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Teaching Officer Lonesome
A sexy cop with a broken heart is about to be taught a lesson.
Hope Marlow is a twenty-two-year-old seasoned vet when it comes to steamy one-night stands. Hope has had a hard life. From the wrong side of the tracks and abandoned by her mother, she finds herself trying to raise her little sister on a salary that barely pays the bills each month. She's tough, jaded, but when she's pulled over one sweltering summer afternoon for not using her turn signal, she meets her match in a sexually inexperienced cop twice her age.
The day Jack Malone stopped Hope is one he can't forget. It's more than the way she looked in the miniskirt and hot pink tank top, it's her confidence that keeps coming back to haunt him. But Jack is still reeling from his wife's death a year ago, and Hope represents things he thinks he can't have with a woman—passion and a new beginning. Plus, there's the fact that she's practically half his age.
Hope sees things differently. The age difference doesn't bother her, but while Jack craves an emotional connection, Hope has no interest in that. She's an expert at pushing her emotions aside, and she knows that if Jack would let her, she could teach him how fulfilling lust alone can be. With that in mind, she sets out to seduce the sexy cop.
It's only during their first night of passion that they both discover how much they've been missing.
Content contains sensual sex and some explicit language
"This quick sexy read was both fun and heartwarming." Karia at Nocturne Romance Reads
"If you are a lover of May/December romances, or just love reading an emotion packed romance, grab this one up!" A Tasty Read
Hope Marlow is a twenty-two-year-old seasoned vet when it comes to steamy one-night stands. Hope has had a hard life. From the wrong side of the tracks and abandoned by her mother, she finds herself trying to raise her little sister on a salary that barely pays the bills each month. She's tough, jaded, but when she's pulled over one sweltering summer afternoon for not using her turn signal, she meets her match in a sexually inexperienced cop twice her age.
The day Jack Malone stopped Hope is one he can't forget. It's more than the way she looked in the miniskirt and hot pink tank top, it's her confidence that keeps coming back to haunt him. But Jack is still reeling from his wife's death a year ago, and Hope represents things he thinks he can't have with a woman—passion and a new beginning. Plus, there's the fact that she's practically half his age.
Hope sees things differently. The age difference doesn't bother her, but while Jack craves an emotional connection, Hope has no interest in that. She's an expert at pushing her emotions aside, and she knows that if Jack would let her, she could teach him how fulfilling lust alone can be. With that in mind, she sets out to seduce the sexy cop.
It's only during their first night of passion that they both discover how much they've been missing.
Content contains sensual sex and some explicit language
"This quick sexy read was both fun and heartwarming." Karia at Nocturne Romance Reads
"If you are a lover of May/December romances, or just love reading an emotion packed romance, grab this one up!" A Tasty Read
64 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 17, 2012
About the author
Kaylie Newell
57 books303 followersKaylie Newell lives in Southern Oregon with her husband and two daughters. She’s the proud author of over a dozen romances, including the RITA® finalists, Christmas at The Graff and Tanner’s Promise.
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August 10, 2012
The first thing that comes to my mind after finishing this upcoming release is that the Title of the book is very deceiving. I was thinking handcuffs, leather and maybe some naughty talk, but this novella was so much more than that.
In Kaylie Newell's upcoming release we meet Jack Malone, a widowed officer who is deeply attracted to the young woman he pulls over, and she is not making it any easier to continue being the "good guy". Hope Marlow can barely make ends meet with her job at walmart, but she wants more for her twelve year-old sister than she had. The one thing she wants for herself is Officer Malone, but he makes it clear that nothing will ever happen between them. He is not yet over his late wife, and he believes that their age difference is too much of a hurdle, even if the only thing she is offering is sex.
Emotions get in the way and Hope finds herself falling for the one man who makes her feel safe, but can she help Jack get past his issues and finally give over his heart to her?
This novella was emotion packed and I found myself tearing up half way through. Considering it is only sixty-one pages, that says a lot for Kaylie Newell's writing talent. I truly enjoyed the build-up between Jack and Hope. They didn't just fall into bed after five seconds. We got a chance to see the reality of the situation through Jack's eyes, who was a widower unsure about being with another woman, and Hope's reality, feeling as if the only thing she had to offer this man was sex.
So don't let the title of the novella deter you from reading this upcoming release. If you are a lover of May/December romances, or just love reading an emotion packed romance, grab this one up!!
