By Katie Lane
Publisher:
Forever/Grand Central
Release
Date: September 25, 2012




Cassie McPherson enjoys her high-level position at M&M
Construction, her family’s business, but would rather be out on site with the
crew instead of doing the bookkeeping behind a desk. That isn’t to say she
doesn’t work hard; everyone knows she is a workaholic and rarely has any free
time...and that includes no time for dating. For this reason, and to avoid the
usual personal questions from her family, she hires an escort to go with her to
the company Christmas party. When a sexy, hot guy in a tuxedo shows up at her
work, Cassie naturally assumes he is her escort for the evening. What she
doesn’t know is that he is the owner of M&M Construction’s biggest competitor.
James Sutton is doing all he can to make Sutton Construction
a viable construction company in Denver .
He believes there is room for two successful companies in the area, which is
why he is meeting with Big Al McPherson. Instead, James meets Al’s beautiful
daughter, decked out in a slinky red mini-dress, who believes him to be...an
escort. James is taken aback at first wondering why she would need an escort,
but goes along with it because Cassie is bossy and full of sass and he finds himself
intrigued by her. He charms everyone attending the party and Cassie can’t help
but be attracted to him. He isn’t like any other escort she has hired. So, how
far will she take their “date”? And what will she—along with her four protective
brothers—think when she finds out who he really is?
Hunk for the Holidays
is my first book by Katie Lane
and I loved it! Many of you know that I’m not a fan of the “secret identity”,
but this one is written in such a way that it totally worked for me. James
tries to tell Cassie who he is, but with all the hilarious antics that pop up—many
of which are out of his control—it’s never the right time. Thankfully, it
doesn’t get dragged out.
Cassie is headstrong and aggressive, though not annoyingly
so. Her behavior is perfectly understandable as she grew up with four brothers
and had to fight for what she wanted. James is what I’d call an alpha
gentleman—he likes to be in charge but is a complete gentleman while doing so. He
isn’t perfect, however. A tragic event from his childhood causes him to not get
too close to people so he won’t get hurt again. With Cassie, it just feels
right to let her in. He is an utterly delicious hero—one of my favorites of
2012—and I enjoyed watching him melt Cassie’s heart. Woven into this story is a
sweet secondary love story involving one of Cassie’s brothers and I enjoyed it,
too.
Hunk for the Holidays
is a fun, sexy contemporary with plenty of laugh-out-loud scenes and tender
moments. It’s the perfect book to get you in the mood for Christmas...and for
romance! I highly recommend it!
It's just the kind of book Im in the mood for right now, Andrea! Thanks for another great review and reading suggestion!
ReplyDeleteYou bet, Flora! After reading this, you're sure to have a smile on your face. :)
DeleteI HAVE THIS ONE MY KIDS PICKED IT UP FOR ME LAST WEEK...THANKS FOR THE GOOD REVIEW. I HAVE READ HER BEFORE AND LIKED HER BOOKS..
ReplyDeleteDONNA
What sweet kids you have, Donna! Enjoy it!
DeleteThe author is new to me, but your review definitely makes me want to check this one out, Andrea.
ReplyDeleteJanga, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this one. It was a lot of fun!
DeleteOh, this sounds like one I want to read! Thanks, Andrea!
ReplyDeleteYou'd love it, PJ!
DeleteThe plot sounds wonderful and I'm looking forward to reading it. The "hunk" on the front of the novel is delicious! Yummy! ;-)
ReplyDeleteJames is quite the hunk, Connie! ;-)
DeleteOoh, Andrea, great review. I usually don't read many contemps, but you and I seem to have the same reading tastes, so I'll get this one and add it to my TBR pile. I like that you said it has laugh out loud scenes as well as tender moments. Thanks, Andrea!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Deb! I think you would enjoy this one. Let me know if/when you do!
DeleteThank you for another great reading suggestion...I forsee a warm Xmas season ahead of me!
ReplyDeleteLOL, Mina! A warm season indeed!
DeleteThis is going to put me in the Christmas spirit!
ReplyDeleteIt certainly did me, Na! Enjoy!
DeleteI must admit I'm not quite ready for Holiday reading but I know it's coming soon lol. I have one of her books in my tbr pile and need to get to it!
ReplyDeleteI wasn't ready for Christmas reading when I started this one, catslady, but I am now! Bring it on! :)
DeleteLoved it, it's new to me but i'll definitely buy the book. Thanks for the review :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rosalina, and welcome! I hope you enjoy the book. :)
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