Catch Me If You Can (Romantic suspense, New Orleans Trilogy book 1)

Catch Me If You Can (Romantic suspense, New Orleans Trilogy book 1) Review

Book 1 in the New Orleans trilogy, a romantic suspense novel by Nina Bruhns

Caught Between Duty and Desire…

Simon “Beau” Beaulieux oozed sensuality—from his bedroom eyes to his broad shoulders to his lilting Louisiana drawl. Kit Colfax knew the parish chief of police always got what he wanted, but to protect her future she couldn’t let him have his way…or her.

Kit wanted to put Beau’s thieving cousin behind bars. Beau needed to stop her. Painful experience had taught Kit how powerful men operated…and manipulated. Well, not this lady. Not this time. Sure, Beau made her feel as she never had before. Made her want to trust him as he so unwaveringly trusted his cousin’s innocence. But was that a lover talking, or a deceiver bent on saving his family…whoever paid the price?



EXCERPT:

From Chapter One

In a supple movement, Beau pushed back his chair and rose to his feet. Kit’s breath caught. Broad shoulders, narrow waist, lean hips, powerful thighs, all encased in perfectly tailored black evening clothes. His jet black hair fell disarmingly over one eye. She nearly sighed out loud. The women of the world would be losing a prime piece of real estate when he got sent down.

With deliberate ease he sauntered around, coming to a halt right beside her. She grasped the edge of the table. He was way too close. So close, the heat and the scent of him surrounded her, smoky from the cheroot, a hint of spice and sandalwood cologne, and oh, so male.

What was with her? She didn’t do men any more. They were demanding, selfish, shallow creatures, and hell on a woman’s career. With an unsteady hand she reached up and pushed her blonde hair behind her ear, so he could examine her earring. They were emerald-cut studs, matching the sapphires in the necklace.

“Exquisite,” he murmured. His fingers softly collided with hers, then moved on to brush the outer shell of her ear. His warm breath fanned her cheek, causing stray hairs to tickle her neck. A finger traced around her earlobe.

“They’re worth–”

“I’m not interested in the earrings.”

Her eyes flew open and she turned her head, alarmed. His face was so close their noses practically touched. The angled slash of his cheekbones and square strength of his jaw should have made his expression forbidding, or at least severe. Instead it looked sensual and provocative.

“But I’ve got nothing else to offer.”

As she watched, his whiskey colored eyes darkened to a deep mahogany. “Darlin’, you’ve got plenty to offer.”

Oh, lord. This was not in the plan, either. No way was this in the plan.

“What–” Her voice cracked. She cleared her throat and tried again. “What is it you want?”

She knew what she wanted. She wanted him to kiss her. She wanted him to kiss her so badly her knees were shaking and she could hardly stand in her high heels.
She swallowed heavily.
For a moment he stared at her mouth, then his gaze dropped to her throat, her collarbone, lower, and lower, until it settled on her breasts. His eyes lifted to hers, filled with lambent invitation. There was little doubt what he wanted, either.
“Your dress.”

One Hot Summer (New Author) (Harlequin Temptation)

One Hot Summer (New Author) (Harlequin Temptation) Review

When the temperature rises…

Be careful what you wish for, Jillian Sanderson learned that lesson, in spades, the day sexy-as-sin Kit Malone breezed into Key West and turned her world upside down. Suddenly, she'd inherited fifty percent of an inn, and one hundred percent of a problem. Because Kit couldn't stay in Key West for long and Jilly couldn't leave. Still, a fever raged between them….

…passions flare

Kit Malone didn't know what hit him. He couldn't be in a room with gorgeous Jilly Sanderson for more than five minutes without wanting to kiss her…ravish her…consume her. So their life-styles didn't mesh? That could be worked out. But first he had to convince Jilly that those hot summer nights were meant to last forever….

Launch Ramp. (Hot New Boats).: An article from: Trailer Boats

Launch Ramp. (Hot New Boats).: An article from: Trailer Boats Review

This digital document is an article from Trailer Boats, published by Ehlert Publishing Group on April 1, 2003. The length of the article is 506 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Date: April 1, 2003
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Hot Blooded (New Orleans)

Hot Blooded (New Orleans) Review

A First One Dead Body. . .

A prostitute lies strangled in a seedy French Quarter hotel room. Miles away, in a rambling plantation house on the sultry shores of Lake Ponchartrain, popular late-night radio host Dr. Samantha Leeds receives a threatening crank call. All in a day's work for a celebrity. Who would think to link the two?

