Linsey Lanier
Sally Kilpatrick
Sia Huff
Romily Bernard
Darcy Crowder
Marilyn Baron
Tami Brothers
Sandra Elzie
Carol Burnside
Debbie Kaufman
Maxine Davis
Tammy Schubert
Susan Carlisle
Pam Asberry
Lindy Chaffin StartClaimed! by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Claimed!
by Vicki Lewis Thompson http://vickilewisthompson.com/
Harlequin Blaze
ISBN-10: 0373795602
ISBN-13: 978-0373795604
Category Romance, Blaze Series
No one does spicy like Vicki Lewis Thompson. I’ll confess, I read the first chapter and wondered, “Now how is she going to pull this off?” At first, it seemed as though a conversation between Josie and Jack would solve all their problems, but Claimed! has far more emotional depth than I have generally found in a Blaze. The sex—and there’s plenty of it—is an integral part of who these characters are, why they get together, AND what keeps them apart.
Here’s my official version of the party line: Josie has moved to Shosone, Wyoming and opened a bar there. She and Jack had been the best of bed partners until the sudden death of his father puts the ladies’ man into a tailspin. A community wedding brings them together, but Jack’s fear of commitment threatens to keep them apart.
The genius of the story is that Jack has some really good reasons to fear commitment, reasons that make him wounded as well as hunky. Even better, he has an incredible sense of humor and dangles a spoon from his nose to win over Josie’s overprotective brother just as he had once won her over, just one example of the depth of both characters. Jack is alternately sexy, wounded, and funny. Josie is compassionate, independent, and ultimately willing to call it off if Jack can’t get his act together.
I really enjoyed this book and plan on looking up the first two in the series. For writers, Claimed! is a well-paced read and an excellent example of your friend and mine, GMC. For readers, just sit back and enjoy the ride.
Tags: Claimed!, Harlequin Blaze, Sally Kilpatrick, Vicki Lewis Thompson
About the author
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Sally Kilpatrick | Sally Kilpatrick is a full-time student and mother and an aspiring house frau. She has just finished her fifth novel, Beulah Land and the Happy Hour Choir, a thoroughly southern story full of things like religion and politics that are sure to get her in trouble.
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September 4th, 2010 at 7:57 am
Sally,
You definitely know how to entice a reader to check out and read a book that you’ve reviewed.
Thanks for taking the time to preview this one for us.
Sandy
September 4th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Sally,
Sounds like a great book.
Marilyn
September 6th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
Love it! I’m a Blaze fan but the writer spin you put forth has me intrigued.
Thanks, Sally!
Tami
September 6th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Thanks, ya’ll. It was a good read as I would expect from VLT. : )