Hot Summer Nights (Signet Eclipse) [Paperback]

LuAnn McLane (Author)

Book Description

Series: Signet Eclipse | Publication Date: June 6, 2006

Small town dreams. Big time passion.You'll find them both in Sander's City.The town's love affair with baseball sparks some scorching affairs off the field.And the men are fair game. Here, from LuAnn McLane, are three Sander's City stories that will remind readers there are other ways to score-and that hitting a homerun has always meant something a little different when the playing field moves from the stadium to the bedroom.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Bright, sexy, and very entertaining. (New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster)

About the Author

LuAnn McLane enjoys long walks with her husband, watching "chick flicks" with her daughter, and trying to keep up with her three active sons. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Signet (June 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451219074
• ISBN-13: 978-0451219077
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #933,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

LuAnn McLane writes southern bent romantic comedy for NAL and is currently penning her third novel in her Cricket Creek book series. Her books have appeared on best selling lists including Barnes and Noble, Rhapsody and Doubleday Book clubs. She recently collaborated with country superstar Wynonna Judd with Restless Heart. She lives in Florence, Kentucky and when she isn't writing... she enjoys family, friends, cooking, reading, music, travel and University of Kentucky basketball.
www.LuAnnMcLane.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A scorcher of a book, August 5, 2004

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Judy "book reader" (Cincinnati, ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hot Summer Nights (Paperback)

Hot Summer Nights by LuAnn McLane more then lives up to the billing of an Erotic Triple Header.

Hot August Night has high school principal Erin O'Shea trying to decide if she should hire former pro pitcher Michael Manning to job of head varsity baseball coach. Michael was the wild preachers kid and Erin the geeky good girl in high school but they both have changed. Michael is back to get some purpose in his life after a career ending injury. As these two butt heads over the job, they really steam up those summer nights.

Josey Cooper has done a post-divorce make over in Heat Wave. Though she looks different on the outside, she still has a truckload of insecurities on the inside. When the sexy manager of the local baseball farm team shows an interest, she can't put her trust in it. Chase Mitchell has had enough of baseball babes and is looking for a real woman to settle down with him. Chase and Josey in a room together causes a major heat alert.

Hotshot pitcher Reese Taylor has always had to proof himself on and off the field. He isn't prepared to be attracted to straight-laced teacher, Halley Forrester. Halley realizes Reese's cockiness is just an act. She vows to get to know this man. Reese and Halley really do set the pages on fire.

All three stories are intensely sensually and witty. The chemistry between all the characters is deeply moving and tantalizing. Each story really flows right into the next one. This is a must buy book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Three Hits, December 4, 2005

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Cryna Palmiere "bluebroom" (Calgary, Alberta) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot Summer Nights (Paperback)

These are three hot steamy reads penned by LuAnn McLane, set in a small town of Sander's City which has a love for baseball making for a steamy read both on and off the field.

Hot August Nights pits the high school principal Erin O'Shea, who is prim and proper just like when she was in high school against the former bad boy pro-pitcher Michael Manning, who has had a career ending injury but was the wild kid from high school. Some things never change, or do they. When Michael takes on the coaching job at the school, sparks fly and tensions mount between the two and he finally realizes that his career may have ended but a new life has certainly begun.

Heatwave finds recently divorced Josey Cooper trying to do a makeover of herself with a new wardrobe and hair for all to see but still has a long way to go to be more confident of herself. Especially when Chase Mitchell, the manager of the baseball team shows an interest in her. There is major heat when the two are around each other but can Chase convince Josey he is a forever kind of guy?

Hotshot is the story of Reese Taylor who is the pitcher known for his cockiness both on and off the field. Halley Forrester is the physical education teacher who is on a dare. When things heat up between them and become steamy Halley vows to get past his defences and to get to know the real Reese. They have their differences to work through but in the end realize that love can conquer all.

All these spicy , sensual stories flow together and are well done by LuAnn. If you like steam, spicy romantic reads then this book is for you and won't disappoint.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot! Torrid! Sizzling! **Grade: A minus**, September 8, 2004

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MaryGrace Meloche (Ontario, Canada.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot Summer Nights (Paperback)

If SEX IN THE CITY, lightly covered in a baseball outfit, sounds intriguing than LuAnn McLane's, HOT SUMMER NIGHTS, is your reading ticket. I'm rating this A minus because . . . well because it was entertaining . . . and the joy of reading IS to be entertained!

HOT SUMMER NIGHTS is three sultry stories embracing small town USA, a love of baseball, and hot sex.

HOT AUGUST NIGHT:
Two old high school acquaintances meet again and begin a new and different relationship.

In school, Erin O'Shea was the ugly little duckling, the duckling who bloomed into the desirable woman. Michael Manning was "the" high school guy, the pitching star who made the big leagues. But now he is home, looking for a job, and for something missing under the big city lights. Torridly, he gets the job, the girl, and the missing piece in his life.

HEAT WAVE:
Josey Cooper is a remade divorced woman. Trying to rebuild her self-esteem, Josey is terrified to fall in love again. Chase Mitchell wants to settle down, but feels woman want him because he is/was a famous pro athlete. He feels like a conquest.

Note -- This was the only entry with an unsettling obstacle. Chase's quick anger is hard to take. The author wants the reader to believe he feels used, but his childlike behavior fills the reader with a lingering uncomfortable feeling.

HOTSHOT:
Now this was the fun story - ladies out on the town celebrating a bachelorette night. A group of friends having fun, growing bolder with each alcoholic sip, and wagering outrageous dares. Dares that ends their night and changes their lives.

The dare made Halley Forrester do it! But the enchantment sealed it! Reese Taylor is a dynamite pitcher who needs an attitude adjustment. Halley is that alignment.

If you are in the mood for a light hot read, then check out LuAnn McLane's, HOT SUMMER NIGHTS. Fun stuff!

Grace Atkinson, Ontario - Canada.