Book Description
Tory Wells arrived at Sundance Ranch with only a battered suitcase and a letter from a friend that promised employment. Recovering from knee surgery, Tory desperately needed this job. And Ethan Reever was her only hope.
But Reever wasted no time in telling Tory he wanted nothing to do with some city-bred stranger. In his opinion, a woman like Tory knew nothing about ranch life, and he'd decided long ago that he had no use for pretty, useless women. Especially one who looked at him as innocently as Tory did -- no matter how much he desired her . . .
Tory knew one thing for certain. Determined to show him she could make it on her own, she vowed never to ask Reever for anything ever again. Not a job. Not money. And definitely not his love.
Customer Reviews:
DO NOT purchase this book until you read this!.......2003-02-22
Please be forewarned that this is NOT one of Ms. Lowell's best efforts! Do NOT purchase it unless you must have a copy for your collection. In that case, I would suggest a good used copy. It is a reprint of an earlier Harlequin edition. Need I say more? Yes, I believe I will. There is very little plot and not enough depth to the characters to explain why they are as they are, especially Reever's character.
A Horrible Story!.......2003-01-07
When I read the reviews for this book, I couldn't wait to read it. But after reading it, I was terribly disapointed. The heroine (Tory) seemed to be too naive and the hero (Reever) was absolutely horrible. There was not much basis for Tory to fall in love with Reever. How can you fall in love with someone who puts you down and treats you like dirt? The love scenes were too drawn out,and some of the things they said to each other during sex were completely corny. For example, "It's all right," Reever said gently, biting Tory with exquisite delicacy. "You're almost ready now." "For what?" she whispered, and her voice, like her body, trembled." "To die with me inside you, and then to be born again the same way. With me. We're going to be together all the way to our souls." I almost didn't finish the book due to some of the ridiculous conversation. Overall, I would honestly have to say that I would not recommend this book to anyone. It was a waste of time to read.
A sensual inferno makes it too hot to handle.......2003-01-01
The re-issue of Elizabeth Lowell's classic Harlequin Too Hot To Handle is a delightful rehash of her earthy style in the earlier efforts. Afflicted by a debilitating injury, Victoria Wells has been cruelly deprived of her aspirations as a champion diver. With a dysfunctional family and lost hopes and job, she leaves home for the Arizona Sundance Ranch where she was promised a job. The honcho of the ranch Ethan Reever turns out to be condescending to city women but reluctantly gives her a job after witnessing her sympathetic plight. The tension of the opposite couple surrenders to a passion that neither can deny - even with their considerable age gap. Tory finds herself falling in love with him as the chemistry between the two smolders but Ethan promises he will give no women his heart. Elizabeth Lowell's classic romance remains timeless and sizzles with deep-sated passion and ravaging emotions. Despite the formulaic plot, the fiery interludes especially the riding lessons rages with a sensual inferno that makes it scandalously hot even after a decade since its release.
Disappointing.......2002-12-31
The Elizabeth Lowell books I have read have been wonderful--until this one. The characters were so shallow and unbelievable--and an unpleasant hero! I'm glad this was not the first one of her books I'd read, or I would have missed the great ones!
Something's Missing.......2002-11-14
Elizabeth Lowell has written some wonderful romance novels, but this isn't one of them. Oh, she's got the love scenes, the cruel hero, the spunky heroine, but not much story. It's like she only wrote part of a book. She forgot to tell the reader why Tory would fall in love with such a meanie - lust doesn't always equal love.
Average customer rating:
- Too Hat to Handle
- Didn't like stupid characters, not recommended
- He is Interviewing for a Mistress - and she is Interviewing for Governess.....
- Those Whacky Winchesters
- Hard to get into . . .
