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The Personal Touch
When matchmaker Margot Roth is hired to find a date for the mother of a playboy millionaire, an erotic fling is the last thing on her mind. Well, maybe not the last thing. Clint Hilton is the sexiest man she's ever met, and she has to admit naughty things go through her mind when he looks at her with his sultry eyes.
But now that Clint is there to turn her fantasies into reality, Margot isn't sure if giving in to temptation is the best idea--even if he's determined to share his bed with her...or something more.
But now that Clint is there to turn her fantasies into reality, Margot isn't sure if giving in to temptation is the best idea--even if he's determined to share his bed with her...or something more.
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
About the author
Lori Borrill
43 books18 followersAn Oregon native, Lori Borrill moved to the San Francisco Bay Area just out of high school and has been a transplant Californian ever since. Her weekdays are spent at the insurance company where's she's been employed as a data analyst for over twenty years. The bulk of her evenings are spent at the Little League fields cheering on her son.
Lori started writing in June of 2004 after her husband left his job to pursue his dream of owning a business. Not only did the move help ease their hectic schedules, but he became a solid example that those dreams that seem impossible can often come true. She proved that point herself exactly two years later when Kathryn Lye called to tell her she'd sold to the Harlequin Blaze line.
Lori claims it was the eHarlequin.com community that prompted her to write her first novel. "After reading countless romances, I saw the Web address on a book and decided to check it out," she says. "At the time, I was just looking for writer's guidelines, but the moment I clicked into the Learn To Write forum, I was amazed by the volume of information available to aspiring writers. They really came across like they wanted me to try this." Since then, she's been an active member of the eHarlequin.com community, finding all of her closest writing friends through the site. "What propelled me from novice to published author were the people I've met through the Harlequin boards," she says. "I've made some treasured friendships with talented authors who not only helped me hone the craft, but have become a system of support I can't imagine writing without."
Lori started writing in June of 2004 after her husband left his job to pursue his dream of owning a business. Not only did the move help ease their hectic schedules, but he became a solid example that those dreams that seem impossible can often come true. She proved that point herself exactly two years later when Kathryn Lye called to tell her she'd sold to the Harlequin Blaze line.
Lori claims it was the eHarlequin.com community that prompted her to write her first novel. "After reading countless romances, I saw the Web address on a book and decided to check it out," she says. "At the time, I was just looking for writer's guidelines, but the moment I clicked into the Learn To Write forum, I was amazed by the volume of information available to aspiring writers. They really came across like they wanted me to try this." Since then, she's been an active member of the eHarlequin.com community, finding all of her closest writing friends through the site. "What propelled me from novice to published author were the people I've met through the Harlequin boards," she says. "I've made some treasured friendships with talented authors who not only helped me hone the craft, but have become a system of support I can't imagine writing without."
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January 24, 2021
Fairly bland romance
2 stars
Multi-millionaire business owner and self-proclaimed playboy, Clint Hilton, is fed up of his love life being interrupted by his widowed mother who has moved in with him and will not leave. So he hires dating counsellor, Margot Roth, to provide tips on finding a man for his mother.
As soon as Margot and Clint meet the sparks are immediate. Rather than tell his mother the truth, Clint and Margot pretend to date in order for Margot to be able to find out who will be the perfect guy. But how long will they be able to keep up the pretence, especially when at least one of them is playing for keeps.
Although it's a tried and tested plot, I still quite like a story where a couple pretend to be together only to find out neither are actually pretending. While this book didn't follow any formula, I feel that perhaps in order to avoid any clichés, no storyline was truly developed - it was all a bit bitty!
Clint was a likeable enough character as a ladies' man although I didn't really believe he was as suave or hot as he was supposed to be. On the other hand Margot wasn't likeable at all. She was whiney, annoying and deluded - especially when it came to dating in which she was supposed to be an expert. While there was enough heat in the novel, it was all a little bland as the pair didn't have much chemistry.
Overall, this isn't the worst book that I've read and if you have it on your shelf then it's still worth a go. However, it was a little bland and certainly not what I was looking for when I picked up a Blaze romance. 2 stars.
