"The latest in the Bad Girl's Club"

Julie Elizabeth Leto has to the one of the hottest and brightest stars in series romance. She loves to push the envelope and dance on the sword's edge, so it is not surprising that she is one of Harlequin Temptation's leading writers and the line benefits by having her. In fact, the Temptation line seems created for her style of shining talent. She is strong on creating vivid characters, has a wicked sense of humor, and she is oh so steamy; the characters not only create sparks off each other, they shoot off fire-rockets.

Leto is super at creating sizzling, sexual tension, but there is little need for tension in her newest book. It's all sizzle!! The latest in the Bad Girl's Club is another walk on the wild side for Leto. Some will likely grump a bit about how bad her Sydney is, but hey, get with it...this is the BAD Girls Club!

Sydney and Adam were lovers before, but both were too career-minded, so they had little needs of solid, lasting relationship. However, Adam soon discovered he wanted to move beyond an affair toward marriage, but Sydney panicked and ran.

Only, life has come a-calling on Sydney "Slow Burn" Colburn. All her girlfriends have gotten married recently, so she is now the only bachelorette left in her circle. Her newest book finally reaches number one on the New York Bestsellers list, life is as she wants - and oh so very hollow. She wants more! After a few days of soul- searching and a little prodding from Cassie (the niece from WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE?), she figures out she needs substance in her life, and when she thought of MORE it brings to mind sexy Adam Brody, the man who wanted a life with her. She was too busy, too vulnerable, to take the risk a year ago, but now she thinks she has matured enough to face him.

A year ago, Sydney panicked, running from him. By the time she came to her senses, and returned six weeks later to tell him she agreed they had something special, she was shocked to find Adam gone. His business was sold, his condo sold and no one knew where to find him. But Sydney was not about to let a little stumbling block like that slow her down. She hires her friend, a private detective, to track Adam down.

She was not prepared for the Adam she finds. Adam is no longer the brilliant architect; he is a construction worker, building custom dollhouses for his sister's business. Worse, he claims he does not remember Sydney. Outside of a bruised ego, so she knows something is very wrong. Sydney knows she is unforgettable, being the badest of the bad girls. After her initial shock, she quickly learns Adam was nearly killed. The night she ran from him, he went out to jog to work off his anger because Sydney left him and was hit from behind by a hit and & run driver and nearly killed. It has taken him nearly the whole year to reclaim his life, learn to walk and live again. And in spite of this woman setting of a four-alarm fire under his skin, he knows he has nothing to offer her now.

To Sydney, the word no is a challenge, so she is not going to let a blank memory slow her down in getting her man. And Sydney has something Adam wants: she holds key information about Adam's accident. She agrees to help Adam to find out what really happened that night knowing this gives her time to break down his resistance.

Julie once again, gives you a super read with characters that leap off the pages. She is absolutely one of the best at creating such intensely captivating characters, that makes you care about them. She is fresh, original and her love for romance writing is clearly evident in every word!

Reviewed by DeborahAnne MacGillivray
Posted March 28, 2003

Summary

Sydney Colburn is a card-carrying member of the Bad Girls Club. When she wants something, she goes after it until its hers. Too bad it took her over a year to realize that she wanted sexy architect Adam Brody for more than a love-'em'- and-leave-'em affair. So with a little help from her friends, Sydney finds Adam and sets out to seduce him back into her life. Unfortunately, Adam doesn't remember who she is...

Adam Brody instantly reacts to sultry, sensual Sydney. He doesn't remember their affair, but he's completely open to Sydney's offer to remind him—touch by touch and kiss by kiss—particularly since Sydney holds the key to sorting out the mystery of the accident that stole his memory in the first place. Besides, there's no man alive who can say no to a bad girl...