I really like this one. It doesn't have any of the tropes I know I like, but for some reason this one really clicks with me. Lucky's great - his Ken doll act and how it starts to fall apart. And Syd is equally great with her supercilious look of mild interest. The way they both cover up, and eventually lose their covers - they're actually much more honest with each other than the usual in a romance novel, but then neither of them believes what they're hearing - I just really like it. And the situation is very interesting, particularly since I 'know' most of the people involved from the other books in the series. ( )

My favorite category romance of all time.

Luke "Lucky" O'Donlan is too handsome for his own good. Loving life with a blond bimbo on each arm, he's completely unprepared to be rebuffed by plain-Jane reporter Sydney. When the two are paired for an investigation into a serial rapist that the police suspect might be a Navy SEAL, Lucky figures he'll simply turn on the charm and have Sydney eating out of his hand. But Sydney sees through his bull and calls him on it, knowing that no one who looks like Navy Ken would ever be romantically interested in someone who looks like her.

But neither one expects what happens as they spend more time with each other. It takes a terrible tragedy to show them just what they mean to each other.

Horrific cover not-withstanding, this book is wonderful. Lucky is the right combination of arrogant and goofy, cocky but able to be knocked off his tower with good humor. Sydney is a great heroine, smart and savvy, a tiny bit insecure, but not obsessive about her own faults. I could truly believe that these two would make a great couple.

I highly recommend this installment of Brockmann's Tall, Dark and Dangerous series, if you can get your hands on it. Used copies start at over $34 at Amazon. ( )

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From BackCover:
LUCKY…IN LOVE?

An unlikely state of affairs. For Navy SEAL Lucky O'Donlon was the original love-'em-and-leave-'em guy. Used to women swooning at his feet. So how could it be that the frustratingly attractive journalist Sydney Jameson had nothing to offer him but one very cold shoulder?

Well, two could play at this game. But first things first--he and Sydney had a job to do. They had to get their man.

Then there would be time enough for him to get his woman.

TALL, DARK & DANGEROUS: They’re who you call to get you out of a tight spot – or into one!

Awards:
2000 AAR Favorite Series/Category Romance ( )

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