Gwen’s review of Rescue Me by Cherry Adair, Lora Leigh, and Cindy Gerard
Contemporary action romantic suspense anthology released by St. Martin’s 1 Jul 08
This was a cute anthology of three damsels in distress and the alpha heroes who saved them. I’ll keep the reviews short – this was a good book and definitely one to get if you want to test any of these authors out. Not the best work by a couple of them, but not bad all things considered.
Tropical Heat by Cherry Adair
(Very cool author site – too easy to get lost browsing it and looking at all the hot men, reading the bios.)
This is part of the loosely related world Adair created for all her wonderful heroes. Some of the books are paranormal, some aren’t. This story contained a cliché or two (or three). There was believable love and lust between the H & H, but the story was uninspiring. And I normally love Cherry Adair.
Grade: C+
Summary:
When Dr. Elizabeth Goodall is kidnapped and held captive in the African jungle, her only hope for rescue is counterterrorist operative Sam Pelton. But to escape from a brutal warlord, they must confront a powerful attraction that could prove more treacherous than the wilds of the jungle…
Read an excerpt. (Click on “Missions” (books), click on “Rescue Me”, click on “Read Excerpt”.)
Atlanta Heat by Lora Leigh
This is the story of Macey’s HEA – Durango Team’s communications expert from Leigh’s SEALs books. The beginning couple of chapters were emotionally confusing – I didn’t feel like the hero was giving the heroine what she needed to feel safe. Nevertheless, that worked out, and the story had a lovely ending. As with nearly all of Leigh’s books, it had some nice action and very hot sensual scenes (no buttsecks). This was a good SEALs story.
Grade: B+
Summary:
Em Delaney has wanted bad-boy Macey March for as long as she can remember. But as a Navy SEAL under the command of her overprotective godfather, Macey is off-limits to Em…until a kidnapping attempt forces them to share tantalizingly close quarters-and a forbidden desire.
Read an excerpt.
Desert Heat by Cindy Gerard
This was the best of the lot. I felt like both H and H were very nicely developed and had good chemistry. I came away with an “awww” feeling and felt it was a very cute story, with good action (even if the villains were a little too hapless), and a good ending. It was a nice romance and isn’t that why we’re here?
Grade: B+
Summary:
Assistant D.A. Elena Martinez never wanted to fall for police detective Seth King. When they are teamed up on a charity hike in the Grand Canyon, however, their chemistry sizzles under the desert sun. But a vengeful drug lord is determined not to let them survive the canyon with their lives-and love-intact…
No excerpt available.
This book was a nice palate cleanser from all the paranormal I’ve been reading lately. A nice change of pace and the stories went quickly. There was some steam, some love, and nary a shapeshifter or psychic in sight. I recommend this anthology for anyone needing quick action romance reads with some steamy scenes. Not the best examples of each author’s work, but good nevertheless.
Overall Grade: B
