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Sinfully Sexy

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Chloe Sinclair is the manager of KTEX TV in El Paso, Texas. She has always believed herself to be smart, but plain looking. But after flunking the Sexy! quiz Chloe decides to be daring for just one night. Being unused to such high heels though, she literally stumbles into the arms of a gorgeous stranger. Worse, she almost ends up making out with him in a public bathroom! Imagine her fear the next day when Chloe walks into a meeting at work to find out that the stranger is the man that the station owner, Julia Boudreaux, brought in to save the station.

Corporate CEO Sterling Prescott of Prescott Media had built his fortune on taking over businesses for pocket change and turning them into gold. When he entered KTEX TV, he had intended to do the same. But all bets are off when he finds the sexy lady who had disappeared on him the night before. By a mix-up, people thought he was Trey Tanner, one of his ex-employees. When Chloe makes known what she things of Mr. Sterling Prescott, he decides to let everyone keep thinking his name is Trey. For Chloe, he decides to actually save the station, instead of taking it over. Chloe and "Trey" must work together and create a reality show to bring in heavy advertising dollars quickly.

***** There is more going on than what I state in that synopsis. But to give you more would ruin some delightfully wicked plots and scenes. So I won't. Suffice it to say that Chloe and Sterling are a perfect match. Recommended for ladies who enjoy some humor with their modern day romances.

Now that readers have seen Kate and Chloe meet their equals, it is time to see Julia meet her own. Be on the look out for the last of this trilogy titled "Simply Sexy", due for release Nov. 2005. *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

The lastest insallment of Ms. Lee's "Sexy" series is just as much fun if not more than the first. This is Chloe's story and she has finally met her match when she tangles with corporate raider Sterling Prescot. They literally run into each other on the first meeting and the sparks fly. She dosen't know who he is and he has no idea who she is. Their worlds are about to collide again in a professional manner, and sweet, simple, and sensible Chloe takes a backseat to sexy, minx Chloe.

Sterling has come to El Paso for one reason and one reason only. Take over KTEX T.V. and get back home with his brother Ben before the ink drys on the sales agreement. Well, so much for best laid plans. Before he knows it he has been crashed into by a sexy little lady who wants him to kiss her just because. She has no idea who he is and that's a turn on for him. This should not be a problem except for the fact that she ran out on him when the kiss was just starting to get interesting, and she has now shown up in a meeting regarding the struggling station. Before he knows it, his plans have changed from buying the station to helping the station. That's not all he is about to star as "the catch" for a reality T.V. show and he wants Chloe to be one of "the roses". Why is this important you ask? Well, because Chloe is turning out to have an amazing affect on him, and he wants to win her for himself. Now he just needs to prove to Chloe that he's there for the long haul.

This was a great story. Ms. Lee's take on today's rage of reality T.V. is great. Old friends make a return and the chemistry between Chloe and Sterling is great. It's worth it in the end when they finally get together. This story also offered a great sneak peek at Julia's story regarding Sterling's brother Ben. I can't wait for the next and final book in the series. This is a read that I highly recommend.

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Chloe Sinclair is the manager of KTEX TV in El Paso, Texas. She has always believed herself to be smart, but plain looking. But after flunking the Sexy! quiz Chloe decides to be daring for just one night. Being unused to such high heels though, she literally stumbles into the arms of a gorgeous stranger. Worse, she almost ends up making out with him in a public bathroom! Imagine her fear the next day when Chloe walks into a meeting at work to find out that the stranger is the man that the station owner, Julia Boudreaux, brought in to save the station.

Corporate CEO Sterling Prescott of Prescott Media had built his fortune on taking over businesses for pocket change and turning them into gold. When he entered KTEX TV, he had intended to do the same. But all bets are off when he finds the sexy lady who had disappeared on him the night before. By a mix-up, people thought he was Trey Tanner, one of his ex-employees. When Chloe makes known what she things of Mr. Sterling Prescott, he decides to let everyone keep thinking his name is Trey. For Chloe, he decides to actually save the station, instead of taking it over. Chloe and "Trey" must work together and create a reality show to bring in heavy advertising dollars quickly.

***** There is more going on than what I state in that synopsis. But to give you more would ruin some delightfully wicked plots and scenes. So I won't. Suffice it to say that Chloe and Sterling are a perfect match. Recommended for ladies who enjoy some humor with their modern day romances.

