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Summary: One super groups of super sexy tales
Review: Anne Stuart can do more with 120 pages than any writer I know. She proves this time and again. Why she is not THE top writer in Romance today is hard to fathom. Frankly, I attribute it to shortsightedness of her publisher, since some of her powerhouse backlist titles like Moonrise, Nightfall, Ritual Sins, To Love a Dark Lord and about a dozen others are not kept in constant reprint. That hurts a writer and it's just plain bad judgment from the publisher. She is the Resident Genius of dark and deadly bad boys you cannot resist. And she does it again in the anthology, with a lighter more romantic touch in her short story Blind Date From Hell. Don't we all think blind dates are from there? Well, Stuart takes the premise and has fun with it. Gideon Hyde has existed in Hell for so long he cannot recall why he was sent there in the first place. He is relatively sure it was likely a jealous husband who removed him from his earthly existence, but he cannot recall who, what or where and frankly, he doesn't care. He is tired and bored with the endless existence, but Ralph - one of Satan's devils - is determined to shake Gideon out of his boredom. He is sent back to earth to seduce one Sam - Samantha actually - a gorgeous, legged professional model that stubborn has held on to her virginity. It's a fun tale that reaches into your heart and won't let you go. Gideon is another of Stuart's male who will haunt you long after you put the book down.Proving she is now powder puff girl, Cherry Adair gives you a red-hot sexy tale with "Dance With the Devil. This time, its spy vs. spy romance. Mia Rossi loved her spy partner Jack Ryan, but the International Playboy was not willing to commit. So, she quits her job, leaves Jack and says she is going to be married by Summer. Her mother has been setting her up with blind dates in the effort. All have proved dates from Hell - Mia believe her mother is trying to make her see Jack is the only man for her. So when her mother arranges one with a man named Davis Sloan, she is determined to use Sloan to wipe Jack from her mind. But who should turn out to be her blind date? Jack's back! It's a sassy, sizzling tale that is true Adair. It has Mia giving Jack what for and they have to steal a disk with information vital to their country. This is a tale you won't want to miss. Muriel Jensen holds her own with these two heavy hitters in "Hal and Damnation". Kat is frustrated in her efforts to get her father to turn over the family restaurant to her, even though she has proved she is a super manager. She is more frustrated with the super new waiter Hal, who refuses to snap to when she barks and order. This one stretches the premise just a bit, because Hal is not from Hell and he is not really a date. He is assigned to lure her away from the restaurant for two days while the cops handled a bank robbery attempt. The bad guys plan on coming through the restaurant's wall to the bank. Things go array when the plane Hal is flying has to make an emergency landing. It's not as strong as the other two stories - but sheesh, few writers are at the peak form of Stuart and Adair. So it's to Jensen's credit her tale is not over shown too much by the two powerhouse writers. This is one GREAT anthology.
Rating:
Summary: One super groups of super sexy tales
Review: Anne Stuart can do more with 120 pages than any writer I know. She proves this time and again. Why she is not THE top writer in Romance today is hard to fathom. Frankly, I attribute it to shortsightedness of her publisher, since some of her powerhouse backlist titles like Moonrise, Nightfall, Ritual Sins, To Love a Dark Lord and about a dozen others are not kept in constant reprint. That hurts a writer and it's just plain bad judgment from the publisher. She is the Resident Genius of dark and deadly bad boys you cannot resist. And she does it again in the anthology, with a lighter more romantic touch in her short story Blind Date From Hell. Don't we all think blind dates are from there? Well, Stuart takes the premise and has fun with it. Gideon Hyde has existed in Hell for so long he cannot recall why he was sent there in the first place. He is relatively sure it was likely a jealous husband who removed him from his earthly existence, but he cannot recall who, what or where and frankly, he doesn't care. He is tired and bored with the endless existence, but Ralph - one of Satan's devils - is determined to shake Gideon out of his boredom. He is sent back to earth to seduce one Sam - Samantha actually - a gorgeous, legged professional model that stubborn has held on to her virginity. It's a fun tale that reaches into your heart and won't let you go. Gideon is another of Stuart's male who will haunt you long after you put the book down. Proving she is now powder puff girl, Cherry Adair gives you a red-hot sexy tale with "Dance With the Devil. This time, its spy vs. spy romance. Mia Rossi loved her spy partner Jack Ryan, but the International Playboy was not willing to commit. So, she quits her job, leaves Jack and says she is going to be married by Summer. Her mother has been setting her up with blind dates in the effort. All have proved dates from Hell - Mia believe her mother is trying to make her see Jack is the only man for her. So when her mother arranges one with a man named Davis Sloan, she is determined to use Sloan to wipe Jack from her mind. But who should turn out to be her blind date? Jack's back! It's a sassy, sizzling tale that is true Adair. It has Mia giving Jack what for and they have to steal a disk with information vital to their country. This is a tale you won't want to miss. Muriel Jensen holds her own with these two heavy hitters in "Hal and Damnation". Kat is frustrated in her efforts to get her father to turn over the family restaurant to her, even though she has proved she is a super manager. She is more frustrated with the super new waiter Hal, who refuses to snap to when she barks and order. This one stretches the premise just a bit, because Hal is not from Hell and he is not really a date. He is assigned to lure her away from the restaurant for two days while the cops handled a bank robbery attempt. The bad guys plan on coming through the restaurant's wall to the bank. Things go array when the plane Hal is flying has to make an emergency landing. It's not as strong as the other two stories - but sheesh, few writers are at the peak form of Stuart and Adair. So it's to Jensen's credit her tale is not over shown too much by the two powerhouse writers. This is one GREAT anthology.
