Vicki Lewis Thompson
Author of Nerd in Shining Armor
About the Author
Vicki Lewis Thompson was born on October 11 in Arizona. She has a B.A. and an M.A. in English from the University of Arizona. She was a teacher and a journalist prior to publishing her first work in 1984. She has been a finalist eight times for the Romance Writers of America's RITA award. Thompson show more has won the Desert Rose's Golden Quill Award and has been honored by Romantic Times and Affaire de Coeur. She is the author of the Sons of Chance Series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Vicki Lewis Thompson also wrote as Cory Kenyon and Corey Keaton with the author Mary Tate Engels. Please, don't combine Vicki Lewis Thompson with Vicki Thompson, aren't the same author.
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Works by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Holiday Hideout (The Thanksgiving Fix / The Christmas Set-Up / The New Year's Deal) (2011) — Contributor — 46 copies, 6 reviews
Rescuing Christmas (Holiday Haven / Home for Christmas / A Puppy for Will) (2012) — Contributor — 32 copies, 3 reviews
Winter Heat (Weekend Fling / Weekend Tigress / Weekend Meltdown) (2009) — Contributor — 25 copies, 1 review
Merry Christmas, Baby: It's Christmas, Cowboy! / Northern Fantasy / He'll Be Home for Christmas (2011) — Contributor — 21 copies
Return to Crystal Creek (I'll Take Texas / Made For Lovin' You / She Used to Be Mine) (2002) — Contributor — 21 copies
Escapade (Shattered Vows / Loverboy / The Keeper / The Veranchetti Marriage) (1998) — Author — 11 copies
Heat of the Night (Caught in the Act / Yesterday's Scandal / Compromising Positions) (2002) — Contributor — 9 copies
Single-Dad Cowboy: Matchmaking Daughter Western Romance (The Buckskin Brotherhood Book 8) (2021) 5 copies
Sons of Chance Boxed Set Books 1 - 3 3 copies
Rough & Ready: A Blazing Collection/The Heart Won't Lie/Alone with You/Wild Seduction (Sons of Chance) (2021) 2 copies
Perfect Summer (Going Overboard / I Do, I Do...For Now / Just the Way You Are / Irresistible) (1999) — Author — 2 copies
My Secret Fantasies [and] After Hours — Author — 1 copy
When a Cowboy Tempts Fate 1 copy
Weekend fling 1 copy
Pecadora 1 copy
Milovník 1 copy
Zelenáč 1 copy
Destino Errante 1 copy
Stürmisch & Leidenschaftlich 1 copy
Wilde nachten 1 copy
Land van zon en zomer 1 copy
A Calculated Risk 1 copy
No Mistletoe Required 1 copy
VICKI LEWIS THOMPSON SET OF 3: Racing hearts; The Nerd Who Loved Me; A Fare to Remember (2010) 1 copy
When a Cowboy Takes Charge 1 copy
The Long Road Home 1 copy
Associated Works
My Secret Admirer (Dangerous Lover / Once Upon a Mattress / Special Deliveries) (1999) — Author — 48 copies
My Valentine 1992 (Denim and Diamonds / The Valentine Raffle / A Very Special Delivery / Valentine Mischief) (1992) — Contributor — 22 copies
Once Upon a Mattress — Original Novel — 1 copy
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- Vicki Lewis was born on October 11 in Arizona, U.S.A. During World War II, her mother had written "Keep 'em flying" on the tongue of her bady shoes, and her father had hung it in the cockpit of his plane. His crew refused to fly without it. Now, she has hung the shoe in her office. She says: "It got my dad through the war, so it should get me through any publishing crisis."
Vicki says: "Find out what makes Vicki Lewis Thompson tick!". Her natural element is heat. Her first publishing success while still in pigtails was a weather rhyme for the local newspaper: The sky is blue, but I am not. I love the sun, I love the hot.
Vicki obtained a B.A. and M.A. in English from the University of Arizona. She married with Larry Thompson and they had two children.
Prior to be a author and finding her bliss, Vicki tried on other careers for size. Teaching English proved too restrictive when she discovered she didn't like being trapped in a classroom any more than the students did. Journalism seemed like a better idea, except that she kept getting assigned to scary stories like rattlesnake milking or parachute jumping. Finally, her husband suggested she write a romance, which she took as a fine testimonial to their life together. Even better, the career was a perfect fit. Writing romances provides freedom from a schedule without fear of imminent death.
