When He Was Bad...

by Jane Sullivan

Psychologist Sara Davenport wrote the book on bad boys. Literally. When her publicist arranges for her to speak on Nick Chandler's radio show, Sara quickly refuses. But going head-to-head with the famous bad boy would be great for sales. Besides, she can handle Nick, right? If she could only stop wishing he'd handle her!

Sparring with Dr. Davenport has been great, but Nick wants more. Yeah, he came on a bit strong when they first met, but once Sara gets to know him… Of course, seducing the woman who's sworn off bad boys would only prove to his listeners—and the uptight doctor— just how good he can be….

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Category Romance, Harlequin

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 1, 2004

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Reviews

[Saly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a pretty good book about opposites. The heroine has just written a best selling book about bad boys and their appeal to women and how to avoid them, she considers herself an expert because her whole life she saw her mother give in to them again and again abandoning her. She is also a psychologist and she is not happy when her friend and publicist gets her a spot on the most outrageous radio show with the hero.

The hero has the reputation for being a bad boy and he lives up to it in their interview but that is in a way his persona that makes him who he is and he gets employment from it. The heroine gets an idea to interview him for her next book and their meeting doesn't end that well, with the hero making a pass and her almost falling for it.

I liked the book a lot, Nick may have come across as shallow and a jerk at the start but as we get to know him, he is really not, he just has two personalities and I loved it how he apologized and helped Sara when she is yet again abandoned by her mother. These two know that getting together will be bad for their careers but somehow they can't resist and spend the holidays together, talking, getting to know each other and making love.

I especially enjoyed the end quite a bit when the hero confronts who he wants to be head on and makes a big gesture to salvage Sara's reputation.

[Suzie Quint · Rating 4 out of 5]

The one thing that can make or break a book for me is a failure to believably motivate the characters. Jane Sullivan (aka Jane Graves) doesn't have that problem. In spite of my natural skepticism that two people can fall in love in just over a week, I totally bought Sara and Nick doing just that. They were just that good together. Even though their respective careers were important to each of them and being caught together was going to destroy one or the other of their careers, I loved that they were both willing to take that risk. And in a book full of lovely little moments, the one that stands out for me is when they're about to be together for the first time, and Nick asks her, "Orgasm. Is it easy for you or not?" and she answers, "Sometimes it happens . . . Mostly it doesn't." I think I love that because so many romances overplay the fantasy that the man is assumed to be so awesome in bed that the woman can't help but be swept away regardless of her past lackluster experiences and the question makes Nick seem so much more caring and aware for me. Gotta love a man who talks. And listens.

[Chio · Rating 3 out of 5]

nick es tan OMG, sexy, buena historia :3