As Bad as Can Be: Under the Covers (Harlequin Blaze, No 86)

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Summary: torrid yet humorous romantic romp
Review: Mallory Carson plans to make her establishment, Bad Reputation, a success by serving "Screaming Orgasms". She also figures having her barmaids dancing on the bar will encourage males to populate her tavern and spend plenty of money. Her brother Dave worries about his sister so he sends his buddy, Shay O'Connor, to check the joint out. However, Mallory and Shay end up making love, but he acts like it was nothing.

Mallory is outraged because men don't leave her. Shay feels guilty for having sex with his pal's sister and though attracted plans no repeat. Mallory does not want Shay's interference about the way she runs Bad Reputation. When she learns who the best lover she ever had even with a one-night stand is, Mallory decides to teach her sibling and a man she could fall in love with a lesson on playing with a woman's affection.

Mallory is the key to the fun AS BAD AS CAN BE as she uses her bad girl image as a defense mechanism to cloak her insecurities. Shay is the first male to penetrate (no pun intended even if this is a Blaze) her barriers. The secondary cast especially the wild B-girls add depth though Dave needs to chill out a bit. Fans desiring a torrid yet humorous romantic romp will appreciate Kristin Hardy's engaging tale.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: torrid yet humorous romantic romp
Review: Mallory Carson plans to make her establishment, Bad Reputation, a success by serving "Screaming Orgasms". She also figures having her barmaids dancing on the bar will encourage males to populate her tavern and spend plenty of money. Her brother Dave worries about his sister so he sends his buddy, Shay O'Connor, to check the joint out. However, Mallory and Shay end up making love, but he acts like it was nothing.

Mallory is outraged because men don't leave her. Shay feels guilty for having sex with his pal's sister and though attracted plans no repeat. Mallory does not want Shay's interference about the way she runs Bad Reputation. When she learns who the best lover she ever had even with a one-night stand is, Mallory decides to teach her sibling and a man she could fall in love with a lesson on playing with a woman's affection.

Mallory is the key to the fun AS BAD AS CAN BE as she uses her bad girl image as a defense mechanism to cloak her insecurities. Shay is the first male to penetrate (no pun intended even if this is a Blaze) her barriers. The secondary cast especially the wild B-girls add depth though Dave needs to chill out a bit. Fans desiring a torrid yet humorous romantic romp will appreciate Kristin Hardy's engaging tale.

Harriet Klausner

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Summary: Book 2 Under the Covers
Review: Romantic Times Review:

Mallory Carson is living her dream by opening a bar with her brother Dave as silent partner. But her outrageous hooks, like letting servers dance on the bar and concocting Screaming Orgasms, have conservative Dave worrying. He sends his best friend, Shay O'Connor, to spy, but Shay's instantly smitten with this girl who's AS BAD AS CAN BE (4). Kristin Hardy's edgy, passionately independent characters will delight readers and keep them guessing as to how this impossibly willful duo will find happiness together.

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Summary: Exhilarating and seductive - Very highly recommended
Review: Serving Screaming Orgasms and encouraging barmaids to dance on the bar, Mallory Carson intends to make her new business Bad Reputation a success, despite brother Dave's interference. But when he sends his friend Shay O'Connor to spy, things go too far. Especially since Mallory and Shay find themselves alone in a very compromising position before either learns the other's identity. Worse, Shay walks away like it was nothing.

Men do not walk away from Mallory Carson. She does the walking on her terms and when she is ready. Unfortunately, her body does not seem to remember her own rules. Shay does not want to seduce his buddy's sister; Mallory does not want Shay's interference about the way she runs Bad Reputation. So when she learns Shay's identity, Mallory decides someone is playing games, and she is evening the score. She proceeds to show Shay just how bad she can be.

Author Kristin Hardy's rising star continues to dazzle with AS BAD AS CAN BE. Mallory conceals her vulnerability behind a bad attitude that intrigues Shay even as her walls keep him away. Indeed, sensual moments threaten to make the pages spontaneously combust with scenes filled with spontaneity and naughtiness as Mallory's bad girl attitude and Shay's good guy persona clash. I admit to falling in love with Mallory's bad girls and their love for dancing on the bar, resulting in a tone that is both exhilarating and seductive. Consequently, AS BAD AS CAN BE comes very highly recommended.