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Body Language
In this witty, sensual, poignant tale, New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann explores destiny, deception, and that steamy tipping point between deep friendship and romantic love.
Photograher Clint McCade was a rugged free spirit with the perfect life, until he realized something vital was missing—Sandy Kirk. Since grade school, Sandy had been Clint’s best fri...more
Photograher Clint McCade was a rugged free spirit with the perfect life, until he realized something vital was missing—Sandy Kirk. Since grade school, Sandy had been Clint’s best fri...more
Mass Market Paperback, 279 pages
Published
May 20th 2008
by Bantam
(first published 1998)
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Originally published in 1998 BODY LANGUAGE is a lighthearted, and amusing friends to lovers story. Touted as romantic comedy this is a quick read that for the most part I enjoyed, especially during the ending chapters when there were less misunderstandings between our couple and a few surprises.
Sandy and Clint have been best friends since they were kids. Growing up on the wrong side of the tracks they learned early on that they could always depend on each other. Sandy’s now the succe...more
Sandy and Clint have been best friends since they were kids. Growing up on the wrong side of the tracks they learned early on that they could always depend on each other. Sandy’s now the succe...more
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Hmm - I thought that the writing in general was pretty good, however I thought that the co-dependence of the two lovers was unbearable! Seriously, neither of them seemed able to speak their mind, and so the book consisted of a lot of ridiculous miscommunications and misunderstandings. If they had just spoken their minds, the book would have been 1/4 of the length - it's almost like they had to keep having the 'I can't imagine s/he would ever love someone like me' conversation over and over jus...more
Peep (Pop! Pop!)
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I listened to this one a few days ago ago and am behind on reviews so I don't remember much. I do know that this one annoyed me a lot. I did kind of like the story but man, come on! I couldn't take all this angst from grown people! They aren't teens. Just tell each other how you feel for goodness sakes! Wow! They just hemmed and hawed and assumed and thought and it just got to be too much. I wanted them to just talk. And did anyone think it was unbelievable after they made it official? McCade a...more
Listened to the audiobook, again b/c it was the only book that seemed interesting and which was available from the library downloads. Finally, a good one. I enjoyed this story, and the narrator only got on my nerves when she spoke in Tony's voice. Fortunately, he was a very minor character, so this was a very listenable book, unlike Breaking Dawn and A Wallflower Christmas. *eye roll*
It's a simple plot. Guy loves girl. Girl think she wants another guy but needs to learn how to seduce...more
It's a simple plot. Guy loves girl. Girl think she wants another guy but needs to learn how to seduce...more
This was a book after my own heart. I love bad boys and Clint McCade is a bad boy with a great heart.
Clint and Sandy have been friends since Jr. High. They have always been such good friends, but thery never thought of taking their relationship to another more intimate level. But Clint is tired of living on the edge. He realizes that Sandy is everything he wants and is ready to tell her all about his feelings. Showing up on her doorstep in his Biker bad boy attire, long hair and bea...more
Clint and Sandy have been friends since Jr. High. They have always been such good friends, but thery never thought of taking their relationship to another more intimate level. But Clint is tired of living on the edge. He realizes that Sandy is everything he wants and is ready to tell her all about his feelings. Showing up on her doorstep in his Biker bad boy attire, long hair and bea...more
Arch
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This book is about best friends Clint McCade and Cassandra "Sandy" Kirk. They have been friends since they were young.
Clint came to town one day, because he wanted to profess his love for Cassandra, but his plan was shot down, when Sandy reveals something to him that he wasn't expecting.
As the back cover indicates - Clint tries to help Sandy get another man.
Doesn't this theme sounds familiar? Dave and Sophia. Dave tried his best to help Sophia get ...more
Clint came to town one day, because he wanted to profess his love for Cassandra, but his plan was shot down, when Sandy reveals something to him that he wasn't expecting.
As the back cover indicates - Clint tries to help Sandy get another man.
Doesn't this theme sounds familiar? Dave and Sophia. Dave tried his best to help Sophia get ...more
A bad boy in black leather who'd never forgotten the first girl he loved....
Clint McCade roared into town to visit his best friend, just as he had a dozen times before but this time the rugged photographer had romance on his mind! When Sandy Kirk told him she'd lost her heart at last, he knew he'd waited too long to claim her, but vowed to help her get her man. Practicing seduction and pretending to be lovers started out as a game, but would their lips and bodies betray the desire ne...more
Clint McCade roared into town to visit his best friend, just as he had a dozen times before but this time the rugged photographer had romance on his mind! When Sandy Kirk told him she'd lost her heart at last, he knew he'd waited too long to claim her, but vowed to help her get her man. Practicing seduction and pretending to be lovers started out as a game, but would their lips and bodies betray the desire ne...more
This one was just okay...the library had it on audio, it was short (about 5 hours), and I needed something to listen to while I worked on a project, so....
