"The 100th Duet is all that and more!!"

I just love Jennifer Drew's and Holly Jacob's stories so when I found out they'd teamed up to write the 100th Harlequin Duet, I was ecstatic and rightly so.

The first story is You'll Be Mine in 99 by Jennifer Drew. It is the story of Hiho, Ohio's 100th centennial or is it? Joel Carter is the descendent of Hiram and Hortense Hump. They founded Hiho but Hortense made a small error in the charter papers so actually the town won't be 100 years old until 2004 but nobody in town knows that. Joel also works for Vision Motors and his boss wants to offer Miss Hiho a lucrative contract to promote their new line of car called Incline. Katy Sloane is HiHo's librarian and is just a bit clumsy but Joel is quite taken with her. The problem is every time he's around her and everything he says rubs her the wrong way. Not only that but Joel's boss wants Katy to be their spokesperson. Does that mean Joel has to 'fix' the Miss Hiho contest?

The 100-Year Itch by Holly Jacobs tells us the story of Zoe Wallace. She's back in Hiho after working in the dog-eat-dog world of New York publishing. Now she's running the Hiho paper and is very happy, thank you very much. That is until Theodore Mason or Mace comes to town. He's here to cover the centennial but Zoe knows he's really there to dig up dirt and to make fun of their small town. Zoe does everything she does to stay away from him but Mace just keeps following her around. Then when Zoe and Mace find out that maybe the town really isn't 100 years old what will they do with the information?

These two stories were a laugh a minute. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Hiho, Ohio and their almost centennial. As always I eagerly await more reads from Jennifer Drew and Holly Jacobs!!

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted June 30, 2003

Summary

YOU'LL BE MINE IN 99 by Jennifer Drew

Librarian Katy Sloan doesn't know what to do when she realizes Hiho, Ohio, is actually celebrating its ninety- ninth, not one hundredth, birthday. Can she keep guest of honor Joel Carter from spilling the secret? Only if she slips into a bikini and enters the Miss Hiho contest!

THE 100-YEAR ITCH by Holly Jacobs

Meanwhile, the chase is on to discover Hiho's secret. Will Zoe Wallace, festival chairperson, be able to foil intrepid reporter Mace Mason's quest for the truth? Sure, he's an out-of-towner, but with each minute he's not only closer to the secret he's closer to Zoe, as well. How will this crazy couple ever fall in love and save the day?