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Publisher:
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Release Date:
July 1, 2008
Genres:
Contemporary Romance
Action Adventure
Suspense
ISBN:
Print
9780312948429
Bookmark Rating:
Reviewed by
Jennifer Ray
Review Posted:
June 2008
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Three talented authors come together to deliver a trio of action-packed romantic
adventures that will leave you dreaming of your own hero! Indeed, I would be
more than happy to have any of the heroes in this anthology RESCUE ME!
Individually, each story in RESCUE ME earns a top rating of five.
Together, they will more than knock your socks off!
~TROPICAL HEAT by Cherry Adair~
When the woman he loves is kidnapped by a ruthless terrorist, Sam Pelton will do
whatever it takes to save Elizabeth. Braving the jungles of Africa and a cadre
of villains that would make most men quake in their boots, Sam puts all of his
skills as a special ops agent to use in order to rescue her.
Why, oh why have I not read Cherry Adair’s work sooner? TROPICAL HEAT
was my first taste of this author’s talent and left me wanting more!
When we meet Sam and Elizabeth, they are thick in the middle of danger, after
dancing around each other romantically for the last year. Well, to be perfectly
honest, Elizabeth didn’t think she was even on Sam’s radar, although he was all
she thought about since her divorce.
As it turns out, Sam was just biding his time, but he certainly had plans for
the beautiful doctor. Plans that are moved up when he very nearly loses her in
a way all too permanent. Sam pulls out all the stops, and shows himself to both
Elizabeth and readers as the hero he truly is, leaving us to fall desperately in
love with this man, just as Elizabeth does.
~ATLANTA HEAT by Lora Leigh~
Macey March is the most irreverent, troublesome member of his team of Navy
SEALs. His antics have earned him a few demotions in rank along the way, and
the ire of the Admiral himself. Emerson Delaney, the Admiral’s delicious little
goddaughter has played no small part in those troubles. It seems Macey just
can’t stay away from the imp, no matter how bad a career move it is to put the
moves on her.
When Emerson is kidnapped by terrorists intent on wreaking revenge on the
Admiral through his beloved goddaughter, Macey will stop at nothing to rescue
her from danger. That’s the easy part. The hard part comes afterwards –
keeping her safe until they ferret out the mole whose very existence continues
to threaten the woman that Mace comes to realize he can’t live without.
As a major fan of Lora Leigh’s, I chose to read RESCUE ME strictly
because of her story in it, and once again, she didn’t disappoint.
ATLANTA HEAT is part of her popular TEMPTING SEALS series,
and tells the story of that bad boy we’ve come to know and love in the previous
books – Mason March.
Macey may come across as a bad boy, but in this novella we find that deep down,
he is a family man at heart, and he only has eyes for Emerson Delaney, no matter
how much trouble he has landed himself in through his previous interactions with
her. That should tell him something right there, right? Macey isn’t into
denial, and he knows that Emerson is the woman for him. Of course, he has also
gathered quite a bit of intel on the object of his considerable affections, and
knows it will take a lot to win her trust and her heart.
Holing up with her in his safe-house provides the perfect opportunity for an
all-out romantic assault, Macey-style. Emerson never stands a chance!
This heroine isn’t at all shy and submissive, though, and she gives to Macey as
good as she gets. He calls her an imp, and it is a description she has earned.
She can’t resist playing the smart-aleck, especially when under extreme duress.
That wise-cracking attitude, however, covers a vulnerable core that believes she
will always be alone. It’s a good thing Macey knows just how to break through
that core…
After waiting a long time for Macey’s story, he surpassed my ideals.
ATLANTA HEAT is a sensual treat that will raise your temperature and
keep you coming back for more!
~DESERT HEAT by Cindy Gerard~
Seth King and Elena Martinez should be on the same side. After all he is a
police detective and she is an assistant D.A. True, their goals may be aligned,
but they have very different ideas of how to best serve justice.
When this unlikely pair is teamed together on a scavenger hunt for charity, they
are isolated together in the wilderness of the Grand Canyon – or so they think.
Someone is watching them, and that someone will seize their chance for vengeance
very soon. But before that happens, they find that sometimes oil and water
really do mix well as they discover a deep-seated attraction for each other…
Cindy Gerard is another new author for me, and I enjoyed her story as much as I
did the first two in the RESCUE ME anthology.
Unexpected romance in the great outdoors is the theme for DESERT HEAT,
and I have to say that a hero like Seth King makes me wish I were more outdoorsy
myself! I’d love to share a sleeping bag built for two with this sexy alpha
male. Heck, I’d like to share a sleeping bag built for one with him!
*grin* Seth’s determination to see to Elena’s safety when violence threatens is
the stuff heroes are made of, and his willingness to sacrifice himself for her
will melt even the hardest of hearts.
Of course, it certainly has that effect on Elena herself, who had already begun
to respond to Seth’s magnetism before the enemy struck, but once she sees who
this man is deep down, she is hopelessly smitten. This intrepid heroine pulls
her own weight in their rescue, however, and it is no stretch of the imagination
to understand why a man like Seth would fall for her.
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