Nine sexy stories about our favorite men in uniform, from some of the biggest names in romance…Along Came a Spider by New York Times Bestselling Author Delilah Devlin: All Spider Longren wants is time alone to recharge after a grueling mission, but what he gets is caught in the double crossfire of passion and danger.Coming in Hot by USA Today Bestselling Author Kate Meader: Firefighter Tyler … Today Bestselling Author Kate Meader: Firefighter Tyler has one problem. He’s still got his V-card. And he wants his best friend Evie to help him lose it, only she has no idea he’s wanted her for years. Time to make his move.
Precious Cargo by USA Today Bestselling Author Nicole Morgan: With a hit out on Alena’s life, U.S. Marine Brandon is faced with protecting her while completing his mission… And keeping his hands off her is the hardest task of all.
View from the Top by USA Today Bestselling Author Carmen Falcone: Retired Air Force pilot Mack always desired Jenny but couldn’t act on it because she’d been too young. Now, years later, he’s ready to show her they’d make a great couple—in and out of the bedroom.
Two for the Road by Bisou deVie: One city girl from LA. One sexy Greek paramedic from Canada. One road trip. What could go wrong?
Call Me Crazy by Rebecca Royce: Faith keeps calling Sheriff Wyatt about something odd she keeps seeing in her yard… But all he sees is one sexy woman he wants for a night of hot passion.
The Navy Seal’s Secret Baby by Kat Baxter: A hot NAVY Seal, an awkward teacher, and a weekend of hot sex. It was supposed to be temporary, but a baby changes everything…
Always Ready by Kimberly Nee: In town for a few days from his job in the Coast Guard, Steve helps Lauren live out her sexual fantasy. But it’s the staying together part that’s challenging…
Ready for Trouble by Tina Donahue: Jake loves his job as a cop and loves the steamy Florida women more—as long as they’re into casual. And that means hands off his boss’s sister…
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Men in Uniform is a fabulous set of stories from great authors. Some of the stories are tasty bites of a series. So not only do you get a new couple, you get to see peeks from other stories. Like Kate Meader’s Coming in Hot. Then other stories are so new and different that they are a special treat. Like Rebecca Royce’s Call Me Crazy. I enjoyed the stories as well as being able to jump around in the order that I wanted to. It is great to see what happens when a group of authors takes a single idea and puts their own spin on it. This time we get hot Men in Uniform.
Men in Uniform
Ready for Trouble: Excellent Writing and characters! Krista was the right woman for Jake. Krista grounds Jake so he won’t stray. Love the story and the hot men and women!
Always Ready: I loved the emotions that went throughout the book! It was a strong story with strong characters. It was great!
Navy Deal’s Secret Baby: Wonderful story! Loved it so much and how Kevin need Jane in his life to prove that he can be part of a family even though he was not raced by one. Loved the characters so much and it was a hot story!
Call Me Crazy: I liked that it was a small town story. I loved the strong and very hot characters. Even though Wyatt didn’t have the best of childhoods he still made something of himself and that is important. Law enforcement did great things for him. Faith was is as what he needed as much as she need his strength to realize she could do anything. Loved the writing.
Two for the road: I love that it took place on location for a movie. Ion was the right man to twist her panties. I loved it.
View From the Top: I loved that Jack never have up on Jenny! It was a wonderful story a!nd very steamy! Great writing!
Precious Cargo: a very special story. Loved how the story was told and how Brandon past was written. I like how the author brought what the characters went through in there last so you understand them better. It was a very hot story.I
Coming in Hot: WOW! Very Hot and Steamy! Loved it! Fantastic writing!
A Long Came A Spider: Loved that Jessie and Spider were in the Military! It made them A wonderful team! Fantastic writing and characters!
A collection of steamy short stories featuring H’s in uniform. i did like some more than others, my favorites being Call Me Crazy, Coming in Hot and Along Came a Spider. In fact, i found 2 new-to-me authors from this anthology! I received a free copy of this book via Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving a review.
A novella can be a tricky beast. The author needs to grab the attention of a reader while also telling a story in a much shorter amount of time. It isn’t always easy to do, at least not successfully. But anthologies are always a great way to discover new authors, too, so I thought I’d take a chance on “Men In Uniform.” I’m happy to say that I enjoyed most of the stories, and even discovered a new-to-me author.
