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Bachelors of Bear Creek #4
A Thrill to Remember
Thrills...and chills?
It's time to live a little, Meggie Scofield decides at the town's masquerade party. Have a red-hot fling. Do the wild thing. And the masked stranger she meets that hot and steamy night is the perfect way to begin. This guy is sex-on-legs--and Meggie's determined to go out on a limb!
As the last bachelor up for grabs in chilly Bear Creek, Alaska, Caleb Greenleaf has been fending off women for months. But this gorgeous masked one is different, he senses. She sends his temperature--and libido--soaring out of control. It's a night he'll never forget. A thrilling experience he definitely wants to repeat.
But Caleb's delight soon turns to shock when he discovers she's none other than his nemesis--and sexy neighbor--Meggie Scofield. And she has no idea!
It's time to live a little, Meggie Scofield decides at the town's masquerade party. Have a red-hot fling. Do the wild thing. And the masked stranger she meets that hot and steamy night is the perfect way to begin. This guy is sex-on-legs--and Meggie's determined to go out on a limb!
As the last bachelor up for grabs in chilly Bear Creek, Alaska, Caleb Greenleaf has been fending off women for months. But this gorgeous masked one is different, he senses. She sends his temperature--and libido--soaring out of control. It's a night he'll never forget. A thrilling experience he definitely wants to repeat.
But Caleb's delight soon turns to shock when he discovers she's none other than his nemesis--and sexy neighbor--Meggie Scofield. And she has no idea!
248 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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Lori Wilde
397 books2,264 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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November 2, 2017
Caleb tidak mempercayai keberuntungannya. Meggie (wanita yg sdh diincarnya sejak dia masih remaja, dan selalu menganggap dirinya sbg adik sendiri) menunjukkan ketertarikan pd dirinya.... dlm wujud Don Juan alias pria bertopeng dgn aksen Spanyol.
Bagi Meggie sendiri, sulit utk menolak pesona Caleb. Dan sbg wanita yg baru bercerai, Meggie merasa "berutang budi" pd si Don Juan (yg tidak dia ketahui identitasnya) krn berhasil menjadikan dirinya wanita yg lebih percaya diri pasca cerai. Dan walaupun sering mengalami ambigu antara sosok Caleb dan Don Juan, Meggie tidak bisa memungkiri dirinya menyukai kedua pria tsb.
Dibandingkan buku sebelumnya, A Touch of Silk
, saya lebih menyukai novel ini. Paling tidak, cinta Caleb dan Meggie diperjuangkan (terutama oleh pihak Caleb) yg mati-matian berusaha spy Meggie membuka mata dan hatinya utk Caleb yg sejati. Tema wanita jatuh cinta pd pria yg lebih muda makin membuat unik ceritanya, terlebih mereka sudah saling mengenal sejak masih kecil.
Intensitas percintaan mereka juga lumayan detail dan menghanyutkan. Sesi-sesi momen bermesraan mereka bisa membuat darah mendidih.
Sayangnya, saya agak jengkel jg dgn karakter Meggie yg menyangkal (tapi mau) Caleb dan Don Juan sbg satu individu yg sama. Kegalauannya nyaris memupuskan masa depannya bersama Caleb. Penasaran dgn endingnya? Baca saja sendiri ya.
Bagi Meggie sendiri, sulit utk menolak pesona Caleb. Dan sbg wanita yg baru bercerai, Meggie merasa "berutang budi" pd si Don Juan (yg tidak dia ketahui identitasnya) krn berhasil menjadikan dirinya wanita yg lebih percaya diri pasca cerai. Dan walaupun sering mengalami ambigu antara sosok Caleb dan Don Juan, Meggie tidak bisa memungkiri dirinya menyukai kedua pria tsb.
