Showing posts with label contemporary romance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label contemporary romance. Show all posts

Sunday, July 5, 2009

THE SPY WHO WANTS ME by Lucy Monroe



THE SPY WHO WANTS ME
by Lucy Monroe

3rd book in The Goddard Project series
Trade Paperback
Kensington Brava - January 2009



Secret Agent Elle Gray looks like a super model, fights like Bruce Lee, and even has a fully functioning brain. She works for a super secret government organization that even most Presidents have never heard of. The mission of this organization is to preserve US advancements in technology and science.

Beau Ruston is a former college football hero who chose science over the NFL. He is informed by his mentor and superior that Elle is coming in the guise of a security expert. They are the only ones who know she is really a secret agent and they are not to let anybody else in on the information.

Beau hates liars and to him coming in and lying about who she is makes Elle a liar. But the hard-on just a picture of her gives him makes him decide that although he will not have a relationship with a liar he will get laid.

Then there are the secondary characters.

Matej, Elle's scientist brother who just started working for the company, and the woman he deflowered in college and then dropped the next day but has decided 10 years later is the one woman for him, Chantal. They are also major part of the story.

Lady Mischief enjoyed this book. The characters were likable in a very surface kind of way.

Chantal forgave Mat far too easily for all the heartbreak she suffered after his early rejection. Without throwing any spoilers into the mix the Lady will say this, Chantal was in trouble and needed help, but even so, she should have held his balls over the fire for a bit before giving him a HEA.

Matej brougnt Chantel to Elle, who could provide the help only she provide, and since it was Elle's job she would have provided it whether Chantal was with Matej or not.

While reading this book Lady was struck by how much time and page space was devoted to the secondary characters. Although Lady did not actually count the pages, it felt as if the pages were almost equally divided between the four characters.

Lady would rather have seen less of Mat and Chantal and more of Beau and Elle. There were times when Lady had to check the back cover blurb to see who the book was suppose to be about.

The book moves smoothly along. There are no slow spots. The "down" times have humor to hold the reader in the book rather than skipping ahead or turning on the television.

Stock the freezer with ice treats before you read this one. The sensuality level is HOT.

This book rates:



Yours forever between the covers of a book,
Lady Mischief




Thursday, June 18, 2009

Overnight Sensation by Karen Foley


OVERNIGHT SENSATION

by Karen Foley
(Tropical Heat!)
Harlequin Blaze # 422
September 2008

As a B-list movie actress Ivy James had fallen in love with three of her past leading men and had carried on front page tabloid romances with them. Now she has just been offered her big break. The role of a life time, with an award winning director, and the sexiest man in the world as a leading man. She is determined to concentrate on making the most of this glorious career opportunity. Then she meets her costar and finds she doesn't like him and cannot do the sex scenes with him. So she turns to Garrett Stokes.

Garrett Stokes is the war hero the movie is based on. He has been secretly in love with Ivy, even though she didn't know he existed, for years. He is responsible for her big break. He is also on location as a consultant.

Garrett has no problem consulting with Ivy. They rehearse the scenes thoroughly.

This is a wonderful story. The author pays attention to the small stuff that glues the story together. The things that make a story memorable. It goes down as easily as a creamsicle on a hot summer day.

This story rates:

Yours forever between the covers of a book,

Lady Mischief

Sunday, May 31, 2009

SLOW HANDS

Slow Hands
By Leslie Kelly
Harlequin Blaze #402
June 2008
Also available in e-book
Contemporary Romance

Shy banker, Madeline Turner, is drafted by her half-sister to buy the "services" of a gigolo at a charity auction. If Maddy didn't purchase this guy her new stepmother would and use his services. It would break their father's heart if he were to find out.

Paramedic Jake Wallace had been "convinced" to help out by his boss. The only way he could get through the humiliation of being auctioned off like a piece of meat with a bunch of the wild women hooting and whistling in the audience was by reminding himself of all the needy kids that would have a good Christmas because of this night.

Jake peaked through the curtain and took one look at Maddy. His body had an instant reaction to her and he hoped she would be the woman to buy him.

Maddy bought and paid for him and then disappeared. Without even leaving a contact number for their date.

Jake tracked her down and insisted she had to go on their date.

They really, really liked each other.

They really, really had hot sex. Not just hot sex, but HOT sex!!! When you are reading this one you might want to have a supply of on hand to help you cool down.

Maddy didn't want a relationship, she couldn't handle a relationship.

The prologue leads to a bit of confusion. The women putting together the program for the charity auction are never seen or heard of again. But the repercussions of their incompetence are felt throughout the rest of the book. However, from the very first sentence in Chapter 1 you are hooked by fabulous dialogue, good story building, the comedy of the mistaken identity, and HOT love scenes.

You have to read the book yourself to see how it all ends.

Although this book was on the store's book shelves for only one month a year ago, it can still be obtained through special order from any book store, ordered on-line from the usual suspects (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Harlequin), or in e-book form from eharlequin.

Slow Hands rates a solid .


For more information about Leslie Kelly books please visit the author's website at: http://www.lesliekelly.com


Yours forever between the covers of a book,

Lady Mischief

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