Then Another. . .

A second hooker's corpse turns up. Samantha's ominous caller persists, along with a mysterious claiming to be a woman from her past--a woman who's been dead for years. With Detective Rick Bentz convinced that the serial killer prowling the shadowy streets of New Orleans is somebody close to Samantha, she doesn't dare trust anyone. Especially not Ty Wheeler, her seductive new neighbor who seems to know more about her than a stranger should.

. . .And Another

Somebody has discovered Samantha's darkest secret. Somebody is convinced that lives must be sacrificed to pay for her sins. So far, the victims have been strangers. But as a cunning, cold-blooded killer grows bolder, Samantha wonders in dread if she will be the next to die. . .

Hot Toys 2011 Reviews

Hot Toys 2011 Reviews Review

"Hot toys 2011 Reviews" contains reviews of about 40 toys which are currently the most popular toys of the season. These toys include hot favorites of both girls and boys of all ages.
The reviews are very detailed and will definitely help you find the right gift for your loved one. With the Christmas season almost upon us and loads of toys to buy, these reviews will save you time and help you in deciding the best toy for your child. The toy, that will truly make him/her the most ecstatic child you’ve ever seen.

P.S.: You also get additional toy reviews over the 40 already given, as a bonus download.

Portable MFA in Creative Writing (New York Writers Workshop)

Portable MFA in Creative Writing (New York Writers Workshop) Review

Get the core knowledge of a prestigious MFA education without the tuition.

Have you always wanted to get an MFA, but couldn't because of the cost, time commitment, or admission requirements? Well now you can fulfill that dream without having to devote tons of money or time. The Portable MFA gives you all of the essential information you would learn in the MFA program in one book. Covering fiction, memoirs, personal essays, magazine articles, poetry, and playwriting, this book provides you with:

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By heeding the advice in The Portable MFA, you will gain the wisdom and experience of some of today's greatest teachers, all for the price of a book.

Managing Ignatius: The Lunacy of Lucky Dogs and Life in New Orleans

Managing Ignatius: The Lunacy of Lucky Dogs and Life in New Orleans Review

In John Kennedy Toole's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "A Confederacy of Dunces, Ignatius J. Reilly, an overweight genius misfit, winds up selling wienies for Paradise Vendors, Inc. (the fictional equivalent of Lucky Dogs) in New Orleans' French Quarter. In "Managing Ignatius", Strahan relates his amusing--and bemusing--experiences working for more than two decades with the audacious characters who comprise the actual stable of Lucky Dog vendors. 24 halftones.

Lesbian Love Volume 1 (New Erotic Reads)

Lesbian Love Volume 1 (New Erotic Reads) Review

Lesbian Love is a collection of six stories featuring lip-smacking sapphic erotica. Stories include...


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Suspicion by Beverly Langland

Dutiful wife Helen is suspicious of young Jodie, the latest in a plethora of assistants her sophisticated husband has employed. This time Helen is jealous. Of course, she blames Elvis. Without his constant badgering, she may have turned a blind eye – as usual. Unable to compete with the beauty, she uses the only weapon in her armoury. She entices Jodie to her bedroom with the intention of humiliating and spanking the girl. Things go to plan. Too well! Helen can't believe how accepting the girl is. Then, too late to back out, Helen gradually discovers the truth...


Snow Nymph by Sommer Marsden

Becca's been sent on a work trip to the stunning mountains of Colorado. Sadly she's saddled with the b-word. Budget. When she stumbles upon Robin, a captivating snow nymph who sets her heart beating fast and her mind thinking dirty, she's intrigued. Robin offers her a free go at the class she teaches, the lesson's on her. So, Becca finds herself at Robin's very revealing – as in naked – gathering that ends with a decided bang...


Best of Three by Dee Jaye

Vicky is a thirty year old with two lovers - one a female, one a male. She is going to dump one of them because too much sex is affecting her work. She cannot decide which one. A girlfriend suggests she subjects them to a ‘best of three’ sex competition to help her decide. Vicky likes the idea. During one of the challenges she comes across an attractive girl worker in an art gallery and a strange picture which seems to have sexual powers. At one win each she suggests a threesome as the final test. Both lovers walk out on her. It is a combination of the art gallery worker and the picture that provides Vicky with a winning experience...


