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Born Ready
Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Scott Everly.
Current On vacation. Mostly.
Keeping a sexy, smart-mouthed biologist out of trouble.
Keeping himself out of trouble…and out of her bed!
Semper Paratus. Always Prepared. It's the Coast Guard motto. But Lieutenant Commander Scott Everly sure wasn't prepared for the sight of red-hot marine biologist Jackie Birchard in her red-hot bikini. She's wading in dangerous waters, and even if he's off duty, Scott isn't about to let this sassy little mermaid out of his sight….
With a major research project on the line, and a chance to prove herself, Jackie isn't interested in anything resembling a romantic complication. Then again, isn't raw, lusty sex—especially with a tasty specimen such as Scott—a basic human necessity?
After all, the U.S. Coast Guard is always prepared…and ready for action, too!
Current On vacation. Mostly.
Keeping a sexy, smart-mouthed biologist out of trouble.
Keeping himself out of trouble…and out of her bed!
Semper Paratus. Always Prepared. It's the Coast Guard motto. But Lieutenant Commander Scott Everly sure wasn't prepared for the sight of red-hot marine biologist Jackie Birchard in her red-hot bikini. She's wading in dangerous waters, and even if he's off duty, Scott isn't about to let this sassy little mermaid out of his sight….
With a major research project on the line, and a chance to prove herself, Jackie isn't interested in anything resembling a romantic complication. Then again, isn't raw, lusty sex—especially with a tasty specimen such as Scott—a basic human necessity?
After all, the U.S. Coast Guard is always prepared…and ready for action, too!
224 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 20, 2011
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About the author
Lori Wilde
380 books2,267 followersLori Wilde can’t remember a time when she didn’t want to write. She even went to nursing school so she could have a schedule flexible enough to allow her to write on the side. She nursed for 20 years, working in a variety of settings from the newborn nursery to the recovery room, to dialysis. But she never lost her desire to write.
She sold her first book in 1994 to Silhouette Romance but later discovered she had a flair for comedy and branched out to Harlequin Duets and now, to Blaze.
Lori is an adventuresome soul who loves to travel. She’s taken flying lessons, completed two marathons, rode in a hot-air balloon, performed with a professional jazz band, traveled Europe as a teenager, hiked volcanoes in Hawaii, trod on glaciers in Alaska, shot white-water rapids, water-skied, snow-skied, raced all-terrain vehicles, bodysurfed in the Gulf of Mexico, and photographed grizzly bears in Yellowstone.
She lives in her native Texas, with her own real-life hero, Bill.
She sold her first book in 1994 to Silhouette Romance but later discovered she had a flair for comedy and branched out to Harlequin Duets and now, to Blaze.
Lori is an adventuresome soul who loves to travel. She’s taken flying lessons, completed two marathons, rode in a hot-air balloon, performed with a professional jazz band, traveled Europe as a teenager, hiked volcanoes in Hawaii, trod on glaciers in Alaska, shot white-water rapids, water-skied, snow-skied, raced all-terrain vehicles, bodysurfed in the Gulf of Mexico, and photographed grizzly bears in Yellowstone.
She lives in her native Texas, with her own real-life hero, Bill.
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Displaying 1 - 14 of 14 reviews
December 11, 2011
Very average read, actually kind of boring.
Coast Guard hero, on vacation and celibate for a while, meets heroine on the sea, tries to make conversation with her, she shoots him down. He hears the drug lord who killed his father is back, suspects she's a mule, finds out she is the daughter of a famous oceanographer doing research. Heroine has daddy issues because father doesn't pay her attention, totally job oriented, no time for romance, suggests no strings sex, gets complicated. Not a very believable romance.
Coast Guard hero, on vacation and celibate for a while, meets heroine on the sea, tries to make conversation with her, she shoots him down. He hears the drug lord who killed his father is back, suspects she's a mule, finds out she is the daughter of a famous oceanographer doing research. Heroine has daddy issues because father doesn't pay her attention, totally job oriented, no time for romance, suggests no strings sex, gets complicated. Not a very believable romance.
December 11, 2013
Loved it
Romance novels are not my typical read. Being a woman in the coast guard myself, I really wanted to see what this book was all about. I truly did enjoy this story, from beginning to end.
Romance novels are not my typical read. Being a woman in the coast guard myself, I really wanted to see what this book was all about. I truly did enjoy this story, from beginning to end.
September 30, 2021
I liked it. It was a fairly good read.
April 25, 2023
I just didn’t like Jackie, and while Scott seemed like a great guy, him worrying about how long it had been since he had sex? Ick.
February 27, 2017
A good quick read! I fell in love with Scott from the very beginning. I liked how the relationship between Scott and Jackie slowly evolved.
April 23, 2013
I liked the characters, especially Scott. First from this author, might or might not read another.
Good enough story, but a couple of things about the writing bugged me. The quotes at the beginning of each chapter became stupid really fast. She would quote something one of the characters just said a page ago (or later on the same page) and often nothing momentous. If it had been all Coast Guard sayings and such, might have been interesting, but instead it was just unnecessary and annoying. Also, some of the writing during the love scenes was cheesy and trite.
Good enough story, but a couple of things about the writing bugged me. The quotes at the beginning of each chapter became stupid really fast. She would quote something one of the characters just said a page ago (or later on the same page) and often nothing momentous. If it had been all Coast Guard sayings and such, might have been interesting, but instead it was just unnecessary and annoying. Also, some of the writing during the love scenes was cheesy and trite.
November 15, 2016
Wow great book
This is the first book of Lori's I have read that wasn't about Texas. It is such a good story. The characters were interesting. There was plenty of romance and intrigue. Loved it!
This is the first book of Lori's I have read that wasn't about Texas. It is such a good story. The characters were interesting. There was plenty of romance and intrigue. Loved it!
December 1, 2013
"Born Ready" is a great summer beach read - Florid Keys setting, cute romance between a marine biology student and a Coast Guard officer, a little bit of action/suspense. Nicely done.
January 18, 2015
This took me about 50 pages to get fully into but once there it kept me going and the sex scenes were sizzling.
July 17, 2013
Really enjoyed this story. Great characters, numerous bits of humour, lovely setting, and lots of romance. Perfect as a weekend or summer beach read.
August 24, 2015
Great storyline and the twist to it . Loved the cool and kind, caring Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Scott Everly and Jackie Birchard .
Enjoyed it.
Enjoyed it.
August 17, 2014
My actual rating was 3.75 out of 5. It was a fun, quick read. I enjoyed the story and found Jackie and Scott to be engaging characters. I loved the give and take between them.
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August 14, 2017Miniseries: Uniformly Hot!
August 4, 2015
3.5 stars, it was a fun short read, but a little predictable
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