Brazen (Hqn Romance) [Mass Market Paperback]

Carly Phillips (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2007 | Series: Hqn Romance

She's the perfect daughter . . . almost.

Samantha Reed is willing to settle into marriage as a trophy wife to a wealthy older man -- if it will help her aging father pay off his debts. But not before having her first, last and only fling -- cramming a lifetime's worth of lust into one weekend with the fist available guy she finds. And when her car breaks down near a roadside tavern, she sets her sights on the sexy bartender -- Mac Mackenzie . . . the perfect man for her love-him-and-leave-him fantasy.

Only, it never occurs to Samantha that she might fall in love -- or that Mac might have a few fantasies of his own . . .

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Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Award winning author of over 15 novels, Carly Phillips gave up a career as an attorney to pursue her dream of writing romance. While still licensed to practice law in both New York and Connecticut, these days she prefers to pen stories so hot, they should be illegal without oven mitts. She has appeared several times on the Waldenbooks Bestseller list, been nominated for various Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Awards and garnered wins including the SARA Rising Star Award for Best Short Contemporary, and Bookseller’s Best Award. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (January 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373772890
• ISBN-13: 978-0373772896
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #974,072 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Carly Phillips tossed away her legal briefs and a career as an attorney to become a stay at home mom. Within the year, she turned her love of reading into an obsession with writing. Over 25 published novels later, Carly writes sexy contemporary romances, striking a balance between entertainment and emotion, and giving her readers the compelling story they have come to expect and enjoy.

Carly is a New York Times bestseller, USA Today Bestseller and Publisher's Weekly bestseller. The triple play earned her a spot on Romance Writers of America's coveted Honor Roll. In 2002, Carly's novel, The Bachelor, became Kelly Ripa's "Reading with Ripa" pick on Live with Regis and Kelly, making it the first romance ever chosen on a nationally televised bookclub.

Carly received her undergraduate degree from Brandeis University and is a graduate of Boston University School of Law (J.D.). To date, Carly has over twenty-five novels to her credit, all available wherever books are sold.

When not writing or playing online, Carly loves to read, to knit, and to spend time with her family. She lives in Purchase, New York with her husband, two daughters and two soft-coated wheaten terriers who act like their third and fourth children.

For more information, visit Carly's always updated web site at www.carlyphillips.com where she has monthly contests, excerpts and much more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An impressive debut!, May 25, 1999

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Karen Templeton (New Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brazen (Blaze) (Harlequin Temptation) (Paperback)

Give many writers the premise of a heroine seeking a no-strings, week-long affair with a perfect stranger, not to mention that both parties are not exactly being honest with each other, and what you often get is "hot" for the sake of "hot", but a love story that's less than believeable. Not so with Carly Phillips's BRAZEN. Yes, the love scenes sizzle, but within the context of a tender, surprise love affair that quickly turns into the real thing. Ms. Phillips takes great care to show the motivation for her characters' lies of omission, and well as their basic goodness and integrity, a complexity of characterization not often found in short romances. Definitely a writer to watch.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Samantha isn't playing for keeps, she's just playing!, June 3, 1999

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Holly Fuhrmann ([e-mail]) (PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brazen (Blaze) (Harlequin Temptation) (Paperback)

She's got one week to savor a lifetime's worth of excitement. And she knows just what, or rather who, she wants to savor - a bartender named Mac. What starts as one-last fling, becomes a once-in-a-lifetime love, if only Mac and Sammy Jo can put their fears, and their pasts, behind them. Carly Phillips blazes into the romance genre with her first book, Brazen. Make sure you check out her second book, Perfect Partners, a Kensington Bouquet written under her real name, Karen Drogin.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot, passionate and exploration of true feelings, April 17, 2005

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Marilyn Shoemaker (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brazen (Mass Market Paperback)

Brazen has all of the ingredients for one hot and passionate love story. When the beautiful Samantha sets out for a one week fling before committing herself to a marriage to save her father's debt, she by chance meets the handsome Mac in an Arizona desert bar.

As their story enfolds, both characters not only learn about each other but also about themselves. Mac taught Samantha the meaning of love, the fairy tale type of love. Samantha taught Mac new things about himself as well, about his ability to love and give. Even though they only tell each other half truths and live in a fantasy, their love and respect for each other grows. Their journey is one you won't want to miss.