First of all, the whole "body language" bit just seemed too ridiculous for words. I seriously cannot imagine any self-respecting guy giving those "lessons"--at least not in the awkward, stilted way Clint did. It's been done in other venues and books in a much more realistic--and sensual--manner than this. Sec...more
First of all, the whole "body language" bit just seemed too ridiculous for words. I seriously cannot imagine any self-respecting guy giving those "lessons"--at least not in the awkward, stilted way Clint did. It's been done in other venues and books in a much more realistic--and sensual--manner than this. Sec...more
Actually 2.5 stars.
This audiobook is less than 6 hours in length, but it took me a total of 26 days to complete it. I kept finding excuses not to listen to it. I found myself reaching for my kindle, or a print novel, or listening to music instead because this book just wasn't holding my attention. There is nothing wrong with the writing style or the characters, but the plot (such as it was) just didn't interest me much.
Friends-to-lovers stories can be enjoyable, but ...more
This audiobook is less than 6 hours in length, but it took me a total of 26 days to complete it. I kept finding excuses not to listen to it. I found myself reaching for my kindle, or a print novel, or listening to music instead because this book just wasn't holding my attention. There is nothing wrong with the writing style or the characters, but the plot (such as it was) just didn't interest me much.
Friends-to-lovers stories can be enjoyable, but ...more
This was light (it lacks the intensity of some of Brockmann's books, particularly her romantic suspense books), but very enjoyable. Clint McCade and Sandy Kirk have been best friends since they were teenagers. When Clint comes rushing back into Sandy's life again, intending to tell her that he has finally realized that he is in love with her, he is dismayed to learn that he may be too late. She already has her eye on someone else, a man who seems much more suited to her than Clint could ever be....more
Carrie
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3.5*
I somehow managed to read this and listen to it on audio without ever adding it to my books-read list!
This isn't great literature, but I liked this book enough to listen to it on audio about a year after I read it in print. The reader has to get past the fact that a 15 minute conversation would have solved all the conflict, but once you accept that communication = no story, you can settle in and enjoy the ride.
Light and fun, with enough character developme...more
I somehow managed to read this and listen to it on audio without ever adding it to my books-read list!
This isn't great literature, but I liked this book enough to listen to it on audio about a year after I read it in print. The reader has to get past the fact that a 15 minute conversation would have solved all the conflict, but once you accept that communication = no story, you can settle in and enjoy the ride.
Light and fun, with enough character developme...more
I liked this one, even though the H/h drove me crazy! Why oh why didn't they just talk to each other? Of course if they did then the book would be about 20 pages long...:)
This was the story about long time (since grade school) best friends Clint McCade and Sandy Kirk. Both grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, but both have become very successful as adults. Clint is an Emmy Award winning photographer/videographer, and Sandy has her own videography business. Sandy's moving up ...more
This was the story about long time (since grade school) best friends Clint McCade and Sandy Kirk. Both grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, but both have become very successful as adults. Clint is an Emmy Award winning photographer/videographer, and Sandy has her own videography business. Sandy's moving up ...more
Sometime in the '80s, someone gave Brockmann a self-improvement book about body language for Christmas. Flash-forward ten years, to when she's desperately seeking a thin plotline for a throwaway romance and trips across ye olde crappy Christmas gift while cleaning her closet. And thus is a novel born! That's my version, anyway, and I'm sticking to it. Moderately entertaining, with decently drawn characters, but so stuffed with rom-com cliche that it's amazing the plot can waddle, let alone move...more
This is a contemporary romance of two friends that want to be more than friends but don't want to hurt their friendship. They fight till they give in-not an original story but this was a cute one. Sandy's best friend Clint desperately wants to confess his love but instead finds himself teaching Sandy how to get the man she wants. Secretly, she wants Clint and is scared to give in. Clint dresses her, teaches her how to flirt and wins her confidence and of course wins her.
This book was a fast easy read, one with likable characters, but those same characters drove me nuts for most of the book which is why I rated this one a star lower. They both loved and wanted each other but just wouldn't talk and let each other know that until it was almost too late. The whole not talking thing lead to quite a few miss communications and assumptions and you know what they say about assuming. If you are looking for a quick "beach" read this is one to pick up.
