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Outrageous
He Was Totally Outrageous! One minute, the sexy-as sin cop was rescuing Emily Cooper from drunken hoodlums. five minutes later he was tearing his clothes off in front of a group of voracious women. What kind of man was he-and why couldn't Emily keep her hands off him?
She was totally irresistable! Judd Sanders couldn't believe it when beautiful, wide-eyed Emily started poking her gorgeous little nose into his dealings on the lower east side. She was obviously a menace to herself-and his libido. Worse, she'd blow his cover. For little Emily know that Judd really was a cop-whose cover left him a little too "uncovered" for his liking...
She was totally irresistable! Judd Sanders couldn't believe it when beautiful, wide-eyed Emily started poking her gorgeous little nose into his dealings on the lower east side. She was obviously a menace to herself-and his libido. Worse, she'd blow his cover. For little Emily know that Judd really was a cop-whose cover left him a little too "uncovered" for his liking...
216 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 1997
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About the author
Lori Foster
419 books11.7k followersSince first publishing in January 1996, Lori Foster has become a USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and New York Times bestselling author. Lori has published through a variety of houses, including Kensington, St. Martin’s, Harlequin, Silhouette, Samhain, and Berkley/Jove. She is currently published with HQN.
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.
Each year Lori donates all proceeds from one book to charity. You can see the benefit romance books here: http://lorifoster.com/benefit-books/
Career Highlights
•In 2001, Lori received the prestigious Romantic Times “Career Achievement Award” for Series Romantic Fantasy.
•In 2002, Lori’s book Too Much Temptation was the top-selling romance title for Amazon books.
•In 2003, Say No To Joe was the second “Bestselling Original Contemporary” romance title for Waldenbooks.
•In 2004, Lori Foster was a clue in the New York Times crossword puzzle.
•In 2004, The Secret Life of Bryan was the “Bestselling Original Contemporary” romance title for the BGI group.
•In 2005, Lori received the prestigious Romantic Times “Career Achievement Award” for Contemporary Romance.
•In 2006, Jude’s Law was the “Bestselling Romantic Comedy” romance title for the BGI group.
•In 2007, Lori launched a new “urban fantasy” series under the name L.L. Foster. See more on her “dark side” at www.llfoster.com.
•In 2007, Causing Havoc was among Amazon’s Top Ten Editor’s picks in Romance.
•In 2008, Hard to Handle made #2 on The New York Times.
•In 2009, Servant: The Acceptance was Amazon’s #1 Editors’ Pick in Romance.
•In 2010, Lori was a clue in the USA Today Quick Cross puzzle.
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.
Each year Lori donates all proceeds from one book to charity. You can see the benefit romance books here: http://lorifoster.com/benefit-books/
Career Highlights
•In 2001, Lori received the prestigious Romantic Times “Career Achievement Award” for Series Romantic Fantasy.
•In 2002, Lori’s book Too Much Temptation was the top-selling romance title for Amazon books.
•In 2003, Say No To Joe was the second “Bestselling Original Contemporary” romance title for Waldenbooks.
•In 2004, Lori Foster was a clue in the New York Times crossword puzzle.
•In 2004, The Secret Life of Bryan was the “Bestselling Original Contemporary” romance title for the BGI group.
•In 2005, Lori received the prestigious Romantic Times “Career Achievement Award” for Contemporary Romance.
•In 2006, Jude’s Law was the “Bestselling Romantic Comedy” romance title for the BGI group.
•In 2007, Lori launched a new “urban fantasy” series under the name L.L. Foster. See more on her “dark side” at www.llfoster.com.
•In 2007, Causing Havoc was among Amazon’s Top Ten Editor’s picks in Romance.
•In 2008, Hard to Handle made #2 on The New York Times.
•In 2009, Servant: The Acceptance was Amazon’s #1 Editors’ Pick in Romance.
•In 2010, Lori was a clue in the USA Today Quick Cross puzzle.
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April 20, 2017
Leído el 26/08/2010
January 8, 2013
I was married to a man who treated me the way Judd treated Emily. That's why he's no longer my husband.
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July 20, 2025This came as close to a DNF as any I've read in the last umpteen years.
