4.5 Smooches
Synopsis
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling indie authors Jennifer Probst, Emma Chase, Kristen Proby, Melody Anne, and debut author Kate Meader come together to write a sizzling romance anthology.
Outside it may be frosty, so turn the heat way up with these stories of desire!
Can a determined woman executive and a playboy billionaire survive being stranded together in a snowstorm? Jennifer Probst depicts an encounter almost too hot to handle…
Drew and Kate play an encore to Tangled in this sexy take on a “Christmas Carol” by Emma Chase. When a Christmas Eve argument condemns Drew to a troubled night, three dream women teach him that no gift could be more tantalizing than Kate…
With Kristen Proby, ski slopes are quite delightful. Grace Douglas is sure she’ll never learn to ski, but instructor Jacob Baxter could teach her lessons of a different kind…
Can a southern California transplant survive Montana’s deep snows? Melody Anne, author of the bestselling Andersons series, melts the icy drifts completely away with the heat between sexy Hawk Winchester and brand-new teacher Natalie Duncan…
What could be hotter than a firefighter? Kate Meader shows how, as Brett Farraday and heiress-turned-tattoo-artist Lucy Cochrane discover, nothing ignites holiday flames like rekindling a lost love…
Review
Baby It’s Cold Outside is packed full of stories from my favorite authors. I was so excited to dive in and I loved every story! I will break down my thoughts on each story and why I loved this collection overall! Each book was fun and unique and made me want to read more from all these authors!
Searching For You
by Jennifer Probst
“That kiss haunted me. Do you know many times I jerked off to just the memory of your lips over mine, your taste on your tongue? How badly I ached to lay you naked on my bed and take everything you’d give me? Bring you so much pleasure you scream and beg me to stop? To continue?”
I am a sucker for a second chance love story and this is a great one! Dylan and Riley have been set up on a blind date which has left them both stranded in a snowstorm. Here is the kicker, they go all the way back to college dorm-mates and after one intense kiss in their youth has left them with lasting desires for each other. But neither fits the exact bill of what the other is looking for. This was a fast and fun read with a ton a steaming good sex and chemistry that is off the charts. If you are looking for a story that warms your heart and leaves you in a good mood this is definitely for you!
It’s a Wonderful Tangled Christmas Carol
by Emma Chase
“Were you surprised?” “Very pleasantly, yes.” “Good, it’s nice to finally give you a present you didn’t already see coming.” “Speaking of coming.”
I really loved this funny and sexy take on The Night Before Christmas. Whenever I get to get inside Drew and Kate’s heads I know I am in for a good time and this was no different. Emma does a wonderful job of entertaining you and getting you all worked up at the same time! I love that Drew is Drew and always seems to mess up a bit before he comes around and there is no one more perfect to handle him than Kate. I definitely hope to get more of this couple in the future!
Saving Grace
by Kristen Proby
“Have I ever been this captivated by a woman in my life? Not that I can recall. This little pixie is a spitfire, full of energy and quick to learn. Her sense of humor is damn hilarious and I’m dying to know what secrets she has hidden beneath all those layers of heavy snow gear.”
I was pleasantly surprised at this fun on the slopes novella. When school teacher Grace mistakes resort owner, Bax, for her ski instructor she has no idea what she is getting into. Bax for his part is instantly attracted to Grace and decides to go along with the charade in order to spend more time with her. This was very, very sexy and an easy read to boot! I love the difference of social status between the two. Their chemistry was off the charts and had me all kinds of red in the cheeks reading it!
Safe in His Arms
by Melody Anne
“She’d never before experienced the intensity she was feeling at this moment, looking at Hawk. As this stranger held her gaze, she couldn’t seem to shake the irrational vision of the two of them entwined together in reckless passion. Oh this was bad. So very bad.”
This was a fun love at first sight story about the clumsy new schoolteacher and the town fire chief! Who doesn’t love a sexy fireman or any man named Hawk. I mean really that name alone always does it for me. I love these men who start off acting like jerks only to end up being so wrapped around the woman’s’ fingers that he can’t think straight! While sexy it was not as quickly sexy as the previous stories which was refreshing after reading several very sexy ones!
Rekindle the Flame
by Kate Meader
“Beck, when I was eighteen years old you broke my heart. Stomped on it. Pulverized it into a mess I thought would be irreparable.”
This is the first thing I have ever read by Kate Meder and surprisingly was my absolute favorite in the anthology! A second chance love story among rich but miss-understood Darcy and poor former foster kid turned as sexy as they come fire-fighter, Beck. Back in their youth Beck broke her heart in order to allow her to live the life she deserved, Never having gotten over it Darcy decides to have a bit of revenge sex with him years later. But when she walks out on him this time he doesn’t let go so easily! I loved everything in this story, the foster brothers, the way Kate changed her life, the intense chemistry between these two. I cannot wat for the first full length book in this series to be released in 2015!
While I loved all five of these stories I will say the Jennifer Probst and the Kate Meader were my two favorites. Whether you are already a fan of these five amazing authors or just discovering them you will love this anthology!
~miranda
