Line:Moderne Series: None Book Length: Novella Book Type: eBook Publisher: Ellora's Cave Publishing ISBN: 9781419933936 MSRP/List Price: $5.60 Our Cover Price: $4.45 Available in Print: No

Hard Lovin' By: Desiree Holt (Read Excerpt) E-mail this product to a friend   Erin Braddock, daughter of wealthy and powerful rancher Rance Braddock, has been to hell and back. So has wandering cowboy minstrel Grady Sinclair. But the moment they meet, chemistry ignites, erasing everything else. The sex is scorching, explosive, addictive. They can’t get enough of each other. The same talented fingers that coax seductive music from Grady’s guitar coax powerful orgasms from Erin’s body.   Seduced by his music as well as the sinfully sexy man himself, Erin runs away with Grady. Each night she sits in the bar listening as his come-to-me voice promises erotic delights he more than delivers on when they’re back in their room. But one day soon the past will catch up with them. Quantity:

Product Rating: (4.00)   # of Ratings: 6   (Only registered customers can rate) (Only registered customers can rate) 5 - Must Read! 4 - Recommended reading 3 - Enjoyable 2 - Could be better 1 - Not recommended 0% 50% 100% Sort: New to Old RE-SORT COMMENTS: Helpful to Less Helpful Less Helpful to Helpful New to Old Old to New High to Low Rating Low to High Rating Showing comments 1-4 of 4 1. Romancing the Book on 9/3/2011, said: Reviewed by Jen for Romancing the Book -- The blurb for this book pretty much says it all. Erin's on the run and enlists the help of Grady to get away from her father (although he's in the dark about that little fact). And while he's curious as to what is driving Erin, he doesn't push because of the incredible sex he's getting... and the fact that he seems to be falling for her. And Erin knows there's something from Grady's past that he hasn't dealt with, but she's a little too self-involved to really care. OK, perhaps saying Erin is self-centered is a little harsh. She's been through a lot and after months of therapy is finally starting to stand on her own two feet... if she can get out from under her father's controlling thumb. The first step is getting out of an unwanted engagement. But to do that, she runs off with a clueless stranger she met at a bar (where he was the musical entertainment). Now Grady really is a stranger, both to Erin and the reader, until the last quarter of the book. We know he's a wandering musician, a nice guy, and someone that Erin seems to instinctively trust. Erin can see that something is haunting him, but she doesn't press the issue until Grady asks about her past. Since the reader doesn't ever really hop into Grady's head, we don't get as close to him as I would've liked. The plot is pretty straight forward, no huge twists or surprised popping up. Considering it's a novella, it's got a lot packed into the 80 or so pages (by my nook's count). I enjoyed the book and was left only wishing that the character of Grady was fleshed out a little more. But all-in-all, I recommend this book. Was this comment helpful? yes no   (1 people found this comment helpful, 0 did not) 2. RWR - www.RomanceWritersReviews.com on 6/13/2011, said: Review: Hard Lovin is a hot romance, about Erin who is engaged to be married but ends up running away from her family, friends and fiancée with a traveling musician. Erin and Grady are defiantly great together in bed, but can it be more than that? Erin really doesn’t know a lot about Grady, he seems like a decent guy, but he did admit to having baggage. What about her family and friends she left behind, will she ever see them again? I enjoyed the storyline, characters, and the scorching hot sex. The suspense just kept me reading the book. Another amazing book by Desiree Holt, I would defiantly recommend this book anyone who enjoys reading a hot romance! Rating 5++ out of 5 stars Reviewed by Wanda For RWR Was this comment helpful? yes no   (1 people found this comment helpful, 0 did not) 3. Heather on 5/26/2011, said: A couple of things bothered me about this story. Generally, it was good, the sex was steamy, they were definitely good together. On fire. But what he was running from was glossed over it just sounded stupid. Another was the last scene. She'd been terrorized, and for it to be good her first time with him just doesn't sound realistic. Was this comment helpful? yes no   (1 people found this comment helpful, 0 did not) 4. Phuong on 5/13/2011, said: Desiree Holt has written another book where readers will fall in love with the characters. Erin is trying to live her own life again after an abusive relationship with an ex-boyfriend and living with an overprotective father. Her father has arranged a marriage between her & a family friend but the night before her wedding, she cannot go through with it. Erin escapes to a bar where Grady sings & their chemistry cannot be denied. What woman wouldn't "swoon" if Grady sang to her?! I loved the relationship that developed between Erin & Grady and enjoyed their journey together. Was this comment helpful? yes no   (3 people found this comment helpful, 0 did not) Showing comments 1-4 of 4