I'm on a sports romance kick lately and heard this one was good, so I gave it a shot, not even realizing it was part of a series (although it is a stand alone). At first, I felt like I'd stepped into the middle of a story, since Sam and Wade clearly have some background established before the sto...
4.5 Brooding stars :)So, I must said this series of caveman,alpha guys keeps getting better. And Adam did not disappoint, maybe had something to do with him being this mysterious, sexy piece of ass that he is. Makes me want to peal that onion and once I reach the vulnerable side of him I will jus...
This isn't my typical type of book I would read. It was recommended to my by my sister, so I thought I'd give it a try. Overall, I liked it. The chemistry was sparking from the beginning. Though, the couple, Katie and Cam, take a while to get on the same track. Even, though it seems to span o...
They have to do something about the covers for this series. The wilder brothers are supposed to be these cool, fun, big, built outdoorsy guys and they put the cheesiest little guys that look about 16. In truth, many romance novels have awful covers - total goofball or cheesy shirtless guys.Liked...
Although I enjoyed the book, I did not think it was as good as other books by Jill Shalvis.Harley Stephens has spent six long years getting her degree in wildlife biology and has applied for a research position in Colorado. She is currently an unpaid intern studying coyotes in the Sierra mountai...
Book one - simply irresistible - 4 stars. This was good. I'm dealing with a sick kid and I'm a little sick myself, so this took longer than usual to read. I hate trot being able to read a book straight through, I'm so used to doing it that when I don't, I feel like some of the wind gets taken out...
Oh Jill Shalvis. I always love you, always. Why can’t you write more sports romance? (Because I’m on a sports kick, and I’d love more from you!)Slow Heat is your typical romance, you have a hot guy – tortured by his past. You have a girl with her own hangups. You have some serious chemistry. And ...
I put this one at 4 1/2 stars - one of my favorites of Jill Shalvis booksOlivia and Cole both have pasts that have shaped their wariness of relationships in the present. They find each other and an undeniable attraction takes hold. Their only path to love is for them each to deal with the issues ...
The Heat Is On: Blame It On the Bikini (Bestselling Author Collection) [Kindle Edition]Jill Shalvis (Author), Natalie Anderson (Author)The heat is on AAA. Pastry chef, Isabella Manchelli, and detective Jacob Madden.Blame it on the bikini. Natalie Anderson. AAA. Mya works 2 jobs and goes to univ. ...
(Jul) 2.5* I know, I know - who reads Christmas books in July? But I must have downloaded this on my Kindle awhile ago and it looked like a quick, easy read. I was hoping for some charm and humor; instead all I got was 3 really boring, incredibly short mini stories. I've enjoyed JS's Lucky Harbor...
This story will especially appeal to those who remember being in love and having your first child. Chloe is 8 months pregnant and she is having ups and downs from hormone retribution. Sawyer is trying to work extra jobs to build a room onto their house for the baby. They have been married 5 ye...
THIS was a little bundle of goodness!All 3 stories had the great wit, humor and sexiness that Ms Shalvis has normally delivered but Finding Mr Right stood out WAY above all! From "$1.19" to "Goddammit, are you getting naked?" I laughed so hard I thought I would pee my pants. I couldn't stop. Magg...
Heating Up the Kitchen - Lucky Harbor Series #2.4 - Thanks for coming to Lucky Harbor. I'm sure your presence has already been noted by Lucille and the rest of her blue-hair posse and will shortly be posted on their Facebook page. Hope you don't have toilet paper stuck to your shoe.Or any secrets...
When Tessa Delacantro agrees to house-sit, she doesn't expect armed robbers to throw her into the taut arms of the sexiest stranger she's ever met--Reilly Ledger. They're trapped together in a small room with an even smaller bed and a long, cold night ahead. Soon she's aching for his warmth, his ...