Now that readers have seen Kate and Chloe meet their equals, it is time to see Julia meet her own. Be on the look out for the last of this trilogy titled "Simply Sexy", due for release Nov. 2005. *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

This is the second book I have read in the series and by this author. I previously read "Suddenly Sexy" and I think I have pegged the problem with this author. There is a lot of story in one book, except it is not all handled in a manner that there is a satisfying conclusion to all the drama.

In this story alone there were elements of Chloe having trouble with self-esteem due to her dead grandmother, having issues with men due to her father leaving her, having issues with sex due to her first time being with a douchebag who didn't even call her back. Then Sterling had issues with lying about his identity, his awful sister, his brother drama, being a savvy businessman, being the bachelor, among other things.

I just feel that if you are going to introduce so much into the story, you should handle all that in a satisfying way. Chloe's issues with her grandmother weren't dealt with at all. The fact that she was raised being told she was lucky that she was
"plain" and how she always applied that to herself, was pretty much ignored.

Chloe's issues with her father were resolved in one conversation. I mean this is a woman who let her father move in after his heart attack when the man left her as a baby. His excuse that he thought she'd be better off with her grandmother after her mother died. Seriously? That counts as an appropriate resolution?

Sterling just gave his sister a hug after she almost cost him his relationship with Chloe.

The chemistry between Sterling and Chloe was great. I read their story simply because of the excerpt in suddenly sexy about their encounter in the bathroom. They had good chemistry but I didn't feel as if it was developed and nurtured enough to call it love by the time they decided they were in love with each other.

I think the characters were definitely interesting but the attention paid to the various elements of the plot introduced was not good enough. I think either the book needed to be longer or there needed to be less issues to manage.

So overall a 3. I would give it a 3.5 because I really did enjoy it in some part but on the whole it left me dissatisfied as a reader.

I loved this book as much as I loved Suddenly Sexy. I agree with one of the reviewers that this book is funnier than the first.

Her whole life,Chloe Sinclair has been told two things: thank her lucky stars that she's plain-looking and sensible and that men do nothing but lie,cheat,and leave. She believes that the words beautiful and sexy don't even apply to her.

Sterling Prescott is a man who runs the family business. Always in control,he takes what he wants when he wants it. He's set his sights on KTEX Tv and Chloe Sinclair.

I found Chloe to be a woman after my own heart. She's intelligent,has a common sense view of the world,and she's a woman that her friends can count on. I loved that she's always trying to do the right thing. But she's also shys away from situations that are beyond her control. Like what Jesse did for Kate,I loved that Sterling helped her to see that she's more than sensible,plain-looking,shy Chloe. But even more,I loved that Chloe helped Sterling to see that there's more to life than work and taking what you want. He learned to view the world in a different light thanks to her. I can't wait to see what happens with Julia and Sterling's brother,Ben. I can already tell that the sparks are gonna fly even more.

Sinfully Sexy is the second book in the Sexy Trilogy. It's a fun and sassy read.

Chloe Sinclair has always thought of herself as plain, nothing exciting. One night she decides to shake things up. Chloe dresses to the nines and almost has sex with a handsome stranger in a restroom. The next day she about trips over her sensible shoes when the man running her early meeting is "him."

Sterling Prescott had planned to take over KTEX-TV and sell it. He is knocked over when he sees his mystery woman at the TV station. A case of mistaken identity and a date make Sterling prove he can save the station and win Chloe's heart.

The chemistry between Chloe and Sterling really burns up the pages. I loved the wit, the laughter and the tears as well. Enjoyed seeing Kate and Jesse from Suddenly Sexy. Looking forward to Julia's story.

This book was a great addition to the series and I cant wait for the third book. I really am looking foreward to Julie and Ben's story. But, this book was wonderful. It really gave you a much better look at Chloe and why she is the way she is. I liked watching Sterling grow in the story and watching all the things Chloe did to try to get off the show was great. I like the secondary characters as well and am hoping to see Serina in Ben's story. She was very loveable. Also, it tells us a little about Jesse and Kate from the previous story, which I love. You get to share all their lives. And it has already set the stage for Ben and Julia, which I hope will give us a much better look at Julia. In this book, you see more into her character and it makes you wonder...... This book was funny, sexy, down to Earth, great tale. Looking for the next and waiting still after that. Cant wait to see whats next. Get it and enjoy.

