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Fatal Heat, October 2011 by Lisa Marie Rice Avon Impulse Featuring: Paige Waring; Max Wright ISBN: 0062115200 EAN: 9780062115201 Kindle: B005JSMN3U e-Book Add to Wish List Purchase Kindle Barnes & Noble

"I have one major problem with FATAL HEAT.... it's way too short...I want more!"

Fatal Heat
Lisa Marie Rice

Reviewed by Maria Munoz
Posted October 23, 2011

Romance Suspense

I have one major problem with FATAL HEAT by Lisa Marie Rice.... it's way too short...I want more! I would love to see what Ms. Rice would do to develop the story as a novel rather than a novella. I loved the characters, each with their own distinct voice and personality. I liked that the hero was manly and the heroine was strong and independent yet feminine. The action and suspense caught my attention on the first page and held it until the very end. Because of the length, the story was on fast forward, I would have enjoyed a more paced development of the relationship. Still, FATAL HEAT is definitely a must read for fans of romantic suspense.

Former Navy SEAL Max Wright is recuperating from a near fatal injury in the beach house of his former XO. He's focused on getting his strength back ASAP. He's lying on the deck not sure he can move when cookies mysteriously appear, courtesy of his neighbor who turns out be Paige Waring. Max quickly realizes he can't resist the charms of both Paige and her rambunctious dog, who also happens to be named Max. Now that Max, Max, and Paige have bonded, the Maxes find themselves coming to the rescue when Paige is put in danger due to her work as a plant geneticist.

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SUMMARY

Former Navy SEAL Max Wright is out of the SEAL Teams forever after being almost killed by an Afghani RPG. He retreats to his former XO's beach house to lick his wounds. He wants to snarl at the world but finds it hard to snarl at his new neighbor, his XO's beautiful goddaughter, Paige Waring, who also comes with a ridiculously likable, totally undisciplined dog.

As a plant geneticist, Paige has always been focused on her work, but when she and her dog run into Max, she recognizes the lonely, shattered man behind the rugged exterior. To her mind, sexiness always comes with a white lab coat, not with acres of tanned muscle and a tough mind-set.

When Paige's work becomes the target of criminals and she’s abducted, Max springs into action. Though still terribly wounded, this tough as nails SEAL goes on his last mission— stopping at nothing to save the woman he loves.

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Re: I have one major problem with FATAL HEAT.... it's way too short...I want more!

I would like to read this book.
(Marie Manolio 11:41am November 30, 2011)