I borrowed this from the virtual library by accident - I wanted to read the first in the Love Undercover series as I have had a later book in the series on my shelf for ages. Somehow this is what I got when I clicked "borrow". Initially I thought this was an alternate title for Run the Risk, but I was able to borrow that one as well and although there are striking parallels, this is not the same book.
I can't say I loved that one either, but I really struggled with this one, especially at first. The characters felt like cardboard cut-outs, and I didn't like the patterns they were cut out from.
The other book, also dealing with an undercover cop and a woman connected to the crime he's investigating, was only different in that the rich - poor was reversed - in the first it's the prim and proper woman who is from a wealthy family (although she has a naughty past) while the cop is from a broken family, whereas in the second the woman (and her brother who is instrumental in both books) has grown up in a trailer park, neglected by drunken parents, and it's the cop who actually comes from money.
There are other similarities, but I think that's enough for a book I really didn't care for.
The two books, according to fantasticfiction, came out five years apart, and there were significant improvements between the two, in my opinion. I've read others by this author which I thought were far better.
I borrowed this from the virtual library by accident - I wanted to read the first in the Love Undercover series as I have had a later book in the series on my shelf for ages. Somehow this is what I got when I clicked "borrow". Initially I thought this was an alternate title for Run the Risk, but I was able to borrow that one as well and although there are striking parallels, this is not the same book.
I can't say I loved that one either, but I really struggled with this one, especially at first. The characters felt like cardboard cut-outs, and I didn't like the patterns they were cut out from.
The other book, also dealing with an undercover cop and a woman connected to the crime he's investigating, was only different in that the rich - poor was reversed - in the first it's the prim and proper woman who is from a wealthy family (although she has a naughty past) while the cop is from a broken family, whereas in the second the woman (and her brother who is instrumental in both books) has grown up in a trailer park, neglected by drunken parents, and it's the cop who actually comes from money.
There are other similarities, but I think that's enough for a book I really didn't care for.
The two books, according to fantasticfiction, came out five years apart, and there were significant improvements between the two, in my opinion. I've read others by this author which I thought were far better.
June 6, 2018
Absolutely awful story line. I couldn't even get halfway through it. Awful premise and awful male protagonist. So there's a rich woman dressed as a homeless person and attracting drunkard men in the parking lot, and this guy dressed up as a cop comes out to divert the men's attention from her. He plays the role of a "male stripper" in the nearby bar afterwards. Turns out that the woman was trying to find out who sold a gun to her 16-year-old brother. Pretty stupid premise.
Then this cop-dressed stripper but, actually, undercover cop decides to, reluctantly, include her in the case. However, he treats her like crap. He calls her "flypaper" after he's kissed and rejected her, and the same time, he acts like she's his property when they haven't even known each other but for a couple of days and haven't even had sex yet. So is he some kind of stalker? So what if he's good looking; his attitude as a potential lover totally stinks. I couldn't take it anymore. Any man who claims a woman as "his" but isn't willing to go very far with her is just a jerk.
Then this cop-dressed stripper but, actually, undercover cop decides to, reluctantly, include her in the case. However, he treats her like crap. He calls her "flypaper" after he's kissed and rejected her, and the same time, he acts like she's his property when they haven't even known each other but for a couple of days and haven't even had sex yet. So is he some kind of stalker? So what if he's good looking; his attitude as a potential lover totally stinks. I couldn't take it anymore. Any man who claims a woman as "his" but isn't willing to go very far with her is just a jerk.
July 3, 2018
Hace poco descubrí a Lori Foster y me está gustando mucho. En La Feria del Libro encontré dos de estos libros con dos historias cada uno.
De este leí Bajo su piel, la historia es corta y autoconclusiva, por lo cual no hay mucho drama y la trama es fluida, pero entretenida.
Por el momento todas las historias que leí de ella siguen una misma línea, damisela en peligro/héroe, pero con protagonistas femeninas de carácter fuerte que se cruzan de casualidad con estos héroes y terminaban involucrándolos en la trama.
Si se cruzan con algunos de sus libros no dejen de leerlos.
