One injured football star+One curvy personal chef=It’s gonna get hot and spicy…in the kitchen!Harlan Stone here. Yeah. I’m that guy. If I’m going to post-season, I have to get my act together while I heal from an injury. Against my wishes, Coach sends over a personal chef, to keep me from gorging on pizza and burgers. A chef is the last thing I want.Until I see the curvy hottie who shows up. … I see the curvy hottie who shows up. The moment I see her, I know I’ll eat anything she puts in front of me. She’s the treat I want to eat.
She’s completely unimpressed with who I am. Yet when I tease her, I can see I’m scoring points with her.
But she pushes me away, saying I’m a client, and nonsense about not mixing business with pleasure. She doesn’t believe how much I want her curves, but I’m going to show her that I’m hard as stone for her.
A championship ring may be a Stone’s throw away, but I’m gonna win her heart and put a ring on her finger. There isn’t a playbook for love, but losing her isn’t an option. And I’m a winner.
Hard as Stone is a short and hot story featuring a hunky quarterback and the BBW woman who brings him to his knees. This is perfect for a pick-me-up during your day or just before bed. Guaranteed HEA, no cheating, no past relationship drama — just two people discovering their perfect match and starting a smokin’ future together.
HARD FOR HER is a series of short, sweet and sexy romances! Make sure to check out the rest of the books:
Hard As Steel by Kate Hunt
Hard As Wood by Frankie Love
Hard As Sin by Tracey Carter
Hard As Iron by Alice May Ball
Hard As A Rock by Beatrice Braemore
Recommend this quick romantic read
Loved Dawn and Harlan’s story. Her sass, his heart – perfect match. These two make your heart melt. Grab the bonus epilogue by signing up for Lana’s newsletter. Good stuff.
In my opinion this is a predictable story, but I’m okay with that. I found the story a fun fast read. I got enough backstory, but wanted more. I read on Kindle Unlimited.
A fast pace, entertaining, well-written, funny, witty, and well-developed read in the Hard for Her series! The characters are likeable; the chemistry between them is intense, instant, and off the charts. Definitely recommended!
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This is the second book that I have read from this author and I loved it. Harlan and Dawn were so good together. He was a star quarterback and she was his personal chef and it was fun watching them heat up the kitchen. Can’t wait to read more from this author.
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Harlan is a quarterback healing from an injury and when his coach hires Dawn as his personal chef Harlan ends out falling for her. I loved how protective Harlan is over Dawn in this is a sexy, short story. A great addition to the Hard for Her series.
Such a great book! Harlan is a professional football player, unable to play due to an injury. Concerned for his health, Harlan’s coach hires a personal chef while he recovers. Dawn is unimpressed by professional athletes, and fears Harlan will be an arrogant jerk, looking down on her due to her larger size. But one look at her, one taste of her impressive cooking, has him convinced he’s met the love of his life. Dawn isn’t quite so quick, but she’s not so far behind.
I loved how Harlan sees Dawn’s larger curves as a plus, not something to be disdained. And the way he allows no one else to mistreat her is just wonderful! This is a quick read, fun and sexy!
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I liked this story. The characters were interesting and relatable. I really liked both of the main characters in this story.
Harlan Stone is a quarterback that is trying to heal from an injury. His coach hires a personal chef to cook for him so he doesn’t eat junk food so he will be ready to go in post-season. Harlan doesn’t want a chef but changes his mind when he sees Dawn for the first time. She is a curvy hottie and he decides that he will eat anything she gives him. Harlan likes that he can tease Dawn and she will give it right back to him. She isn’t impressed by him and he likes that too. He decides that he’s going to prove to Dawn that he wants her and win her heart.
I was fully prepared for Harlan to be a super conceited jerk and I was pleasantly surprised. Dawn was full of contradictions, one minute she was confident in who she was and what she deserved and the next she was self-conscious. The interactions between the characters were entertaining. I loved their happy ever after. I recommend reading this book.
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What’s for dinner, Hot Stuff?
Hard as Stone is the fourth book in the Hard for Her series, each by a different author. This is the story of Harlan Stone and Dawn McCasrthy. He is the star quarterback for The Force with a penchant for fast food but in his last game he was tackled and his leg was injured and is now is a cast. In order to keep him healthy and help him heal the Coach hires a personal chef for Harlan until he is able to play again. Dawn is a curvy young woman who graduated from culinary school and originally worked is several kitchens but decided she wanted her food to be something more personal. So she went to work as a personal chef with a dream of saving enough money to publish her own cook book.
When Dawn is hired to cook for Harlan she really did not want this job. She is not a football fan, barely even knows the game, and things Harlan is “probably a Grade A douchebag. Athletes are the biggest babies when they get hurt.” But she needs the money for her cookbook so she begrudgingly shows up at Harlan’s penthouse to cook for him. What she is greeted with is a barely clothes Harlan sitting on the couch. I mean the sexy specimen was sitting there is the smallest running shorts that barely covered anything and a cast on one leg………………that was it!!! What starts off is a funny and flirtatious banter back and forth. Harlan tries to dish it out but Dawn is a woman that will hold her own and not take anything from him. He quickly realizes that he wants her in a lot of ways that she was not hired for. He also loves the fact that she is a real curvy woman, is smart, stands up for herself and is not afraid to speak her mind.
This is a fun, flirty, sweet, dirty and very entertaining story. The characters of Dawn and Harlan are wonderful together as they banter back and forth throughout the story. I enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it.
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Hard as Stone is right! Harlan Stone is more than what everyone made him out to be and Dawn was the one to bring it out. Their story is sweet. Some parts I felt moved faster but the story is short. It is sweet and sexy!
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This is the fourth book in a multi author series though each book is a total stand alone each book is a shortish read that is perfect for the fast paced life we live today This is a first for me with this author but as the series had a couple of favourite authors I decided to grab them all
Harlan Stone is the quarterback for a team that is heading into a possible championship season the only problem is he is injured and is eating all the wrong types of food So his coach sends over a personal chef something he doesn’t want that is until he sees her. Dawn as no intention of hooking up with her latest client and why would a superstar athlete want anything top do with a curvy girl like her. Can Harlan convince her she si the one for him You will have to read to see