Her Millionaire Marine (Silhouette Romance No 1720, Men of Honor) [Mass Market Paperback]

Cathie Linz (Author)

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As a U.S. Marine, Striker Kozlowski is trained to take orders, but that doesn't mean he has to like following them. Because of an unusual clause in his late grandfather's will, Striker is ordered to return to Texas and run King Oil, his grandfather's company. Kate Bradley, his grandfather's attorney, had offered Striker her help, but based on his past experiences with bossy and beautiful women, Striker thought it would be best to decline. This works perfectly for Kate since she has no desire to get romantically tangled up with someone like Striker, whom she perceives to be an adrenaline-craving danger junkie. Even though they are both certain they are not the other's type, neither Kate nor Striker can deny their desire for one another. Continuing with her popular Men of Honor series, Linz expertly adds just the right dash of humor and bit of sizzle into this subtly sensual contemporary romance between two equally stubborn people who discover just how important trust is in any relationship. John Charles
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette (May 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373197209
• ISBN-13: 978-0373197200
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,961,588 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

CATHIE LINZ writes books that are "Hilarious and heartwarming" according to Library Journal. She is the award-winning, bestselling author of over fifty-five contemporary romances published worldwide in nearly twenty languages. Her book BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY was recently chosen by Booklist (published by the American Library Association) as one of the Top Ten Romances of the Year.
For more info visit her website cathielinz.com or join her on Facebook Facebook.com/cathielinz or Twitter.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting contrasting story, May 13, 2005

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This review is from: Her Millionaire Marine (Silhouette Romance No 1720, Men of Honor) (Mass Market Paperback)

Two worlds - Marines & The Boardroom. How will they mesh? Marine, Striker Kozlowski has to figure out the way to operate his grandfathers oil business. Kate Bradley, lawyer to Striker's grandfather is to help Striker with the legal paperwork necessary with the transition. She had fantasies about him as a young girl, catching him naked when he was skinny-dipping one day. Married once to a thrill-seeker daredevil and tragically widowed, Kate Bradley doesn't want anything to do with men who risk their lives and Striker, meeting this prim, rich and gorgeous lawyer lady, wants nothing to do with his grandfather's business. However both Kate & Striker share an undeniable attraction as they heat up the sheets each other mistakenly believes that the other will give up each other's place to be with the other. A little side action takes place when Striker's parents meet Kate's parents as Striker's mum grew up next door to Kate's father when they were kids. Tension heats up as Striker's mum revisits her family home where she left to marry, against her grandfather's wishes, her Marine husband. The two men (Striker's dad and Kate's dad) engage in an immature one man upmanship to prove who has the bigger ego. Striker settles in quite well with his management of his grandfather's business, shaking up the staff right, left and center with a whole new management style but feels the obvious resentment and bitterness over his grandfather's poor treatment of his mother and thus, reluctantly takes the reins. The story is a little unrealistically written in that Kate's little idiosyncrasy of believing that when she goes after her own dreams, someone else pays. That itself is believable enough BUT the reasons for that belief are a little shakily constructed. I suppose they are passable though. More importantly is the ending which was constructed a little to hastily where Striker leaves Katie to go on a Marine mission and they realise they are mistaken about each other giving up his/her occupation (Striker believes that Kate accepts his Marine job and Kate believes he is staying on at his grandfather's business. Although the last chapter portrays Striker as missing Kate and his realisation that his feelings about her are serious, it doesn't hint that Striker's intention to reunite with Kate and tell her his feelings. Instead a critical car accident involving Kate is what brings him to her side. Also that she "miraculously recovers' is a little unbelievable. But what really is unrealistic is that all of a sudden he acquisces to her wishes to run his grandfather's business and all but gives up his Marine job (he is on-call for emergencies only). While I see that if Striker remained at the Marines, it would mean serious heartache and hard acceptance for Kate, I think that it should have been written that Striker "missed" the challenge of running the business when he returned to the Marines after leaving Kate. That would make it more plausible that he gives up his Marine job for her. The book does mention he did enjoy the challenge a bit when he did it and he certainly gets in the thick of the job after marrying Kate but I thought the "happily ever after" could have been constructed better. But overall, a good novel.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Millionaire Marine Strikes Gold!, May 10, 2004

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This review is from: Her Millionaire Marine (Silhouette Romance No 1720, Men of Honor) (Mass Market Paperback)

Cathie Linz owns the Marine Corp! Her trademark humor has never been on better display than in Her Millionaire Marine. There are also some lovely, touching moments readers will enjoy. A terrific way to celebrate Spring!
Susan Elizabeth Phillips

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A story of honor...and love!, August 14, 2004

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This review is from: Her Millionaire Marine (Silhouette Romance No 1720, Men of Honor) (Mass Market Paperback)

Striker Kozlowski never wanted any part of his grandfather's wealth, but honor demands he take over running the company. Striker planned on doing his duty, then returning to his life as a marine. Although marines are known for anticipating all the possibilities, Striker never planned on, or anticipated Kate Bradley's affect on him. How can he reconcile the life he loves with a woman he's falling in love with?

Cathie Linz crafts a wonderful story of honor...and love!