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Men with Tools #1
Scandal and Sin
First in the Men With Tools series.Rye Coleman falls in lust with Alaina May the first time she walks into the office of his construction firm. During the tour of the old house that she wants to renovate, that lust takes over when Alaina falls on a broken step, right into his arms. Sex is hard and fast, and he imagines a lot more of it--until she tells him she's the sister of the woman who humiliated him in front of the entire town three years ago.Rye accepts the remodeling job, but refuses to have anything personal to do with Alaina. He can't be sure she won't treat him like her sister did. But Alaina is determined to convince Rye she's nothing like her sister. A picnic meant to thank him for his hard work turns into the first of many nights of lovemaking.A murder from seventy-five years ago, a ghost in the old house and a modern-day man determined to stop the remodeling threaten the blossoming love between Rye and Alaina.
198 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 29, 2010
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Lynn LaFleur
112 books125 followersI was born and raised in a small town in Texas close to the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Writing has been in my blood since I was eight years old and wrote my first story for an English assignment. The baby of four children, I was spoiled rotten and still am.
I can't imagine ever writing anything but romances. I enjoy writing about two people (or sometimes more than two) falling in love. If you like the story enough to smile in places, shed a tear at times, or get a warm and fuzzy feeling, that is my greatest reward.
Besides writing at every opportunity, I love reading, traveling, scrapbooking, photography, and learning new things on the computer. I'm a software junky and like trying out new programs, especially anything to do with graphics.
I moved back to Texas after living on the West Coast for 21 years, to a small town 17 miles from where I grew up. I live close to my only surviving sister.
I can't imagine ever writing anything but romances. I enjoy writing about two people (or sometimes more than two) falling in love. If you like the story enough to smile in places, shed a tear at times, or get a warm and fuzzy feeling, that is my greatest reward.
Besides writing at every opportunity, I love reading, traveling, scrapbooking, photography, and learning new things on the computer. I'm a software junky and like trying out new programs, especially anything to do with graphics.
I moved back to Texas after living on the West Coast for 21 years, to a small town 17 miles from where I grew up. I live close to my only surviving sister.
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February 12, 2013
They had me at "Men with Tools", guys. MEN. WITH. TOOLS. It's entirely accurate, too. There are men and they do have tools. They're triplets, in fact. Triplet men with tools. HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG HERE? You can't. That's how.
(I could talk more about the triplets who have tools, but instead I'm going to skip off and talk about ghosts and decades old murders and other such shenanigans. But before I do that, here's a TRIPLETS WITH TOOLS for the road. You're welcome.)
Okay. So. There's a house. And Alaina wants to buy it, remodel it, and turn it into a bed and breakfast. Did I mention that part about men and their tools? Yeah. Those men help with the remodel. Or, the gutting of the old house, if I'm going to be really accurate. Rye and Alaina hook up. Alaina tries to be honest with him so that they can *possibly* start a relationship without the taint of lies and misdirection hanging over their heads and it blows up in her face. Bummer. Then the ghost of a murdered...
You know what? Men with tools. 'Nuff said.
(The mystery might be fairly easy to figure out but the journal entries chronicling the events that led up to the murder, the ghost of the murdered girl, and the smokin' sex more than make up for it.)
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
Scandal and Sin was a free Kindle book I downloaded on 02/07/13 for the Why Buy the Cow? reading challenge.
(I could talk more about the triplets who have tools, but instead I'm going to skip off and talk about ghosts and decades old murders and other such shenanigans. But before I do that, here's a TRIPLETS WITH TOOLS for the road. You're welcome.)
Okay. So. There's a house. And Alaina wants to buy it, remodel it, and turn it into a bed and breakfast. Did I mention that part about men and their tools? Yeah. Those men help with the remodel. Or, the gutting of the old house, if I'm going to be really accurate. Rye and Alaina hook up. Alaina tries to be honest with him so that they can *possibly* start a relationship without the taint of lies and misdirection hanging over their heads and it blows up in her face. Bummer. Then the ghost of a murdered...
You know what? Men with tools. 'Nuff said.
(The mystery might be fairly easy to figure out but the journal entries chronicling the events that led up to the murder, the ghost of the murdered girl, and the smokin' sex more than make up for it.)
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
Scandal and Sin was a free Kindle book I downloaded on 02/07/13 for the Why Buy the Cow? reading challenge.
October 18, 2013
This book is your stereotypical romance novel. Girl has problem, man falls in lust, sexy time ensues, then after reading the whole book you find out they actually love each other. Alaina gets left a very large fortune by her grandfather which she uses/plans to use on remodeling an old historical house into a bed and breakfast. Which I think is kinda cool because it has this huge library and window seats up the wazoo. Oh and she has a couple quirky friends. It definitely wasn't my favorite book of the year or my second......actually let's say it probably doesn't even rank in the top 60 but it was quick and easy (haha get it....romance novel....quick and easy...) to read and was semi enjoyable.