Rating:
Summary: Super Anthology
Review: I picked this up because of Anne Stuart and SO GLAD I DID. This is a more romantic, whimsical side of Stuart the Queen of the Bad Boys. Those this bad boy is centuries bad, he has become rather jaded and it takes a trip to earth to make him care. It's Stuart as we BEST. This story alone is the price of the book! I have not ready Cherry Adair, but shall after reading this story. This blind date was such a fun read. I really lover her characters and the whole story was such fun, so sexy. Off to buy her back list! The last story by Jensen is good, but not in the league with these first two. First off, the premise is blind dates. Her story is NOT a blind date. The premise is contrives, but I went with that. But it's not a date, they go in an plane write to keep her out of the way. She thinks she is on a trip to pick up special linens. Why have them in a plane? Why have the go pick up linens. The premise is so thin. Secondly, the attraction between the leads had promise, but it's such not developed correctly. Jensen is a talented writer and the story is good, but not great like the first two and hurt by it not fitting the premise of a blind date. Jensen's a 4 start, I give it a 5 because of the strength of Stuart's and Adair's brilliance.
Rating:
Summary: Super Anthology
Review: I picked this up because of Anne Stuart and SO GLAD I DID. This is a more romantic, whimsical side of Stuart the Queen of the Bad Boys. Those this bad boy is centuries bad, he has become rather jaded and it takes a trip to earth to make him care. It's Stuart as we BEST. This story alone is the price of the book! I have not ready Cherry Adair, but shall after reading this story. This blind date was such a fun read. I really lover her characters and the whole story was such fun, so sexy. Off to buy her back list! The last story by Jensen is good, but not in the league with these first two. First off, the premise is blind dates. Her story is NOT a blind date. The premise is contrives, but I went with that. But it's not a date, they go in an plane write to keep her out of the way. She thinks she is on a trip to pick up special linens. Why have them in a plane? Why have the go pick up linens. The premise is so thin. Secondly, the attraction between the leads had promise, but it's such not developed correctly. Jensen is a talented writer and the story is good, but not great like the first two and hurt by it not fitting the premise of a blind date. Jensen's a 4 start, I give it a 5 because of the strength of Stuart's and Adair's brilliance.
Rating:
Summary: 2 out of 3 were great
Review: I read a lot of this writer's books and have enjoyed each of them. Adair (Stuart) and (Jensen) are 3 terrific writers who the reader can count on to deliver time and again.
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Summary: 3 fun stories,
Review: I read a lot of this writer's books and have enjoyed each of them. Adair (Stuart) and (Jensen) are 3 terrific writers who the reader can count on to deliver time and again.
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Summary: Somewhat worth reading
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed Adair and Jensen's stories; however, I found Anne Stuart's story, "Blind Date From Hell," more than a little lacking. Her female protagonist, Samantha, was extremely unlikeable. Not only was she egotistical (oh, my beauty is such a curse!), she was also petty, childish and surly. I also found the dialogue and description choppy. Her male protagonist redeemed the story somewhat, but overall, it was colored by Samantha's assumptions that all men just wanted to get into her pants, and her assertions that it was hard to be so beautiful, but it was a curse that she would bravely have to bear, and hopefully she would be able to leave that tough life behind her (yes, I am being sarcastic). I would highly recommend Adair and Jensen's stories - they are both excellent; however, I would hesitate to recommend Stuart's.
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Summary: Stuart stole my heart!
Review: OH>>>>I love Gideon. I am fan of Stuart and love Into the Fire, Ritual Sins and I just finished Moonrise (WOW!), but Gideon is a more world weary soul. The same old rogue male, but slightly tired of existence especially if it means hurting a gentle, young woman. SIGH...my heart belongs to Gideon. Adair is one steaming blind date. Mom from hell sets up daughter with her ex-lover, the man she has been trying to forget about. It's red shoes sexy, and of so romance. If I cannot have Gideon, I will happily settle for Jack. Third one by Jensen? HUN? it's not a blind date story at all.
And undercover cop and his boss who is unaware he is a cop crash land in his small plane. That is NOT a date and there was NOTHING Blind about it. She knew she was going up with him, so how they picked this tale to go with the other two puzzles me. It's very well written, through is hurt by being with the amazing Stuart and Adair. For anthology, this is one of the best! Stuart and Adair are just heart stealer!
Rating:
Summary: Stuart stole my heart!
Review: OH>>>>I love Gideon. I am fan of Stuart and love Into the Fire, Ritual Sins and I just finished Moonrise (WOW!), but Gideon is a more world weary soul. The same old rogue male, but slightly tired of existence especially if it means hurting a gentle, young woman. SIGH...my heart belongs to Gideon. Adair is one steaming blind date. Mom from hell sets up daughter with her ex-lover, the man she has been trying to forget about. It's red shoes sexy, and of so romance. If I cannot have Gideon, I will happily settle for Jack. Third one by Jensen? HUN? it's not a blind date story at all.
And undercover cop and his boss who is unaware he is a cop crash land in his small plane. That is NOT a date and there was NOTHING Blind about it. She knew she was going up with him, so how they picked this tale to go with the other two puzzles me. It's very well written, through is hurt by being with the amazing Stuart and Adair. For anthology, this is one of the best! Stuart and Adair are just heart stealer!
Rating:
Summary: 2 out of 3 were great
Review: The first two stories by Anne Stuart and Cherry Adair were fantastic. They both did a great job of painting a rich picture of love and passion, which is difficult to do in a short story. This is also where the third story fell short; the passion barely reached luke warm and the love popped out of nowhere and wasn't believeable at all. I still gave the book 5 stars because the first two stories were so darn good! And that is rare for an anthology!
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