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Hot, Sexy & Bad: A Holiday Novella Collection (2013)

by Melody Anne(Favorite Author)

4.24 of 5 Votes: 3

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English

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Romance

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RCardello Publishing, LLC

series

Hostile Operations Team

review 1: This series of Novella's was well worth my .99 cents and then some. I loved loved this box set. I was introduced to 5 new authors and loved them all!! You won't be disappointed with these authors! The other authors which I adore spun into new stories or dug deeper into other story lines.Rome for the Holidays by Judy Angelo "Talk about sexy as sin.... Arie Angelis is floored when she lays eyes on the handsome hunk seated at the head tab at the holiday event she's catering. Rome Milano is used to getting what he wants but when he meets the hot and heavenly Arie Angelis he learns that he can't always his way. He's used to calling the shots but, if the lady has her way, not this time....."This was a new author for me and I found her refreshing, this was a real page turner an... mored I was rooting for this couple to get together for sure. Rome grew up with the silver spoon in his mouth and Arie went from foster home to foster home. This was a rags to riches story and a one where one found a strength in the other. I truly loved this story.Holiday Treasure by Melody AnneAnother new Author. Wow I was blown away with this novella. This was truly a great read. Another silver spoon and a middle class that is living beneath her means due to loosing her family in a wreck and the fact she just cant face living in the family home. "Tanner Storm-rich as sin, disgustingly handsome, and an willing slumlord-is sentenced to live in his run down building for two weeks, and to top it off, he has to play Santa. He sees only one good thing about house arrest-his spirited neighbor, Kayla. If he get her into his bed, maybe he'll forget the leaking pipes, the defective heating, and the mice. Her tragic past makes her a bit vulnerable, but he'll be out of her life after Christmas Day, No problem. "Tanner shows up for Santa duty only to see Kayla as an Elf, which heightens his desires. The judge also told him any upgrades to his apartment has to be made to the entire apartment, like the leaking pipes, mice control etc., which he deals with immediately. Tanner, soon connects with Kayla on a personal and spiritual level that he never knew was possible. He soon looked forward to his Santa duties just so he could see Kayla. On days she wasn't there he was a lost soul. He soon realized how he missed her on those days. He knew something was happening to him but wasn't yet willing to admit what that something was. He continue to make a few upgrades as needed to make his apartment more tolerable of course and had her over for fancy dinners, that he had catered in and set up and were ready by the time they returned when their mall duties in the winter wonderland. She knew he didn't belong there at the apartment and wondered why he was..She took him to a soup kitchen and that is where the transformation took hold. Have to read the book to see what else happens.......... Dancing Beneath the Mistletoe by Kathleen BrooksA new series for Kathleen Women of Power"Elle Simpson's days revolve around expanding the family business into a global conglomerate. Work has left her no time to find Prince Charming. Drake Charles hosts a masquerade ball each year in hopes of finding true love. This year's even it unlike any other when a mysterious masked beauty steals his heart and ignites his passions."Kathleen did not disappoint with this new series. Elle goes to the ball dressed up and has her masked on. As suspected she meets Drake and the connection is instant.. They dance the nite away. They find a quiet corner in another part of the building in an atrium area and make love on a bench, while still keeping their mask on so neither knew who they were. However, he set out to find out and succeeded. On Christmas morning with the help of her mother, as she works with him on charities with the Hospital (ssh she doesn't know, hee hee) he shoes up at her house as her Christmas present) The story has only began not ended.. I can not wait to read the follow up to this novella.Recipe for Love, An Andrade Christmas Novella by Ruth CardelloThis is diving deeper into the lives of the Andrade family of the Legacy series. "Confessed secrets drove Madsion Andrade away from her family and into the arms of an arrogant, lusty Frenchman. All she wants for Christmas is a place to hide, nut she cooks up much than that in their short time together. Richard D'Argenson is gaining fame for his talent in the kitchen, but he's missing the most important ingredient to any recipe -love." Maddy befriends a girl in a coffee shop who thinks she is poor and running from a man gives her refugee at her brothers'Richard's mansion. Not soon after sparks begin to fly. Maddy is a virgin but he thinks she is a loose girl that finds men and then uses them to move on to the next which he thinks she has done in his home.. He soon learns no so. I so loved Maddy and Richard's beginning and can't wait to read of their story. Author Ruthor Cardello knows how to gain one's attention and keep them involved in their lives. These people have become like our extended families through the Legacy series. However, if one hasn't read the series you will still enjoy the this novella box set. All these authors did a fabulous job with a series continuing on starting a new series. KUDOS Ruthie, well done and loved this novella!!HOT PACKAGE: A HOSTILE OPERATIONS TEAM CHRISTMAS NOVELLA by Lynn Raye HarrisNew author for me, and so loved reading her book, can't wait to read more :-)"Olivia Reese stumbles onto evidence of a conspiracy right before Christmas, there's only one man she can call for help. Billy " The Kid" Blake is a Hostile Operation Team soldier-and Olivia's former lover.Billy never forgot the woman who walked on him, and he'll do anything he can to keep her safe. But as time runs out and the snow piles up, can Billy and Olivia work together without getting involved again?"Two days before Christmas...She found herself in big trouble..Last