Dibandingkan buku sebelumnya, A Touch of Silk
, saya lebih menyukai novel ini. Paling tidak, cinta Caleb dan Meggie diperjuangkan (terutama oleh pihak Caleb) yg mati-matian berusaha spy Meggie membuka mata dan hatinya utk Caleb yg sejati. Tema wanita jatuh cinta pd pria yg lebih muda makin membuat unik ceritanya, terlebih mereka sudah saling mengenal sejak masih kecil. Intensitas percintaan mereka juga lumayan detail dan menghanyutkan. Sesi-sesi momen bermesraan mereka bisa membuat darah mendidih.
Sayangnya, saya agak jengkel jg dgn karakter Meggie yg menyangkal (tapi mau) Caleb dan Don Juan sbg satu individu yg sama. Kegalauannya nyaris memupuskan masa depannya bersama Caleb. Penasaran dgn endingnya? Baca saja sendiri ya.
December 29, 2016
Buku #4 dari Bachelors of Bear Creek. Kali ini tentang Maggie, adiknya Quinn (di buku #1) yang baru saja bercerai dari suaminya, Jesse. Di suatu pesta topeng, dia memberanikan dirinya menghadapi tantangan, menaklukkan rasa rendah diri akibat ucapan mantan suaminya bahwa dia adalah wanita yang dingin. Dan Don Juan yang juga tertarik padanya adalah kesempatannya untuk membuktikan diri.
Caleb, bujangan tersisa dari 4 orang bujangan Bear Creek yang diiklankan oleh majalah Metropolitan. Pembawaan Caleb yang tertutup membuatnya jengah selalu dikejar-kejar wanita yang hanya menginginkan uangnya. Sebenarnya jauh di dalam hatinya Caleb hanya menginginkan Maggie, cintanya di masa remaja. Sayangnya Maggie memilih Jesse saudara tirinya. Tapi malam ini, seorang wanita membangkitkan rasa di dalam dirinya sebesar rasa yang dia miliki terhadap Maggie. Meski dia harus bersembunyi di balik topeng Don Juan.
Saya suka dengan ide ceritanya yang memanfaatkan topeng dan kostum. Maggie terjebak dengan kebebasan seksual yang diberikan oleh Don Juan. Hal itu merambat dalam kehidupannya sehari-hari, membawa perubahan positif untuk Maggie. Sementara Caleb, yang sudah sejak awal mengetahui jika wanita yang dipuaskannya di pondok pada malam pesta kostum adalah Maggie, kesulitan untuk mengaku pada Maggie tanpa merusak persahabatan mereka.
Kisahnya masih sepanas di buku #1. Saya belum baca buku #2 dan #3, tapi setidaknya Maggie mengalami hal yang sama dengan Kay. Keduanya menginginkan untuk dibangkitkan dari rasa tidak PD dengan sensualitasnya. Tugas para bujangan inilah yang membangkitkannya. Jadi yah...isinya bisa bikin kipas2 gitu deh. Dan adegan epilognya itu.... di atas pelana kuda!!
Caleb, bujangan tersisa dari 4 orang bujangan Bear Creek yang diiklankan oleh majalah Metropolitan. Pembawaan Caleb yang tertutup membuatnya jengah selalu dikejar-kejar wanita yang hanya menginginkan uangnya. Sebenarnya jauh di dalam hatinya Caleb hanya menginginkan Maggie, cintanya di masa remaja. Sayangnya Maggie memilih Jesse saudara tirinya. Tapi malam ini, seorang wanita membangkitkan rasa di dalam dirinya sebesar rasa yang dia miliki terhadap Maggie. Meski dia harus bersembunyi di balik topeng Don Juan.
Saya suka dengan ide ceritanya yang memanfaatkan topeng dan kostum. Maggie terjebak dengan kebebasan seksual yang diberikan oleh Don Juan. Hal itu merambat dalam kehidupannya sehari-hari, membawa perubahan positif untuk Maggie. Sementara Caleb, yang sudah sejak awal mengetahui jika wanita yang dipuaskannya di pondok pada malam pesta kostum adalah Maggie, kesulitan untuk mengaku pada Maggie tanpa merusak persahabatan mereka.
