Unknowingly cast as the bachelorette for her town’s charity event, Taycee Emerson wants out. Especially when she discovers her old teenage crush, Luke Carney, is one of the bachelors and it’s up to the viewers–not her–to decide which bachelors stay or go.
Coerced into participating, Taycee does what any self-preserving girl would do. She launches a subtle attack on Luke’s good name with the hope of getting him voted off the show. Unfortunately, Luke’s an eye-for-an-eye kind of guy, and when he discovers what she’s up to, it means revenge.
Taste the Heat by Rachel Harris Published: July 8, 2013 by Entangled
One sexy fire captain. One Cajun chef, One combustible kitchen…
When
chef Colby Robicheaux returned home to New Orleans to save her family
restaurant, the last person she expected to reconnect with was her
brother’s best friend and her childhood crush. As tempting as a
sugar-coated beignet, Jason is one dish she doesn’t want to taste. Colby
is counting down the days till she can leave the place where her
distrust of love and commitment originated and go back to Vegas.
Fire
captain Jason Landry isn’t looking for love, either. He knows he should
focus on finding the perfect mother for his daughter, but when he first
sees Colby, all grown up and gorgeous, he can’t help but be drawn to
her. And when she suggests a no-strings-attached fling, Jason doesn’t
want to say no.
As their relationship grows more intense, Colby
finds that Jason isn’t as easy to leave behind as she thought. Could
turning up the heat on something real be worth the possibility of
getting burned?
My Short and Sweet Review: Taste the Heat is full of heat! The attraction between the two jumps off the pages and readers can feel the spark of anticipation building. Rachel Harris writes in a way that makes you connect with the characters and makes you want to keep turning the pages for more. This is a fun and flirty read that I would recommend. You will like this book if you like hot and spicy (but on the cleaner side) romances. Probably the only way you would not like this book is if you prefer more down-and-dirty romances or if you just don't like romances. (And if you don't like romances, then why would you be reading this anyway?)
*Recommended for 18+ only. A copy was provided by the author for an honest review.
About the Author: Rachel Harris grew
up in New Orleans, watching soap operas with her grandmother, and
staying up late sneak-reading her mama's romance novels. Today, she still stays up late reading romances, only now she does so openly.
A
Cajun cowgirl now living in Houston, she firmly believes life's
problems can be solved with a hot, sugar-coated beignet or a thick slice
of king cake, and that screaming at strangers for cheap, plastic beads
is acceptable behavior in certain situations.
She
homeschools her two beautiful girls and watches countless hours of Food
Network and reality television with her amazing husband. She writes
young adult, new adult, and adult Fun, Flirty Escapes, and LOVES talking
with readers!
Eighteen-year-old Tanzy Hightower knows horses, has grown up with them on Wildwood Farm. She
also knows not to venture beyond the trees that line the pasture. Things happen out there that can’t be
explained. Or undone. Worse, no one but she and the horses can see what lurks in the shadows of the
woods.
When a moonlit ride turns into a terrifying chase, Tanzy is left to question everything, from the freak
accident that killed her father to the very blood in her veins. Broken and confused, she turns to Lucas, a
scarred, beautiful stranger, and to Vanessa, a charming new friend who has everything Tanzy doesn’t.
But why do they seem to know more about her than she knows herself?
Praise
"Virginia's trees look like they're burning. Most of them blaze crimson or gold, but some still have a
chokehold on their green. I wish they'd give it up already. Leaves are more beautiful when they're
dying."
And so Moonlit begins. From here the story rolls from one twist to another with many vivid characters
whose motives are hard to predict. I found myself being suspicious of everyone, wanting to tell Tanzy
to be very careful. The deeper I fell into the plot, the more questions kept rising to the surface. But not
to worry, all of my questions were answered. Appropriate for all ages, if you love paranormal fantasy
mixed with suspense, mystery and other-worldly romance, you'll love this novel!
~Author Julie Ford
Prologue
The first anniversary of my father’s death was even harder on my mother. Back then, I thought she
was haunted most by what she didn’t know. I refused to blame her when she raged above me on our
staircase that night, drunk and sad and angry. When she made me promise I’d never ride again. When
she hurled a half-full bottle of vodka at my face and it exploded on the wooden stairs at my feet. I hadn’t
tried to get out of the way. She had just missed.
I wanted to tell her that knowledge was no solace, that what you know can burn inside you until there’s
nothing left but guilt and ash. I also wanted to protect her from losing the only piece of him she had left.