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Too Hot to Handle
Cheryl Holt
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ASIN: 0312937970
Release Date: 2005-08-30 |
Book Description
Emily Barnett is happy to be who she is: a country-bred old maid at 26, with a blind sister and niece to care for. But her pompous, stuffy cousin Reginald wants her to also be his wife--he inherited her family home and needs her dowry to run it properly. When Emily refuses to marry him, he kicks the three women out. Emily goes to London, determined to find work as a governess. At her first interview, in the home of Michael Farrow, Earl of Winchester, she discovers that working for a rake can be dangerous. Michael is interviewing potential mistresses, and he mistakes Emily for one of those candidates. After he realizes his error, he insists that she take the job as governess to his wards--an offer Emily can't refuse when he also allows her sister and niece to move into his house. Emily's days are filled with teaching, but her nights are full of teasing, as Michael tries to convince her to take on a dual role as his mistress. With scheming females waiting in the wings, can Emily and Michael learn in time that only true love is too hot to handle?
Customer Reviews:
Too Hat to Handle.......2007-10-08
I did enjoy this book. The characters were well written. I did enjoy the interplay of multiple characters. I would buy this book again for the read. Also...if you enjoy your books heavy on the sex, yep this will work.
Didn't like stupid characters, not recommended.......2007-04-23
The first lovemaking scene was very funny, but nothing else was clever or entertaining. I was annoyed with some stupid things that Michael and Emily did later in the story. SPOILER: Michael should never have trusted Amanda enough to drink what she gave him when he knew that she had recently visited and told lies to Emily. He should not have believed the lie told to him by Reginald. I hate murder mysteries where an innocent person picks up the murder weapon just as the cops arrive. The framing of Michael (being drugged and set up with Pamela) due partly due to his own stupidity reminded me of that kind of story. There were a couple of times I was bored and wanted to be done with the book. Sexual content: strong.
He is Interviewing for a Mistress - and she is Interviewing for Governess............2007-03-10
Cheryl Holt has her own style of novels - lots of sex , innocent females, terrible men and characters of pure evil. This novel have all those characters and as a reader you fly through the pages hoping that good will out wit evil. Enjoy but I would get it at the Library!
Those Whacky Winchesters.......2006-06-16
About halfway through this novel, I came to believe that almost every last character in the book was insane, to some degree or another. With the sole exception of the heroine's cliche of a villainous relative, they all seem to reach sanity by the end of the novel, without any sign of a motivation for this miracle except, perhaps, lots of sex. They aren't painted as falling in love, as much as catching it like a household contagion.
I have to agree with the reviewers who found the tortured, secondary romantic couple more intriguing than the hero and heroine.
This isn't a bad read. I just could have been quite a bit better.
Hard to get into . . ........2006-03-14
. . . and even then, this book is still tough to digest. I didn't feel that there was any relationship development between Michael & Emily. It seemed like there were huge chunks of the book missing - the parts where they actually had a meaningful conversation or some interaction that would generate feelings of love, or even like for that matter.
I have enjoyed Ms. Holt's previous books - Complete Abandon, More Than Seduction, etc - but I felt that reading Too Hot to Handle was more of a chore. I like the words used by other reviews: unremarkable & lackluster. I'm not sure that Too Tempting to Touch holds much appeal for me either. The back cover summary makes the "hero" seem like a total slime. I don't know if I'll be able to get into that book either.
Don't give up on Ms. Holt, but you might want to start with her earlier books.
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12" x 12" adult wall calendar
Book Description
Look out, Sweet Valley--a new bad boy is heading your way in Book Two of this scorching miniseries!
Cool, brilliant, and intensely handsome, Devon Whitelaw had a perfect life. But his parents died in a senseless accident, leaving him totally alone. He heads West to find someone who cares about more than just his money. Is the love he so desperately needs waiting for him in California?
Steven Wakefield's romance with Lila Fowler is starting to sizzle. But as he investigates her arson case, Steven finds more proof that she torched Fowler Crest. It's getting very hard to believe Lila, even though she insists she was framed. Just as he's about to break his own heart and turn her in, Steven discovers evidence that could brand someone else as the real suspect...someone who's haunted Lila's nightmares for a long, long time...