Delilah Devlin’s “Along Came A Spider” was one of the stand-outs, even if there was a bit too much insta-love for me. I liked the added intrigue and the fact that the heroine was just as kick-ass and capable as the hero. As an aside, I would have liked learning what the hero’s real name was, since I doubt it was really “Spider.” Ah well.
“Coming In Hot” was another good addition. I’ve read and enjoyed other books by Kate Meader, and this one picks up with her “Hot In Chicago” series, so it was fun to revisit those characters. It had an interesting storyline and the sexy times were very hot.
“View From The Top” by Carmen Falcone was also a great read. The relationship developed a little quicker than I thought it should, but it was a solid read, and I liked Falcone’s writing style so I’ll be picking up more of her work.
And finally, Tina Donahue’s “Ready For Trouble” was enjoyable. I liked that the heroine was working, and thriving, in a male-dominated field, and that the hero respected her for it. It was also fun to see the hero be a bit awkward around the heroine initially. It just made him more appealing.
One or two of the stories didn’t appeal to me at all, but from my experience that’s usually the way it goes with anthologies. I ended up with an enjoyable evening of sexy stories and a new author or two to add to my ever-growing list. All in all, a win I’d say.
Just one thing bothered me: The anthology is titled “Men In Uniform.” So why wasn’t the model on the cover in some kind of uniform? It just seems like an odd choice. But that’s simply an aesthetic concern, and not at all a criticism of the authors.
Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in return for an honest review.
Nine men in uniform? Yes, please!
This anthology is packed full of sexy alphas and the badass ladies that take them on.
My favorite stories were Kate Meader’s Coming in Hot and Kay Baxter’s The Navy Seal’s Secret Baby.
Coming in Hot has a virgin firefighter hero who’s secretly in love with his best friend and she’s secretly in love with him too, yummy!, and The Navy Seal’s Secret Baby has, well, a secret baby plot, which I’m a sucker for.
Most of these authors were new to me so some of the stories were just okay for me, due in large part to the difficulty of writing a really good short story/novella.
I’d definitely recommend this anthology to anyone who loves a man in uniform and/or is looking for some steamy short stories to warm-up their spring!
Hot and steamy, quick stories of men in uniforms, sassy ladies and their paths to love. Loved them all!!
Kate Meader’s novella in Men in Uniform is so fun! I loved her virgin, ginger, firefighter hero and her dirty talking heroine was his perfect match. At in a Chicago blizzard and you have the perfect quick escape.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this novella.
This was a juicy bundle from some delightful authors for readers such as I whom love men in uniforms and reading about them. What do you think of one named Spider and what talents do you think he had? Then you better have you cool one ready when you read Firefighter Tyler’s story because of his long wait. The marines were not left out with him having to take care of a mission that will be hot to handle. Even though he is retired from the Air Force Mack can come my way any day. Paramedics have their spot with I think I need a pill for my fever after his tale. The Sheriff in town wants what is in her yard handled so Faith and Wyatt square off but it also ends up somewhere else. Not forgotten is one from the Navy,Coast Guard and a cop that when you get to the end of all of these you might have to call one of them because you suffer from a overdose of hot uniforms and love.
This was a fun collection of short stories packed with passion and humor! I liked some more than others, but that’s the joy of anthologies. There’s a little something for everyone.
Along Came A Spider by Delilah Devlin
4 stars
All Spider wants is to have a nice, relaxing vacation. Instead, he finds himself helping Jessie, a woman on the run from her diabolical fiancée. Calling his SEAL team for help is a no brainer, but what happens for Jessie and Spider when the dust settles?
This was a packed romantic suspense novella! I enjoyed Spider and Jessie’s unconventional meet and tantalizing chemistry. I wonder if this is part of a series…
Coming in Hot by Kate Meader
3.5 stars
Tyler and Evie have been besties since college. He’s been holding back on his feelings-and coincidentally his V-card-because the timing was never right for them, until now. Tyler is working the Rescue Squad for the Chicago Fire Department and Evie is back home from Italy after a failed engagement, giving Tyler the opportunity to seize the moment. Will she succumb to his charm?
