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Between the Lines: A Scorching Hot Romance
Between the Lines: A Scorching Hot Romance
Between the Lines: A Scorching Hot Romance
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Between the Lines: A Scorching Hot Romance

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“You’re here because you want me.”

A sizzling tale of one wicked woman from
New York Times bestselling author Lauren Hawkeye.

As “Jojo Kink,” writer Jo Marchande lives an exciting, sexy life filled with wicked adventures that she shares with her readers. The unsexy truth, however, is that Jo can’t remember the last time she experienced anything remotely naughty. Well, except for those hot, needy nights with Theo all those years ago…

Then—out of sight and flushed with aching heat—Jo witnesses an illicit encounter featuring none other than Theo Laurence. The same boy she once loved, only now a gorgeous, hard-bodied man filled with raw sensuality. But Jo isn’t quite as hidden as she thinks…

Now Theo is offering Jo the two things she wants most—a big break for her writing career and a chance to experience all the sexy, kinky things she’s merely written about. With every searing touch, Jo is beginning to realize exactly why only one man has ever been able to unlock her desire. Why only Theo can make her burn with need…

And that letting Theo in might give Jo the naughty experience she craves…at a cost she never imagined.

Sexy. Passionate. Bold. Discover Harlequin Dare, a new line of fun, edgy and sexually explicit romances for the fearless female.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarlequin
Release dateJul 1, 2019
ISBN9781488048715
Between the Lines: A Scorching Hot Romance
Author

Lauren Hawkeye

A firm believer in the power of a woman's innate sexuality, Lauren originally intended to obtain a doctorate in sexology and become a sex therapist. Instead she was thrown head first into an accounting job (her worst nightmare). When it was gently suggested that perhaps numbers weren't her thing, the English minor made a return to words instead, and found that it was a much better fit. A self- professed "good girl", Lauren loves to take a walk on the wild side in her stories, and she lives vicariously through her kick butt heroines and the delectable men who want them. Lauren Hawkeye is a writer, theater enthusiast, knitting aficionado and animal lover. She's older than she looks-really-and younger than she feels-most of the time-and in her stories she loves to explore the journeys that take women through life. Inspired daily by the Canadian Rocky Mountains in which she lives, Lauren uses the time not spent at her keyboard to hang with her "funny little fur family" -- her pit bull mix Sasha, Persian rescue Sinatra...oh yeah, and her man, Rob. Without their unwavering support, as well as that of her parents, sister, and family dog Rory, whom she lives near, Lauren would never have found the guts to follow her dream.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I so wanted to read this book, because it gave us what should have happened, Jo and Theo ending up together! But it was so much more than that, they had all the heat, that heart-connection, and still, as always, looking out for the other, even if that meant pain for them. Of course, it all worked out in the end, they just needed some time and maturity to see they were perfect together <3
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Fairly predictable, but entertaining read.No supernatural echoes in this one, this is a straightforward contemporary romance with occasional humourous moments about a bad western poet. There's some minor tension in the story but overall it's pretty predictable. The story of a couple who work together and decide to marry, more for convenience than real love and discover love along the way has elements that wouldn't work in a story written today, but it's not a bad example of the time and place of story.The banter about the bad poetry moved this story from 3 star up half a star.Not one of her best but not the worst, a typical romance of it's time that I found quite readable.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Badly burned in a whirlwind romance, Amber Langley has no desire for a passionate romance, so when her comfortable, somewhat staid boss proposes, she says yes. But life with Cormick Grayson turns out to be a lot more exciting than Amber bargained for - turns out passion, with the right man, can provide just the right amount of fire.Bad western poetry, an ex that won't give up, and of course, a hero with hidden depths - classic Krentz.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I'm not sure why, but I really like marriage of convenience stories, especially when they provide time in the story for the characters to develop a relationship and get to know and care for each other. The sexual politics were a little old-fashioned at times ("conjugal duties") but it was written 25 years ago and is less regressive than some of the stuff I see on tv now.Anyway, it's surprisingly sweet and generally funny thanks to the banter about cowboy poetry that runs throughout.I liked both characters and I liked that while Grayson knew he wanted to be with Amber early on, he respected her boundaries and went out of his way not to make her feel pressured or coerced. I also liked how they expressed their needs and desires and listened to each other (except for the "suspense" thing at the end... but that whole plot point was kind of goofy).Overall, if you're interested in JAK's early works, this would be a good one to start with.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This is undoubtedly a flea-market find--I can't imagine any other reason I'd have had it. I generally enjoy Krentz's work, just not enough to go searching out her backlist.Cormick Grayson has fallen in love with his assistant Amber Langley, but he knows she's sworn off relationships--passionate ones, anyway--so he proposes a marriage of convenience, thinking he can bring her around.When it's plausible, I really enjoy the marriage of convenience plot device. But this one wasn't really plausible. The overt reasoning seemed to be more "why not?" and Gray's private reasoning was insultingly patronizing: he wanted to be "in possession" when Amber's sexuality reawakened.Ignoring the premise, the budding relationship between the two was fun to read--going from friendly boss and employee to lovers, with lots of friendly banter, much of it centering on the truly bad western poet Gray studies as a hobby.There were some fun lines, some romantic and even poignant scenes, but I just couldn't get past the premise and the paternalism.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Irritating hero.

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