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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

My Secret Fantasies

*Book source ~ A review copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
Title ~ My Secret Fantasies
Series ~ Forbidden Fantasies
Author ~ Joanne Rock
Publisher ~ Harlequin Blaze
Published ~ 17 December 2013
Genre ~ Romance
Pages ~ 224


My Rating ~ 5 bites

Miranda Cortland just wants to leave L.A. and the fame from winning the reality show Gutsy Girl behind. She wants to use the winnings to open her own business, a tearoom in Sonoma. She didn’t count on a stubborn, sexy rancher to put the kibosh on buying her dream site. Well, she’s never been one to let a setback stop her, so she’ll see if she can work on the ranch for a bit while she comes up with Plan B. And Damien Fraser can’t say no to her. Will he let the best thing to walk into his life walk right back out? And will she be able to leave?

I’m not a fan of reality shows or their ‘stars’, but Miranda is a very likeable character. She’s nice, gutsy, focused and yet she’s free-spirited, too. It helps that this book isn’t about the show itself, but about the winner’s life after. Not to mention the hurt she’s endured in the past. Damien is a complex, wonderful and flawed character. He is also extremely focused on uilding his thoroughbred ranch. Watching these two damaged characters come together is beautiful and delightful. 

I’ve been a reader of Harlequins for decades. Yeesh! That makes me sound really old. I started reading them when I was 10 (my  mom gave me the really old tame ones from the 50s) and I now have tons of them in my home library. I remember when Harlequin came out with the Blaze line (no age jokes now!) and I was so happy to have something steamier to read. Joanne Rock (among a few others) became my favorite Go To author for deliciousness between the covers. Even though I haven’t read very many Harlequins in about 10 years now, I can say that Joanne Rock is still delighting me. Bravo!

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8 comments:

  1. Mary KirklandJanuary 14, 2015 at 8:43 PM

    My mom used to give me her harlequin books too. I remember finding my first Blaze in the library and just loved finding it. I went back and got more every week.

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    1. A Voracious ReaderJanuary 15, 2015 at 9:00 AM

      By the time Blaze came out I was looking for books with more steamy goodness. Perfect timing! :) I signed up with Harlequin to get 4 books a month. I would devour them as soon as they came in the mail. lol

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  2. Red IzaJanuary 15, 2015 at 7:24 AM

    No age joke, I'm a lot older than you - and my sister used to read Harlequin books too (even though now, she'd deny it full force lol !). I'm adding this to my list, thanks for sharing :)

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    1. A Voracious ReaderJanuary 15, 2015 at 9:05 AM

      My brother said I would rot my brain, but my vocabulary is thanks to Harlequins. If I didn't know a word I would look it up in the dictionary. And being 10 meant there were a lot of words I didn't know. So I'll proudly claim I read them. :D

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  3. Anna (herding cats-burning soup)January 16, 2015 at 11:28 PM

    Oh that sounds great. Glad to hear the show isn't the focus. Definitely makes me more interested in it. And yummy cover!

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    1. A Voracious ReaderJanuary 17, 2015 at 2:55 PM

      I don't recall a pool table in the book, but definitely yummy. lol

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  4. BerlsJanuary 17, 2015 at 11:46 PM

    You know, I'm not really a reality show fan either but I read a book I loved about a reality show, so I think reading about them really changes it a bit. I like the sounds of this one!

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    1. A Voracious ReaderJanuary 24, 2015 at 10:17 PM

      I liked this because it was the aftermath of the show and not about the show itself. I read another book (paranormal) where it was about the show. It was not a fave in the series.

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