Showing posts with label Lori Foster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lori Foster. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Romance Byte: Lori Foster's Run the Risk


Author: Lori Foster
Series Connection: Love Undercover
ISBN: 978-0373776955
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin


Description:
When Detective Logan Riske goes undercover to find Pepper Yates, a potential link to his best friend’s unsolved murder, he vows to gain her cooperation by any means necessary. But the elusive beauty is more suspicious—and in far more danger—than he expected. And the last thing Logan needs is to start caring for her...

Pepper has spent years dodging the corrupt club owner who will stop at nothing to keep her silenced. She can trust no one, not even the handsome new “construction worker” who’s moved in next door. The heat between them is undeniable. But will surrendering to passion bring her the safety she so desires—or will her feelings for Logan draw them both into a killer’s crosshairs?

About the author from her website:
Since first publishing in January 1996, Lori Foster has become a Waldenbooks, Borders, USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and New York Times bestselling author of over 70 novellas and novels. She currently writes single titles for HQN.

Lori believes it’s important to give back to the community as much as possible, and for that reason she ran special contests in conjunction with a publisher, facilitating many first sales for new authors. She routinely organizes events among authors and readers to gather donations for various organizations.
Along with her good friend, Duffy Brown, Lori hosts a very special annual “Reader & Author” event in West Chester, Ohio. Proceeds from the event have benefited many worthy causes, including the Hamilton County YWCA Battered Women’s Shelter, the Animal Adoption Foundation, The Conductive Learning Center for children with spina bifida and cerebral palsy, and The One Way Farm, Children’s Home.

In 2007, Lori put together The Write Ingredients a cookbook of recipes donated by popular authors. Proceeds from the cookbook go toward Lori’s ongoing “Troop project” of collecting and mailing fun, and sometimes necessary, items to our troops.

In 2008, Lori coordinated with other authors of her choosing and arranged for the publication of The Power of Love, a special romance anthology of novellas about empowering women. All author and agent proceeds from the anthology go to the Hamilton Co YWCA Battered women’s shelter.

In 2009, Tails of Love, another romance anthology with Lori and other contributing authors, was published with all agent and author proceeds to benefit The Animal Adoption Foundation.

In 2010, The Gift of Love romance anthology, with Lori and other contributing authors, was published with proceeds to benefit The Conductive Learning Center, a school for children with cerebral palsy and spina bifida.

In 2011, The Promise of Love, a romance anthology with Lori and other contributing authors, was published with proceeds to benefit the One Way Farm, a home for abused and abandoned children.
You can read more about the charities that Lori supports here.

In 2012, Love Bites,  a romance anthology with Lori and other contributing authors, was published with all agent and author proceeds to benefit The Animal Adoption Foundation.

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Romance Byte: Trace of Fever

Author: Lori Foster
Series Connection: Bewitched (The Guy Next Door Anthology)/ Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor/ When You Dare
ISBN-10: 037377575X
ISBN-13: 978-0373775750

Genre: Romantic Suspense
Publisher: HQN Books

Purchase through Amazon here.


This book series begins in the anthology from this winter: The Guy Next Door. The Lori Foster contribution in that book was "Bewitched".  Then in April When You Dare was released. It is a little confusing, because the anthology short was just a prequel to the series of three books. The third book in the series is

Description:
Undercover mercenary Trace Rivers loves the adrenaline rush of a well-planned mission. First he'll earn the trust of corrupt businessman Murray Coburn, then gather the proof he needs to shut down the man's dirty smuggling operation. It's a perfect scheme—until Coburn's long-lost daughter saunters in with her own deadly plan for revenge.

With a smile like an angel and fire in her eyes, Priscilla Patterson isn't who she seems to be. But neither is the gorgeous bodyguard who ignites all her senses. Joining forces to plot Coburn's downfall, Priss and Trace must fight the undeniable heat between them. For one wrong move, one lingering embrace, will expose them to the wrath of a merciless opponent….


When You Dare
Author: Lori Foster
Series Connection: Bewitched (The Guy Next Door Anthology)/ Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor/ Trace of Fever
ISBN-10: 0373775717
ISBN-13: 978-0373775712

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Publisher: HQN Books

 Purchase this book here through Amazon 
 
Description:
The tougher they are, the harder they fall…

Professional mercenary Dare Macintosh lives by one hard and fast rule: business should never be personal. If a cause appeals to him and the price is right, he'll take the mission he's offered. But then the lovely Molly Alexander asks him to help her track down the men who'd had her kidnapped—and for the first time, Dare's tempted to combine work with pleasure.

