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Bad Boys Down Under
This delightfully wicked collection pays tribute to the bad boys of Australia, including Cameron Crane, who hires a San Francisco marketing maven to launch his surf and boogie board business in America and gets more than he bargained for when business turns into exquisite pleasure. Reprint.
332 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 2004
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November 25, 2011
Ok so here's what happened, my son and I went to the library yesterday to return some stuff and low and behold they have a new train set in the kids section. So he plants himself there, I have no book, this is a problem. The kid section is nowhere near any adult books what so ever and the young adult is like even further.(I do not design libraries but if I did this would be remedied) I am a responsible parent and wont leave my kid alone in the kids section, but not a good enough parent to have a child that after a full day of daycare will leave the train set for even a minute so Mummy can get a book. We were in meltdown territory and I tread lightly there. So the trolley went by and I lunged and grabbed this and 2 others. This was the winner.
This is the only time in history this book will ever be considered a winner.
So we have 3 separate romantic stories that are connected, all are in and around a hundred pages or so.Was a really quick read so that nice.
They are pretty fluffy, the first story there is romantic tension before the sex. Which I like I hate it when they immediately get to the sex with no build up or any motive other then...hornyness? There was point where our main man Cam thinks "her eyes burn with hot intelligence" about the lovely Jen whom he wants to bed. I do not know how ones eyes burn with intelligence? It does make sense that the intelligence is hot I guess, but I don't think there is a cream or anything for it.
The next 2 stories are cringeworthy, they basically jump into bed within hours of meeting each other and then act as if this is a serious relationship that is built on something solid. Righhhhht.
They use the word "Lover" to describe their partners. Unless your Jane Fonda you cannot describe someone as that and take yourself seriously.Sidenote: I saw Jane On Craig Ferguson one night and she said she was in L.A "to see her lover" I thought Craig was going to shat, but Jane was pretty cool about it (shudders).
Have they not seen the "Hot Tub Lovers" on SNL? Ever since Will Farrell got into that hot tub with Rachel Dretch and ate lamb chops and said "Lover" like 7 times the word was done. Done, Done, Done.
In the last story the love interests are Bronwyn and Mark and at one point Mark wanted her so bad he felt his groin "burn with heat like he'd never felt before". Now I know there is a cream for that!
This is the only time in history this book will ever be considered a winner.
So we have 3 separate romantic stories that are connected, all are in and around a hundred pages or so.Was a really quick read so that nice.
They are pretty fluffy, the first story there is romantic tension before the sex. Which I like I hate it when they immediately get to the sex with no build up or any motive other then...hornyness? There was point where our main man Cam thinks "her eyes burn with hot intelligence" about the lovely Jen whom he wants to bed. I do not know how ones eyes burn with intelligence? It does make sense that the intelligence is hot I guess, but I don't think there is a cream or anything for it.
The next 2 stories are cringeworthy, they basically jump into bed within hours of meeting each other and then act as if this is a serious relationship that is built on something solid. Righhhhht.
They use the word "Lover" to describe their partners. Unless your Jane Fonda you cannot describe someone as that and take yourself seriously.Sidenote: I saw Jane On Craig Ferguson one night and she said she was in L.A "to see her lover" I thought Craig was going to shat, but Jane was pretty cool about it (shudders).
Have they not seen the "Hot Tub Lovers" on SNL? Ever since Will Farrell got into that hot tub with Rachel Dretch and ate lamb chops and said "Lover" like 7 times the word was done. Done, Done, Done.
In the last story the love interests are Bronwyn and Mark and at one point Mark wanted her so bad he felt his groin "burn with heat like he'd never felt before". Now I know there is a cream for that!
