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White lies can come back to haunt you. Molly Connors is positive that she is getting a raise after she gets her performance review from her immediate boss Sara. After all, Sara thinks that Molly is a "trust fund baby". Unfortunately, Molly just cannot bring herself to tell Sara the truth: that the fancy clothes she wears are not really hers. Molly has a knack for getting into situations where, as a matter of self-preservation, she creates a "little white lie". Molly knows this will catch up with her one day, but she just can't seem to help herself. Molly swears that she will make good on every lie she has ever uttered.

Gorgeous, hunky programmer Kyle Ashton, Molly's boss, sees his friend Glenn leaving the kitchen at work. Glenn has been having trysts at work but swears he would do nothing to harm the company. Kyle catches Molly exiting a cabinet in the kitchen and questions Molly about seeing Glenn. She makes up a story on the spot. Kyle knows Molly is lying and yet he cannot resist watching her. He is drawn to her enticing scent. When Kyle tries to get her to go out with him, she turns him down flat. Molly knows that getting involved with her boss is a recipe for disaster.

Later Kyle asks where Sara is and Molly informs him that Sara is in a meeting. Kyle knows Molly is lying once more. Things at Aston ImageWorks get messy when Kyle and his team learn that someone is trying to steal the specs on a new computer program. They decide to set a trap. Molly is in total shock when Kyle finds the incriminating green file on Molly's desk. So instead of her expected performance review, Kyle utters the famous words, "You are fired".

What can Molly do next? She decides to recoup by going to one of Kyle's houses he has not used in over a year. She tells the locals she is secretly engaged to Kyle. But when Kyle brings clients to his quiet retreat, he finds a fiancee' he did not know he had. Kyle immediately decides to keep Molly close and out of trouble. He will not let her out of his sight day or night.

Will Molly be able to prove she did not steal the file? Can she stop her "white lie" habit? Is there a future for Molly and Kyle?

Susanna Carr's Lip Lock is a wonderfully romantic story about two very diverse people. Molly is the quintessential con artist. It is a treat see how quick thinking she is. Kyle, on the other hand, has been betrayed in the past. He has a problems with trust, especially someone who has an affinity for "little white lies". I personally have a problem with people that lie as a habit, so it was hard for me to accept this quirk of Molly's. I could understand Kyle's fear of trusting someone like Molly. However, there is a real connection between them and Kyle and Molly are absolutely scrumptious as they burn up the sheets. Suzanna Carr has penned a well-crafted romance of a con artist at her best, so sit back and enjoy the show! I would recommend Lip Lock for those who enjoy wonderful quirky romances.

Gene
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

I was totally surprised when i closed this book. I couldn't believe how fast it went by and how disappointed i was to see it end! Not once while reading it did i feel the need to skim to the end to see how many pages were left or how many total there were in the book. I truly enjoyed both characters and i won't go into their situation cause the other reviewers already did so, but i did feel like i needed to write a review just to give it good marks as a really enjoyable, fun read. I will definitely be on the look out for more by this author, either past titles or future ones. Really, really worth the time to read. You won't even notice the time pass while you're flying thru the pages!

Take one con artist up to her ears in debt, add a wealthy computer executive, and give it a modern-day Cinderella twist to get Susanna Carr's Thanksgiving holiday romance, Lip Lock.

The novel sets a whirlwind pace from page one when Carr introduces the unlikely heroine, Molly Connors, as she steals into the executive kitchen at her new workplace in search of an afternoon snack. She ends up stuffing herself into a cabinet to hide from an oversexed chief financial officer getting a little too friendly with his latest office conquest on the kitchen counter above her.

Super-rich Kyle Ashton, the CEO of the large software company who has employed Molly as his assistant to his assistant, catches her climbing out from under the executive kitchen counter and the romance takes off. Kyle is so charmed by her constant zany behavior he breaks all his rules and dates her.

Just when things start looking up for our hapless heroine, a set of stolen software blueprints appears on her desk and her odd behavior suddenly appears malevolent. Her steamy relationship with Kyle takes a sharp left turn when he fires her. Out of work, homeless, and with nowhere to go for the Thanksgiving holiday, Molly takes up residence in one of Kyle's many vacation homes, a mansion located on a small island in the Pacific Northwest. She explains her presence on the island by telling everyone that she's Kyle's fiancée. Perhaps a bit of a stretch, but why not? It's her Cinderella story.

Everything heats up when Kyle arrives at the house with some important clients who happily greet his "wife-to-be". As revenge for her conning her way into his home and making him look like a fool, Kyle gives Molly the choice of continuing to play loving fiancée and provide his clients with an unforgettable Thanksgiving weekend or turn herself over to the police. Of course, playing lovers is an added benefit to the deal.

Carr manages to address the serious subject how a few financial missteps can lead to homelessness without preaching or straying from the sexy banter between the hero and heroine. Despite her constant lying, I found myself rooting for Molly and her plight. And throughout the novel, the writing remained sharp and optimistic, making for one fun, quick holiday read!

