Born on the 4th of July
Rhonda Nelson
“…sets sparks flying in each of the short stories…”
Zara B.
The spicy 3-in-1 Harlequin Blaze release, Born on the 4th of July, sets sparks flying in each of the short stories coupled together with a basic theme focused on hot, duty-bound military boys.
Leading the package deal is Jill Shalvis with Friendly Fire, a most excellent friend turned lover tale that brings together Special Forces officer Cord Madden and florist Lexi McGowen. When Cord comes home from a mission with some career-ending injuries, Lexi is there to take care of him in more ways than one! You’re sure to enjoy their slow slide into love built on a strong friendship and a future full of wonderful possibilities.
The middle story—The Prodigal—is another installment in Rhonda Nelson’s Ranger series…and is so hot you might want to keep a bowl of ice with you. For a short story, this one packs a punch. Ms. Nelson doesn’t sway from her M.O. with this one, though Major Chase Harrison is one of the Ranger’s who saw a horrific ordeal while on a mission, he isn’t yet ready to give up his career and possibly join Ranger Security like some of the other guys in his group. But on the tale of such a disastrous mission he’s forced to face the death of his estranged father. Only he doesn’t face it alone! His father’s secretary—a girl Chase went to high school with and heir to the house he grew up in—Rorie Whitaker is their to help him sort things out. And Rorie wants more than anything to get her hands on Chase and fulfill some of those long-hidden fantasies she’s harbored since they were teens!
While The Prodigal is spectacularly written, engaging and sets every sense on fire, it also deals with some serious issues where Chase and his father are concerned, not to mention the images that haunt him from the failed mission. It bears repeating, this short story packs a punch so be prepared to be exhausted after reading it!