So I didn’t say a word.
Author Jadie Jones
Georgia native Jadie Jones first began working for a horse farm at twelve years old, her love of horses
matched only by her love of books. She went on to acquire a B.A. in equine business management, and
worked for competitive horse farms along the east coast. The need to write followed wherever she
went.
She currently coaches a hunt seat equitation team that competes in the Interscholastic Equestrian
Association, and lives with her family in the foothills of north Georgia. When she's not working on the
next installment of the Moonlit series, she is either in the saddle or exploring the great outdoors with
her daughter. Moonlit is her first book.
Twelve-year-old Helga has more danger in her life than most beasts her age—Wrackshee slavers after
her, a vicious attack by bandits that nearly kills her, a race against dragons pursuing her, and leading a
daring rebellion to save her life and rescue friends and family from the insidious WooZan. And that is
just the beginning. But what do you expect when you are a young beast who just can’t see the stupid
rules of the world making any sense? Helga can’t accept things as they are and ends up taking on not
just one, but two all-powerful, supreme tyrants in two different realms.
Helga never intended to lead a revolution. It just sort of happened because she wouldn’t go along
with the “rules of normal” that keep tyrants in power and entire societies enslaved. Beginning on a
dangerous quest to solve some mysteries in her own past, Helga leads her quirky comrades on a journey
that will not only forever change them, but upset ancient civilizations.
As an author, I’m drawn to eccentric, unexpected characters: those who surprise because they hear a
distant galaxy, see a different music, create their own fragrance rather than get hooked on a soundtrack;
the child who has her own ideas about how the emperor is dressed; the lunatics and rebels who tell
stories on the boundaries. Helga’s unusual story will take readers to worlds they never imagined—
definitely a whole new ride.
Time and again, the unconventional heroine and her eccentric comrades overcome ominous tyrants
and black-hearted slavers, not by battling to the last beast standing, but by being the first beast to think
differently.
Author Rick Johnson
I am a native of the Great Plains, having grown up on a farm in the Platte River Valley of western
Nebraska. I love the wild beauty of the Plains and nearby Rocky Mountains--the too hot, too cold, too
empty, too full of life extremes. Typically, the awesomely diverse and the awesomely stark are much
the same, even as they are different. Although I have lived in Michigan, North Carolina, and British
Columbia, the western plains, mountains, and desert are in my heart.
As my day job, for over thirty years I have been a faculty member and administrator in higher education.
Teaching broadly in the liberal arts, including creative writing, my professional publications include
educational materials, poems, and 28 stories for young readers. During my spare hours, I have also
collected and carefully studied the records of former times upon which the Wood Cow Chronicles are
based. It is my privilege to bring this astonishing saga to light.
The Wood Cow Chronicles have been researched and written with the irreplaceable assistance of
Barbara, my beloved wife of more than thirty-five years, and our children. Indeed, the essential research
into the history of the Wood Cows has been conducted during the odd hours of family reading and
storytelling "around the campfire" as we say--even when there is no campfire! This research continues
and grows richer as our family expands across generations and continents.
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Elle Middleton deserves a
second chance. A second chance at life, that is. Despondent over a lost
job and a singular lack of direction, Elle reluctantly returns to the
only place she's ever found peace and solitude: Keefer Island.
With
a nanny job lined up on the island and a directive from her mother to
sell her grandmother's island house, Elle is ready to forget the past
and live fully in the present. But when she arrives, she learns that her
nanny job no longer exists and the only real estate agent in town is
Cash Brady, the man she loved and the man who ditched her twelve years
before without any explanation. And the man who can still completely
disarm her with a smile.
Determined to give herself the summer
she deserves and to honor her promise to her mother, Elle remains on the
island. But with memories lurking behind every corner and Cash
demanding answers to questions she didn't even know existed, Elle begins
to realize that she may be getting more than a second chance at life.
She just might get a second chance at love, too.
About the author: Shelby Gates is actually a pseudonym for bestselling romance writer Liz
Appel and bestselling mystery writer Jeff Shelby. You can find Shelby
Gates on Facebook and Twitter or visit them at their blog. You can find Liz Appel on Facebook and at
her blog. You can find Jeff Shelby on
Facebook and Twitter, as well as at his blog. Or
just shoot them an email at authorshelbygates(AT)gmail(dot)com.
