Bad Boys in Black Tie [Paperback]

Lori Foster (Author), Erin McCarthy (Author), Morgan Leigh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2004

Good With His Hands By New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster As next-door neighbors and best friends, Pete Watson and Cassidy McClannahan have a "no sex" relationship. "No sex" equals continuing friendship. "Ohmygodyes" sex equals big problems and probably some serious dish throwing. It may be a rigid rule, but it works. Until Pete decides he wants to push the line. If sensible Cassidy won't take his hints, he's ready to transform himself into the perfect "black tie" guy he thinks she wants. Miss Extreme Congeniality By Erin McCarthy CJ White knows there must be a catch when Wyatt Maddock--her despised FBI partner--offers to transfer out of Chicago and far, far away from her. There's a catch, all right, and it's a big one: CJ has to spend one sexy night with the untamed playboy, wearing the outfit of his choice, the pig. Okay, so the guy's hot. So his reputation in the bedroom is the stuff of legend. So CJ's been in a dry spell for about, oh, three years. So, maybe one night to be rid of him isn't so unbearable... Last Call By Morgan Leigh Tess Braeden is new in Justice, North Carolina, but there's no justice when she learns that her inherited home is about to be foreclosed on. Thank goodness for Fletcher Graham. Meeting the hard-bodied, hard-working cutie is the only bright spot in her insane life--he could become Mr. Right very quickly. But will he become Mr. Wrong when Tess discovers what his real day job is?

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Lori Foster is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of many contemporary romances.
Erin McCarthy, the author of A Date with the Other Side, Bad Boys Online, Smart Mouth, Houston, We Have a Problem, and Mouth to Mouth.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Kensington (May 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0758207743
• ISBN-13: 978-0758207746
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #335,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Can't Miss With The Bad Boys Anthology!!!, June 3, 2004

By 

Kristi Ahlers (Illinois) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Bad Boys in Black Tie (Paperback)

If you haven't read any of the books in this series you're really missing out. If on the other hand you have been a faithful reader (such as myself) then you MUST add this one to your collection. The three author's have all managed to pen winners and that is something since these are short stories and not full length novels. You won't feel cheated at all.

In Ms. Foster's story 'Good With His Hands' we have two neighbors that are friends but each has been thinking a bit too much about the other. Then one day everything changes! Cassidy decides that she will try to make herself a bit more attractive (think tomboy here) and Pete (You've met him in the past. Brother to Gil, and Sam) is willing to change become a little more refined. Well, duh...each likes the other just the way they are. After one day of amazing...relations these two realize that they can still be friend and lovers too. What a concept.

In Ms. McCarthy's 'Miss Extreme Congeniality' we hook up again with Wyatt Maddock (Smart Mouth) and CJ White (Also Smart Mouth). This is their story. CJ has an autistic child and she is very weary about men in general. Especially after Sam's dad takes a hike because he can't stand the pressure of a special needs child. Unfortunatly Wyatt is everything CJ knows she should avoid but she makes a deal with him. One night with Wyatt with him calling the shots and he will request a transfer out of the Chicago FBI Office. Well, one night only proves to Wyatt he's not going anywhere...he wants it all with CJ! Can he show this injured woman that he is willing to stay around for the long haul?

In Ms. Leigh's 'Last Call' Tess Braeden falls in lust at first sight with hunky Fletcher. She thinks he's the town mechanic and he can help her with getting an audience with the mayor who seems reluctant to give her even one second of his time. Well, she's had more then a second with the mayor, she's kissed him.

Fletcher knows exactly who Tess is and he's now in a rock and a hard spot. He wants to help but first he has to fess up to what his day job really is. Hello mayor Fletcher!

These were great stories, very steamy (like you're used to with any Lori Foster or Erin McCarthy reads) Morgan Leigh is also a great author and one I look forward to reading again, and a great addition to the 'Bad Boys' line. Pick this up for your summer reading list. A great beach book, or airport book, or traveling in the car book...you get the picture.

Official reviewer for www.romancedesigns.com

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bad Boys, August 18, 2004

By 

Barbara Hicks "BadBarb" (in my chair) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Bad Boys in Black Tie (Paperback)

I loved this anthology, Lori Foster, Erin McCarthy and Morgan Leigh wrote fun, sexy novellas that are the perfect thing to read by the pool.
In GOOD WITH HIS HANDS by Lori Foster, Pete gets back what he has dished out to his brothers. He is good friends with his next door neighbor Cassidy McClannahan, but things get steamy quick, when he finally realizes the woman he has been looking for is right next door. Ms Foster is the author that started me on reading anthologies in the first place, and GOOD WITH HIS HANDS is a good example as to why.
In MISS EXTREME CONGENIALITY by Erin McCarthy, CJ White and Wyatt Maddock fight like cats and dogs all the time. CJ even goes so far as to put in for a transfer but before she goes
Wyatt proposes spending one night together to get each other out of their systems. Will one night be enough?
I loved the sparks that flew between CJ and Wyatt in SMART MOUTH and I was so happy to see them get their own story. CJ's son is also a adorable and so is her mom.
In Morgan Leigh's LAST CALL, Tess Braeden has just moved to Justice, North Carolina when she inherits an old farmhouse. But when she arrives she finds that her house is slated to be demolished to make way for a new firehouse. She has tried time and again to get an appointment with the mayor but he has ignored her requests. Tess gets the suprise of her life when she realizes that the hunky mechanic she just locked lips with is the mayor Fletcher Graham. LAST CALL was so much fun and I just fell in love with Coop the bartender. If there is any justice, Coop will have his own story soon.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Bad Boys Story, April 20, 2004

By 

Judy "book reader" (Cincinnati, ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bad Boys in Black Tie (Paperback)

Bad Boys In Black Tie has three immensely entertaining novellas by Lori Foster, Erin McCarthy and Morgan Leigh.

Good With His Hands by Lori Foster gives us grown up Pete Watson with his own story. Pete's home and work life are interconnected to his neighbor Cassidy McClannahan. They have been buddies since Pete started to work at the same sport center. When they start to see each other in a new light, one steamy kiss changes it all. Pete and Cassidy are so laugh out loud funny. The steam they generate leaps off the page. Seeing Pete having his own story is so worth the wait.

Erin McCarthy gives characters from her novel Smart Mouth, agents CJ White and Wyatt Maddock a chance to explore their relationship. CJ and Wyatt have butted heads from the get go. CJ is very by the book agent and has always made her feelings for Agent Wyatt know. Wyatt cannot figure out why is so attracted to this woman. He convinces her to spend one night with him. OH what a night it is. CJ and Wyatt are hysterically funny and knock your socks off steamy.

Morgan Leigh's Last Call has a great mix of instant attraction and humor. Fletcher Graham is the mayor of Justice, NC. He is enthralled with the newcomer singing at the local bar, Last Call. The sexy man winking at her throws Tess Braeden for a loop. Tess is starting over in Justice trying to fix up the family home. Their first meeting is electric. Fletcher is keeping a huge secret from Tess that might change everything.

This book is definitely a keeper. I loved all three stories.