Jill Shalvis mixes delectably steamy romance and pulse-pounding adventure, courtesy of Noah, Shayne, and Brody--three gorgeous pilots whose private airline caters to the rich and fabulous. Noah is a bad-boy rebel who's always gone his own way, but when the stowaway on board turns out to be his se...
First review of 2013...ugh...Firstly, the whole premise of the book centers around a competition for "Mother of the Year" where our winner gets a trip to Paris and some other stuff...First up, "Romancing Roaxanne" - Roxanne's DH left her for a muscled, female wrestler (aka "The Velvet Hammer"). S...
A blonde's ambition Kenna Mallory is giving up "making it on her own" aka puddle groomer and accounts payable clerk, jobs that haven't used all her natural abilities to join the family biz and prove she's got what it takes to be VP of the newest Mallory Hotel. Okay, so maybe she has way more ...
Trusting the heart is the most sensual risk of all With a fab career, a salary that keeps her in her favorite designers, and her own condo, Mia Appleby has everything she dreamed of as a poor little girl gazing out the window of her mom's trailer. Her old life is completely gone. That is until ...
Mel is busy trying to keep her life together when Bo Black enters the picture. Dashing, mysterious & enticing, Bo instantly captivates her. Luckily she resists her urges long enough to realize that Bo is really there to take back ownership of the airport Mel has worked so hard to maintain.
Summer Abrams nearly died trying to save her father from a warehouse fire that, in the end, took his life. Consumed by guilt, she never set foot back in the town where her world fell apart. But now, twelve years later, another fire has ripped through that very warehouse, drawing Summer back to Oc...
A new series of romantic adventures about the brave men who battle fires-and the passion they ignite. Bush pilot Lyndie Anderson lives only for her plane and the open sky. But when she's hired to fly a brooding-but-gorgeous fireman to a forest fire, suddenly she's struggling to douse a burning...
Three weeks ago Rachel Bond inherited a bed-and-breakfast. Too bad that it's in a remote part of Alaska, staffed by a house chef who can't cook and a guide who can't read a map. There's something distinctly strange going on...and that's not counting the fact that Rachel just got hit by lightning,...
This book was a heavy double edged sword to me, there were many moments of laugh out loud hilarity, melt your heart sweetness, and rev your engine hotness. Then there were many moments of knock your head against the wall frustration, was that really needed irritation and worst of all, the why was...
A man this hot is worth breaking all of her rules for... Rule # 1--No blind dates. Having suffered through one too many, there's no way Samantha O'Ryan will agree to a blind date. Until her best friend needs a favor, that is. Enter Jack Knight. If she'd known how hot he is, she never would hav...
Taylor Wellington doesn't do relationships. She learned a long time ago that they were a recipe for heartache. However, she does do flings--steamy affairs that burn hot...and brief. And her sexy new contractor, Thomas "Mac" Mackenzie, has her thinking about burning up some sheets. Problem is, now...
The deadliest combo is a killer body—witha lover's touch! When his latest mission turns into a bloodbath, ATF officer JT Hawk realizes he's been set up by someone at the top. Wounded and on the run, he has no choice but to take beautiful Abby Wells hostage. After all, she's in danger, too. And if...
pFor only one night, Commander Corrine Atkinson lets go of her iron control and seduces a perfect, sexy stranger. Come morning, control firmly in place, Corrine sneaks out of his bed and gets back to her own life. But Corrine's in for a big surprise. Her perfect stranger has turned into the wrong...
Rachel Wellers' nice secure world is crumbling around her. Her sweet twelve-year-old daughter has suddenly become moody. A hit-and-run accident has caused career-limiting injuries. But worst of all, Ben Asher--the man she sent away thirteen years ago--is back. Ben doesn't think the hit-and-run wa...
Kiss Me, Katie! All Katie Wilkins wanted for Christmas was to get Santa Claus under the mistletoe, because beneath that Santa suit was her ideal man or so she thought. But it wasn t nice, safe Mr. Perfect who kissed her senseless. Horrors! It as Bryan Morgan wild man, stunt pilot, and all-around...
