Naturally Naughty: Bare Essentials (Harlequin Blaze, No 62) [Paperback]

Leslie Kelly (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Blaze | Publication Date: November 1, 2002

She's looking for satisfaction...any way she can get it!

Kate Jones: This sexy, successful businesswoman has getting even on her mind--and a target in her sights...

Jack Winfield: He has a dysfunctional family, a demanding career...and a bad case of the hots for the gorgeous new stranger in town....

This place isn't big enough for both of them. Kate Jones, the girl from the wrong side of the tracks, is home--and she's got an agenda. To get revenge on the man who humiliated her mother, Kate's going to seduce that man's son, the town's golden boy, John Winfield, Jr.--and then leave him drooling in a puddle of lust. Only, little does she guess when she finds herself seduced by a sexy stranger named Jack that the tables have just been turned...

Bare Essentials--Revenge has never been this good!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Just when I thought it couldn’t possibly get any hotter, Leslie Kelly turned up the thermostat!" 4 1/2 Plugs -- The Romance Readers Connection, November 2002

4 1/2--TOP PICK! NATURALLY NAUGHTY...explores soulmates you'll dream about; open honest sex; and a hero to die for. -- RT Bookclub, November, 2002

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037379066X
• ISBN-13: 978-0373790661
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,244,842 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

When I'm not chained to my keyboard writing, I'm enjoying my life with my husband of 25 years and our three daughters. Let me tell you, raising three girls has been way more challenging than publishing romance fiction!

I write sexy novels for Harlequin, and also write dark romantic thrillers under the pseudonym Leslie Parrish. Check out my websites, www.lesliekelly.com and www.authorleslieparrish.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Naturally Naughty, November 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Naturally Naughty: Bare Essentials (Harlequin Blaze, No 62) (Paperback)

I've read all of Leslie Kelly's books and this is one of her best. The hero is sooo good I fell in love with him right away. And finally a heroine who knows what she wants sexually as well as professionaly. The tension between the two is instantaneous and HOT! A really humorous read, I especially loved the "cheese cake" scene. Lot's of steamy love scenes to read over, and over, and over... I can't say enough good things about this story!!!

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful contemporary romance, November 9, 2002

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Naturally Naughty: Bare Essentials (Harlequin Blaze, No 62) (Paperback)

Successful Chicago business owner, Kate Jones returns to Pleasantville, Ohio to sell her mother's house. Kate's hates the place perhaps as much or more than her cousin Cassie (see NAUGHTY BUT NICE) loathes their hometown. Kate learns that her mother had an affair with the now deceased Mayor Winfield, who kept her mom hidden from his constituents since he was married and she was white trash. Kate vows vengeance targeting the son John, Jr. as fair game.

Jack Winfield comes home to clean up the mess his father left behind when he died. Jack sees Kate, knows he wants her, acts out of character by following her and when they meet he cannot resist a kiss that she also thoroughly enjoys. However, when she learns her Jack is John, Jr. she rejects him as if he carried the plague though their sparks could provide the Christmas lighting for the Windy City. Jack needs to overcome her rejection as he loves her and is encouraged by the belief that Kate loves him too.

Leslie Kelly spins a wonderful contemporary romance that sort of reads like a second chance at love albeit the first time for the next generation. The story line engages the audience from the moment a reluctant Kate comes home and never loses the reader until the final time Jack kisses his kissable Kate. Fans of a torrid tale with terrific characters will want to read the noteworthy NATURALLY NAUGHTY.

Harriet Klausner

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seductive and intoxicating - Very highly recommended, November 7, 2002

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C. Penn "WordWeaving" (Greenville, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Naturally Naughty: Bare Essentials (Harlequin Blaze, No 62) (Paperback)

Jilted on her prom night, Kate Jones trudges home bearing the scandal of her name and the pain of rejection. When she arrives home she realizes her mother is having an affair with the town's mayor, thereby completing her night's disillusionment. So she and cousin Cassie make a list of their goals that will turn the town of Pleasantville, Ohio on its ear. Ten years later they make their dreams come true with Bare Essentials, a store that caters to a woman's most intimate needs. In addition, Kate gains the opportunity to seduce and destroy the son of the mayor.

Jack Winfield, son of the mayor, cannot wait to return to Chicago. His mother's tears and his sister's theatrics in the wake of his father's death only reinforce his need for escape. As he wanders the streets of Pleasantville, however, Jack catches a glimpse of Kate, and determinedly refuses to let an opportunity pass; together they find unexpected attraction and opportunity. Fortunately, they both now live in Chicago and connect there. Unfortunately, neither he nor Kate initially recognizes their unlikely family connection in Pleasantville. But circumstances will throw them back together proving that they are both naturally naughty.

Being bad has never been so much fun as in Leslie Kelly's NATURALLY NAUGHTY. A risqué romp on the wild side, NATURALLY NAUGHTY's wonderful, wicked playfulness satisfies! On one hand, Kate's believes she can never risk trust and vulnerability to fall in love, believing vibrators to be a whole lot safer! On the other hand, Sexy, confident Jack is just the kind of hero romance readers expect, with his appeal to the senses. And he loves the naughtiness Kate conceals beneath her cool demeanor. Their time together in the abandoned theater will make reader's toes curl! Indeed, once again Leslie Kelly proves her deft gift for penning romantic tales brimming with scorching sensuality. Very highly recommended.