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The Trilogy Collection #2
Nice & Naughty
What’s better than a fireman? Twelve of them, baring it all, on the pages of your calendar.The hot firemen you loved in Opposites Attract are back with their friends, but now they're wearing a lot less clothing and heating up the holidays like never before. Be prepared for secret identities, a sizzling calendar shoot, smoldering bachelor firemen up for auction, sexy Santas and a whole lot more!Secret famous lifestyle maven who secretly can't cook? Good thing a sizzling hot fireman/calendar model knows his way around the kitchen and is there to rescue her and her charity event from certain disaster. If they detour to the bedroom on the way to the kitchen, even better.Mr. the real December calendar man gets sick, a rich department store owner has to step in for him and play Santa. Once he meets the pretty lady photographer sent to cover the event, things really start to heat up. The only problem is, she has no idea who he really is, and he’s not all that keen on telling her.Can't Buy Me do you get when you take one over-worked caterer on the brink of a nervous breakdown and add a hunky fireman for sale at the charity bachelor auction she's catering? You get a woman who finally finds the one gift to buy herself that she's never going to want to return.If you love the old black-and-white classic holiday movies such as Christmas in Connecticut, Shop Around the Corner (or You've Got Mail) and Holiday Inn, you’ll love the three Nice & Naughty stories they inspired.Don't miss Opposites Attract, Just Desserts and Black Cat, also in the Trilogy Collection.
253 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 4, 2006
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Cat Johnson
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It all started in first grade when Cat Johnson won the essay contest at Hawthorne Elementary School and got to ride in the Chief of Police's car in the Memorial Day Parade...and the rest, as they say, is history. As an adult, Cat generally tries to stay out of police cars and is thrilled to be writing for a living. She has been published under a different name in the Young Adult genre, but released her first romance in 2006.
Today, she is a NY Times & USA Today best-selling, award-winning author of contemporary romance. A promo ho, she's sponsored real live bull riding cowboys and promoted romance using bologna.
--from the author's website
🎥 For Film/TV Inquiries Email Cat@Catjohnson.net
It all started in first grade when Cat Johnson won the essay contest at Hawthorne Elementary School and got to ride in the Chief of Police's car in the Memorial Day Parade...and the rest, as they say, is history. As an adult, Cat generally tries to stay out of police cars and is thrilled to be writing for a living. She has been published under a different name in the Young Adult genre, but released her first romance in 2006.
Today, she is a NY Times & USA Today best-selling, award-winning author of contemporary romance. A promo ho, she's sponsored real live bull riding cowboys and promoted romance using bologna.
--from the author's website
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June 23, 2025
This was well-written, but I'm not a big fan of trilogies. I liked the second story better than the first, but was glad to see the firemen back in the third story. I also like longer books that delve into the characters and back story more, so shorter stories don't do it for me.
Otherwise, I enjoyed all three stories. I would recommend this to those who prefer shorter stories.
Otherwise, I enjoyed all three stories. I would recommend this to those who prefer shorter stories.
December 20, 2018
Super quick holiday novellas. Not super sexy, and I would have liked an epilogue but sweet and extremely low on the drama so they were enjoyable. Fun characters too. And how can anyone resist two sexy firemen and a hot business owner?
November 24, 2018
Firemen
Gotta love men in uniform. Firemen can bring on the smoldering heat than cool you down. Wow this is one "Hot" series.
Gotta love men in uniform. Firemen can bring on the smoldering heat than cool you down. Wow this is one "Hot" series.
November 25, 2018
Short and sweet stories
A trilogy of stories involving some of the firefighters who posed for a calendar. All short stories and sweet reads.
A trilogy of stories involving some of the firefighters who posed for a calendar. All short stories and sweet reads.
November 29, 2019
Good stories
There are some great stories in this collection. The things that the firemen get themselves into really make you laugh.
There are some great stories in this collection. The things that the firemen get themselves into really make you laugh.
December 20, 2019
5 Stars
Three cute, quick holiday reads. They are flirty and fun and just right to read before the holidays. I look forward to reading the rest in this series.
Three cute, quick holiday reads. They are flirty and fun and just right to read before the holidays. I look forward to reading the rest in this series.
December 10, 2022
Wonderful stories to warm you up during the holiday season, or any time. If you like hot firefighters, this anthology is for you!