March 27, 2011
A collection of three short connected stories involving Australians and Californians pairing up and having copious quantities of sex. In the first story, an advertising guru from the states goes to Oz to help bring Crane surfboards and surfwear to the States. The fact that she's engaged to be married doesn't seem to stop the owner of he company or her for that matter. He's a bit of an A-hole for my liking but a decent story still. In the second, the new spokesperson for the surf company goes to America in a simplified Crocodile Dundee and meets up with the marketing exec. And finally, the jilted fiancee accountant from the first story goes to Australia to help with the tax laws and accounting practices for the US product launch. He doesn't find what he was looking for. Instead he finds something better.
In the first case there was some sexual tension between them but the other two they just have immediate sexual chemistry and end up in bed together. All the sex is pretty vanilla and this comes nowhere close to being erotica. But there is certainly enough heat to make it interesting.
All in all I liked most of the characters, I liked the writing, and I liked the overall story arc. I'd give it a 3.5 but certainly not a four.
In the first case there was some sexual tension between them but the other two they just have immediate sexual chemistry and end up in bed together. All the sex is pretty vanilla and this comes nowhere close to being erotica. But there is certainly enough heat to make it interesting.
All in all I liked most of the characters, I liked the writing, and I liked the overall story arc. I'd give it a 3.5 but certainly not a four.
March 3, 2015
Sizzling in Sydney and Surfer Boy were pretty good but The Great Barrier was horrible. It featured horribly flat characters - he has no personality and she's a slut. Of the three heroes, of course I liked bad boy Cameron the best.
September 19, 2012
It was a nice break to read something that didn't require much brain capacity. I was very embarassed for all characters as they slept with business partners within 24 hours of meeting them. But hey, when its love, it love, right?
August 28, 2018
This works okay as a beach read, I guess, but I just could not connect with the characters. I found them silly, irritating, or outright obnoxious. I feel it portrayed Aussies poorly and as oversexed, overly competitive and over-confident individuals. Barely could finish it.
June 1, 2015
Sizzling in Sydney
Sexy, macho Cameron Crane knows he needs San Francisco marketing guru Jennifer Talbot to take his Australian surf and boogie board business into the lucrative American market. No worries, mate. He’ll just seduce the little sheila. It’s not the first time he’s used his considerable skills in bed to get what he wants. And no one’s ever complained. But the minute Cameron lays eyes on Jen, he’s got the feeling the adorable, whip-smart business lady can see right through him – and he’s never been more turned on. Now, cornering the market on pleasuring Jen is his number one goal ... one he’s ready to fully commit to ...
Cameron Crane knows he really needs Jennifer Talbot to help him take the American surfer market by storm, and make his name known there. But he refuses to have a woman in charge, so if he seduces her, he will be in charge, right?
When a weary Jennifer arrives in Australia, a car is waiting for her, but it is not bringing her to a nice hotel, but to Cameron Crane’s private residence. She did not expect that. Nor did she expect him to wait for her, naked, in his hot tub out doors, wanting her to join him. She rebuffs his attempts at seduction, though the man is certainly worth some looks! But she has a fiancé back home, and is just not interested. But to Cameron, if there is no wedding date set, then an engagement is nothing at all. Certainly she is not in love with a dusty accountant!
Cameron’s housekeeper knew the plan would backfire on him, and takes Jen to her room, where she can finally freshen up.
And the next day, she is determined to keep her cool and stay professional, and do the best work she can. The sooner the better so she can go back home! But Cameron is impressed by Jennifer, and keeps trying to get her to take some time of, go out with him, and experience the surfing scene first hand. And to her surprise, Jen really likes it. But can she keep saying no to Cameron’s kisses?
Part of the job, is finding a suitable “face” for the American commercials. They really need a good looking man for the job, and when Jen finds him, and is in rapture about him, Cameron finally knows what jealousy is. And it is not an actor or a model, but an out of work steelworker. Used to working on bridges and such. A man who knows how to use his muscles, whose tan is real too.
I really enjoyed this story, the characters, the setting and the Australian slang thrown around. What I liked most is that Jen did not jump into bed with Cameron while still engaged, and it was not an easy or hasty decision for her either. I liked them together, and dealing with others. Jen refused to let Cameron dictate to her, and I admire that in a heroine.