Vicki sold her first romances to Harlequin in 1984. She also wrote books with the Arizona author Mary Tate Engels under the pseudonyms: Cory Kenyon and Corey Keaton. After writing more than 65 books, the bestselling author still gravitates toward the heat. She's also been a featured author in several continuity series and anthologies. A finalist numerous times for Romance Writers of America's RITA award, Vicki has won the Desert Rose's Golden Quill Award and has been honoured by Romantic Times and Affaire de Coeur. Her adult daughter, Audrey, runs her mother's website
Besides writing, which she's quite passionate about, Vicki's favourite activities are travelling and laughing. Marriage to her indomitable husband Larry, "He Who Journeys Without a Map", has provided ample doses of both. Now that the kids are grown and Vicki has a laptop, she's finally positioned to combine all three of her passions. The trip has just begun! - Nationality
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- Disambiguation notice
- Vicki Lewis Thompson also wrote as Cory Kenyon and Corey Keaton with the author Mary Tate Engels.
Please, don't combine Vicki Lewis Thompson with Vicki Thompson, aren't the same author.
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Finally got my Kindle back! And it was worth it. This book did not go at all the way I expected it to, which impresses me. It defied convention at every step. Luna is a delightful heroine with staggering courage and strength. Colin is a great hero for her, but she is fully capable of standing on her own and succeeding. The villainy of the villain really got to me; I just wanted to smack him! Without spoiling, this is a great read, and the next book, about our hero's brother, looks just as show more good. This is a fun series that is not a slave to conventions. show less
Reviewed by Emmarae
Review copy provided by reviewer purchase
I laughed through the whole first story! Lena has to do a dare, and she and Andre have been circling each other for months, both interested but neither brave enough to approach. When Lena launches her fabulous date, they're both dazzled and up for anything. I think Andre is my favorite male character in ages, I know you'll get a kick out of him. They both want to impress each other so badly, and try to do it honestly, and it's just show more hilarious to watch the night unfold. I won't give anything away. Just read it. I've never read any other Vicki Lewis Thompson book, but this book moved her to the top of my list. The first story is why the anthology earned 5 stars for me, too.
I love everything Stephanie Bond writes. Imagine my surprise when I couldn't really get into her story, after such a great start with Fooling Around. I didn't like the prank Eric was planning, and I think it just made me not want to read it. After a quick break, though, I picked it up again. It's still funny, witty, and hot as Stephanie Bond usually is. The second half of the story I enjoyed a lot more.
Mark and Claire's story was pretty terrific, too, by another author I've never read. This one had a lot more potential than was written, but it still rounds out the anthology nicely. I just wish she'd done more with it. Mark was pretty serious for Boston Bachelor, and if he'd let loose a little the book could have had a lot more laughs. But I absolutely adored the ending, which made the story for me.
Favorite Quote: “Unless Kate wore something incredibly sexy, like a burlap sack.” ~Stephanie Bond show less
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I laughed through the whole first story! Lena has to do a dare, and she and Andre have been circling each other for months, both interested but neither brave enough to approach. When Lena launches her fabulous date, they're both dazzled and up for anything. I think Andre is my favorite male character in ages, I know you'll get a kick out of him. They both want to impress each other so badly, and try to do it honestly, and it's just show more hilarious to watch the night unfold. I won't give anything away. Just read it. I've never read any other Vicki Lewis Thompson book, but this book moved her to the top of my list. The first story is why the anthology earned 5 stars for me, too.
I love everything Stephanie Bond writes. Imagine my surprise when I couldn't really get into her story, after such a great start with Fooling Around. I didn't like the prank Eric was planning, and I think it just made me not want to read it. After a quick break, though, I picked it up again. It's still funny, witty, and hot as Stephanie Bond usually is. The second half of the story I enjoyed a lot more.
Mark and Claire's story was pretty terrific, too, by another author I've never read. This one had a lot more potential than was written, but it still rounds out the anthology nicely. I just wish she'd done more with it. Mark was pretty serious for Boston Bachelor, and if he'd let loose a little the book could have had a lot more laughs. But I absolutely adored the ending, which made the story for me.
