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Summary: Wonderful fun! Highly recommended
Review: When her family sold Elvis's boxes, they created a new life for themselves far from their Tennessee roots in Hawaii. Now Genevieve Terrence's carefully cultivated tones and polished exterior reveal little of her past until she suddenly abandoned by her betraying boss and left to go down in the plain with nerd Jackson "Jack" Farley. Fortunately, too many hours of late night gaming and simulations provide Jack with a useful skill and he manages to ditch the plane close enough to land for he and Genevieve to survive. Alone on a deserted island, Jackson and Genevieve hope to avoid their dangerous boss and await rescue. Of course, with a hero like Jack to save their lives in the plane, and then again to tow her to safety when her strength drains completely away, Genevieve suddenly looks at him with new eyes. Then again, a missing contact might have something to do with her second look too, but there's no denying hormone. Although they are alone in an island paradise where they are free to explore their erotic fantasies, they also lack food, shelter, and rescue. Worse, when they are rescued Jack may simply abandon Genevieve for the latest programming challenge. Author Vicki Lewis Thompson pens her first single title in NERD IN SHINING ARMOR, a rollicking read fans won't want to miss. With her characteristic flair, Thompson weaves humor, love and the unexpected in this exciting summer read. Nick is the perfect nerd hero with his computer compulsions and private work out area. Genevieve and her family add an unexpected eclectic flavor with psychic gifts and hair dye. While the hillbilly humor may weigh a bit heavy, the remarkably fun tale still satisfies. A deftly creative tale, NERD IN SHINING ARMOR comes highly recommended.
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Summary: Sexy, fun read!
Review: "Nerd in Shining Armor" by Vicki Lewis Thompson is a great book. This book has every thing:Great Characters, local to die for. This is the story of two people who would never think of hooking, but after crash landing on a desert island, they are forced to a second look at each other. A decide that they like what they see.
Besides great main characters, Ms. Lewis-Thompson, gives the reader well developed secondary characters that work well in the story. Overall, this is a summer book that you don't want to miss!
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Summary: exciting romantic suspense
Review: In Hawaii, secretary Genevieve Terrence takes a business trip with her womanizing boss Nick Brogan as the pilot. Genevieve believes that she will succeed where others failed and become Nick's spouse. Also on the trip is programming nerd Jackson Farley who has a secret passion for Genevieve. Instead of flying towards the meeting on Maui, Nick flies towards the remote isolated Leeway Islands. Nick parachutes from the plane leaving the nerd and the secretary to die in the crash. Jackson, whose flying experience is with simulation games, pilots the plane to a landing near an island. As "call me" Jack and Genevieve struggle to survive until help arrives, they make love several times. When they confront and overcome Nick, Genevieve tells Jack it is over between them because he will neglect her as nerds do once they come home. He persuades her to test him by going out with him for ice cream after they return home. Will he pass the torture test of remembering to take his beloved out or will the pressure prove to great? NERD IN SHINING ARMOR, an exciting romantic suspense tale with a touch of the paranormal that hooks the reader from the moment Nick deserts the lead couple. Readers will admire the charming prime duet as they struggle to survive and fall in love. A delightfully eccentric support cast adds humor, mystical ingredients, and plenty of fun to the mix. Though the final suspense adds nothing but unnecessary pages, Vicki Lewis Thompson provides a winning tale. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: sex, sand, sharks and laughs a minute!!!
Review: Genevieve Terrence is invited for a weekend alone in Maui with her sexy boss and eagerly packs for her trip with seduction in mind. Then the company computer geek Jack Farley is scheduled to travel along on the plane ride for his expertise to save a business account. When the boss's true plans are revealed Jack becomes Gen's knight in shining armor when he crash lands the plane successfully. Then the fun truly begins!! Jack and Gen are now on a deserted island and their true natures surface for survival. And the sexual currents start to simmer. It's sex, sand, sharks, guavas, and laughs a minute! "Nerd in Shining Armor" is one of the funniest books I have read. I don't want to spoil it for readers too much but let me tell you....the heroine, a true hillbilly, will keep you in stitches. And the hero Jack may be a true nerd but he is the sexiest nerd I have met and if I am ever deserted on an island I pray he is with me. *g* Vicki Lewis Thompson's first single title is too much fun to miss. It's definitely headed to my keeper collection!!
