Wild Jinx (Warner Forever) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Sandra Hill (Author)
Key Phrases: pirate project, juju tea, Tante Lulu, Sandra Hill, Celine Arseneaux (more...)

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Product Description
When reporter Celine Arseneux entered The Playpen, a Baton Rouge club for men AND women, she never expected John Le Deux to swagger up to her. Sure, the bayou's notorious bad boy is pure sex on the hoof, but even with her expose on the line, Celine refuses to be a conquest left cryin' in her crayfish - at least not again. Not for a man who doesn't remember her! Detective Le Deux has always been too hot to handle, but now he's on fire as the cop who posed as a gigolo to bust the Dixie Mafia. Joining Tante Lulu's treasure hunt seems a fine way to avoid the media ruckus - until Celine pursues her story deep into the bayou, stoking John's hazy memories of a sizzling night five years ago...

About the Author
Sandra Hill is a graduate of Penn State and worked for more than 10 years as a features writer and education editor for publications in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Writing about serious issues taught her the merits of seeking the lighter side of even the darkest stories. She is the wife of a stockbroker and the mother of four sons.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (March 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446616532
• ISBN-13: 978-0446616539
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #231,762 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very fun read, February 20, 2008

By	armchairinterviews.com (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

The third in the Jinx series, this cajun story is blazing hot, peppered with humor and talent !

Celine Arseneaux is a reporter looking for a hot story. Given the chance for a great scoop, she puts on some next-to-nothing attire, and enters the Playpen, a Baton Rouge club for men and women. There, she is quite surprised when John LeDeux approaches her. She hasn't seen him in five years, and is shocked he even remembers her! John is afraid she is going to screw up his undercover operation, and so he steals her camera.

To get even, she writes up a story for her newspaper about the police bust that happened shortly after their meeting. Without naming names, she wrote about a police officer posing as a gigolo just to bust the Dixie Mafia. Her story puts John in danger, and he quickly needs to hide from the public eye.

Tante Lulu, John's 92-year-old aunt, has decided to call in Jinx, Inc., the treasure company to come to the bayou. She believes there is pirate treasure hidden in the swaps. A perfect opportunity for John to hide. But Celine pursues her story, and quickly the sparks heat up between her and John. Tante Lulu decides John needs a wife, and puts her plans in motion with the help of St. Jude, the patron saint of hopeless causes . Soon, the thunderbolts strike and Celine and John are both a bit confused and a little in love.

But Celine is wary around John and he can't figure out why. With a little investigative work by Tante Lulu, it is soon revealed. Before long, Celine and John are fighting and things don't look so good. Will they work it out? With some help from family and the various statues of St. Jude, anything is possible.

Tante Lulu is a wonderful character. Full of vitality and humor, she really brings this story to life. Firmly believing in family first, she tries to do what is best for everyone. The characters were believable, and the storyline fresh and energetic. The historical facts about the Bayou was detailed but didn't overwhelm the story. I quite enjoyed it!

Armchair Interview says: Rich characters and good writing make this story great fun to read.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Plot was lacking. Heroine was unlikeable., April 25, 2008

By	Jane Stewart (Illinois USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

To show why I did not like the plot and heroine, I will be giving away much of the story below. So, don't read anymore if that bothers you.

CAUTION SPOILERS:
Celine had a crush on John since high school. They had a one-night stand during college. They were both drunk. They did not get together again. She was pregnant and did not tell him. The reason was because he went out with many different women and she thought he wouldn't want to be a father. Six years later they are together due to work but she continues to not tell him. She also prints a newspaper article that blows his cover - he was working undercover as a cop. He could have gotten killed because of that. Then she was rude, mean and acted like she hated him for most of the rest of the book. He learned about his son, was mad at her for awhile, but then tried to get together with her for a relationship. She continued to avoid him even though she "missed him so much it hurt." In my opinion, he hadn't done anything wrong, other than one thing described below. Her actions and treatment of him disgusted me.
John's one mistake was later in the story when he and Celine started to get along. Immediately after having sex, Eve, his former girlfriend showed up unexpectedly at his door. Celine walked out mad. John let her go so he could talk to Eve. He should have told Eve to come back later, but he didn't which was stupid.

To summarize the plot, he sees her, tries to have a relationship with her, falls in love with her. She treats him bad and pretends to hate him. When he later asks her to marry him, she says yes.

Sexual language: moderate. Number of sex scenes: four. Setting: present day New Orleans, Baton Rouge and bayou area. Copyright: 2008. Genre: contemporary romance.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOL , April 7, 2008

By	E. Beadles "ECB" (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have read Several of Sandra Hill's books and she is always a good read. But I have to say "Wild Jinx" is her best to date. I love a book that can make me laugh out loud and this book had me in tears I was laughing so hard. I can't wait to see what she comes up with next.