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Reckless
She came home with a plan....
Rachel Dean had arranged to make a very sexy statement at her upcoming ten-year reunion! Once the wallflower of her small Texas town, the savvy New York lawyer was determined to get even with the jocks who d made her teenage years hell. Her scheme: to make them want her then leave them lusting! And her plan almost worked....
Then seduced the wrong man!
Garrett McLean couldn t resist the sultry seductress, even though he knew she had him confused with his brother, Carl. Still, with the way she revved up his libido, he d have done just about anything to have her.... But the next morning, Garrett knew that one spectacular night wasn t enough. He wanted Rachel in his bed and his life for good. Only, Rachel still had others to seduce....
Rachel Dean had arranged to make a very sexy statement at her upcoming ten-year reunion! Once the wallflower of her small Texas town, the savvy New York lawyer was determined to get even with the jocks who d made her teenage years hell. Her scheme: to make them want her then leave them lusting! And her plan almost worked....
Then seduced the wrong man!
Garrett McLean couldn t resist the sultry seductress, even though he knew she had him confused with his brother, Carl. Still, with the way she revved up his libido, he d have done just about anything to have her.... But the next morning, Garrett knew that one spectacular night wasn t enough. He wanted Rachel in his bed and his life for good. Only, Rachel still had others to seduce....
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 10, 2000
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Julie Kenner
161 books1,242 followersJ. Kenner (aka Julie Kenner) is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and International bestselling author of over seventy novels, novellas and short stories in a variety of genres.
Though known primarily for her award-winning and international bestselling erotic romances (including the Stark and Most Wanted series) that have reached as high as #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, JK has been writing full time for over a decade in a variety of genres including paranormal and contemporary romance, “chicklit” suspense, urban fantasy, Victorian-era thrillers (coming soon), and paranormal mommy lit.
Her foray into the latter, Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner, has been consistently in development in Hollywood since prior to publication. Most recently, it has been optioned by Warner Brothers Television for development as series on the CW Network with Alloy Entertainment producing.
JK has been praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue and eccentric characterizations” and by RT Bookclub for having “cornered the market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swopn for him.” A three time finalist for Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award, JK took home the first RITA trophy awarded in the category of erotic romance in 2014 for her novel, Claim Me (book 2 of her Stark Trilogy).
Her books have sold well over a million copies and are published in over over twenty countries.
In her previous career as an attorney, JK worked as a clerk on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and practiced primarily civil, entertainment and First Amendment litigation in Los Angeles and Irvine, California, as well as in Austin, Texas. She currently lives in Central Texas, with her husband, two daughters, and two rather spastic cats.
Though known primarily for her award-winning and international bestselling erotic romances (including the Stark and Most Wanted series) that have reached as high as #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, JK has been writing full time for over a decade in a variety of genres including paranormal and contemporary romance, “chicklit” suspense, urban fantasy, Victorian-era thrillers (coming soon), and paranormal mommy lit.
Her foray into the latter, Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner, has been consistently in development in Hollywood since prior to publication. Most recently, it has been optioned by Warner Brothers Television for development as series on the CW Network with Alloy Entertainment producing.
JK has been praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue and eccentric characterizations” and by RT Bookclub for having “cornered the market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swopn for him.” A three time finalist for Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award, JK took home the first RITA trophy awarded in the category of erotic romance in 2014 for her novel, Claim Me (book 2 of her Stark Trilogy).
Her books have sold well over a million copies and are published in over over twenty countries.
In her previous career as an attorney, JK worked as a clerk on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and practiced primarily civil, entertainment and First Amendment litigation in Los Angeles and Irvine, California, as well as in Austin, Texas. She currently lives in Central Texas, with her husband, two daughters, and two rather spastic cats.
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February 6, 2017
A contemporary romance that touches the sweet, nostalgic feeling. Rachel comes home for her 10 year reunion from high school a changed woman and wants to prove that she is now sexy, confident and a woman to deal with. Unfortunately, there is lying and revenge on her agenda. Better for her, she hits a dog (ouch! - but he's okay, don't worry) on the way into town and the local vet comes to her rescue. Cue the sex kitten.
I wasn't fond of her lying and thoughts to manipulate the men that made fun of her in high school but we've probably all had fantasies of this scenario. I really enjoy the "our" house piece. Reminded me just a bit of Jimmy Stewart's christmas story, It's a Wonderful Life. Only the house part.
Overall a very lovely romance.
I wasn't fond of her lying and thoughts to manipulate the men that made fun of her in high school but we've probably all had fantasies of this scenario. I really enjoy the "our" house piece. Reminded me just a bit of Jimmy Stewart's christmas story, It's a Wonderful Life. Only the house part.
Overall a very lovely romance.
July 25, 2017
3.5 actually.
I got through part of it before realizing I'd read book one a few weeks ago. As I recall, it was *this* character that had me irritated in that book, so reading her story wasn't exactly something I gave much thought.
Once upon a time, there was a shy, impoverished nerd in a small Texas town. Three jocks were a bit mean to her for her senior prom...ok, one was. The other two just gave into peer pressure. She ran off, became a lawyer, and is the previous heroine's literary agent.
For reasons I do not know, possibly because I have yet to go to a class reunion and have no real reason to avoid it; just don't care, the heroine decides to trek back to bumblefart Texas, get the three jocks hot and bothered, and tell them they aren't worth her time. No; can't say that I do understand. Then again, I didn't go to my senior prom either. :shrug:
Of course, it comes a monsoon, she hits a dog, and gets picked up by what she thinks is one of the jerks, only it's his older half brother. So the rest of the book is her attempting to get revenge on three men, two of which have grown up, while getting assistance after a fashion from the H. Eventually she comes to her senses - about the time the one who hasn't grown up remembers her and decides to teach her a lesson about being a tease.
As an aside, the house/farm/ranch/whatever, Dalton or Duncan? And how is it still standing having been abandoned for 20 years? It's treated as if all it needs is a coat of paint. Right.
I got through part of it before realizing I'd read book one a few weeks ago. As I recall, it was *this* character that had me irritated in that book, so reading her story wasn't exactly something I gave much thought.
Once upon a time, there was a shy, impoverished nerd in a small Texas town. Three jocks were a bit mean to her for her senior prom...ok, one was. The other two just gave into peer pressure. She ran off, became a lawyer, and is the previous heroine's literary agent.
For reasons I do not know, possibly because I have yet to go to a class reunion and have no real reason to avoid it; just don't care, the heroine decides to trek back to bumblefart Texas, get the three jocks hot and bothered, and tell them they aren't worth her time. No; can't say that I do understand. Then again, I didn't go to my senior prom either. :shrug:
Of course, it comes a monsoon, she hits a dog, and gets picked up by what she thinks is one of the jerks, only it's his older half brother. So the rest of the book is her attempting to get revenge on three men, two of which have grown up, while getting assistance after a fashion from the H. Eventually she comes to her senses - about the time the one who hasn't grown up remembers her and decides to teach her a lesson about being a tease.
As an aside, the house/farm/ranch/whatever, Dalton or Duncan? And how is it still standing having been abandoned for 20 years? It's treated as if all it needs is a coat of paint. Right.
January 27, 2017
Rachel comes home for the first time since she graduated from high school. She has spent years trying to reinvent herself to get back at her tormentors. I think everyone can relate to Rachel in some way.
December 9, 2009
More formulaic than most of her other books, it still manages to avoid the major pitfalls of generic romances.
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