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Wild And Willing (Harlequin Blaze)

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I found this book to be a little too predictable and the hero and heroine still seemed unfamiliar by the end of the book. Also the sexual scenes seem stilted and forced like the author was rushing to get to the end of the story, an unusual characteristic for a Blaze novel. All in all a decent read if you are hours away from the bookstore with no means of transportation.

There are some books that are just so good you never want it to end. There are other books where you keep frantically reading because you want to see how it's going to end. And then there are some books where you read to the end because you've already invested the time and money.

This book fell in option three.

I kept reading, hoping it would get better and by the time I figured there would be little hope in that happening, I'd already invested the time and opted to see it through. I have to say, this is one of the more boring books I'd read in a long time. After the first chapter, it was a snoozefest.

I have to admit that the first chapter did draw me in, but nothing, and I mean nothing, happened after that.

Mia is an artist working in her grandparent's failing tourist shop trying to get it in the black. Seth is a billionaire CEO and owner of the bank the tourist shop owes money to. Mia goes to Tampa to talk to the bank about extending payments, but decides for once in her life she's going to embark on a wild adventure aka a fling. Seth is the man she's chosen to have the fling with, but due to circumstances of how they meet and his own personal convictions, he opts to resist her overtures.

She later finds out who he really is and he sets about wooing her into a relationship against her will.

It was a nice meet cute, but that's about all this book had going for it. I found Seth to be both annoying and weak, and for whatever reason, I never connected with Mia's character. There was a sub-story in that Seth's uncle started a relationship with Mia's mother and that romance was actually a better story than what was going on with the main characters of this book. By the half way point, I was so bored that I just didn't care how Mia and Seth worked out their differences and by the end of the book I was just glad it was over.

Trudgingly boring. Two stars for the interesting beginning.

Mia Quentin will put herself in the path of the first pirate she spies. With a red hibiscus behind her ear, her skirt torn daringly high, and a red lace bikini beneath, Mia plans a hot afternoon in the arms of a stranger. With a bit of persistence, she puts herself in the arms of corporate shark Seth Chandler, pirate for a day, making it clear that she is wild and willing.

Seth does not think much of participating the publicity stunt. He intends to capture a grandmotherly type who would revel in the adventure and provide terrific p.r. for Chandler Enterprises. With an actor quitting at the last minute, however, Seth cannot afford for anything to go wrong, and becomes a sexy pirate complete with an eye patch and bare chest.

Mia got more than she bargained for with the pirate who refuses to take advantage of her offer of a brief fling. She must return to a life of overwhelming responsibility that leaves no time for romance. He must convince her otherwise. Indeed, it may take weeks of sensual promises and erotic possibilities to convince Mia of the value of commitment.

Author Joanne Rock has a gift for penning wickedly delicious romance with fabulously erotic escapades, which WILD AND WILLING delivers with flair! Mia's desire for a quick fling before she returns to responsibility will echo the fantasies of most readers, but Seth's attitudes are certainly unexpected. Of course, a guy who believes that commitment means living together still has a lot to learn. The subplot is equally delightful with Mia's unorthodox mother finding love as well. Further, quirky humor, including grandparents who really want to sell bad t-shirts and squeaky toys from their gift shop, will keep readers wildly entertained. WILD AND WILLING comes very highly recommended.

Wild and Willing delivers a fabulous one sitting read! Wow! Right from the get-go, this story grabbed me with the steamy fun
of a Florida pirate festival, a reluctant studdly pirate, and a determined modern day maiden focused on getting her guy! Mia and Seth make a wonderfully exciting and sympathetic hero and heroine. The secondary romance with Noelle and Brock is a bonus treat! And then there are those delightfully quirky grandparents with their sea-side tourist shop. Readers get more than their money's worth in this seamlessly woven story packed full of fun, steam, and romance. The prolific Ms. Rock delivers a winner, yet again!

When the actor quit two hours before the Tampa Bay annual Gasparilla Festival, Seth Chandler reluctantly decides to play the role of pirate captain. Seth knows his company the Gulf Coast Bank subsidiary of Chandler Enterprises is sponsoring the gala and he wants nothing negative to occur on the evening news.

Mia Quentin is visiting the town and the event in search of adventure and romance as she takes a break from her very responsible yet dull life. When the pirates led by Seth begin the abduction of women, Mia screams to gain Seth's attention. He dubs her "Carmen" as he kidnaps her. As Mia and Seth become acquainted, they fall in love, but he struggles to persuade her that they can share a lifetime adventure together.

Fans of torrid contemporary romances will enjoy WILD AND WILLING though Mia seems schizoid as she is assertive with her beloved, but timid with her grandparents and mother. The story line engages the audience form the moment Seth leaps off the pirate ship and never slows down until the final parry between the lead couple. Joanne Rock endows her fans with an exuberant pleasant tale.

Harriet Klausner