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1-900-Lover
When high school teacher Rowan Crosswhite finds herself out of a job, she comes up with an ingenious way to make ends meet -- she installs her own phone sex line. Only, when Will Foster dials her number, Rowan is the one who ends up getting all worked up....
Will Foster can't believe that a woman as sexy as Rowan has to resort to giving phone sex to strangers...especially when he wants her to give it to him instead! And once she does, it doesn't take long to convince her that burning up the sheets is better than burning up the phone lines. Still, Rowan is fiercely independent and will give up the job only when she's ready.
So what else can Will do but make sure Rowan is too "busy" to answer her phone...?
Will Foster can't believe that a woman as sexy as Rowan has to resort to giving phone sex to strangers...especially when he wants her to give it to him instead! And once she does, it doesn't take long to convince her that burning up the sheets is better than burning up the phone lines. Still, Rowan is fiercely independent and will give up the job only when she's ready.
So what else can Will do but make sure Rowan is too "busy" to answer her phone...?
256 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2004
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September 25, 2009
This was a sweet and sexy read, and one of the funniest HQ Blazes I've ever read. I think it was a very smart move by Ms. Nelson to make it that way, because having a heroine who worked as a phone sex operator could have been a little icky. Thankfully, it wasn't so. :)
Rowan Crosswhite has lost her job as a high-school science teacher due to deep state budget cuts, so she decides that selling phone sex is the best way to keep food on the table and make ends meet while she waits to get her teaching job back. Okay...
Will Foster is a successful landscaper who's taken by surprise when his latest phone bill lists several charges to 1-900-LOVER, a phone number he most definitely has never called. He quickly figures out that it was his 17-year-old nephew Scott who's made the calls, but he's just had a bad day at work and he's p!ssed, so he isn't exactly thinking rationally when he asks a friend (who happens to be a P.I.) to find out who the owner of the 1-900 line is and sets out to confront and blast her for having phone sex with a minor.
Before anyone freaks out, let me clarify that Rowan has never had phone sex with Scott. Yes, the boy's called her 1-900 line with the full intention of having some phone sex - hey, he's a teenage boy in his prime, LOL - but she could tell he was underage and pulled the plug before she did anything illegal. Anyway, what she ended up doing was helping him with his science homework, hence the several calls he's made to her. After Rowan explains this to Will - and isn't it helpful that she's recorded Scott's calls and has the tapes to prove she did nothing wrong? -, the air is cleared and a different kind of tension between them takes place. Sparks fly when they're together, and it's only a matter of time before they decide to act on their mutual attraction. And act they do, starting with a sizzling kiss on his porch which leads to one very sexy phone call the same night, then progressing to a naughty sex-in-public session at the pool hall's bathroom, and not forgetting the slightly kinky lovemaking in his garden... *fans herself*
Wow, Will and Rowan did know how to keep me "hot and bothered", LOL. I really liked them, and their interactions were fun to read. Will was adorable - I love a man who blushes - and easy to fall in love with. Rowan was nice too, but I was a bit annoyed with her decision to keep working her phone sex "business" when it was no longer necessary. She knew Will didn't like her "side business" and it was obvious that nothing good would happen when he found out she was still doing it. Oh well, I guess Ms. Nelson needed a last-minute trigger to make Rowan realize how much she loved Will...
Overall, I really enjoyed this read and recommend it to anyone who's in the mood for a quick, sexy and sometimes hilarious (in a good way) book.
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Just for fun, here's a quote from this book so you can get the idea how sexy and fun Rowan's phone sex business was. This happened right after one of her clients had reached his, er, fulfilment.
[Start Quote:]
Jeff exhaled a long, satisfied breath. "Hey, as long as you're still there, do you mind if I ask you a quick question?"
"Sure. Go ahead."
"I've got a date tonight," the caller said, "and I really want to impress this girl. What do you think? Burger King or McDonald's?"
Rowan rolled her eyes. Her clients, the poor fools. No wonder they could never get laid in the traditional sense. "Wow her," she told him flatly. "Head for the border."
"Taco Bell?" A thoughtful hum, then, "An even better choice. Thanks."
[End Quote:]
LOL, this wasn't what you were expecting, was it? You've got to read the book to get the really good stuff. ;)
Rowan Crosswhite has lost her job as a high-school science teacher due to deep state budget cuts, so she decides that selling phone sex is the best way to keep food on the table and make ends meet while she waits to get her teaching job back. Okay...
