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4.0 out of 5 stars
Savannah Sizzles!, November 9, 2009
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!
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Hot & Irresistible, November 5, 2009
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.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
fun tale, November 1, 2009
This review is from: Hot and Irresistible (Paperback)
Savannah police detective Bebe Fitzpatrick is a good cop mostly because of her street smarts she learned in her rough childhood. However, Bebe is unhappy when her boss teams her up with Boston cop Donovan McCabe in town investigating a local hero, Ray Cleveland who owns a restaurant on Thunderbolt Island where she likes to eat. Bebe and Donovan are attracted to each other inside the bedroom but detractors on the case as they disagree about Mr. Cleveland running things besides food.
Bebe also gets involved with a three decade old cold case murder and issues about who her parents are. However, the worst problem facing Bebe is that damn Yankee invader she baby-sits for as she wants him to do more than just diaper him at a time when their inquiry leads to more murders and attempts on their lives.
More a romance between a couple fighting the War of Northern Aggression in her mind while in his is babysitting is great. There is an excellent supporting police procedural subplot. The story line is fun as the banter between the "sitter and the baby" is humorous as she is aggressive and angry and he is amused. However, readers who prefer taut suspense throughout their tales should pass as HOT AND BOTHERED is predominantly a romance between two cops whose investigation serves as a matchmaker of sorts.
Harriet Klausner
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