Hot Property

April 28, 2008
It's a poignant home run for the final installment of Phillip's cute, sports-themed Hot Zone series (after Hot Stuff
). Hottie John Roper, “a high-maintenance outfielder,” feels a cold downturn in his public and personal life after getting injured and losing the World Series for the New York Renegades. After meeting adorable Floridian Amy Stone at a friend's wedding, he later discovers she's his new handler at Hot Zone and Athletes Only, a sports public relations firm. Amy's wowed by John during a New Year's bash, spends the night on his sofa and attracts the paparazzi the next day. As she helps him reclaim his life (and navigate his difficult family), she decides their relationship must stay strictly professional. That love obstacle allows Phillips to wind up with a smart lesson: it's all about the game plan.

June 1, 2008
New York Renegades baseball superhero John Roper is trying to recover from a shoulder injury, but his focus has been destroyed bythe hateful running commentary of a vindictive reporter, the threatening anonymous diatribes arriving at his home, and the unceasing demands of his mother and siblings for his time and money. Publicist Amy Stone triesto keep her exuberant mother and aunt out of trouble, but when she moves from Florida to the Big Apple and Roper becomes her first client, everything goespublic. Her orchestrating Ropersescape to a lavish retreat in the Adirondacks allows him to concentrate on therapy, and their personal relationship escalates into intimacy. Phillips concludes her contemporary romantic series with another deliciously sexy encounter between the stars and their publicists, with welcome updates onother characters in the series.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2008, American Library Association.)