Desert Heat by Laurie White

 

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 Brainy, buttoned-up research scientist Julia Alvarez is horrified when she discovers the body of her murdered colleague. Then she encounters Max Reilly, the bad-boy homicide detective who’s been assigned to the case. Julia and Max find an attraction as searing as the Phoenix sun, but can they find happiness with each other despite backgrounds that are worlds apart? Can they survive the danger when the killer targets them both?

Angie J's Review:

I received this book from the author for an honest review.

Well I must admit that I love this authors ability to cause sexual tension.  She has a great ability to make you feel that sexual chemistry.  I have read another book of hers called Twist of Fate and I abso loved it.  (Twist of Fate Review here)

So this story is about a nerdy scientist who gets caught up in a plot from bad dudes to steal a cancer drug she has been working on.  Her lab partner is killed and in rolls hawtie detective Max.  Apparently Max and Julia went to school together BUT she was a nerd and he a jock...never the 2 did mix.

 Julia keeps getting attacked, driven off the road and even has her house shot up before Hawtie Detective tells her that they are going to hang........at the safe house...together....alone *wiggles eyes* you sooo know what is gonna happen right???  The 2 characters have an attraction to one another from the moment they meet.  She thinks she is still in HS and no way he would be interested in nerd girl her.  He knows she is loaded AND the daughter of the mayor WHO KINDA HATES HIM and so no way she would wanna hook up with a loser like him.  Hook up they do my friends...steamy and yummy until the damn phone rings.  Why do people not turn their cell phones off or better yet, DON'T ANSWER THEM!!!!!  Well they continue to investigate who who trying to kill Julia AND her family .  When *Dramatic Music* she is kidnapped and Max has to save her.  I am going to cut my store there because I want you to read it.....It is a great suspense book.  Again I had zero clue who the "Bad Guy" was and was pleasantly surprised.   I defo look forward to reading more by this author.  

 

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Laurie White is the author of two published novels from Sweet Cravings Publishing. She loves writing stories with strong heroines and troubled yet honorable heroes. Laurie lives in the hills of Tennessee with her four cats.

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Twist of Fate by Laurie White

 

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 Devon Gallagher never imagined she’d become the target of a stalker. But hang-up phone calls, strange letters and a pair of her own shredded underwear drive her to seek help from the one man she thought she’d never see again -- ex-lover Rick Bergstrom. Although both Rick and Devon vow to put aside their past together, as they work to unmask the stalker they discover an even greater danger -- their still-smoldering passion.

Angie J's Review:

I received this book from the author for a truthful review.

So when I got this book I was fascinated on the whole getting your ex that you never got over to help protect you.  I knew there was going to be alot of sexual tension because the reason they broke up was lack of communication.  They had great sexual communication BUT not so much with vocal communication. 

So the book begins with Devon shook up by a stalker.  He has been sending letters but upped the game with sending her own underwear all shredded.  That is enough for her to get a bodyguard who turns out to be the ex she hasn't gotten over.  So Rick is quietly doing a happy cheer that Dev, the one who got away, is back but not thrilled about the reasons.  Well the stalker continues to up his game by threatening her family, friends, and even Rick.  As the stalker ups his game the sexual tension ups.  There are a lot of stolen looks, a few stolen kisses and one hot make out scene off the side of the highway....*wiggles eyebrows*.  I loved these 2 characters and kept yelling JUST DO IT!!!!  The chemistry was crazy Crazy CRAZY thick.  They both want to be with the other but have reasons for staying away.

The characters of Rick and Devon.  I really enjoyed them both separately and together.  The challenge each other to be a better person in ways.  Devon learns to be more patient with Rick after learning family secrets.  Rick learned that expressing himself was gratifying to himself and with communicating with Ms. Express-Yourself-All-The-Time.

The stalker...holy moly I had zero clue who it was and was stunned to find out the who and the why!!! I liked the stalker story line and why we felt Devon was someone who wronged him.  I admit I kepting thinking  'this guy is it" or "nope it is sooo this guy" and when it was revealed I was floored because I was not even close.  The end of the novel when the stalker, Devon and Rick have a show down was great.

I am a sucker for a epilogue and this one was great.  I kinda figured some of it but still I loved the HEA ending that this couple soooo desperately needed.  I would love to read another novel by this author because I think she writes very with great pacing and can build tension amazingly well.  So do yourself a favor and click the link right under my review and add this book to your TBR pile.

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Laurie White is the author of two published novels from Sweet Cravings Publishing. She loves writing stories with strong heroines and troubled yet honorable heroes. Laurie lives in the hills of Tennessee with her four cats.

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