Undressed (MIRA) [Mass Market Paperback]

Stef Ann Holm (Author)

Book Description

Series: MIRA | Publication Date: October 1, 2003

Searching for something more exciting than issuing parking tickets, Lanie Prescott leaves her job as a deputy in Majestic, Colorado. When a sudden crime wave hits the town, she's back on the force and working with the man who replaced her. Paul Cabrera left the Miami P.D. to distance himself from an old case that still haunts him. But his pursuit of a quiet life is hardly that when he has to work with the sexiest cop he's ever seen.

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Lanie is happy to be free of the macho, misogynistic chief of police in Majestic, Colorado, and to finally have a deputy job in which she can use her police skills rather than being a glorified meter maid, but she is sad to be leaving her hometown and her mother. But right before her going away party, Lanie learns that her new job has been postponed, and that's only the first disaster of the night. She insults her replacement, Paul Cabrera; then her stereo is stolen; and she breaks her leg pursuing the thief. Paul comes to her rescue, and the two manage to achieve a peaceful co-existence. A former Miami police officer, Paul has come to Majestic to revive his love of police work, not expecting to get involved with the woman he is replacing. Now Lanie is stuck living at home without a job and fighting her attraction to the new hunk in town in this delightful romance filled with small-town follies. Patty Engelmann
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"Stef Ann Holm at her sexy and irresistible best." -- Carly Phillips, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author

"Steff Ann Holm will make you laugh and cry and fall in love again." -- New York Times bestselling author Jill Barnett

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Mira (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551667304
• ISBN-13: 978-1551667300
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #522,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Heartwarming and satisfying!, March 18, 2006

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Donna K. "bookcrosser" (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Undressed (MIRA) (Mass Market Paperback)

I was expecting a book entitled "Undressed", with a such a suggestive cover photo, to be a trashy romance novel with lots of sex and not much substance. Not so at all! This was a well-developed story about two police officers making changes in their lifestyles and career paths. Paul was trying to simplify his life and Lanie wanted more action and excitement in hers, and when they gradually fall in love, they must find the right balance to make their relationship work while still satisfying their respective career goals. Secondary characters round out the story well, and solving the crime adds adventure and depth to their plight. This story is romantic and sensual rather than overtly sexual. It is refreshing that the characters treated each other kindly and dialogue was very respectful, instead of the usual bickering and hostility found in other romances.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A small town comes to life..., October 6, 2003

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This review is from: Undressed (MIRA) (Mass Market Paperback)

Life in Majestic, Colorado is boring for Deputy Lanie Prescott. When she gets the chance to move to another law enforcement job out of town, she jumps at it. Yet, on the night of her send off party, the offer falls through, leaving her stuck in Majestic, unemployed, and with a broken leg acquired trying ot apprehend a suspect. Still, Lanie makes the best of things, made easier when her replacement turns out to be handsome and charming Paul Caberra.

Paul finds life in star struck, quiet Majestic just what he needs to soothe the ache of an unresolved case he left in Miami. He never meant to romance Lanie, especially knowing she is only there temporarily. As neighbors in a duplex, though, the two find they have much in common. Friendship quickly becomes something more, but their time is limited.

*** Ms. Holm, like fellow Mira author, Debbie Macomber, brings a small town to life in her charming romance. Though light on action and suspense, it is long on laughter and warmth. ***

Reviewed by Amanda Killgore

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not What I Expected, October 8, 2007

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Elizabeth Gunther (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Undressed (MIRA) (Mass Market Paperback)

When I read the summary on the back of the book I thought it was about a woman who was supposed to leave her local law enforcement agency, her hunky replacement, and the summer crime that has her back on the force. There is no big summer crime, but rather a jewel theif hitting small jewelry stores, and Lanie is only back on the force for a total of 48 hours (first for crowd control when Paul heads back to Miami for a couple of weeks and then after she almost catches the jewel thief.) She was mainly working as the police receptionist while the person who usually held that job was out on maternaty leave.
While I liked Lanie and Paul's romance, I was pulling for Lucille and Dutch more than I did for Lanie and Paul. Despite this and the misleading back summary, Undressed is still a good book, and a nice foil for all of the action packed thrillers that I normally read.