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BREAKING THE RULES

Breaking The Rules, December 2012
by Jennifer Archer

Samhain Publishing
Featuring: Claire Mulligan; Mitch Talbott
114 pages
ISBN: 1619210258
EAN: 9781619210257
Kindle: B00A7FL84U
e-Book (reprint)
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"Sometimes Love is Worth Breaking all the Rules"

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BREAKING THE RULES
Jennifer Archer

Reviewed by Sherri Morris
Posted December 23, 2012

Romance | Romance Erotica Sensual

Claire Mulligan's fiancΓ©, James Weston talks her into becoming contestants on the reality show Eden in hopes to win money to save their struggling family business.

Once filming starts, James seems more interested in the other female contestants than Claire. After a spur of the moment attempt to draw his attention, Claire finds herself naked on the beach during a total island blackout. Instead of James, cameraman Mitch Talbott, comes to her rescue. He can't see her and She can't see him....but the attraction and chemistry ignites.

When morning comes and Claire leaves Mitch sleeping in his cabana she sneaks back into her room. As the day continues, she tries to put Mitch out of her mind but is finding it harder to do than it should. Mitch is also having trouble not thinking about Claire. He is questioning everything he thought he had everything figured out.....he is now rethinking his plans. Mitch decides that Claire is worth breaking the rules to find his mysterious Sea Goddess. Will he be able to even find her? More importantly, will he be able to convince Claire to forget about James and take a risk on him and chase rainbows?

Jennifer Archer produced a great novella with characters you become attached to in the first paragraph or two.

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SUMMARY

Sometimes love is worth breaking all the rules. When Claire Mulligan’s fiancΓ© decides they should become contestants on the popular reality show Eden to win money to save their failing business, she reluctantly agrees. But once filming starts, James seems more interested in the other female contestants than her. After an impulsive attempt to draw his attention, Claire finds herself naked on the beach during a total island blackout. But instead of James, cameraman Mitch Talbott comes to her rescue. He can’t see her; she can’t see him. But the sparks they generate light up the night. When morning comes and Claire has disappeared, Mitch decides it’s worth breaking the rules to find his mysterious sea maiden. But will he be able to convince Claire to forget about James and take a risk on him? This Retro Romance reprint was originally part of the Heat Wave anthology published by Love Spell in June 2003.

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