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Between the Sheets

by Robin Wells (Goodreads Author)

3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 · rating details · 168 ratings · 22 reviews

How do you have a life when everyone in America thinks you gave the president-elect a fatal heart attack during an illicit sex romp?
Emma Jamison never thought she'd have to answer that question, but here she is, smack dab in the middle of a political scandal that would make Monica Lewinsky blush. Trouble is, nobody believes that Emma wasn't the call-girl who killed the pre...more

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Published February 1st 2008 by Forever (first published 2008)

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Oct 02, 2012 cupcake rated it 3 of 5 stars

Schadenfreude. My favorite word. Oh, how I derive joy from the misery of others. And by 'misery,' I mean the "you brought this on yourself, you horny bastard" variety, not poverty or hunger.

So I looked forward to reading this book, because it offers an element of schadenfreude. Emma Jamison is a butler. She owns her own temporary butler business providing butler services to those who need it. Hired to work one weekend at a New Orleans mansion whose owners are out of town, she watches as the gues...more Schadenfreude. My favorite word. Oh, how I derive joy from the misery of others. And by 'misery,' I mean the "you brought this on yourself, you horny bastard" variety, not poverty or hunger.

So I looked forward to reading this book, because it offers an element of schadenfreude. Emma Jamison is a butler. She owns her own temporary butler business providing butler services to those who need it. Hired to work one weekend at a New Orleans mansion whose owners are out of town, she watches as the guest coming to visit is the President-elect. He does not come alone. With him is a lady-for-hire, whose services are provided with such gusto that the man is left dead. Literally.

Unfortunately for Emma, the press believes she is the woman providing the sexy times, and Emma's life is, effectively, ruined. Her reputation is down the toilet, she loses her business, and she loses considerable sums of money in an attempt to prove that another woman was present.

She winds up in a small Louisiana town, where she works as a housekeeping director at the "retirement home" where her grandmother lives. Grams meets Harold, a hot octogenarian with Alzheimer's, and the two strike up a (very ... wink wink) close friendship. Emma, meanwhile, meets Harold's grandson Max, who is running for District Attorney. The last thing Max needs during an election year is getting linked to Emma Jamison, the woman who supposedly killed a President.

Emma and Max like each other. A LOT. But she is leery of getting too close, mostly out of fear of ruining his reputation, and he is leery of not getting close enough. He wants to be with her, even if it means losing the election.

The story here is cute and entertaining, and it does give you an idea of what it must be like for those who wind up in the midst of scandal. The pervasive paparazzi, the tabloids, the half truths and complete untruths. I felt badly for Emma that she could not clear her name, no matter how hard she tried, and when she breaks down in sobs over yet another injustice done to her, it's difficult not to sympathize. In Emma's case, the bad luck brought on her was not of her own doing at all, but rather because some people thought it better to blame her than a call girl.

There are a couple of sex scenes, and neither is terribly hot or explicit. One, in fact, is more humorous than erotic. The love stories are sweet, and the characters enjoyable. My only quibble - and it's a big one - is the story's predictability. You know exactly what will happen before it happens, and that throws water on the fire.

As fun reads go, this is a good one. I still engage in schadenfreude, but not at Emma's expense.

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Oct 08, 2012 Kathleen J rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance

This book had great reviews and a great premise so I was hopeful. But I was disappointed. The idea that a relatively conservative woman would be mistaken for a call girl who had sex with the president is a very funny idea.

The heroine is chilly, uptight and doesn't have good sense. The author gave the h a dog and had her do nice things for residents of a nursing home trying to make her sympathetic. But I really couldn't like her---she was unbending and always halfway ready to go off on a rant or...more

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Sep 26, 2012 Aliaa El-Nashar rated it 4 of 5 stars

When I first saw this book in NetGalley I loved the cover. But not only that, the synopsis sounded really interesting. In addition to that, the title sounded really good, so before I knew it I had requested the book and looking forward to reading it.

