BOOK INFORMATION
Too Hot to
Handle
The Boys of Summer # 2
The Boys of Summer # 2
By: Katie Rose
Releasing January 27th, 2015
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BOOK SUMMARY
Katie Rose’s Boys of Summer series returns for
a delicious double-header—with the story of total opposites who are drawn to
each other like moths to a flame.
Nikki Case
is no fan of baseball. Her ex gambled away a fortune on the sport, and now her
PR firm has tasked her with cleaning up the league’s most notorious bad boys.
The New Jersey Sonics are known for wild womanizing and booze-fueled brawls, so
Nikki expects the worst. Her first stop in the battle to win hearts and minds
is star hitter Jake Baldwin—a legendary ladies man so smokin’ he threatens to
melt her tough-girl armor.
Although
his teammates prank her without mercy, Jake admires the way Nikki gives as good
as she gets. She may be the queen of frost, but there’s kindling beneath those
sultry curves—and he’s just the man to ignite it. But when a PR nightmare lands
the Sonics in headlines across the country, Nikki is ready to walk. Only then
does Jake realize how important she is to the Sonics’ success—and that winning
the love of a good woman is no game.
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EXCERPT
“What are you doing here?” the redhead spat, her green eyes blazing.
“Working,” Desiree sneered, pouring a drink for emphasis. “You know,
real job?”
“Come on, Jake, let’s get out of here.” The redhead gave the
bartender a look that could shoot daggers.
Desiree smiled. “See you later, Jakey. Once you’re done wasting your
time with her.”
The redhead looked from Jake to the other woman and approaching the
bar, poured the glass of tequila over the bartender’s head. Desiree gasped, the
clear liquor trickling down her hair and onto her forehead. Grabbing a towel,
she rubbed the sting from her eyes, mascara smearing, and then sprang up onto
the bar, livid with outrage.
“Oh, no.” Ryan tried to insert himself between the two women, but
even his massive form wasn’t enough to keep them apart. A true Jersey catfight
ensued even as Jake tried to pull his date out of the grip of the furious
bartender.
Chase came around the bar and tried to break it up, but all he got
for his trouble was a face full of beer meant for the redhead. A tough-looking
thug who’d been eyeing up Desiree all evening jumped into the fray and punched
Jake, correctly assessing him as the source.
Without hesitation, Jake hit the man back and within seconds, the
entire bar had joined the fight. The redhead pulled Desiree’s hair and wound up
with a handful of platinum extensions, while the blonde brought her to the
ground.
The two women rolled on the marble floor, screaming and cursing,
while manicured fists tried to make contact. Darcy leaped up and grabbed the
security guard, and then tried to pry Chase out of the mass of flailing limbs.
She pulled him away just as he threw up his arm to protect her from a flying
beer bottle, while the guard tried to stop the brawl. Jake accidentally punched
Chase, his fist connecting neatly with the pitcher’s chin, and took a hit to
the gut in retaliation.
The bouncer quickly called for help, and two cops showed up in
record time. The lounge looked like something out of an old western as drinks
flew along with fists. One of the officers grabbed a pitcher of ice water and
unceremoniously threw it on the two women. The redhead let out a howl, giving
the man the opportunity he needed to get her off the bartender.
“Break it up!” the other policeman shouted, hauling the brawlers
away one by one. He had to call for reinforcements, but once security arrived
along with the hotel manager, they were finally able to round up the
instigators and hoist them down to the police station. Cell phones flashed,
Twitter tweeted, and YouTube exploded. Within minutes, the Sonics’ fight hit
social media everywhere as the fans re-tweeted the incident and shared the
videos.
By morning, the Jersey team was headline news.
CAT'S REVIEW
"Too Hot to Handle" by Katie Rose. This is the second book of the series, however, I did not read the first and in no way felt lost. It can easily be read as a standalone. The book tells the story of Nikki and Jake. Jake, a baseball player, is known to be a womanizer and enjoys living the life of a baseball star. Nikki, a PR person sent in to reform the image the team and it's players present, is comes across straight-laced and strong. Jake, on a bet, works to get past Nikki's frosty exterior and make her fall in love. I liked Jake. Beyond his public image, he was a caring soul that looked out for his family and others less fortunate. It took me a bit longer to like Nikki - she comes across a bit snobby at first, but this seems to be a cover. By the end, I did like Nikki and Jake together - the bedroom scene were quite steamy! The story was an enjoyable one but a typical romance. There weren't any real surprises and as the reader, I could predict what was coming next. However, it is still a fairly light read that is an enjoyable baseball story for those sports/romance fans out there! (Received copy from NetGalley for honest review)
★★★.5
AUTHOR INFO
Award-winning
historical author Katie Rose makes her contemporary debut with the Boys of
Summer novels, Bring on the Heat and Too Hot to Handle, which combine Katie’s
true loves: baseball and romance! When not watching baseball, Katie is at her
lake house in New Jersey, hard at work on her next book.
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