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Flirting with Fire
First book in the Noble Pass Affaire series, but you can read them in any order.
Ivy is a kindergarten teacher. She is the epitome of the good girl but this doesn't seem to be good enough for her parents. Both high-flying academics, they look down at her chosen career. Her friends are her family now but she may just disown them- they've set her up for a week in a resort competition. One slight problem... they didn't mention the suite mate she had to share with.
Cole is a firefighter and he and his sister are close but he may just strangle her this time. She's lured him to the resort by neglecting to tell him about the "date" he's going to have for the week!! He's still reeling from the loss of his friend on the job and he's not interested in company and especially not the female variety.
But when he finally meets Ivy, he realises that his icy façade might just melt!! No spoliers in this review but this book has something for everyone. Thrills, romance, passion and a slightly deranged ex!!!! Cole and Ivy are brilliantly real characters and you find yourself swept up in the story and cheering them on. I loved the little mentions of the other books in the series mentioned in all the books I've so far read, lovely little in-jokes!!! And i really want to see Cole's sister and Ivy's friends maybe get their own wee stories!!
Download and enjoy the sexy hi-jinks and love connections at Castle Alainn!
Flirting with Fate
Elle is on the hunt for the slime that cheated her grandmother out of her life savings. She enters a competition to win a getaway at a remote resort when she learns the swindler is going to be there. She makes a promise to herself that she's not leaving until she has solid evidence of the crooked schemes. There is just one large, muscled, sexy wrinkle in her plan - her brother's best friend Logan Ford.
Logan was dispatched to Colorado by Elle's brother Eric to keep her out of trouble. But he's just landed himself in trouble cos Elle is a sexy little package that he has tried to ignore for too long. He knew Eric would never be happy with whoever Elle settled down with, especially not if it was him!! When he catches her in the act, trying to access documents, he decides to help her catch the con-man rather than convince her to go home. And after posing as the other winner of the competition, and thereby sharing the same suite as Elle, he may just find himself getting up close and personal with her!
This book was a terrific start to a new series of books, Noble Pass Affaire novels. Elle and Logan are both fighting a decades old attraction to each other,neither wanting to hurt each other or Eric. Elle is a spunky spitfire, who seems to always bite off more than she can chew. She throws herself into everything she does, including the hunt for those responsible for her grandmothers predicament. Logan is a lovable, affable cop, who has taken the warning from Eric about messing with his sister to heart. But the close quarters they share leads to more intimacy than he planned for and it's lovely seeing the chinks in his armour and resolve appearing.
There is a superb mix of action/adventure and suspense with liberal doses of smoking hot bedroom action! The action is fast paced but not at the expense of feeling rushed or not thought out. The characters are fully formed and all of their own little foibles! I also love the fact that the characters aren't in their twenties - nice to see some slightly older characters in a romantic suspense who have history and experience rather than "fresh out the wrapper" twenty somethings!!
Flirting with Disaster
OMG what an awesome debut novel!!! I was sucked in from page 1!!!! I have read others in the Noble Pass Affaires series and they are superb
Jude is a brilliant scientist but at the same time naively obtuse. She can't see the forrest for the trees and when she is humiliated by the man she thought she was going to marry, she goes on a trip to Castle Alainne with the desire to free herself from what she sees as the albatross around her neck - her virginity.
Beck is valiantly pulling himself out of the quagmire of addiction. He feels he has been cursed and whenever he gets close to someone they are taken from him. But he's also carrying around baggage, baggage that could wreck the fledgling romance he has begun with Jude.
She wants a baby, someone to love her unconditionally. He wants to get his life back on track and remain unattached. Who will get what they want? Will they be able reach a compromise???? Can this self proclaimed beast redeem himself??
I was sucked into Jude and Becks story from the get go. I strongly identified with Jude, she was an amplified, prettier, taller version of me! (Happily I don't suffer with OCD!) She is a brilliant mix of nerd and clueless sexy bombshell and Beck is a tormented, alpha male, torturing himself with survivors guilt.
Mr Fantome is slimy, smarmy and a great foil to Beck. No spoilers but "Call Me Dick" fits him perfectly. LOL Throw in some demented antics from a fame hungry flunky and this is a fantastic mix of romance, suspense and comedy. GIMME MORE
Flirting with the Devil
Samantha Evans Bennett is a fighter in every sense of the word. From living on the streets as a young child, she is taken in by a good foster family and manages to get into University to study law. She is fiesty,fearsome, go for the throat prosecutor. But her love life has gone down the crapper. Now divorced from the man she thought was the love of her life and she now has a hit man after due to her indicting a mob boss.
Wade Bennett thought he had it all. Beautiful wife, flourishing business but SAmmie walked out of his life and he's still not sure why. He didn't think he could be the right man to protect her and has stayed out of her life. But when he realises that she is in danger he flies to her rescue.
