Blurb
He's got the temperament of a lion, and she's just the one to tame him.
Police records clerk Emma Beaumont has always played it safe, never taking many risks. Quiet, shy, and a little overweight, she's convinced herself that she's comfortable with the way her life is. That is until she lays eyes on incredibly sexy Lieutenant Johnny Street. But she's never met anyone with such a terrible attitude. He's a jerk. Everyone thinks so.
Little by little, Emma is forced to uncover a stronger, spunkier part of herself, one that isn't afraid to stand up to him. As she gets to know him, she starts seeing glimpses of a very different man. A man who has known great heartache, and as it turns out, has good reason for embracing such bitterness. Behind his sharp tongue and harsh demeanor, lies a young man who's desperately afraid of losing what's left of himself.
As Emma's intense desire for Johnny turns to love, she will have to ask herself how far she'll go to chip away at his frosty heart. And at what cost.
Content Warning: contains sensual sex and strong language
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For Kaylie Newell, storytelling is in the blood. Growing up the daughter of two gifted writers, she knew eventually she’d want to follow in their footsteps. While she’s written short stories her whole life, it wasn’t until after her kids were born that she decided to shoot for the moon and write her first romance novel. She hasn’t looked back since!
Kaylie lives in Southern Oregon with her husband, two little girls, two indifferent cats and a Chihuahua named Pedro.
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My Thoughts:
This book was endearing. Johnny was a jerk to keep people away but Emma saw through his charade and started chipping away at his layers.
Taming Johnny was a quick read but I enjoyed it quite a bit. It had a fair amount of steam and a "broken cop" who doesn't think he can be fixed.
These two were great together even if he did try to push her away.
If you like quick books with steam and emotion, you should read this one.
I received an ecopy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. I liked it. :-)
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I am sorry! I don't know what happened. This post was scheduled before I left for camp but somehow reverted back to draft and therefore didn't post at midnight like it was supposed to. I am glad that I checked. I just feel bad for not checking sooner!
ReplyDeleteThats alright! :) I was wondering where it was but I figured you'd post it eventually. I hope that you and your boys are having fun!!
Delete^^ don't worry it's up and thats the essential ( and that way amber could be the first to answer this time^^)
Deleteblogger does play with scheduled post sometimes but really don't worry!
LOL it doesnt matter either way to me who answers first Miki. :)
Deleteit doesn't matter but i was trying to see a positivce aspect from the fact teh post went up later than expected^^ ( always trying to see the positive no matter how small^^)
DeleteLOL very true. :) It gave us something to look forward to all day.
DeleteI'll definitely have to grab this one. I like when a strong woman can stand up to a guy and see through his tough guy act. Plus sometimes a little bit of a challenge is fun. :) Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDelete^^ we are not that fond of meek and stupid female^^
DeleteI am female hear me roar. LOL No I never could get into those with the overtly submissive types.
Deleteit's not being extra feminist i think it's just me, i've read some books where i soend more time wanting to slap teh character to enter some sense into her and becoming angrier page after page than immersed in the story
DeleteI agree. I do that often. My friends make fun of me because I do that to movies too. I yell at the screen.
Deletemy mother is happy when she see me completely into teh book i'm reading but she doesn't understand why i love the genre i do she is happy it affect me and nt just rae words on paper for me ( and yes it happen a lot when i watch tv too ^^)
DeleteMy moms the same. She reads just mysteries, which is what I used to only read when I was younger. But she's just glad that Im reading.
Deletesame here ^^ she loves hystorical thriller ( like brother cadfael for example^^) and she read too quickly^^ once i offered her 17books on christmas it was all finished before new year^^;;
DeleteWow! LOL My mom reads ALOT but I dont think she even reads that fast. She usually does 3-4 books a week. And there generally 200-300 pages so thats alot but I couldnt even imagine doing 17! I wish I could read that fast, maybe i could get through more of my books!
Delete^^ she is really intent in her reading, usually you can speak to her and she doesn't hear anythiong ( i'm like that but only when i'm absolutely love a book) her book are more than 300pages by the way and she can reread them quite soon without trouble ( my problem is that fater the author need time to writye the next book in teh series and i have to find other one i can introduce her too... the majority she loves she is up to date ( with one release per year at most)
DeleteYes I imagine its hard to find ones for her when she goes through them all so fast! She would make a great reviewer for authors since she can get through so many so fast! I thought I had enough trouble finding stuff for my mom but I couldnt imagine having to find for yours when she reads them so quickly. :) I get sucked into my books but even I dont do it that fast. :)
Deletei don't think she could do a great reviewer because she is in teh book but after she can't ell me what she thought or why ^^ it's more like instant feeling for her^^ ( and she doesn't read always that fats, if she has a lot of custumer or worse people for info she doesn't have time to read but at that time she had been hurt ( her shoulder, operation) so i had to fill in for her and she could indulge^^ still she does read a lot but in normal time it's only teh evening
DeleteAhh I see.My moms the same on books. She just tells me yes I liked it or no. My mom did the same with her time off. Just basically read(when she wasnt dragging me everywhere) :) I know when they cant really do much it kills time and its something enjoyable. Its kind of funny that are moms are alike and so are we. :)
Delete^^ it would be fun to make a special event when we meet on one side and our mother on the other^^( if my mother spoke english which she doesn't sadly)
DeleteThat would be fun. My mom only speaks English so it would be quite amusing. :)
Deletewhen she came to fetch me after my english sejour my friends wanted to meet her and i kept translating except than in teh end i spoke french to the other and english to my mother^;;; i would need to do better this time
DeleteLOL It would get totally confusing. :) I'm sure if we ever meet we would totally make it work.
Deleteif you are patient^^ i'm better at reading english that speaking it ( i need a few days to adjust^^)and listening understanding could be evn more coplicated but still i'm more interested in meeting you and brenda than attending the european meeting
DeleteI sometimes too have trouble understanding accents. It would be fun for all of us to meet at some convention. :)
Deletedefinitively on my list of things to do if i win a really big prize at the lottery ( i should start playing then too^^)
DeleteMe too! :)
DeleteThanks for having me!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! Brenda is camping with her boys this week but I know she would appreciate you stopping by! :) I cant wait to read this one.
DeleteThank you a lot for coming to see us ^^
DeleteIt looks like a great read for the summer ( and not only) , i love when the girl see past the facade and the big strong guy is more afraid and hurt than he want to let on
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, guys! I do love this book. Johnny's pretty close to my heart :)
ReplyDeleteI look forward to reading it!! :)
Deletehe could grown on us quite quickly^^ but anyway we would take care of him reading^^
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