There's such a thing as being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Emma Jamison learned that the hard way as she was tending to a job, which happened to include the president-elect. She was working as a butler in the house the president-elect had ch...more When I first saw this book in NetGalley I loved the cover. But not only that, the synopsis sounded really interesting. In addition to that, the title sounded really good, so before I knew it I had requested the book and looking forward to reading it.

There's such a thing as being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Emma Jamison learned that the hard way as she was tending to a job, which happened to include the president-elect. She was working as a butler in the house the president-elect had chosen to stay in to take care of an itch really, when he gets overexcited and has a heart attack. Emma was rushed out the door as the Secret Service took control of things, which put her in the spotlight of the media. It didn't help that a button of hers had been cut off and she was assumed to be the woman that overexcited the president-elect onto his death. Since then, people have been treating her accordingly, as the slut who slept with a married man and killed him. Some looked at her with disdain, others with sexual interest. Everyone wanted photos, interviews, and scoops. Her life had turned into a living hell in the span of a few months that she moved into a small town to live next to her grandmother, hoping it would help things blow over. It didn't. To make matters worse, she's interested in a man who's running for elections as the new D.A, on top of that her grandmother and his grandfather are having an affair, which only adds more havoc to her life. Can she clear her name? Maybe find friends in this trying time and maybe even a family?

I felt so bad for Emma. I mean talk about a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The poor girl's life is turned upside down because of something she didn't do, over someone she hadn't even seen. It's such an awful feeling to be ostracized and have no one on your side. Everyone everywhere giving you the looks. I did feel for her. I enjoyed how Max finally believed her and opted to help her clear her name - even if it was going to cost him his campaign. I also liked how friendly Katie was to her, and how she helped her fit in. I always found a specific charm in small towns, and even though it didn't start that way with Emma, it did eventually end up so.

I can't imagine how awful it might be for your only family not to remember you, which is what Max must have felt with his grandfather having Alzheimer's. But I am happy Harold, found Dorothy at least, even in his trying time she seemed to help him with his illness, leaving him notes and reminds him of stuff, it was so sweet! Together they were hilarious though.

I enjoyed this book immensely and loved the writing. It was clever, and funny. I also liked the storyline and the characters. They all held a great role and it added to the overall effect.

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Sep 14, 2012 Marquetta (LoveToReadForFun) rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemp-rom, forever-romance-pub, netgalley

Between the Sheets is a cute romance where the supporting characters were more interesting than the main ones.

Emma's life has been destroyed after she mistakenly identified as the woman who had sex with the President-elect who ends up dying of a heart attack. Emma loses her business, her good name and her good reputation. Trying to put the scandal behind her, Emma moves to a small town in Louisiana to be closer to her grandmother and to try and live her life in anonymity. The thing is, even smal...more Between the Sheets is a cute romance where the supporting characters were more interesting than the main ones.

Emma's life has been destroyed after she mistakenly identified as the woman who had sex with the President-elect who ends up dying of a heart attack. Emma loses her business, her good name and her good reputation. Trying to put the scandal behind her, Emma moves to a small town in Louisiana to be closer to her grandmother and to try and live her life in anonymity. The thing is, even small towns get the news and Emma's hope of living a quiet life are dashed, especially when she gets involved with the local D.A., Max Duval.

Between the Sheets was an okay read but I felt that there something lacking. I thought the premise was somewhat ridiculous. Emma becomes wrapped up in this scandal because she's the butler at the house where the President-elect is getting his rocks off with a hooker. When a button pops off her dress, she goes to the bathroom and takes off her entire dress to repin the button! This is how she becomes involved in a scandal that destroys her life. Emma was on her way out the door anyway, leaving for the evening. Why not just wait until you get home? Also, there were certain things that Emma could have done, but did not do, that could have made her life somewhat easier. Like dye her hair or change her name. She wants to be anonymous but made little effort to become anonymous. In the age of the internet, camera phones and the like, moving to a small town doesn't automatically make you anonymous anymore. Folks have long memories thanks to 24 hour news channels and the internet.