Favorite Quote: “Unless Kate wore something incredibly sexy, like a burlap sack.” ~Stephanie Bond show less
Prior to picking up Pure Temptation, I’d only read two of Vicki Lewis Thompson’s Nerd books. The first was just OK for me, and the second, while much better, still didn’t quite reach keeper status. That’s why when I picked up this book, my expectations weren’t particularly high. Maybe that was a good thing, but no matter what, I think I would have felt the same about it. Pure Temptation ended up being a delightful little hidden gem of the romance genre that I thoroughly enjoyed. show more I’m a huge sucker for the friends-to-lovers trope, and in this one, the hero and heroine have been the best of friends for most of their lives. Since early childhood, they’ve been having adventures, confiding in each other, and having all sorts of fun together, while studiously avoiding any sexual thoughts about one another even though they recognize each other’s attractiveness. That all changes when Tess makes losing her virginity, before heading off to a new job in New York, her latest summer project. When she drags Mac into it by asking for his help finding a suitable man to take care of her “problem,” he eventually decides that he’s the only man for the job. If there’s anything I love more than a friends-to-lovers story, it’s one in which the virgin heroine discovers that the best man to deflower her is her best friend, so this book had tons of appeal going for it right out of the gate.
Tess is the only girl in a family of five children. Her four very large older brothers have guarded her so zealously over the years, they scared off all her potential suitors. Between that and living in a small town, she now finds herself a twenty-six year old virgin, who no longer wants to remain innocent. She’s always dreamed of getting out of the shadow of her brothers and finding adventures out in the world, but she ended up as the guidance counselor at Copperville High School. Now she has an opportunity to start fresh with a new job in New York City, but she fears that if the girls at her new school ever find out she’s still a virgin, she’ll have no credibility with them at all. So, being a person who makes lists, does research, and is always prepared, she’s been studying sex books and has made losing her virginity her summer project, but it has to be a secret so that her brothers don’t find out. The only person she can trust is her best friend Mac, so she asks him to help her find a man. But when he proposes he be that man, she realizes he genuinely is the perfect person for the job. I really liked and related to Tess. I wasn’t sure if I would, because I often don’t fully understand heroines who are in a hurry to lose their virginity. But in Tess’s case, I understood her pretty well. I also thought it was a fun twist to have her educating herself on sexual techniques beforehand. It made her a very confident lover who still has an underlying sweetness about her that I loved.
In contrast to Tess, Mac is an only child, and as a consequence, he feels pressured to someday take over the family ranch his parents poured all their hard work into. He almost envies Tess going away to New York on an adventure while he’s stuck in Copperville, and he’s also not looking forward to having his best friend so far away. Although Mac is also friends with Tess’s brothers, she’s his very best friend and the one he trusts the most. When she comes to him with her project, he’s surprised that’s she’s still a virgin. He’s always avoided thinking of her in a sexual way, but her merely bringing up the topic is making him hot and bothered for her. That’s why he realizes pretty quickly that he doesn’t want anyone else doing the deed but him, and luckily Tess agrees. I absolutely adored Mac. IMO, he leans toward being a beta hero. He’s kind, sweet, and considerate, and he’s a total dreamboat lover. He’s not really bothered by the fact that Tess has been reading her sex books and may even know more than him by now. I loved how he took things slow and easy, investing time in romancing her a little beforehand and insisting they not rush things, and I also loved how he kept checking in with her throughout their first time together to make sure she was still on board and wasn’t having second thoughts. Mac was just about as perfect as a hero can get in my book.
Overall, Pure Temptation was an awesome read. Mac and Tess are perfect for one another. They have the solid foundation of their friendship upon which to build their HEA, which is always a plus. Throughout most of the book, I could really feel that friendship in their easy and open communication and their willingness to do anything for one another. Once they become lovers, they’re totally in sync with each other in much the same way. This made the first ¾ of the books pretty much sheer perfection for me. The last ¼ started to falter just a little, when a misunderstanding separates them. This part came very close to making me drop a half-star off the rating, because in all honesty, it could have been cleared up with a candid conversation, which is something they didn’t have any trouble with before having sex. But after thinking about it, I realized their emotions were now all tangled up in it as well, which might have made it more difficult to express themselves. Not to mention, the final pages were excellent, leading to character growth, especially for Mac, as well as a super-sweet, emotional ending. So ultimately it was a definite keeper for me. Their colorful families, particularly Tess’s brothers who all seem to think the best way to handle problems is by beating them into submission, added some fun humor, so all in all, Pure Temptation was a pure delight to read. show less
Tess is the only girl in a family of five children. Her four very large older brothers have guarded her so zealously over the years, they scared off all her potential suitors. Between that and living in a small town, she now finds herself a twenty-six year old virgin, who no longer wants to remain innocent. She’s always dreamed of getting out of the shadow of her brothers and finding adventures out in the world, but she ended up as the guidance counselor at Copperville High School. Now she has an opportunity to start fresh with a new job in New York City, but she fears that if the girls at her new school ever find out she’s still a virgin, she’ll have no credibility with them at all. So, being a person who makes lists, does research, and is always prepared, she’s been studying sex books and has made losing her virginity her summer project, but it has to be a secret so that her brothers don’t find out. The only person she can trust is her best friend Mac, so she asks him to help her find a man. But when he proposes he be that man, she realizes he genuinely is the perfect person for the job. I really liked and related to Tess. I wasn’t sure if I would, because I often don’t fully understand heroines who are in a hurry to lose their virginity. But in Tess’s case, I understood her pretty well. I also thought it was a fun twist to have her educating herself on sexual techniques beforehand. It made her a very confident lover who still has an underlying sweetness about her that I loved.