Will Foster is a successful landscaper who's taken by surprise when his latest phone bill lists several charges to 1-900-LOVER, a phone number he most definitely has never called. He quickly figures out that it was his 17-year-old nephew Scott who's made the calls, but he's just had a bad day at work and he's p!ssed, so he isn't exactly thinking rationally when he asks a friend (who happens to be a P.I.) to find out who the owner of the 1-900 line is and sets out to confront and blast her for having phone sex with a minor.
Before anyone freaks out, let me clarify that Rowan has never had phone sex with Scott. Yes, the boy's called her 1-900 line with the full intention of having some phone sex - hey, he's a teenage boy in his prime, LOL - but she could tell he was underage and pulled the plug before she did anything illegal. Anyway, what she ended up doing was helping him with his science homework, hence the several calls he's made to her. After Rowan explains this to Will - and isn't it helpful that she's recorded Scott's calls and has the tapes to prove she did nothing wrong? -, the air is cleared and a different kind of tension between them takes place. Sparks fly when they're together, and it's only a matter of time before they decide to act on their mutual attraction. And act they do, starting with a sizzling kiss on his porch which leads to one very sexy phone call the same night, then progressing to a naughty sex-in-public session at the pool hall's bathroom, and not forgetting the slightly kinky lovemaking in his garden... *fans herself*
Wow, Will and Rowan did know how to keep me "hot and bothered", LOL. I really liked them, and their interactions were fun to read. Will was adorable - I love a man who blushes - and easy to fall in love with. Rowan was nice too, but I was a bit annoyed with her decision to keep working her phone sex "business" when it was no longer necessary. She knew Will didn't like her "side business" and it was obvious that nothing good would happen when he found out she was still doing it. Oh well, I guess Ms. Nelson needed a last-minute trigger to make Rowan realize how much she loved Will...
Overall, I really enjoyed this read and recommend it to anyone who's in the mood for a quick, sexy and sometimes hilarious (in a good way) book.
**********
Just for fun, here's a quote from this book so you can get the idea how sexy and fun Rowan's phone sex business was. This happened right after one of her clients had reached his, er, fulfilment.
[Start Quote:]
Jeff exhaled a long, satisfied breath. "Hey, as long as you're still there, do you mind if I ask you a quick question?"
"Sure. Go ahead."
"I've got a date tonight," the caller said, "and I really want to impress this girl. What do you think? Burger King or McDonald's?"
Rowan rolled her eyes. Her clients, the poor fools. No wonder they could never get laid in the traditional sense. "Wow her," she told him flatly. "Head for the border."
"Taco Bell?" A thoughtful hum, then, "An even better choice. Thanks."
[End Quote:]
LOL, this wasn't what you were expecting, was it? You've got to read the book to get the really good stuff. ;)
June 11, 2024
An okay read for me. Nicely written Harlequin romance, but I didn't connect with the story as much as I'd hoped. Steamy scenes after a slow burn start, with a lot of internal narration and a predictable plot.
September 10, 2021
I fell in love with the whole book. Rowan was so relatable.
April 20, 2018
This was okay but I didn't love it. The central conflict - the hero doesn't love the heroine's phone sex work; will the heroine drop it or not? - played out pretty predictably: the heroine doesn't enjoy the work either, she doesn't need the money (and the hero finds her a job), but she basically lies to the hero repeatedly about whether or not she's quit. I liked their respective professions and what they bonded over, but I just felt like the phone sex didn't mesh with that, and the sex scenes generally didn't feel organic within the storyline.
July 16, 2017
Fast paced
A very fast paced story. They meet, fall instantly in love and have so much in common, even though the barely know each other.
A very fast paced story. They meet, fall instantly in love and have so much in common, even though the barely know each other.
May 2, 2012
This book was fun. I might read it again, although it's not on my Definitely list. It made me laugh in more than one spot, and there were a few bits that I highlighted with my Kindle just because I really liked the phrasing or description. The plot was fun - Will uses a PI friend to track down Rowan, a PSO, because he thinks she had phone sex with his underage nephew. Naturally, this is just a misunderstanding. I enjoyed that Nelson didn't drag it on for half the book, either. After the initial misunderstanding, the focus of the plot shifted entirely to
I'm getting pretty good at this. I'm actually impressed with myself. I don't usually make it a habit to analyze and predict plot points in trashy romance novels, but I figure it's a good way to exercise my brain and I'm making good progress with my mad skillz. Of course, when I got to the last ten pages and the characters still hadn't experienced a Black Moment, I was getting a little worried, because without a Black Moment, the book would have been wholly anticlimactic.
That said, the Black Moment it did have was kind of anticlimactic anyway. It was resolved within, what, two pages? That didn't ruin the book or anything, but I don't imagine this book will leave as big an impression on me in the long run since the Black Moment was comparatively forgettable. There was no knock-down-drag-out fight. Just a misunderstanding, one party storming off, and then the other party apologizing.
