuality. Reader response is heartwarming. One of her favorite letters was from a woman who had been suffering from severe health problems: "[Your books] did more for my health that all the medicine in the world -- as corny as this sounds, [your heroes] made me feel like life is `worth it'."

Leanne lives in Virginia with her husband, and two children. She loves music, chocolate, quotes, and new adventures. Her recent adventures include snorkeling in the Caribbean and riding an elephant, and one of her ongoing adventures is raising teenage children.