In contrast to Tess, Mac is an only child, and as a consequence, he feels pressured to someday take over the family ranch his parents poured all their hard work into. He almost envies Tess going away to New York on an adventure while he’s stuck in Copperville, and he’s also not looking forward to having his best friend so far away. Although Mac is also friends with Tess’s brothers, she’s his very best friend and the one he trusts the most. When she comes to him with her project, he’s surprised that’s she’s still a virgin. He’s always avoided thinking of her in a sexual way, but her merely bringing up the topic is making him hot and bothered for her. That’s why he realizes pretty quickly that he doesn’t want anyone else doing the deed but him, and luckily Tess agrees. I absolutely adored Mac. IMO, he leans toward being a beta hero. He’s kind, sweet, and considerate, and he’s a total dreamboat lover. He’s not really bothered by the fact that Tess has been reading her sex books and may even know more than him by now. I loved how he took things slow and easy, investing time in romancing her a little beforehand and insisting they not rush things, and I also loved how he kept checking in with her throughout their first time together to make sure she was still on board and wasn’t having second thoughts. Mac was just about as perfect as a hero can get in my book.
Overall, Pure Temptation was an awesome read. Mac and Tess are perfect for one another. They have the solid foundation of their friendship upon which to build their HEA, which is always a plus. Throughout most of the book, I could really feel that friendship in their easy and open communication and their willingness to do anything for one another. Once they become lovers, they’re totally in sync with each other in much the same way. This made the first ¾ of the books pretty much sheer perfection for me. The last ¼ started to falter just a little, when a misunderstanding separates them. This part came very close to making me drop a half-star off the rating, because in all honesty, it could have been cleared up with a candid conversation, which is something they didn’t have any trouble with before having sex. But after thinking about it, I realized their emotions were now all tangled up in it as well, which might have made it more difficult to express themselves. Not to mention, the final pages were excellent, leading to character growth, especially for Mac, as well as a super-sweet, emotional ending. So ultimately it was a definite keeper for me. Their colorful families, particularly Tess’s brothers who all seem to think the best way to handle problems is by beating them into submission, added some fun humor, so all in all, Pure Temptation was a pure delight to read. show less
Cute and delightful. I totally stole this one off the tbr list of a buddy-read sort of game in one of my GR paranormal discussion groups. And it was such a great find!
A novelist writing about werewolves who attracts the attention of actual werewolves when she comes a little too close to the truth in her books. She’s assigned a bodyguard when a stalker takes an interest. Her bodyguard’s assignment is to determine how much she really knows. And to keep the werewolf from the rival pack show more from doing anything stupid. Too bad he’s falling for the human woman rather than the werewolf he’s betrothed to. This was super-cute! Lots of humor, lots of werewolf-funny, and no super-horrible baddies. Just a lot of fun. I will definitely be reading more. And good steamy scenes!
Trigger Warnings: sexual assault
Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader. show less
A novelist writing about werewolves who attracts the attention of actual werewolves when she comes a little too close to the truth in her books. She’s assigned a bodyguard when a stalker takes an interest. Her bodyguard’s assignment is to determine how much she really knows. And to keep the werewolf from the rival pack show more from doing anything stupid. Too bad he’s falling for the human woman rather than the werewolf he’s betrothed to. This was super-cute! Lots of humor, lots of werewolf-funny, and no super-horrible baddies. Just a lot of fun. I will definitely be reading more. And good steamy scenes!
Trigger Warnings:
Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader. show less
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