Temperature's Rising

by Karen Kelley

Book Overview

If at first you don't succeed. . . There are good and bad things in an undercover cop's life. Mistaking the police chief's luscious daughter for a prostitute? Bad. Finding out the babe is a black belt who will soon be posing as your wife on a sting operation? Oh, so good. For Conor Richmond, playing house while trying to crack a burglary ring means a chance to make amends to Jessica Nelson-by making sure their charade looks and feels blissfully real...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0758211732
• ISBN13: 9780758211736
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Brava
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.1" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Temperature's Rising

Jessica Nelson comes from a family of cops, so when she decides to turn in her badge and sell real estate, her family is less than thrilled. However, Jess is convinced that she wants to be seen as a woman instead of "one of the guys". But a serious miscommunication with a man, who she thinks is a potential home buyer, has her dragged through a police station filled with her relatives to her father's office, charged with solicitation. Undercover cop Conor Richmond has just transferred to this small Texas town, so he's never met Jess, but arresting the police chief's daughter is definitely not something he ever envisioned. Both he and Jess find themselves attracted to each other, but Jess has a firm rule about never dating a cop. However when Jess tries to help her father out of a sticky situation involving a stake out, she finds herself stuck with Conor, playing his wife. Now Conor and Jess have to try and catch a gang of house thieves while trying not to give in to the attraction between them or fall in love. Temperature's Rising had me laughing from the first chapter, and I never stopped. Conor and Jess were fun characters that drew you in. Jess tries to come to terms with just what she wants out of life and exactly what she wants from Conor. For his part, Conor is a sexy hero with his sights set on Jess. Add to this the secondary characters of Jess' family, the simmering sensuality between Jess and Conor, and the criminals next door, and Temperature's Rising is perfect for an afternoon of fun, romantic reading. Romance lovers can't go wrong with Temperature's Rising! Melissa reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Great Book!

I was a little timid about purchasing this book at first, but one of my other books had a sample of this one in the back of it. After I read that I knew I needed to get this book fast. It keeps you very much engaged from page 1 and doesn't disappoint at all. If you are looking for a funny and steamy read, definitely spend the money on this one!

Sexy Hot Read

This is a most enjoyable read. Jessica Nelson comes from a background of cops, with her father being the Chief of Police. But Jessica is tired of being a cop and always having to compete with the family and wants a steady, but respectable job that has normal hours. She turns in her badge and becomes a Realtor. Connor Richmond is the new cop in town and arrests Jessica for prostitution, but figures his job is finished now that he has arrested the Chief's daughter. He is unprepared for the matchmaking chief. Jessica does not date cops and Connor is not into committed relationships, which is unfortunate since there is heat and desire between them, but neither are going to pursue it. When Jessica goes to help her Dad out to set up a sting operation, she finds herself ending up having to stay on the stakeout as Connor's wife due to circumstances gone array. Now things are really heating up between the two as they are confined to the house. There is inner conflict between the two, but through it all loyalty to family comes through. This is a fun, sassy read that will have you laughing out loud in places and reaching for ice in others, as well as the adventure of the undercover operation. This is my first time reading this Author and I will be looking for more books from Karen.

A Funny mistake!

After trying to follow in her family footsteps for so long Jessica decided to do with her life something different and decide to become a real estate agent. Suddenly sexy cop and hot specimen Connor Richmond appears in the picture. Arresting her for prostitution was just the beginning of a lot of mistakes, or so they thought. Then her matchmaking father manages to get them in a stakeout, together! Torn between saving her dads job and just keep doing what she thinks she needs, she finally decides to brave the odds and embrace her fate. Soon sparks started flying between the pair and things started getting hot! Karen Kelly has weaved a masterful story that will have you laughing out loud. She includes loyalty and respect within a family as some of the ingredients in this read. Her funny remarks and sexy wit will have you enjoying this read so much that you will keep turning pages. A fun and sexy romance you will enjoy.

A hot and steamy read

Karen Kelley writes another delightful tale in Temperature's Rising. New cop in town Conor Richmond starts off his career arresting the police chief's daughter for prostitution. To make matters worse he gets stuck with her on an undercover operation, playing newlyweds. Ex-Cop Jessica Nelson has had it with being surrounded by cops, she just wanted a simpler safer life. Or so she thought. Jess agrees to go undercover to help save her dads job. Someone is pulling brazen daylight robberies and the mayor wants the police chiefs head on a platter. Jessica figures it would be a breeze watching the suspects house with Conor but spending time with sexy Conor makes her all hot and bothered. While the stakes are rising on the case even higher ones are rising in the undercover house. Conor is having trouble focusing with the delectable Jessica in the house. Once they give into their attraction it only makes them crave more. Temperature's Rising is a laugh a minute read, laugh out loud funny from page one. Jess and Conor are wickedly sexy and fun to watch. Karen Kelly writes keepers.