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Hard to Handle
SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY...
She had secrets in her eyes and lies on her lips, and Detective Gabe Connally knew that Meghan Patterson would give him more than a few sleepless nights. Still, with her young nephew a valuable witness, Gabe had to pursue Meghan. And even without the case, it would be impossible to forget the vulnerable woman trying to protect her family....
While Meghan admired Gabe's persistence, she dared not let him get close enough to realize her nephew -- her only remaining family -- was psychic. Yet her own burning desire made it impossible to resist Gabe's persuasive ways....
She had secrets in her eyes and lies on her lips, and Detective Gabe Connally knew that Meghan Patterson would give him more than a few sleepless nights. Still, with her young nephew a valuable witness, Gabe had to pursue Meghan. And even without the case, it would be impossible to forget the vulnerable woman trying to protect her family....
While Meghan admired Gabe's persistence, she dared not let him get close enough to realize her nephew -- her only remaining family -- was psychic. Yet her own burning desire made it impossible to resist Gabe's persuasive ways....
- GenresRomance
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 24, 2001
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About the author
Kylie Brant
82 books639 followersThe mother of five children, Kylie Brant claims she began writing to save her sanity. Plotting stories became her method of escape from the reality of constant ball games, chauffeuring kids, and refereeing "minor" disagreements between her perfect offspring.
In 1992 she was elated to get a call from Silhouette offering to buy her second novel. Home with laryngitis at the time, she still managed to croak out agreement, and her career was born. A few months later she went on to sell Rancher's Choice, the first manuscript she’d written.
Kylie is married to her high school sweetheart, and they make their home in Iowa. She insists that all her heroes are based on her husband of 23 years because he possesses that most heroic of make qualities — ironing skills. Those abilities come in handy, as she juggles a full time teaching job with writing and a family.
Doing things the easy way has never held much appeal for this multi award-winning author. She graduated with high honors from the University of Northern Iowa. A graduation photo shows her in cap and gown holding her two sons, one aged 16 months and the other three weeks. She went on to obtain a teaching job working with learning-disabled children while completing her master’s degree at night and during summers.
"There was a time in my life when I could imagine myself as a life-long student," she recalls. "I actually toyed with the idea of pursuing a doctorate. But instead, my life took a spin and I ended up writing romances. I’ve never regretted it!" Her family has since been completed by the birth of another son and a set of twins, a boy and a girl.
Kylie’s books are regularly featured on bestseller lists such as Waldenbooks and B. Dalton Bookseller. With over a million copies of books in print, her novels have been distributed in 20 countries and released in seven languages.
Family and friends are the main focus of Kylie’s life. When she isn’t writing or teaching, she enjoys reading and flower gardening. She loves traveling, preferring beach, ocean, and room service.
In 1992 she was elated to get a call from Silhouette offering to buy her second novel. Home with laryngitis at the time, she still managed to croak out agreement, and her career was born. A few months later she went on to sell Rancher's Choice, the first manuscript she’d written.
Kylie is married to her high school sweetheart, and they make their home in Iowa. She insists that all her heroes are based on her husband of 23 years because he possesses that most heroic of make qualities — ironing skills. Those abilities come in handy, as she juggles a full time teaching job with writing and a family.
Doing things the easy way has never held much appeal for this multi award-winning author. She graduated with high honors from the University of Northern Iowa. A graduation photo shows her in cap and gown holding her two sons, one aged 16 months and the other three weeks. She went on to obtain a teaching job working with learning-disabled children while completing her master’s degree at night and during summers.
"There was a time in my life when I could imagine myself as a life-long student," she recalls. "I actually toyed with the idea of pursuing a doctorate. But instead, my life took a spin and I ended up writing romances. I’ve never regretted it!" Her family has since been completed by the birth of another son and a set of twins, a boy and a girl.
Kylie’s books are regularly featured on bestseller lists such as Waldenbooks and B. Dalton Bookseller. With over a million copies of books in print, her novels have been distributed in 20 countries and released in seven languages.
Family and friends are the main focus of Kylie’s life. When she isn’t writing or teaching, she enjoys reading and flower gardening. She loves traveling, preferring beach, ocean, and room service.
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September 26, 2011
Rating 3.5
Hard to Handle was about two people who are not used to trusting anyone because their childhood made them so. Detective Gabe because his druggie mother kept making promises she never kept and Meghan with a cold mother and a psychic sister who tortured by never letting her keep anything to herself, assaulting her mind.
Now, her sister is dead and Meghan has her nephew to take care, who has the same gifts but Meghan is not going to allow her nephew to come in the line of fire like her sister did and for that she is willing to lie to Gabe.
Over the course of the book we see Gabe investigating and being persistent and not letting Meghan freeze him out. I actually enjoyed how these two danced around each other.
Hard to Handle was about two people who are not used to trusting anyone because their childhood made them so. Detective Gabe because his druggie mother kept making promises she never kept and Meghan with a cold mother and a psychic sister who tortured by never letting her keep anything to herself, assaulting her mind.
Now, her sister is dead and Meghan has her nephew to take care, who has the same gifts but Meghan is not going to allow her nephew to come in the line of fire like her sister did and for that she is willing to lie to Gabe.
Over the course of the book we see Gabe investigating and being persistent and not letting Meghan freeze him out. I actually enjoyed how these two danced around each other.
July 15, 2020
Un romantic suspense davvero piacevole e scorrevole, uno stile fluido ed un ritmo incalzante, ho davvero faticato ad allontanarmi dalla lettura. La trama è scontata, ma tanto tutti i romance sono così, no???
April 6, 2016
This book had some good mystery to go with it that kept you wondering what was going to happen next and what else would come up.
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