Crazy For Love
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Chloe Turner thought she was going to marry the perfect man––until her fiancé's plane crashed. And then she got the really bad news: he'd tried to fake his own death to avoid marrying her. Now America's most famous bridezilla (a tag she most definitely does not deserve), Chloe escapes to a remote island to avoid the paparazzi. And right next door is a man who just might be the cure for Chloe's heartache....
A magnet for wild, complicated women, Max Sullivan is relieved to have finally found someone \normal.\" Chloe is his girl–next–door fantasy come to life, and best of all, she gets him. With her, he can be himself, a treasure–hunting millionaire who desperately wants out of his sexy but reckless job. But when Chloe's notoriety catches up with them, will their torrid romance make it to the mainland?
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Victoria Dahl
Victoria Dahl lives with her family in a small town high in the mountains. Her first novel debuted in 2007, and she’s gone on to write seventeen books and novellas in historical, contemporary, and paranormal romance. Victoria's contemporary romance, Talk Me Down, was nominated for both a RWA Rita Award and the National Readers' Choice Award. Since then, her books have been nominated for two more Rita Awards, and she hit the USA Today Bestseller list with the anthology Midnight Kiss.
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Reviews for Crazy For Love
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Interesting plot where the heroine had lots of problems but the hero had intriguing issues of his own. I experienced a shift of sympathy seeing strength in both characters and was totally engrossed by the end. Chloe's fiance faked his death and seen as bridezilla she ran from paparazzi then was attracted to her hideaway neighbor Max.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fun, totally escapist read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved the hero in this book, Max. The humor of what is going on in his head as opposed to what the people around him see kept me entertained throughout. Chloe's woes and past relationship was just background noise, I know Max is what I'll remember from this book.
Re-read #1: I was right, I think I just read Chloe and Max's scenes, ignored most of the Thomas nonsense. Laughed out loud through most of it... fabulous! - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sometimes a book is exactly what it is, no more, no less. This was one of those books. It was what I wanted, maybe even needed-- a wonderful piece of fluff. The main characters were quirky, with creative scenarios for each of them. The plot was entertaining, the sex scenes were hot.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Chloe is running from the Paparazzi, not because she is a famous television or film star, but because she is seen as a true bridezilla after her fiance fakes his own death to avoid their marriage. Of course there is more to the story than it first appears. Chloe meets Max on a secluded vacation island. He has issues of his own. In true romance fashion, Chloe and Max's relationship progresses unbelievably fast. The story moves along and is fun to read. I enjoyed it.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Victoria Dahl has written some well-received contemporary novels in the past year. I particularly like the first two in her Tumble Creek series, Talk Me Down and Start Me Up, for their memorable and funny characters. Again, she does pretty well here with her plot and characters - all except for Max, the hero. He's quite boring and a bit weak. I did enjoy the book while reading it and I still wanted him to get it together with Chloe. Not my favorite Dahl book, though.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is the story of Chloe Turner and Max Sullivan. She has become known as "Bridezilla" to the tabloid reading public. He is a well known treasure hunter with a playboy reputation. They end up in neighboring cottages for vacation and quickly fall for each other. The road to their HEA is not exactly straight and easy, though they do eventually get there.I found Max to be a very charming and sweetly vulnerable character. Chloe is able to see past his pretenses from early on in the story and his development into a more genuine Max is very believable. I didn't see as much development of Chloe but I definitely felt a whole lot of sympathy for her. The situation with not only her ex-fiance but also her supposed best friends is heart breaking. I really enjoyed the subplot involving Chloe's best friend, Jenn, and Max's brother, Elliott. It was touching to watch that relationship unfold. I think that Dahl's strength lies in her ability to give the reader characters who are realistically flawed but who remain sympathetic. I have read all of her contemporary novels and this one is my favorite so far. I just might have to try one of her historicals now!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I think Ms. Dahl has a real gift for contemporary romance. I usually don’t like contemporary romance that much but for some reason when I read Ms. Dahl’s novels I find myself comforted, relaxed, and I feel like I can drop into the story head first and be completely ok.
The characters, as with most stories, make this book amazing. The characters are flawed, human, and in this story vulnerable and out in the open (well mostly). The chemistry between Chloe and Max is almost tangible to the reader through out the whole book. The chemistry between the secondary couple is much more subtle, as I expect it is supposed to be, seeing as they are secondary characters. I love the strength of Chloe as well, she went through a lot in this book and held up remarkably under the pressure.
The writing as with all of Ms. Dahl’s books is amazing. She has a way of creating a world so thoroughly that I can sink inside of it and it feels like I am right there will the characters. That is one thing I admire so much about her work. I also marvel at her ability to write the sensual scenes in her books, matched in heat by Kresley Cole and Maya Banks. Simply Hot!
