What a Man's Gotta Do

By Karen Templeton

What A Man's Gotta Do by Karen Templeton released on Dec 25, 2002 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373272650
• ISBN13: 9780373272655
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Silhouette Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.3" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Karen Templeton's last book in the Spruce Lake series ROCKS!

Eddie King has been back in Spruce Lake, Michigan for only a day and is already shaking things up in the small town. The itinerent five star chef certainly doesn't look the part -- faded Levi's and cowboy boots being part of his uniform. And why on earth had he let that ad for a chef, in some small town trade publication, bring him back here? Because it had been the only place he had ever really called home, even though he hadn't stayed long. But that was a lifetime ago, and Eddie has now committed himself to relieving the current owner of Galen's restaurant of her cooking duties while she takes maternity leave. He never expects to run into his high school crush, Mala Koleski, now a divorced, single mother of two, and just as round and soft-looking as she had been in high school. Mala is still way out of Eddie's league, or so he thinks, and he has no intentions of marrying and settling down, let alone taking on some other guy's kids. At least, that's what he keeps telling himself.Mala Koleski does not believe in fairy tales. Even if her brother DID marry a real life princess, Mala doesn't see a Prince Charming in her future. When her husband walked out three years ago on her and their two young children, reality reared its angry head and bit her on the butt. With no contact and no child support from the ex since he left, Mala is determined to be independent. She runs her own business, and in the process is running herself ragged trying to keep it "all" together. Enter Eddie King, the hunk of a boy from high school who mysteriously disappeared all those years ago, and now has suddenly reappeared out of the blue. Just as, if not more, hunky, and still mysterious. And how did Mala let her best friend talk her into offering Eddie her upstairs apartment to rent? Well, she does need the extra income, especially with Christmas right around the corner...but do her long dormant hormones have to start zinging, NOW?Karen Templeton shines on all counts in this final offering of her Spruce Lake series. Mala and Eddie are excellent foils for each other, and Ms. Templeton does a wonderful job of writing realistic love scenes that follow along naturally with the romance. I must say this is her spiciest book yet for SIM. It was a delight to revisit characters from the other books, and a hoot to watch them act and react to Mala and Eddie's relationship...or lack thereof. Mala's two young children are just as well-rounded and fully developed as the rest of the characters. They add to the emotion of the tale, not to mention some very humorous moments.WHAT A MAN'S GOTTA DO is another endearing and heartwarming tale from the very talented pen of Karen Templeton. I highly recommend all of the books in this series to readers, and guarantee they will all make it to your keeper shelf! For more information on these books, as well as her upcoming releases, please visit Ms. Templeton's web site here: http://www.stormpages.com/uncon/kt.html