Ready [Paperback]

Lucy Monroe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2005

As a writer, Lise Barton is used to coming up with wild scenarios for her characters, but the one that's playing out for her right now is no fiction - it's frighteningly real. Someone is stalking her, someone who knows where she lives and what she does. Someone who has even threatened her family - her brother, his wife, and their precious baby girl. Lise isn't about to let someone hurt them, so she packs up and leaves Texas for the anonymity of Seattle. And then the threats start again...Joshua Watt's mission is simple: Go to Seattle and bring Lise home for Thanksgiving or he'll never hear the end of it from his sister. It's not like "Aunt Lise" to stay away from their adorable niece, and Joshua's pretty sure he's the reason for it. He's spent months trying to forget the taste of her lips, the feel of her soft hair in his fingers. Yeah, okay, he wants her - badly - but family comes first. But the minute he sees the fear in Lise's eyes, his survival instincts kick in. The former Army Ranger isn't about to let some creep terrorize an innocent woman - not on his watch. He's going to do what it takes to protect Lise and try to keep his personal feelings out of it. Because if there's one thing he's learned, it's that sex and work don't mix. Not ever. So far...

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

A writer living alone in Seattle, Lise is being stalked, but she knowingly drew her stalker there to protect her brother and his family in Texas. But now her stalker is escalating his advances and threats, so there's no way she is going back to Texas for the holidays. But Joshua has every intention of bringing her back, in case he is the reason she doesn't want to go home. Months ago they shared one spectacular kiss before Lise made herself scarce. When Lise comes at him with a fireplace poker, Joshua settles her down enough to get the stalker story from her--and to tell her that he is a mercenary. Drawing on all his skills and those of his partners, he plans to catch the stalker while keeping Lise safe, but will their growing attraction to each other prove too distracting? With an engrossing plot and characters who explore sides of themselves hidden from the world, Monroe's exciting romance is a great read. Maria Hatton
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Review

"Monroe's wonderfully written, multi-read romance features characters you ache for as though their emotions were your own."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Kensington (July 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0758208642
• ISBN-13: 978-0758208644
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,088,278 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

With more than 6 million copies of her books in print, USA Today bestseller Lucy Monroe has published more than 50 books and had her stories translated for sale in dozens of countries. While she writes several subgenres of romance (paranormal, historical, single title and short contemporary) for multiple publishers, all of her books are sexy, emotional and show that love will conquer all. She's a passionate devotee of romance and shares her love for the genre with her readers through her books and a policy of open communication. You can find Lucy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LucyMonroe.Romance) her blog (http://lucymonroeblog.blogspot.com), her official website (http://lucymonroe.com).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Is it just me, or..., June 29, 2006

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shereads - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ready (Paperback)

...is it difficult to sustain a mood of suspense when reading about tough, mercenary Alpha males who refer to each other by cute nicknames? Without a trace of irony! 'Take me, Wolf. You and your friends Firecracker and Hotbutton have rescued me from my stalker, Nemesis.'

Nemesis is a girl's name, by the way. The Greek goddess of vengeance.

Suzanne Brockman's SEAL books use these ex-military guy-nicknames to better effect, maybe because her characters use them in a realistic way: tongue-in-cheek, as a way of branding their buddies with the memory of events they'd rather forget.

Nicknames aside, my real issue with this book is the lack of tension between the lead characters, who are so shallowly drawn I felt as if I were reading an abridged edition. If the heroine is full of surprises in bed, it's because she's got so little depth out of it.

Lucy Monroe's historicals are beautifully crafted, and even her formulaic mini-novels for Harlequin Presents can be counted on for serious sizzle. She's an author with two equally enjoyable faces, which is two more than many of her peers. This third face, however - if 'Ready' is an example - isn't up to the standard that made me a fan.

I have to cut this short for a date with my tough, possessive, dominating ex-Army Ranger lover, 'Rim Shot."

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get Ready for READY....one of Monroe's best, July 25, 2005

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Marilyn Shoemaker (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ready (Paperback)

READY I believe is one of Lucy Monroe's best. It;s not just the story line or being such an enjoyable read, it was the characters Lise Barton and Joshua Watt's, two very strong, passionate and intriguing people. At first glance and meeting they were powerfully attracted and drawn to each other and as the reader will learn when they meet again under different circumstances their incredible journey teaches them that "loving someone shouldn't make you less than what you are, it should make you more".

Joshua Watts, a former Army Ranger, security expert and merc is on a mission to bring Lise home for a family holiday at his sister's request. Little do any of them realize that Lise is being stalked and has moved to Seattle in order to protect her family. From the moment of Josh's arrival and meeting with Lise, their journey begins full of suspense, intrigue and absolute passion.

This is the first book about three incredibly sexy, handsome and intriguing men and I guarantee you'll love it! For something fun to view, please see READY's flash movie at
http://lucymonroe.com/Flash_Ready.html.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sexy and suspenseful!, May 25, 2006

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M. Anderson "Melmom" (Atlanta) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ready (Paperback)

I totally disagree with the previous reviewers who said this book was bordering on porn. I have read way more graphic stuff than this. And the more graphic stuff is gross. This was very sexy. I thought Joshua Watts "Wolf" was an incredible hero. Maybe I'm just a sucker for a sexy man's man and a damsal in distress! But, I just love a man who protects his woman with a fierce intensity! It's a fantasy world, and what do we read fiction for? To live in a fantasy world.

I have read all three in this series and am praying Lucy carries it on because these three men are some of the sexiest men I've ever read about!