Eileen Aberman-Wells
I truly enjoyed reading Hot Stuff, the introductory story in Carly Phillips’ Hot Zone series, once again. This is a reissue of the original 2004 edition with some updating and a new cover. The original sits on my keeper shelf, that’s how much I love this series. The Hot Zone features the three Jordan sisters, orphaned by a plane crash, leaving then in the custody of their Uncle Yank, a bachelor sports agent. As the girls age, Yank expands the Hot Zone adding the girls to assist with pr for their clients. I loved the give and take between Annabelle Jordan, the eldest sister, and Brandon Vaughn, former star football player. As these two spend time together, getting to know each other, walls come down insecurities come to light, and happiness in a relationship arises that neither expects. These two are perfect for each other. This book is not as sexy as Phillips’ more recent books, but still has those loveable characters that you want to cheer on, hoping for their happy ending. The characters were well written and authentic. The story line was riveting and kept my attention to the very end. I genuinely enjoyed reading this book and had trouble putting this book down. I highly recommend this book to other readers. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
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Cali Jewel
What a Crazy Fun and Beautiful Family with a very real and touching Opposites attract Romance twist. This story will take you through all the emotions as each person involved revel yet another facet of this journey. The secondary romance of a couple that once was and may have found a way to have a second chance at happy Every After is also very touching and interesting I look forward to seeing what happens next to them hopefully in the next adventure.. Annie is the oldest sister of three and is so strong, witty and flawed all that the same time. Her fear of losing those closet to her and the way she deals with this is endearing and sweet. Vaughn is the strong silent type with a hidden heart of gold that he sees a weakness and tries so desperately to hide everything that makes him unique and special. Loved the way these two just are amazing in their own rights but still make each other stronger and better at the same time. Looking forward to the next Hot Zone Story.
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Liza Brown
The Hot Zone series is one of my favorite ever from Carly Phillips. I fell in love with this series when it was originally released and fell back in love with the Jordan sisters all over again with the release of the updated books from Ms. Phillips. I adore Annabelle Jordan and how she has always been the one to make sure her family stayed together. I absolutely loved how close Annabelle, Sophie, and Micki were to one another and how they always had each other's backs. Yes the girls had Uncle Yank and Lola on their sides since they came to live with their uncle, but the girls still had a super special relationship. I loved watching Annabelle and Vaughn fall for one another. There is just something about polar opposites fall for one another that gives me all the feels. Annabelle and Vaughn really seemed to complete each other with their differences. I also loved they both couldn't keep their eyes or their hands off each other, even with a surprise visit from Lola and Uncle Yank. I absolutely adored reading the Hot Zone series when it was originally released and have only fallen in love with it all over again as I read the updated versions of each story. I love when a series of stories focuses around a family and Ms. Phillips hit it out of the park with her Hot Zone series.
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