Fiercely independent, Molly vows to trust no one until she's uncovered the truth. Could the enemy be her powerful, estranged father? The ex-fiancĂ© who still holds a grudge? Or the not-so-shy fan of her bestselling novels? As the danger heats up around them, the only anchor Molly has is Dare himself. But what she feels for him just might be the most frightening thing of all…


Savor the Danger
Author: Lori Foster
Series Connection: Bewitched (The Guy Next Door Anthology)/ Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor/ When You Dare/ Trace of Fever
ISBN-10: 0373775822
ISBN-13: 978-0373775828

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Publisher: HQN Books
Release Date: June 28, 2011

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Description:
The one woman he couldn't have was the only woman he desired…

She may be aloof, and more pretty than gorgeous, but Alani Rivers is the kind of woman a hot-blooded mercenary can't forget, no matter how hard he tries. So when Jackson Savor wakes up next to the naked, sleeping beauty—with no memory of what happened—he knows he's been drugged… even if Alani doesn't.

After she was kidnapped, Alani swore she'd never trust another man again. Still, something about this strong, sexy hero with the tender touch makes her want to believe him. As Jackson hunts downs a mysterious intruder, he swears he'll move heaven and earth to keep Alani safe. But what really happened that night? And will the truth bring them closer than they ever thought possible—or put Alani squarely in harm's way again?

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Romance Book Review: The Guy Next Door

Authors: Lori Foster, Susan Donovan, Victoria Dahl
Anthology: Ready, Set, Jett, Gail's Gone Wild, Just One Taste
ISBN: 978-0373775569
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: HQN Books

Purchase this book here through: Amazon

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This anthology feature three stores from three of the top contemporary romance authors out today. Lori Forster's Ready, Set, Jett! is wonderful. Lori Foster calls this part of her uber-alpha hunks series (no caps which probably means it will have another title for the series when the new books come out). There will be three books starting in May with When You Dare, then June with Trace of Fever and finally in July with Savor the Danger.

In Ready, Set, Jett! we meet Jett and his sexy neighbor Natalie. For a while now Natalie and Jett have been involved in a very sexy relationship. They never really talk to each other, just have the most fabulous sex. Jett doesn't want that. He really hopes to have a relationship with Natalie, but Natalie seems to be hiding away from that idea. Jett sets out to seduce Natalie into giving more to him. In the beginning he isn't sure how far he wants this relationship to go, but you can tell by his actions that he really cares of this woman.

Natalie, however, is doing everything she can not to fall for Jett, but really how can she not. The man is sexy, considerate and giving her the experiences she had never thought she would ever have in the bedroom. Thinking some time away would give her clarity in this relationship, Natalie schedules Spring Break away from Jett. Soon Jett is inviting himself along and the two get caught in a terrible snow storm, that gives them time to really get to know each other.

The anthology is worth purchasing for this story alone. It is a great way to get introduced to Lori Foster, who is a really good contemporary writer. 

In Susan Donovan's Gail's Gone Wild Gail is a single mother, whose 17 year old daughter wants to go on spring break in Key West, Fl. Worried for her daughter's safety and thinking she would love to go to the home town of Earnest Hemingway, the English Literature professor decides her daughter can go if mom goes along with her.

All that worry about her daughter was one thing, but Gail never thought she would be swept off her feet by the man in the cottage next door.

Jesse is a popular mystery author, but when he meets Gail he doesn't want her to know, afraid of her motives. Soon he decides he wants Gail to fall for him without knowing who he is and what his bank account looks like. But of course this deception can ruin everything the couple were beginning.

As with all anthology when the hero and heroine meet for the first time, get together and seem to instantly fall in love, you can't really base this one your own reality of life. For the most part this is a really good story, but while I live the couple I don't see them having more than a vacation fling in the end. But hey that's what romance books are all about...the happy ending.

In Just One Taste it turns out that it is literally that, hence the four heart rating for this book. I was very disappointed that the author didn't have a full story in this book. Instead she writes a short intro to the novels she is putting out in a few months. She won't be getting back to this couple until next November with Real Men Will.

The stories are about the Donovan Brewery and the two brothers and sisters who run the place. In Just One Taste, older brother Eric is working at a trade show in place of his brother Jamie. Eric meets an attractive woman from another local store. At first he is a little worried because Beth works at a  woman's erotic store. He isn't sure that would be politically correct to be seen with her, especially when he's working on getting a stodgy businessman to add their beer line to his new airline.

Beth, on the other hand has her own reason for not wanting to be around Eric. Just the opposite reason in fact. It wouldn't be good for her reputation to dad a preppy businessman. There are other problems too. Beth mistakenly assumes that Eric is his brother Jamie and Eric doesn't correct her. When the two get together it is only for a fling, so Eric decides to leave it alone.

