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Summary: A city slicker and a bush pilot hear the call of the wild
Review: "Too Close For Comfort" by Colleen Collins is the first of a pair of twin romances in the Harlequin Temptation series about a pair of brothers separated at birth by circumstances that make for some interesting fun a couple of decades later. We meet first Jeffrey Bradshaw, a Hollywood movie executive, who is traveling to Alaska to scout a location for a television series, where he meets his spitting image in Jordan Adamson, a bush pilot living on the Alaskan frontier. But that is of minor importance in this story because Jeffrey quickly heads off to his destination, Arctic Luck, on a small plane piloted by tomboy Cyd Thompson. She takes notice of him, but since he is from a big city far, far away, she dismisses the notion of anything happening. For his part, he notices that his female pilot could be good looking if she cleaned up a bit. With his business in Alaska completed Jeffrey is anxious to get back home, where he is hoping to get a big promotion (remember this detail for the next book). But he runs into two problems. The obvious one is the storm that grounds the small plane in the middle of nowhere, but the other is Cyd, who is not happy with the idea that Jeffrey's people are going to come up to Alaska and change the beautiful frontier into something Hollywood can made palitable to the masses. So she comes up with some delaying tactics to keep the city slicker from ruining her world. The only thing is that her unhappy guest is doing a pretty good job of holding his own against the frontier and people of Alaska, which surprised Cyd a lot. Meanwhile, having dated nothing but shallow women in Hollywood, Jeffrey is intrigued to find a woman of substance, character and passion sharing a campfire with him. Actually, the best character in this romance is Cyd's Aunt Geri, who does a little bit of plotting on her own to get these two together. Besides the hot romance, Collins works in a compelling portrait of life in the wilds of Alaska, both in terms of the inherent beauty of the land and the rough conditions faced by its inhabitants. Consequently, it is not just a question of getting Jeffrey and Cyd to care for each other, but also of getting them to bridge the two completely different worlds in which they live. Of course, there is only one choice they can make given the two possible options. Even if the idea of living in the middle of Alaska is to intimidating to the reader, the romantic encounters between Jeffrey and Cyd will hold their attention. As for Jordan, Cyd's boss and Jeffrey's twin brother, he becomes the central figure in the sequel to this story, "Too Close to Call" written by Barbara Dunlop. It seems Jeffrey cannot make that important meeting in Hollywood and the only logical thing to do is have Jordan fly down there and pretend to be his twin...
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Summary: A city slicker and a bush pilot hear the call of the wild
Review: "Too Close For Comfort" by Colleen Collins is the first of a pair of twin romances in the Harlequin Temptation series about a pair of brothers separated at birth by circumstances that make for some interesting fun a couple of decades later. We meet first Jeffrey Bradshaw, a Hollywood movie executive, who is traveling to Alaska to scout a location for a television series, where he meets his spitting image in Jordan Adamson, a bush pilot living on the Alaskan frontier. But that is of minor importance in this story because Jeffrey quickly heads off to his destination, Arctic Luck, on a small plane piloted by tomboy Cyd Thompson. She takes notice of him, but since he is from a big city far, far away, she dismisses the notion of anything happening. For his part, he notices that his female pilot could be good looking if she cleaned up a bit. With his business in Alaska completed Jeffrey is anxious to get back home, where he is hoping to get a big promotion (remember this detail for the next book). But he runs into two problems. The obvious one is the storm that grounds the small plane in the middle of nowhere, but the other is Cyd, who is not happy with the idea that Jeffrey's people are going to come up to Alaska and change the beautiful frontier into something Hollywood can made palitable to the masses. So she comes up with some delaying tactics to keep the city slicker from ruining her world. The only thing is that her unhappy guest is doing a pretty good job of holding his own against the frontier and people of Alaska, which surprised Cyd a lot. Meanwhile, having dated nothing but shallow women in Hollywood, Jeffrey is intrigued to find a woman of substance, character and passion sharing a campfire with him. Actually, the best character in this romance is Cyd's Aunt Geri, who does a little bit of plotting on her own to get these two together. Besides the hot romance, Collins works in a compelling portrait of life in the wilds of Alaska, both in terms of the inherent beauty of the land and the rough conditions faced by its inhabitants. Consequently, it is not just a question of getting Jeffrey and Cyd to care for each other, but also of getting them to bridge the two completely different worlds in which they live. Of course, there is only one choice they can make given the two possible options. Even if the idea of living in the middle of Alaska is to intimidating to the reader, the romantic encounters between Jeffrey and Cyd will hold their attention. As for Jordan, Cyd's boss and Jeffrey's twin brother, he becomes the central figure in the sequel to this story, "Too Close to Call" written by Barbara Dunlop. It seems Jeffrey cannot make that important meeting in Hollywood and the only logical thing to do is have Jordan fly down there and pretend to be his twin...