Yes, fun and romantic and hot story, all in one.
8 stars.
Surfer Boy
Handling the advertising campaign for Crane surf and boogie boards is hard-working ad exec Lise Atwater’s dream job. But turning their Australian surfer boy into a product spokesman is going to take a lot of work. Hunky Steve Jackson is a muscular, take-me-as-I-am kind of guy who thinks he’s in the States to party and bed women. It’s ridiculous, and if Lise weren’t so suddenly preoccupied with picking out a new bikini and donning high heels around the office, shed tell him so. But when the ad campaign moves behind closed doors, it’s clear that neither is selling the other anything ... and the white-hot ecstasy is completely mutual.
The Australian “model” for the American ads campaign stars in this novel. Steve has taken the job just for the money, and the idea of a paid vacation in the States. But now he has to learn how to be a model, and Jen’s friend Lise Atwater is just the woman for the job. But from the first moment, they misunderstand each other. Steve thinks Lise is a party girl, always in for a good time, and Lise thinks Steve is a professional model, and she needs to show him a good time.
They were really great together. Lise is very insecure about herself, and really prim and proper, and clumsy, while her assistant is very gorgeous and flamboyant. But Steve makes her look differently at herself, and shows her what he sees in her. And together, they are such a great couple. But can they really have a future together, with him in Australia and her with a career in the States? His modelling job is just a one time thing, right?
Again, fun, romantic, sweet and hot.
8 stars.
The great barrier
Being dumped by his fiancée, Jennifer, for that barely civilized playboy Cameron Crane has left Mark Forsythe in a funk. From now on, the straight-arrow Mark is going to be as bad as they come. He’s decided to sow his wild oats down under. On his first night, the novice bad boy ends up passed out in slinky Bronwyn Spencer’s bed. Though nothing happened, Bronwyn’s happy to let Mark think they’ve shared a night of passion so hot, he’s got to experience it again. And she has every intention of showing the terminally “good” Mark just how delicious a walk on the wild side can be, if you’re willing to put your heart in it...
What happens when a woman who is lousy with money meets an accountant?
Bronwyn is Cameron Crane’s half sister, and she works for him, designing clothes for the surfer line. She is good at her work, but lousy with money. She has lots of friends, and she likes helping them out, but they don’t always pay her back. So now she is kicked out of her apartment, due to some loud parties, and a creditor is after her for something else. So why shouldn’t she stay for a while at the company’s guest house? It is big enough. And does Mark really mind? Even if he does want to sleep with a different woman every night?
The problem is, Bronwyn really likes Mark, and she has no intention of letting some other woman have him. And so she quietly spreads some rumors about him, to keep her “frenemies” at bay. He is gay, he is tiny, you name it. And so they end up spending lots of time together.
But will Mark forgive her when he finds out about it all? And that he never got the chance to be a bad guy, and he really is a one-woman-man? Will he chase her when Bronwyn quits her job after her brother’s scolding?
Another great story. These books are so much fun to read! I love all the characters, and especially how those three books are linked. Jenn and Mark were more friends with benefits, than really in love, so it was not so strange to see them become friends again.
I have never met a heroine like Bronwyn though, a party girl, very friendly, but still picky about who she sleeps with. And not even Mark is allowed to take her for granted in his bed. She is a very good friend, even though she gets burned a lot, and has no clue how to handle money. Lucky for her, Mark knows just how to deal with it all. And he does not mind teaching her at all.
8 stars.
So, three fun, hot and romantic stories, all to do with one surfing company and its employees. I enjoyed it very much. Nancy Warren also told me those stories will be republished as the Crane series, so if you see them, do snatch them up, you won’t be sorry.
Nancy has a very nice writing style, she sucks you into the story from the first sentence, and she will make you laugh. And sigh. And close the book with a big smile.
A total of 8 stars for the whole anthology.
