There's nothing like a man in uniform...or out of it!Especially when he's as hot as former Ranger Jamie Flanagan. After their last assignment went horribly wrong, he and his buddies needed to get out of the military for good. There was only one catch - that he and his pals promise their commanding officer one favour.Any favour.Now tall, dark and sexy Jamie is a top security specialist...and the ultimate ladies' man. So he's more than a little surprised when he learns the colonel has set him up to protect his grand-daughter. Who would trust a player like Jamie with a gorgeous woman like Audrey? Then he learns his "mission" is to seduce her away from another man...
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**BOOK 1 of my MEN OUT OF UNIFORM series.**
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A Waldenbooks best-selling author, two-time RITA nominee, Romantic Times Reviewers Choice nominee, and National Readers' Choice Award Winner Rhonda Nelson writes hot romantic comedy for Harlequin Blaze and other Harlequin imprints. With more than thirty-five published books to her credit and many more coming down the pike, she's thrilled with her career and enjoys dreaming up her characters and manipulating the worlds they live in. In addition to a writing career she has a husband, two adorable kids, a Black Lab, and a beautiful Bichon Frise who dogs her every step and who frequently cocks his head in utter bewilderment at his master. (Rhonda often affects people like this.) She and her family make their chaotic but happy home in a small town in northern Alabama.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun contemporary romance,
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This review is from: The Player (Harlequin Blaze) (Mass Market Paperback)
US Army Ranger Jamie Flanagan and two buddies left the military after their last assignment turned ugly. All 3 of them live with some form of guilt over the outcome of the assignment where they lost one of their closest friends, but as Jamie was his "buddy" for this assignment none seem to be bottling it up more than he is. Jamie seems to be trying to see how many women he can bed and drop in less than 3 dates, as a means of not forming attachments. Due to a bar fight that got out of hand Commander Garrett extracts a promise from each of them to do any favor he asks of him to keep their discharge on tract.
Garrett calls in his favor when he figures out that his granddaughter Aubrey may be setting out to marry a man who is not worthy of him. Garrett tells Aubrey that Jamie is coming to her "de-stressing" camp in Maine, as a result of the outcome of that last assignment. Garrett tells Jamie that he needs him to protect Aubrey from a threat and that he needs to go in undercover. But, it doesn't take Jamie long to figure out that he has been set up. Especially when the forms that Garrett filled out for him were all about needing coaching on erectile dysfunction as well as water color painting. Aubrey who had a heart attack from stress when she was 24 initially thinks her grandfather has gone too far. But, when Jamie takes it all in stride and starts to make things to send to him, such as a painting of 2 mountains and a very suggestive orchid painting she knows he has one wicked sense of humor. The longer that they spend together Aubrey determines that she is drawn to Jamie in ways she has never been drawn to others. She is also determined to crack into Jamie's wall he has put up and make him not only let her in but to start dealing with his feelings. I thoroughly enjoyed this first segment of the Ranger Security Men. I happened to listen to this on an audio version and found that I wanted to see what Jamie was going to make for old man Garrett next. I am glad I didn't have the book or I would have spent a bunch of time skimming. I enjoyed the author's style of writing and found that I was looking for the next installments even before I was done. As with all Blaze romances there is a short section where a lot of conflict comes to a head but in the end the guy gets the girl, or is it the girl gets the guy.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
fine contemporary romance,
This review is from: The Player (Harlequin Blaze) (Mass Market Paperback)
US Army Ranger Jamie Flanagan and two buddies (Guy and Payne) left the military after their last assignment turned ugly. However, as he says goodbye to his Commander Garrett, he and the others promise to be there to do any favor their superior asks of them.
Garrett calls in his favor owed by now Atlanta based security specialist Flanagan asking him to protect his granddaughter Aubrey Kincaid, who runs a de-stressing camp in Maine for executives over the edge. She was one of them until a heart attack warned her to slow down when she in her twenties. Garrett informs his granddaughter that a stressed out former soldier needs her special help and as a favor to him she should take care of Jamie. Neither knows that Garrett using his military experience has planned the perfect strategy to get two people he cares about to meet and he believes fall in love. The lead duet is a terrific pairing as known by her Machiavellian grandfather and affirmed by pleased readers. The humorous story line is fun to follow as both believe they are doing a favor for Garrett by taking care of the other. Amused fans will appreciate Ronda Nelson's fine contemporary and look forward to the tales of the remaining two players. Harriet Klausner
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Breaking All the Rules,
By GoodwinsGal (Lombard, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Player (Harlequin Blaze) (Mass Market Paperback)
Rhonda Nelson's The Player -- ironically enough -- is the first book of her series about a group of Army Ranger men who, following the death of their fellow Ranger, Danny, all leave the service in exchange for a "favor" owed to their Colonel, Carl Garrett... and the last book of the series that I read.
Hardest hit by Danny's death, Jamie Flanagan agrees to ship out to a de-stressing camp run by Garrett's granddaughter, Audrey, to... shall we say "dissaude" her from marrying a man the Colonel feels is completely wrong for her. Of course Audrey has already reached that conclusion on her own, but nobody's bothered to ask her. LOL. Audrey is immediately attracted to Jamie, and vice versa, and Nelson does another masterful job of pairing up the right hero with the right heroine, making you really understand why these two people are right for each other. Of course the attraction sizzles, the sex is hot, and the two of them fall head over heels in lust. But they both admire the traits of the other above all else, and that's where Ms. Nelson excels in all her storytelling. When you close this book, you know these two have found the person they'll spend Forever with and aren't just another "good enough for now" pairing that so many other books by other authors seem turn out. The big thing with The Player Jamie is he has 3 steadfast rules - never have more than three dates with any woman, never let her eat off his plate, never spend the night in her bed. He's held hard and fast to the rules, and guess which woman knocks each and every one of them down? But Audrey also has one other trick up her sleeve -- an ability to see and read people, and when she looks at Jamie, she knows there are demons haunting him and uses the time at the retreat to try and get Jamie to open up to her about it. As with all the books in this series, the culmination of that confrontation tests the couple and presents Jamie (just like all the other men in their books) with the most important choice: honor the memory of a fallen friend and embrace the future with the woman he coudl have and hold forever, or let guilt and the past haunt him and cost him everything. Mention has been made in other reviews about the "harping on" of the Danny/Guilt issue, but it's compelling motivation for all the Ranger men to reassess their lives. Given that these men are the toughest, strongest, smartest, most elite Rangers, finding something to give them a chink in the armor, something to scar them so deeply and on such an intimate level would be a challenge, but Nelson pulls it off expertly. It made these men characters you felt for, hurt for and - at the same time - cheered on for their loyalty, friendship and honor. Mention has also been made of the language content of the books, but I've certainly read more explicit in the contemporary field, and where Blaze books are concerned, the sensuality level is always turned on on High. Something Ms. nelson delivers (again) expertly delivers. This is a great series from start to finish and I'm looking forward to her next book.
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