HOT by Julia Harper.

I love it!

I love it!

I love it!

I love all those phone calls!

No, I've not read anything like it.

As much as I want Turner & John to meet face to face soon, a part of me still hopes that they continue to communicate by cell phone only. I really love all those parts. While reading, I had wondered if the whole book is only going be like that for them, and that they only meet each other face to face at the very end. Which would suck actually. But nah, it didn't happen like I wondered.

I still love how they eventually meet though. Dumb luck. ☺

And points for John for the handcuff idea.

I love Squeaky's presence too.

Have to admit, having a bad memory, I was trying to figure out if Dante Torelli is the hero of For the Love of Pete (which I read back in October last year according to my reading record). And yup, he's him alright. Feel like reading that book again. ☺

If I had to pick which one (between For the Love of Pete & Hot) I like more, it probably will be Hot. It's the phone calls. ♥ Can't resist them!

And the book is hot too. And not just because of the title and weather in the story. ☺

For those who didn't know, Julia Harper is Elizabeth Hoyt too.

And I have all her books.

Can't wait for Notorius Pleasures. ♥♥

Kev McCloud.

I just love how Kev makes Edie his only thought. How he only focuses her. And despite his scarred life so far, he still wants to do it the normal way; to court her, date her, marry her, and have babies.

So want.

Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt.

There're times when I read a great book, I really wish I'm eloquent. So that I can also put down in words how much I love it.

I just so enjoyed every moment of Lord Caire & Temperance together.

Just love the whole thing.

My first favorite scene: When Lord Caire first broke into Temperance's foundling home. ♥

And the first lines of the story (page 2) that just reminds me why I love Elizabeth Hoyt's writing:

"It's ghostlike if he's the dead spirit of a harlequin player come back to haunt the living."

"For bad reviews?"

Bahahha. Read the first chapter here.

Can't wait for the next. How many exactly are there in this serie?

Breaking the Sheikh's Rules by Abby Green.

Have I mentioned before that I love Abby Green's endings?

The part where the hero gave his grovelling speech. It's not just a simple, I'm sorry, I love you, marry me. It just goes on and on and on, and seriously, impressed me all the time.

Favorite part other than the ending? When Iseult wants to leave Nadim. And when Nadim says, "You won't even stay for Devil's Kiss?" Gawd, it's no imagination Iseult, this line reeks so much of desperation. Love it. ♥

My complain? Too short. Including the grovelling speech. Not enough misunderstandings (wait, I'm complaining about this?). I just feel that more misunderstandings would lead to a longer grovelling speech...

And I can't wait for Jamilah & Salman's book. ♥

Montana Born: The Marriage Maker by Christie Ridgway.

I'm just very lucky to have come across Montana Born, during my nowadays-extremely-rare trips to the second-hand bookstore. One of the story, The Marriage Marker (which I just read), is by Christie Ridgway (yes, as if I need more of her in my TBR), and the other is by Robin Wells.

Some of my favorite and mentionable scenes in The Marriage Maker:

The hospital scene duh.

Every scene with Cleo kissing another man. Four of them? Or is it five? I lost count. I love Ethan's reaction ahHahahah.

Cleo revealing she can't cook.

Ethan revealing that he can.

And the ending where Cleo threw herself at Ethan.

And Jonah. I like how his presence and smile makes Cleo and Ethan important/happy, you know.

I miss reading about babies.

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Kincaid? Hey, do they have anything to do with Rory Kincaid from This Perfect Kiss (my first book by Christie Ridgway)? Sigh, I love that book. Blew me away. Made Christie Ridgway a must buy.

Master of Fire. And Smoke!

The best thing about this book?

Smoke.

And the page after the end of the story, which reminded me that the next book in this serie is call Master of Smoke.

So Smoke gets his own book.

OMwonderfulFdemiG.

The part where he and Giada are in the woods, wow.

And the end part where he sacrifices so much because he wanted to protect two children. Damn.

I want to read Smoke's book now!!!!! :(

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Logan is cute. An ass, but cute.

Like being angry that Giada lied to him, then he broke her heart, and then simply decided that roses can help smooth his apology over.

Like being an ass when he proposed that they true-bonded for survival reasons.

To quote Smoke (Smoke!), "dumbass". But cute.

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Sorry, but Smoke is really the highlight of the book for me. ♥ And I just pre-ordered the book.

Dreaded TBR.

I have now four Christie Ridgway books in my TBR. The three knitting stories and the latest Crush on You. I so want at least two weeks off work to read them in peace and recover from the emotional drain.

And then there's Kevin McCloud in all HARD cover glory just THERE wanting to be read too.

Argh Master of Fire!!!!

When did I buy Kresley Cole's The Price of Pleasure?

Oh Garters. I'm so afraid of reading it.

:(

But come to think of it, despite these gems, all I want now is just another Abby Gaines book to read.

To Seduce A Sinner by Elizabeth Hoyt.

Vale reminds me a little of Iddesleigh, who is my favourite Elizabeth Hoyt hero. ♥ Vale is probably the second now. And third is everyone else.

I kept thinking about that part where Melisande prepares a pallet on the floor so that they can sleep together. It is so sweet.

I love this book. ♥

Bride in a Glided Cage by Abby Green.

Oh my goodness. Where do I start? The ending?

I just can't believe I almost forgot how overwhelming Abby Green's endings are. I think I shed more tears than the heroine.

Basically, I find the beginning of the story, cold. Not exactly my favourite theme (cold, unfeeling, arranged marriage), but I just know it will pick up somewhere.

Then bam. The part where Rafael and Isobel were labelled as bleeding hearts? It's like Christmas.

I thought it's the part where the story thawed. ♥

The part where Isobel did a hundred and eighty degree change and tried to be the trophy wife that Rafael had wanted at the beginning? And the acrylic nails thingy? That's it.

The milonga? It.

Then the ending? The I-love-yous and all that? Damn. ♥

I love Abby Green. She just writes the most satisfying endings ever.