I could not root for Emma or her relationship with Max. I felt that their romance was very blah and the conflict with him running for office and not wanting to be caught being with her was very cliche. It added nothing to an already boring relationship. Even the sex scenes were tame. The relationship that kept me engaged in this book was Emma's Grams , Dorothy and Max's grandfather, Harold. They are both living in an assisted living facility. Max's grandfather is suffering from dementia. Grams is a widow. Their romance was very sweet and the old folks in that facility had more spice and kick than Max and Emma on any given day.

All in all Between the Sheets was a cute story that kept me interested thanks to Dorothy and Harold. I didn't feel any heat between Max and Emma. Max was the cookie cutter hero. There was nothing special about him. He was the typical "insert perfect guy here" and was very blah.
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Sep 05, 2012 Jaime Arkin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook-format, have-this, romance, stand-alone-books

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Everyone in America thinks that Emma Jamison was having an illicit affair with the president-elect when he died. She's become infamous for something she didn't even do and no one believes her.

She decides to move to small town Chartreuse, Louisiana to live in her grandmother's house. With grandma moved into the local old age home, she settles in, but still can't seem to escape the speculation and disapproval of the local residents. When her grandma starts dating the father of Max Duva...more

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Jun 06, 2012 Passion For Pages rated it 3 of 5 stars

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3.5 stars

Let me start by throwing two words at you: weenie starch. Even if I had hated the book that little nickname for Viagra would have made the read worth it. But I didn’t hate the book. It was fun and flirty, even with the eye rolls I had to throw in every now and then.

I loved, absolutely loved Dorothy! The witty, flirtatious, sexually empowered elder was the hit of the book in my opinion. And when you mixed Harold, her confused yet so sweet...more

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Sep 14, 2012 Christi Snow rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Oh wow, this was such an amazing story, but what made it so good was the fact that Emma could be you or me. She was a normal person living a normal life, even if she was a slight over-achiever, but one simple event ruined everything. She became the most infamous person in America and everything about her life fell apart and she did not do a single thing that she was accused of, but she never got her trial to prove that.

Emma had her own, very successful, business providing temporary...more My Review:
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Oh wow, this was such an amazing story, but what made it so good was the fact that Emma could be you or me. She was a normal person living a normal life, even if she was a slight over-achiever, but one simple event ruined everything. She became the most infamous person in America and everything about her life fell apart and she did not do a single thing that she was accused of, but she never got her trial to prove that.

Emma had her own, very successful, business providing temporary butler service for the rich and powerful. She was called into service by some regular customers who needed her to prep their house for the president-elect, while they were out of town. She was simply doing her job down in the kitchen accompanied by the Secret Service...never even saw the man in residence (the president-elect). She had a button pop off her dress and had gone to the restroom off the kitchen to repair it. The next thing she knew the secret service were in a panic telling her she had to get out of the house immediately, that there's an emergency. With visions of bombs and house explosions, she ran out of the house, clutching her unbuttoned dress. Well the emergency was that the president elect died of a heart-attack while having sex with the hooker he hired. A paparazzi caught a photo of her fleeing the scene half undressed and everyone assumed that she was the one who killed the president elect via adulterous sex. Suddenly Emma found herself the butt of every late night comedian and the focus of every newspaper, magazine, and tabloid in America. She lost her business, her house, her reputation...everything.

She. Never. Even. Met. The. Guy.

Can you imagine?? This is the stuff of nightmares, but it makes such a good story to read! I loved Emma. I honestly don't know how she kept on without becoming an alcoholic or becoming suicidal, but she did. She relocated to her grandmother's hometown and has taken over running the housekeeping services at the retirement community. She's constantly being confronted by unpleasant people and opinions and she continues to put forward a pleasant face. She even manages to constantly help others. She honestly is a truly nice person who just wants to be left alone and do her job.

And then she meets Max, the state DA, when he rescues her when she is being harassed at a convenience store. Like the rest of the world, he doesn't believe her protestations about the events with the president-elect. But even with that poor opinion of her, he still feels an incredible draw to her. As he gets to know her, he begins to realize that things with the sordid tale just don't make sense. This is a guy whose entire life is about freeing those who've been unjustly accused so when he starts to realize that something is off about the entire story, he attacks the issue head-on...although he doesn't let Emma know that he's investigating the event.