December 18, 2011
This was a freebie from ARe, and the three stories were all very cute. I love the idea of a firefighter having to teach a "Rachel Ray"-type person how to cook, lol. And I love that when he met her, he was attracted to the woman, not the hype. He was drawn to how intent she was on getting some eggs when he had grabbed the last four dozen to feed his fellow firefighters. Cute story.
Then the photographer of the firefighter calendar accidentally meets the man running Bryant's, an upscale department store where they'll be holding a fundraiser. She doesn't know the man she met was a Bryant, and she spouts off all sorts of stuff about how a Bryant must have grown up spoiled, etc. So Jason naturally lies about who he is. :-) Then it's about how he's going to come clean while hopefully not losing her.
The last story was another firefighter falling in love. This time, it's a caterer who needs a ton of help but doesn't have the business knowledge to bring it all together. The firefighter ends up helping her sort of calm down and then opens her eyes to a few things to make things even better.
These were all VERY fade-to-black, but were sweet stories. Minor editing issues but enough of them to warrant mention.
Then the photographer of the firefighter calendar accidentally meets the man running Bryant's, an upscale department store where they'll be holding a fundraiser. She doesn't know the man she met was a Bryant, and she spouts off all sorts of stuff about how a Bryant must have grown up spoiled, etc. So Jason naturally lies about who he is. :-) Then it's about how he's going to come clean while hopefully not losing her.
The last story was another firefighter falling in love. This time, it's a caterer who needs a ton of help but doesn't have the business knowledge to bring it all together. The firefighter ends up helping her sort of calm down and then opens her eyes to a few things to make things even better.
These were all VERY fade-to-black, but were sweet stories. Minor editing issues but enough of them to warrant mention.
July 25, 2012
The thread that ties this hot holiday collection together is a charity calendar which featured barely clad firemen and the follow on auction where a date with the calendar guys is up for sale to make more dough for a good cause.
Naughty & Nice was cute little trio of connected sexy shorts with more firemen and more steamy but not overly erotic - at least for Johnson - quickie romances in this follow on to Opposites Attract (the firemen leading men here are friends of a couple of the leading men from that collection.)
In Secret Recipe one of the calendar guys doesn't just put out flames and save lives, he's also hot in the kitchen and comes to the rescue when a TV 'cook' in need of cooking lessons.
In Mr December, when Mr December is too sick to do his gig as Santa, the department store owner steps in to fill his boots and becomes smitten with calendar's photographer.
In Can't Buy Me Love, it's one of the calendar hunks to the rescue when a caterer is working herself to death - but when her fortune changes and she thinks about leaving it all behind, will she leave him behind too?
Naughty & Nice was cute little trio of connected sexy shorts with more firemen and more steamy but not overly erotic - at least for Johnson - quickie romances in this follow on to Opposites Attract (the firemen leading men here are friends of a couple of the leading men from that collection.)
In Secret Recipe one of the calendar guys doesn't just put out flames and save lives, he's also hot in the kitchen and comes to the rescue when a TV 'cook' in need of cooking lessons.
In Mr December, when Mr December is too sick to do his gig as Santa, the department store owner steps in to fill his boots and becomes smitten with calendar's photographer.
In Can't Buy Me Love, it's one of the calendar hunks to the rescue when a caterer is working herself to death - but when her fortune changes and she thinks about leaving it all behind, will she leave him behind too?
October 10, 2015
Secret Recipe~Lexi is a known lifestyle personality who can't cook....Scott is a recent bachelor who is just trying to make some omelettes for his ladder house fire station....eggs of all things is what brings them together, but will Scott be ready to walk when he finds out what Lexi has been hiding or is he just the man she's been looking for....
Mr. December~Jason has newly been handed over the mantle of main owner of his family business Bryant's playing sub-Santa, for a fireman who's home sick....planning to just annoy her brother Tessa sits on Santa's lap only to quickly realize this isn't her brother...can a bachelor COO get what he really wants for Christmas....
Can't Buy Me Love~Gordy is a recently divorced fireman, who's been keeping an eye on the cute chef up the street....Zoey is way over worked and doesn't think she can afford the help she so desperately needs...when Gordy steps in as hero he realizes how much he was missing out on things...with upheaval in Zoey's life will these two work....very quick and fun read....onto the next
Mr. December~Jason has newly been handed over the mantle of main owner of his family business Bryant's playing sub-Santa, for a fireman who's home sick....planning to just annoy her brother Tessa sits on Santa's lap only to quickly realize this isn't her brother...can a bachelor COO get what he really wants for Christmas....