Customer Reviews:
Any book with Lila is on my top ten list.......1998-05-23
Despite the other comments on this page, I think what Lila and Stevan have is sweet. I mean what's a better way to spice up the book than with an unusual romance. And this is totally unusual!! Still, poor Lila, she has lost everything, including her best friend (for the moment).This book would be totally perfect except I find Devon kinda boring. Otherwise, this book is totally Lila-fied, a must read
it's getting there.......1997-11-25
i thought this one was better than lila's new flame because it has more of a better plot than the other book in this miniseries.as for steven and lila,double yuck;better yet triple yuck.
It's Getting Better!!.......1997-11-19
Ok, we are getting closer to who REALLY torched Lila's house. (for a clue read SVH #90). Devon is still searching for a family (Uncle Pete wasn't it). Lila's beginning to see that she can't make Steven into a caviar man, and Lila gets arrested. Except for Lila and Steven falling in love, this is a good story.
Customer Reviews:
ms janzen book report for nick van.......2006-05-30
The first book I read this trimester is "Too Hot to Handle". It is a sports book by Matt Christopher. In this book baseball runs in David Kroft's family. The father of David played very well. His uncle played professionally. David's older brother, Don, is the best short-stop inn the history of Penwood High School. David really likes baseball but he kind of sucks at it compared to his family. In the middle of this book Don hurts his leg and can't play anymore. So now David has to live up to the family name and play better. During his games he gets better but still makes to many errors. As he progressing he get s better and better so the last 50 pages there team is in the playoffs game 7 of the little league World Series. Bottom of the 9th bases loaded 2 outs you get the drift. So will David make the last catch? Will he bobble it? What will happen to David after the playoffs?
What I liked in this book was the dialogue or the self thought about David. This book was very exciting to read because every chapter had a new game a new problem in baseball for David to try and fix. I could not feel like I was in the book because a lot of the things that happen aren't very realistic. Also so stuff is just too amazing or spectacular for anybody to actually be able to do it. The only why you might be able to feel like you were in the book is if you were some jock superstar. The main conflict was very interesting because it had a lot of dialogue and "sports action". The characters in the story were realistic just some of the stuff they do in the story were unrealistic or unimaginable to happen in real life. For instance little leaguers throwing pitches at 95 miles an hour. the books ending was very interesting it was the last game in the playoffs and David is the one who either makes or breaks the game for his team.
The author's voice is in the third person of the baseball field as an announcer almost. The vocabulary in this book was very basic and not used in any different way except for some slang. The author speaks as if he's an announcer at the games except when they are doing dialogue of course but this is very different approach to sports books. The author's ability to use dialogue was amazing because the characters said stuff that they actually would if they were in that situation. The author could have described stuff a little bit better. The tone was pretty stupid because it was from the point of view of the announcer and I didn't really like it. The author could have done the describing job better he is bad at it.
I give this book 8 out of 10 because he has good dialogue and the characters are realistic but there just wasn't enough description in the book to always keep me interested. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes sports.
I think this book is very good and you should read it. The only thing is only read this book if you like sports otherwise you'll be clueless and won't like it and you may ruin the book for someone else.
The Miracle Boy at Thrid Base.......2005-04-12
How would you feel if your dream was destroyed? In Too Hot to Handle, David takes his brother's place in baseball because he was injured. David had to take his place in the baseball season. Since David is the worst baseball player in his family, he tries to achieve his goal by being excellent on his baseball team.
The story is gripping because the story's problem is realistic and you can put yourself in the middle of it. Also, the challenges are realistic and he fixes them. David takes his brother's place after he gets injured. He tries his best to be better. David reminds me of me because he is the worst on his family at baseball and I am the worst at soccer in my family. Also David and I are the youngest in our family.
The theme is the harder you try the more you get out of something. David's life changed right after his brother's injury. He had to focus all of his energy on baseball.
Matt Christopher is the writer young readers turn to when they are looking for a great sports book. Matt Christopher wrote many books like Miracle at the Plate and No Arm at Left Field. His first award was Boys Clubs of America Junior Book Award. I recommend this novel to 3rd -7th graders that are on this really like sports because this can put you in the middle of the story. Read this book to see what happens next in Too Hot to Handle.