Starring the wildly seductive heroes Noah, Shayne, and Brody, Jill Shalvis's exhilarating new series features a delectable concoction of sex appeal and adventure. Whether they're up in the air or between the sheets, these hot, hardy pilots know exactly where the action is. . . Blowing It All Sky ...
Rating 4.5How romantic was this book?Totally about two people who seem opposite at the surface but share common experiences about childhood problems which helped them both become who they are as adults, the hero who is a successful NASA space scientist, a workholic and who craves control after a ...
Dr. Nicole Mann is simply too busy for romance. Her work as a surgeon consumes her entire world and she prefers it that way. That is, until she meets too-charming-for-his-own- good Ty O'Grady. This sexy architect with his enticing Irish accent has her thinking of something other than medicine. So...
I have always been a little weary of harlequin novels. I think it's because my grandma used to read them when she would babysit me and I kind of threw that into a certain genre itself. Grandma word porn, if you will. I always pictured a half nakey woman clutching Fabio's manly chest as both of th...
Nick Cooper can't believe he's in Cooper's Corner sharing a room with the object of all his high school fantasies--Danielle Douglass. And sharing that overstuffed, king-size bed in this cozy inn is driving him crazy with wanting her. However, she needs his protection, not his overactive libido. B...
Suzanne Carter has sworn off men...really! Her inability to take life seriously drives them crazy, so it's best she leaves them alone. Then one night, strong, handsome Ryan Alondo rescues her and she simply melts. Who could resist all that rough-and-tumble sexiness? But as tempting as he is, she'...
A Royal Mess First she's bumped from first class to coach, then she's robbed, gets soaked in a rainstorm and now is stranded on a ranch full of animals she's afraid of.... As far as days go, Princess Natalia Brunner has definitely had better ones! If not for the timely rescue by a good-looking co...
When Dorie Anderson meets a cute guy, she becomes a huge klutz. But one phone call has turned her dead-end dating life into an adventure: she's won a trip on a singles' cruise to Fiji. On board, she soon meets pro baseball player Andy, and the ship's hunky French doctor. She's sure she'll fall he...
E.R. head Dr. Luke Walker saves all of his bedside manner for his patients. With the hospital staff he's outspoken, tough, no-nonsense...until now. Disciplinary action from the hospital board has landed him a three-month stint at the Healing Waters Clinic. And working around aromatherapy, acupunc...
Runaway Princess Carlyne Fortier read a desperate nanny ad in the paper and decided it was the answer to her prayers. Disguising herself, she applied. Anything to escape the demands of royal life! Architect Sean O'Mara welcomed Carlyne with open arms. The woman might have been plain as dirt, but ...
Written by three favorite Harlequin authors, this anthology of three brand-new stories about three exasperating moms gives a lighthearted glimpse into the joys and laughs shared between mothers and daughters. Original.
For Hannah Novak, running a bed-and-breakfast with her two best friends was adventure enough. But they didn t feel that way. They wanted to devote the summer to serious manhunting loser cleans toilets! Fine for them, but Hannah was, uh...inexperienced. How could she seduce anyone?Then out of the ...
T. J. Chance is a wild, uninhibited adventurer. Ally Wheeler is one scared little mouse. But she's determined to change all that, and T.J. is her ticket to a brand-new life. If she can hold her own with this sexy rebel, she can do anything!No way is Chance going to be responsible for some city gi...
When you want to fly the best, you fly Sky High Air. And when you want spectacular adventure and scorching seduction, Jill Shalvis’s tantalizing, talented pilots Noah, Shayne, and Brody will get you there—fast, slow, or any way you want it…Buckle Up. It’s Going To Be Quite A Ride...Despite his br...
Matt knew he had a reputation for being laid-back and easygoing. He wasn’t sure that either of those things was exactly true, but part of the appearance came from being prepared for anything at any time. This ability had been honed in the military and then on the streets of Chicago. If a guy coul...