Sexy, macho Cameron Crane knows he needs San Francisco marketing guru Jennifer Talbot to take his Australian surf and boogie board business into the lucrative American market. No worries, mate. He’ll just seduce the little sheila. It’s not the first time he’s used his considerable skills in bed to get what he wants. And no one’s ever complained. But the minute Cameron lays eyes on Jen, he’s got the feeling the adorable, whip-smart business lady can see right through him – and he’s never been more turned on. Now, cornering the market on pleasuring Jen is his number one goal ... one he’s ready to fully commit to ...
Cameron Crane knows he really needs Jennifer Talbot to help him take the American surfer market by storm, and make his name known there. But he refuses to have a woman in charge, so if he seduces her, he will be in charge, right?
When a weary Jennifer arrives in Australia, a car is waiting for her, but it is not bringing her to a nice hotel, but to Cameron Crane’s private residence. She did not expect that. Nor did she expect him to wait for her, naked, in his hot tub out doors, wanting her to join him. She rebuffs his attempts at seduction, though the man is certainly worth some looks! But she has a fiancé back home, and is just not interested. But to Cameron, if there is no wedding date set, then an engagement is nothing at all. Certainly she is not in love with a dusty accountant!
Cameron’s housekeeper knew the plan would backfire on him, and takes Jen to her room, where she can finally freshen up.
And the next day, she is determined to keep her cool and stay professional, and do the best work she can. The sooner the better so she can go back home! But Cameron is impressed by Jennifer, and keeps trying to get her to take some time of, go out with him, and experience the surfing scene first hand. And to her surprise, Jen really likes it. But can she keep saying no to Cameron’s kisses?
Part of the job, is finding a suitable “face” for the American commercials. They really need a good looking man for the job, and when Jen finds him, and is in rapture about him, Cameron finally knows what jealousy is. And it is not an actor or a model, but an out of work steelworker. Used to working on bridges and such. A man who knows how to use his muscles, whose tan is real too.
I really enjoyed this story, the characters, the setting and the Australian slang thrown around. What I liked most is that Jen did not jump into bed with Cameron while still engaged, and it was not an easy or hasty decision for her either. I liked them together, and dealing with others. Jen refused to let Cameron dictate to her, and I admire that in a heroine.
Yes, fun and romantic and hot story, all in one.
8 stars.
Surfer Boy
Handling the advertising campaign for Crane surf and boogie boards is hard-working ad exec Lise Atwater’s dream job. But turning their Australian surfer boy into a product spokesman is going to take a lot of work. Hunky Steve Jackson is a muscular, take-me-as-I-am kind of guy who thinks he’s in the States to party and bed women. It’s ridiculous, and if Lise weren’t so suddenly preoccupied with picking out a new bikini and donning high heels around the office, shed tell him so. But when the ad campaign moves behind closed doors, it’s clear that neither is selling the other anything ... and the white-hot ecstasy is completely mutual.
The Australian “model” for the American ads campaign stars in this novel. Steve has taken the job just for the money, and the idea of a paid vacation in the States. But now he has to learn how to be a model, and Jen’s friend Lise Atwater is just the woman for the job. But from the first moment, they misunderstand each other. Steve thinks Lise is a party girl, always in for a good time, and Lise thinks Steve is a professional model, and she needs to show him a good time.
They were really great together. Lise is very insecure about herself, and really prim and proper, and clumsy, while her assistant is very gorgeous and flamboyant. But Steve makes her look differently at herself, and shows her what he sees in her. And together, they are such a great couple. But can they really have a future together, with him in Australia and her with a career in the States? His modelling job is just a one time thing, right?
Again, fun, romantic, sweet and hot.
8 stars.
The great barrier
Being dumped by his fiancée, Jennifer, for that barely civilized playboy Cameron Crane has left Mark Forsythe in a funk. From now on, the straight-arrow Mark is going to be as bad as they come. He’s decided to sow his wild oats down under. On his first night, the novice bad boy ends up passed out in slinky Bronwyn Spencer’s bed. Though nothing happened, Bronwyn’s happy to let Mark think they’ve shared a night of passion so hot, he’s got to experience it again. And she has every intention of showing the terminally “good” Mark just how delicious a walk on the wild side can be, if you’re willing to put your heart in it...
