Getting It!

Chicks in Charge #1

by Rhonda Nelson

Zora Anderson, the confident, hard-as-nails founder of Chicks in Charge, has a secret that could ruin her–her boyfriend refuses to sleep with her! At first she thought it was kind of sweet…

but that got old fast. Desperate for a little action, Zora decides to spice up an upcoming conference and sets a seductive trap, one her boyfriend won't be able to refuse. Only, it's not her boyfriend's bed she ends up in….

Tate Hatcher, author of What Women Really Want, can't believe it when a strange woman surprises him in the shower and starts to berate him for not seeing to her sexual needs. Especially when he realizes who she is– Zora Anderson, the bane of his existence. Tate is torn. It would be so easy to "out" her, ruining her reputation for good. But the more he's around her, the more Tate's inclined to give the sassy woman a taste of what she's been missing….

Genres: Romance, Harlequin, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 2005

Reviews

[Kay · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 Stars! ~ It's a year now since Chicks-in-Charge was formed and marking their tremendous success, they are holding their first conference. Tate Hatcher hadn't wanted fame or even to be a best-selling author. Some tongue-in-cheek ideas he'd jotted down and shown his friends about what he thought women wanted had ended up in the hands of an editor, and then a publisher and now the book has taken off. Tate had only been having fun when he wrote the book, using every sexist cliché that he knew other men would find amusing. He hadn't thought that women would take it all so personally and find it insulting, esp. one woman, Zora Anderson. Tate's on a deadline for the second book he'd contracted to write, if he doesn't turn in an outline in a few weeks he'll have a legal nightmare on his hands. The Chicks-in-Charge conference seems like a great place to pick up inspiration and maybe he could get the goods on Zora. It's been a year since Zora’s boyfriend dumped her, and she'd moved on to a relationship with Dex, a relationship of abstinence. But now that arrangement doesn't suit and Zora’s been trying to seduce Dex without success. After a huge argument, Zora returns to her hotel room, barges through the adjoining door to Dex's room and enters the bathroom where he is showering. And she proceeds to tell him why she's dumping him, being abstinent isn't for her, that she likes sex, that she's horny, and that she wants to get laid. Much to Zora’s shock, when the shower curtain opens, the naked man standing there isn't Dex, it's her enemy, Tate Hatcher.

What a delicious start to a very delicious relationship! Ms. Nelson knows how to turn up the heat. I loved the premise of this book, the concept for the support group, and found humour in Tate's situation. I found myself easily distracted in a few places in the book, I'm not sure if that was me or the story itself. Tate had intended his book to be a laugh for men, to counter the male bashing books women loved to write and read. He's not sexist or hateful, and is actually feeling remorse for writing the book. Zora’s instincts tell her Tate is the real deal and she can't stop wanting to fix whatever it is that has him against relationships. These two make a great couple. The chemistry sizzles, the banter is witty and often hilarious. Over looking the draggy spots, this was a fun read

[Carisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

An average, good, quick harlequin read. Sassy -but not irritating-heroine, sexy hero, believable romance.
HERO is a Performer, a writer defending machist ideas opposing the feminist stand of the organization founded by the heroine.
CONTENT/SCENES: few/hot
GENRE/TONE: contemporary/light
LENGHT: 190 pages

[Sarah Anderson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sometimes, when you just pull a book off the library shelf at random, you get richly rewarded. This wasn't one of those times. While there were passages with a nice turn of phrase, more commonly she repeated the same phrases and ideas over and over. Not compelled to read the rest of the series.

[Delacey]

I enjoyed the story, however it does have a short timeline for falling in love. The banter was amusing. Plot wise it was very obvious what the conflict would be. A good harlequin novel.