The plot of this book unfurled very slowly….don’t get me wrong, that was how the book was set up and I wasn’t wanting for more while reading; I took everything in the stride that is was set out and was perfectly happy. The whole books feels like a slow sensual massage, just nice and relaxing and comforting to read even when there is crazy drama. I just got Ms. Dahl’s newest book ‘A Little Bit Wild’ that is a historical romance, I can’t wait to see if she writes historical as well as she writes contemporary. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why I read it: I nabbed a copy of the bound galley from NetGalley and I've read (and enjoyed) Ms. Dahl's other books both historical and contemporary (I prefer her contemps BTW).What it's about: (here's the blurb from the author's website) Chloe Turner thought she was going to marry the perfect man-until her fiancé's plane crashed. And then she got the really bad news: he'd tried to fake his own death to avoid marrying her. Now America's most famousbridezilla (a tag she most definitely does not deserve), Chloe escapes to a remote island to avoid the paparazzi. And right next door is a man who just might be the curefor Chloe's heartache....A magnet for wild, complicated women, Max Sullivan is relieved to have finally found someone "normal." Chloe is his girl-next-door fantasy come to life, and best of all, she gets him. With her, he can be himself, a treasure-hunting millionaire who desperately wants out of his sexy but reckless job. But when Chloe's notoriety catches up with them, will their torrid romance make it to the mainland? What worked for me:The hero. Max was adorable! He was a totally beta guy hiding in alpha clothing. His quirks and neuroses were funny and sweet and, not annoying - although they easily could have been. I have seen a few reviews around the place for this book and of course, there's the blurb above and I figure that to say more might be giving away a spoiler so I won't. But srsly? Max is the bomb!I liked also how Chloe saw through him, to the heart of him, fairly quickly and I liked how she didn't get offended, how she appreciated him. I also liked how she didn't just blow off their respective issues - and Max agreed - they took some time near the end of the book to sort themselves out - it definitely made the HEA believable.I also liked how Chloe didn't agonise about her body image - she had a positive but realistic view of herself which was refreshing - here's she's putting on a wetsuit: Her figure was fine, but it wouldn't stand up to close scrutiny when being squeezed into a Neoprene sausage casing. All sorts of rolls and gatherings were bound to appear. What didn't (work for me): For much of the book, we knew that Chloe's best friend Jenn, was hiding something from her, but we didn't know what. I think it was intended to add to the tension but I just found it kind of annoying. A little annoyance though - nothing serious. I don't like it IRL where someone hints and hints and doesn't spill and I don't like it in books either - a little teasing and tantalising is fine but I find myself reaching the "oh, just tell me already!" point fairly quickly. YMMV.There was a sweet secondary romance between Jenn and Max's brother Elliott. Elliott had the makings of a pretty cute beta hero himself and I could have used a little more of him.What else:Overall, this was a fun, enjoyable read - it's not meaty or angsty and it doesn't pretend to be. It is what it is - light and humorous and funny. And Max? Too cute!Grade: B
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Crazy for Love -Victoria DahlFirst a warning for those who may not like or enjoy this type of thing - this book contains fairly explicit sex scenes.Chloe Turner was engaged to Thomas DeLorn, until one day Thomas had enough of her Bridezilla ways and decided to fake his own death by parachuting from his plane and allowing it to crash in the remote Great Dismal Swamp.Chloe Turner has a terrible reputation of being America’s worst Bridezilla…let’s face it, if your fiancé goes through this much trouble to get out of the wedding she must be horrible and selfish and violent right? But Thomas has been found at a resort in Florida and is now facing felony charges and possible civil suits. And Chloe has disappeared. Or rather she has escaped to lick her wounds and to try to avoid the paparazzi that are hounding her day and night. She never expected to meet and start to fall for Max Sullivan who comes with enough emotional baggage to outfit a luggage store. Things are really heating up until Chloe’s notoriety intrudes on their get away.I love Victoria’s Historical Romances very much and I was thrilled to find that she also writes Contemporary Romances. Ms Dahl’s style is unique for each type of book, but there is one thing that is similar in both---they are extremely HOT! I find myself needing a good cold bath while reading parts of her novels. And just to add the cherry to the banana split all of her books come jam packed with interesting and well thought out characters, novel plots, great secondary characters of the type that you hope get their own story someday.This book will of course make an excellent summer vacation read as it is not complicated, but fun and light hearted even while dealing with the deeper moral issue of a reporters right to free speech and the worlds voracious hunger for gossip; the more devastating the better types of gossip. How a lot of the public will believe anything and everything the press says and revel in the escapades of the famous and not so famous. This issue is really brought home when Chloe believes something the press had reported Max said, although she does come to find out that his words had been taken out of context. All in all this was a very satisfying read and I recommend it highly along with “A Little Bit Wild” and “To Tempt a Scotsman” (Historical) and “Lead Me On (Contemporary)
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Do you ever just feel like reading something completely fluffy? Maybe you read a few pages and you just get sucked in? And reading the novel in a day is easier than stopping? Such was the case on Saturday. Despite the Harlequin imprint, I'd classify this one as more of a chick lit novel than genre romance. It's the story of Chloe Turner, a nice girl in crazy circumstances. Specifically, her former fiancée has embroiled her in a tabloid news scandal by faking his own death to get out of the wedding! Now hounded by paparazzi, her best friend Jenn has taken her to a remote island off the Virginia coast to hide out and begin to heal. Wouldn't you just know that there are two gorgeous brothers (with issues of their own) in the cabin next-door. As noted above, this was a quick, fluffy read. There wasn't a thing believable about it, but there were a few laughs and I didn't have to think too hard. It was hardly the worst way I've spent a Saturday afternoon.