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text 2013-10-28 21:37
Girlie Girl Romance Heroines
Storm's Heart - Thea Harrison
Her Best Worst Mistake - Sarah Mayberry
Getting Lucky - Susan Andersen
The Chocolate Kiss - Laura Florand
Coyote's Mate - Lora Leigh
Undead and Unwed - MaryJanice Davidson
After the Kiss: The Stiletto Series - Lauren Layne
Here Kitty, Kitty! - Shelly Laurenston
Motorcycle Man - Kristen Ashley
Charmed - Beth Ciotta

While I am just this side of Tomboy myself, (my husband describes my style as pretty but sturdy), I appreciate a heroine who clearly invests some of her monthly budget in fashion magazines like so many women of the world do. 

 

I like quirks in my characters so I think a shoe fetish, clothes addiction, jewelry needs, and the compulsion to wax poetic about housewares are just as good of quirks as any others. 

 

I, of course, could have filled every slot on this list with Kristen Ashley's ladies and their shopping and long passages on hair alone.  I restrained myself.  I also left off some classics such as Minerva from Jennifer Cruise's Bet Me to make room for some other heroines and their lovely painted toes. 

 

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review 2013-10-20 16:34
Getting Lucky Review
Getting Lucky - Susan Andersen

Road trip!

 

It started out as an impulsive lark for Lily Morrisette, fueled by her strong chemical reaction to sexy Zach Taylor. A tough, blustery, yet tender-in-spite-of-himself career military man, Zach's determined to break up his darling "baby sister" Glynnis's wedding engagement . . . and Lily's coming along for the ride. But there's no Glynnis waiting for them at the end of the line—only a ransom note . . . and a death threat.

 

Amid a dangerous nest of family secrets, the heat between Zach and Lily soon becomes unbearable as a kidnapper's dark and twisted scheme pulls them closer than either dreamed possible. And when passion explodes, Lily's reckless act could prove to be either the best risk she's ever taken . . . or her last.

 

Review

 

I enjoyed this very light fast read. I picked this book up because I was looking for a girlie girl heroine. I got her in spades here. She feisty and fun. She takes out a bad guy with her awesome high heel shoe!

 

The hero is good eye candy with trust issues. He is growly and a jerk at first. However, Andersen does a good job showing us why Lily falls for him and she makes him grovel later which is always good.

 

There is a bit of a madcap romance going on as we are on the road racing toward a destination and stumble into an estate with a nefarious plot going on while being trailed by another bad guy.

 

I have some issues with the some what impotent stereotypical Latino young villain. But overall this is a pleasurable read.

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