Michael Drummond is a good Irish son, but he wants more.
Don't get him wrong, he loves his mother and
four sisters, he just finds it a little difficult being the
only man in the bunch. Lately things have been strange in
Dublin and when his sister Maeve says be careful, it's time to
be careful. So when he and Maeve witness a battle between a
creature and a robed man, he is shocked to find out the
creature may not be the bad guy.
The Creature's name is Ash and she is a Guardian. The man she
was battling is a member of the order, they serve evil and it
is Ash's job to stop them. Ash is a Gargoyle that has arose
from sleep to stop the members of the order from releasing
evil. The only problem is, Guardians are supposed to have
Wardens to inform them where the threat is coming from and who
they are suppose to battle. Ash can't find her warden. So
Michael and Maeve must help her. Soon they discover the
connection between Michael and Ash is strong in more ways than
he believes possible. With the help of other Guardians and
Wardens they must fight a battle to stop opening the doors to
hell.
Christine Warren has created a cast of characters determined
to help save the world. The connection between Michael and Ash
sparks with sensuality; they're undeniably matched for each
other. Ash is a strong powerful woman in a world
of only men, it's exciting to see her know her strength and
never have to prove anything. I love the way Christine Warren
writes her heroines. She makes them strong and
powerful, yet sexy and able to admit when they need the man
they love. HARD TO HANDLE is a fast paced, hard hitting story
with sexy scenes and heroines that kick butt. Christine Warren
has struck gold again.
There is nothing more powerful than a gargoyle—except for
the one woman on Earth who can tame him.
Ash knows two things for certain: one, she has been summoned
to the human plane to guard it against the forces of the
Darkness; and two, since no other female Guardian has ever
existed, something must be very, very wrong. She has little
time to save humanity but an infinitely distracting human
man keeps tempting her in ways she never imagined...
Michael Drummond just wants to keep his head down and his
pub open, but when he's dragged into an epic
end-of-the-world type battle between good and evil, he can't
help but be a little off his game. The only plus side to the
situation: his newly-found Guardian is the sexiest, most
alluring woman he's ever laid eyes on, and she seems to want
Michael almost as badly as he wants her. But with the earth
is basically a ticking time bomb and all hope seems lost,
can love really save the day?