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Summary: Very Good!
Review: I really enjoyed this book. The attraction between Reese and Derek, was HOT!!!. Although, Reese proved to Derek that she was a no nonsense kind of woman, in the end she ultimately had him wrapped around her little finger. This was definitely a good read.
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Summary: Loves to read.
Review: I really, really liked this book. The interaction between the hero & the heroine was great and sometimes laugh out loud fun, the tension was just right, the love scenes were steamy and it was a throughly enjoyable book. Erin has now become an auto buy for me and I can't wait for her next one.
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Summary: A good book overall
Review: I thought the book was pretty good. I think the characters could have been a bit more believable. I would just think in real life someone that constantly asked questions of someone that they were not able to answer would be annoying. Which is what the female character does. Of course it is a fiction book and the character is a reporter so the two together would make it more believable I guess. Other than that I think the book was good. It is an erotic read so if you're not into sex scenes you'd likely not want to read this book. But, if you are, then this one is a good one for you.
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Summary: Pretty good book but....
Review: I would have to say it needed more work. I did enjoy this book. It was funny and the plot was OK, the sex was hot and plentiful, I really did not like our heronie Reese. She was not stupid, but most of the time, she came off as not too smart. Why she kept on asking Derek questions that he could not answer is beyond me. It got really annoying that Reese is so smart, but yet cant figure out why Derek wont tell her confidental information from the FBI. I have no problem with a heroine that has an attitude. Most of the time, a spunky heroine who does not take crap from anyone is a great element of a book. Unfortuneatly Reese just comes across as a bitch. Sorry to say. Its alot of "Me this and me that." Or it goes this way or no way. I mean come on, if someone pick up FBI evidence, who in their right mind is going to keep it for a story when you could go to jail? Then there is Derek who as a man and hero is a good one but for and FBI agent is a wash out. Kind of kills some of the story that our big bad FBI agent kinda really sucks.
The plot was interesting. I thought it could have been worked with more and gotten more out of it. The most suspenceful thing was weather or not Markson was going to go through with what he was suppose to do.
So, this is a pretty good book. If it had more work and more likeable characters, it would be even better. I think that Erin McCarthy is a name to keep your eye open for. While this book is not the best, it is really entertaining. I did not want to put it down. Just because I do not like some of the elements does not make it a bad book. But beware, this book has A LOT of sex. So if you dont like that in a book, this is not for you. Its really hot sex though.
I am going to look for other books by the author, Im sure the stories will get better over time, but dont let that discourage you from trying this book too.
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Summary: Another Winner By Ms. McCarthy!!!
Review: Ms. McCarthy is now an automatic buy for me. Her latest novel managed to combine, wit, humor, suspense, drama, and of course steamy romantic feelings between Reese and Derek or heroine and hero. These are not perfect characters and I think this was one of the reason's why I liked them so much. Reese is a "little spoiled aspiring for a real by-line reporter", and Derek is a " I better not screw this one up or else my brilliant FBI agent career is memorex" kind of guy. Despite these flaws these two characters really shine and their chemistry and growing relationship is HOT!!! Basically you have a mix up when an informate to a big case that Derek has been working on for a long time leaves his information in the wrong car. The car just so happens to be the rental car that Reese has contracted out for her stay in the windy city while she covers a society wedding. Could her life be more boring? Not for long, before either one of them knows it they have both found what they haven't been looking for and nothing will be the same. This was a fun, fast paced read that as stated earlier combines great characterization, fun plotting, and great chemistry between the two main characters. This read is quite sensual but not over done, and certainly not used as page filler. Plenty of laugh out loud moments as well as some great secondary characters that I feel may just call out for their own story. Ms. McCarthy is now an author I will purchase simply because her name is on the cover. Who said you can't judge a book by it's cover?
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Summary: Another Winner By Ms. McCarthy!!!
