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Sweet Spot by Susan Mallery (HQN August 2008)

AlyssaMay — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:15:12 -0400

This is the second book in the Sweet trilogy, following Sweet Talk and preceding Sweet Trouble. This is the story of Nicole Keyes, owner of the family bakery, and Eric "Hawk" Hawkins, former NFLer and current high school football coach. Nicole catches a teenager, Raoul, stealing doughnuts from her shop and his coach, Eric, comes to the rescue, flashing his megawatt smile and drop-dead gorgeous good looks. He tries to charm Nicole into letting Raoul off the hook claiming it was his fault for not giving Raoul the money when he was supposed to. Nicole is having none of it and offers to let Raoul work off the money owed by working in the bakery before school and after practice. Nicole is hard on the outside but what the guys call a marshmallow on the inside. She outwardly resists Hawk's charms but can't help but feel the attraction.

Sweet Talk by Susan Mallery (HQN July 2008)

AlyssaMay — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:08:28 -0400

This is the first in the Sweet Trilogy (followed by Sweet Spot and Sweet Trouble), which tells the stories of the three Keyes sisters. In Sweet Talk, Claire Keyes, a world-renowned pianist, returns home to help her sister, Nicole, while she recovers from surgery. There's the family bakery to run and all sorts of tasks to take the load off Nicole. The only thing is it seems that maybe Claire doesn't know how to do anything, except play the piano. Nicole has hated and been resentful of Claire for well over twenty years. And all her friends, including her former brother-in-law Wyatt know all about how Claire has done her sister wrong. Wyatt can't understand the immediate attraction that flares between him and Claire and he fights it as he is Nicole's best friend and how can he desire the enemy?

Heated Rush by Leslie Kelly (HB#408 July 2008)

AlyssaMay — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:17:50 -0400

WOW, Really steamy romance. Loved it. Annie is stuck without a date to her family reunion so she decides to buy herself a date at the bachelor auction. She thinks she is buying a date with a rescue worker, she has no idea that Sean is a paid escort. Sean has become jaded being the playtoy of rich, hard, older women. When he realises Annie is none of these things, he knows he wants a woman for himself for the first time. He feels the instant attraction between them and is intrigued by Annie's relative innocence and lack of guile.

Back on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber (MIRA 2007)

AlyssaMay — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:26:42 -0400

Who doesn't love a Debbie Macomber book, I mean, really! This is the third Blossom Street book, following The Shop on Blossom Street, and A Good Yarn. Familiar characters return and a new knitting class is starting at Lydia's A Good Yarn knitting supplies store. A flower shop has opened up next door. There are all sorts of new things going on and the women are there to listen and support each other. If you want to find out what's new, you've got to read, Back on Blossom Street.

The Bride with no Name by Marie Ferrarella (SSE #1917 Aug 2008)

AlyssaMay — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:02:18 -0400

Trevor Marlowe is a quiet, sensitive man who owns his own restaurant. Even with his busy life, he feels incomplete. As he contemplates his life late one night on the beach, something out in the water catches his eye, a person drowning. He hurries to the rescue and brings the now unconscious woman ashore. When she wakes up, she doesn't remember her own name, so Trevor calls her Venus.

To Love and To Cherish by Jennie Adams (HR#4013, March 2008)

AlyssaMay — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:55:18 -0400

Book Blurb: "When Jack left Australia a year ago, Tiffany thought she'd lost him for good. But in truth, Jack loved Tiffany too much to share the painful secret of his illness. He went away to cope the only way he knew-alone. Now seeing Tiffany again makes Jack long for the love he believes he neither deserves nor could ever return. Tiffany has different ideas, and sets out to prove she can love and cherish him-for better or for worse."

Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen (Ballantine Books, 2006)

AlyssaMay — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:27:59 -0400

From the back of the book: "It's an otherwise ordinary Monday when Meghan Fitzmaurice's perfect life hits a wall. The host of Rise and Shine, the country's highest-rated morning television talk show, Meghan cuts to a commercial break - but not before she does something that, in an instant, marks the end of an era, not only for Meghan, who is unaccustomed to dealing with adversity, but also for her younger sister, Bridget.

Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky (Anchor Books, 2007)

AlyssaMay — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:05:33 -0400

This is a great story about giving birth, race, social standing and family secrets. From the back of the book: "Dana Clarke has just given birth to her first child. The little girl is lovely, but no one can help noticing how little she resembles her parents. Dana's husband, among others, suspects that she may have had an affair. In order to put the rumors and speculation to rest, Dana has to delve deep into her past and her husband's heritage to unearth some uncomfortable secrets. Can her marriage survive what she discovers?"

Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins (HQN 2008)

AlyssaMay — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:39:59 -0400

I just loved this book. It is written in the first-person, telling the story of Chastity Virginia O'Neill (yes, that's really her name - her father thought it would be funny, apparently). Chastity is the sole daughter in a family of 5. Her brothers are of the heroic, alpha-male type, firefighters, EMTs. etc. etc. Being one of the guys is what Chastity has known her entire life. She can drink beer, play pool, row and throw a punch with the best of them. She just has this wee problem with blood and gore... she faints. Definitely a wimpy thing for a fire captain's daughter.

A Man Worth Keeping by Molly O'Keefe (Harlequin Super Romance #1486, April 2008)

AlyssaMay — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:09:53 -0400