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Blazing Bedtime Stories, Volume VII
It's bedtime-and bestselling authors Rhonda Nelson and Tawny Weber have two deliciously wicked tales to tell you... The Steadfast Hot Soldier by Rhonda Nelson Army ranger Tucker "Bear" Midwinter has two rules when it comes to the ladies-no tiny women, and no dancers. So why does petite ballet teacher Veda Hayes turn his blood into liquid fire? Still, the heat between them won't be denied. Will this soldier melt...or burn up? Wild Thing by Tawny Weber Compared to her beautiful siblings, groomer Andrea Tanner always felt like an ugly stepsister. But when she's left tied up and fuming, her prize pooch, Medusa, stolen, Andrea can't help hoping her prince will come. And he does. Hunky P.I. Percy Graham arrives in time to save the day-and to remind her that he hasn't forgotten the naughty night they once shared....
Double Dare
Runaway bride Louisa Honeycut is looking for a quick escape when she passes the Double Dare, Inc sign and the slogan "Are you ready for the time of your life?" seems like divine intervention. Sheltered by her overbearing father, Louisa has years of catching up to do and can think of no better person than gorgeous Sam Rawlins to show her. Is she ready for the time of her life? Hell, yes. Ordinarily unflappable adventure guide Sam Rawlins makes his living showing the wealthy how to have fun, but nothing in his experience could have prepared him for the "adventure" Louisa Honeycut asks for. He might be showing Louisa the time of her life, but the quirky little snack-cake heiress is soon turning Sam's own life upside down...and perversely, he likes the new vantage point.
The Keeper
*CONFIDENTIAL* Ranger Security Case File #1877 Name: Jackson Oak Martin, a man as strong and steady as his name implies. Case: Tracking down a Butter Bandit Agent note: This case is gonna sizzle. On the surface, it seems like an almost ridiculous assignment. A thief has been breaking into pastry chef Mariette Levine's shop. And the only thing taken? Organic butter. But one night, Mariette herself is attacked, and Ranger Security assigns agent Jackson Martin to guard their favorite chef-closely! Unfortunately, the ultra-dishy Jackson also makes Mariette's reserve melt faster than.er, butter. Which is bad. In a very, very good way. Has Mariette discovered the recipe for delectable disaster, or is this tasty bodyguard someone she'll need to keep on her menu for good?
The Phoenix
*Confidential* Ranger Security Employee file #153 Name: Jay Weatherford, aka the Phoenix Specialty: Getting out of really hot situations.and creating new ones! Subject (Jay Weatherford) was nicknamed "the Phoenix" after walking out of a burning building unscathed. He's Ranger Security's newest recruit, and assigned to Case File #8765-locating the heir to the Betterworth Chocolate fortune, Truffles (dog). Working for the competition is Charlie Martin.and she has a grudge against Ranger Security. This could complicate the investigation. Getting under each other's skin is one thing. Getting under each other-in the hot, sexy and naked way-is another! The situation is heating up, and fast. Our man is fireproof. Charlie Martin, however, is not..
Merry Christmas, Baby
Who will you find under your Christmas tree? A cowboy? Ranch hand Tucker Rankin isn't crazy about the holidays.until a wintry night before Christmas, when Lacey Evans shows him how much fun it is to be nestled all snug in her bed.. A wealthy New Yorker? Stockbroker Jared Martin needs to get away, and Alaska's the perfect place to unwind. Especially once actress Theodora "Teddy" Monroe gets him to loosen his tie-and take it all off! Or maybe even a man in uniform? Soldier Silas Davenport is on Christmas leave. But when he arrives at his parents' home, no one is there.except for the irresistible Delphie Moreau. And she's one gift he won't be exchanging!
Reviewer: Sheryl
Review: Dec 20, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Anthologies, Harlequin Blaze, Seasonal / Holiday
I really enjoyed this book. It's an anthology of Christmas stories, all very different and all very good! The first story follows Lacey and Tucker, two people who went to high school together and who accidentally run into each other again during a blizzard. Stranded in Lacey's cabin, they try to make amends with their past while making way for each other in their future. I really liked this couple even though
The Survivor
Treasure hunter Bess Cantrell is used to picking through junk, looking for elusive gems that she can sell. Undiscovered antiques, rare finds…it's her world. But then her shop is ransacked. Someone is looking for the "Wicked" Bible—a rare and valuable edition—and they'll do anything to get it!
Former Ranger Lex Sanborn is trying to pull his life together after almost losing it in battle. But being assigned to watch over the quirky and irresistible Bess is distracting him from thinking about his military past—by getting him out of his pants!
