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3.0 out of 5 stars There are some issues that may not appeal to all ...., Dec 16 2007

By	KatherineT (Ontario) - See all my reviews

Heat of the Moment by Lori Herter
Harlequin Blaze # 70 - January 2003

Josie is a research seismologist working for Earthwaves developing technology to predict earthquakes. When she discovers that the owner of the company may have caused a near fatal accident to a rival company's president, she resigns. Josie has a strong sense of ethics so she goes to Peter, the rival who is now wheelchair bound, and tells him of her suspicions. Peter finds Josie intriguing and he admires her honesty. He hires her to work with him in his home lab working out the final bugs in his company's technology. After a very bad experience in college, Josie has lived her life without men; but the attraction to Peter is very strong. Peter helps Josie shed her inhibitions.

I think most will find this book enjoyable, but there are some issues that may not appeal to all. I had liked the Peter character very much until near the end of the book. He treats Josie very badly and I'm not sure whether he was properly redeemed or if he should have been redeemed. Until his brutal verbal attack, I had been enjoying this book, and this book would have earned a 5 star if that scene had been written differently.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Nothing earth shattering here, April 3 2004

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I really liked the main characters' names, but that was about all I really liked. There were several plot points in this book that I didn't like. First, the plot seemed slow and boring. Second, I guessed the unstable (psycho) out to kill the hero even before the character appeared on the page. What is it with all these Blaze books where a pscho is trying to kill a main character? Anyway, third, I did not like the way the "hero" does a 180 degree turn after they (finally) have sex. And he has no proof! I hate characters (male and female) that turn into jerks after having sex although usually it's the woman who does it in romance novels.

I also didn't like the character of Josie. She's smart but in ten years she couldn't figure out she had been raped? Wasn't she ever concerned that he was out abusing other women? I couldn't buy the fact that in all that time her loving parents and friends hadn't picked up on the fact she needed psychiatric help. The set up of this book would have made more sense if she had been in the process of receiving professional help for her problem.

Finally, I don't think this should be a Blaze book. The slow, sexual pace of the book made it feel much more like an intrigue book. And like I said before, even the intigue here is pretty thin.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Storyline from Publisher, Jan 18 2004

By	K. J. Blake "Super Reader" (Phoenix,AZ United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After years of hiding behind her work, earthquake research scientist Josie Gray is taking back her sexuality. And her sexy new boss, Peter Brennan, is the perfect man to help her. He's smart, he's charming...and he's confined to a wheelchair. Josie will be able to experiment with pleasure, to indulge her sensual side without fear. After all, it's not as if Peter can get up and chase her. Or can he...?

Peter Brennan isn't taking any chances. Someone tried to kill him, and Peter's not sure that person won't try again. So to buy some time, Peter's playing the invalid. Not even his sexy new assistant knows he can walk - even though their sexual antics are definitely giving one part of his body a workout. Still, the circumstances around Josie's arrival are very suspicious. He knows Josie wants him. But does she want him...dead?

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