Ty sat up on the mechanic’s creeper and took in the sight of Mallory standing there. She was packing a plate of cookies, which he hoped to God were for him. He assumed she’d discovered the phone fiasco by now, but other than that, he wasn’t sure what sort of mood to expect from her. The last t...
11 VINCE’S SMILE was bittersweet. “I’m glad for him, even if I am jealous as hell.” He met Joseph’s stunned gaze and shook his head. “Unbelievable, Joe. Your luck keeps holding.” Joe didn’t know whether he’d call it luck or not, but either way, he still couldn’t speak. N...
Not in the classic sense of the word—that status had changed on her seventeenth Halloween night when she’d dressed as an evil, slutty witch and given in to a very naughty knight in shining armor—but that was another story.She was a California virgin, but as she drove up the coast for the first ti...
So much so, that having Luke's mouth on hers now, after thinking about it, dreaming about it, made her come just a little undone, just enough that she didn't care that they stood in an open closet, hands grappling for purchase on each other's bodies, the passion growing between them by leaps and ...
It said she wasn’t alone, that she mattered, a lot. At least you’re not the only one falling . . . This thought was a cool tall drink of relief immediately followed by a chaser of anxiety. Because she hadn’t meant for this to happen. She hadn’t meant for any of it; his attention, his affection, h...
& Andrew in Excess 14 KENT WAS HUMMING when he walked into the lab the next morning. He was also grinning like an idiot, just because he could see Becca’s car in the parking lot. Yeah, he was gone. Far gone. And it felt damn good. She’d slept with him all night, not that there’d been much sle...
Then he dragged Darcy out of bed. Too tired to deal with her walker, he carried her down the hall to the kitchen. “What the—” she started grumpily, stopping when she saw the balloons, flowers, and blueberry muffins he’d just gotten. “Oh, good catch,...
What had already been a really rough morning shifted into something else entirely, except he wasn’t sure exactly what. Not only was he running on less than two hours of sleep, he was he looking into the face of the reason for that lack of sleep. The sexiest reason he’d ever had… And there hadn’t ...
She had The Notebook on pause on the TV and a half-empty box of tissues on the coffee table. “Dell?” He narrowed his eyes. “What’s the matter?” “Nothing.” He pushed past her and entered her place. “Well, come right on in,” she murmured. He turned back to face her. “I thought you’d come over for s...
TRYKOWSKI greeted them with a smile that faded as soon as she saw Sean’s face. “What’s wrong?” “Thank you for tonight,” he said, ignoring her question. He pulled some money out of his pocket, but the older woman shook her head, refusing to take it. “I don’t want money for watching your darling ni...
Her clothes felt too tight—or maybe that was her own skin. A heavy anticipation filled the cold air and she tried to tell herself it was something she’d felt often. Had acted on often. But today, with this man, it felt startlingly, shockingly different. Again he ran the pad of his finger over her...
Chloe Traeger The next day, Sawyer had just finished reading a kid the riot act for shoplifting his lunch at the convenience store when his phone vibrated. Chloe, he thought, his chest squeezing with the painful reminder of how she’d slipped out of his bed at some point in the middle of the night...
He needed the sleep. But his body got its wires crossed, and he ended up at the guesthouse instead.Grace answered his knock with a sleep-flushed face and crazy hair, wearing a little tank top and boxers—emphasis on little.Cute.Hot.“Anderson?” she asked, brow furrowed, eyes concerned.He didn’t wan...
Olivia whispered. Becca hummed her agreement but didn’t take her eyes off front and center, which was a pack of three surfers out in the water. Cole, lean and rangy. Tanner, with more bulk to his muscle. Sam, of the broad shoulders and ripped abs. Becca stared at them and took a lick of her ice c...
“I wanted to talk to you about the forensics.” “Never mind that,” Ronald said. “I’ve got something more important.” “There’s something more important than the only serial arsonist in Lucky Harbor’s history?” Jack asked. Ronald blew out a sigh. “Said a guy who still has his entire love life ahead ...