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Summary: Awsome Book
Review: its an exciting adventurous book, i couldn't keep my eyes off the book and it was an excellent storyline, even though it was too predictable it still kept me on the edge.
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Summary: Unreadable - Not trashy, just bad
Review: I bought this book in hopes of a guilty pleasure. But the only one who's guilty is the writer -- of extremely bad writing. The whole thing reads like a painful freshman exercise in creative composition. The analogies are excruciating and the whole story is what comics would call "hack." Search for better trash elsewhere, perhaps an "old-reliable" like Jackie Collins or Judith Krantz.
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Summary: implausible, but so much fun
Review: Gen and Jack's interaction, at the bottom, reminded me so much of the interaction between my boyfriend and myself. Goofy, playful, caring, and sometimes someone says something awkward. People looking for lots of deep internal struggles and heartfelt declarations may be disappointed. These two are the most inherently sweet/nice characters I've come across in a long time. The heroine is a refreshing change of pace--not fabulously rich, not putting herself through school, not a single mom, etc.
There are no holes in the plot, and the writing's solid, but the author does call for us to accept some implausibilities. (Gen spends 11 years in Hawaii and is still the way she is?) The ride is so much fun though, filled with good sex, Jack's amusing but sweet struggle with his insecurities, and Gen's presumably nonauthentic but hilarious and charming "hillbilly" idioms. The subplot is more serious and calm and less goofy.
I noticed some complaints about southern stereotyping. Gen isn't supposed to be a generic southerner--she's from a grindingly poor and very rural place that happens to be in Tennessee, probably so Elvis's underwear could be tossed in the plotline. Also, some of Gen's acts stem from her being Gen, not Gen being a "hillbilly." Anyhow, the "hillbilly-ness" is presumably exaggerated in this book for laughs and drama.
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Summary: UNIQUE story with great characters.
Review: I really loved this book! I thought how could she possibly pull off the storyline while being plausible, but with a little stretch (it's fiction anyway!) it really worked and kept me interested. I fell in love with the characters and couldn't wait until her next "Nerd" book which I now own as well!
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Summary: Can't believe I bought this...
Review: I purchased this book after I saw The Nerd Who Loved me in a bookstore and wanted to see what the "Nerd" books were all about. I have to say this is one of the worst books I've ever read. It reminded me of a porn movie:all sex, no story and it was completely predictable. Gen is the literary Barbie who has it all going for her except the man who's going to give her everything. Jack is a nerd in disguise who would go to the ends of the earth to give it to her. They're stuck on a deserted island together but neither of them plan to have sex. Why, b/c there are no condoms. Then miraculously Gen's suitcase is retreived and guess what's inside. That's right, you guessed and from there on you can predict the entire storyline. The references about the South weren't really an issue for me. I have always lived in the South and these references are extreme exaggerations. No one I know has ever used the words hollow, crick or vittles. We live in the Bible belt and everyone's father has a gun rack in their truck, but by God we're not afraid to lose our virginity at 13 for a free movie. I kept waiting for Gen to explain how she was biologically related to the young man she lost her virginity to, but I guess that part was edited. I can't say that I was offended, after all this is a work of fiction. Don't waste your money. It's cheaper and easier to just buy a copy of cosmo.
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Summary: Too much FUN to miss!!
Review: This is by-far one of the best books I have ever read!!! Full of suspense, drama, humor, and romance... it is definitely a winner in my opinion. I can't wait for more 'Nerds'!
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