Too Hot to Handle.......2005-04-12
How would you feel if your dream was destroyed? In Too Hot to Handle, David takes his brother's place in baseball because he was injured. David had to take his place in the baseball season. Since David is the worst baseball player in his family, he tries to achieve his goal by being excellent on his baseball team.
The story is gripping because the story's problem is realistic and you can put yourself in the middle of it. Also, the challenges are realistic and he fixes them. David takes his brother's place after he gets injured. He tries his best to be better. David reminds me of me because he is the worst on his family at baseball and I am the worst at soccer in my family. Also David and I are the youngest in our family.
The theme is the harder you try the more you get out of something. David's life changed right after his brother's injury. He had to focus all of his energy on baseball.
Matt Christopher is the writer young readers turn to when they are looking for a great sports book. Matt Christopher wrote many books like Miracle at the Plate and No Arm at Left Field. His first award was Boys Clubs of America Junior Book Award. I recommend this novel to 3rd -7th graders that are on this really like sports because this can put you in the middle of the story. Read this book to see what happens next in Too Hot to Handle.
Book Description
Throughout the 20th century, American recording studios turned out some of the world's greatest hits. Now Randy McNutt, an award-winning journalist and record producer, lists more than 500 of them while recalling their unusual stories. "Too Hot" is the first book to list many of America's smaller but successful regional studios as well as the larger national ones. As Marc Bristol, editor-publisher of Blue Suede News, says of the book: "The stories of the places where the records were made are just as interesting as those of the bands and artists." For the author, heaven is finding another old two-track studio and a veteran recording engineer who's willing to talk about its heyday. McNutt interviews dozens of recording engineers, studio owners, label executives, musicians, singers, songwriters, music publishers, and other talented people who personally provided much of the information about their historic studios. In this indispensable reference work aimed at music fans, historians, and recording enthusiasts, McNutt interviews studio owners from Maine to California to learn about their rooms, hits, innovative recording techniques, and, of course, their challenges. (The story about crickets living in the old echo chamber of Cinderella Sound is worth the price of the book.) McNutt also details the types of recording equipment, studio addresses, kinds of echo chambers, studio quirks, and whatever other important information he can find. A strength of the book is its large listing of studios from the 1950s to the 1970s, including the hit factories ABC Recording (later Lion Share) in Los Angeles, American Recording in Memphis, Amigo in L.A., Electric Lady in New York, Motown in Detroit, Sun in Memphis, and other seminal recording sites. But readers particularly enjoy reading about the many smaller, unsung studios, including the Music Factory in Miami, Jewel and King in Cincinnati, Accurate Sound in San Angelo, Tx., Royal in Memphis, Sambo Sound in Louisville, Ruby in Hamilton, Ohio, Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, N.M., Original Sound in L.A., Norfolk Sound, Norala Sound in Sheffield, Ala., Kin-Tel in Atlanta, Cliff Herring Sound in Fort Worth, Counterpart in Cincinnati, Cinderella in Madison, Tn., Jim Beck Studio in Dallas, Beautiful Sounds in Memphis, J.D. Miller Recording in Crowley, La., Sea-Saint in New Orleans, Suma in Painesville, Ohio, Link Wray's Shack Three-Track in Maryland, Fred Foster Sound in Nashville, Associated Recording in New York, Studio By The Pond in Hendersonville, Tenn., and others in out-of-the-way places that have cut their grooves into recording history. McNutt talks to more than 150 people involved with historic studios, including: recording engineer Lee Hazen ("Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye,") singers such as Billy Joe Royal, Roy Head, Malcomb Yelvington, Ray Scott, and Dickey Lee; King Records engineer Chuck Seitz, legendary New Orleans engineer Cosimo Matassa, Cleveland DJ Bill Randall, Ace Record chief John Vincent, engineer-musician Jimmy Johnson of Muscle Shoals; the engineers Bill Halverson (L.A.), Ken Hamann (Cleveland Recording), Robin "Hood" Brians (Tyler, Tx.), mastering engineer Larry Boden, Ron Newdoll (engineer of "Last Kiss" at Accurate Sound), and Phil Kaye (ABC). This thorough and detailed book consists of 224 pages, 8.5-x-11 inches, softbound, with a tough cover and about 20 pages of photos, ads, and llustrations relating to the original studios. Made in the United States by Thomson-Shore, one of America's finest book printers, "Too Hot to Handle" is built to last and will remain a collector's item for anyone who cares about America's recording history.
