While She Was Sleeping... (Harlequin Blaze) [Mass Market Paperback]

Isabel Sharpe (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Blaze | Publication Date: April 1, 2010

Alana Hawthorne is asleep. And she's having what can only be described as the Best Dream Ever. There's a deliciously hot guy, some pretty incredible moves and a conclusion that makes her toes curl. Mmm...yes. But the next morning Alana is shocked to find her fantasy man--for real--sprawled naked beside her in bed.

It only gets worse. The excellently hot Sawyer Kern is her sister's brand-new boyfriend. The very same guy Alana came by to check on--because Melanie can be just so impulsive. Only now, Alana's really worried. Because gorgeous Sawyer seems to be looking for a repeat performance....

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 218 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (April 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373795378
• ISBN-13: 978-0373795376
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #804,456 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Isabel Sharpe was not born pen in hand like so many of her fellow authors. After she quit work in 1994 to stay home with her first-born son and nearly went out of her mind, she started writing. Yes, she was the clich'd bored housewife writing romance, but it was either that clich' or seduce the mailman, and her mailman was unattractive. After more than twenty novels for Harlequin, and the exciting new direction of women-focused stories for Avon/HarperCollins, Isabel admits her new mailman is gorgeous, but she's still happy with her choice.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pass on this one..., March 31, 2010

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Ana Thierry "Ana" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: While She Was Sleeping... (Harlequin Blaze) (Mass Market Paperback)

Zzzz...oh, I'm sorry, I fell asleep reading this book. I thought Blaze titles were supposed to be sexy, am I mistaken? This book had all the sexual heat of grandma in her long underwear. The hero wakes up in bed with the heroine and mistakes her for a hot woman he'd chatted up at a party. He tries to wake her and when she doesn't...he goes down on her and jerks off in his hand.
Uh, rape anyone?
And that wasn't even what really bugged me about the book the most. It was dull. Way too much introspection and not nearly enough interaction between the characters. Who were these people and why would they hook up? Who knew if they had anything in common because the reader was never clued in. Then, if that wasn't bad enough, the author wasted a goodly chunk of her limited word count on a half-assed sub-plot with the sister and her best friend.
I don't mind subplots or fantasy sexual situations but nothing kills a story for me faster than poor characterization. Instead of spending pages dealing with the immatural sexually promiscuous younger sister, the author would've been better served to concentrate on her hero and heroine instead. ~ Cerise, [...]

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, April 13, 2010

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Joanne Stewart - See all my reviews
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This review is from: While She Was Sleeping... (Harlequin Blaze) (Mass Market Paperback)

First book I've read of Isobel Sharpe, and I think she'll be a favorite of mine. The characters leapt off the page, the tension was sizzling, it even made me laugh and touched my heart. while it WAS rather tame for a Blaze, I still loved it. I fell in love with the characters and look forward to Melanie's story next month!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hot and funny. Isn't that what we all want?, April 13, 2010

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Bookaholic "Moongoddess" (Madison, Wi) - See all my reviews

This review is from: While She Was Sleeping... (Harlequin Blaze) (Mass Market Paperback)

I love Sharpe's writing, because it's sexy, smart, fun and best of all I always laugh out loud at least 3 times in each book. That she is able to make a scenario like this one in While She Was Sleeping actually work is pretty remarkable, when you think about it. And her books are perfect escapism for me. So, I disagree with the first reviewer. Lighten up! I like to read both tasteful and tawdry, and Isabel always has a level of class that keeps things real. P.S., my favs of hers are Thrill Me, Indulge Me, and her novels.