Breakfast at Giovanni's - Kate Hardy

Title: Breakfast at Giovanni's

Author: Kate Hardy

Line: Modern Extra

Release month: July 2007

The S-Factor: Sizzling

Back-Blurb:

Her new Italian boss is the sexiest man alive!

Having just been fired, Francesca has three immediate requirements: a coffee, an extremely calorific pastry and a new job. Stopping off at her favourite cafe, Giovanni's she manages to pick up all three!

Fran's new job working for darkly handsome Giovanni Mazetti is fantastic - except she soon discovers it comes with a tantalising caveat: pretending to be his adoring girlfriend! It's all to get Gio's interfering grandmother off his back, not to mention his parents, sisters, aunts... It's a tough life, but someone's got to kiss the oh-so-sexy Gio, and it might as well be her...if only it could be for real! But when the kisses start happening in private, Fran discovers that breakfast at Giovanni's has a whole new meaning...

Review:
This is Kate Hardy's 25th publication for Mills & Boon and Kate couldn't have celebrated better than with sexy Giovanni - he is HOT!

Francesca is a warm, loveable heroine, and just what Giovanni needs. His large Italian family fall in love with Fran from the moment they meet her, and Fran reciprocates the feelings.

Kate Hardy delivers everything her faithful readers have come to expect - a well researched story, a very sexy hero who is deserving of the lovely heroine, and secondary characters who don't take over the story yet are integral to the plot.

This is a gorgeous story that touches the reader on all levels - it's humorous, romantic, and emotional. A delicious read on all counts.

Reviewed by: Sue

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Bedded By A Bad Boy by Heidi Rice

Title: Bedded By A Bad Boy

Author: Heidi Rice

Line: Romance

Release month: April 2007

The S-Factor: Simmering / Sweet

Back-Blurb:

A tough loner - with a past...

Monroe Latimer is a drop-dead gorgeous Harley-riding bad boy who doesn't do commitment. No Way. No How.

One look at Monroe and feisty English girl Jessie Connor knows he's about as Mr Wrong as a guy can get, but there's one great big problem. He's sexy as hell, he fires her blood like no other man ever has, and his killer blue gaze is focused right on her. His look says he'll bed her - but never wed her...

Is Jessie the one who can tame the untameable?


Review:

I really should know better than to judge a book by its blurb or title! When I got hold of the book, I expected a light, fun read but Heidi Rice surprised me with a debut novel that far exceeded my expectations. The first few pages had me laughing out loud and when the hero read a letter from his sister-in-law and brother whom he hasn't seen in 20 years, that was it. I was emotionally sucked in!

Monroe Latimer is not your typical rich, strutting hero but a wounded one who's doing his best to overcome the worst that life has thrown at him. As for the heroine, you just cannot help but love the feisty and sweet Jessie Connor. I don't ask a lot of the books I read but that they make me feel and this one definitely did. There were unexpected twists to the story and enjoyable secondary characters too.

Overall a wonderful read and an excellent debut effort.

Reviewed By: Jopee

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All Night with the Boss by Natalie Anderson

Title: All Night with the Boss

Author: Natalie Anderson

Line: Mills and Boon Modern Romance Extra

Release month: May 2007

The S-Factor:Sizzling

Back-Blurb:

He’s her boss – and the one man she can’t resist…

Lissa Coleman doesn’t do office affairs. Hurt in the past, she keeps her guard up by being witty and sarcastic… But one look at Rory Baxter, her tall, dark and incredibly sexy new boss, tests her powers of resistance to the limit!

Working closely together doesn’t help – Lissa’s body responds to Rory’s every move, and goes into hyper-overdrive when he says he wants her! But once she’s spent all night with the boss, and discovered he’s as hot in the bedroom as he is in the boardroom, the biggest problem is that one night will never be enough…


Review:

Natalie Anderson makes her Modern Romance Extra debut with the fast-paced romantic sizzler All Night with the Boss!

Lissa Coleman vowed never to get involved with another co-worker ever again after an affair with a colleague got her the sack. But when new boss Rory Baxter arrives at her place of her work, she finds her resolve weakening and her boss absolutely impossible to resist!

When fate throws the two of them in close proximity, Lissa and Rory realize that they cannot keep their hands off one another- and when passion leads to love Lissa realizes that she’s got to make a choice – between her head and her heart.