May 8, 2013
4 stars. Why I gave 4 stars, well that is a good question. Let me explain I gave 4 stars, because of the Triplets of course (RYE, DAX and GRIFF)Sexy! (Men that works with there hands, yum; Men that work with heavy tools, Erotic) Okay, Okay, that story was good as well, but I wanted a little more. But above all, finally Rye, got a woman that loved him unconditionally after being tormented by the disaster he had in his past. Bravo to Ms. LaFleur for bring deliciously these triplets that work with there hand (wink, wink)
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August 10, 2019
:-O Asi tak...
Popravdě, četla jsem FAN překlad a ten byl místy krkolomný, ale nic, co by se nedalo číst. Takže po téhle stránce knihu rozhodně hodnotit nechci. Spíš mě zaráží, že vlastně vůbec netuším, jak bych knihu hodnotila a doufala jsem, že vypsat se tady mi pomůže si utřídit myšlenky a nějak knihu ohodnotit, ale....
Fakt netuším... Slaďoučký, trochu vyšinutý, chvilkama jsem až valila oči. Každopádně to nebylo úplně špatné. Četlo se to překvapivě celkem fajn. Jen mi to teda přišlo jak hrozná jednochlamstka.
Popravdě, četla jsem FAN překlad a ten byl místy krkolomný, ale nic, co by se nedalo číst. Takže po téhle stránce knihu rozhodně hodnotit nechci. Spíš mě zaráží, že vlastně vůbec netuším, jak bych knihu hodnotila a doufala jsem, že vypsat se tady mi pomůže si utřídit myšlenky a nějak knihu ohodnotit, ale....
Fakt netuším... Slaďoučký, trochu vyšinutý, chvilkama jsem až valila oči. Každopádně to nebylo úplně špatné. Četlo se to překvapivě celkem fajn. Jen mi to teda přišlo jak hrozná jednochlamstka.
August 3, 2011
Originally posted at: http://whippedcream2.blogspot.com/201...
A chilling ghost story figures prominently in the plot of this engrossing romantic mystery. Alaina is experiencing sightings and confusing messages from a dead woman from the past. She has also fallen for the sweet and sexy hunk, Rye Coleman. Rye, along with his two brothers are doing the construction and design work on the house that she has just purchased to renovate. She is afraid to tell him at first, but the evidence of the paranormal events becomes too important to their shared venture and to their relationship to continue to hide it.
There is, as the title suggests, plenty of scandal on several layers of this intriguing tale. The central scandal begins in the late 1930's history of the Stewart house that Alaina plans to turn into a bed and breakfast hotel in the small town where she grew up. That is when Rye's great grandfather was convicted and hanged for the murder of a townswoman named Laura, who's ghost now haunts the house.
Rye is unaware that Alaina has had a crush on him since she was thirteen. A scandal involving Alaina's sister and Rye several years earlier gets in the way of his feelings for Alaina when Rye makes the mistake of assuming that she is as cold, calculating and promiscuous as her sister, who broke his heart. The proud and sensitive man has not been able to trust a woman ever since. He gradually sees the real woman that lovely, open-hearted Alaina is, and the fireworks between them are explosively consuming and powerful.
There is so much going on for a book of this length, that it almost gets bogged down in sub-plots, which threaten to distract from the beautiful love story between the main characters. That story and the supporting plots are fascinating, and enough in themselves to carry the tale. But aside from being a little more complicated than necessary, this was a great read about a realistically evolved romance that pulled at my heartstrings often and captivated my interest throughout.
As usual, Ms. LaFleur's writing is fresh and eloquent; the characterization, superb. I love how she creates heroes who are passionate, generous, and creative lovers that any woman would fall for. The blazing-hot sex between this couple nearly creates flames! The emotional interaction between the two and the expertly realistic dialogue make the lovers irresistibly personal to the reader.
All of the main cast in this delightful story are interesting, fully fleshed out characters that are unique, believable individuals. It is so easy to like the young, enthusiastic people who are central in this series. I was left wanting more. Scandal and Sin is, in fact the first in Ms. LaFleur's series, Men With Tools. This story has something to offer everyone and I recommend it enthusiastically.
A chilling ghost story figures prominently in the plot of this engrossing romantic mystery. Alaina is experiencing sightings and confusing messages from a dead woman from the past. She has also fallen for the sweet and sexy hunk, Rye Coleman. Rye, along with his two brothers are doing the construction and design work on the house that she has just purchased to renovate. She is afraid to tell him at first, but the evidence of the paranormal events becomes too important to their shared venture and to their relationship to continue to hide it.
There is, as the title suggests, plenty of scandal on several layers of this intriguing tale. The central scandal begins in the late 1930's history of the Stewart house that Alaina plans to turn into a bed and breakfast hotel in the small town where she grew up. That is when Rye's great grandfather was convicted and hanged for the murder of a townswoman named Laura, who's ghost now haunts the house.
Rye is unaware that Alaina has had a crush on him since she was thirteen. A scandal involving Alaina's sister and Rye several years earlier gets in the way of his feelings for Alaina when Rye makes the mistake of assuming that she is as cold, calculating and promiscuous as her sister, who broke his heart. The proud and sensitive man has not been able to trust a woman ever since. He gradually sees the real woman that lovely, open-hearted Alaina is, and the fireworks between them are explosively consuming and powerful.