I liked the characters, too, although I don't think they're as memorable as some of the other characters I've come across in Blaze novels. While I enjoyed them as people, I wasn't overly invested in what happened to them. That's all.
I'm getting pretty good at this. I'm actually impressed with myself. I don't usually make it a habit to analyze and predict plot points in trashy romance novels, but I figure it's a good way to exercise my brain and I'm making good progress with my mad skillz. Of course, when I got to the last ten pages and the characters still hadn't experienced a Black Moment, I was getting a little worried, because without a Black Moment, the book would have been wholly anticlimactic.
That said, the Black Moment it did have was kind of anticlimactic anyway. It was resolved within, what, two pages? That didn't ruin the book or anything, but I don't imagine this book will leave as big an impression on me in the long run since the Black Moment was comparatively forgettable. There was no knock-down-drag-out fight. Just a misunderstanding, one party storming off, and then the other party apologizing.
I liked the characters, too, although I don't think they're as memorable as some of the other characters I've come across in Blaze novels. While I enjoyed them as people, I wasn't overly invested in what happened to them. That's all.
April 17, 2010
This book is part hysterical part steamy. The heroine, Rowan is a phone sex operator. She's doing this because she got laid off from her teaching position and she needs to pay the bills.
Will is the guy that got stuck with a $1000.00 phone bill thanks to a nephew who called the 900 number. He wants to rip the phone sex operator a new one, until he meets Rowan, and then he wants to do some different things to her.
I actually found this story to be a bit underdeveloped. I wanted more from both characters. I liked the secondary characters and I wish they would have had more time, especially Ida the landlady and Will's mother. I loved the stuff Ida sent Rowan on errands for, and some of Will's mom's advice was priceless.
The story seemed to lose track of the reason why the two liked each other, and instead went straight into hot monkey love. That's fine most of the time, but I think the sex ended up carrying this story a bit too much. The plot kind of got lost in the shuffle.
The quick resolution at the end felt a bit forced too. Will's anger was a bit unfounded and to want to end a relationship because of the 900 line just seemed a bit foolish. He was acting a bit too alpha male for me.
This was a good book, but there was something lacking that kept it from being great.
Will is the guy that got stuck with a $1000.00 phone bill thanks to a nephew who called the 900 number. He wants to rip the phone sex operator a new one, until he meets Rowan, and then he wants to do some different things to her.
I actually found this story to be a bit underdeveloped. I wanted more from both characters. I liked the secondary characters and I wish they would have had more time, especially Ida the landlady and Will's mother. I loved the stuff Ida sent Rowan on errands for, and some of Will's mom's advice was priceless.
The story seemed to lose track of the reason why the two liked each other, and instead went straight into hot monkey love. That's fine most of the time, but I think the sex ended up carrying this story a bit too much. The plot kind of got lost in the shuffle.
The quick resolution at the end felt a bit forced too. Will's anger was a bit unfounded and to want to end a relationship because of the 900 line just seemed a bit foolish. He was acting a bit too alpha male for me.
This was a good book, but there was something lacking that kept it from being great.
March 14, 2012
Don't tell my mother, but I'm a sucker for a good phone sex story. This was very good, nice & steamy. I especially appreciated that Will & Rowan were straightforward with their feelings about each other, and the angst didn't drag out too long.
June 7, 2016
Over all I would say that this book was fast,fun, light, and easy reading. The sex scenes were steamy. Not much by way of relationship development but I think it still works. I've bought books by the same author and she does not disappoint! I would recommend that you buy this book.
May 4, 2015
Quick hot read
I really liked these character. You could see where they would make an awesome couple from the character development and story. Sex scenes were steamy. Not much by way of relationship development but it still works.
I really liked these character. You could see where they would make an awesome couple from the character development and story. Sex scenes were steamy. Not much by way of relationship development but it still works.
October 27, 2007
Harlequin Blaze Series. I don't usually ready series romance but the title of this one intrigued me. Full of phone sex and even sex in a public place. Very good!!
May 27, 2011
More of a 3.5 stars. Had a nice storyline not cheesy.. will look for other books but this author.
August 2, 2011
I think it's quiet fun reading this. Sweet and sexy, especially the epilogue part, the one when Scott tried to remember whether he knew Rowan or not. And I think Will was very sweet-nice-kind of guy.
August 17, 2013
Yes, it's hot. OTOH, it felt like the issue of the phone line was thrown in to have a climax that felt artificial.
March 4, 2012
A hot, steamy quick read. Very true to life. I wanted to give it a 4 1/2 star rating...
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