Tucker hopped the fence to help her. “I can handle it,” she informed him in that lofty voice he was sure she thought scared people off, when in fact, it made him a little hot.He scooped up four of the bags. “Sure you can, but why should you when I can help?”“I’m fine.”He s...
“Anchor us,” he said.Her heart sped up, in reaction to both his low, sexy voice and his proximity. Her body always reacted to his like this. Zero to sixty. This condition wasn’t improved when he brushed a kiss to her jaw, and lingered. “Nick—”His mouth slid over her throat, his warm palm settling...
The teen walked out to the truck, moving so slowly he might as well have been walking backward. “So Mom finally bailed, huh?” Troy asked when he finally got close enough to be heard.“You know?” Tanner asked.“Yeah. I overheard her talking on the phone a week ago.”Shit. No w...
PHOEBE TRAEGER The next day Jax spent most of his time at the inn, stripping old windowpanes and carpeting. And watching Maddie. She’d pretty much kicked him to the curb after yesterday’s shower. It was a first for him, not being the one to need spa...
He hated letting Sophie go, but she needed a moment, and he could give it to her, knowing she’d be back tonight. “Don’t start,” he said to Hud, and turned his head to eye his twin—who up until now had barely given him the time of day, even though they’d spent a lot of time at the resort together....
She got up, fed the demanding cat, and then went to work. She unpacked and shelved her new stock. She placed next week’s order and spent an hour on hold with her phone company to complain about having Internet only in the western half of the store. Afterward, a customer ca...
Hunter still sat on the bench in front of the house, waiting. Fretting. Worrying. Seething, but not at Trisha. Celia had left, but only after exacting a solemn promise that he would call her when Trisha returned. There’d been a heavy warning in her voice, one that he understood all too well. She ...
She looked at it longingly but pushed it away. “All I want to know,” she said to Mark, “is why. Why are you so hell-bent on sabotaging my dating life?” Mark couldn’t explain it to her. Hell, he couldn’t explain it to himself. But apparently it was a rhetorical question because she began a convers...
And try to disguise it, she did. Mostly to avoid being compared to other recent and far more popular princesses. But there was a part of her that simply enjoyed shocking people. It was an unusual hobby, but it kept her amused. Yet, here in the U.S., she was a no one, and the American expression “...
MY. GOD.Kenzie struggled to think, but Aidan had taken her breath away And, as he surged up to his knees between her spread thighs, his hands fisted in the hem of his own shirt, his intention perfectly clear, he nearly stole her sanity—but she held on by a thread. “Wait,” she gasped, putting a ha...
Just as Nick promised, it was a picturesque rural village, classic New England in character. One main street, lined with tiny, historic shops, mom-and-pop stores and an ice-cream parlor on the corner. “Mayberry, USA,” Danielle said with a smile as they drove through. “Just don’t let the locals he...
Or his second. She walked in as if she owned the place, and in spite of the chaos around him, Mike Wright's gaze went straight to her. It was all indelibly imprinted on his mind: the harsh storm outside pounding against the fogged windows of the hotel's pub; the lights flickering overhead as the ...
They were fifty feet in the air, and their feet were dangling over nothing but snow and trees. She should’ve been her usual anxious. Instead she wanted to crawl into his lap, wrap herself around him like a monkey, and get some more of his mind-blowing kisses. Not going to happen up here with peop...
& Hug Me Holly! 4 SLEEP ELUDED Holly that night. No surprise really. She’d set a new record, even for herself. Alienating an entire town in less than forty-eight hours. She lay wide-awake in the small bedroom of her tiny apartment above the café. The Mendozas had cleared out quickly for their...
Her twin sister took one look at Dimi’s teal blouse—buttoned to her chin—and shook her head. “You told me you had to be sexy,” she said, reaching out and unbuttoning the top button. “There. That’s slightly better. Stand up.” “I’ve got to study these notes. We’re going over barbecue techniques tod...