There is so much going on for a book of this length, that it almost gets bogged down in sub-plots, which threaten to distract from the beautiful love story between the main characters. That story and the supporting plots are fascinating, and enough in themselves to carry the tale. But aside from being a little more complicated than necessary, this was a great read about a realistically evolved romance that pulled at my heartstrings often and captivated my interest throughout.
As usual, Ms. LaFleur's writing is fresh and eloquent; the characterization, superb. I love how she creates heroes who are passionate, generous, and creative lovers that any woman would fall for. The blazing-hot sex between this couple nearly creates flames! The emotional interaction between the two and the expertly realistic dialogue make the lovers irresistibly personal to the reader.
All of the main cast in this delightful story are interesting, fully fleshed out characters that are unique, believable individuals. It is so easy to like the young, enthusiastic people who are central in this series. I was left wanting more. Scandal and Sin is, in fact the first in Ms. LaFleur's series, Men With Tools. This story has something to offer everyone and I recommend it enthusiastically.
October 17, 2014
Scandal and Sin
Alaina comes back to Lanville and purchases an old home that she plans to turn into a bed and breakfast. She hires Rye and his brothers construction company to do the renovations.
Rye and Alaina fall into lust the minute they see each other. But once Rye discovers that she is the sister of the woman who humiliated him, he says he wants nothing to do with her.
Rye soon learns that she's nothing like her sister.
During the renovation a 75 year old murder conviction is cleared up with the help of a ghost.
Alaina comes back to Lanville and purchases an old home that she plans to turn into a bed and breakfast. She hires Rye and his brothers construction company to do the renovations.
Rye and Alaina fall into lust the minute they see each other. But once Rye discovers that she is the sister of the woman who humiliated him, he says he wants nothing to do with her.
Rye soon learns that she's nothing like her sister.
During the renovation a 75 year old murder conviction is cleared up with the help of a ghost.
February 12, 2013
Alaina returns to her childhood hometown to fulfil her dream of starting a B&B. She´s already got the place and the funding planned out, now she needs a construction firm and the owner to agree to a sale.
Old history in more than one way is trying to bring her plans to a halt, Rye, the construction firms leader, has some trouble with her family, and old ghosts are haunting her.
Smut, fluff, ghosts and anal play (if thats a hard limit for you)
Old history in more than one way is trying to bring her plans to a halt, Rye, the construction firms leader, has some trouble with her family, and old ghosts are haunting her.
Smut, fluff, ghosts and anal play (if thats a hard limit for you)
June 1, 2014
If I could give half points, this is one of those 3.5 kind of books. I don't usually enjoy books with ghosts, but this ghost added without overwhelming. I liked the structure of the book, how the diary unfolded a mystery while the other story progressed. I'd recommend it as a quick light read, and I intend to read the sequels.
It was sexually explicit, but pretty conventional, except in one surprising scene.
It was sexually explicit, but pretty conventional, except in one surprising scene.
February 7, 2013
Phew....HOT!!
This was a freebie and it surprised me to be a good read...had a bit of mystery in it, hot sex, hot brothers and a great lead female!
Supporting characters where really good as well.
I will continue on with the series. :)
This was a freebie and it surprised me to be a good read...had a bit of mystery in it, hot sex, hot brothers and a great lead female!
Supporting characters where really good as well.
I will continue on with the series. :)
February 24, 2014
An author with better writing skills could have taken this outline and made a better book of it. The sex scenes seemed to interrupt the flow of the story. The protagonists experienced no character growth over the course of the story. Glad this was free. You get what you pay for.
February 9, 2013
Besides being a great hot read it was very well written. The ghost & mystery throughout the story was excellent. I was hooked within a few pages. GREAT READ!! I look forward to reading about the other two of the trio.
June 10, 2015
Pretty good. A little too pat, but an overall enjoyable story about a heroine and hero falling in love during a house renovation. There is a those involved, not my favourite plot device, but was well done.
Also, triplet brothers, all sexy and built. How can I resist?
(This was a kindle freebie.)
Also, triplet brothers, all sexy and built. How can I resist?
(This was a kindle freebie.)
May 10, 2014
This is definitely a change from my regular reading. I loved the characters. I especially liked the history plot to this story. The main characters were so sweet and the other brothers were a great addition.
August 1, 2015
Hot stuff, plus a good back-story about the house too
February 19, 2013
Not a bad start,, interested to see how things pan out with Dax and Griff's stories if ever get around to reading the rest of the series.
October 9, 2013
I just didn't connect with the story or any of the characters not my cup of tea!
February 19, 2013
I enjoyed this book so much that I bought books 2 & 3 and read each of them in a day. I may have found a new to me author to keep track of.
February 27, 2013
A nice story with plenty of loving and mystery...all the right elements.
February 23, 2013
Please see my review for Walking Sin.
February 25, 2013
good short read, I enjoyed the ghost story element
April 6, 2013
Wish there was a 3&3/4 star...
June 5, 2013
Steamy short story with a "ghostly" mystery!!!
August 29, 2012
I'm still trying to wrap my brains around hot triplets.
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