Fleeing her latest love life disaster, big city journalist Libby Brown’s transition to rural living isn’t going exactly as planned. Her childhood dream has always been to own a farm - but without the constant help of her charming, sexy cowboy neighbor, she’d never make it through her first Wyoming season.
BUT HE COULD SURE KEEP YOU WARM AT NIGHT, TOO…
Handsome rancher Luke Rawlins is impressed by this sassy, independent city girl. But he yearns to do more than help Libby out with her ranch…he’s ready for love, and he wants to go the distance…
Then the two get embroiled in their tiny town’s one and only crime story, and Libby discovers that their sizzling hot attraction is going to complicate her life in every way possible…
This book is more of a romantic suspense than a straight romance. The crime story that Libby is trying to solve is just as important as the romance. Luke is a dream guy. He is kind to everyone in town and takes care of aging parents. Libby tries to resist him, but doesn’t do a very good job at all. There are some comedic moments along with the suspense. The book has a colorful cast of characters - like any small town. I really liked the romance that blossomed between Libby and Luke.
Here’s what I didn’t like about the book. The “mystery” is easily solvable. I could tell who the bad guy was almost from the beginning. A lot of what happened felt like it was just put in to keep the crime a part of the story, but didn’t do much to move the plot along. There are a lot of red herrings - to the point that I found a few absurd.
Sorry for no posts this week. I injured my shoulder last Friday and had to limit activity for the last week, so no computer time. Good news is I read a lot of books and have lots of reviews scheduled for next week:)
Trevelyan and Callie are childhood sweethearts with a taste for adventure. Until the fateful day her father discovers them embracing in the carriage house and in a furious grenzy drives Trevelyan away in disgrace…
Exactly the kind of trouble she’s never been able to resist…
Nine long, lonely years later, Trevelyan returns. Callie is shocked to discover that he can still make her blood race and fill her life with mischief, excitement, and scandal. He would give her the world, but he can’t give her the one thing she wants more than anything - himself…
For Trevelyan, Callie is a spark of light in a world of darkness and deceit. Before he can bear to say his last good-byes, he’s determined to sweep her into one last, fateful adventure, just for the two of them...
This is a fantastic, fun historical. To enter the contest to win a copy of your own leave a comment on this post. Contest will run through Sunday the 7th at 5pm CST. Winner will be announced some time Sunday evening. US addresses only!
In the wilds of Oklahoma, three sisters have a date with destiny…
Bound: When Valerie left for the big city, she kissed her foreman husband goodbye-along with the best sex she ever had. Now, seeing him brings back sizzling memories.
Branded: Watching Gage wrangle untamed horses leaves Brea hot and bothered. But can she live out her fantasy with a man who may ask for more than she’s willing to give?
Brazen: Ranch hand Walker Morgan can’t afford to get too close to his new boss, Jolene, no matter how she tempts him. But Jolene’s prepared to take the first step.
As an Oklahoman I am usually leery about books that take place in my home state. I have read a few that bordered on insulting. But, Jaci Burton writes fantastic Oklahoma cowboys!! I totally fell in love with all of the residents on the ranch. Each sister’s story moves fast and gets right to the heart of the matter - love (and some really HOT sex). If I had to pick a favorite story it would be BRANDED. I loved how Brea emerged from her cocoon which just a little attention from a sexy man. This is a fantastic anthology!!
the book girl gives BOUND, BRANDED, & BRAZEN by Jaci Burton a 5/5
Another SAVE THE CONTEMPORARY contest is being held by Smart Bitches, Trashy Books and Dear Author. I am really excited about this book and can’t wait to read it. My copy came in the mail today and it is taunting me sitting there on my desk looking gorgeous. I have to finish a project and then I’m going to read it! Check out the website for the Save the Contemporary campaign at:http://savethecontemporary.com/
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FATE HAS THROWN TWO SWORN ENEMIES…
Of all the hotel rooms rented by all the adulterous politicians in Chicago, female Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron Lynde had to choose the one next to 1308, where some hot-and-heavy lovemaking ends with a death. And of all the FBI agents in Illinois, it had to be Special Agent Jack Pallas who gets assigned to this high-profile homicide. The same Jack Pallas who still blames Cameron for a botched crackdown three years ago - and for nearly ruining his career…
…INTO EACH OTHER’S ARMS
Work with Cameron Lynde? Are they kidding? Maybe, Jack thinks, this is some kind of welcome-back prank after his stint away from Chicago. But it’s no joke; the pair is going to have to put their rocky past behind them and focus on the case at hand. That is, if they can cut back on the razor-sharp jibes - and smother the flame of their sizzling-hot sexual tension…
…is a big red flag to prim and proper office manager Jane Morgan. After a rough childhood with a mother who liked her men in prison-jumpsuit orange, Jane changed her name, her look and her taste for bad boys. So why is she lusting for William Chase with his tattoo-covered biceps and steel-toed boots? The man blows things up for a living!
She fives herself one explosive, fantasy-filled night with Chase. The next day it’s back to plain Jane and safe men.
But when her beloved brother becomes a murder suspect, it’s Chase who comes to her rescue. And Jane discovers that a man who’s been around the block knows a thing or two about uncovering the truth.
I love Victoria Dahl’s books. I have loved every one of them I have read (and I’ve read them all). There is something about the way she writes that makes me all emotional and LEAD ME ON was no different. I loved Jane and hew sad past. Jane is a woman so afraid of becoming her mother she suppresses everything that makes her who she is. Chase is so yummy and sweet. He knows that there is more to Jane from the moment he sees her and is willing to work to make her realize that the “real” Jane is perfect. A perfect contemporary romance for anyone who loves hunky heroes and damaged heroines.
Drew Black, president of the SBC fighting organization, is as controversial as they come. But this hotheaded entrepreneur is a perfect match for his popular club venture: uncompromising and extreme. With a reputation for saying what he thinks, Drew’s been causing a lot of friction. That’s why someones been called in to clean up his image - before he does any permanent damage.
The lucky lady is Gillian Noode, a PR expert who has smoothed out the rough edges on many a man. But Drew is rougher than anyone she’s ever met, and he refuses to change for any woman, for any reason. To make matters more complicated, Gillian’s starting to like him raw. Now opposites aren’t simply attraction - they’re igniting. But in the rising heat, who will end up on top?
I have been in love with Lori Foster’s SBC fighters since the very first book. I was even one of the few who enjoyed MY MAN MICHAEL. This book (which I’ve heard is the last in the series) was almost perfect. My only complaint (and it’s not really a complaint) was that I liked the secondary couple (Brett and Audrey) more than Drew and Gillian. Their relationship was more what I look for in a romance. I was a little turned off by how quickly Gillian fell into bed with Drew, but thought it matched how the characters were written. The conflict of the book - the WAVS and a mystery persons vendetta against Drew - fit into the romance perfectly. The conflict doesn’t take away from the romance. I was completely pleased with this book and can’t wait to read more by Lori Foster.
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