Don't even bother running for shade--these sizzling stories will keep your temperature high from cover to cover Join New York Times bestselling authors for a collection of some of the hottest novels ever to come together in one volume: Overload by Linda Howard, The Leopard's Woman by Linda Lael Miller and Lonesome Rider by Heather Graham Pozzessere. Republished titles.
Blackout by Linda Howard - Elizabeth Major was an interior designer who was just starting to break into the wealthy market. She worked out of her office in a sleek Dallas highrise across the hall from the security offices of Tom Quinlan. Elizabeth didn't know much about Tom, but she got involved with him anyway - the physical attraction between the two of them was just too much to resist! However, Elizabeth unexpectedly broke off the relationship after a short time and avoided Tom whenever possible, never even telling him why she dumped him. Unfortunately, a record heat wave left her stranded in the office building with only Tom for company. And this time, Tom was determined to discover why Elizabeth had left him...The Leopard's Woman by Linda Lael Miller - Olivia Stillwell loved her job. She got to travel all over the world researching new scenes for her uncle's books and focus on her artistic pottery in her down time. Olivia wasn't particularly enjoying her latest assignment in Mexico, especially when her car broke down and she was kidnapped by bandits and sold to Esteban Ramirez, a wealthy rancher. Unsure of what Esteban planned to do with her, Olivia was determined to fight Esteban every step of the way. But as the hot summer days turned into sizzling siestas and sultry nights, Olivia found it more and more difficult to resist Esteban...Lonesome Rider by Heather Graham Pozzessere - Blade McKenna lived for revenge. Ever since the soldiers had murdered his wife, their unborn child and his father, he had dedicated his life to hunting the men down, one by one. His path led him out west, where he ran into the beautiful widow Jessica Dylan, who was on her way to claim her late husband's ranch and only legacy. Jessica tried to hire Blade to work for her and protect her, but Blade's price was too high - he wanted Jessica. After a great deal of thought, Jessica agreed to his price and started a whirlwind romance between two very different people...Summer Sensations is a typical anthology in that the stories have little, if anything in common, except hot days. I enjoyed Overload by Howard, but felt that I didn't get enough time to get to know the characters. I also felt that I entered the relationship in the middle and never really got to see the beginning or a definitive end. Still, her characters were engaging and her sex scenes were hot, as always. My favorite story was The Leopard's Woman. I am just a sucker for those domineering, hot-blooded Latino men who take what they want and spend the rest of the time persuading their women that they are right where they belong. I could definitely feel the heat coming off of the pages for this one! Lonesome Rider was also well written and I really liked the hero, but the heroine was a little too perfect for me. It was the only historical romance in the anthology and so it stuck out a bit more. I had a hard time getting into it because I was expecting another contemporary romance. Still,
I really enjoyed the 3 stories. I was looking for light reading with a little spice and that was just what this book provided. Once I started a story it was difficult to put it down. A great poolside or beach book!
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