From back of book:
Lori Love is yearning for something more
Lori had always planned to get out of tiny Tumble Creek, Colorado, but when her late dad left her his beloved auto body shop, she’d stayed. Now, according to her crazy best friend, Molly, what Lori needs is some excitement, in the form of hot, no-strings-attached sex…and lots of it.
Quinn Jennings has buildings on the brain - not love and romance. A serous architect, he’s delighted to discover that Lori is willing to skip dating protocols and head straight for the sheets. And aided by the steamy books on Lori’s bedside table, he’s busy indulging both of their wildest fantasies. But when life in Tumble Creek takes a dangerous turn for Lori, Quinn’s protective instincts kick in.
Suddenly he cares. More than either of them ever expected…
There isn’t much I can say about the book except for GO BUY IT NOW!!! I haunted the bookstores while on vacation hoping that I could find the book early. I found it the Saturday before we came home and started it that night, finishing it the next morning on our LONG drive home. It was so worth driving my husband crazy looking for it! I love the way that Victoria Dahl writes dialogue and has her characters interact. There were several places that I was laughing out loud and had to explain what was so funny to my children. (Not always easy to do when you are laughing at something that happens in a intimate moment.) There was also a moment that made me tear up. I love when a book makes you feel a variety of emotions and this one does. I have already pre-ordered Ms. Dahl’s next book, One Week as Lovers, and can’t wait for her next Tumble Creek book, Lead Me On (2010).
the book girl gives START ME UP a 5/5! (This one is definitely going on my keeper shelf!!)
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From the back of the book:
She has nothing left to lose -
After finding herself at the center of a very public scandal that left one man dead and another on the run, Lady Alexandra Huntington has exiled herself to her brother’s estate and is content to manage his affairs. But the arrival of darkly handsome Collin Blackburn awakens her curiosity and her desire - and the advantage of being a fallen woman is that she can be ruined only one…
Except her heart…
After a promise sworn to his father, Collin Blackburn is compelled to seek the aid of the woman who brought about his brother’s death in a senseless duel. Yet Lady Alexandra is not the shameless femme fatale he expected. In fact, Collin suspects she is guilty of nothing more than a hunger to experience passion, and the brawny Scot is certainly equipped to oblige. But the quick-witted, keenly sensual Alexandra has a few lessons of her own to impart - on life, love, and the delicious joys of succumbing to temptation…
I love Victoria Dahl, everything she writes is a keeper. In TO TEMPT A SCOTSMAN Alexandra is a fallen woman who is spending her days taking care of her brother’s estate. She is determined to have a fulfilling and happy life despite the scandal. Collin is trying to find out the circumstances around his half brothers death. These two feel drawn to other, even though they don’t want to. I couldn’t put this book down. The chemistry between the characters was electric, I couldn’t wait to read what would happen next between them. As much as I loved Victoria Dahls contemporary, TALK ME DOWN, I hope there will be more historical romances too!
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What happens when the girl next door isn’t so innocent?
Molly Jennings has one naughty little secret: her job as a bestselling erotic fiction author. Until her inspiration runs dry - thanks to a creepy ex - and it’s time to skip town and move back to tiny Tumble Creek, Colorado.
One look at former high school hunk chief of police Ben Lawson and Molly is back in business. The town gossip is buzzing at her door and, worse still, a stalker seems to be watching her every move. Thankfully, her very own lawman has taken to coming over, often. The only problem now is that Molly may have to let the cat out of the bag about her chosen profession, and straitlaced Ben will definitely not approve…
I love, love, love this book. The characters are sexy and hilarious. I wanted more when I finished the book. I plan to put this on my keeper shelf (which is very rare - I probably keep 1 in 20 books I read). Molly moves back to her hometown after a bad breakup hoping to get her writer mojo back, and come back it does. The chemistry between Molly and Ben is hot, hot, hot. In addition to the sexual chemistry there is also a tender and loving relationship that I could feel through their dialogue. Ms. Dahl has crafted characters that had me laughing out loud and I can’t wait to read more by this author. (I went online and bought her historical novels and can’t wait for more contemporaries. I am hoping for a story about Molly’s friend, Lori Love.)
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