Hot and Irresistible [Paperback]

Dianne Castell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 27, 2009

In a city of history, mystery, and more than a few ghosts, four best friends who have never fit in anywhere except with each other are about to get close - and closer still - to four sexy bachelors with some very alluring secrets...Bebe Fitzpatrick's hard upbringing taught her how to take care of herself, how to tell true friends from false, and how to be a good cop. She can also sweet-talk a man like she means it...until she stumbles into the arms of a damn sexy Yankee who's gunning for Savannah's favorite shady entrepreneur...As far as Donovan McCabe is concerned, the main obstacle to his investigation is the one thing he can't help wanting in his way. Bebe's smart, sassy, and utterly oblivious to her own appeal. Add the fact that a Boston cop trying to arrest one of Savannah's best-loved citizens is about as popular as the reincarnation of General Grant. What Donovan needs is a better game plan. What he's about to get is southern "hospitality" that'll make his toes curl...

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Brava; Original edition (October 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0758223617
• ISBN-13: 978-0758223616
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,156,919 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Award winning author, Dianne Castell, writes for Harlequin and Kensington. Her books have won Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award, been on the cover of Romantic Times Magazine and made the Waldenbooks Bestseller list.
Dianne lives in Cincinnati with her husband, four kids and two cats and will do just about anything besides housework.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Savannah Sizzles!, November 9, 2009

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Morgan Malone "smarthotblondie" (Saratoga County, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hot and Irresistible (Paperback)

Dianne Castell writes sexy, funny, INTERESTING stories about women who you would love to be friends with and men you would be tempted to seduce away from them. This book and it's predecessor, "Hot and Bothered", are set in Savannah. The city is so charmingly captured that I want to visit now!

But it is the heroine, Bebe, and the hero, Donovan, who will make you love this book. She is a smart and sassy, Southern girl, not Southern Belle, and he is a gruff but soft-hearted, Northern boy. Add in a decades old mystery, intriguing sub-plots, romance and sex, friendship and feuds and the result is a read that you won't want to put down.

Ms. Castell knows her way around believable dialogue, descriptive backgrounds and real people. Add some very hot seductions and you won't be able to put this book down! I can't wait until her next book! More set in Savannah, I hope!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hot & Irresistible, November 5, 2009

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Nelaine Sanchez "All About {n}" (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot and Irresistible (Paperback)

Bebe Fitzpatrick is sassy, funny and a tough cop. She's this spitfire who has terrible taste in clothes, will run her mouth at the unlikeliest of times, and has no idea how sexy she truly is. In comes Donovan McCabe, tall, dark and handsome - looking to arrest a local do-gooder, but little did he know what was in store for him. He definitely wasn't expecting to find himself partnered with Bebe whose sexiness alone can drive him to distraction. But soon they find that it is up to them to get their heads out of thoughts of each other and into the game - in order to uncover the truths behind several mysteries: an unsolved murder, a missing diamond necklace, and some illegal gambling.

This was a quick read. With plenty of mystery and danger surrounding our main characters - and throw in some spicy love scenes and you are in for the long haul. Although I thought Bebe and Donovan's relationship was moving along very quickly, I thought they were a very likeable couple. Their conversations were fun and witty. I liked that Ms. Castell did not overpower the story with either the action/adventure or the romance. It had a perfect balance of both which I thought made the story flow easily. This is a fast-paced story with plenty of action and flirty romance to keep you interested. If you like mysteries, and/or action-packed romances, you definitely should pick this one up.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smart and funny., October 27, 2009

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J. Wyllys (Federal Way, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hot and Irresistible (Paperback)

I really enjoyed the lead character, Bebe Fitzgerald. She is a smart and strong detective who stands up for who and what she knows as the truth. Donovan McCabe was a sexy and romantic detective, just what you would like all men to be like. Together, Bebe and Donovan were quite passionate for each other as well as finding out the truth. The surprise came at the end of the book when you find out who-done-it. It was a really fun read that only took me 2 days to finish.