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Summary: lighthearted romp
Review: Jeffrey Bradshaw never knew he had a twin brother until he arrived in Alaska on a business trip where he met his sibling airline owner Jordan Adamson for first time. His pilot Cyd Thompson flies Jeffrey to Arctic Luck where he wants to host a TV series on the last frontier. He plans to make a fast visit and scurry back to his LA home to protect his chances of advancement. A storm forces Jeffrey and Cyd to stay put. Though unhappy, the city slicker adapts nicely to the wilderness. On the other hand Cyd does not want a TV series destroying the beauty of her state so she tries to delay his leaving for LA even when the weather abates, not realizing that Jordan has taken Jeffrey's place in LA. As Cyd and Jeffrey enjoy the great outdoors they fall in love, but can a frontier woman and an urban player find common ground somewhere on the North American continent? Twins seemingly are multiplying at an incredible rate in the fiction realm with Temptation joining in the mathematics with a pair serving as the lead in two of the August sweepstakes. Still Colleen Collins provides the audience with an amusing contemporary romance in which the Alaskan backdrop serves as a mighty scene for two individuals who are a 180 degrees apart on everything but love. The story line focuses on Cyd's efforts to keep Jordan occupied with help from her feisty Aunt. Colleen Collins provides a lighthearted romp that shows you can take the stud out of California, but you can't take the sunshine out of the Alaskan bedroom. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: lighthearted romp
Review: Jeffrey Bradshaw never knew he had a twin brother until he arrived in Alaska on a business trip where he met his sibling airline owner Jordan Adamson for first time. His pilot Cyd Thompson flies Jeffrey to Arctic Luck where he wants to host a TV series on the last frontier. He plans to make a fast visit and scurry back to his LA home to protect his chances of advancement. A storm forces Jeffrey and Cyd to stay put. Though unhappy, the city slicker adapts nicely to the wilderness. On the other hand Cyd does not want a TV series destroying the beauty of her state so she tries to delay his leaving for LA even when the weather abates, not realizing that Jordan has taken Jeffrey's place in LA. As Cyd and Jeffrey enjoy the great outdoors they fall in love, but can a frontier woman and an urban player find common ground somewhere on the North American continent? Twins seemingly are multiplying at an incredible rate in the fiction realm with Temptation joining in the mathematics with a pair serving as the lead in two of the August sweepstakes. Still Colleen Collins provides the audience with an amusing contemporary romance in which the Alaskan backdrop serves as a mighty scene for two individuals who are a 180 degrees apart on everything but love. The story line focuses on Cyd's efforts to keep Jordan occupied with help from her feisty Aunt. Colleen Collins provides a lighthearted romp that shows you can take the stud out of California, but you can't take the sunshine out of the Alaskan bedroom. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Light and breezy reading for a hot summer day!
Review: Over the weekend, Jeffery Bradshaw intends to fly to Arctic Luck, Alaska to scout the location he intends for a romantic comedy called Sixty Below. An Argonaut Studios board meeting is scheduled for early Monday morning, and he has only a matter of hours to check out the proposed location. Success with this series is critical for Jeff's career, meaning promotion from Acquisitions Director to Vice President of Development. But Jeffrey does not count on the obstinacy of one pilot named Cyd Thompson. When she learns of Jeff's plans, Cyd takes an unscheduled detour, using weather as the excuse to strand him in Katimuk instead of Artic Luck. Cyd's attitude bewilders Jeff because he does not know of her determination to preserve Artic Luck just as it is. They share quarters at her aunt's cabin in Katimuk while waiting for weather to clear, and soon Cyd uses every means at her disposal to prevent Jeff from not only reaching Artic Luck but also making his Monday meeting. Be ready to suspend disbelief and allow some rather impossible situations to provide a rollicking ride in TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. While coincidence and fate play heavy hands in this wildly improbable plot, the strength of these characters and the savvy secondary cast make the read absolutely worthwhile. Surprisingly character motivation lends Cyd an intriguing and sympathetic background that only slowly becomes clear to the reader as Jeff gets to know her. As Cyd and Jeff grow into there adversarial and yet passionate relationship, surprisingly hot sex in this frigid climate makes for sizzling delight. Perfect for a late summer read, TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT comes highly recommended.
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