Divorced, Desperate and Delicious (Love Spell Contemporary Romanc) [Mass Market Paperback]

Christie Craig (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2007 | Series: Love Spell Contemporary Romanc

A police officer on the trail of in-department corruption finds himself framed and on the run from the law—right into the house and arms of a woman divorced, delicious and too good to be true.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

 

“Funny, hot, and suspenseful. Christie Craig's writing has it all. Warning: definitely addictive.” —New York Times Bestseller Nina Bangs

“Christie Craig creates believable characters with compelling stories”—Fresh Fiction

 “The mystery and romance plots fit seamlessly into a witty and fast-paced novel that’s easy to read and satisfying to the heart.” —Publishers Weekly

“Craig's novel is an entertaining tale that holds the interest from the first sentence to the final word.”  —RT BOOKreviews

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Christy Craig is a multi-published photojournalist, motivational speaker and writing teacher who has more than 3,000 credits for her nonfiction writing, including several appearances in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, as well as her own monthly humor column for a national magazine. She has co-written two non-fiction guides with award-winning, critically acclaimed author Faye Hughes: The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel (9781598695373; September 2008; Adams Media) and Wild, Wicked and Wanton: 101 Ways to Love Like You Are in a Romance Novel (9781605500591; July 2010; Adams Media). 

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 323 pages
• Publisher: Love Spell (December 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0505527308
• ISBN-13: 978-0505527301
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Christie Craig is an award-winning, multi-published writer whose non-fiction and photography have appeared in almost three thousand national magazines. A Golden Heart finalist, and a finalist in more than fifty RWA-sponsored contests, she has gained a well-deserved reputation for writing romance fiction that has both witty humor and a suspenseful, sexy tone. Published by Silhouette in the 90s, she recently broke back into fiction in a big way, making four book sales in one day. Her first single title romance novel, DIVORCED, DESPERATE & DELICIOUS published by Dorchester, will hit the stands in December 07. Her second novel, Weddings Can be Murder, comes out in June 08. Her latest non-fiction book, co-authored with Faye Hughes, is to be released September 08, is The Everything Guide To Writing a Romance Novel through Adams Media

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it! Fun and sexy story about a cop trying to clear his name, December 20, 2007

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KarLynP "romance books rule" (Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Divorced, Desperate and Delicious (Love Spell Contemporary Romanc) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was so much fun to read. It's a sizzling romantic comedy about a woman who's dog discovers an injured man in her backyard. He (Chase) is a cop that just escaped the bad guy, but who is also being framed as a bad guy. You know from page 1 who the bad guy really is, but its quite a mystery as to how they will prove it. Meanwhile, these two spend many days and hours confined together in her remote home near a lake, which creates a great deal of whitty dialog and steamy scenes as they go about trying to prove him innocent. There are a lot of secondary characters that were great. I really hope we see one or two spin off stories from this book, especially Jason's story. ;-) Fans of authors such as Rachel Gibson, (who like their stories funny but with depth to them), will love this book. This is NOT a fluff book or a book that is all about sex (which are becoming way too common!) This has a real strongly developed story that showcases a very interesting couple on the journey to falling in love. A yummy book, highly recommended!

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast-paced, sexy fun, December 8, 2007

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Colleen Thompson (The Woodlands, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Divorced, Desperate and Delicious (Love Spell Contemporary Romanc) (Mass Market Paperback)

Take one sexually-frustrated, slightly kooky photographer dressing up her pets for a Christmas photo shoot (in February), add one injured, wrongly-accused, and ever-so-hunky cop-on-the-lam who takes her hostage, and throw in a bevy of wacky secondary characters, and you have Christie Craig's delightful DIVORCED, DESPERATE, AND DELICIOUS. This was a fun, fast-paced "cabin romance" with a bit of intrigue and a Texas-sized dollop of sexy humor.

Highly recommended.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars May I recommend, November 28, 2007

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Cheri F. Jetton "romwriter" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Divorced, Desperate and Delicious (Love Spell Contemporary Romanc) (Mass Market Paperback)

MAY I RECOMMEND...

By Cheri Jetton

Christie Craig's debut novel with Dorchester, DIVORCED, DESPERATE & DELICIOUS, slated for release Nov. 27, 2007, is a winner.

Lacy Maguire is soured on relationships. One broken engagement and one failed marriage would do that to any woman. (Not to mention her mother's track record of six divorces.) Lacy's career, friends and pets keep her busy you know. Who has time for dating, or kissing or any of that stuff? Who needs a man's arms around her, a man's warm breath in her ear, a man...ah, where were we? Oh, yeah. Who needs a man! So what to do with the hunk her dog has just found hiding behind the backyard shed?

Wet, wounded and running, police detective Chase Kelly needs to lay low until he can nail the rouge cop who tried to kill him, but is this the place? The lady is a looker, but quirky. I mean, it's February and the house is filled with Christmas music, her ugly little dog is wearing antlers, and a cat's in a Santa suit! Is this a woman he can trust not to give him away?

Christie's characters are warm and wonderful, and the plot intriguing. Her skillful humor carries us through even the more improbable scenes - imagine family, friends, good guys and bad guys all crowding into Lacy's small home at the same time! Christie makes it work. When you've finished reading this one, you'll haunt your favorite bookstore for the next book in her line up.