Jake Rivard is back in Grosse Pointe for 24 hours and in that time he has to find a way to convince Anne Blake to return home to Idaho's Silver Valley with him. Jake and Anne have known each other since they were kids and Jake has been in love with Anne for what seems like forever. Jake has an adventurous soul and is always on the move but now he finally has a place he can call home and he wants Anne to make his home complete. Jake and Anne have always been great in the bedroom but convincing Anne that there is more to their relationship than sex is not going to be easy. Jake has come up with a plan to ask Anne to use her accounting skills to help him clean up his finances but she must go to Idaho for at least two weeks to achieve the goal. Jake only hopes that 2 weeks will be enough to convince Anne into forever with him.

Once again Jake Rivard has thrown Anne Blake's life in to complete chaos. Every time Jake shows up, Anne falls in to bed with him. And every time Jake walks away to go on one of his many adventures, he leaves her behind to mend a broken heart. All Anne wants in life is stability and Jake is the furthest thing from that goal, so this time Anne refuses to give in to the desire and need she feels whenever she is in the same room with him regardless of how Anne's heart aches for him. This time Jake is asking for her help in managing his finances but in order for her to do that she must accompany him to Idaho to get her hands on his paperwork. Reluctantly, Anne agrees if only to help a friend in crisis, but she never expects to enjoy the wild land and she especially doesn't believe Jake is ready to settle down in one place. Anne is determined to ignore what her heart wants but can she deny what her heart feels?

Jennifer Greene's SILVER AND SPICE is heartbreaking yet entertaining, especially as we watch two destined souls aching to find each other again. I love it!

Book Summary

Jake Rivard has been back in Grosse Pointe for only twenty- four hours, and already banker Anne Blake's well-ordered world is in chaos. Again. Every time the man with the sexy silver-gray eyes shows up, she falls into bed with him. And every time he walks away, there's an ache in her heart she can never ease. Now that she has the stable life she's always craved, Anne's not about to let him seduce her again. No matter how much she wants him to.

Jake's not leaving this time without Anne by his side. He's determined to marry her, despite her insistence that their relationship doesn't work outside of the bedroom. All he asks is that she spend two weeks with him in Idaho's Silver Valley, managing his finances. And if it will prove to her that they have more in common than lust, Jake's prepared to keep his hands to himself for the whole trip.

But is two weeks enough time to convince Anne that the only thing standing between them is the wall she's built around her heart?