Meader always writes enjoyable, sexy, emotional reads and this short number was a cute addition to her Hot in Chicago series.
Ready For Trouble by Tina Donahue
3 stars
Jake is a cop on vacation and runs into a plumbing problem with a leaky pipe (no pun intended). On the recommend of his surly Sergeant, he calls Here4U and is in for a surprise when his plumber turns out to be his Sergeant’s little sister, Krista. She supposed to be hands-off, but what the Sergeant doesn’t know won’t hurt Jake’s career…
Personally, I thought Jake and Krista were a little OTT with the sexcapades, however, the story was also a funny read because of the plumbing jokes.
Always Ready by Kimberly Nee
3.5 stars
U.S. Coast Guard Steve Pacifico is back in town for his fellow guard and best friend, Mark McKuen’s memorial. The previous summer Mark managed a brief kiss with Mark’s sister, Lauren, but work, life, and grief got in the way of developing a potential relationship together. Now, Steve has one night to convince Lauren to give him a chance before he leaves for the opposite side of the country. Will she take the risk?
I liked Steve and Lauren. They both knew what they wanted and grabbed on with both hands-sometimes literally:) Their story was a mix of spicy and sweet.
The Navy Seal’s Secret Baby by Kat Baxter
3.5 stars
Kevin is in town to support a fellow SEAL, and the closest person he can call his family, with a personal loss. He wasn’t expecting to hook up with the cute woman at the bar who kissed him silly and asked him to play along as her boyfriend, but he did. And it turned out to be the hottest and best night of his life. However, duty called and when he comes back to see if Jane (aka Janie) is still available, Kevin isn’t prepared for her surprise.
Kevin and Janie were cute, passionate, and humorous together! Janie had an awkward cuteness that had me smiling and Kevin was hot, with and adorable sweetness about him. This was a fun read.
Precious Cargo by Nicole Morgan
3.5 stars
After a tragic loss, Brandon buried himself in his job protecting others. However, his latest case isn’t like his usual ones. The chemistry alone is a problem, but now his heart is involved.
Alena and Brandon’s story is kind of like like The Bodyguard, but with a crazy terrorist. That aside, I liked the chemistry and slightly suspenseful overtones with the threat to Alena, but how could Morgan end a short story with a cliffhanger?!
View From the Top by Carmen Falcone
3 stars
Mack has always had a thing for Jenny, but a three year age gap and trying to find his own footing, made for bad timing. Over a decade later, Mack discovers the client he’s flying is none other then Jenny herself. When they find themselves stranded, Mack and Jenny decide to finally give in to their crazy desire for one another.
A crazy pact, a bit of kismet, and one determined pilot kept things spicy and interesting.
Call Me Crazy by Rebecca Royce
3 stars
As the town sheriff, Wyatt hears interesting tidbits at the barbershop, but the most interesting are the ones involving Faith. He keeps responding to calls from Faith because it gives him an excuse to see her…hopefully all of her…sooner rather then never.
I would have liked Wyatt and Faith’s story better if it had been just a couple of chapters longer to allow for better character and story development. That aside, the story was a quick, silly, and sizzling read.
Two for the Road by Bisou deVie
I DNF this one. The characters were not my cup of tea.
9 short steamy reads. Filled with alpha hero males and the women the love. Great for introducing yourself to some new authors and to get your adrenaline flowing.
If you, like me, love stories about military men, this anthology is the one for you.
Some authors like Kate Meader, and Delilah Devlin were known to me, so I knew those stories were going to be my favorite and in fact, Along Came the Spider and Coming in Hot were my favorite stories.
The rest of the authors were new and at this price it was a perfect way to get a glimpse of their work. Some of the stories are cute ,and funny, some are a tad heavier.
The one downfall of this anthology is that the you are getting novellas, which I truly believe are harder to write than a full novel. Frequently the plot gets rushed and the characters don’t get a chance to develop.
That said, it’s a great deal .You are getting nine stories for the price of one and you can read them at your leisure.
I was entrusted a copy of this book. The opinions expressed are solely my own.
Hot and sexy guys? Check! Now, put them in those tight uniform. Could they be any hotter? The answer is, hell yes! And this anthology delivers all these with sure fire hit of hot, quick read.