Had borrowed the other two (2) books in the series to read and had to have the third book. The books weren't that great, but once I started the series, I needed to finish. They were OK, but nothing I would rave about.

Plain & somewhat prudish El Paso local station manager almost has sex in hotel bathroom with attractive man who she finds out next day works for interested but ruthless buyer of their tv station. Although it started as a case of mistaken identity, hero goes on with the pretense that he just works for the buyer but regrets it when he becomes emotionally involved with heroine. BUT other things get in the way...like the Bachelor-type show they're trying to put on as last-ditch effort to save the station, his intrusive family, & her clamming up about her own childhood/family. Dialogue, various cast of characters, & plot got in the way of the romance.

Romance & sexual chemistry would've been good if it wasn't for the overloaded plot & cast of characters. Reading it became annoying.

Read if you don't have anything more interesting to read.

This is the second book that I have read by Linda Francis Lee and I'm very conflicted about what rating to give it - 3.5 stars (worth reading once, recommendable, check it out from the library) or 4 stars (will want to read it again, buy a copy of my own if I read a borrowed one). The other book was Looking for Lacey and it was really not a recommendable book, except for the side romance going on between the heroine's high school daughter and her classmate - that was literally the only thing that made the book worth reading.

"SEXY" SERIES:
SINFULLY SEXY is Book 2 in Lee's "Sexy" Trilogy - it's preceded by Kate's story in Suddenly Sexy and followed by Julia and Ben's story in Simply Sexy. The three heroines are all coworkers at KTEX TV and have been friends since childhood.

SUMMARY (from back cover):
Plain-Jane Chloe Sinclair has never been bad ... until she stumbles - literally - into the arms of a gorgeous stranger. To make matters worse, her world is rocked completely off its axis the morning after when the sensual dreamboat turns out to be the man brought in to save the TV station where she works.

Sterling Prescott is hard-driven, sexy as hell, and determined to take over the struggling KTEX TV. But all bets are off when the shameless wildcat who disappeared on him last night walks back into his life - acting like a squeaky-clean librarian. Life gets truly complicated, however, when Sterling decides to win more than the station - and to show her that being sexy isn't a sin.

CONS:
In SINFULLY SEXY, there were a lot of things that were a mess - the story and plot were not "tight"; there were a lot of contrivances that were created solely for the author's character machinations; the whole last-minute-dating-show-that-will-miraculously-save-the-station-and-oh-what-a-surprise-there-are-some-twists-that-make-certain-characters-have-to-be-contestants was ... yeah, not much appreciated by this reader; the secondary kind-of-romance between Julia and Ben that sets us up for book 3 in the trilogy was annoying, felt very forced, and definitely did not make me inclined to read their story; Chloe's father was blah and the emotional scene and discussion at the end was far too corny and neatly-timed for me; ... and I could go one.

PROS:
*However*, Chloe was (for the most part - if one ignores some random weird spots here and there) a good heroine and Sterling was (also for the most part - if one ignores his too sudden realization of love and quick turnaround) a good hero. There were some great scenes between them that were very amusing, very enjoyable, and *very* chemically-charged and Sterling sometimes does or says things that will have you sighing out loud. The interactions between him and his brother Ben were also nice additions.

NOTE:
Also, when I had first read the summary of this book, I thought that Chloe and Sterling basically have a one-night stand with one another and then are surprised to find out the next day that the stranger they slept with from last night is someone they're going to have to work with. Although that's where things are heading, they *do not* sleep with each other at the beginning of the book and when they finally do it is absolutely perfect and at the right time in their relationship and in the book/story.

RATING DECISION:
So basically it comes down to whether or not the good parts of the book outweigh the bad parts enough to warrant a 4-star rating instead of a 3.5-star one ... and after writing this review and being able to sum it all up for myself, I'm afraid to say that I'm going to have to go with 3.5 stars.

BOTTOM LINE:
The pros of this book make it definitely worth checking out from the library (which is what I did), but I would hold off on buying it - I know some people have really liked this book, so it could be me, but for me it just doesn't warrant a spot on my keeper and/or reread shelves.