In Kaylie Newell's upcoming release we meet Jack Malone, a widowed officer who is deeply attracted to the young woman he pulls over, and she is not making it any easier to continue being the "good guy". Hope Marlow can barely make ends meet with her job at walmart, but she wants more for her twelve year-old sister than she had. The one thing she wants for herself is Officer Malone, but he makes it clear that nothing will ever happen between them. He is not yet over his late wife, and he believes that their age difference is too much of a hurdle, even if the only thing she is offering is sex.
Emotions get in the way and Hope finds herself falling for the one man who makes her feel safe, but can she help Jack get past his issues and finally give over his heart to her?
This novella was emotion packed and I found myself tearing up half way through. Considering it is only sixty-one pages, that says a lot for Kaylie Newell's writing talent. I truly enjoyed the build-up between Jack and Hope. They didn't just fall into bed after five seconds. We got a chance to see the reality of the situation through Jack's eyes, who was a widower unsure about being with another woman, and Hope's reality, feeling as if the only thing she had to offer this man was sex.
So don't let the title of the novella deter you from reading this upcoming release. If you are a lover of May/December romances, or just love reading an emotion packed romance, grab this one up!!
July 18, 2012
Sweet and new author to me! Review to be posted on NRR...link to come
August 15, 2026
Awesome read
September 6, 2013
Teaching Office Lonesome was short, sweet and naughty. It definitely wasn’t as hot as a lot of the “adult” books I read but it was a good way to pass an hour.
I liked Hope and I felt sorry for her and the crappy situation she was in with her little sister. I don’t think there was enough background information given to explain Hope’s previous sexual experience so I didn’t connect with that. I did think Hope was VERY sexually confident though! I don’t think I’d even have the courage to do some of the stuff she did and I’m married, LOL!
I felt for Jack and his lonely life. I’m sure it must have been hard for him to lose the only woman he had ever loved in such tragic circumstances.
With all that being said I didn’t really “buy” their “insta-feelings” towards each other. I get that they felt an attraction; I just didn’t feel it when they found themselves falling for each other so quickly. I didn’t see what it was about Jack that made Hope want to change her ways, and I didn’t see what it was about Hope that made Jack feel ready to move on. I think the story needed to be longer to develop things further.
Also, this isn’t something I usually comment on in a review but I think that Teaching Office Lonesome is overpriced for a novella of around 66 pages. I think it needs a lower price.
I liked Hope and I felt sorry for her and the crappy situation she was in with her little sister. I don’t think there was enough background information given to explain Hope’s previous sexual experience so I didn’t connect with that. I did think Hope was VERY sexually confident though! I don’t think I’d even have the courage to do some of the stuff she did and I’m married, LOL!
I felt for Jack and his lonely life. I’m sure it must have been hard for him to lose the only woman he had ever loved in such tragic circumstances.
With all that being said I didn’t really “buy” their “insta-feelings” towards each other. I get that they felt an attraction; I just didn’t feel it when they found themselves falling for each other so quickly. I didn’t see what it was about Jack that made Hope want to change her ways, and I didn’t see what it was about Hope that made Jack feel ready to move on. I think the story needed to be longer to develop things further.
Also, this isn’t something I usually comment on in a review but I think that Teaching Office Lonesome is overpriced for a novella of around 66 pages. I think it needs a lower price.
August 31, 2012
How in a novella can an author put so much emotion. This is every bit as good as Kaye's Hearts in Darkness and that is a fantastic read. I got that tingly feeling in my chest that only comes from a book that really tugs at your heart strings.
Beautiful writing: "...tears balanced on her bottom lids."
"He tried touching her face, but she ducked away."
*Disclaimer: can cause you to blush at members of law enforcement*
Beautiful writing: "...tears balanced on her bottom lids."
"He tried touching her face, but she ducked away."
*Disclaimer: can cause you to blush at members of law enforcement*
November 17, 2014
synopsis:
hope has not met a one-night stand she hasn't liked. she's been on her own for awhile, even though she is young, and she's looking after her younger sister. one night, she is pulled over by a police officer twice her age, who has been widowed for a year. he follows her home and they proceed to steam up the pages.
what i liked: the premise.
what i didn't like: there wasn't much of a story. i never really felt for either character.
hope has not met a one-night stand she hasn't liked. she's been on her own for awhile, even though she is young, and she's looking after her younger sister. one night, she is pulled over by a police officer twice her age, who has been widowed for a year. he follows her home and they proceed to steam up the pages.
what i liked: the premise.
what i didn't like: there wasn't much of a story. i never really felt for either character.
August 27, 2012
Adorable novella with engaging characters. From the start I felt Jack's loneliness and was really cheering Hope on.
Kaylie does it again!
Kaylie does it again!
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