Bad Boy (Harlequin Temptation, No. 401)
Brew Brodrick--Rebel. Tough. Street-smart. He had a past and an attitude to match. Meri Whitworth--Social blue blood. Gorgeous. Cautious. Shy had one too many secrets. Brew's night school English teacher was same babe! See Meri wore prim tailored suits and shied away from him. He was soon learning a lot more than grammar--like how the right touch or look evoked a sensual response in her. Brew had it baaad for Meri. But he represented a threat to her he couldn't even begin to fathom .. ..
Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Romance, Fiction. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.
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Romance · Fiction
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Balanced tone · Steady pace
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- ISBN-13
- 978-0-3732-5501-6
- Language
- English
- Edition record
- OL9463778M
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Begin with its place in Romance, then notice where the book resists that label.
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Three questions to carry with you
- What must each character learn before the relationship can become believable?
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- Does the emotional resolution feel earned by the choices that came before it?
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