White Heat: A Novel (T-FLAC) [Kindle Edition]

Cherry Adair (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Adair delivers a steamy fusion of romance and heart-stopping suspense with this second T-FLAC (Terrorist Force Logistic Assault Command) thriller (after 2005's Hot Ice). Max Aries prides himself on being a womanizer, but his earlier brief, tantalizing affair with talented art restorer Emily Greene has unforeseen repercussions when she contacts him about his father's apparent suicide in Florence, Italy. Daniel Aries, Emily's mentor in art restoration, had been hired to copy masterpieces for a reclusive Denver philanthropist with Emily's aid. When Max slips into Emily's Florence apartment, he finds her battling an intruder who leaves behind a suspicious vial. The resulting investigation by T-FLAC, a privately funded group, grows to include Daniel's death and a host of subsequent murders and explosions. As Max, Emily and the T-FLAC crew tangle with the evildoers, Max and Emily's torrid romance almost, but not quite, upstages counterterrorist schemes to save a masterpiece beloved by art lovers and religious pilgrims alike. (July)
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From Booklist

Emily Greene met Max Aries at a party in Florence. The two left early and spent the next few days in a steamy romantic tryst. Then Max disappeared. Now he's back, investigating the alleged suicide of his father—and Emily's professional mentor—artist and art restorer Daniel Aries, whose death turns out to be connected to a series of mysterious murders and bombings of religious sites. Unbeknownst to Daniel's clients, Emily has actually been doing most of Daniel's work for the last few years, and she now finds herself tangled up in a deadly game of international terrorism. Scorching passion, gritty danger, and testosterone-fueled action blend flawlessly together in the latest addition to Adair's hot and suspenseful Men of T-FLAC series. Charles, John

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 311 KB
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (July 10, 2007)
• Sold by: Random House Digital, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000TDGGQ0
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,270 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Cherry Adair's innovative action-adventure novels have appeared on numerous bestsellers lists, won dozens of awards and garnered praise from reviewers and fans alike. With the creation of her kick butt counterterrorist group, T-FLAC, years before action adventure romances were popular, Cherry has carved a niche for herself with her sexy, sassy, fast-paced, action adventure novels. She is hard at work on two new series - CUTTER CAY and LODESTONE, and loves to hear from readers. Cherry loves to interact with readers, and she's easy to find on Facebook http://tiny.cc/l1iva or Twitter http://twitter.com/CherryAdair.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Adair Novel, July 21, 2007

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Kim - See all my reviews

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This review is from: White Heat (The Men of T-FLAC, Book 11) (Hardcover)

Cherry Adair is an author on my automatic buy list. If you are into Romantic Suspense, you can't go wrong with her. She delivers fast paced adventure and White Heat is no exception. The book starts off with a bang and holds your interest for the duration of the story. The plot is original and although it is slightly unbelievable it is still fun to read. Max Aries is one sexy hunk of man-flesh! One of my favorite reasons for reading Adair novels is her ability to create hot alpha males. I know I'll never be disappointed in the heroes she fabricates.

Max and Emily's chemistry and their love scenes fell a little flat for me. It seemed Emily had to be constantly rescued. I also thought that some of Max's inner monologue regarding Emily was rather cheesy but hey....he's still hot! I wished the situation with Savage had been handled more directly than indirectly. I kept expecting her to show up in the story. All in all it was a fun read and one that I would recommend. I did enjoy her last novel Hot Ice more, but White Heat did not disappoint me and I may reread it in the future.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Slow and dull, April 7, 2008

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E. N. Ling "Ithaca" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: White Heat (The Men of T-FLAC, Book 11) (Mass Market Paperback)

I haven't been a fan of Adair and thought her T-FLAC books poorly-written despite my being such an action-romance junkie. I decided to but Hot Ice last year and found it better than the other T-FLAC books so I bought White Heat expecting Adair's latest would be as good, at least. I was wrong and found nothing to hold my attention in White Heat. Not the boring protagonists nor the action scenes. Emily was unattractive and Max Aries...well, I really expected much more from a T-FLAC hero. White Heat came across surprisingly amateurish in tone - too much repetition about how hot the H & H found each other. I kept saying, "Okay, okay, we know. Now let's move on, shall we, children?". In the end, I could not even finish this plodding book and have no desire to buy another T-FLAC. For more sensual, sophisticated romantic fiction featuring covert ops heroes, Gennita Low is a much better choice as well as Lora Leigh's Tempting SEALs series. If more action and espionage with the romance as a backdrop your preference then go for Amy Fetzer.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ooogh!, August 6, 2007

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MBG Bookworm (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: White Heat (The Men of T-FLAC, Book 11) (Hardcover)

This book was really, really bad! The plot was totally improbable AND illogical--the author didn't even bother to try to make sense until the villain's denouement on page 268. Even then it was an insult to my intelligence. The main characters had no personality -- more like a romance between a Barbie doll and a G.I. Joe doll than in real human beings with personalities. The whole art restoration thing was totally unlikely. (It would be nice if the author had bothered to interview some real artists or art restoration specialists in researching this novel.)

I kept reading all the way to the end hoping it would get better, but it didn't. I have read other novels by this author and liked them, so I would suggest trying one of her earlier T-FLAC novels and skipping this one.