Because when Bess wants something, she knows exactly how to get it….
Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Review: Nov 1, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Harlequin Blaze
This is the next book in the series in which we're introduced to the newest Ranger Security member, Lex Sanborn, who was trying to get his life in order now that he has left the military. His past had been weighing heavy on him because he narrowly missed getting killed while he was in battle. Now, being paired with sexy local antique hunter, Bess Cantrell, and trying to protect her from some crazy person who
Real Men Wear Plaid!
These Highland hotties are about to meet their match!
The Wanderer
Sexy Ewan MacKinnon meets fellow soul-searcher Gemma on a hiking trek through Scotland. They have wildly creative sex along the way, leaving them both with delicious memories of their journey. But at the trail's end, will their adventure be over, too?
The Warrior
Proud Cam MacKinnon is king of his castle. And he has a castle. Really. But he gives up all semblance of control when Summer shows up for a murder mystery party. Because he has to have her. And one weekend of uninhibited sex should be plenty…shouldn't it?
The Wayfarer
Heart-stoppingly hot Alec MacKinnon is honorable to a fault. So he shouldn't sleep with his friend's gorgeous daughter, Isla, right? But when Isla falls into his arms, what's he to do? After all, aren't some things just meant to be?
Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Review: Jun 3, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Harlequin Blaze, Scottish
In Ms. Nelson's three stories, we are introduced to the three Scottish brothers, Ewan, Cam and Alec MacKinnon.
In The Wanderer, Ewan meets beautiful Gemma during a hiking trip through Scotland and they are both smitten with each other enough so that they engage in some wild and fun sex along their hiking trail.
Cam can't help but fall head over heels for Summer when he sees her at the murder mystery party b
The Wild Card
Former ranger Seth McCutcheon is a man of his word. Leave the military at the request of his dying mother? Check. Join the super-elite Ranger Security? Definitely. Provide a security detail at a high-society wedding? Hell, why not?
Go undercover as the wedding planner's boyfriend? Uhh, well….
But once Seth sets eyes on sexy Penelope Hart, he knows he's a goner. If Penelope wants a fake fling, he's her man. Especially if it comes with all the sensual benefits.
But they can't spend all their time in bed, as much as they'd like to. Somebody is threatening to sabotage the ceremony. If Seth doesn't discover the culprit, Penelope's business will be ruined.
Seth is going to need all the luck he can get if he's going to save the day and get the girl. Then again, they don't call him Wild Card for nothing….
Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Review: Feb 3, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Harlequin Blaze
Seth McCutcheon is at his mother’s bedside playing poker with her as she’s dying. As they’re spending time together, she tells him her final wish. The wish is that she would like him to there for his abandoned sister and nephew. Not wanting to disappoint his mother and not fulfill her wish, he leaves the military to care for his sister and nephew. He’s hired by Ranger Security and his
The Rebel
Subject: Finn O'Connor, Army Ranger.
Current Status: In between tours of duty. Oddly discontent with the way his life is going…
Mission: Getting his act together before the next assignment.
Obstacle: Sunny Ledbetter. The girl he's never managed to forget…
Finn has never questioned his life's purpose—to serve and protect, no matter how unorthodox the means. But since the unexpected deaths of his parents, he feels lost….
Until he runs into Sunny, the first girl he'd ever loved. Sunny's now all woman…and very interested in fanning the banked flames between them into blistering adult heat! And his libido is definitely game.
But once again, their timing is off. He'd like nothing more than to spend every waking moment in her bed…but he's leaving in a week! Unfortunately, the overwhelming chemistry between them isn't giving him a choice.
And every soldier knows there are some battles you just can't win….
Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Review: Dec 31, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Harlequin Blaze
Major Finn O’Conner has decided to go on a weeklong vacation to Tybee Island, Georgia before he’s shipped out to the Middle East on his third tour of duty as an Army Ranger. Choosing this as his vacation destination was easy because he knows it’ll bring back some warm memories he’s had with his parents from the time he was a toddler until he was eighteen years old. Since his parents di
It Must Have Been the Mistletoe...
The weather outside might be frightful—but the Cole sisters are indulging in something quite delightful…
When She Was Naughty… by Kate Hoffmann
Researcher Alison Cole and doctor Drew Phillips are making beautifully naughty music together! Is it a temporary sizzling interlude…or can they play together for life?