All Night with the Boss is flirty, feel-good and absolutely unputdownable. Natalie Anderson’s intoxicating blend of sizzling romance and irresistible humour will keep you up all night turning the pages of this fantastic debut novel!

Reviewed By: Julie


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All Work and No Play - Julie Cohen

Title: All Work and No Play

Author: Julie Cohen

Line: Modern Extra

Release month: June 2007

The S-Factor: Sizzling!!!

Back-Blurb:

She wasn't the kind of girl that gorgeous men flirted with. She was plain Jane Miller - great at her job, organised, efficient, sensible. Except that every time she met Jay's deep blue eyes, she knew he wanted her. And she wanted him - the guy was seriously sexy! Perhaps for a change it was time to let go and have the night of her life! After all, all work and no play makes Jane a very dull girl...

Review:

Oh my, where do I start?!! This is one seriously HOT book and should come with a warning!!!!

As soon as I read Julie Cohen's note to readers I knew I was going to enjoy this read.

Jay/Jonny is a fantastic hero - and so sexy that the word doesn't do him justice. From the moment his character appeared I didn't stand a chance, and neither did Jane - although her willpower was second to none, because she did try!

This book isn't for the faint-hearted - it is the most sizzling Modern Extra that I have read to date. But with Jay/Jonny as the hero how could it not be..?

Reviewed by: Sue

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The Sheikh's Ransomed Bride by Annie West

Title: The Sheikh's Ransomed Bride

Author: Annie West

Line: Modern/Sexy/Presents

Release month: UK - Apr 07/ Aus May 07/ USA - Jul 07

The S-Factor: Sizzling!

Back-Blurb:

Kidnapped by rebels, Belle Winters discovers her rescuer is actually Rafiq al Akhtar, Sovereign Prince of the desert kingdom of Q’aroum. Whisked away to his exotic palace, she is astounded to learn that Rafiq himself paid the ransom to save her life – and that he expects her to show her gratitude…by marrying him!

Rafiq intends for Belle to carry out her royal duties – both in public and in private. And it isn’t long before she succumbs to the sultry heat of the desert and to Rafiq’s seduction. No longer his unwilling wife, Belle has become the Sheikh’s very willing lover…

Review:

From the very beginning, I was captivated, intrigued and on edge as this story begins with a kidnapping, a ferocious storm and two very captivating characters Rafiq (ruler and monarch) and Belle, a marine archaeologist who along with her co-worker was kidnapped and held for ransom. Immediately the stage is set as Belle and Rafiq are thrown together, he her protector and Belle with everything she’s been through, her strength and courage shows throughout in this desert tale.

Belle’s homeland was Australia; she and her sister were for the most part, raised by her mother. Belle is strong, beautiful, hard working and proud. She has come to Q’aroum to explore and excavate a sunken first century trading ship. She and her co-worker are kidnapped by Rafiq’s cousin and the ransom demanded is the “Peacock’s Eye” not only very valuable but of importance to the people of Q’aroim. For generations it has been the gift of the Sheikh to his bride and Rafiq has given it up in order to save Belle and her co-worker!

Rafiq, is like no other sheikh or monarch…….his character reminds me of something out of “The Arabian Nights”. He’s handsome, intelligent, fearsome and very proud and he wants Belle……he wants her for his bride! Sparks fly off of these two characters as they both fight their attraction to each other and along the way find their way into a romance you won’t forget. A tale of East and West, two such different cultures and people who find a bond, mutual respect and love!
This is Annie West’s first "sheikh" book and I personally feel was exceptional, full of intrigue, chemistry and a wonderful romance set on a desert isle.

Reviewed by: Marilyn

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In The Gardener's Bed by Kate Hardy

Title: In the Gardener’s Bed
Author: Kate Hardy
Line: Mills and Boon Modern Romance Extra
Release month: March 2007
The S-Factor: Simmering

Back cover blurb:

Ingredients:

Amanda Neave – uptight city girl, who can’t boil an egg. Will Daynes – wealthy garden designer who relishes country life. Recipe for Disaster: put Amanda and Will together on a reality TV show and ask them to swap lives…

Dish of the Day: though she and Will are like chalk and cheese, Amanda can’t resist this ruggedly handsome gardener. And he’s sure there’s more to her than her pin-striped exterior. His plan is to drive her wild and teach her all about bedding!