February 4, 2010
I feel like I'm on a Blaze marathon, which is terrible because I have 2 exams tomorrow. Thankfully, I did finish a blaze book worth finishing that is not written by Sarah Mayberry. After reading The Personal Touch, Lori Borrill is my 2nd favorite Blaze author.
This is an easy read with very little character development and simple writing and storytelling style. Yet, the story was entertaining in its novelty. A playboy trying to find a date for his widowed mother and consults a matchmaker, aka. heroine. It's kinda cute, the interactions between the playboy, Clint and his mother (and an interrupted sex scene with a random girl). The heroine, Margot, is not really memorable and essentially goes through this mental breakdown before she accepts the hero's plea to have a relationship.
It's a fun read, but I wish there was more tension built between the H/H, but it is Blaze, afterall - they do everything quick. Oh yea, there was an attempt at character development (job insecurities and such), I guess I just wasn't feeling it.
This is an easy read with very little character development and simple writing and storytelling style. Yet, the story was entertaining in its novelty. A playboy trying to find a date for his widowed mother and consults a matchmaker, aka. heroine. It's kinda cute, the interactions between the playboy, Clint and his mother (and an interrupted sex scene with a random girl). The heroine, Margot, is not really memorable and essentially goes through this mental breakdown before she accepts the hero's plea to have a relationship.
It's a fun read, but I wish there was more tension built between the H/H, but it is Blaze, afterall - they do everything quick. Oh yea, there was an attempt at character development (job insecurities and such), I guess I just wasn't feeling it.
June 11, 2012
Wow this book had some opening!
Clint Hilton is a playboy and the story opens up all hot & steamy with him & a model only to be interrupted by his mom! Yekes! So as he complains to his office assistant friend Carmen she suggests getting his mom out of his hair by getting her a boyfriend so she refers him to her friend Margot.
He hurries up to make an appointment with the relationship counselor only to discover he’s attracted to her even though she’s not his usual actress/model type.
Lots of misunderstandings as the two get together. Nice twist that she’s the one misunderstanding everything…
Clint Hilton is a playboy and the story opens up all hot & steamy with him & a model only to be interrupted by his mom! Yekes! So as he complains to his office assistant friend Carmen she suggests getting his mom out of his hair by getting her a boyfriend so she refers him to her friend Margot.
He hurries up to make an appointment with the relationship counselor only to discover he’s attracted to her even though she’s not his usual actress/model type.
Lots of misunderstandings as the two get together. Nice twist that she’s the one misunderstanding everything…
October 14, 2009
Okay, So I finally just finished this book.
Took me about 3 days but I did it.
It was a very different book from what I usually read, because I'm more into the street-fiction,but overall It was a pretty good read,but not really all that because I have absolutely read better! Anywho, I give this book 3 stars.
P.S. The sex was also great in this book lol!
Took me about 3 days but I did it.
It was a very different book from what I usually read, because I'm more into the street-fiction,but overall It was a pretty good read,but not really all that because I have absolutely read better! Anywho, I give this book 3 stars.
P.S. The sex was also great in this book lol!
June 18, 2010
I burned some credits to get this on Audiblel.com. I think I would have enjoyed the story better if not for the narrator. Oh, well. Still. A good, Blaze romance full of smoking hot scenes, one sexy alpha male, and, of course, the obligatory emotionally stunted female.
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July 27, 2011Playboy Clint is having his style cramoed my his own Mom, so turna bout being fair play, he goes o a matchmaker to set her up.. Matchmaker Morgot turns th tables on Clint, winning him over and he in turn, has to win her.
A very hot and sexy story.
A very hot and sexy story.
December 6, 2010
I whizzed through this one, staying up later than I probably should have just to finish it. Very good.
February 27, 2012
Unfinish
December 9, 2012
Decent. Nothing remarkably good or bad. I liked the main characters but didn't always sympathize with/understand their motivations.
August 26, 2010
Excellent sizzling summer read!!
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