Phillips brings back some familiar characters in her latest romance. Lucy Jorik, the daughter of the former president, leaves her perfect fiancé at the altar and runs away from her elaborate wedding. Conveniently, a man waits on a motorcycle to whisk her off and help her hide from the press and her family. Panda, the biker, shelters Lucy for a time, but when he leaves her at the airport, she disguises herself as a teenaged Goth and goes to his Lake Michigan home instead. VERDICT Phillips's many fans will forgive the somewhat overstuffed plot as all loose ends are tied up en route to the inevitable happy ending. Other listeners may want to pass on this title, despite its professional and competent narration by actress Shannon Cochran. ["With brilliant dialog, sassy humor, and laserlike insight into what makes people tick, Phillips gifts readers with an engrossing, beautifully written romance that satisfies on all levels. Another winner from a stellar writer who never disappoints," read the starred and more forgiving review of the Morrow hc, LJ 6/15/12.—Ed.]—Mary Knapp, Madison P.L.

Ever since Lucy Jorik ran from her own wedding in Call Me Irresistible, leaving Ted Beaudine at the altar and disappearing without a trace, fans have been on tenterhooks. Knowing that she rode away with a dangerous-looking biker—a wedding guest with the unlikely name of Panda—probably wouldn't ease their minds, but that's exactly what Lucy did—and that's just the beginning. After a prickly, briefly passionate road trip with Panda, Lucy's off on her own, morphing into Viper, the biker girl, and heading for a Michigan island set on finding out more about her enigmatic "rescuer." A troubled, mysterious hero haunted by the past and a stubborn heroine who's tired of being perfect send verbal barbs flying as they heat up the pages in a spicy, hilarious, and heart-tugging escapade that highlights some serious social issues. VERDICT With brilliant dialog, sassy humor, and laserlike insight into what makes people tick, Phillips gifts readers with an engrossing, beautifully written romance that satisfies on all levels. Another winner from a stellar writer who never disappoints. Phillips lives in the Chicago area.

In last year's Call Me Irresistible (a New York Times best seller, of course), Lucy Jorik—dutiful daughter of the former President of the United States—left picture-perfect Ted Beaudine at the altar. Here Lucy is looking for adventure—by climbing on when a bad-boy stranger offers her a ride on his motorcycle. With a one-day laydown on July 10, a 250,000-copy first printing, and an eight-city author tour; essential where romances are read.

Phillips (Call Me Irresistible) reintroduces Lucy Jorikin in this delightful, if initially somewhat slow, romance. As a former U.S. president's adopted daughter, Lucy feels the pressure to be perfect. But when Lucy runs out on the perfect man, Ted Beaudine, on the day of her wedding, she shows that she wants something else. Throwing caution to the wind, she accepts a ride on the back of a motorcycle from a menacing-looking stranger nicknamed "Panda." Lucy isn't quite ready to face her family, and the rest of the world, again, and her growing attraction to the grizzled biker just makes it easier to keep her real life on hold. After a secret about Panda comes out, however, Lucy realizes that escaping her too-perfect life will be harder than it seemed. Readers may be impatient during the beginning and unconvinced by aspects of the ending, but with two such hot leads, a few flaws can easily be overlooked. (July)

Phillips (Call Me Irresistible) reintroduces Lucy Jorikin in this delightful, if initially somewhat slow, romance. As a former U.S. president's adopted daughter, Lucy feels the pressure to be perfect. But when Lucy runs out on the perfect man, Ted Beaudine, on the day of her wedding, she shows that she wants something else. Throwing caution to the wind, she accepts a ride on the back of a motorcycle from a menacing-looking stranger nicknamed "Panda." Lucy isn't quite ready to face her family, and the rest of the world, again, and her growing attraction to the grizzled biker just makes it easier to keep her real life on hold. After a secret about Panda comes out, however, Lucy realizes that escaping her too-perfect life will be harder than it seemed. Readers may be impatient during the beginning and unconvinced by aspects of the ending, but with two such hot leads, a few flaws can easily be overlooked. (July)