Midwestern librarian Letitia Thornquist didn t have the right stuff to run Thornquist Gear， Inc. That was the bottom-line opinion of Joel Blackstone， the seasoned CEO who had built the small Seattle sporting goods store into an industry giant. But Letty s rich Uncle Charlie willed her the company， and now she was bubbling with enthusiasm to have Joel， a perfect mentor， show her the ropes. Teaching her the business was all Joel grudgingly planned to do...until the sensuous curves under Letty s navy suit and the unabashed desire in her wide， innocent eyes left him longing for a personal kind of merger. Soon his sizzling kisses convinced her that she wasn t in Kansas anymore. But no matter how skilled Joel was in the art of love， Letty knew she was at risk in his arms. Behind his tough facade she sensed a world of hurt that cried out for her warmth and understanding. She realized the "L" word might never be spoken if trust didn t make them perfect partners 9 to 5...and in the loving after-hours of midnight to dawn. In a witty， classical duel of romance and ambition， Jayne Ann Krentz deftly portrays two fiery opposites caught by an irresistible attraction...in a deliciously spicy tale of life at the top and love in the depths of the heart.