Until We Touch/Susan Mallery/376 pgs

This is another entry in the "Fool's Gold Romance" series--a series I really enjoy. Larissa Owens is Jack McGarry's personal assistant; Jack is a partner in a public relations firm. She runs the aspects of his life involving charitable activities, in addition to being the firm's masseuse. They are good friends--he depends on her and enjoys her company; she doesn't mind being "one of the guys" and enjoys the friendship they share. This is fine until Larissa's mother claims that Larissa will never find someone to settle down with until she leaves Jack's employment, since it's obvious Larissa is in love with Jack. Her mom asks Jack to fire Larissa so that she will leave town and have a chance at love and marriage. From then on, Jack and Larissa begin seeing each other in a different light. It's obvious how this is all going to turn out, but the fun is watching them get from point A to point B in their relationship. This series has more depth of character than that of other contemporary romance series.