year she was wrapped up in Billy's arms..That was the Christmas in a long time where she'd been happy and filled with thought of her future. She pushed away those memories and was thinking of her troubles, BIG troubles.. She need Billy and badly..She had gotten a CD from Alan Cooper, head of development, and she still couldn't figure out he'd sent her such a thing. Unless he hadn't meant to.But it had been in a holey Joe envelope in her inbox, clearly marked for her. " She had wanted Billy the kid to give up his life as HOT and he went on the last mission so she left. What she didnt know was he was prepared to do just that. oh well.. But now she needed his help.. As she drove up his drive she slid off the road in the snow. Billy coming home, notice the car slid off the road by the shiny metal, he was surprised. Long story short, she was surprised when he agreed to help her uncover the mystery of the pkg that was left for her and what it all meant. He called in favors from his HOT teammates and all. Her respect for him grew and she had new found respect for Billy and his HOT job. But is it enough for for the love they have for one another. I loved this new found author and will be reading more of of HOT books and any for that matter. KUDOS!The Gift by Sandra Marton"Kazimir Savitch is a wildly successful investment fund maager, but there was a time he was a soilder in Special Ops. Sometimes he misses that excitement.EKaterina Rostov is the daughter of a scheming and ruthless billionaire who will do whatever it takes to win more power.That's why he's arranged Katie's marriage to a dissolute prince-and why Kaz will do whatever it takes to prevent the marriage, especially after he and Katie spend a passionate weekend in his bed."Kaz has been hired to see that Katie makes it to her Prince to be married.. Who turns out to be his Uncle..Katie wants no part of this arranged marriage. But Kaz see this as a job and is determined to see that she makes it to this country. But as he falls in love with her, he makes it his mission to find the loops holes. Low and behold their seem to be some, but will they be enough?? He promises Katie he will do what it takes to keep her from the monster of the Prince and let their love survive.. His grandfather the King may have a card or two to assist him. Sandra was another new author for me and I found this book and real page turner, I loved this novella and will read more of her writings..The Belmont Christmas Bride by Shadonna RichardsOn the eve of her wedding day her groom Jack calls and ends their engagement. After she spent years of putting him through college so he could become a lawyer, and when he finally graduates with his law degrees. The phone rang again and thinking it was her groom she lashes out only this time its the Belmont Hotel's General Manager Dane Romano, asking if she needed assistance. He comes right up, and then they go out to dinner, telling her it will do her good to relax and they can think and regroup. A friendship begins and he comes up with a plan that she can still be the Belmont Bride to her 300+ guests which is a bride to start a fresh life for a new start in life. At any rate the winter wonderland doesn't get unused and the friendship blossoms. Worthwhile read...Half my Heart by Danielle StewartDevin and Rebecca high school sweethearts that went array somewhere and Devin gets pinned for a murder he did not commit. He served nine years for that murder. He doesn't know why but he was released thru the innocence project. He wants to go back to see he the town destroyed by buying land and putting a landfill in getting rid of the sheriff, who happens to be the father of the boy who was murdered, and who pinned the murder on him. Rebecca had written to him in prison telling him of the life she led, that she got out of Clover, married with a child. In reality he finds her as a bartender with her child sleeping in the back, hard on times, working days at the diner no less.. Her boyfriend is a low life that takes her rent money for drugs.. Devin offers help to relocate them to another city town, country somewhere from the boyfriend. She flatly refuses. In the course of a week, they do begin to rekindle some romance but only and if only he reconsiders the plan he has to destroy the town. Slowly he is melting away as Adeline the little girl begins to look up at him. The Sheriff is starting to get dangerous and their lives are at stake so he whisks them to the mountains for safety but makes a call ahead of time to make it a winter wonderland for Adeline first and to have a visit from Santa as well. Rebecca tells Devin if he continues with this plan there is no US..hmmmmm..what ever will he do. Loved this and can't wait to read the follow up! Great job Danielle!!
review 2: This book is the ultimate of hot Christmas reads. You want a hot man to drool over, or how about a deliciously sinful badboy or maybe you like the sweet and sexy kind, whatever your taste this book had a man for every female reader's taste. Each author created pure magic, and what a author line up!!The super gifted Sandra Marton who always knows how to pack so much emotion into her books you are guaranteed to cry and boy oh boy did I cry, her addition to this collection was simply pure brilliance! And then there was the fabulously talented Lynn Raye Harris and her men from HOT who will not only make you head for a cold shower but leave you hanging onto every word and begging for a gun man to come get you just so one of these men can come and rescue you ! From super hot and very cranky military operators to billionaires being brought to their knees there was a hero for every fantasy. The female characters in these books gave as good as they got which just added to the delicious spice of it all.With eight books to chose from you can decide if you feel like a little hot reunion or some fun, new lovers in the dark finding the light in each other. Conflict, passion, drama you name it these stories had it all. Believe me you WANT no you NEED this collection for Christmas it is perfect escape all neatly wrapped up with a big bow of perfection!Full reviews on each book to follow upon release of each individual book5/5 star review " Christmas has never been this sexy" less

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