Most of the authors in this anthology are new to me and I can’t wait to read their stories. But for now my review will be for “Call Me Crazy” by Rebecca Royce. This story follows the new sheriff, Wyatt who has recently came back to his hometown, Rose, Texas. He only wanted to keep the peace in this town, but a certain single mom, Faith with her sightings of “little green men” in her backyard might just prove to be a problem. That and his growing attraction to Faith.
This was a steamy, sweet, quick read and I love how the author wrapped it all up. My only regret is that I wish it to be longer *sigh*.
I would definitely recommend this anthology for those who loves fast-read romance that centers the men in uniform.
I received an ARC and I’m voluntarily leaving an honest review.
I haven’t had the chance to read all the stories included in this anthology but from the four I have read I can tell you this one is well worth the price. Each of these stories has a differing degree of steam but they are all hot, fun, quick reads that will have your toes curling with sexy uniform wearing heroes. From firefighters to Navy SEAL’s and everything in between you can’t go wrong. I definitely recommend this one.
This is an amazing and fun anthology, and as a woman, I can’t help but love me some men in uniform (any uniform), so this anthology was right up my alley. I have only read one of these authors before so this was like an introductory anthology to eight new authors.
These stories all have wonderful characters, fun plots, humor, heat and sassy dialogue. I loved each read and was so happy to be able to finish the short reads while in line, waiting for appointments, at lunch. I devoured this anthology in one day. If I am honest I am also a bit bummed I didn’t have the patients to make it last; but there is always the re-read.
Now, my review is of my feelings and thoughts about each story (rather then an overview), because each needs to be read without spoilers. In this anthology you get the following stories:
Ready for Trouble by Tina Donahue: This story was very cute and funny. I loved the humor and lightheartedness this story contained, it was heart warming. I also loved the instant respect that was between these two main characters. Steam and love made this story, 5 stars.
Always Ready by Kimberly Nee: Wowzers, this story was hot, with a military man no less. What more could one want?! The title really says it all… I loved the plot of this story and the instant chemistry. I am new to this author and really enjoyed her writing style, 4.5 stars.
The Navy Seal’s Secret Baby by Kat Baxter: This story was troupe heavy in the best of ways. Steamy and sweet, there might even have been a swoon worthy moment or two. I love me a Navy Seal and this man will be in my dreams. I loved the contrast between the two main characters, they just worked so well together. Lovely story, 4.5 stars.
Call Me Crazy by Rebecca Royce: Funny! This was a great story. As much as I love an anti-hero, its author’s like this that make me fall for the hero as well. The dialogue was amazing and the story was perfect! Short but impactful, 5 stars.
Two for the Road by Bisou deVie: Gotta represent all the awesome men in uniform, and this hero is worth reading about. This read was more an adventure with romance, and was a fun read. I like the heroine as much as the hero, 4 stars.
View from the Top by Carmen Falcone: Age gap, instant heat and a interesting plot. This was a great steamy read. I really enjoyed the story and the epilogue. Alpha male who knows what he wants! Yes, please, 4 stars.
Precious Cargo by Nicole Morgan: This story was action and passion all the way. I loved the balance the author created in this short read. Loved the character’s and their interactions, 4.5 stars.
Coming in Hot by Kate Meader: Yep, I totally want to help this hero out myself! I love firemen and this hero was perfect! This author did an awesome job with the characters and plot and made the story feel fresh and new. I loved it, 5 stars.
Along Came a Spider by Delilah Devlin: I have never been disappointed with a story from this author, so I already knew I was getting something good. I enjoyed this story and the passion that was involved. Fun characters and lots and lots of heat, 4.5 stars.
I sincerely hope any reader who is on the fence regarding this anthology takes the chance. While some if the stories are shorter then expected they were all wonderful to read.
This anthology is just plain great reading, with lighthearted plots, amazing characters and enough heat to burn off some of that cold weather everyone seems to be having. I received an ARC via NetGallery and I am leaving an honest review.
VIEW FROM THE TOP by Carmen Falcone
I was thrilled to see that Carmen Falcone has a novella in this anthology, so without further ado, let’s proceed!