De este leí Bajo su piel, la historia es corta y autoconclusiva, por lo cual no hay mucho drama y la trama es fluida, pero entretenida.
Por el momento todas las historias que leí de ella siguen una misma línea, damisela en peligro/héroe, pero con protagonistas femeninas de carácter fuerte que se cruzan de casualidad con estos héroes y terminaban involucrándolos en la trama.
Si se cruzan con algunos de sus libros no dejen de leerlos.
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May 6, 2018I already read the manga version. The heroine's description in the book is different from the manga.
When does the story take place? The hero uses a pay phone and doesn't have a cell phone. The heroine's camera isn't digital.
When does the story take place? The hero uses a pay phone and doesn't have a cell phone. The heroine's camera isn't digital.
March 12, 2020
Decent story. Can tell it was written in the 90's.
October 30, 2020
It was okay
I thought it was alright.
I love her books tho.
I can't wait for more of her stories.
I was wanting to read this for a while.
I thought it was alright.
I love her books tho.
I can't wait for more of her stories.
I was wanting to read this for a while.
October 30, 2020
It was alright. I do love her books. I can't wait to read more.
November 3, 2025
I liked this book. For some reason it's not my favorite. Not sure why though.
February 8, 2017
This story is 20 years old and the only thing that stands out is that the characters don't have cell phones, but Judd and Em didn't need them. They are from different sides of the track, but he quickly falls for his prim beauty and they work hand in hand to catch an illegal gun salesman. Even after Em finds out he's an under cover detective, she continues to fall in love with him. So much so that she secretly goes behind his back to save his hide and nearly screws up capturing the bad guy.
Blaming himself for nearly getting her killed, Em has to come out of her shell to prove to Judd, he is the man for her. I absolutely loved Judd and Em because they were so mismatched!
Blaming himself for nearly getting her killed, Em has to come out of her shell to prove to Judd, he is the man for her. I absolutely loved Judd and Em because they were so mismatched!
January 11, 2016
Outrageous is a 5. Originally published in March 1997 by Harlequin. I still felt connected to the characters, & that's with all that has changed in the past 19yrs. Then you have 2 heroic main characters that are theoretically from opposite backgrounds coming together. The undercover cop that had a ruff childhood with the practically disowned wealthy Good Samaritan. Sometimes I'd say that's a classic love story. The only thing that I personally cannot get my head around is love at first sight, even though there are countless real life stories of successful encounters. I still read LAFS stories anyway!
What more can a romantic at heart ask for?
Thank you!!
What more can a romantic at heart ask for?
Thank you!!
July 11, 2013
Ultrajante.
Lori Foster.
H.R. Romance 71.
2012.
Simplesmente adoro s romances da Lori Foster. Sao tão arrebatadores, mesmo quando a estória parece ser banal, ela consegue extrair momentos maravilhosos.
E seus personagens não são afetados, são pessoas comuns, mas com determinação e são também corajosas e enfrentam as situações mais extraordinárias.
E sem dúvida seus personagens tem que lutar por um final feliz, Pois este nao vem de graça. Kkkkk....
ADORO!!!
RECOMENDADÍSSIMO!!!
Lori Foster.
H.R. Romance 71.
2012.
Simplesmente adoro s romances da Lori Foster. Sao tão arrebatadores, mesmo quando a estória parece ser banal, ela consegue extrair momentos maravilhosos.
E seus personagens não são afetados, são pessoas comuns, mas com determinação e são também corajosas e enfrentam as situações mais extraordinárias.
E sem dúvida seus personagens tem que lutar por um final feliz, Pois este nao vem de graça. Kkkkk....
ADORO!!!
RECOMENDADÍSSIMO!!!
August 11, 2016
I read this as part of Lori Foster collection, Bodyguard. That cover is much nicer than this one, but the story is the same!
September 22, 2012
Series romance at its best
September 20, 2014
MOLTO CARINO! una storia leggibile, veloce anche se dal finale scontato. Pur esse do breve Lori Foster e la sua tensione sessuale non annoiano :-)
December 9, 2016
The story was good and short, so for a quick read its good. Lori Foster is a good author that writes interesting dialogue.
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