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I'm No Angel

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Angel Devlin is a tough PI who wears a stiletto concealed under her skirt and a combination lock on her heart. Ever since her divorce from knife wielding, Dagger Zane, the only men she's had eyes for are the adulterous husbands she's paid to follow by Palm Beach's high society dames. That is until she notices a handsome stranger following her from millionaire recluse, Holt Hudson's house, where Angel's been planning the charity ball of the season.

Growing up on an alligator farm in the Everglades, Tom Donovan is no stranger to dangerous reptiles. But nothing has prepared him for his new position as Palm Beach's most interesting piece of gossip and millionaire bachelor extraordinaire. While he may have just inherited big bucks, Tom's not interested in designer digs. The only thing he wants is to find out the truth surrounding the night, twenty six years ago, when Holt Hudson shot and murdered Tom's cat burglar father, Chase Donovan. But whether he's interested or not, when a honey-blond bombshell PI picks his pocket, she also sets in motion the tumblers on both their hearts.

Patti Berg's "I'm No Angel" has all the right pieces for a suspenseful romantic comedy, unfortunately on this story they just don't fall into place. The main characters' unbelievable and unrealistically quirky backgrounds were too much for this reader, making what should have come across as humorous read more like farce. The romance, while sizzling in the bedroom, felt contrived once Tom and Angel had their clothes back on, but the mystery did take a curve at the end. I'm recommending the only other Patti Berg story I've read, "Stuck On You" - its marginally better and made me smile. As for "I'm No Angel", I'm putting it in the "I'm Not Interested" pile.

Emily Flippin Maruna

I had to give this book two stars, for potential and the fact that I could tell the writer had talent just not in this book. The main character Angel is so flaky,unbelivable, and well just boring.As for the male lead Tom.... well he sounds cute and thats bout it. His past is intresting and would make for a great story,the same goes for Angel but I just didnt feel any sparks between the two main characters besides having lots of sex. It was all together boring, ummemorable, and bland. Really just to reiterate.. The book had potential but lost it from the very begining with a lukewarm love connection, a very boring mystery, and nothing much else going on.

Ms. Berg is an author that I pick up automatically. She always has qirky characters, fun storylines, and great chemistry between the main characters. This story was no different except...this time around things are a little hotter, and a little darker. These changes only show that Ms. Berg is a whole lot more talented in weaving a story that will have the reader glued to the pages.

Angel Devlin is a "once bitten, twice shy" P.I. for the wealthy Palm Beach society crowd. She drives a red Jag, and lives above a dog grooming establishment. Oh she also wears a stiletto, Jimmy Choos, and nice clothes. She also has an ex-husband named Dagger Zane who took her to the cleaners when she finally divorced him. As if this was all not enough she is planning a gala ball for an Alzheimer's fundraiser (her mother has this disease) and has talked a rather reclusive man to host it at his estate. Why is this a problem? She has to keep him happy and march to his tune. That shouldn't be a problem but it becomes on once she appears on the radarscreen of Tom Donovan. Tom is big, bad, handsome and trouble! Of course when you add Dagger, and a secret that Tom wants to solve to the mix you have the making for a great story.

Tom has a dark past and a mystery he has to solve. His father was acused of stealing a statue, and attacking the wife of his best friend. Of course he was killed during the commission of these crimes. Tom is out to prove that his father had not stolen anything, or attacked anyone. This leads him to his godfather the one person Angel has to dance to. He thinks he can use Angel to get to his godfather. What he doesn't expect is falling for the sexy Angel. Now he has to make a choice. Clear his father's name and find out the truth about what took place the night his father died. Or let the past lay and find love with Angel.

This was a very fast read full of great characters, humor, and great chemistry between Angel and Tom. The storyline regarding Tom's past was very entertaining and the mystery was solved at the end of the story. This was a very good ending. Ms. Berg delivers on all counts with her latest effort. I highly recommend Ms. Berg for a great entertaining read!

that there was a huge character development flaw? The heroine was emotionaly abused during a previous marriage, especially when it was time for sex. As a result, she has not been with anyone since, and the few times she's tried she's panicked to the point of running off. The first time with the hero, she does the same panic routine, but he chases after her, convinces her to come back to bed. Miraculously, she's fine after that and even manages to orgasm from penetration. I have to call foul. Nearly 10 years of fear and insecurity will not disappear from one pat on the head and "It's okay, you're not fridgid." I can believe she'd go back to bed with him; I cannot believe she'd suddenly become some amazing sex goddess. I couldn't help but think that if the heroine's first marriage was really truly that awful, she wouldn't be able to shuck it off so easily.