All washed up? But will this hot affair between polar opposites still sizzle when Amanda and Will realise that she’s expecting a little seed of her own?

Review:

Kate Hardy’s fourth novel for the Modern Romance Extra line is absolutely spellbinding! Sexy, sassy and absolutely riveting, In The Gardener’s Bed, is another keeper by this much-loved author.

Amanda Neave finds herself swapping the city for the Cambridgeshire fens when she agrees to star in her friend’s reality show where she has to swap lives with somebody who is her complete opposite – and Will Daynes couldn’t more different than she is! Whilst Amanda is a city girl whose life revolves around her work, Will loves the great outdoors and his job as a landscape garden designer ensures that he never has to bear the stifling oppression of an office.

Amanda is all set to hate Will and his lifestyle, but the more time she spends with him, the more she realises that life in the country is not as awful as she thought it would be – and that Will is the most gorgeous man she’s ever clapped eyes on.

Before she knows it, Amanda finds herself falling in love with Will, but will she choose her career in the City or her future with the man of her dreams by her side?

Kate Hardy never fails to deliver wonderfully written novels which tug at the heartstrings and In The Gardener’s Bed doesn’t disappoint! Emotional, heartrending and absolutely unputdownable, In The Gardener’s Bed is another excellent novel in the Modern Romance Extra series – and another keeper by this talented storyteller!

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Breathless! by Trish Wylie

Title: Breathless!

Author: Trish Wylie

Line: Mills and Boon Modern Extra/ Sexy Sensation

Release month: Feb/March 2007

The S-Factor: Simmering

Back-Blurb:

Just one night would take her breath away!

Rory Flanaghan is every girl’s dream: tall, toned and so, so sexy. On leave from his dangerous overseas job, he’s helping out at the gym he owns. When writer Cara Sheehan starts one-to-one sessions with Rory, exercise takes on a whole new meaning! He leaves her with a sensual awareness she’s never let herself feel before…

Rory can’t understand why this beautiful, feisty woman has a problem with her image, and he knows he can teach Cara what she’s capable of… As things get really personal, Rory shows Cara that just one kiss, just one touch…just one night…will leave her breathless…!

Review:

Cara Sheehan needs to lose weight – fast! Her best friend’s wedding is coming up and for once in her life she doesn’t want to be the dumpy one in the corner – especially as the best man is her ex-boyfriend Niall. With the wedding fast approaching, Cara decides to enrol in a gym and the first person she walks into as soon as she sets foot inside the gym is the gorgeous part owner Rory Flanaghan, who is on leave from his dangerous job as a soldier on the front line.

Rory can’t understand why a woman as gorgeous as Cara should need to lose weight. She’s funny, feisty, intelligent and has curves in all the right places. But, Rory decides to give Cara a helping hand and suddenly, the word exercise soon begins to take on a whole new delicious meaning as they find themselves indulging in one to one sessions.

But time is running out for Rory for in a few weeks’ time he has to return to the front line, but this time Rory finds himself strangely reluctant to leave because for the first time in his life, he’s found himself falling head over heels in love.

Trish Wylie blends wicked humour, marvelous characters, intense emotion and powerful romance into a wonderfully engrossing romantic tale which will leave you Breathless!

Reviewed By: Julie


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Driving Him Wild by Julie Cohen

Title: Driving Him Wild

Author: Julie Cohen

Line: Mills and Boon Modern Extra

Release month: Feb 2007

The S-Factor:Simmering

Back-Blurb:

Destination: desire

When smart-mouthed New York City cab driver Zoe Drake finds a tall, dark and brooding man on her doorstep, she doesn’t know what to think – does he want something, or has Christmas come early this year?

Nick Giroux is looking for his long-lost father – not a new-found woman! But there’s something about him that makes Zoe let down her ice-cool defences. She’ll use her profession to drive Nick to Maine…

…and maybe drive him wild on the way!

Review:

Julie Cohen’s Driving Him Wild is the latest Modern Romance Extra by this extremely talented writer whose books never fail to tickle the funny bone and to tug at the heartstrings!

Nick Giroux is determined to find the father who walked out on him sixteen years ago and when he finds out that he’s got some kind of connection with New Yorker Xenia Drake, he leaves his life in Maine to confront the man who had abandoned him. However, Nick is in for a disappointment for Xenia has just died and living in her apartment is her great niece Zoe.

