To Desire a Scoundrel (Southern Heat/Novella Two: TANNER) [Kindle Edition]

Tracy Sumner (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A sexy tale filled with great verbal repartee."
--Romantic Times
 
"This story packs a lot of heat."
--Reviewer Jill Nicholson
 
"Sassy dialogue! A charming story."
--Readertoreader.com
 
"A bad boy...and a lively, independent woman. An excellent sequel!"
--All Romance Bookstore Reviews

Product Description

**Includes excerpts from Tracy's National Reader's Choice Winner TIDES OF PASSION and the Bestselling historical prequel TIDES OF LOVE!**

Come along for a story of holiday seduction that Romantic Times calls, "a searing passion...a sexy tale filled with great verbal repartee!"

The first rule when dealing with scoundrels? Never wager more than you are willing to lose.

Especially in matters of the heart.

Katherine Peters had loved Richmond's most notorious scoundrel -
and lost. She vowed to forget Tanner Barkley. And deny the ache in her heart.
Caught
between the devil and desire.

Tanner Barkley rejected a banking fortune for the newspaper
business. He hadn't planned on falling in love with the one person who held the
key to the most important story of his career.

Katherine's disdain is no match for Tanner's persuasive charm.

Or the love neither can deny.

"A bad boy...and a lively, independent woman. An excellent sequel!"
--All Romance Bookstore Reviews

"This story packs a lot of heat."
--Reviewer Jill Nicholson

"Sassy dialogue! A charming story."
--Readertoreader.com


Dear Reader:

When I finished TO SEDUCE A ROGUE, I really had this great feeling about Adam Chase's best friend, Tanner Barkley. A bit cynical, secretive, sexy, in other words, the perfect hero! And who better to pair him with than the daughter of Charlie's somber chaperone in ROGUE? No daughter of such a severe woman could suffer fools easily.

And we all know how foolish a man in love can act.

Then my editor invited me to participate in a Christmas anthology and TO DESIRE A SCOUNDREL was born.

Katherine Peters is made for Tanner, and for the first time, I wrote about a hero who realizes this simple fact before the heroine! (If you recall, in ROGUE, Adam is clueless until nearly the end. Even Tanner tries to tell him the error of his ways. How sad is that?)

I hope you enjoy this holiday novella as much as I enjoyed writing it.

For lengthy excerpts, please visit my website at: tracysumner.com. I love hearing from readers!

Happy reading,

Tracy

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 555 KB
• Publisher: Tracy Sumner (December 12, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B006LPHE8O
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,984 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #24 in Books > Romance > Anthologies

More About the Author

Tracy's story telling career began when she picked up a copy of LaVyrle Spencer's Vows on a college beach trip. A journalism degree and a thousand romance novels later, she decided to try her hand at writing a southern version of the perfect love story. With a great deal of luck and more than a bit of perseverance, she sold her first novel to Kensington Publishing.

When not writing sensual stories featuring complex characters and lush settings, Tracy can be found reading romance, snowboarding, watching college football and figuring out how she can get to 100 countries before she kicks (which is a more difficult endeavor than it used to be with her four-year-old son in tow). She lives in the south, but after spending a few years in "the city", considers herself a New Yorker at heart.

Tracy has been awarded the National Reader's Choice, the Write Touch and the Beacon - with finalist nominations in the HOLT Medallion, Heart of Romance, Rising Stars and Reader's Choice. Her books have been translated into German, Dutch, Portuguese and Spanish. She loves hearing from readers about why she tends to pit her hero and heroine against each other and that great novel she simply must order in five seconds on her Kindle.

Ciao!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sexy and Exciting, wonderful novel!, December 15, 2011

By 

Kaela Pearlman - See all my reviews

This review is from: To Desire a Scoundrel (Southern Heat/Novella Two: TANNER) (Kindle Edition)

To say that I liked this book, would be an injustice to the author. I absolutely loved this book! The characters brilliantly came to life and the story-line was as sexy as it was original. I do not read enough anymore but this book makes me want to start reading all the time again.

I first discovered this author by pure chance. I bought her other book on a whim, Tides of Passion (Seaswept Seduction Series), and started reading it without knowing really what to expect. After I finished reading the last chapter, I had tears in my eyes and chills running down my back. It was that good!

And this book I just finished reading did not disappoint either, I loved every page of it. If I could give this book 6 stars, I wouldn't hesitate for a moment but I guess I'll have to settle for 5 stars. My favorite author of the year so far!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Winner from Tracy Sumner! Loved it!, December 14, 2011

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JC - See all my reviews

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This review is from: To Desire a Scoundrel (Southern Heat/Novella Two: TANNER) (Kindle Edition)

I totally love her novels! This is a shorter novel, maybe 1/3 of the norm, much longer than a short story. Tanner Barkley is the ultimate hero. Caustic and vulnerable, sexy. Definitely a bit of a bad boy. Katherine Peters is the love of his life. But they're estranged, a betrayal and falling out two years before, when they are forced to spend the holiday together in a small southern town. The dialogue, as usual with this author, was superb! Witty and fast-paced. And the love scenes? Oh-la-la is all I can say. You never get a bad love scene with Tracy Sumner. I read Tides of Passion and Tides of Love already. There is a sneak peek to both Tides book at the end of this one!

I'm planning to read the sequel to this story in early 2012, according to Ms. Sumner's website!!! To Seduce a Rogue. Sounds good already!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect, December 26, 2011

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A. (CASSVILLE, GEORGIA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To Desire a Scoundrel (Southern Heat/Novella Two: TANNER) (Kindle Edition)

This book was about as perfect as a novel could get-great characters, story, conflict, but it was shorter than most. Also, at the start a little background about the story would have been nice because it took a while to figure out what the argument was about. I think it would have made the story flawless. Loved it though!