Cole for Christmas by Rhonda Nelson
When Layla Cole and Bryant Bishop run into each other again, their passion melts the snow! It's a brief yet scorching affair. Until Bryant realizes that all he wants for Christmas is Layla—every year!
A Babe in Toyland by Tawny Weber
Rita Mae Cole and Tyler Ramsey hail from feuding families. Be together? Impossible. But the incredible sex between them says otherwise….
Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Review: Dec 19, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Harlequin Blaze, Seasonal / Holiday
This Christmas anthology contained three stories written by three different authors and are all wrapped around the three Cole sisters.
In When She Was Naughty by Kate Hoffman, Alison Cole, who’s a musical researcher, decides to head to the Blue Ridge Mountains in search of her longtime older singing idol, Ettie Lee Harper. When she finally finds Ettie’s cabin, the last thing she thinks sh
The Renegade
Ranger Security expert Tanner Crawford is lethally sexy. With his hair-trigger temper, smart-ass mouth and lady-charmer ways, he's no stranger to trouble. And it turns out that trouble's no stranger to him, either. Because Mia Hawthorne, the only woman who ever rocked his world, just tumbled back into his life. As a client he must protect!
Ah, hell. Anybody but her…
When Mia sees Tanner, her carefully ordered world screeches to a halt. It starts right up again though— in his bed! Sex with Tanner is still incredible. But he's a bad boy destined to break her heart once more… and she craves stable and predictable. Doesn't she?
Well, maybe. But first, she's going to find out exactly what she's been missing. And this time, she'll be the one to walk away.
If she can…
Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Review: Aug 2, 2010
Genre(s): Harlequin Blaze
After serving his military time as a Ranger, Tanner Crawford desperately needs a change of scenery. Lucky for him the security firm, Ranger Security, which is owned and operated by former Rangers, hires him.
He’s given his first assignment in which he must provide security to a South American fertility God statue where it’s on exhibit at the Smithsonian and will now be moving to Dallas. Alt
Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Review: Jul 1, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Harlequin Blaze
This book is broken down into a three story anthology by three very talented authors.
In Friendly Fire by Jill Shalvis, Lexi McGowen decides to head over to Cord Madden’s apartment to take a shower since her showerhead is broken. She knows that her best friend Cord is away in the army still and what he doesn’t know won’t hurt him. That is until he comes home injured and finds his be
The Ranger
Will Forrester--former Army Ranger, Southern gentleman, quintessential badass. Now an elite member of Ranger Security, Will once again has his work cut out for him. Especially when he meets Rhiannon Palmer.
She's the most bullheaded, mouthy, flat-out sexy woman he's ever encountered. And he can't keep his hands off her.
But Rhiannon's on a desperate search to find a good friend, and Will is the key. Despite the incredible chemistry between them, she makes it clear he's only the means to an end for her.
Still, Will learned a thing or two about strategy in the army. Before long, he'll have her right where he wants her. In his bed...for good!
Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Review: Jun 1, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Harlequin Blaze
Former Army Ranger, Will Forrester, has returned from the war and has been recruited to work for Ranger Security, a security firm of former Army Rangers he’s friends with. His first assignment is to help Rhiannon Palmer find her elderly friend, Theo Watson, before something seriously happens to him. You see, Theo has been searching for years for his family’s long lost treasure that everyone thinks
Better Naughty Than Nice
Meet St. Nick's delightfully devilish brother, Damon Claus. He's about to prove to three unsuspecting couples that being naughty is much, much nicer…
No Mistletoe Required by Vicki Lewis Thompson
With Damon's sneaky help, Hayden Manchester and Riley Kinnard rekindle a long-running, very creative rivalry…that leaves them fighting over who's on top!
Her Secret Santa by Jill Shalvis
Workaholic Ally Dauer runs the local toy drive. Only when she discovers some very adult toys, firefighter Eddie Weston convinces her that the best gifts are meant to be shared….
Snug in His Bed by Rhonda Nelson
Viv Foster hates Christmas. Hank Bailey owns a Christmas tree farm. What could they possibly have in common? Sizzling sexual chemistry and, thanks to Damon, the opportunity to act on it. After all, it's the season of miracles…
Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Review: Dec 1, 2009
Genre(s): Contemporary, Harlequin Blaze
Damon Claus, the younger brother to Santa, grew up thumbing his nose at family tradition and enjoyed wrecking havoc during the busiest season of the year. It seems while Santa is committed to one cause, Damon, being the bad seed of the family, is committed to a totally opposite cause. He just loves to make people miserable. He misbehaved so badly as a child to seek out attention from everyone that he seemed t
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