Ty Beckinsale, is Sammie's investigator, best friend and now body guard. He also wants to take their friendship further, but she was married to Wade. But now the field is opening up and he's going to make his move!!!
Set at the same Colorado resort as the others in this series, it was great how this book flows into the already made world. With character overlaps from previous books and a stunning snowy setting, this book just sucks you in. Great complex characters and suspense to keep you on the edge of your seat!! Twists and turns in the plot and "i did not see that coming" moments!!
I had to read it all in one go!! Could not put down deliciousness!!!! Will Wade win back his wife and earn her trust again or will Ty crack her armour and make his move and show her how good they could be???? Lovely little moments within the book when Sammie is reading another book from the series!!
Flirting with Sin
This was my last visit to the Noble Pass and I'm sad to say goodbye (I'm hoping it'll only be for a little while I lurrrrved this series!!) The novel approach to suite mates sharing an awesome vacation and maybe finding a little spark of love was really unique.
Aristotle, Ari, is in face and heart of his band. As the child of rock royalty he knows the pitfalls and highs that the rock n roll life can bring. But he found love young before the craziness happened and didn't think he'd fall prey to the lifestyle. Fast forward a couple of years and he has lost his lover and his heart and he is bone tired and fighting with his label for a short vacation. His hasbeen dad is being pushy as ever and Ari has had it. He swaps vacations with his manager and ends up at the Castle Alainn.
Neveah is tired of being the perfect daughter and in a moment of weakness admits to her sister Heaven, AKA Hell!!! that she wants out of the family business. Every day she faces her sleazeball ex is another day she deflates her ego just a bit. Hell cons her into the break at Noble Pass, funnily enough forgetting to mention about the whole romantic setting and suitemate business!!
She recognises Ari but he is relieved to find that she is no band bunny and is just as tired of her life as he is.
What follows is lovely tender-hearted story dealing with love, lost and broken, and resolving past issues. Neveah and Ari are a perfect pair, and work so well together. Ari is not the typical rock god but he does have the same solutions sometimes, F@*k the band bunnies and get drunk to numb the pain. Neveah is a people pleaser and her own worst enemy!!!
Beautifully written, heartrending back stories and very real feel tenderness in dealing with trauma and loss, in various forms. I'm not a real lover of rock musician books but this was a brilliant read and would love read more books about the rest of Ari's bandmates!!
First book in the Noble Pass Affaire series, but you can read them in any order.
Ivy is a kindergarten teacher. She is the epitome of the good girl but this doesn't seem to be good enough for her parents. Both high-flying academics, they look down at her chosen career. Her friends are her family now but she may just disown them- they've set her up for a week in a resort competition. One slight problem... they didn't mention the suite mate she had to share with.
Cole is a firefighter and he and his sister are close but he may just strangle her this time. She's lured him to the resort by neglecting to tell him about the "date" he's going to have for the week!! He's still reeling from the loss of his friend on the job and he's not interested in company and especially not the female variety.
But when he finally meets Ivy, he realises that his icy façade might just melt!! No spoliers in this review but this book has something for everyone. Thrills, romance, passion and a slightly deranged ex!!!! Cole and Ivy are brilliantly real characters and you find yourself swept up in the story and cheering them on. I loved the little mentions of the other books in the series mentioned in all the books I've so far read, lovely little in-jokes!!! And i really want to see Cole's sister and Ivy's friends maybe get their own wee stories!!
Download and enjoy the sexy hi-jinks and love connections at Castle Alainn!
Flirting with Fate
Elle is on the hunt for the slime that cheated her grandmother out of her life savings. She enters a competition to win a getaway at a remote resort when she learns the swindler is going to be there. She makes a promise to herself that she's not leaving until she has solid evidence of the crooked schemes. There is just one large, muscled, sexy wrinkle in her plan - her brother's best friend Logan Ford.
Logan was dispatched to Colorado by Elle's brother Eric to keep her out of trouble. But he's just landed himself in trouble cos Elle is a sexy little package that he has tried to ignore for too long. He knew Eric would never be happy with whoever Elle settled down with, especially not if it was him!! When he catches her in the act, trying to access documents, he decides to help her catch the con-man rather than convince her to go home. And after posing as the other winner of the competition, and thereby sharing the same suite as Elle, he may just find himself getting up close and personal with her!
This book was a terrific start to a new series of books, Noble Pass Affaire novels. Elle and Logan are both fighting a decades old attraction to each other,neither wanting to hurt each other or Eric. Elle is a spunky spitfire, who seems to always bite off more than she can chew. She throws herself into everything she does, including the hunt for those responsible for her grandmothers predicament. Logan is a lovable, affable cop, who has taken the warning from Eric about messing with his sister to heart. But the close quarters they share leads to more intimacy than he planned for and it's lovely seeing the chinks in his armour and resolve appearing.