While the novella as a whole was well written and had an interesting story line, I'm not into just reading teaser stories. I like some closure in the story. Plus, having to wait until November to read the continuing story on these two is too long for me. Sorry, but by then I'm likely to forget that it is coming out.

All in all The Guy Next Door is worth the read. Can't wait to check out Lori Foster's upcoming books.

Description:
Ready, Set, Jett! by Lori Foster:
A vacation from her no-strings romance with her sexy next-door-neighbor. That's what Natalie Alexander needs to get her head—and heart—together. But her solo trip south turns into a disaster—until gorgeous Jett Sutter turns up with another challenge.

Gail's Gone Wild by Susan Donovan:
Gail Chapman is a buttoned-up college professor from Beaverdale, Pennsylvania, who insists on chaperoning her teenage daughter's spring break trip to Key West. When Gail meets local Jesse Batista, she's the one who needs a curfew ...

Just One Taste by Victoria Dahl:
Eric Donovan is the oldest of the family, and he's always responsible and well-behaved. After all, he has to set an example for his brother and sister, right? Well...

All-work-and-no-play businessman Eric Donovan won’t be distracted by a “businesswoman” who’s all wrong for him. Beth Cantrell owns a woman’s erotica shop! And she has a juicy little secret. Can she tempt him to put pleasure before business for once?

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Holiday Romance Byte: Yule Be Mine

Author: Lori Foster
ISBN-13: 978-1420111439
Genre: Holiday Romance

Description:
Sparkling days, crackling fires, long steamy nights... Christmas is all about making memories. In four delicious tales of seduction and romance, New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster brings you all the pleasures of the season, and then some.

Booker Dean knows exactly what he wants for Christmas: his next-door neighbor, Frances Kennedy. And he's got a gift planned for her that involves lots of delicious unwrapping.

Officer Parker Ross hates Christmas, while Lily Donaldson lives for it. But he's willing to be converted, especially when Lily is the one doing the persuading.

Sergeant Osbourne Decker suspects pet psychic Marci Churchill is barking mad, but she's also a knockout. And when she's accused of stealing a donkey from the local nativity scene, he can't stop thinking about frisking her.

Furious at her cheating fiancé, Beth Monroe decides to enjoy a payback tryst with his gorgeous best friend, and finds that revenge is best served hot and sweet.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Romance Book Review: Real Men Last All Night

Authors: Lora Leigh, Lori Foster, Cheyenne McCray, Heidi Betts
Anthology
ISBN-13: 978-0312387792
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance

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Four of today's hottest authors have gotten together to bring one outstanding erotic romance book about sexy men and even sexier love scenes. For those who haven't taken the plunge into erotic romance here is the chance to check out four short stories from some of the genre's hottest stars. All four authors are successful in the genre in their own right. Bringing them together was a publishers brainstorm.

All over the internet last week, fans were chatting up this upcoming release waiting to get their greedy little hands on it. They won't be disappointed when they finally do.

I think all the stories were great, but if I had to pick my favs they would be Lora's Cooper's Fall and Cheyenne's The Edge of Sin.

The sex scenes in Cooper's Fall were more than steamy hot and Cooper fits with Lora's usual strong alpha hero. The story line involved just the right amount of intrigue to make it more than just a sex story.

Cheyenne's The Edge of Sin was one of her best. You can just feel the connection between Zane and Willow. The heroine, Willow's character, was written so beautifully. She jumped off the page and came to life as strong, bold and sassy and is the perfect match to Zane's hard edged handsome alpha character.

The other two stories were written just as well with strong beautiful leading ladies and sexy alpha heros.

Description:
Luring Lucy by Lori Foster
All Lucy was looking for when she went to her vacation home was in innocent fling to quell the yearning she had felt since her husband died four years ago. She never expected her longtime friend Bram to lure her into a love affair so hot.

Cooper’s Fall by Lora Leigh
Former ranger turned bar owner Ethan Cooper never expected to get an eyeful of prim Miss Sarah Fox from his attic window one hot summer afternoon. But now his blood is on fire for the delicious little minx.

The Edge of Sin by Cheyenne McCray
Zane Steele lives a life of extraordinary danger as a government agent and has never let anyone get too close. Then he sees the one woman who changes his life forever.

Wanted: A Real Man by Heidi Betts
Claire left her high school sweetheart Linc, in search of a better life. Ten years later she needs his help as a U.S. Marshal to find her missing daughter…Linc's daughter. Reeling with the knowledge of a daughter he’s never known, Linc sets out to claim what’s his.