Beautiful, sweet and endearing - the words describe not only McCade and Sandi but their story as well. It's books like these that make me realize that I'm a real romantic at heart. I wanted nothing more than to see these two realize they were meant to be! It reminded me of my own romance with my husband...the moment you realize that the person you've loved for forever loves you back is the best moment of your life. :)
Clint McCade and Cassandra "Sandy" Kirk have been best friends since high school. Now Sandy owns a video production company and Clint is a videographer traveling the world. When Clint comes to visit Sandy, she enlists his help to impress a local PR spokesman. But, they come to realize that their friendship has transformed into love.
A cute, sexy romance circa 1998 Suzanne Brockmann.
A cute, sexy romance circa 1998 Suzanne Brockmann.
Baru inget, kayaknya ini rekomendasi pertama Vita yang aku baca soal friends-to-lover theme. Sukaaaa ... suka banget gimana Clint udah niat ngungkapin perasaannya, tapi begitu dia dateng Sandy malah curhat pengen deketin cowok lain, trus dia berbaik hati ngasih tips ini itu. Talk about body language, ini oke banget buat mempelajari bahasa tubuh. :D
This was a refreshing change for me - a light, fun story. No real mystery, no guns or bombs. Just a story about two childhood friends who finally were open with their emotions and end up together.
Like so many books I've read - the main issue seems to be that the characters hold in what they're thinking. I hope I can take that as a life lesson and avoid some conflict and heartache by sharing my thoughts and feelings.
Like so many books I've read - the main issue seems to be that the characters hold in what they're thinking. I hope I can take that as a life lesson and avoid some conflict and heartache by sharing my thoughts and feelings.
The blurb drew me and it's the reason why I picked up this book. Normally I don't like Brockmann's novels because .. they seem too witty and more humorous, which isn't what I like really about romantic suspense. Very good book, good plot, gets frustrating when the two characters are still clueless about the other's feelings. 3/5 stars.
Quick, light read. Not a lot to concentrate on, mindless reading but still enjoyable. I still prefer Suzanne's Troubleshooters and Team Sixteen books much better, but this wasn't half bad. I was able to finish this one in one day and not spend the whole day reading either.
I loved the premise of the book (old friend realizes he's in love with her), and the chemistry between them was great, but the entire book was one big misunderstanding - if only either one of them had TALKED about anything, they could have resolved everything right away.
Another story with different characters, but same outline, kinda getting bored with ones like this. man likes woman, woman likes man, neither tells the other, when they finally do something breaks them apart, crying, they get back together...the end. Gets repetitve.
One of Brockmann's sweet romances written for the Loveswept series during the late 90's. Long-time friends Clint McCade and Sandy Kirk finally discover their true feelings for one another when Clint tries to help Sandy win the attentions of another man.
As far as books go, this was an average read. A story about 2 close friends that find that they are attracted to eachother. This is a quick read, so if you are looking for a light romance, this one is okay, but not a memorable one.
Even though this is one of her really old books, i kinda like it. The whole theme of the man falling for his best friend is as old as time.
It's just that Brockmann takes the simple theme to a whole new level, introducing loveable characters that can keep your attention hooked.
She definately made me wanna keep going back for more!
It's just that Brockmann takes the simple theme to a whole new level, introducing loveable characters that can keep your attention hooked.
She definately made me wanna keep going back for more!
ACK! One of Brockmanns' early books, it is bad. "And then the character did this, and then this happened, and then...." And the dialog was so cheesy. I'm so happy that she got AWESOME with practice. And the reader was really bad too. That's part of what annoys me about Brockmann's books, the audiobooks change readers pretty often. I understand about being a new author and not being able to get the really good readers (like this book) but in the Troubleshooter series, the readers a...more
So adorable! I totally loved the hero. This is a perfect book if you need something to read on a plane or a road trip. I read fast, but I finished it in about 3 hours. Couldn't put it down!
Amusing enough, but the story is like a one-trick pony. It's a good thing the book isn't longer than it is, or this reader's "suspension of disbelief" would have snapped.
Good, but not like Suzanne Brockmann's current work. There was no suspense just...pining. "Oh, I love her but I can't tell her." "Oh, I love him but know he doesn't feel the same." For most of the entire book! The descriptions throughout the book were overdone.
"Mercy", indeed!
"Mercy", indeed!
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Suzanne Brockmann is the author of nearly 50 romance and romantic suspense novels, including her wildly popular 15-books-and-counting Troubleshooters series. She also wrote the popular Tall, Dark & Dangerous series for Silhouette Intimate Moments.
In her free time she likes to sing and do volunteer work. She is a proud member of PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gay...more
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