Hot & Bothered

Hot & Bothered was a great ending to this set of books. I hope Ms. Andersen doesn't make her fans wait to long for another good story!

This was the first book I have read by Andersen, and I was pleased with it. Not only does the plot keep you in suspense, the developing relationship between the hero and heroine does. Just as I started thinking, "Hooray! They're finally going to quit being stubborn," something twists and you feel like an idiot for getting too excited-at the same time, you wish you were in the story as a best freind to knock them both upside the head. It was great!

I haven't read the first 2 books of the series so i'm not comparing it to the other novels. Others seem to think it's inferior to the other 2. My personal opinion is that it is an extremely entertaining read. I enjoyed the characters and the story. Read the entire book straight through in a day only taking breaks for food. Funny and quirky. I'll be looking into her other novels and i'll be expecting a 4th in the series involving PJ and Jerod. Just an fyi, i'm not a big romance novel fan but I have read my share of them but usually have problems finishing them. This book rates a 5 star for me.

Hot & Bothered by Susan Andersen is another exceptional story. Victoria Hamilton is back in town after her fathers murder with her half brother on the run. She hires a PI agency and they send over their best man, John "Rocket" Migilionni. Seeing John again after their brief fling years ago sets Tori's world on edge. John is shocked to see his new client is the one woman he could not forget. After the initial shock of seeing Tori, he is again floored by their child.. John and Tori join forces to find her teenage brother and bring him home. They try to put the issues of their child and their intense attraction on hold. But things don't work out that way. John and Tori's attraction is still as strong and powerful as it was 6 years ago. I really enjoyed John and Tori's repartee, its fast, funny and filled with innuendoes. This book is a fun sexy read.

I have waited for Rocket's (John Miglionni) story. We first met him in HEAD OVER HEELS, then he helped his buddy Zach in LUCKY SEVEN. He is a former SEAL now a PI. When Victoria Hamilton's father is murdered, her lawyer sends John to help her find her brother. Who has run away because he thinks he killed his father when he pushed him and he fell down. He doesn't know that his father was stabbed to death. Surprise, John and Tori had a fling 6 years earlier. The deal was no last names or regrets. So he didn't know her last name and she didn't know his. Surprise again, They have a 5 year old daughter Esme. It's downhill from there. Tori's father was a rich, cold, manipulative clod. He was mentally abusive. When he demanded she have an abortion, she left and has lived in England for the last six years. Only her father's murder could have brought her home. She didn't want her child raised like she was. John's father wasn't rich but he was abusive, physically and mentally. John has always worried about becoming like his old man and works hard to control his temper. He is very insecure about his ability to maintain a relationship, and therefore, has not allowed himself to become emotionally involved with a woman. Now he has no choice, not only has he never forgotten Tori, he has a daughter to think about, he is something he had never expected to be, a father. During all this he has to try to catch a murderer and prove Tori's brother did not kill her father. This book is not quite as lighthearted and humerous as the first two. But I loved it. John not only has to work out the mystery, but he has to learn who he is, after all these years of letting his father's opinion rule his life. He must discover that he is a worthwhile being, and that he is lovable, that someone can and does love him. He must learn to trust others as well as himself. Tori has to learn to trust also. This is a book about lives touching lives and the damage that can carry over from childhood to adulthood. It also reveals the courage that can change all of that. Sometimes it just takes faith. Since I read my first Susan Andersen book (EXPOSURE, still my favorite) She has always delivered a wonderful reading experience. This is no exception.