I picked this up on a whim because I like well-written chicklit. Sorry if the phrase offends anyone.

Susanna Carr is sort of Marian Keyes without Keyes's real understanding of the quirkiness of daily life and people's emotions. But she's a good writer, and as other reviewers have noted, the book just sort of keeps you going, quick and easy. What Carr does have is a knack for making you care about her characters even though they are pretty shallow and don't really appear to live in the real world.

Obviously, the set up between Molly and Kyle is intended to be obvious and if they didn't end up together, you'd be worse than surprised, you'd be disappointed. I'm pretty familiar with the goings-on at large Seattle software companies not named Microsoft, and Carr does a nice job of giving some of the flavor, although Molly's surprise at the fact that programmers sleep at their desk and gorge on free food is a little odd; if you were the receptionist at one of these companies, you'd know that the first day.

Had Marian Keyes written this, you'd learn a lot more about Molly's old good-for-nothing boyfriend who ran up all the bills that got her into the mess she's in. And you'd learn something about Kyle's love life pre-Molly as well. But I think Carr is right in not filling us in; you just assume that they're pretty stereotypical and unimportant.

When the action shifts to Kyle's house on the "island" (presumably one of the smaller San Juans), the setting of a "working Thanksgiving" along with Molly's surprise presence is extremely well done, the sex scenes are quite hot. A nice read for the bus or beach.

Liplock by Susanna Carr is a delicious story. Intriguing characters, compelling story and one hot romance.

Molly Connors has weaved a tale of lies trying to cover the mess her life has become. Once she gets a promised promotion she will right all wrongs. But before that can happened her sexy boss Kyle Aston fires Molly. Molly decides to hide out in one of her boss's unused homes.

Kyle Ashton doesn't tolerate liars but he cannot seem to stop thinking about Molly. When the evidence is stacked against her, he is forced to fire her. Imagine his shock when he finds her living in his home posing as his fiancé. Kyle must play along till the important clients leave.

Kyle tries to keep Molly at arms length but sharing a room really puts that plan to the test. Molly and Kyle connect in and out of bed. But will a pretend fiancé turn into something more....

Liplock is an unconventional Cinderella story. Molly is a delight, even though telling the truth is a problem for her you find yourself routing for her to come out on top. Liplock is funny, wickedly sexy and hot. Susanna Carr has scored another gem.

Admin asst who has a penchant for fibbing her way to survive her frequent financial crises gets fired by hot company owner who returns her attraction after the company's blueprint is found on her desk. Due to being recently evicted & all her stuff being stolen, she sneaks into his hardly-used vacation house but is found out when hero brings potential clients to stay in his house for the weekend so they both pretend to be engaged to ease the potentially embarrassing situation.

First half of this book was funny. Last half was predictable. Sexual chemistry was good but it was irritating when H & H failed to take advantage of sexually ripe moments...for no good or apparent reason. Both were willing & honest about their desire for each other and both had no qualms about restraining themselves for a casual affair so it didn't make sense that they wouldn't indulge in those times. When they finally have sex, it was towards the end & it wasn't enough given all the previous sexual hints & tension.

Recommended for humor but not for satisfying sensuality or emotional depth.

This book was so good. I read it in one day. I couldn't read fast enough. Molly Conners is a receptionist in serious financial trouble. Kyle Ashton is her hot boss. There is a lot of witty sexual banter between the two. They both want eachother but she is staying away because he is the boss. Molly is forced to tell several little lies to hide her financial situation. I don't want to spoil the plot, but I will say at one point he fires her. With no place to go, she ends up "moving" in to one of his vacation homes, without his knowledge. And things heat up from there. This is a fun romance with very loveable characters. There is also a little "whodunit" mystery mixed in. There are several laugh out loud scenes. Very well written. My only issue with this book is that it failed to tie up a few loose ends. Nothing major.

Molly is homeless and lives in a rental truck. Kyle thinks she stole blueprints from the company and fires her. She goes to his vacation home to live for awhile, thinking she will be alone there. Kyle arrives with guests and sees her there. I didn't like Molly. She lied too much. Kyle liked her even though he had no reason to admire anything, and he knew she lied too much. His attraction to her was not believable.

Sexual content: not evaluated. I read this book before I began counting sex scenes and describing the language. Setting: current day U.S. Copyright: 2005. Genre: contemporary romance.

Quick read - story has some very real issues of homelessness and throughly describes the corporate world including gender and money. So what if the Hero of the story is fine AND rich AND sensual...So what if the Good Girl finishes first with good looks and a sleek body - you know this is going to be a happy ending - but its a good read inbetween holiday projects or TV shows. This book is like eating cotton candy - you taste it - but you are not full after eating it. The publishers of romance books really have to stop selling books over $15 that should really be sold for $7.99

I loved this book. I just could not put it down. I was hooked from the first page to the last sentence. I hope everyone will enjoy it as much as I have.