Swept Away

by Toni Blake

Book Overview

Five days before her wedding to a man she admires but doesn't love, Katrina Spencer escapes to a private island. There, she can let the sun warm her body as she contemplates a future without the passion she craves. Then she lazily opens her eyes, only to see Brock Denton . . . muscular, half-naked, the one who got away--the one who makes her body tingle with arousal. How Brock arrived is a mystery, but it's clear he's in danger. Kat faces danger,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061135887
• ISBN13: 9780061135880
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Avon Red Impulse
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

This book will sweep you of your feet!

Katrina Spencer have been looking forward to settling down and form a family, the only thing missing in the relationship with the man she is set to marry in a week is love and passion. That's why instead of going to Vegas to celebrate her Bachelorette party with her friends, she decides she wants to escape to her private island and prepare herself for what the future holds. Then a man from her past suddenly shows up on her beach. The one that hurt her so bad years ago that made her give up her dreams of a fairy tale. Now he is here in the flesh and she doesn't know what to do with all the conflicting emotions inside her, but one thing is for sure he is trouble with capital T and in mayor trouble, the kind that is putting both their lives in danger. Brock Denton cannot believe his luck when he arrives at this island and finds the woman that still haunts his dreams and fantasies. The one he let escape when he was young, and the only one that makes his heart beat faster. He is no longer the kid from the wrong side of the tracks and is determined to seduce Kat but she is fighting him tooth and nail, its not that he wants to marry her, is just that its not right that she is settling for less than what she deserves and he want her to have that with him. In this romance Toni Blake weaves a passionate, sexy story full of suspense, steam and passion that will get your heart beating harder and faster!

A fabulous read

Brock Denton was undercover and about to bust a smuggling ring wide open when his cover was blown and he found himself stranded on an island with the woman of his dreams, literally. Ever since the night she'd offered herself to him, Katrina Spencer had been the woman he fantasized about. When he was stuck undercover with hours to kill, she was who he thought of; now that he was on the island with her, he could only hope that they could turn his dreams into reality. Katrina Spencer had bailed on her friends and their plans of a bachelorette party to escape to her family's uninhabited island and try to reconnect with herself. She found herself thinking about that night years ago when she'd thrown aside inhibitions and propositioned the darkly handsome Brock Denton. She remembered the shame when she'd been turned down and how he'd never been far from her fantasies since. Now that he's here, within reach, Katrina has to fight everything to be true to her fiancé. Swept Away is a compelling mix of clichéd romance and truly deep emotions. With a hero who doesn't know how to love and a heroine who's daddy's little girl, there were a lot of moments in this book that I was frustrated with it, but I kept coming back to the love, the hate, and the fear that was effortlessly woven into the story. By the time I finished Swept Away, I no longer thought of the plot devices as clichés, but as tried and true romantic ingredients. I have never been happier than now that I've continued to read a book even when the characters and plot frustrated me. Brock was a fantastic bad boy and never really lost his edge while Kat truly shone as the heroine in this book. Her sheer strength of will was amazing and the sexual tension between the two of them sent shivers down my spine. I have to say brava Ms. Blake, brava.

Passionate, Suspense Read

Toni Blake has penned a sizzling sensual and suspenseful story with lots of action between the main characters. Ten years ago Katrina (Kat) Spencer threw herself at Brock Denton on her graduation night, only to be sent away embarrassed, humiliated and deeply hurt. Now ten years later the last person she expects to see swim out of the ocean on her deserted island is Brock. Kat has declined going to Vegas with her friends and having a bachelorette party, instead opting to go to the family's private island to get herself mentally prepared to marry her fiancé, Ian in seven days. She has known him all her life; he is prominent, rich and would be able to help her family out. But it also means that she would have a sedate life, something she has to come to terms with, because it is for the best. She knows all this, but it just doesn't feel right for her, something is missing or is it? Brock is an undercover FBI Agent, who has had his cover blown. He escapes off a yacht and manages to swim to an island. Imagine his surprise when he comes upon a grown up, half naked Kat when he emerges from the water. She is the one person he has never been able to forget. While the bad guys are still pursuing him, and now having to protect Kat, as well as deal with the sparks that fly between the two of them with enough heat to burn up the pages, Brock stumbles on something on the island that puts Kat's family, especially her father and fiancé in jeopardy. How is he ever going to survive all this? Toni has weaved an true love story with passion, betrayal, and heart pounding suspense that will keep you on the edge of your chair and turning pages to the very end. It is a book well worth reading and I recommend it.

Now that summer's over...

Now that summer is over, you're going to need a Hot beach book more than ever. Trust me, SWEPT AWAY by Toni Blake is the perfect all year round beach book choice. It's fast paced, funny, heart wrenching and VERY HOT! I found the secluded island setting perfect and the characters of Kat and Brock to be engaging in a well rounded, fully human way. The dark back story, as well as the supporting cast of friends and parents is also intriguing. I've noticed that all her supporting characters always have a story worthy of mention and worthy of a book of their own, but that's how well she writes. Toni is obviously not afraid to delve into the dark secrets, sorrows and taboos of the heart. Treasure Hunt Alert! I bought an extra copy to take on a cruise this weekend and I'm going to leave it onboard the Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas!

A Sexy Read!

Katrina "Kat" Spencer has taken a little break from her hectic wedding plans and has gone to her parents privately owned in order to transition from who she is...to who she thinks she needs to be. Gone will be the party girl and in her place will be a pastel wearing, sedate lady. Can she help it if she still dreams of a pirate whisking her away from it all? So, when she awakens from a nap and a half dressed god walks out of the surf...she first thinks that she's in a dream world but when the god speaks and it's a voice from her past...she knows otherwise. What on earth is Brock Denton doing on her island...and why is her heart beating way to fast? This man hurt her once before and she is not about to give him a second chance of doing it again. But, when danger follows Brock and he protects her as a knight should...it becomes harder and harder to say no to the one man she has always wanted. Is this really their second chance at love and will they survive in order to see their happy ending? This red hot read is beyond entertaining! It's action packed and so sensually written you will be able to feel the sexual tension she builds between her main characters. Ms. Blake is an awesome talent and once again has created one of the hottest hero's in print today. Brock and Kat's romance will keep enthrall until the final page. This is one read you must add to your summer reading list! You will be "Swept Away" for sure!