9 1/2 Days (Harlequin Blaze) [Mass Market Paperback]

Mia Zachary (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Blaze | Publication Date: November 1, 2004

Jordan Gregory needs a Ten Day Fiancé. Danny Navarro has an Eight Date Rule. After an accidental kidnapping and a night they'll never forget, he agrees to a fake engagement, but only if she agrees to give herself to him ‘anytime, anyplace, anyhow’. Jordan is more than willing to play Danny’s game, but suddenly he wants ten days to become forever.

Editorial Reviews

Review

4 1/2 Stars Top Pick! Hot sex, complicated characters, a wonderful heroine and a plot with intense emotion and humor. -- Romantic Times Bookclub

Mia Zachary has a gift for spirited and sensual romance... Electrifying protagonists... A red-hot experience. 4.5 Stars -- Nicole Hulst, Cata-Romance.com Reviews

Reviewer's Choice Award! I wish 9 1/2 Days was endless: these characters were too great to say good-bye to! -- The Road to Romance Reviews

From the Publisher

Attorney Jordan Gregory is desperate to learn how to be sexy and spontaneous so she can seduce a favor from her ex-boyfriend. So after reading Fifty Fast Fantasies from cover to cover, she plots to kidnap him for a night he’ll never forget. The problem is, she kidnapped the wrong twin! Or is he the right one? Because no man has ever lit her fire the way Danny does.

Whenever a woman gets too close, Firefighter Danny Navarro doesn’t hesitate to walk away. The only way he’ll agree to a fake engagement is if Jordan agrees to give herself to him ‘anytime, anyplace, anyhow’. It’s all fun and games and hot fantasies until Danny realizes he’s falling in love. Suddenly, their Anytime agreement isn’t enough for him anymore.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (November 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037379164X
• ISBN-13: 978-0373791644
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,437,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Over the years, award-winning author Mia Zachary has penned really bad poetry, even worse song lyrics, adolescent short stories and overly descriptive class papers. She had written several chapters for a medieval romance, but credits her husband with suggesting that a modern timeframe might help her focus more on the story than the setting.

Her first completed contemporary manuscript placed second in Harlequin Books 2000 Summer Blaze contest. She's written four Blaze novels since then, including AFTERNOON DELIGHT (April 2006) and is under contract for two more Blazes (tba), as well as a romantic mystery (March 2007) and a paranormal novella (Oct 2007) for Harlequin Special Releases.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Actually, it's not interracial, February 20, 2005

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Mia Zachary "Sensual Romance with a Touch of ... (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 9 1/2 Days (Harlequin Blaze) (Mass Market Paperback)

Both the hero and the heroine of my book at African American. If you read some of the descriptions again, you'll see I did refer to the color of Danny's skin. But you are right about RED SHOES- Alex is white and Meghan is black.

Thanks for the kind words about the story!

Mia Zachary

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Undercover interracial romance novel, February 4, 2005

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Gypsi Hart - See all my reviews

This review is from: 9 1/2 Days (Harlequin Blaze) (Mass Market Paperback)

Yes, it is! I swear and I quote "He didn't need to see her eyes to know they were the golden brown color of maple syrup....that her skin was the warm tone of caramel" (29). Hello! I'm so glad eHarlequin is coming out with more out of the closet interracial romance novels. This one is about a black woman who lost weight and sleeps with the wrong man, then uses him to pretend to be a fiance. Very good, short novel. Danny is lovable and so is Jordan. Her cousin KEISHA tries to get in the way of their relationship, but love overcomes all. If you love interracial novels, ever felt bad about your body, or have a thing for sexy firefighters, than this is the novel for you. Also check out Mia's Red shoes & diary novel, another undercover interracial novel.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 9 1/2 Days is excellent, December 2, 2004

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Joan Reeves "It's never too late to live happ... (TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 9 1/2 Days (Harlequin Blaze) (Mass Market Paperback)

I must disagree with a previous review of 9 1/2 Days by the talented Mia Zachary. I found the book to be an excellent story of a woman overcoming her inner conflict so that she can accept love when she finds it. It may not be politically correct for a woman--especially a successful attorney--to obsess over her flaws and allow them to prevent her from fully enjoying life, but that doesn't mean things like that don't happen every day. Show me a woman who professes no angst, and I'll show you a liar. Category romance has certain conventions. Some may view these stories as the same tired plot, but women relate to these stories because there is an inherent truth in them that they recognize. Women are told that they have to have a successful career AND look like a Victoria's Secret model! 9 1/2 Days has a great hero who sees the woman as she is, and a heroine who still sees the fat girl in the mirror. And, yes, there is someone in everyone's life who is a nemesis--like the heroine's bitchy cousin. We'll do anything to avoid that person or impress them if we get a chance. I found the book surprisingly honest in its characterization and emotionally moving with a simmering sensuality. I celebrate an author who brings her unique voice to an archetypal story. Well done, Mia Zachary!