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Name of Book: Relentless Seduction Author: Jillian Burns ISBN: 978-0-373-79737-0 Publisher: Harlequin Blaze Type of book: New Orleans Louisiana, Mardi Gras, disappearance, mystery, 2013, adult, romance, love Year it was published: 2013 Summary: Unrestrained. Unrelenting. And completely undressed! When her best friend disappears during Mardi Gras, microbiologist Claire Brookes is determined to find her. Her only lead is a bar called Once Bitten - a haven for the dark, melancholy and vampire-obsessed. And while Claire generally prefers science nerds over the Gothy children of New Orleans, something about the bar's tall, dark, and delish bartender makes her mouth water.... Bar owner Rafe Moreau is pretty sure that there's more to Claire than uptightness and frumpy clothes. And as they delve further into the dark, seedy underworld of the Big Easy, Claire and Rafe turn to each other, discovering a sizzling hunger that won't be satisfied. But will one tas...

Name of Book: Once a hero... Author: Jillian Burns ISBN: 978-0-373-79674-8 Publisher: Harlequin Blaze Type of book: PTSD, doctor, medicine, Hawaii, interracial relationship Hawaiian male/American female, breast cancer survivor, coping, photography Year it was published: 2012 Summary: Once a hero… always a hero. Subject: Captain Luke Andrews, M.D. Current Status: On stress leave in beautiful Hawaii Mission: Rest and recovery Obstacle: There's no rest from the wicked chemistry he's found with her. After a too-close-for-comfort brush with cancer, ocean photographer Kristen Turner heads to Hawaii for three months, where fate hands her a smokin'-hot opportunity she can't resist…... Captain Luke Andrews has to get some serious R & R, but he can't keep his hands off Kristen. She's wild and irresistible, and spending his nights with her seems more dangerous than his last mission. But is their hot little vacation romp an escape from r...

Name of Book: Seduce and Rescue Author: Jillian Burns ISBN: 9780373795765 Publisher: Harlequin Blaze Part of a Series: Las Vegas Trilogy; prequel; Let it Ride, sequel; Night Maneuvers Type of book: 2010, Romance, Blaze, adult Year it was published: 2010 Summary: Lieutenant Colonel Ethan Grady is having his very first massage with a rather eccentric but smokin'-hot redhead, Lily Langford. But her touch isn't so much calming as it is very distracting. When he accidentally sets Lily's business and home ablaze, Ethan can't tell if the smoldering is from the fire...or their attraction to each other! But now Ethan's condo is invaded by the free-spirited Lily, who's convinced that he's the one who really needs to be rescued. And Lily's methods? Well, they're not so traditional. Still, Ethan can't remember having his chakras aligned so...er, intensely. But will this be rescue-or retreat? Characters: Like Ethan Grady, Lily...

Name of Book: Let it Ride Author: Jillian Burns ISBN:  0373794703 Publisher: Harlequin Blaze Part of a Series: Las Vegas Trilogy; sequels, Seduce and Rescue and Night Maneuvers Type of book: Blaze, romance, adult, 2009 Year it was published: 2009 Summary: Working as a Keno girl in a Vegas casino, Jordan Brenner took her bets off the sex table ages ago. And all the hot flyboys in the world won't make a difference--until Major Cole Jackson sends Jordan's thoughts and hormones into wicked places indeed.... What Jordan doesn't know is that Cole made a deal with his buddies: get some hot-'n'-heavy action from the Keno girl, or pay up! But Cole doesn't need an incentive. Every time he looks at Jordan's lips (or any part of her body, for that matter), he's immediately aware that something is up--and it isn't his ante! It looks as if Cole won't lose just his shirt. He'll lose all control, too! Characters: The characters...

Name of Book: Primal Calling Author: Jillian Burns ISBN: 978-0-373-79606-9 Publisher: Harlequin Blaze Type of book: Alaska, romance, blaze, 2011, adult Year it was published: 2011 Summary: Television-program host Serena Sandstone already has her bags checked for her flight out of Anchorage when she sees the "White Wolf"—and his animal attraction is overpowering…. Serena attributes her intense interest in sexy, scruffy bush pilot Max Taggert to journalistic instincts about his shadowy past. Right. She's prepared to go pretty far to get his story— and he's prepared to let her. Before long, they're feeling the heat in the Land of the Midnight Sun, until Max's past triggers a fight for survival neither of them ever expected! Characters: The characters stayed in character throughout the novel; and although Serena's problems are not as tragic as Max's, both characters struggle to overcome them; Max opening himself up, and Serena try...

Name of book: By Invitation Only Author Name: Lori Wilde, Wendy Etherington, Jillian Burns ISBN: 978-0-373-79625-0 Publisher: Harlequin Blaze Type of book: Adult, romance, anthology, wedding Year it was published: 2011 Summary: Texas Tycoon J.D. Maynard Jr. and famous actress Holly Addison are getting married on exotic Rapture Island. And you're invited! Exclusively Yours by Lori Wilde In order to scoop the wedding story, journalist Oliva Carmichael feigns an engagement with infuriating writer Nick Greer. But getting-under-his-skin turns into getting-under-the-sheets... Private Party by Wendy Etherington Non-hired caterer Tara Lindsey crashes the wedding to get a taste of the food, but drop-dead-sexy security chief Wade Cooper catches her in the act! Fortunately Tara is about to be the guest of honor at a much more exclusive party...for two. Secret Encounter by Jillian Burns Though a disguise gets Dr. Peyton Monahan into the celebration, it doesn'...

Name of book: Night Maneuvers Author Name: Jillian Burns ISBN: 978-0-373-79638-0 Publisher: Blaze Harlequin Part of a Series: Vegas Trilogy: Let it ride, Seduce and Rescue prequels to this book Type of book: Adult, romance, blaze, Vegas, 2011 Year it was published: 2011 Summary: Subject: Mitchell McCabe, US Air Force Captain (Call Sign: Casanova) Current Status: Celibate-because he lost a bet. Mission: Survive thirty days without sex. Obstacle: Captain Alexandria Hughes, who's suddenly gone from hotshot pilot to just plain hot! Alex has had it bad for gorgeous Mitch ever since their academy days, but he's only ever seen her as a wingman, never a woman. It's time she made him take another long, hard look. After years as friends and comrades, Mitch is seeing Alex as the opposite of "one of the guys." Has that smoking-hot body always been hiding under her flight suit? Is she just messing with him? Can he wait a month to discover what he...