Long Hot Christmas (Harlequin Temptation) [Paperback]

Barbara Daly (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (December 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037325959X
• ISBN-13: 978-0373259595
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,251,609 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, December 24, 2001

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C. Penn "WordWeaving" (Greenville, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Long Hot Christmas (Harlequin Temptation) (Paperback)

Their arrangement was simple. Marketer Hope Sumner wants to become the next vice-president in her company. Lawyer Sam Sharkey wants to become his firm's next partner. In a world where appearances are everything, they each need "arm candy" to present the appropriate look at seasonal events. So they make an agreement; they will attend this season's parties together, looking appropriately sappy and making lover-like comments without the emotional vulnerabilities that accompany usual relationships. Then Sam suggests that they become lovers as well, since sexual fulfillment is sorely lacking between the tightly booked schedules of their Palm Pilots.

Meanwhile, Hope's ready to make changes in her life. She hires an interior decorator to make her apartment more livable. While Mavbelle Ewing brings feng shui to her apartment, she also surreptitiously erases the sharp lines from Hope's life. Suddenly a carefully controlled schedule and work aren't enough to fill Hope's existence. Sam likewise finds himself drawn to the very emotions he professes to avoid. With his law firm representing Hope's company in an upcoming lawsuit, however, trouble approaches on the horizon. Soon they will find themselves facing not only a personal crisis, but also a professional one that will leave them questioning their morals, their values, and their priorities.

Author Barbara Daly pens a delightful holiday romance in A LONG HOT CHRISTMAS. The charm lies especially in the details from the feng shui decorator who never seems to send a bill, to Hope's creatively constructed Christmas star. The deeper issues of their professional lives never overtake the narrative, but beautifully highlight the brittle and superficial appearances that conceal their strong personalities. The ending is especially wonderful in the way that Hope and Sam cheer victims of a Christmas tragedy. A lovely read that shouldn't be confined just to Christmas, A LONG HOT CHRISTMAS comes highly recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cozy Holiday Reading, December 13, 2001

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charlene carroll (Laguna Beach, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Long Hot Christmas (Harlequin Temptation) (Paperback)

I loved Barbara's latest work, and not only because I was a character in the book, appearing with my enthusiastic consent.
This book was her most thoroughly "fleshed out" (excuse the pun!) work and I loved the entire story line. A great premise-rent a date!
I look forward to reading the future books with the other virtues - Faith and Charity, although I hope to read more about Hope.
Sincerely, Charlene Carroll

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot and cold, December 19, 2001

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Ernest Lee (Dana Point CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Long Hot Christmas (Harlequin Temptation) (Paperback)

I am a male, first time romance reader and found this to be light and entertaining, a lot of funny interludes and the characters each believable for something I really didn't plan to take seriuosly. I want to see what happens to Faith and Charity in the future. A good read.