Caribbean
Casanova
Under
The Caribbean Sun, Book 2
by
Jenna Bayley-Burke
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BLURB:
Under
the Caribbean Sun, Book 2
Holly
Hansen has sacrificed too much to let anything—especially a man—get
in the way of making her clothing line a success. When she arrives on
the island of Anguilla, she zeroes in on the biggest threat to her
make-or-break photo shoot. At six-and-a-half foot of sculpted Dutch
muscle, Harmannus Prinsen is every inch the womanizer of Caribbean
legend, but he will not be seducing any of her models. She knows
exactly how to make sure of it. Make the girls think he’s taken.
Harm
is stunned when the curvaceous beauty greets him with a mind-numbing
kiss. She’s the embodiment of every pin-up portrait he collected as
a teen, with a sassy tongue and a body that begs for his touch. Sure,
he’ll pretend to be her date…but only if they really date.
Despite
her best efforts to remain immune to his charms, Holly finds herself
falling for the man behind the myth. She begins to wonder which
island she belongs on…Manhattan or Anguilla.
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Excerpt
“So
prove me wrong.” Holly refused to back down, though her tummy
trembled with trepidation. She’d grown up surrounded by alpha
males. Her father, brothers, uncles and cousins had taught her that
like feral hunters, men capitalize on the first sign of weakness.
“Don’t
do anything to jeopardize this photo shoot, and I’ll give you my
heartfelt apologies for misjudging your noble intentions.”
He
pushed a hand through his too-long hair, tugging the dark ends that
curled against the nape of his neck. “No wonder you and Sassy are
partners. You’re as narcissistic as she is.”
She
couldn’t hold in the laugh. “I know English isn’t your first
language, Prinsen, but you really ought to know the definition of a
word before you use it.”
“Funny,
you’re acting as if taking pictures of girls in string bikinis is
the most important thing to happen to this island since running
water. Bigger companies than yours have done shoots here without any
of the drama you two bring.”
“You
mean like the lingerie shoot two months back where three models got
into a catfight on the beach over a certain someone?” Her pulse
raced, her body vibrating with adrenaline. She wanted to push him
away, keep him from standing that close.
He
shrugged his broad shoulders, the honed muscles of his torso rippling
like a waterfall. “You believe every trashy morsel of gossip Sassy
feeds you?”
Copyright
© 2012 Jenna Bayley-Burke
All
rights reserved — a Samhain Publishing, Ltd. publication
Review rating: 4 LIGHTNING BOLTS
Sexy, sizzling, and fun! I had a blast reading Caribbean Casanova. This is my first work by the author, and I enjoyed her sexy style.
Apparently, this is book 2 in a series, and while there are a few references to things I was unsure of which must have happened in the first story, I wasn't terribly lost. The hero and heroine, Harm and Holly are full of chemistry, and there's a lot about Harm that I was unsure about at first, but throughout the story, his attitude totally changed, making for a much better person by the end.
The story is certainly full of surprises and enjoyable moments. I'm going to have to to check out the first book, and for that matter, more books by this author!
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
By day,
Jenna is faster than a speeding toddler, stronger than a stubborn
husband, able to leap tall Lego structures in a single bound...but by
night, while the family sleeps she writes romance novels where no one
ever has to scoop up after the dogs, change diapers, clip coupons,
drive carpool, do laundry, mop floors, get silly putty out of hair,
vacuum, empty the vacuum bag (gross!), exercise, count calories,
apply Band-Aids, clean up puke...wait where was this going? Oh, Jenna
writes romance because it is glamorous. Just ask the dogs. Catch up
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ReplyDeleteGreat review. Sounds like a wonderful series.
ReplyDeleteGood review - the cover is definitely smoking hot and it sounds as if the romance is really well done:)
ReplyDeletejunegirl63 at gmail dot com
Nice review. Jenna is a new-to-me author too and this books sounds like a fun, escapist read! Perfect for a long weekend.
ReplyDeletecatherinelee100 at gmail dot com
Thanks for taking the time to do a review.
ReplyDeleteI think I'm going to enjoy this fun read.
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I think this will be fun!
ReplyDeletevitajex(at)aol(dot)com
She is a new author for me as well, but I loved the excerpts so I'm going to give this one a go :)
ReplyDeletelyra.lucky7 at gmail dot com
Do you have a favorite secondary character?
ReplyDeletemoonsurfer123 AT gmail DOTcom
I always love finding a new to me author & their works.
ReplyDeletemarypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com
Which character are you most looking forward to featuring next??
ReplyDeleteandralynn7 At gmail DOT com
Anas - In all of the stories so far, I think Dutch is my favorite character. He's so down to earth...and quite excited to be marrying Saskia off in Caribbean Crush.
ReplyDeleteAndra - Caribbean Crush features Antonnis, the youngest Prinsen brother. If sales allow, I think I'll play with Jannis, Falco & Deklan next.