Review: Ms. McCarthy is now an automatic buy for me. Her latest novel managed to combine, wit, humor, suspense, drama, and of course steamy romantic feelings between Reese and Derek or heroine and hero. These are not perfect characters and I think this was one of the reason's why I liked them so much. Reese is a "little spoiled aspiring for a real by-line reporter", and Derek is a " I better not screw this one up or else my brilliant FBI agent career is memorex" kind of guy. Despite these flaws these two characters really shine and their chemistry and growing relationship is HOT!!! Basically you have a mix up when an informate to a big case that Derek has been working on for a long time leaves his information in the wrong car. The car just so happens to be the rental car that Reese has contracted out for her stay in the windy city while she covers a society wedding. Could her life be more boring? Not for long, before either one of them knows it they have both found what they haven't been looking for and nothing will be the same. This was a fun, fast paced read that as stated earlier combines great characterization, fun plotting, and great chemistry between the two main characters. This read is quite sensual but not over done, and certainly not used as page filler. Plenty of laugh out loud moments as well as some great secondary characters that I feel may just call out for their own story. Ms. McCarthy is now an author I will purchase simply because her name is on the cover. Who said you can't judge a book by it's cover?
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Summary: Coldn't Put it down
Review: Must say I love this book. I was afraid at first but it turned out to be one of my favorites! Erin McCarthy is a great author. The way she put together this story is magnificant.
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Summary: A great way to spend a few hours!
Review: Reese Hampton is a reporter, and she's tired of always being assigned to the fluffy "human interest" stories. She wants to be a real reporter for a real newspaper, not the dinky little paper she works for now. Her latest assignment is to cover some boring society wedding. Yawn. But things get interesting when some crazy man starts shouting something about an envelope in her rental car and then chases her. When she discovers that Derek Knight is actually an FBI agent and the envelope is from an informant, she can't help herself. She has to see what's in there! Once she gets a glimpse of the contents, Reese is sure she's found the story that will take her career to new levels. How can she convince Derek that they need to work together? And maybe mix business with pleasure, too? From page one, there is great chemistry between Derek and Reese. I love the way Reese says whatever is on her mind. SMART MOUTH has it all - it's sexy and funny, with an appealing group of characters. Erin McCarthy has written a full-length novel with all the wit and steam of her novellas!
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Summary: This is a keeper
Review: Smart Mouth by Erin McCarthy is a hysterically funny (...)read. All Derek Knight, FBI agent wants is the evidence his informant left for him in a rental car. He realizes that the car he is searching is the wrong one. The car he should be searching is being driven away by the best set of legs on woman. Reese Hampton, reporter for a rag magazine is in town to cover a wedding. She has this hunky man chasing her for this envelope she found in her rental car. Derek follows Reese to her hotel room to bargain for the evidence. He realizes the wants more from Reese then the evidence she is holding as a bargaining chip. Reese thinks if she can get Derek to agree to work together on this case they can get to know each other more intimately and she will get the story to make her career. From their first meeting Derek and Reese's chemistry is off the charts. Their verbal exchanges are fast pace, so funny that you can only laugh out loud and keep a permanent smile on your face. They work well as a team in business and out. Erin McCarthy is a fresh face in the writing field. She is an auto buy for me.
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Summary: Sorry, guys, this one's a pass
Review: Someone once told me that the top two professions depicted in film are journalists and cops. And so it is in the contemporary romance genre. That doesn't mean that good books haven't been written using the intrepid-journalist-pits-themselves-against-sexy-cop cliche. But "Smart Mouth" just isn't one of them. From the way the characters leap into bed with each other within a quarter of an hour to the cringe-worthy disregard for reality in McCarthy's versions of FBI procedure and the news industry, there just seemed to be a general lack of effort. And the scene where the FBI guy uses his gun as a sex toy...well, who likes to be thinking prudish thoughts about gun safety and bullets left in chambers while reading a sex scene? Don't get me wrong, I really liked her anthology "Bad Boys Online". I encourage everyone to buy it. And to her credit, all her characters actually do spare a thought for safe sex. I'm not going to write Erin McCarthy off; I'll check out her next book. But her sophomore effort is, alas, sophomoric.
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