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Mission: Irresistible
THE AGENT: Brilliant, beguiling Alicia Corbin.
THE MISSION: Persuade brooding SPEAR operative East Kirby to return to the field as her partner.
THE SURPRISE MANEUVER: Things were going according to plan until East invaded Alicia's heart!
She was there to catch a traitor, and getting emotionally involved with stubborn, sexy East Kirby was not an option for Alicia. But she felt her resolve slipping when she discovered the reclusive loner was the soul mate she'd only dreamed existed. Now if only she could use the adrenaline rush that surged through her veins from East's electrifying kisses to make her mission a success and East a partner for life!
a year of loving dangerously
Where passion rules and nothing is what it seems .
THE MISSION: Persuade brooding SPEAR operative East Kirby to return to the field as her partner.
THE SURPRISE MANEUVER: Things were going according to plan until East invaded Alicia's heart!
She was there to catch a traitor, and getting emotionally involved with stubborn, sexy East Kirby was not an option for Alicia. But she felt her resolve slipping when she discovered the reclusive loner was the soul mate she'd only dreamed existed. Now if only she could use the adrenaline rush that surged through her veins from East's electrifying kisses to make her mission a success and East a partner for life!
a year of loving dangerously
Where passion rules and nothing is what it seems .
248 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 2000
About the author
Sharon Sala
281 books2,313 followersBiography
Sharon Sala is a Native Oklahoman and still lives within a two hour drive of where she was born.
First published in 1991, she is a New York Times/USA Today, best-selling author with a 135 plus books published in seven different genres, including Romantic suspense, Mystery, Young Adult, Western, Fiction, Women’s Fiction and Non-Fiction.
Industry Awards include:
Eight-time RITA finalist. (Romance Industry award)
The Janet Dailey Award.
Five-time Career Achievement winner from RT Magazine.
Five time winner of the National Reader’s Choice Award.
Five time winner of the Colorado Romance Writer’s Award of Excellence.
Heart of Excellence Award.,
Booksellers Best Award.
Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award RITA, presented by RWA.
Centennial Award from RWA for recognition of her 100th published novel.
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July 2, 2025
This is an oldie (2000) Harlequin title spruced up with a beautiful new cover. I love the updated cover that reflects the setting for part of the book, the northern California coast, beautiful area. The story has a lot going for it. I really liked the characters and the way Sala wrote their backgrounds, it made relating to them and their motives easier to understand. This book is marketed as a "Romance" but it reads more like a "Romantic-Suspense" and a pretty good one at that. Even being an oldie, it holds its own and is a really good read.
David Wilson, aka Jonah, is the head of a super-secret covert government organization, SPEAR. Someone is trying to disgrace him and take him down, make him out to be a traitor. He needs help and the only one he can trust is Easton Kirby, a burned-out agent who has worked as a hotel manager for 10 years and has no interest in returning to active agent status.
Jonah sends Alicia Corbin, a beautiful, genius agent who has no idea of her appeal, to convince East to take the assignment. She is no feme fatale and has no idea how to handle this assignment. When East and Ally meet, sparks fly but neither is prepared for that. The kidnapping of East's son forces him to go all in on Jonah's mission and finds himself going all in with Ally too.
David Wilson, aka Jonah, is the head of a super-secret covert government organization, SPEAR. Someone is trying to disgrace him and take him down, make him out to be a traitor. He needs help and the only one he can trust is Easton Kirby, a burned-out agent who has worked as a hotel manager for 10 years and has no interest in returning to active agent status.
Jonah sends Alicia Corbin, a beautiful, genius agent who has no idea of her appeal, to convince East to take the assignment. She is no feme fatale and has no idea how to handle this assignment. When East and Ally meet, sparks fly but neither is prepared for that. The kidnapping of East's son forces him to go all in on Jonah's mission and finds himself going all in with Ally too.
July 3, 2018
The first book in the A Year of Loving Dangerously series. The series is written by several different writers but the first and last book were written by Sharon Sala. East Kirby was a SPEAR operative but "retired" and is now managing a resort for SPEAR personnel. Jonah, SPEAR boss, has a traitor in his mists and needs East to help find out who he is. He sends Alicia Corbin to persuade him. But Alicia is no Femme Fatale. When East's son is abducted, East and Alicia join forces to get him back.
It was a pretty good read. Not great but good. The main characters weren't as fleshed out as I think they could have been and I didn't really feel the chemistry but I still liked it.
It was a pretty good read. Not great but good. The main characters weren't as fleshed out as I think they could have been and I didn't really feel the chemistry but I still liked it.
October 25, 2015
SPEAR operative Alicia "Ally" Corbin has been given her next assignment. She must persuade former SPEAR operative Easton Kirby to come back into the fold and help their mysterious boss, Jonah, find out who is trying to ruin him. East is done with the spy game and has no intention of going back, even if the tempting Ally would be his partner in the field. But when East learns that his son has been kidnapped by the same person who is threatening Jonah, he and Ally must work to rescue Jeff before he becomes a casualty in this war.
This is the first book in a multi-author series called "A Year of Living Dangerously". This book gets the series off to a good start. I enjoyed seeing East and Ally working together to figure out where Jeff was being held. My rating: 4 Stars.
This is the first book in a multi-author series called "A Year of Living Dangerously". This book gets the series off to a good start. I enjoyed seeing East and Ally working together to figure out where Jeff was being held. My rating: 4 Stars.
December 21, 2021
Haha bye.
1.3 stars
1.3 stars
April 29, 2019
A cute story to a promising series. May be almost 20 years old, but it was still a good read, then I again I’m almost twice that, and well I’ve learned somethings get better with age.
October 9, 2024
This is the first book in a 12 book series by several different authors. I assume the main mystery (who has targeted Jonah) will not come to a conclusion until the last book. I am not interested in the other books. I will read the last book which is by Sala. I will forget about the others.
One inconsistency I found was Allie's education. In one place it was stated that she entered high school at 10 and graduated 2 years later at 12. She told East that she graduated at 10. A little editing was needed here.
I liked the book as I do most of Sala's books. That was the only reason I read it and plan to read the last in the series as it is by Sala. I do not like the cliffhanger aspect in that Jonah's mystery was not concluded. However, the book did have a good ending for Allie and East.
One inconsistency I found was Allie's education. In one place it was stated that she entered high school at 10 and graduated 2 years later at 12. She told East that she graduated at 10. A little editing was needed here.
I liked the book as I do most of Sala's books. That was the only reason I read it and plan to read the last in the series as it is by Sala. I do not like the cliffhanger aspect in that Jonah's mystery was not concluded. However, the book did have a good ending for Allie and East.
July 20, 2023
East Kirby and Ally Corbin are forced to work together to protect the secret spy organization they're both part of. Then the hunt gets personal when East's son gets kidnapped in the process. An enjoyable read.
June 14, 2020
Well, that was a book.
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March 13, 2025Contemporary Romance, Suspense, Romantic Suspense, Police Procedural Mystery & Detective
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A Year of Loving Dangerously (Book #1)
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A Year of Loving Dangerously (Book #1)
April 23, 2025
Really good book!
August 17, 2016
the spying was more interesting than the romance
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April 3, 2017Miniseries:A Year of Loving Dangerously
April 11, 2017
Amazing
Sharon Salas always delivers the goods.I have yet to read one of her books that I didn't enjoy.Keep them coming.
Sharon Salas always delivers the goods.I have yet to read one of her books that I didn't enjoy.Keep them coming.
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