What happens when a woman who is lousy with money meets an accountant?
Bronwyn is Cameron Crane’s half sister, and she works for him, designing clothes for the surfer line. She is good at her work, but lousy with money. She has lots of friends, and she likes helping them out, but they don’t always pay her back. So now she is kicked out of her apartment, due to some loud parties, and a creditor is after her for something else. So why shouldn’t she stay for a while at the company’s guest house? It is big enough. And does Mark really mind? Even if he does want to sleep with a different woman every night?
The problem is, Bronwyn really likes Mark, and she has no intention of letting some other woman have him. And so she quietly spreads some rumors about him, to keep her “frenemies” at bay. He is gay, he is tiny, you name it. And so they end up spending lots of time together.
But will Mark forgive her when he finds out about it all? And that he never got the chance to be a bad guy, and he really is a one-woman-man? Will he chase her when Bronwyn quits her job after her brother’s scolding?
Another great story. These books are so much fun to read! I love all the characters, and especially how those three books are linked. Jenn and Mark were more friends with benefits, than really in love, so it was not so strange to see them become friends again.
I have never met a heroine like Bronwyn though, a party girl, very friendly, but still picky about who she sleeps with. And not even Mark is allowed to take her for granted in his bed. She is a very good friend, even though she gets burned a lot, and has no clue how to handle money. Lucky for her, Mark knows just how to deal with it all. And he does not mind teaching her at all.
8 stars.
So, three fun, hot and romantic stories, all to do with one surfing company and its employees. I enjoyed it very much. Nancy Warren also told me those stories will be republished as the Crane series, so if you see them, do snatch them up, you won’t be sorry.
Nancy has a very nice writing style, she sucks you into the story from the first sentence, and she will make you laugh. And sigh. And close the book with a big smile.
A total of 8 stars for the whole anthology.
July 19, 2020
Sizzling in Sydney ***
Surfer Boy **
the Great Barrier ***
My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again.
Surfer Boy **
the Great Barrier ***
My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again.
June 13, 2024
Really good
August 5, 2010
3 ½ to 4 stars for three stories – fun fluffy romance reads. Characters fall in love quickly. None of my pet peeves.
3 ½ stars for SIZZLING IN SYDNEY.
Cam is a surfer who started a surfboard business and became a multi-millionaire in Australia. He recently hired Jennifer (from California) to create a marketing campaign to introduce his surfboards to the U.S. Jennifer flies to Sydney, and Cam insists she stay in one of his homes rather than a hotel. From the moment he sees her, he wants to seduce her and he repeatedly lets her know it. Jennifer is engaged to Mark and doesn’t want to be seduced. There is a lot of talk about seduction and wanting to have sex.
Data: Story length: 110 pages. Number of sex scenes: 2. Total number of sex scene pages: 2. Setting: current day Australia.
4 stars for SURFER BOY.
Steve is a steelworker temporarily laid off. When Jennifer (previous story) sees Steve, she knows he would be perfect as the model and spokesman for the surfboard marketing campaign. Steve doesn’t want to be a model, but the money is too good to refuse. He flies to San Francisco where he is met by Lise. Jennifer hired Lise to work with Steve. Lise is a workaholic, but Steve erroneously thinks she’s a party girl. Lise erroneously thinks Steve is a self-absorbed superficial model. They become attracted to each other as they spend time together. Steve is not an actor and has a hard time showing a sexy look needed for the ads. It was kind of cute hearing Steve tell Lise he needed motivation to read his lines and/or to look a certain way. So Lise had to do some things to motivate him – so out of character for her, but it worked.
Data: Story length: 94 pages. Number of sex scenes: 3. Total number of sex scene page: 11. Setting: current day San Francisco, California.
