Besides being a rich playboy and heir to a dynasty, Jack is also a very powerful man in his own right, and not an easy man to get an audience with. Now tracking Jack down wasn’t so difficult, but getting the opportunity to actually speak with him is quite another story. Yet with resolve and determination, she realizes that the most logical step involves going back to the beginning, and that would involve finding out who the father of this baby actually is.Įlla’s search takes her from Austin to Houston, and into the path of one very impressive and larger-than-life Texas tycoon, Jack Travis. Years later, as an adult with a degree, a job, and a steady boyfriend who has his own idea of what he wants and doesn’t want in a partner, Ella has carved out a satisfactory, if not quite fulfilling, life for herself.īut one day, a bomb is dropped into her lap in the form of an innocent baby boy, and Ella is faced with all kinds of decisions that have utterly foreign and intimidating to her. Basically taking care of herself and her sister Tara without much parental guidance has left Ella with a few hang-ups, especially when it comes to the relationships in her life. STS is Jack Travis’ story.Īs the older sister, Ella has always been the more responsible one, even more so than her erratic, selfish mother Candy.

Smooth Talking Stranger is Lisa’s 3rd contemporary, set in Texas, that revolves around the affluent Travis family. With delicious romantic tension, characters so real they walk onto the page and into your heart, Lisa Kleypas delivers the kind of novel that makes you laugh, love cry and cheer.įor those of you who are not familiar with her work, just so you get an idea of how amazing she is, Lisa Kleypas is one of those rare authors who could write poetry on toilet paper and I would gladly shell out good money to buy it. And now, Jack is being called upon to take responsibility for the first time in his life. The real mother has abandoned the child to her more responsible sister. It seems Jack is the father and this woman is the baby’s aunt. Until one day, a woman appears on his doorstep with fury on her face and a baby in her arms. But no one has ever truly touched his heart or soul. He makes no commitments, he loves many women, he lives for pleasure. Jack Travis leads the uncomplicated life of a millionaire Texas playboy. Stacy‘s Guest Review of Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa KleypasĬontemporary romance hard cover released by St.

Smooth talking stranger by lisa kleypas