Marine Corps

     If this book had been a standalone I probably would not have gotten it, never mind read it; but because it was part of the Bachelor Battalion series, I had to read it... and am I ever glad that I did!  Appearances are not everything... and I should know that.  Glad to see that this truism once again proves itself valid.

RATING:
Excellence: Great to Very Good ~ 3 stars
Steaminess: Sensual

   Even though it is now March, I'm behind in my reviews for the February Cahllenge ~ One Thing Leads to Another.  This is the first of four of my February books... and I've told myself that I can't start the March challenge until I'm done the reviews... which actually means that I cannot read until I'm done!  That's pretty powerful motive for me. 
     This is the third of Maureen Child's Bachelor Battalion series books that I have and the series is still just as enjoyable.  I'm definitely going to be doing a backlist hunt of the titles that I don't have... and of the fourteen that I know of I only have four, so you can see that I've got a way to go.  But it'll be fun!

RATING:
Excellence: Excellent to Outstanding ~ 4.5 stars
Steaminess: Sensual

     For a story with the prototypical baby-on-the-doorstep the back story was, I thought, very well set-up and explained. I loved the varied relationships that the H had with the people around him… and there were some great scenes that were laugh-out-loud funny. I could also see the h’s dilemma with falling in love; it wasn’t as far-fetched as some scenarios that I’ve read have been ~ and you do need the seemingly insurmountable problem with the romance. Another excellent chapter in another first-rate series!

RATING:
Excellence: Excellent ~ 4 stars
Steaminess: Sensual

     New line, new series. Since I read a review of one of Maureen Child’s Bachelor Battalion books, I’d been searching when, while at one of the thrift stores that I visit, there was one of the books from this series. I was tickled pink! In short order, I came across two more books from this series and then chanced upon a Silhouette by Request title with the second of the Bachelor Battalion books in the series… happy? You bet! So while I know that I’m missing a LOT of these books, I’m off to a good start. Yee haw!
            This book was originally released as SD #1174 [1998]

RATING:
Excellence: Great to Very Good ~ 3 stars
Steaminess: Sensual

The Few. The Proud. The Married.

U.S. Marine Zachariah Clark spent his last furlough between the sheets with voluptuous socialite Becky Owens—a steamy week he never wanted to end. So he proposed. They secretly said their "I do's" and Zachariah shipped out on an eighteen-month tour.

A definite keeper. This will be going in my permanent collection. Very nice read, and quite sensual as well.

My rating: 4/5

From the back cover:
“The Few. The Proud. The Married.