Jenny Sadler has made a pact with her best friend Lewis that, by the time they turned thirty if they hadn’t found the one, they would get married to each other. Lewis is the first to turn thirty, and Jenny is almost on her way to his birthday party. She only needs to catch her private helicopter ride. She is speechless when she meets the pilot: Mack Hunter. Mack had worked on her father’s ranch before he left for the Air Force at eighteen. She had a big crush on him, but she never knew it was reciprocal. She was too young, and her rich father would have never approved. But years have passed, and then an unexpected event gives Mack the chance to tell her how he felt. But he doesn’t know where she’s going or why. And how does she feel about him now?
Carmen Falcone sure knows how to write a novella! Even though VIEW FROM THE TOP is of respectable length, it’s still a confining format, still not only are Jenny and Mack fully fleshed out, but we learn about the past they shared, as well as how they got where they are now. I thought that Mack would be much older, because of the book description, but he’s only three years older; but Jenny was too young back then. I love the choice for Jenny’s career, I can’t recall seeing before in a book, but I’m not saying more. I hope Mack and Jenny will appear in other books, she would be a great character to introduce other stories and characters; in fact, the same goes for Mack. I also loved the glimpses of Jenny’s relationship with her sister Miranda, and I hope she gets her story.
VIEW FROM THE TOP is fast-paced, the story flows smoothly, and there were some giggle-inducing moments, typical of the author. There’s also quite a bit of steam, and a lot of sweetness as well. The conflict was almost unavoidable, but it was short-lived, and actually gave the story more depth. I will always be thankful for the way Ms. Falcone writes her male characters: strong men who are not afraid to show their feelings, who respect women, and are more than willing to do their part in the relationship. And what a great epilogue! This is the way to conclude a novella without any dangling bits, and a fully-realised and believable happily-ever-after! And for those of you to whom it matters, the editing is flawless.
Now, on to COMING IN HOT, Kate Meader’s story.
It felt so good to come back to Kate Meader’s HOT IN CHICAGO world, I had almost forgotten how fun it was! Eveline Ventimiglia – Evie – is flying home from Rome, where she had been studying. Even though they had remained in contact, she couldn’t wait to see her best friend Tyler Brooks in the flesh again. Eighteen months had felt like an eternity to Tyler. Although he had never told her, he’s been in love with Evie since they’d met in college, but it had never been the right time to explore anything else. While Evie sowed her wild oats, Tyler worked hard at making the Firehouse Engine 6 Rescue Squad, and at 25 he is still a virgin.
Virgin heroes are my catnip, and Kate Meader just wrote one of the best I have ever read. It’s always so nice to see a trope completely turned on its head! It was great to catch up briefly on old favourites, and this novella can serve as an introduction to the series because it has everything every every book has. The characters are well defined, and so vibrant that within a few pages, you feel you have always known them. Evie is brash and bold, Tyler reserved and tongue-tied around women, but the affection they have for each other jumps off the page. Ms. Meader’s wild humour and her terrific dialogues shine throughout this wickedly sweet and erotic story. Like Carmen Falcone, it’s amazing how much substance a talented author can pack in a novella. I wish there were more stories with characters like Evie and Tyler. COMING IN HOT was exactly what I hoped it would be, but now I want even more stories set in this fab world!
All the other authors are new to me, and I can’t wait the rest!
All in all, I enjoyed this hot, steamy and very sexy anthology all featuring, you guessed it, hot men in uniform. I have only read one of the authors before, Kate Meader, and I have to say hers is probably my favorite. I mean come on, a virgin firefighter? Tyler is absolutely adorable and lets just say he is no longer a virgin. Sweet, hot sexy times here! He and Evie are perfect together. I just love this story! Best friends make the best lovers!
I will definitely be reading more from these other authors as well if their short stories are any indication of their work. I liked them all, but I really liked Ready for Trouble by Tina Donahue. It’s a fun and very sexy story featuring Jake, a hot cop, and Krista a very pretty plumber who fixes his pipes, literally.
Kimberly Nee’s Always Ready was a good one too with Steve, a coast Guard Rescue Swimmer and Lauren, his best buddy Mark’s sister. Mark died on the job recently and Lauren and Steve connect at the memorial for him. Steve blames himself for what happened to Mark. Besides being sexy, this one is a little more on the serious side.