Kisahnya masih sepanas di buku #1. Saya belum baca buku #2 dan #3, tapi setidaknya Maggie mengalami hal yang sama dengan Kay. Keduanya menginginkan untuk dibangkitkan dari rasa tidak PD dengan sensualitasnya. Tugas para bujangan inilah yang membangkitkannya. Jadi yah...isinya bisa bikin kipas2 gitu deh. Dan adegan epilognya itu.... di atas pelana kuda!!
May 21, 2018
Gugling Klondike Kate, gara-gara Meggie memakai kostum seperti Kate. Bab 1-4 berisi Meggie & Caleb yang menghadiri pesta topeng, saling menggoda lalu one night stand, ketika Meggie membisikkan nomer telepon, barulah Caleb sadar itu adalah nomer Meggie yang dihapalnya luar kepala. Btw, Bear Creek ini settingnya di Alaska, apa ga kedinginan ONS di pondok yang terbengkalai? Bab 6-8, keduanya menghadiri pesta topeng (lagi!!!) Halloween di Seattle tempat Meggie kerja sebagai perawat. Dan ini hampir 1/2 halaman, membosankan menurut saya. Yang aneh lagi masa iya Meggie ga bisa menghubungkan pria bertopeng itu dengan Caleb? Dua-duanya sudah mencium Meggie pula. Banyak skip2.
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September 29, 2024
Meggie and Caleb became someone bolder and wilder when they donned the masks and to me, it made the wrong reasons for them to fall in love. Okay, maybe not for Caleb, since he fell in love with Meggie long before that, but for Meggie to finally realize her feelings for Caleb when she was with Don Juan who had the opposite personality was forcing it too far.
I certainly didn't enjoy it, too many sex scenes to cover the thin plot. I read Ms. Wilde's work before this one and I know she could do better than this
I certainly didn't enjoy it, too many sex scenes to cover the thin plot. I read Ms. Wilde's work before this one and I know she could do better than this
May 25, 2017
HBZ #66
July 9, 2018
Very good
Not finished a book in a while but was a short read and a great bit of escapism. Would recommend.
Not finished a book in a while but was a short read and a great bit of escapism. Would recommend.
September 21, 2021
I really liked this book.
November 5, 2023
I guess I am just too old for this series. All sex and no storyline.
June 3, 2014
This starts out with two strangers meeting and it had all the makings for a hot beginning but then the bachelor Caleb who dressed up as Don Juan gets all gallant and refuses to take Meggie any further because he wants to get to know her. Not knowing who she is and looking to settle down he's not on the same playing field that she is on. I know that is all ideal and the way Meggie should want it, but she was the aggressive one and Caleb was the one holding back. Right away I thought oh no another one of these guys lacking enough testosterone to carry the lead male job. Little too namby pamby for me, when Caleb was disguised as Don Juan he was still asking her what she liked, and how she wanted it. He took no initiative and pretty much till the end never took the reins so to speak. Kate was annoying character and I was confused by her indecisiveness.
July 30, 2009
Okay, I stumbled upon these Alaskan men and they are just too fun and scrumptious to pass up! I think this might be my favorite because the hero is the strong, silent type and there is such an element of fantasy and role playing in this one. They are all good and super cute and will keep you warm on a chilly rainy/snowy night!
March 5, 2015
I'm a sucker for unrequited love. the only reason I didn't give this 3 stars is the ridiculous, 'I knew it was your all along' from the heroine. She certainly did not. That was just too much. It would have been perfect if it had not been that way.
July 22, 2010
ok, the whole harlequin thing is not my type of books, but stumble upon a bargain and decided to give them a try. this one was actually very fun to read, very spicy, and it was just giggle material.
March 29, 2012
Holy macaroni!
January 22, 2014
interesting but predictable
January 26, 2016
I was disappointed in the ending.
June 11, 2016
si Caleb ini baik bener ya...
August 15, 2016
Me gk akan pernah bisa menolak godaan masquerade party involve in the story, ha3
August 20, 2015
Could have been so good:(
September 2, 2015
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