4 stars for THE GREAT BARRIER.
Bron is a successful clothing designer for Cam’s surfboard business. She is also Cam’s sister. She loves to party and is irresponsible with money. She loses her apartment due to past due rent, so she moves into Cam’s guest house without telling him. Cam hires Mark from the U.S. to provide tax and accounting help regarding Cam’s expansion into the U.S. market. Mark was Jennifer’s fiancé (in the first story). Jennifer broke up with him, and now Mark wants to repair his ego by sleeping with a different woman every night. Cam asks Bron to meet Mark at the airport and take him to the guest house. For Bron it’s love at first sight. She wants to talk Mark into letting her stay at the guest house (since she has no place to live). He is reluctant because it will interfere with his sleeping with different women. Bron does some interesting things to keep women away from him.
Data: Story length: 86 pages. Number of sex scenes: 2. Total number of sex scene pages: 6. Setting: current day Australia.
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Data for all three stories: Swearing language: moderate, including religious swear words. Sexual language: moderate. Copyright: 2004. Genre: contemporary romance.
3 ½ stars for SIZZLING IN SYDNEY.
Cam is a surfer who started a surfboard business and became a multi-millionaire in Australia. He recently hired Jennifer (from California) to create a marketing campaign to introduce his surfboards to the U.S. Jennifer flies to Sydney, and Cam insists she stay in one of his homes rather than a hotel. From the moment he sees her, he wants to seduce her and he repeatedly lets her know it. Jennifer is engaged to Mark and doesn’t want to be seduced. There is a lot of talk about seduction and wanting to have sex.
Data: Story length: 110 pages. Number of sex scenes: 2. Total number of sex scene pages: 2. Setting: current day Australia.
4 stars for SURFER BOY.
Steve is a steelworker temporarily laid off. When Jennifer (previous story) sees Steve, she knows he would be perfect as the model and spokesman for the surfboard marketing campaign. Steve doesn’t want to be a model, but the money is too good to refuse. He flies to San Francisco where he is met by Lise. Jennifer hired Lise to work with Steve. Lise is a workaholic, but Steve erroneously thinks she’s a party girl. Lise erroneously thinks Steve is a self-absorbed superficial model. They become attracted to each other as they spend time together. Steve is not an actor and has a hard time showing a sexy look needed for the ads. It was kind of cute hearing Steve tell Lise he needed motivation to read his lines and/or to look a certain way. So Lise had to do some things to motivate him – so out of character for her, but it worked.
Data: Story length: 94 pages. Number of sex scenes: 3. Total number of sex scene page: 11. Setting: current day San Francisco, California.
4 stars for THE GREAT BARRIER.
Bron is a successful clothing designer for Cam’s surfboard business. She is also Cam’s sister. She loves to party and is irresponsible with money. She loses her apartment due to past due rent, so she moves into Cam’s guest house without telling him. Cam hires Mark from the U.S. to provide tax and accounting help regarding Cam’s expansion into the U.S. market. Mark was Jennifer’s fiancé (in the first story). Jennifer broke up with him, and now Mark wants to repair his ego by sleeping with a different woman every night. Cam asks Bron to meet Mark at the airport and take him to the guest house. For Bron it’s love at first sight. She wants to talk Mark into letting her stay at the guest house (since she has no place to live). He is reluctant because it will interfere with his sleeping with different women. Bron does some interesting things to keep women away from him.
Data: Story length: 86 pages. Number of sex scenes: 2. Total number of sex scene pages: 6. Setting: current day Australia.
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Data for all three stories: Swearing language: moderate, including religious swear words. Sexual language: moderate. Copyright: 2004. Genre: contemporary romance.
January 25, 2012
I bought this book on impulse while at Dollarama. I didn't know they had a book section and was amazed to see that it was only two dollars! I bought it quickly and went straight to reading it.