Can't Buy Me Love~Gordy is a recently divorced fireman, who's been keeping an eye on the cute chef up the street....Zoey is way over worked and doesn't think she can afford the help she so desperately needs...when Gordy steps in as hero he realizes how much he was missing out on things...with upheaval in Zoey's life will these two work....very quick and fun read....onto the next
April 28, 2014
This is a book of three short stories surrounding a charity Christmas event for a local hospital. Overall, the stories were good, very short, but didn't lack for a plot either.
Secret Recipe: This was actually my favorite of the three stories. Scott and Lexi were totally cute together, and I really enjoyed how he really came to her rescue a few different times!
Mr. December: Of all the stories, this one was the weakest in my opinion. Jason's deception could have really ruined things between him and Tessa. While I admire his attitude regarding changing things at his department store, he needed some work in his personal life.
Can't Buy Me Love: This story was actually pretty sweet. Both the hero and heroine were perfect for each other, each helping the other out. I liked the interaction between them both, it seemed the most realistic of all of the three stories.
Secret Recipe: This was actually my favorite of the three stories. Scott and Lexi were totally cute together, and I really enjoyed how he really came to her rescue a few different times!
Mr. December: Of all the stories, this one was the weakest in my opinion. Jason's deception could have really ruined things between him and Tessa. While I admire his attitude regarding changing things at his department store, he needed some work in his personal life.
Can't Buy Me Love: This story was actually pretty sweet. Both the hero and heroine were perfect for each other, each helping the other out. I liked the interaction between them both, it seemed the most realistic of all of the three stories.
November 10, 2013
This book has three short stories that connect, but each with its own ending. It takes up where Opposites Attract ends. Once again, you will read about nice people, in caring relationships with romance. The author gives you brief updates on all the couples. This has simple, feel good stories about Firemen, their loves, friends, and families- just plain, good America folks, that I enjoyed reading about! I would say the title might give you the wrong idea about the book, as it has pretty tame love scenes for this author-much more Nice than naughty. 4.25 rating.
March 31, 2012
Ya había leído otro libro de esta autora y me gustó mucho, sin embargo Nice & Naughty fue todavía mejor. Las tres historias me encantaron, llenas de diversión, personajes encantadores que me tenían riendo y suspirando al mismo tiempo. Ha sido todo una sorpresa, porque después de ver la portada no se me antojaba leerlo, me animé a abrirlo y no me arrepiento. 3 historias geniales de 3 bomberos deliciosos :)
October 25, 2016
DNF first novella, chapter 3.
Unlikable hero and really unlikable heroine. It sour the book for me, skip and skim through out and didn't find anything to capture my attention, hence giving up.
This is a compilation of three novellas in one book, it is really difficult to develop a story properly in such a short length, but the author's over descriptive, all tell and no show style of writing is making it hard for me to continue.
Sorry! This isn't my cup of tea.
Unlikable hero and really unlikable heroine. It sour the book for me, skip and skim through out and didn't find anything to capture my attention, hence giving up.
This is a compilation of three novellas in one book, it is really difficult to develop a story properly in such a short length, but the author's over descriptive, all tell and no show style of writing is making it hard for me to continue.
Sorry! This isn't my cup of tea.
September 7, 2012
Ah nothing better than firemen half naked for a calendar. These three short stories all revolve around these hunky men and the photographer. Its a quick read and well worth reading.
November 21, 2013
Perfect for the holidays. You have 3 stories that you'll enjoy, plus they'll make you want more.
November 27, 2014
Fun, light sexy reads centered around a Firefighter's Calendar and a Bachelor's Auction for Charity in the Christmas season.
November 29, 2014
Loved it.
Great read. Loved the characters & plots & the way each story flowed to the next one. Always love reading anything by Cat Johnson.
Great read. Loved the characters & plots & the way each story flowed to the next one. Always love reading anything by Cat Johnson.
December 1, 2015
Fun
These are all fast and fun reads. A little heat and a lot of laughs. Firemen really are hot and so gallant.
These are all fast and fun reads. A little heat and a lot of laughs. Firemen really are hot and so gallant.
December 11, 2015
Fun stuff
What a fun trio of stories about firemen doing good things and being so dang sexy. Definitely a fast read and enjoyable.
What a fun trio of stories about firemen doing good things and being so dang sexy. Definitely a fast read and enjoyable.
December 22, 2016
Cute stories that just hit the sweet spot.
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