His for the Taking by Julie Cohen ... QC #99

4 ½ Stars! ~~~ It was delightful to read their wicked lusty thoughts as they fight their attraction!

His for the Taking by Julie Cohen

Harlequin Presents Extra – February 2008

Previously published in the UK under the title ... Driving Him Crazy

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Zoe Drake is a New York City cab driver at night, an aerobics teacher by day, and she loves the independence that gives her. She’s never felt like she belonged with her beautiful sisters and mother; and even her father didn’t hide his disapproval. Zoe discovers a gorgeous brooding man outside her Aunt Xenia’s apartment door. Nick Giroux just barges into her life and her Aunt Xenia’s apartment; he’s on a mission to find his long lost father and he’s not leaving until someone answers his questions. To his disappointment Xenia has died and with her the clues she had to his father’s whereabouts. Nick’s convinced that his father had been staying with Xenia and he insists on staying in the apartment until he shows up. Of course, Zoe can’t let this stranger just stay; she has to move in too. And living under the same roof with Nick plays havoc with her libido.

I loved this book! Nick and Zoe are a great pair. All Zoe’s ever wanted was a place to call home and someone to belong to. All Nick’s wanted was to ask his father why he abandoned his family. It was delightful to read the wicked lusty thoughts that went through both Nick and Zoe’s minds as they fought their attraction. The scene where Nick has to help out during an aerobics class is just hilarious. This was originally released as a Modern Extra, and could easily have been published as a Blaze. The dialogue is witty and spirited, the chemistry is deliciously electric, and Nick and Zoe are a couple you can easily route for.

Excellence: Great! ~ Steaminess: Heat Wave

My Totals = 36 ~ Harlequin Imprint = 36 ~ Other Publisher = 0

March Mini-Challenge ~~ “New-to-Me” ~ #9

• Julie Cohen – I’ve been reading such great reviews of Ms. Cohen’s books and this month’s mini-challenge gave me the perfect push to read one for myself. I am so glad I did! Ms. Cohen has such a fresh voice and she creates such fun, believable characters that are easy to fall in love with. As mentioned in my review, this book could easily have been published as a Blaze, esp. under the new Blush theme. I another of Ms. Cohen’s books in my TBR, and she has a January and April release I think I better snatch up very soon!

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