This is such a good book!!! I loved every single thing about the story and the characters. There are side-stories with Emma and Max's grandparents and their own romance within the retirement community. Emma's grandmother is a character...with all the eccentricities implied with that sentence...she's a hoot. I loved Emma and felt so badly for everything that she goes through. I loved Max and his passion, although I really wanted him to use more caution. I cheered for the old-folks from the retirement village and booed many of the people from this close-minded little town. I wanted to hit the college journalist and the lady running the retirement home. It was just a good and entertaining read!

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Sep 22, 2012 Ryan rated it 3 of 5 stars

First warning, this book quickly dates itself. Before its republished it I think these things should be fixed. Our lead drives a new silver Saturn (not made any more), Oprah still has a show, and other small things just throw the story off. Emma Jamison is a butler. It is her job to get a big New Orleans house ready for a visit from the President Elect. When something goes wrong, she is escorted out of the house in a barely buttoned dresses for safety precautions. Pictures in the press leave the...more

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Jan 29, 2008 Maria M. Elmvang rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2008, 5-stars, chick-lit, owned, arc

It's a nightmare come true. Instead of continuing her lucrative career as a Butler, Emma Jamison suddenly finds herself having to pick up the shatters of her reputation, move away from her home, and start afresh in a small rural town after being at the wrong place at the wrong time means everybody thinks she's the girl who gave the president-elect a fatal heart-attack during an illicit sex-romp.

Unfortunately moving away changes nothing. Everybody is still convinced of her guilt, and as she has a...more It's a nightmare come true. Instead of continuing her lucrative career as a Butler, Emma Jamison suddenly finds herself having to pick up the shatters of her reputation, move away from her home, and start afresh in a small rural town after being at the wrong place at the wrong time means everybody thinks she's the girl who gave the president-elect a fatal heart-attack during an illicit sex-romp.

Unfortunately moving away changes nothing. Everybody is still convinced of her guilt, and as she has a phobia against TV cameras she can't even go public and defend herself... not like anybody would believe her anyway. The story is far too juicy for that.

However, when Emma falls for Max Duval, the local DA she knows something has to be done. Being with a public figure is the last thing she needs, and dating an alleged call-girl is the last thing he needs. If only they could find the girl who really was with the president-elect that night...

Between the Sheets is chick-lit of the best kind. The characters come alive in Robin Well's writing and you can't help but care for them all - from Emma's grandmother and her late-in-life-new-husband, who are both wonderfully eccentric, to Katie, the town hair-stylist who is the only person to believe Emma's innocence and helps bolster her up, with her no-nonsense ideas and quick wit and Max, the unlikely knight in shining armour.

As an all-around great story I had sever difficulties putting Between the Sheets down at night. I loved the romance between Emma and Max and seeing how his trust made her grow, but the best surprise of the story was the adorable love-story between Emma's grandmother and Max' grandfather. Love can happen at any age, and seeing Grams take care of yet another husband with Alzheimer was incredibly touching. A spunky old lady, she gives Emma the best description of love she could ever get: "When you love someone, their burdens are yours, and yours are theirs, and it's your heart's desire to help them any way you can." - Even by facing a panic-inducing TV-phobia to clear your name.
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Apr 09, 2009 Margaret rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

After having the misfortune of working as a butler in the house where the president-elect died of a heart attack while having sex with a call girl, a scandalous reputation follows Emma Jamison everywhere she goes. She was shoved out the door during the emergency, half-dressed because of a missing button, and now the whole world believes Emma was the woman in bed with the president-elect when he died. Unable to clear her name, she heads for the small town of Chartreuse, Louisiana, hoping to start...more After having the misfortune of working as a butler in the house where the president-elect died of a heart attack while having sex with a call girl, a scandalous reputation follows Emma Jamison everywhere she goes. She was shoved out the door during the emergency, half-dressed because of a missing button, and now the whole world believes Emma was the woman in bed with the president-elect when he died. Unable to clear her name, she heads for the small town of Chartreuse, Louisiana, hoping to start over and rebuild the shambles of her life, but she ends up meeting Max Duval, who’s running for office—and, of course, he would have to be irresistible.