Along Came a Spider by Delilah Devlin is another one that stood out for me. It’s a hot, hot, hot and steamy romantic suspense. I really like Spider, a sexy former Navy SEAL and Jessie, a former army major who is in a pretty serious predicament. Spider does not even hesitate to help her and that is before he really gets to know her. They make such a great couple.
View from the Top by Carmen Falcone with Mack and Jenny is a very steamy sexy one too! It was a kind of second chance at a first time together for these two.
I enjoyed Precious Cargo, a steamy romantic suspense by Nicole Morgan but it was a cliffhanger as opposed to just being a short story with a happy ending. I feel like I need to find out what happens with Brandon and Alena.
Again, all in all a highly entertaining and very sexy read!!
If you have a weakness for hot guys wearing uniforms you want to grab this anthology right now! I loved reading the nine stories that this book contains. Fun plots, great characters and lots of steamy chemistry are blended into a deliciously entertaining romance collection. There is really something for everyone included. Themes included are: friends to lovers, opposites attract, romantic suspense, age gap, romantic comedy, surprise baby and forbidden romance. Super enjoyable!
Ready for Trouble by Tina Donahue 3 stars
Ready for Trouble is a sexy vacation rendezvous turned…well, you’ll see. This hot cop needs some help and not is he going to get it. The Florida heat has nothing on these two!
Always Ready by Kimberly Nee 3 stars
Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer…all I need to say and your panties are already damp…right? It may be cliche but yes! It’s hot. I can picture those dress blues. Sigh.
Ripped, rugged, and ridiculously handsome Petty Officer First Class Steve Pacifico is everything you need in this story.
The Navy SEAL’s Secret Baby by Kat Baxter 3
A chance meeting.
An incredibly hot encounter.
A life altering surprise.
And then they meet again…good thing he is up for a challenge.
Call Me Crazy by Rebecca Royce 3
I’ve been called worse things but never for the reason Faith finds herself calling the sheriff. This head shaking short story will steal your heart but not your mind.
Two For the Road by Bisou DeVie 3 stars
An unexpected road trip turns the tourist and this native into a sex craving opportunitists.
View From the Top by Carmen Falcone 4 stars
Even I felt the sizzling chemistry and thick sexual tension in this one! Hello, handsome! He can fly me anywhere and I mean anywhere! I definitely enjoyed being a part of this adventure. This flyboy, helicopter pilot has my business!
Precious Cargo by Nicole Morgan 3 stars
A job to protect becomes more than work. She becomes precious cargo.
Coming in Hot by Kate Meader 4.5 stars
Can I just say Coming In Hot has an Epic start!?! I about died of laughter realizing what was happening and who her neighbor was. Epic, I tell you. This sexy friends to lovers story is a CFD tale and who in their right mind doesn’t love a fireman…
Along Came A Spider by Delilah Devlin 3 stars
I admit I was worried by the title being afraid of spiders and all. However, this Spider I definitely don’t mind at all!
* Reviewing COMING IN HOT by Kate Meader *
With a short and oh so steamy dip back into her Hot in Chicago world, Kate Meader brings us a virgin firefighter who has the hots for his best friend since college! Tyler Brooks didn’t set out to still be a virgin at 25, but a young relationship and the fallout from it put him in the position of now it being awkward to lose. His best friend Evie Ventimiglia is coming to visit, and it just so happens he’s been attracted to her for years. A hint of attraction on her side could make for the perfect set-up for him to lose that V-card once and for all! The story was too short to be able to become too invested in the characters, but it was a really fun read and had an added bonus of giving us a glimpse of some of our old favorites from the series!
Along Came a Spider
Delilah Devlin
Spider was trying to relax, fishing was supposed to help calm him. Instead he ends up in a fight to save a woman being attacked in her tent.
Jessie is running from her fiancé, well he thinks she’s still his fiancé. She’s discovered something she can’t let go and now her life is in danger.
They settle into Tank’s cabin and then strategize how to handle things. Of course you know things can’t stay peaceful since they have to catch the bad guys.
Suspense, drama, action and lots of sizzle, along with some giggles.