Basically, there are three stories all packed into one book. I'm guessing around 120 pages per story (I'm not a math person so...) The story lines are completely predictable and extremely cliché. You know the one where the girl is this resilient, independent character, only to fall in love with the bad boy? Yup, that is mainly the central idea of this book. Obviously, we've been warned by the title, but the plot was executed so poorly.
I was amazed by how fast each protoganist just changed in the two weeks that they spend with each other. This, is not good. They changes unrealistically. One minute they're avoiding each other, and then twenty pages later they're friends with benefits? OK. It's a book, and each story is around 120 pages. I get it. But at least make it more classy next time....
Basically, there are three stories all packed into one book. I'm guessing around 120 pages per story (I'm not a math person so...) The story lines are completely predictable and extremely cliché. You know the one where the girl is this resilient, independent character, only to fall in love with the bad boy? Yup, that is mainly the central idea of this book. Obviously, we've been warned by the title, but the plot was executed so poorly.
I was amazed by how fast each protoganist just changed in the two weeks that they spend with each other. This, is not good. They changes unrealistically. One minute they're avoiding each other, and then twenty pages later they're friends with benefits? OK. It's a book, and each story is around 120 pages. I get it. But at least make it more classy next time....
January 21, 2011
nice surfing theme, funny dialogs, quick,easy and enjoyable to read, made me understand (especially the last part)that the person close to you that you may find simple and plain, not able to make your heart race, maybe be the perfect one, a jewel, for someone else, and the opposite of course! so never say never!
April 2, 2012
Three enjoyable steamy romances of lust at first sight that quickly turns to love because the stories are short. The plots were fun and characters all linked centering around Crane Surf & Boogie Boards. First was engaged Jen and CEO Cam then ad exec Lise and model Steve ending with ex-fiance Mark and CEO half sister Bron.
November 17, 2010
paling suka cerita yang ketiga....cowo nerd yang mutusin buat nyoba jadi bad boy setelah dicampakin sama tunangannya...eh ternyata dia malah kepincut ama adek tiri dari cowo yang dah ngerebut tunangannya itu....
aduuuuh nerd sekaligus bad boy....mauuuuu donggggg
aduuuuh nerd sekaligus bad boy....mauuuuu donggggg
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August 31, 2016
I normally don't really care for several books in one, but this novel was alright. It was funny + sweet. The characters were mostly likeable... except for Cam in the very beginning. He just seemed too sure of himself and not in a good way. Other than that, it was enjoyable =]
November 14, 2007
read 03.28.07
October 8, 2011
fun chick lit in Oz
June 14, 2012
3 1/2 stars--cute, fun set of stories.
Had this whole review typed out and then GR failed to save, so I don't have the wherewithal to do it again. Sorry!
Had this whole review typed out and then GR failed to save, so I don't have the wherewithal to do it again. Sorry!
May 5, 2015
that was FUN reading!, so much fun that I wish each story was more in-depth because I just didnt want them to end! looking forward to more Nancy Warren in the future!
June 16, 2013
Got this book in a box of books that I ordered off ebay. It was nice for a cute fluff and not completely smutty.
April 26, 2013
Cute, light and fun read! ALl 3 stories were great!
November 6, 2013
A quick, funny read!
September 2, 2018
Pro: Fast, fluffy read.
September 14, 2014
A fun read. A book that should be read while sitting in a lawn chair enjoying the sun at the cabin on the lake. 3 stories tied together by heart break then new love.
September 3, 2015
So predictable, so fluffy, and completely not what I would ever read, but the perfect summer book that I needed at that moment.
June 29, 2009
Cute, light and fun read for those who are looking for adventuresome love. Recommended! 4/5 stars.
December 31, 2011
A nice bit of smutty fluff.
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June 29, 2018This is a hilariously trashy book that describes images like water "sluicing" down his back after the gorgeous, rich Australian client tries to seduce the American marketeer. A mindless read.
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April 29, 2019This is a cute, romantic, mind-candy type of story, just perfect for those who want a quick beach read with a happy ending.
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