Slow Hands [Mass Market Paperback]

Lauren Bach (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2002

Alec Dempsey, an undercover ATF agent, returns to his hometown as part of an assignment to recover stolen money from a truck heist. Part of his duties include protecting Keira Morgan, a woman he jilted nearly ten years ago and whom he is certain never wants to see him again. From the instant they met, Keira couldn't see a future with any other man, and when Alec proposed at their senior prom, she agreed to elope with him the next day. But when Alec left town without her and shortly thereafter married someone else, a devastated Keira vowed never to let anyone else close to her heart again. But now a notorious bank robber is seeking revenge for his arrest and is making Keira his target. Will she let Alec close enough to protect her, or will the pain of the past place them both in harm's way?

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

A familiar formula alpha male revisits the small town he scorned and the high school sweetheart he abandoned in order to seek redemption fuels Lauren Bach's (Lone Rider) Slow Hands, a pedestrian offering that substitutes sex for romance. Special agent Alec Dempsey has been sent to his hometown to protect his first love, Keira Morgan, from a convicted felon recently released from prison who's convinced she's responsible for the deaths of his brothers. Alec and Keira clash early on, but it isn't long before the arrogant alpha angles his way back into her heart and her bed. With its egocentric hero, weak-willed heroine and profusion of romance cliches ("His voice was a caress"; "Her heart stopped"), this tepid offering isn't likely to turn many heads.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Lauren Bach loves to write almost as much as she loves to read. A member of Romance Writers of America and Heart of Carolina Romance Writers, Lauren writes contemporary romantic fiction with a definite sensual slant. Her love of writing can be traced back to her childhood. One of seven children, she was born in Iowa, but raised in Florida. She currently resides in North Carolina and is busy working on her next book.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (August 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446611158
• ISBN-13: 978-0446611152
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,462,281 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lauren Bach has published four novels:

LONE RIDER, ISBN-13: 978-0446611145
Hachette Book Group USA (formerly Warner Books)
Released November 2001

SLOW HANDS, ISBN-13: 978-0446611152
Hachette Book Group USA (formerly Warner Books)
Released August 2002

PURE DYNAMITE, ISBN-13: 978-0821776315
Kensington Books/Zebra
Released October 2004

PROJECT EVE, ISBN-13: 978-0821776322
Kensington Books/Zebra
Released June 2005

More recently, she has published as CATE NOBLE. Her Cate Noble releases include:

DEAD RIGHT, ISBN-13: 978-0821776339
Kensington Books/Zebra
Released February 2009

DEADLY SEDUCTION, ISBN-13: 978-1420101713
Kensington Books/Zebra
Released February 2010

DEADLY GAMES, ISBN-13: 978-1420101720
Kensington Books/Zebra
Scheduled for February 2011

For more information, check out her website at www.CateNoble.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER WINNER FROM BACH, August 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Slow Hands (Mass Market Paperback)

I loved LONE RIDER and was anxious to see how Ms. Bach would follow-up. Have no fear! I think the plot is actually better in this book than her first. Well, her first book did have that motorcycle/macho man thing. . . In SLOW HANDS you get great characters - faults and all, sizzle in the romance department, danger, suspense. . .all in one package. Can't wait for her next book. A KEEPER. You might want to try out Glenna McReynolds' RIVER OF EDEN, too.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Winner!, October 19, 2002

By 

Jean Gray (Lebanon, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slow Hands (Mass Market Paperback)

A great suspense plot and hot romance in this second book by Lauren Bach. As in her first book, Lone Rider, the characters here are so real you feel like you know them. A real page turner!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Slow Hands - fast pulse, September 30, 2002

By 

K. Freeman "Amateur Chef" (East Bend, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slow Hands (Mass Market Paperback)

Alex Dempsey did not want to return to Freedom, Arkansas. He had put all of this behind him ten years ago. He had been determined to find a life for himself outside of the small town of Freedom. Even if it meant leaving Keira.

He was at least content his life as an ATF agent. Until they assigned him the task of protecting Keira from a would be killer. Until he had to face seeing her again. He could do this, he told himself. He was over her. Wasn't he?

For Keira, seeing tall, sexy Alec Dempsey again was something she had hoped never to have to do. What had possessed her agree to this crazy scheme? Saving her grandfather, that's what. Now she was stuck with it. Could she stay out of his arms this time? Could she keep him out of her heart?

If you like romances that sizzle and pop, you'll love Slow Hands and you'll turn page after page long into the night. It is definitely a keeper and one you'll tell your friends to read, although you won't be willing to lend them your copy!!

If you haven't read Lauren's other book, Lone Rider, pick it up too. You can't go wrong with Lauren Bach.