Nick has never known a woman quite like Zoe and as passions ignite between the two, they realise that maybe the time has come for them to let down their defences and embrace their future – together!

Julie Cohen blends charming characters, sexy romance, hilarious one liners, sizzling chemistry and powerful emotion into a love story which you will not want to put down. Julie Cohen is one of Mills and Boon’s fastest rising stars and her books are not to be missed!

Reviewed By: Julie

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The Italian Billionaire's Virgin - Christina Hollis

Title: The Italian Billionaire’s Virgin

Author: Christina Hollis

Line: Mills and Boon Modern Romance

Release month: Jan 2007

The S-Factor: Simmering

Back-Blurb:

An innocent for the taking…

When he finds out that Contessa Larissa Alfere-Tiziano has inherited a ruined Tuscan palace, gorgeous, ruthless, Italian property magnate Antonio Michaeli-Isola is determined to reclaim his birthright and make the palazzo his own! And if that means seducing and then discarding the beautiful, spoilt Contessa…then he will.

But Rissa is keeping up a pretence that her title has forced upon her. Though Antonio thinks she’s no better than a gold-digging adventuress, in reality the vulnerable virgin is struggling to make ends meet. As she gives him her innocence, will Antonio realise his misapprehension…before it’s too late?

Review:

The Italian Billionaire’s Virgin is a fantastic debut novel by Christina Hollis. Romantic, moving and engrossing, The Italian Billionaire’s Virgin is an unmissable tale which no Mills and Boon Modern Romance reader should miss!

Italian property magnate Antonio Michaeli-Isola is absolutely furious when he sees the Contessa Larissa Alfere-Tiziano move into the ruined Tuscan palazzo which is his birthright. How dare such a vapid gold digging bimbo take away the home he’s coveted ever since he was a child? Antonio vows to take back what is rightfully his and he decides to seduce and marry Larissa and then dump her once he gets his hand on the palazzo.

However, when Antonio meets Larissa, he realizes that she’s anything but the shallow air head he thought her to be and he soon realizes that he wants her in his bed and by his side as his wife – for life!

The Italian Billionaire’ s Virgin is a fantastic page-turner written by an up and coming star of the genre! Christina Hollis has created two wonderful characters which leap off the pages and which will live in the reader’s mind long after the last page is turned.

The Italian Billionaire’s Virgin is a wonderful tale that has got it all – a sexy Latin hero, a resolute heroine, steamy romance, powerful emotion and a narrative which will eagerly keep you turning the pages late into the night!

Reviewed by: Julie

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White-Hot! - Trish Wylie

Title: White-Hot!

Author: Trish Wylie

Line: Modern Extra UK/Sexy Sensation Aus.

Release month: UK: Sept 2006/AUS: December 2006

The S-Factor: Simmering

Back-Blurb:
It takes just one sexy fireman to set her ablaze…
Circumstance has left Finn McNeill without a place to stay. Which means her only option is the spare room of friend and firefighter Shane Dwyer. Soon Finn’s burning question is: what’s worse – living with a rugged fireman who’s off limits, or having no home and no rugged fireman at all?

Memories from Finn’s past refuse to let her act on her present desire. And Shane has promises to keep that mean Finn is forbidden to him. But how long can they resist temptation when the tension’s sizzling, the attraction’s simmering, and the flames of passion are licking at their heels? Perhaps one secret, white-hot night will be enough to put out the fire?

Review:
Popular M&B romance author Trish Wylie makes her Modern Extra debut with White-Hot! Sexy, sassy and feel-good, White-Hot! is a fantastic tale which will grab your attention from the very first page and keep you fervently turning the pages late into the night!

When Finn McNeill’s house burns down, she finds herself desperately needing a roof over her head and with no other option available to her, she finds herself sleeping in Shane Dwyer’s spare room. Shane is Finn’s brother’s best friend – and one of the sexiest men Finn’s ever clapped eyes on! But memories from Finn’s past prevent her from acting on her present feelings.

However, Finn and Shane soon give in to temptation and they spend a passionate night together where they hope to douse the passion that sizzles between them. However, they soon realise that one night in each other’s arms just isn’t enough...

White-Hot! is a spellbinding romance which you will not be able to put down! Trish Wylie has created two wonderful characters which you will immediately take to your heart and their fiery passion, witty repartee and powerful emotional intensity will make you laugh, cry and fall in love!

Reviewed by: Julie

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