"Originally published as 'Ivan takes a wife.'" "First HarperTorch special printing: June 2006"--Title page verso. Followed by a "sneak preview" of the author's "Back to the bedroom" (p. [245]-266).
Summary:
"Bright, sexy, fast-talking Stephanie Lowe has shucked her old life as a former narc in Jersey City to become a bed-and-breakfast owner in Camden, Maine. It's not exactly working out: her dream house suffers from broken plumbing, sagging porches, and lack of money. Urged on by her cousin Lucy and the promise of free plumbing, Stephanie signs on for a week as chef for the guests and crew on board Ivan Rasmussen's 100-year-old masting schooner. Around town Ivan is referred to as Ivan the Terrible--terribly handsome, terribly eligible, and terribly slippery--but is he also terribly rotten? Ivan and Stephanie deal with family ghosts, haunted houses, and embalmed bodies as they fumble their way toward love"--Barnes & Noble.
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