l*s*i*t*t

<p>A marvelously authentic novel of startling dimension that transforms the headlines of corporate wars and takeovers into the flesh and blood behind-the-scenes manipulations of a conglomerate head who begins a distinctly unfriendly corporate merger with an unwilling female C.E.O.</p> <p>In the world of white-knights arbitrageur middlemen playing both sides against the middle of self-serving corporate lawyers and carnivorous investment bankers Steve Berg armed with the inelegant but accurate rallying slogan Let's stick it to them (<i>L*S*I*T*T</i>) directs his unsolicited corporate affections upon Leslie Royal a proud decent-and tough in her own fashion-young woman struggling to protect the independence of her family's pharmaceutical company. Her company's new product-the first reliable FDA-approved aphrodisiac is the lure that sets off the struggle; at stake are millions of dollars and a proud reputation; and at the core are wondrously human passions including in the end the oldest one possible between a man and a woman.</p>