You Know Me As Lad

Oh, Lisa Marie Rice has got my number!

When I went to the supermarket on Monday I just happened to stop by the book section because...well, I don't need a reason. I just love books. I expected to see the new Lori Foster and was thinking about getting it when my eyes wandered and. There. It. Was. A Lisa Marie Rice book. A new one that I hadn't even known was being released. And it was three novellas! Oh, happy day!!

First up was Max and Paige's story, Fatal Heat. Max is at his commanding officer's beach house recovering from near death. No, seriously, he almost died because like many of LMR's characters, Max is a Navy SEAL. A badass, huge, and slightly scary SEAL. Right after Max delivers a head shot to a Bad Guy in a hot as Hell desert he's damn near blown up and almost loses his leg. The doctor's say he'll never walk again but Max says "Fuck that" and proceeds to get well enough to walk right out of that recovery facility. See. Badass.

Anyway, Max meets Paige who's his commanding officer's neice and Max's new neightbor. Paige also has an absolutely loveable, adorable, rambunctious, very untrained puppy named Max. I loved doggy Max.

So Fatal Heat was full of everything that most LMR stories are full of. Sex where the guy is so overwhelmed by lust that he just loses it. A very macho man who's handsome not because of his facial features but because of how he serves his country. A beautiful woman who's so sweet that you can understand why the hero is in love with her. Fatal Heat had the added bonus of adorable doggy Max and the rescue mission at the end of the story. Doggy Max and human Max kick ass!! Loved it!!

The next story was Reckless Night. Remember that badass master criminal, Drake, and his art genius of a lover, Grace? They're back!! We get to see them one year into their marriage, living on a small tropical island where Grace is making a life for them. We see her gently pushing Drake into making friends and Drake finally thinking of the perfect Christmas present for Grace after wracking his brain.

Reckless Night was a snapshot in time really. There's a bit of action but really it was kind of just like a week in the life of Drake and Grace. That was a bit of a let down for me. I really loved this couple's original book and wanted someothing a little more satisfying than a snapshot.

The last story is Hot Secrets; Jack and Caroline. This story had a little more action than Drake and Grace's though it's an even smaller snapshot. It's about two days in the life of Jack and Caroline. Jack is still aroused by just the fact that Caroline is breathing and Caroline is still a sweet lady who during this story shows that she's also pretty tough. All in all Hot Secreats was a nice little scene.

The highlight of this trio of stories was Fatal Heat and hope hope hope we get a story for Max and Paige's friends. Pllllleeeeeeaaassseeeee!!!!