Mackenzie's Pleasure / Defending His Own

by Linda Howard, Beverly Barton

In Linda Howard's Mackenzie's Pleasure, Navy SEAL Zane Mackenzie finds himself falling in love with Barrie Lovejoy after one night of sizzling passion, and in Beverly Barton's Defending His Own, bodyguard Ashe McLaughlin returns home to protect his former lover, Deborah Vaughn, and discovers that he is a father. Original.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, Anthologies, Fiction

480 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 1, 2001

About the author

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Linda S. Howington is an American best-selling romance author writing under the pseudonym Linda Howard. After 21 years of penning stories for her own enjoyment, she submitted a novel for publication which was very successful. Her first work was published by Silhouette in 1982. She is a charter member of Romance Writers of America and in 2005 Howard was awarded their Career Achievement Award.

Linda Howard lives in Gadsden, Alabama with her husband, Gary F. Howington, and two golden retrievers. She has three grown stepchildren and three grandchildren.

Reviews

[StrangeBedfellows · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Mackenzie's Pleasure' was an entertaining romance from one of my favorite series -- you can't really go wrong with a Mackenzie man. Yet again, I wish Howard has made every installment of this series full-length novels.

'Defending His Own' held less interest for me; it was a good story, but it didn't really stay with me once I'd finished reading.

[ReadKnitHoard · Rating 3 out of 5]

1) A pleasure. And if I'd read it when it was first published, I'd have loved it to bits. 4 stars

2) The older I get, the less the secret-baby my-father-forced-my-baby-daddy-to-leave-town works for me. 2 stars

[Alessandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 1/2 stars. Review of Mackenzie's Pleasure.

[Peggy Parsons · Rating 5 out of 5]

Re-read. So satisfying. Really, really good.

[Camandwmm · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two great stories in this book. Romantic, complicated love stories.

[Dina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked 'Mackenzie´s Pleasure' by Linda Howard, but didn´t care much for 'Defending His Own' by Beverly Barton.

[Brittany · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Stars for Mackenzie's Pleasure, 3 stars for Defending His Own