Private Investigations (Heat) (Harlequin Temptation) [Paperback]

Tori Carrington (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Temptation | Publication Date: April 1, 2002

Former secretary Ripley Logan will do whatever it takes to make it in her new career as a P.I. Only, she hadn't counted on being forced out of her room (the bathtub, actually) by bad guys--or crawling between the sheets with a stranger to avoid them. Still, she has a job to do and she intends to do it--just as soon as sexy Joe Pruitt decides to let her out of his bed....

Businessman Joe Pruitt knew traveling had its perks, but he'd never experienced one like this! Sexy, spirited Ripley has his head spinning--and his libido in overdrive. And although she insists she doesn't need his help, Joe can't just let her go. Especially since Ripley's enthusiasm for unraveling the case keeps leading her back into Joe's bed....

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"I...devoured this book. [H]ighly recommended!" -- The Best Reviews, 03/02

"Tori Carrington delivers the goods again... A sensational storyline and razor sharp dialogue pack a one-two punch..." -- Rendezvous, 04/02

"Tori Carrington has such wit and sass... [She] know[s] how to heat up the pages... Don’t miss this spitfire romance!" -- Suzanne Coleburn, Reader To Reader Reviews, 03/02

"Tori Carrington really turns up the "Heat" with PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS. Fast paced action combined with steamy sensuality..." -- Patricia Rouse, Romantic Times Columnist, 03/02

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin; Harlequin Temptation #876 : Heat. Sassy, Sexy, Sed edition (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037325976X
• ISBN-13: 978-0373259762
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,053,609 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tori Carrington is the pen name of nationally best-selling, award-winning authors Lori Schlachter Karayianni and Tony Karayianni. Their over 50 published novels include titles for Harlequin Blaze, Temptation, Signature Series and Silhouette Special Edition, and their hardcover comedic-mystery series Sofie Metropolis, PI. For more info, visit http://www.toricarrington.net, http://www.facebook.com/toricarrington http://www.myspace.com/toricarrington and http://www.twitter.com/toricarrington

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tori Carrington at their best!! Very highly recommended, May 26, 2002

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C. Penn "WordWeaving" (Greenville, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Private Investigations (Heat) (Harlequin Temptation) (Paperback)

Private Investigator Ripley Logan's first day on the job is a bust. No one admits to recognizing the grainy photo she carried to Memphis, so Ripley comforts herself with a hot bubble bath at her hotel. But when three gun-wielding men break into her room, quick thinking lands the still naked woman in the bed of a sexy stranger.

Joe Pruitt knows something is missing from his life. Business success no longer leaves him fulfilled, but he did not realize what was missing until the unorthodox stranger climbs through his hotel window, bringing sensual excitement to his life both in and out of bed. Joe quickly attaches himself to Ripley, determined to see her case to its end.

PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS displays writing team Tori Carrington's talent at its scintillating best. Comic humor sharply contrast torrid passion resulting in a memorable reading experience. Ripley undermines Joe's stable world, leaving him questioning every element of his life. Joe determinedly hangs with Ripley through dangerously tempting danger, determined to touch her heart as well as her body. The combination of these rich characterizations, a fast paced plot, and outrageous daring make PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS a keeper. Very highly recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars jocularly torrid romance, March 29, 2002

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Private Investigations (Heat) (Harlequin Temptation) (Paperback)

Desperate, naked, and wet from her bubble bath soak private investigator Ripley Logan races through the motel balcony window of shoe businessman Joe Pruitt's room. Before the bewildered Joe knows what happens he finds the gorgeous sleuth lying nude in his bed. Joe believes someone upstairs loves him as he feels he just got lucky until Ripley explains that three armed thugs are after her.

Unbelievable at least to Joe's associates and even to himself, he no longer worries about working twenty-four seven days a week as he has Ripley on his brain. His first priority is her safety as opposed to his shoe business operation. As they work on solving her missing person's case, Joe and Ripley fall in love.

PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS combines slapstick humor with boudoir heat, which on first impressions should prove a disastrous story line. However, terrifically talented Tori Carrington makes the combo work smoothly and seamlessly. Readers obtain a wonderful wacky tale with two delightful lead protagonists. Ripley is a charmer who has ripped asunder Joe's stable world. He is elated with the chance to be her knight in shining armor though he wishes she would change her occupation so they are in less dangerous situations. Fans of jocularly torrid romances will relish Ms. Carrington's fabulous contemporary.

Harriet Klausner