There is a superb mix of action/adventure and suspense with liberal doses of smoking hot bedroom action! The action is fast paced but not at the expense of feeling rushed or not thought out. The characters are fully formed and all of their own little foibles! I also love the fact that the characters aren't in their twenties - nice to see some slightly older characters in a romantic suspense who have history and experience rather than "fresh out the wrapper" twenty somethings!!
Flirting with Disaster
OMG what an awesome debut novel!!! I was sucked in from page 1!!!! I have read others in the Noble Pass Affaires series and they are superb
Jude is a brilliant scientist but at the same time naively obtuse. She can't see the forrest for the trees and when she is humiliated by the man she thought she was going to marry, she goes on a trip to Castle Alainne with the desire to free herself from what she sees as the albatross around her neck - her virginity.
Beck is valiantly pulling himself out of the quagmire of addiction. He feels he has been cursed and whenever he gets close to someone they are taken from him. But he's also carrying around baggage, baggage that could wreck the fledgling romance he has begun with Jude.
She wants a baby, someone to love her unconditionally. He wants to get his life back on track and remain unattached. Who will get what they want? Will they be able reach a compromise???? Can this self proclaimed beast redeem himself??
I was sucked into Jude and Becks story from the get go. I strongly identified with Jude, she was an amplified, prettier, taller version of me! (Happily I don't suffer with OCD!) She is a brilliant mix of nerd and clueless sexy bombshell and Beck is a tormented, alpha male, torturing himself with survivors guilt.
Mr Fantome is slimy, smarmy and a great foil to Beck. No spoilers but "Call Me Dick" fits him perfectly. LOL Throw in some demented antics from a fame hungry flunky and this is a fantastic mix of romance, suspense and comedy. GIMME MORE
Flirting with the Devil
Samantha Evans Bennett is a fighter in every sense of the word. From living on the streets as a young child, she is taken in by a good foster family and manages to get into University to study law. She is fiesty,fearsome, go for the throat prosecutor. But her love life has gone down the crapper. Now divorced from the man she thought was the love of her life and she now has a hit man after due to her indicting a mob boss.
Wade Bennett thought he had it all. Beautiful wife, flourishing business but SAmmie walked out of his life and he's still not sure why. He didn't think he could be the right man to protect her and has stayed out of her life. But when he realises that she is in danger he flies to her rescue.
Ty Beckinsale, is Sammie's investigator, best friend and now body guard. He also wants to take their friendship further, but she was married to Wade. But now the field is opening up and he's going to make his move!!!
Set at the same Colorado resort as the others in this series, it was great how this book flows into the already made world. With character overlaps from previous books and a stunning snowy setting, this book just sucks you in. Great complex characters and suspense to keep you on the edge of your seat!! Twists and turns in the plot and "i did not see that coming" moments!!
I had to read it all in one go!! Could not put down deliciousness!!!! Will Wade win back his wife and earn her trust again or will Ty crack her armour and make his move and show her how good they could be???? Lovely little moments within the book when Sammie is reading another book from the series!!
Flirting with Sin
This was my last visit to the Noble Pass and I'm sad to say goodbye (I'm hoping it'll only be for a little while I lurrrrved this series!!) The novel approach to suite mates sharing an awesome vacation and maybe finding a little spark of love was really unique.
Aristotle, Ari, is in face and heart of his band. As the child of rock royalty he knows the pitfalls and highs that the rock n roll life can bring. But he found love young before the craziness happened and didn't think he'd fall prey to the lifestyle. Fast forward a couple of years and he has lost his lover and his heart and he is bone tired and fighting with his label for a short vacation. His hasbeen dad is being pushy as ever and Ari has had it. He swaps vacations with his manager and ends up at the Castle Alainn.
Neveah is tired of being the perfect daughter and in a moment of weakness admits to her sister Heaven, AKA Hell!!! that she wants out of the family business. Every day she faces her sleazeball ex is another day she deflates her ego just a bit. Hell cons her into the break at Noble Pass, funnily enough forgetting to mention about the whole romantic setting and suitemate business!!
She recognises Ari but he is relieved to find that she is no band bunny and is just as tired of her life as he is.
What follows is lovely tender-hearted story dealing with love, lost and broken, and resolving past issues. Neveah and Ari are a perfect pair, and work so well together. Ari is not the typical rock god but he does have the same solutions sometimes, F@*k the band bunnies and get drunk to numb the pain. Neveah is a people pleaser and her own worst enemy!!!
Beautifully written, heartrending back stories and very real feel tenderness in dealing with trauma and loss, in various forms. I'm not a real lover of rock musician books but this was a brilliant read and would love read more books about the rest of Ari's bandmates!!