Dinca’s review of Seduce and Rescue by Jillian Burns
Contemporary Romance published by Harlequin Blaze 1 Oct 10
This book is HOT! I got a kick out of the “opposite attract” components in the story. He is a stogy old sick in the mud running through life consisting of one daily routine after another. She’s a peppy free spirit running through life on instant energy surrounding her.
Lieut. Col. Ethan Grady has lost a bet with his buddies. The penalty for losing the bet is a massage appointment to which his buddies deliver him, located on the Las Vegas Strip. He would rather be back in the Gulf War than here. They take him to an herb shop with the aromatherapy massage owner, the eccentric and very sexy Lily Langford. He has never had a massage before and is reluctant when she has him strip down to skivvies. Lily begins the massage with aromatic scents and candles burning around the room. Ethan, far from comfortable in the situation and his physical reaction to it, accidentally knocks over some lit candles when he jackknifes off the table. Flames ignite the room and he discovers she has no fire extinguisher. With all the oils in the room, it doesn’t take long for her business to burn down.
With her business and her home are destroyed. She and Ethan manage to save her pets, but now she has nowhere to go. With Ethan feeling guilty about destroying her home and business, he offers her the only solution he can think of…his condo. Lily’s style of living and vitality spill over into Ethan’s apartment on the first day. From yoga in the nude to sofa cushions and pets, Ethan knows his life will never be the same with her meddling in his life.
Lily feels karma has sent Ethan to her and she desperately tries to help him in all the ways available to her. She tries to lighten his black aura with her spirit and colorful ways. But every time she touches him, they start to sizzle together.
The ending has a few twists and turns, which surprise me. The story is sexy, hot and totally different than anything I have read in a very long time. I will be reading more of the works of Jillian Burns.
Grade: A
Summary:
Lieutenant Colonel Ethan Grady is having his very first massage with a rather eccentric but smokin’-hot redhead, Lily Langford. But her touch isn’t so much calming as it is very distracting. When he accidentally sets Lily’s business and home ablaze, Ethan can’t tell if the smoldering is from the fire…or their attraction to each other!
But now Ethan’s condo is invaded by the free-spirited Lily, who’s convinced that he’s the one who really needs to be rescued. And Lily’s methods? Well, they’re not so traditional. Still, Ethan can’t remember having his chakras aligned so…er, intensely. But will this be rescue—or retreat?
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