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Summary: back of book description
Review: Business exec Joshua Falcon is used to getting his way in the boardroom- and in the bedroom. And when he meets gorgeous Jessie Adams at a party, he wants her. Now. Naked in his four-poster. Together the two of them could have a hot sexual affair- with no commitments. ** That suits Jessie to a T. Long nights of incredible sex. No ties. All she wants is a baby by the man she's aways secretly hungered for... and then she's moving on. Except Jessie and Joshua share a surprising past. One that's about to take them where they never ever expected to go..
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Summary: back of book description
Review: Business exec Joshua Falcon is used to getting his way in the boardroom- and in the bedroom. And when he meets gorgeous Jessie Adams at a party, he wants her. Now. Naked in his four-poster. Together the two of them could have a hot sexual affair- with no commitments. ** That suits Jessie to a T. Long nights of incredible sex. No ties. All she wants is a baby by the man she's aways secretly hungered for... and then she's moving on. Except Jessie and Joshua share a surprising past. One that's about to take them where they never ever expected to go..
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Summary: "Take Me" offers fizzle instead of blaze
Review: By page 35, I was ready to put this book down and forget it. I persevered, hoping the book would redeem itself but my frustration continued to the very last page. The book has a thoroughly unlikeable hero and a story line that is in no way believable. The heroine is a questionable character as well. What woman would choose as the father of her child a man who married her simply to gain an inheritance - a man who has so little honor he doesn't even know his own wife's name? Suffice it to say that I expected much more from a best selling author and from the Harlequin Blaze series.
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Summary: Scorching as it is moving
Review: Cherry Adair's maiden entry for Harlequin Blaze is a sensual blast and equally measured in the intensity heartbreaking romance with fairy-tale charm. Seven years ago impoverished waitress Jessie Adams gets a proposal from devastatingly gorgeous business exec Joshua Falcon - but it is a cold unfeeling contract. The awkward Jessie has matured with grace and yearns to have a child of her own, seducing the unsuspecting Joshua only to find herself believing that there is more to the hardened exterior of Joshua. They share their ravaged childhood and Joshua slowly begins to trust but when she conceives - he believes that it is a deception to ensnare him. Cherry Adair stages fiery passionate interludes one after another and tugs our emotions with their personal dilemmas and fragility. It's an exceptional first-rate Harlequin romance that is scorching as it is moving.
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Summary: You've got to be kidding me!
Review: I can't believe this book is up for a RITA! I have heard mixed reviews on this book. Mostly I hear the word "HOT"! That doesn't tell me much.First, was this book written in the 1970's? Seriously, this book seems so dated and caveman like. Joshua is a throwback to those he-men of past who like to have mistresses and total and complete control. Add to the fact that the story has a preposterous premise and you get one star. I am surprised that so many women were not offended by this masochistic story. Big he-man Josh needs a wife. Enter virginal waitress Jessica. He marries her in a quickie wedding then, he leaves her. He only needs a wife for business/inheritance purposes. He doesn't see Jessie for seven yrs. In that seven yrs. Jess decides she needs a baby, but surprise, she is still a virgin, please!She tracks down Josh. Of course he doesn't remember her, even though they are still married. Do you think he might have checked up on her once during that time? Of course not. He has spent his life making himself rich. He also seems to aquire mistresses but only for twelve months at a time. Can you say "JOHN"? This story is so far out there it is almost comedy. The funniest thing is the author falls back on the old, I was neglected as a child routine which is suppose to explain why Josh is a whiny, overbearing caveman. I find it funny that we as readers are still suppose to believe that Jessie kept herself pure for some reason, oops! guess it was to save herself for Josh because guess what? Jessie is an interior designer, but not really, ya see Jessie really wants Josh's baby. She is a homebody at heart. She is one of those good girls who only wants hearth and home. She also takes tons of verbal abuse from Josh so why she would want him to father her child is beyond me.
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Summary: I have read all of Cherry Adair's books
Review: I don't want to recap what the story is about, the other reviewers have done that already, I just wanted to say that although this is a good book, I really like her novels much better. I have read her other harlequin books, and they just seem to be lacking the five star quality writing that she gives in her books like Kiss and Tell and Hide and Seek.
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Summary: A KEEPER!
Review: I loved this book! I consumed it in one sitting. Or should I say, it consumed me! Even though Joshua was at first portrayed as cold-hearted, as the story progresses Ms. Adair lets the reader learn more about his past - and you understand the reason he hides his heart. As his armor cracks, you see his vulnerablity and realize how very human his really is - he isn't 'the glacier' afterall. And Jessie, his lover to become love, is so vital and caring that she is easily forgiven her one grave mistake - the way she deceived Joshua about who she was and her initial intentions. What begins as a clear-cut 'sex affair' soon blossoms into a full-fleged 'love affair' - long before Jessie or Joshua admit their true feelings to themselves or each other. The sexual attraction between them is electritying, and the sexual encounters can melt the pages. The ending is so touching. Just perfect! I will be thinking about this story for a long time.
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Summary: Red-hot!
Review: If you enjoy a racy, erotic read, this book is for you. It has a hot, sexy story that grips the reader right from the very beginning and never lets go.
It's the story of business mogul Joshua Falcon and designer Jessie Adams and a marriage in name only. Jessie marries him as a favor and seven years later, after falling in love with him at first sight, she decides to she wants to be repaid for her generosity with the only thing he can give her: a baby born to married parents. The story is completely believable, as well as so hot it steams up the pages.
Cherry Adair never fails to give the reader exactly what they want: a little excitement and a lot of passion. Add in two great characters and you've got a winner.
However, a word of caution: I am definitely not exagerating about the sex scenes. If you don't like really descriptive erotica, this is not for you. :)
It just doesn't get any better than this!
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Summary: CInderella Meets her Prince Not Quite Charming
Review: If you were looking for a fantasy romance that is sizzling and provocative, then TAKE ME by Cherry Adair would be your choice. You have to get past the outlandish concept of the story...hero and heroine meet one night and he proposes a marriage of convenience to get what he wants and then split that same night. They meet again years later because of her desire to have a baby with him but he doesn't know it is her. My first question to her would be...Why?
But Ms. Adair has a flair for writing that allows the reader to get past the outlandish concepts and create characters that are endearing and a story that keeps you enthralled from page one to the end. The hero, Joshua, was in my mind a hard hero to like, and I had to wonder at Jessica's motives. How could he not know it was not she? Why did she want a baby with a man she really did not know? But the two sizzle in the love scenes and together they make a couple who have the means to work things out that reach an emotional and satisfying end. Ms Adair has the talent to write books like this.I would call TAKE ME as a cotton candy type of book and a quick read. A fantasy that could not happen in real life but a story that will keep you glued to it. I know I could not put it down.
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Summary: Wow! Hot hot hot
Review: Jessie is a strong and sassy heroine who falls for the man she married on a quirk 7 years ago. A wife in name only, she sets out to get her hearts desire from her husband - a baby. What shee does not figure on is falling in love with him. Joshua is used to getting what he wants and he wants Jessie all the time. He sets her up as his mistess, not knowing she is his absent wife, and figures that would get her out of his system so he can move on. Only he does not count on loving Jessie. Truly a wonderfully hot romance by the great Cherry Adair. Although I had a hard time liking Joshua at first, he does end up a changed man. You will cry at a tender Christmas scene where Jessie gives him the Christmas he should have had as a child. Highly recommended!! Reviewed by Miriam van Veen
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