However, the rest of the book is a quick, fairly enjoyable read. The dialogue is usually good and Ms. Berg has a pretty cute turn of phrase here and there. There's also an interesting twist to the suspense plot. I don't think this will end up on any keeper shelves, but it's a good book for a day in the sun, or in front of a fire.

Agree with the other reviewer that the background of Tom and Angel are just too unrealistic.
Also I mistook this romance book for a suspense story, and that's probably what made me feel disappointed: there is little suspense in it. Other than that, it's an ok paperback to kill time with.

I thought I'd read all of Patti Berg's books until I found this at a library book sale this month. I was a little surprised at the low reviews for it. I found it to be an engaging read with good character development and a good mystery line attached to the hero.

Several of the other reviewers have outlined the plot so I'll skip another plot review. I felt Angel and Tom made a good couple with believable chemistry. I liked the fact that Berg added a couple of crotchety relatives to the mix. My biggest disappointment in the book came with Berg's lack of information on Alzheimers. Since much of the book focuses on the gala to benefit the disease I thought she missed the opportunity to 'sneak' in facts about the disease to educate the reader which in turn would have made the book a deeper read than normal for a romance book.

I enjoyed this book. Would give it a 3 1/2. This is pure romance. Patti Berg's style of writing is very easy to read. I liked both of the strong m/f characters in this book. I will look for other books by this author.

The PI & Alligator wrestling themes were kind of silly but I still think Angel & Tom had great chemistry together. This is definitely romantic fluff with very likeable characters. Very quick to read & not a lot to try & sort out. A quick entertainment when you have a little time on your hands.

There were major flaws in this novel, but they were counter-balanced with some interesting plot devices.

Angel Devlin is a PI who spies on stray spouses for the Palm Beach elite. In her spare time, she hangs with her rich friends at the hip Jazzz nightclub and plans fundraisers for Alzheimer disease research. Her ex, a knife-throwing houligan named Dagger Zane, traumatized her in the bedroom so badly she hasn't been able to have an intimate relationship since.

Tom Donovan is a gator wrestler turned multi-millionaire overnight. He's in search of answers regarding his father's death and the theft of a one-of-a-kind statue. The source of his answers is only accessible through Angel Devlin.

The set-up for this novel was intriguing, and the plot line had great potential. Berg took the search for your past scenario and gave it a decent twist or two. Unfortunately, it became predicatable about two-thirds into the book.

There were problems with the physical relationship between Angel and Tom. First, and greatest, was Angel's sudden reversal from cold, frightened fish to steamy temptress. One night of gentle attention cannot undo years of trauma. Secondly, even if Angel's "on" switch could be flipped like that, this couple has unrealistic amounts of sex. One point in Berg's favor was that the sex scenes themselves were enjoyable.

There was a lot of missed potential in this novel. The characters, while likeable, could have been better-rounded. Angel seems savvy as a PI, but everything was a little too convenient, especially when she did anything BUT blend in to her surroundings. Everyone in Palm Beach knew her, yet she was able to do her job and get paid the big bucks for it. Tom is charming in his way, but he doesn't seem too smart at times. I kept expecting him to charge in or DO more to dig up his past, or to use Angel's PI skills, but I was left wanting.

I am giving this novel TWO stars. THREE stars is average, and this novel, while a fun read, was slightly below average. If you're looking for a slightly suspenseful, steamy story, go ahead and pick it up. If you're looking for something thought-provoking and/or containing a steamy, but realistic relationship between the characters, then move on.

I am a fan of Patti Berg's work, but I'm No Angel just about bored me into a deep sleep. Mainly because there wasn't any zing between the characters, and, in general, they weren't very interesting or believable ( a PI who dresses conspicously?).

If you are interested in reading a good Berg book, choose any book other than I'm No Angel. You'll very pleased if you do.

I'm No Angel by Patti Berg is a sassy, romantic read.

Tom Donovan just wants answers to his father's death when he was a small child. He sees PI Angel Devlin coming out of his godfather's house. Tom decides getting close to Angel will get him one step closer to the man you has the answers, his godfather. That might have been his plan at the beginning but as he gets to know Angel things begin to change.

Angel Devlin is a no nonsense woman. She has grown from a bad marriage to become her own woman. Angel at first has all the right moves to get close to Tom. But she is not prepared to have all these complex feelings for Tom.

I'm No Angel handles the complex issues as well as the funny and steamy ones with style. I am looking forward to the books about Angel's brothers.