Coming in Hot
Kate Meader
Evie has returned from Italy, now broken up with her fiancé she is looking to spend some quality time with her best friend Tyler.
I’m not sure what I laughed harder at, the nun on the plane or when she walks in on Tyler in the locker room of the firehouse.
On their night out Evie learns something about Tyler she truly didn’t know. It’s an unusual twist in that he is the virgin.
I really enjoyed this very hot and fun read that has just a touch of hold your breath suspense.
Precious Cargo
Nicole Morgan
Alena has big trouble, a cartel boss’s son had set his eyes on her and when things didn’t go his way she ended up shooting him.
Now there’s a hit out on her and Brandon is her bodyguard, a position he swore he wasn’t going to take again.
One thing Brandon realizes is that she’s carrying a lot of guilt, even though she had no choice in the shooting. As much as he doesn’t want to he has to get her to understand that it really wasn’t her fault.
Brandon has his own demons, demons that had me in tears.
Plenty of action and suspense in this emotional story, as well as some very sizzling scenes.
View from the Top
Carmen Falcone
Jenny’s headed to Houston to her best friend, Lewis’ 30th birthday party and to discuss the pact they’d made years ago. The pact to marry if they both were still single at 30. Now Jenny does have a few months to go but Lewis would make a good husband and father. Her sister doesn’t think she should go for it, but Jenny had to at least discuss it with Lewis.
Of course she wasn’t expecting Mack to be her pilot, she’d crushed on him for years, but she was too young, and he probably wasn’t really interested anyway.
Little did she know Mack felt the same but he made a promise to her father not to pursue her.
Now a ninety minute flight is not very long to start a relationship, but then fate steps in to ensure they’d have the time.
This story goes from simmer to sizzle quickly as the serious situation they find themselves in becomes very interesting.
Two for the Road
Bisou deVie
I love the opening to this one. Ion is a paramedic working on a movie set. He is reporting for duty when he hears someone calling for help.
Jill has obviously never been in the Canadian wilderness before and it makes for some hilarity.
Turns out Jill is the on set teacher for the teenage star of the film. A manipulative child at that. As he ends up complaining of a sprained ankle and gets his mother to take him into Toronto. Ion’s job requires him to follow them and Jill is requested as well.
This leads to a very hot, very sexy road trip with plenty of giggles.
Call Me Crazy
Rebecca Royce
Wyatt has to quell some rumors, even before he gets another call from Faith about the ‘aliens’ in her yard.
Small town life is like that, everybody knowing everyone else’s business.
Wyatt doesn’t mind going out to check, he is very attracted to Faith and since she’s divorced, available. However he really shouldn’t pursue anything at least until this mystery is solved.
Things heat up quickly between these two and the alien issue resolution was quite the twist.
The Navy SEAL’s Secret Baby
Kat Baxter
This was a fun read, starting off a little different when Jane walks up and kisses Kevin. Something that surprised and pleased him.
This leads to one very sizzling weekend. Kevin ships out and Jane finds she’s pregnant but can’t reach him since she’s not family.
While I enjoyed this book, it also contains one of my pet peeves, Jane calls Kevin a soldier, and even though he corrected her when she said army earlier, he doesn’t correct her for this. Navy is sailor, he would have corrected her.
Always Ready
Kimberly Nee
Lauren’s brother Mark had been Steve’s best friend and partner for Coast Guard rescues. A year later Steve still blames himself, but attends the memorial for his friend at his sister’s request.
Lauren has always had a fantasy about Steve, and Steve likes her a bit more than just a little. However the pain of Mark’s death hangs over them.
Sizzling heat, some tears and a very smart grandfather had me turning the pages to see if these two had what it takes to embark on a relationship.
Ready for Trouble
Tina Donahue
This one starts off with a bit of doubt and some almost misunderstandings. Jake is on vacation and the first thing that happens is a burst pipe in the garage by his washer and dryer. The plumber recommended by his fellow cops leads to a female plumber.
One amusing twist, Krista is also his Sergeant’s little sister. Keeping things hidden leads to some hilarity as does the different and somewhat educational outings Krista plans for them.
Definitely a bad girl in good girl clothing matched up with a Sexy bad boy.
Plenty of laughter and sizzling as these two find their happily ever after.