Suddenly Sexy

This book sizzles! HOT, HOT, HOT! I am an avid reader of thriller and horror novels. I also like to dive into a romance book from time to time. I was thrilled to be given the chance to read Suddenly Sexy. This book wasn't like any romance novel I have ever read. This book kept me on the edge...of my seat, the ENTIRE time! To be brutally honest I have never heard of Linda Francis Lee. I will never forget her! She has grabbed my attention and I have to say I am going to head out and find more of her books. The main characters Kate and Jesse are very different. Kate is looked at as a prude, small time girl and is trying her hardest to break the mold. Jesse, the boy next door to Kate growing up is now an amazing stud. A bad boy that all us girls have dreamed of at some point in our life! Kate sure has. She has never forgot Jesse when he moved away so many years ago. She has always cared for him, even loved him. Jesse, a golf pro, comes back to get away from an event he doesn't want to remember. He saved a woman at a golf tournament and hasn't quiet been able to get past the event. We find out more secrets about these two as the story unfolds. The story just keeps getting better as it throws in more detail about these characters and their lives. I have read some amazing books in the last few years but I seriously can't remember the last time I felt so alive, amazed, and well...sexy! This book will melt all the snow off your roof this winter!

When I was looking for a romance novel and stumbled upon this one, I couldn't believe it. Who knew romance novels could be witty and funny too?! Within 2 nights I read the entire thing and couldn't wait to hear more about Kate, Chloe and Julia! This is seriously one of those novels that keeps bringing you back for more!

This book is for every girl that carried a flame for the boy next door... Kate Bloom is trying to revamp her image, to connect with the audience that watches the local TV station for which she works. Bad boy and boy-next-door Jesse Chapman couldn't have picked a worse time to come home and turn her life upside down... or perhaps a better. While she juggles with the inevitable disasters that follow her attempts to become someone else, Jesse finds that his little Katie has grown into a sexy woman - and that despite his attempts to protect her from himself, he just can't stay away from her. This is the first of three stories about three childhood friends battling through life together as adults. I really love this idea, as frequently I read a book with really well-written supporting characters, and feel disappointed that we don't find out more about them. It's a relief to know that we'll hear more about this world, as 'Suddenly Sexy' sets the scene so richly that it would be a shame to waste it. The characters are sincerely three dimensional. There's a kind of nobility in Jesse's desire to protect Katie from himself, being a notorious womaniser and all, but there's a depth to his character stemming from traumatic childhood abuse at the hands of his father. This depth adds not just to his character, but to the wider world of the story and the surrounding cast of characters. The fact that he's really pretty hot helps as well :) I hope that my imagination did him justice. Kate is a woman that I really could relate to. She's changed a lot since he last saw her, and she has to work hard to change his outdated perception of her - which is complicated by her adventures at the TV station. But they both need to face the past to erase its capacity to torment them, and their childhood connection, and newfound romance, allows them to help each other to do just that. Although there are times when 'Suddenly Sexy' is laugh-out-loud funny, swooningly sensual and tenderly romantic, it manages to tackle issues of self perception and identity without appearing to. As a result, it's not just entertaining, but satisfying as well. 'Suddenly Sexy' has it all - witty dialogue, convincing characters and window-fogging sex scenes. I found it thoroughly enjoyable, and look forward to the next two. Linda Francis Lee joins Shirley Jump in my top-five romance authors, and I don't know if I can hold out until the rest of the books are released!

In El Paso, Jesse Chapman and Katie Bloom were close friends as he kept her safe from bullies and an indifferent mother while she simply loved him in spite of his bad boy image. When Jesse left the city to become a golf pro, Katie was devastated. KTEX TV news anchor Kate learns that viewers doubt that a pedantic woman can do this demanding role. The station's owner Julia Boudreaux and its manager Chloe Sinclair decide their friend needs an image rework so they put together a live show, "Getting Real with Kate". The debut show centers on cooking, but Jesse arrives as a last second replacement chef for the guest who failed to show up. Julia blackmails a panic stricken Kate, who still loves Jessie, into letting him stay in her guest cottage as he hides from the media just before the PGA Championship. Jessie quickly realizes that he never forgot his Katie, but before he can explore his feelings, his high school girlfriend Belinda shows up with twelve years old Travis claiming the boy is his. The opening tale of the "Sexy" trilogy is a fine tale starring two delightful protagonists who prove you can go home if love is there. The lead couple is a delight while the email exchange between the three TV female friends is amusing. Belinda makes no sense as she rushes off to Vegas to start a career leaving her son that she hid from his father for twelve years behind; Travis is the ace of the tale as an "adult" preadolescent who understands women better than his former womanizing dad does. Harriet Klausner

Jesse Chapman and Katherine "Katie" Bloom had grown up as neighbors and close friends, despite their age difference. Jesse had helped Katie as she grew up into a lovely lady. He had protected her from bullies and kept her sane when her mother ignored her which was most of the time. In return, Katie loved Jesse for who he was, regardless of his bad boy attitude and ways. Young Katie had been utterly crushed when Jesse left her behind in El Paso, Texas, while he left to become a golf pro. The audience believed Katie was too prim and proper as a news anchor for KTEX TV. So her best friends Julia and Chloe, who happened to be the station's owner and manager, decided to show the public another side of Katie. "Getting Real With Kate" was done live. The first show was supposed to have a cooking theme with the guest star being a famous chef. Katie was really worried when the chef had not shown up when the two minute air time warning was announced. But when Julia walked in and threw Jesse in as a replacement for the chef, Katie panicked! And after the show, when Julia used guilt to persuade Katie into letting Jesse stay in her guest cottage, Katie came close to a panic attack! How could she possibly survive having Jesse so close to her again? How would she possibly survive when Jesse left her again? Jesse Chapman was on the verge of winning the PGA Championship. The tournament was in less than a month. The magazines and tabloids constantly told of his winnings on the golf course, as well as, with the string of ladies that came and went. Recently, Jesse had saved a woman's life. The media refused to leave Jesse alone. When Jesse felt himself about to fall apart, he returned to El Paso for a vacation. Instead of relaxing, Jesse found himself still wanting Katie as his own. He also found out that he had a twelve-year-old son named Travis! ***** A great beginning to the "Sexy" trilogy. Travis's mother is seldom in the picture. The story focuses on Katie, Jesse, and Travis with terrific results. I would never have guessed that a book with golf in it could possibly be so much fun. The book is full of humor and witty emails exchanged between Katie, Julia, and Chloe. As for Travis, he may only be twelve, but living with his mom has given him more serious experience with how women react to things. So he is twelve, going on thirty. I still chuckle at the memory of Jesse being agog at Travis stating that Katie NEEDED to eat ice cream straight out of the carton, forget the bowl. I fell in love with the character of Travis right then! This novel is another winner by Linda Francis Lee. BRAVA!On a side note, if you put all three covers from the trilogy side-by-side, they make one large picture. Excellent idea! ***** (...)