Customer Reviews:
Old Studios Make Great Reading.......2006-06-16
The author makes a major contribution to the field of music history and recording by combining the music (by this I mean the songs and the stories behind them) with the studios and their individual histories. It is a successful marriage of scholarship and pop culture. Although he discusses the major studios in large cities, the book's real strength lies in its exploration of the smaller, out-of-the-way studios. The writer has done his homework; the result is significant. Of course, he does not list every old studio in America; he does not need to. As it is, he expertly processes literally thousands bits of information to form a musical mosaic. Actually, I would like to have seen even more of the smaller studios listed, but, with a book of about 224 pages in larger format size, I cannot fault his efforts. His use of primary sources will be invaluable to future researchers. This allows the principals to tell their stories without interference. Also of interest is the detailed listing of equipment in hundreds of large and tiny studios across America, all evidently pieced together through trade magazine stories, liner notes, and personal interviews. I am surprised by the many smaller studios that possessed Ampex equipment as early as 1952. No wonder the old recordings sound so good. -- Sterling E. Price, Ph.D; Brooklyn, NY
Too Hot to Handle.......2005-10-23
This book answers a question that I have been wondering about for a long time. What ever happened to the Huey Meaux studio down in Houston. I love his old records. Guess Huey's personal life is his own, but I prefer to concentrate on the music, not hte people who make it. I could recommend this book to anybody who likes the old music, like me, because it is packed with tons of old studios and songs that you don't hear much about.
Another old studio I like is AMerican in Memphis, where Elvis did Kentucky Rain. If you have heard of it, you can find the story in this book and even an interview with Dan Penn. THe guy is way too good.
Fascinating look at American recording studios.......2005-10-18
The author has done a fantastic amount of research, and has written a compelling story of people starting up little studios in their hometowns. They happen to be places like FAME and Muscle Shoals Sound! Great reading!
My Take on Recording Book.......2005-10-09
Yeah, the book is cool because it looks like a fanzine for we music & recording fans. I'm too young to have seen them, but I drool over those old tubes and two-trackers that he shows. What I dig most is all the smaller studios that get shortchanged. THey made a lot of contributions. Read how "Last Kiss" was recorded down in Texas!!! That is one weird story. I didn't even know that some of the old engineers were still alive until I saw their interviews. Great read. Great info. Two tracks live on!!
History Saved.......2005-10-06
I liked this book very, very much. My favorite music is Southern R&B, so I particularly enjoyed the author's interviews with Cosimo Matassa and other old-time Southern recording engineers. Their work still sounds good. They have great stories, too, like the time Cosimo tried to cool off his studio with ice and a fan. I hope the Katrina disaster did not destroy some of our wonderful musical historic sites throughout Louisiana and Mississippi. I recommend Too Hot to Handle to anyone who loves music and recording.
Customer Reviews:
Steamy romance in Louisiana!.......1998-08-13
I read lots of trashy romance novels, because my job is very stressful, and they're a good way to get away from that at night. This is one of the better ones I've read for a long time, although I wouldn't go so far as to give it five stars. I probably like it because of the setting, more than the story.
Set in Louisiana, Ms. Wood does a good job of bringing the steamy romance out of the bayous and plantations. Her characters are strong, even the women, and she actually touches on a serious subject: Anorexia. Barely touches on it, though. I just wish more romance novelists would use American women, instead of English ones. Don't they think American women have romances, too?
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