The last thing Max Duval needs is a scandal with only a few weeks to go until the election, but he can’t seem to stay away from Emma Jamison. She’s bright and witty, and he wants to know her. And, to make matters worse, his grandfather and her grandmother are having a fun romp at the Sunnyside Retirement home.

Things get even more complicated when an overzealous reporter, looking for the story that’ll make his career, starts following everyone around, snapping pictures and looking for something juicy to write about.

Pick up this book, and you just might learn a few valuable lessons about jumping to conclusions concerning situations that you know nothing about—and about judging someone before you know them. You’ll also learn that you’re never too old to have fun. But don’t worry—you’ll have a hoot of a time while you’re gaining valuable moral lessons.

I can’t remember the last time I had so much fun reading a contemporary romance. Ms. Wells creates captivating characters that you can’t wait to come back to at the end of a long day. Between the Sheets is a splendid and comical read that had me laughing out loud numerous times.

If you want something light and fun, Between the Sheets is the book for you. There’s no way you’ll be able to feel down while reading it. It’s totally enjoyable, and it’s guaranteed to take you away for a few blissful hours.

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Feb 24, 2009 Marci rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Angela

Shelves: romance

Really light hearted good contemporary romance. Emma Jamison is a temporary butler working at a house the President is staying at. When the President has a heart attack and dies she gets mistaken for the call girl. She can't escape the media so she moves to a small town where her grandma lives and tries to start her life over. Then she meets Max Duvall who is running for DA in the small town she's moved to.

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Oct 22, 2012 Sandy rated it 4 of 5 stars

I wasn't 100% sure I really wanted to read this book, but I'm really glad I did. While my heart broke for Emma every time she was rejected or picked on, I also loved the humor in the story. Emma's grandmother is a hoot, although the mixed metaphors did get a little old after a while. Overall though, fantasic read.

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Mar 01, 2013 Crystal rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2007-2008

This book was awesome!!! Full of scandal, cute dogs, politicians, call girl's, kinky old people and polka dotted walls. It was really good without even trying and also minus all the kinky sex. All the characters were great and made the story all the more better.

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Oct 29, 2010 Luisa rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book was the surprise of the month, it was so entertaining. Some histerically funny scenes involving alzheimer patients having a good time in New Orleans, great pace, great dialogue, lovely love story, sad moments and mushy moments. I loved it!

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Jun 09, 2009 Susan Mcmanamen rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: anyone who enjoys a fun romance

Recommended to Susan by: kindle list

A very charming book. I'd recommend it to anyone enjoys escaping into a book with quirky characters and a great sense of humor.

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May 02, 2011 Latte rated it 4 of 5 stars

Really cute. Grandma Dorothy just steals the show in this. Read it if only to giggle at her convoluted colloquialisms.

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Aug 01, 2012 Laura rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, romance

This one is boring in some parts and fun in others.

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Mar 27, 2011 Jill rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, romantic-comedy

Another great one from Robin Wells!

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Jul 21, 2009 Julaine rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009

cute story

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Apr 01, 2012 Jude Bown rated it 3 of 5 stars

I love Robin's work. Sassy humor, quick pacing, quirky characters and in this book her characters' compassion handling Alzheimer patients was done beautifully. A fun read you'll enjoy.

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Aug 23, 2012 Heather marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Thanks to the publisher, Grand Central Publishing, and NetGalley for the chance to read this early!

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Disclosure: This ebook was provided to me free of charge through NetGalley for the sole purpose of an honest review. All thoughts, comments, and ratings are my own.

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Apr 28, 2008 Joan rated it 2 of 5 stars

Not as salacious as the title makes it sound; more like the average airplane read.

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