Busy Lizzies and Chives by Antonia Adams

As childhood friends, Sue and Angela were very different, but powerfully drawn to each other. The girls are now grown up and when Angela comes back to visit, Sue finds nothing much has changed. When Angela offers her a sexy makeover, Sue agrees readily, but she has no idea that it will change her life for ever...


Painted Nails and Puppy Dog Tails by Giselle Renarde

Claire is more snips and snails than painted nails, but she's willing to make an exception for the gorgeous girl who works in the salon down the street. Hell, she hasn't stopped thinking about her since that day their eyes first met! The only problem is that Claire gets too nervous even to say "Hi" when they pass on the sidewalk. It's going to take a bit of a ruse to make a connection. Will the salon girl freak out, or will Claire get the pedicure of a lifetime?...

Hot Springs and Hot Pools of the Southwest (Hot Springs & Hot Pools of the Southwest: Jayson Loam's)

Hot Springs and Hot Pools of the Southwest (Hot Springs & Hot Pools of the Southwest: Jayson Loam's) Review

The definitive guide to remote hot springs, natural mineral water resorts and spas, plus urban hot tubs. Gives complete directions, including GPS coordinates and accurate maps. Includes hundreds of photographs, handicap accessibility, campground and RV sites. Covers Arizona, Baja, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. Companion volume: Hot Springs and Hot Pools of the Northwest

Between a Rock and a Hot Place: Why Fifty Is Not the New Thirty

Between a Rock and a Hot Place: Why Fifty Is Not the New Thirty Review

A funny, fearless, no-holds-barred look at aging—hormone replacement therapy, online dating, eye lifts, and all

As she approached her fiftieth birthday, Tracey Jackson found herself bombarded—at the gym, at parties, in conversations with friends—by a catchphrase on everyone's lips. "Fifty is the new thirty" and the endless magazine articles, photos, and T-shirts proclaiming the new aphorism had apparently bloomed out of a collective sense of denial, masking the true fears of a generation unwilling to relinquish their youth.

With a comedy writer's training and a screenwriter's eye for detail, Jackson skewers the myth in Between a Rock and a Hot Place, a hilarious, bare-knuckled, and ultimately practical appraisal of what middle age really means today. Willing not only to face the elephant in the room, but to put him under a (large) microscope, Jackson confronts the truth about death, work, and sex in what the French call the "third age," using poignant, laugh-out-loud stories from her life. Jackson examines the changing roles of motherhood and wifehood; the necessity of planning a "career after your career"; the unvarnished reality of our aging bodies; and the generational shift in our perception of age ("Tight abs was not a phrase my grandmother had ever heard. And even if she had, her response would likely have been, Who needs that when you have a girdle?").

Turning fifty is a wake-up call—but one that can be greeted with a plan. Recounting the changes she went through, the things she learned (and things she didn't) en route to fifty, Between a Rock and a Hot Place navigates, with unsparing honesty and unerring wit, the confusion and uncertainty of the most significant uncharted transition in our lives.

Hot Property: A Novel

Hot Property: A Novel Review

In their irresistible novel, Hot Property, Michele, Samantha, and Sabrina Kleier—the stars of HGTV’s hit real estate reality show Selling New York—bring readers past the doormen and into the glitz, gilding, and gossip of Manhattan society.

Elizabeth Chase and her daughters, Kate and Isabel, are the leading ladies of New York City real estate. At Chase Residential, their family-run firm, they spend their days walking the city’s highest society through the most luxurious properties in the most fashionable neighborhoods.

Though the town houses have marble floors and the co-ops park views, life behind closed doors isn’t always as glamorous as it seems. From the enigmatic Countess who just won’t make an offer to the billionaire mogul seeking more than an apartment from his lovely realtor, from backstabbing brokers to cutthroat bidding wars, the Chases’ work keeps them on their toes. But life is about to become even more complicated. Just as Isabel and her boyfriend decide to take the next step, Kate finds herself with a broken heart and an uncertain future. And when Chase Resi­dential’s very existence is threatened by a terrible betrayal, the family comes together to save the business that is at the center of each of their lives.

Hot Property gives readers a peek inside the white-glove-protected doors of New York’s most exclusive enclaves—from the Upper East Side to Tribeca and back up to Central Park—while telling a story of family, loyalty, and all the other things money can’t buy.